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Basingstoke, Hampshire [3]

Richmond Tasmania [3]

Balham, London [2]

Barossa South Australia [2]

Greenwich, London [2]

Highworth, Wiltshire [2]

Highworth,Wiltshire. [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Queenscliff Queensland [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Wantage, Berkshire [2]

Williamstown South Australia [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Aldgate, London [1]

Barnes, London [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Clifton Victoria [1]

Coaley, Dursley, Gloucestershire [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dursley, Gloucestershire [1]

Ffestiniog [1]

Finch Hampstead, Wokingham, Berkshire [1]

Gloucester [1]

Hannington, Wilts [1]

Hastings New South Wales [1]

Heckfield Hampshire [1]

Hungerford, Wiltshire [1]

Kempsey New South Wales [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Maidenhead, Berkshire [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Mark Lane, London [1]

Middlesex, England [1]

Midhurst, Sussex [1]

Petersham New South Wales [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Pontypridd, South Wales [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Purton, Wilts [1]

Purton,Cricklade,Wilts. [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Stoke Newington, London [1]

Stoke, Surrey [1]

Sulhampstead, Berks [1]

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Private [155]

Driver [18]

Corporal [17]

Serjeant [16]

Gunner [11]

Sapper [11]

Lance Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

71453 [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Fitter/Staff Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Master At Arms [1]

Officer’s Clerk [1]

Officer’s Steward [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Private/Lance Corporal [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

TRTR/SM [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Trooper [1]

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Army Service Corps [22]

Royal Engineers [21]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Wiltshire Regiment [19]

Labour Corps [17]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

London Regiment [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

British West Indies Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Dragoons [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

Lancers [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Australian Field Artillery [1]

Berkshire Yeomanry [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorset Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [230]

Royal Navy [37]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

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Contribution

Military Service [312]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Germany [1]

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People [317] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Basingstoke, Hampshire [3] Richmond Tasmania [3] Balham, London [2] Barossa South Australia [2] Greenwich, London [2] Highworth, Wiltshire [2] Highworth,Wiltshire. [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Queenscliff Queensland [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Wantage, Berkshire [2] Williamstown South Australia [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Aldgate, London [1] Barnes, London [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Clifton Victoria [1] Coaley, Dursley, Gloucestershire [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dursley, Gloucestershire [1] Ffestiniog [1] Finch Hampstead, Wokingham, Berkshire [1] Gloucester [1] Hannington, Wilts [1] Hastings New South Wales [1] Heckfield Hampshire [1] Hungerford, Wiltshire [1] Kempsey New South Wales [1] Kensington, London [1] Lambeth, London [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Maidenhead, Berkshire [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Mark Lane, London [1] Middlesex, England [1] Midhurst, Sussex [1] Petersham New South Wales [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Pontypridd, South Wales [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Purton, Wilts [1] Purton,Cricklade,Wilts. [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Stoke Newington, London [1] Stoke, Surrey [1] Sulhampstead, Berks [1]

Rank

Private [155] Driver [18] Corporal [17] Serjeant [16] Gunner [11] Sapper [11] Lance Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] 71453 [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Fitter/Staff Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Master At Arms [1] Officer’s Clerk [1] Officer’s Steward [1] Pioneer [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Private/Lance Corporal [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] TRTR/SM [1] Transport Corporal [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [22] Royal Engineers [21] Royal Field Artillery [19] Wiltshire Regiment [19] Labour Corps [17] Royal Berkshire Regiment [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] London Regiment [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] British West Indies Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Dragoons [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Hussars [2] Lancers [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Australian Field Artillery [1] Berkshire Yeomanry [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorset Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [230] Royal Navy [37] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Australian Imperial Force [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [312] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [13] Germany [1]

Sidney Walter Woolford

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 25656 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Philip Woolford

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 86950 Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 86950 Serjeant Royal Engineers 178 Tunnelling Company

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Henry George Woolford

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43801

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Albert Ephraim Woolford

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 71453 Berkshire Yeomanry

British Army 42129 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Edward George Woolford

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101842

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Frederick William Woolford

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army 37081 Private Labour Corps

British Army 370816 Private Labour Corps

British Army 8171 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Leonard George Woolford

Born 1887

Died 1948

British Army M322555 Private Army Service Corps Motor Transport

British Army M/322555 Private Royal Army Service Corps 6 Corps M T

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Wilfred Reginald Woolford

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 6455 Private/Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 6455 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 6455 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion.

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Henry Woolford

Died 1915

British Army 669 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 14985 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers 7th Battalion

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John Joseph Woolford

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243308

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Arthur Henry Whitfeld Woolford

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252109

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Harold E Woolford

Died 1918

British Army T4/084736 Driver Royal Army Service Corps

British Army 42250 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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William Sidney Woolford

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 42651 Private Suffolk Regiment

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James Henry Woolford

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 43453 Private Manchester Regiment

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Walter Thomas Gillman Woolford

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 104117 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 702281 Private London Regiment

British Army 29395 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Albert Woolford

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army Z/1014 Private Rifle Brigade

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Albert Woolford

Died 1917

British Army G/18562 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/18562 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Sidney Frank Woolford

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 8794 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Joseph John Woolford

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 26177 Driver Royal Field Artillery 312th Brigade

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Frank Edward Woolford

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288500

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