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Hampstead, London, Middlesex [2]

Mile End, London [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Stepney, London, Middlesex [2]

Alexandria New South Wales [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

Box Hill Victoria [1]

Brandon, Middlesex [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Canewdon, Essex [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Cornwall England [1]

Eling, Hampshire [1]

Essex [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Hendon, London, Middlesex [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Leyton, Essex [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Mile End, London, Middlesex [1]

Newbury, Berkshire [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Penzance England [1]

Preston Victoria [1]

Saint Giles, London [1]

Shaldon, Devon, England [1]

Shoreditch, London, Middlesex [1]

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Stepney, Middlesex [1]

Surrey [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Williamstown Victoria [1]

Wodonga Victoria [1]

Yuman [1]

Rank

Private [151]

Lieutenant [14]

Gunner [11]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Driver [8]

Corporal [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Captain [5]

Rifleman [5]

Bombardier [3]

Sapper [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Serjeant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Forewoman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Nurse [1]

Paymaster Captain [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

London Regiment [25]

Army Service Corps [20]

Labour Corps [19]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Royal Engineers [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

1/19th Punjabis [1]

14th Battalion [1]

20th Hussars [1]

20th Hussars (Special Reserve) [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Bedford Yeomanry [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Service

British Army [219]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40]

Royal Navy [16]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

W [303]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [297]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [304] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hampstead, London, Middlesex [2] Mile End, London [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Stepney, London, Middlesex [2] Alexandria New South Wales [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bow, London [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Box Hill Victoria [1] Brandon, Middlesex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Canewdon, Essex [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Cornwall England [1] Eling, Hampshire [1] Essex [1] Hackney, London [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Hendon, London, Middlesex [1] Kensington, London [1] Leyton, Essex [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Mile End, London, Middlesex [1] Newbury, Berkshire [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Penzance England [1] Preston Victoria [1] Saint Giles, London [1] Shaldon, Devon, England [1] Shoreditch, London, Middlesex [1] Shoreditch, Middlesex, England [1] Stepney, London [1] Stepney, Middlesex [1] Surrey [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Williamstown Victoria [1] Wodonga Victoria [1] Yuman [1]

Rank

Private [151] Lieutenant [14] Gunner [11] Second Lieutenant [9] Driver [8] Corporal [6] Acting Corporal [5] Captain [5] Rifleman [5] Bombardier [3] Sapper [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Corporal [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Serjeant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Forewoman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Nurse [1] Paymaster Captain [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

London Regiment [25] Army Service Corps [20] Labour Corps [19] Royal Field Artillery [17] Royal Fusiliers [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Royal Engineers [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Essex Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Rifle Brigade [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Hussars [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Tank Corps [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] 1/19th Punjabis [1] 14th Battalion [1] 20th Hussars [1] 20th Hussars (Special Reserve) [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Bedford Yeomanry [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1]

Service

British Army [219] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40] Royal Navy [16] Australian Imperial Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

W [303] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [297] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Hyam Woolf

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 7162 Private London Regiment

British Army 10/43305 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles

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George Henry Woolf

Born 1890

Died 1948

British Army 034317 Private Army Ordnance Corps

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John William Woolf

Died 1916

British Army G/15719 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

British Army G/15719 Private East Kent Regiment 7th Battalion

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Louis Woolf

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54696

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Hyman Woolf

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218018

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Max Woolf

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63111

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Cecil Nathan Sidney Woolf

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Hussars

British Army

British Army Lieutenant 20th Hussars (Special Reserve)

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Phillip Woolf

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76171

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Louis Woolf

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56476

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Albert Victor Woolf

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223219

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Hyman Woolf

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76657

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Elias Woolf

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299148

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Walter Richard Mortimer Woolf

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Border Regiment

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Solomon Woolf

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219089

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Alexander Woolf

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233478

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Jacob Woolf

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239137

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Frank Alfred Woolf

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266809

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Albert A Woolf

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army G/50756 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Frederick Haxell Woolf

Died 1917

British Army 29441 Private Essex Regiment

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Harry Woolf

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 15966 Private Devonshire Regiment

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