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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8]

Hobart Tasmania [6]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Glen Huon Tasmania [4]

Nottingham [4]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [3]

Derby [3]

Franklin Tasmania [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Newington, Kent [3]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Barry, Glamorgan, Wales [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bothwell Tasmania [2]

Brownhills, Staffordshire [2]

Bundaberg Queensland [2]

Burwood New South Wales [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Hyde, Cheshire [2]

Islington, London, Middlesex [2]

Lenham, Kent [2]

Liverpool [2]

Lottah Tasmania [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Merton, Surrey [2]

Tonbridge, Kent [2]

Walworth, London [2]

Whitstable, Kent, England [2]

22 Church Street, Elsecar, Hoyland U.D. [1]

Annandale New South Wales [1]

Ashbourne, Derbyshire [1]

Ashchurch, Glos [1]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Atherton, Cheshire [1]

Barming, Kent [1]

Barnstaple, Devon, England [1]

Barry [1]

Barry Glamorgan, Wales [1]

Barry, Glamogan, Wales [1]

Barry, Glamorgan [1]

Bath [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bilston England [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [809]

Gunner [94]

Driver [78]

Corporal [68]

Serjeant [61]

Sapper [48]

Second Lieutenant [29]

Lance Corporal [28]

Lieutenant [21]

Captain [15]

Acting Corporal [14]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Bombardier [9]

Pioneer [7]

Major [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Guardsman [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Captain Acting Major [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

ACM II [1]

AM II [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Paymaster Commander [1]

Acting Paymaster Lieutenant [1]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Assistant Forewoman [1]

Bearer [1]

Captain (t/Major) [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Carpenter [1]

Chaplain to the Forces, Fourth Class (temporary Chaplain to the Forces, Third Class) [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [111]

Labour Corps [97]

Royal Engineers [95]

Army Service Corps [87]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [68]

Royal Garrison Artillery [59]

North Staffordshire Regiment [55]

Manchester Regiment [50]

London Regiment [46]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [39]

Machine Gun Corps [36]

South Staffordshire Regiment [32]

Leicestershire Regiment [29]

Royal Army Medical Corps [29]

Cheshire Regiment [25]

Liverpool Regiment [25]

Lancashire Fusiliers [24]

Lincolnshire Regiment [19]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

West Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Worcestershire Regiment [17]

York and Lancaster Regiment [17]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Royal Sussex Regiment [14]

The Queen's Regiment [14]

Gloucestershire Regiment [13]

Royal Naval Division [13]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13]

South Lancashire Regiment [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [12]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [12]

Rifle Brigade [12]

Essex Regiment [11]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [11]

Welsh Regiment [11]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

East Lancashire Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Somerset Light Infantry [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

Tank Corps [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

East Kent Regiment [8]

Grenadier Guards [8]

South Wales Borderers [8]

Service

British Army [1254]

Royal Navy [122]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [95]

Australian Imperial Force [64]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [60]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [1649]

Contribution

Military Service [1610]

Merchant Navy [25]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [44]

Malta [2]

France [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8] Hobart Tasmania [6] Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Glen Huon Tasmania [4] Nottingham [4] Bermondsey, London [3] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [3] Derby [3] Franklin Tasmania [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Newington, Kent [3] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Barry, Glamorgan, Wales [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bothwell Tasmania [2] Brownhills, Staffordshire [2] Bundaberg Queensland [2] Burwood New South Wales [2] Camberwell, London [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Chelsea, London [2] Hyde, Cheshire [2] Islington, London, Middlesex [2] Lenham, Kent [2] Liverpool [2] Lottah Tasmania [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Merton, Surrey [2] Tonbridge, Kent [2] Walworth, London [2] Whitstable, Kent, England [2] 22 Church Street, Elsecar, Hoyland U.D. [1] Annandale New South Wales [1] Ashbourne, Derbyshire [1] Ashchurch, Glos [1] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Atherton, Cheshire [1] Barming, Kent [1] Barnstaple, Devon, England [1] Barry [1] Barry Glamorgan, Wales [1] Barry, Glamogan, Wales [1] Barry, Glamorgan [1] Bath [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bilston England [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [809] Gunner [94] Driver [78] Corporal [68] Serjeant [61] Sapper [48] Second Lieutenant [29] Lance Corporal [28] Lieutenant [21] Captain [15] Acting Corporal [14] Acting Serjeant [12] Bombardier [9] Pioneer [7] Major [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Lance Serjeant [4] Worker [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Guardsman [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Captain Acting Major [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Leading Stoker [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] ACM II [1] AM II [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Paymaster Commander [1] Acting Paymaster Lieutenant [1] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Assistant Forewoman [1] Bearer [1] Captain (t/Major) [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Carpenter [1] Chaplain to the Forces, Fourth Class (temporary Chaplain to the Forces, Third Class) [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [111] Labour Corps [97] Royal Engineers [95] Army Service Corps [87] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [68] Royal Garrison Artillery [59] North Staffordshire Regiment [55] Manchester Regiment [50] London Regiment [46] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [39] Machine Gun Corps [36] South Staffordshire Regiment [32] Leicestershire Regiment [29] Royal Army Medical Corps [29] Cheshire Regiment [25] Liverpool Regiment [25] Lancashire Fusiliers [24] Lincolnshire Regiment [19] Royal Fusiliers [18] West Yorkshire Regiment [18] Worcestershire Regiment [17] York and Lancaster Regiment [17] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Durham Light Infantry [14] Middlesex Regiment [14] Royal Sussex Regiment [14] The Queen's Regiment [14] Gloucestershire Regiment [13] Royal Naval Division [13] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13] South Lancashire Regiment [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [12] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [12] Rifle Brigade [12] Essex Regiment [11] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [11] Welsh Regiment [11] Devonshire Regiment [10] East Lancashire Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Somerset Light Infantry [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9] Tank Corps [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] East Kent Regiment [8] Grenadier Guards [8] South Wales Borderers [8]

Service

British Army [1254] Royal Navy [122] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [95] Australian Imperial Force [64] Canadian Expeditionary Force [60] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [1649]

Contribution

Military Service [1610] Merchant Navy [25] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [44] Malta [2] France [1]

William Woolley

Died 1918

British Army 20776 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick W Woolley

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 240 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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George Woolley

Died 1920

British Army 1819 Private Hampshire Regiment

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William Woolley

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 4417 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 241404 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Horace Roland Woolley

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217075

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Edward James Woolley

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220183

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George Woolley

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237136

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Horatio William Woolley

Born 1891

Died 1915

Royal Navy CH/16568 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Chatham Battalion

Royal Navy 16568 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Leonard Woolley

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army C/6263 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps B Coy, 18th Battalion

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Edwin George Woolley

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81709

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Wilfred Henry Woolley

Born 1888

Died 1974

British Army SS/5416 Private Army Service Corps

British Army SS/5416 Second Lieutenant Labour Corps

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Charley Henry Woolley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209759

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Robert Woolley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249839

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Herbert Martin Woolley

Died 1916

British Army 3844 Acting Corporal London Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

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Thomas Edward Woolley

Died 1918

British Army 127166 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Stephen Woolley

Died 1916

British Army 14/293 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Percy Woolley

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 29368 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Fred Woolley

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 3740 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 266153 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 266153 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Wilfrid Edwin Woolley

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant South African Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 10th Battalion (Territorial)

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Albert Cresswell Woolley

Born 1896

Died 1923

Royal Navy F4594 Air Mechanic

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204594

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