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Birmingham, Warwickshire [17]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [9]

Brisbane Queensland [6]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Manchester, Lancashire [5]

Balmain New South Wales [4]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [4]

Bath, Somerset [3]

Birmingham [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Brighton Victoria [3]

Burnie Tasmania [3]

Coventry, Warwickshire [3]

Durham, Durham [3]

London England [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Windsor New South Wales [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [2]

Anstruther, Fifeshire [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Birmingham England [2]

Bolton Lancashire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Cardigan, Cardiganshire, Wales [2]

Chelmsford, Essex [2]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

Derby England [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Eastham, Cheshire [2]

Forest Hill, London [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Greenwich, London [2]

Hampstead, London [2]

Harrietville Victoria [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Kentish Town, London, Middlesex [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Leicestershire [2]

Liverpool [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Rank

Private [1752]

Gunner [189]

Driver [170]

Corporal [144]

Sapper [138]

Serjeant [124]

Lance Corporal [76]

Second Lieutenant [49]

Acting Corporal [33]

Lieutenant [32]

Pioneer [28]

Bombardier [25]

Captain [25]

Acting Serjeant [22]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [15]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Colour Serjeant [9]

Company Serjeant Major [9]

Acting Bombardier [8]

Guardsman [8]

Lance Serjeant [8]

Sister [8]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Corporal 2nd [7]

Major [7]

Trooper [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Rifleman [6]

Engineman [4]

Private Lance Corporal [4]

Sergeant [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [3]

Nurse [3]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Commander [2]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Conductor [2]

Drummer [2]

Forewoman [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [257]

Royal Engineers [242]

Labour Corps [224]

Army Service Corps [181]

Royal Garrison Artillery [114]

Machine Gun Corps [96]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [95]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [91]

Royal Army Medical Corps [83]

Cheshire Regiment [68]

London Regiment [66]

Gloucestershire Regiment [65]

Liverpool Regiment [65]

Royal Fusiliers [55]

Worcestershire Regiment [55]

Middlesex Regiment [51]

Wiltshire Regiment [46]

Durham Light Infantry [44]

Lancashire Fusiliers [42]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [40]

Hampshire Regiment [38]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [37]

Manchester Regiment [37]

Leicestershire Regiment [33]

South Lancashire Regiment [33]

North Staffordshire Regiment [32]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [31]

West Yorkshire Regiment [31]

Lincolnshire Regiment [30]

Northumberland Fusiliers [30]

Rifle Brigade [30]

Royal Army Service Corps [30]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [28]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [28]

South Staffordshire Regiment [28]

York and Lancaster Regiment [28]

The Queen's Regiment [27]

Northamptonshire Regiment [26]

Suffolk Regiment [26]

East Surrey Regiment [25]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [25]

Army Veterinary Corps [23]

Bedfordshire Regiment [23]

East Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Norfolk Regiment [22]

Royal West Kent Regiment [22]

Welsh Regiment [22]

Royal Defence Corps [21]

Somerset Light Infantry [21]

Devonshire Regiment [19]

Service

British Army [2727]

Royal Navy [225]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [196]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [131]

Australian Imperial Force [113]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [38]

Indian Army [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [3470]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3416]

Merchant Navy [33]

Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [61]

Canada [2]

Australia [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

Singapore [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [17] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [9] Brisbane Queensland [6] Sydney New South Wales [6] Manchester, Lancashire [5] Balmain New South Wales [4] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [4] Bath, Somerset [3] Birmingham [3] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Brighton Victoria [3] Burnie Tasmania [3] Coventry, Warwickshire [3] Durham, Durham [3] London England [3] London, Middlesex [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Macclesfield, Cheshire [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Windsor New South Wales [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Alverstoke, Hampshire [2] Anstruther, Fifeshire [2] Battersea, London [2] Birmingham England [2] Bolton Lancashire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Camberwell, London [2] Cardigan, Cardiganshire, Wales [2] Chelmsford, Essex [2] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] Derby England [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Eastham, Cheshire [2] Forest Hill, London [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Greenwich, London [2] Hampstead, London [2] Harrietville Victoria [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Kentish Town, London, Middlesex [2] Lambeth, London [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Leicestershire [2] Liverpool [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Rank

Private [1752] Gunner [189] Driver [170] Corporal [144] Sapper [138] Serjeant [124] Lance Corporal [76] Second Lieutenant [49] Acting Corporal [33] Lieutenant [32] Pioneer [28] Bombardier [25] Captain [25] Acting Serjeant [22] Warrant Officer Class 2 [15] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Colour Serjeant [9] Company Serjeant Major [9] Acting Bombardier [8] Guardsman [8] Lance Serjeant [8] Sister [8] Staff Serjeant [8] Corporal 2nd [7] Major [7] Trooper [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Rifleman [6] Engineman [4] Private Lance Corporal [4] Sergeant [4] Staff Nurse [4] Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Acting Captain [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Gunner Acting Bombardier [3] Nurse [3] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Brigadier General [2] Commander [2] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Conductor [2] Drummer [2] Forewoman [2] Lieutenant Commander [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [257] Royal Engineers [242] Labour Corps [224] Army Service Corps [181] Royal Garrison Artillery [114] Machine Gun Corps [96] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [95] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [91] Royal Army Medical Corps [83] Cheshire Regiment [68] London Regiment [66] Gloucestershire Regiment [65] Liverpool Regiment [65] Royal Fusiliers [55] Worcestershire Regiment [55] Middlesex Regiment [51] Wiltshire Regiment [46] Durham Light Infantry [44] Lancashire Fusiliers [42] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [40] Hampshire Regiment [38] King's Royal Rifle Corps [37] Manchester Regiment [37] Leicestershire Regiment [33] South Lancashire Regiment [33] North Staffordshire Regiment [32] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [31] West Yorkshire Regiment [31] Lincolnshire Regiment [30] Northumberland Fusiliers [30] Rifle Brigade [30] Royal Army Service Corps [30] Royal Berkshire Regiment [28] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [28] South Staffordshire Regiment [28] York and Lancaster Regiment [28] The Queen's Regiment [27] Northamptonshire Regiment [26] Suffolk Regiment [26] East Surrey Regiment [25] Royal Lancaster Regiment [25] Army Veterinary Corps [23] Bedfordshire Regiment [23] East Yorkshire Regiment [22] Norfolk Regiment [22] Royal West Kent Regiment [22] Welsh Regiment [22] Royal Defence Corps [21] Somerset Light Infantry [21] Devonshire Regiment [19]

Service

British Army [2727] Royal Navy [225] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [196] Canadian Expeditionary Force [131] Australian Imperial Force [113] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [38] Indian Army [3] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [3470] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3416] Merchant Navy [33] Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [61] Canada [2] Australia [1] India [1] Ireland [1] Singapore [1]

Thomas Woodward

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48798

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William Edward Woodward

Born 1888

Died 1917

Royal Navy 779 Royal Marine Artillery

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Harry Ernest Woodward

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194104

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Richard Woodward

Died 1915

British Army 1715 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 11th Battalion.

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Frederick Benjamin Woodward

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112739

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Ernest Woodward

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111123

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Frederick George Woodward

Born 1882

Died 1941

Royal Navy F30605 President II Crystal Palace

Royal Navy Royal Naval Air Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23065 Private Royal Air Force

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Bert Alfred Woodward

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118387

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Herbert Woodward

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53611

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George Woodward

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305394

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Harry Woodward

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 202684 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Frederick Lewis Woodward

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92764

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William James Woodward

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62472

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George William Woodward

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95531

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Frederick Charles Woodward

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64676

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Albert Woodward

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303089

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Frank Woodward

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402600

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Frederick William Woodward

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204452

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Lionel Ernest Woodward

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72923

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John Henry Woodward

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97655

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