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Beccles, Suffolk [3]

Tenterfield New South Wales [3]

Coraki New South Wales [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Ellesmere, Shropshire [2]

Leiston, Suffolk [2]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [2]

Aldershot Hampshire [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Aynho, Northamptonshire [1]

Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Beccles, Suffolk, England [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bramfield, Suffolk [1]

Chathem England [1]

Cheltenham England [1]

Clapham England [1]

Croydon New South Wales [1]

Exton Tasmania [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Glanville South Australia [1]

Grimsby [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hampstead,Edmonton,Middlesex. [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Leiston, Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1]

Leonards Hill Victoria [1]

Levington, Suffolk [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Plumstead, London [1]

Rochester England [1]

Saint Johns Wood, London [1]

Southwark, London [1]

St George Queensland [1]

Stoke Newington, London, Middlesex [1]

Stowmarket, Suffolk [1]

Stowmarket, Suffolk, England [1]

Suffolk [1]

Suffolk, England [1]

Wallaroo South Australia [1]

Wickham Market, Suffolk [1]

Woodbridge, Suffolk [1]

Wynyard Tasmania [1]

Rank

Private [102]

Serjeant [15]

Driver [14]

Gunner [14]

Corporal [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Sapper [7]

Acting Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Captain [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Major [1]

Private /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Skipper [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Suffolk Regiment [25]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Royal Engineers [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Labour Corps [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

London Regiment [8]

Norfolk Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [3]

Cambridgeshire and Suffolk Reserve Battalion [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Lancers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Military Mounted Police [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Devon Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [183]

Royal Navy [24]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

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Contribution

Military Service [241]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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Place of birth

Beccles, Suffolk [3] Tenterfield New South Wales [3] Coraki New South Wales [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Ellesmere, Shropshire [2] Leiston, Suffolk [2] Lowestoft, Suffolk [2] Aldershot Hampshire [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Aynho, Northamptonshire [1] Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Beccles, Suffolk, England [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bramfield, Suffolk [1] Chathem England [1] Cheltenham England [1] Clapham England [1] Croydon New South Wales [1] Exton Tasmania [1] Fulham, London [1] Glanville South Australia [1] Grimsby [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hampstead,Edmonton,Middlesex. [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Leiston, Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1] Leonards Hill Victoria [1] Levington, Suffolk [1] London [1] London, Middlesex [1] Plumstead, London [1] Rochester England [1] Saint Johns Wood, London [1] Southwark, London [1] St George Queensland [1] Stoke Newington, London, Middlesex [1] Stowmarket, Suffolk [1] Stowmarket, Suffolk, England [1] Suffolk [1] Suffolk, England [1] Wallaroo South Australia [1] Wickham Market, Suffolk [1] Woodbridge, Suffolk [1] Wynyard Tasmania [1]

Rank

Private [102] Serjeant [15] Driver [14] Gunner [14] Corporal [10] Lance Corporal [9] Sapper [7] Acting Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Captain [2] Deck Hand [2] Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Major [1] Private /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Skipper [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Suffolk Regiment [25] Royal Field Artillery [14] Royal Engineers [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Labour Corps [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Army Service Corps [8] London Regiment [8] Norfolk Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Middlesex Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Voluntary Aid Detachment [3] Cambridgeshire and Suffolk Reserve Battalion [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Lancers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Military Mounted Police [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] British West Indies Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Corps of Hussars [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Devon Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [183] Royal Navy [24] Australian Imperial Force [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [248]

Contribution

Military Service [241] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Arthur Stanley Woolnough

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 9225 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 7th Battalion

British Army 2476 Private Devon Yeomanry

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Alfred John Woolnough

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286965

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Walter Benjamin Robert Woolnough

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46807

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Arthur Herbert Woolnough

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105253

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Bills Woolnough

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409605

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Ernest George Woolnough

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy 3244DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 3244 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Drifter "Datum."

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George Morton Woolnough

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 8907 Battery Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Woolnough

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 17193 Lance Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 17193 Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry

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Ernest Thomas Woolnough

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13726

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Reuben Alfred Woolnough

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132299

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William Thomas Woolnough

Born 1889

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 246469

Canadian Expeditionary Force 246469 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Horace Arthur Woolnough

Australian Imperial Force 206

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James William Woolnough

Born 1886

Died 1919

Royal Navy TS 42 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 42/TS Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Refundo."

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George Edmund Marven Woolnough

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 35074 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 35074 Private Suffolk Regiment

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James A Woolnough

Died 1917

British Army 59644 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Albert J Woolnough

Died 1917

British Army 19035 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 85157 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Alfred Ernest Woolnough

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 3208 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 200885 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Nelson Woolnough

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 36934 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Edward John Woolnough

Australian Imperial Force 5905

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Alfred Woolnough

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121933

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