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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]

C W Woolley

British Army 1450 Serjeant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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S Woolley

British Army 61725 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

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C Woolley

British Army 8508 Serjeant South Staffordshire Regiment

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Charles Woolley

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Albert Woolley

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F. H. Woolley

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C A Cell Woolley

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A Woolley

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Samuel Woolley, Croix De Guerre

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy Bristol Z/9214 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, S.S. "Caspian"

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