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London, Middlesex, England [4]

Parramatta New South Wales [4]

Gympie Queensland [2]

Maidenhead, Berkshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Bangalore, Mysore [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Blenheim [1]

Bradenham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex, England [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Hendon, London [1]

Hertfordshire [1]

High Wycombe, Berkshire [1]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Mysore, India [1]

Parramatta, New South Wales [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Poplar, Middlesex, England [1]

Wimbledon, London [1]

Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Yendon Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [72]

Gunner [10]

Serjeant [10]

Driver [8]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Corporal [3]

Rifleman [3]

Sapper [3]

Captain [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Fitter Corporal [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [16]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Labour Corps [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

London Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

(RFR. Ch. B/7174). H.M.S. "Pembroke II" [1]

4th Infantry Battalion [1]

8th Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps [1]

Army Medical Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Australian Light Horse [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1]

Canadian Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Mary Rose [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Indian Defence Force [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps Depot [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) [1]

Lord Strathcona's Horse [1]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1]

Service

British Army [116]

Royal Navy [11]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [169]

B [1]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [163]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

New Zealand [1]

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People [171] Stories Communities

Place of birth

London, Middlesex, England [4] Parramatta New South Wales [4] Gympie Queensland [2] Maidenhead, Berkshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Bangalore, Mysore [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Blenheim [1] Bradenham, Buckinghamshire [1] Chippenham, Wiltshire [1] Chiswick, Middlesex, England [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Hendon, London [1] Hertfordshire [1] High Wycombe, Berkshire [1] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1] Mysore, India [1] Parramatta, New South Wales [1] Poplar, London [1] Poplar, Middlesex, England [1] Wimbledon, London [1] Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1] Yendon Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [72] Gunner [10] Serjeant [10] Driver [8] Second Lieutenant [5] Lance Corporal [4] Corporal [3] Rifleman [3] Sapper [3] Captain [2] Lieutenant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Fitter Corporal [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Corporal [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [16] Middlesex Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [10] Labour Corps [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] London Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Engineers [5] Hampshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Essex Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] (RFR. Ch. B/7174). H.M.S. "Pembroke II" [1] 4th Infantry Battalion [1] 8th Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps [1] Army Medical Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Australian Light Horse [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1] Canadian Army Veterinary Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Mary Rose [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Indian Defence Force [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps Depot [1] Leinster Regiment [1] London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) [1] Lord Strathcona's Horse [1] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1]

Service

British Army [116] Royal Navy [11] Australian Imperial Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [169] B [1] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [163] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [3] New Zealand [1]

Albert Henry Wooster

Born 1887

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 80400 New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Reserve)

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 80400 Rifleman New Zealand Rifle Brigade 3rd Battalion

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Alfred Clive Wooster

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1472 Driver Australian Light Horse 2nd Battalion

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Horace Edwin Wooster

Born 1885

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS102138 Stoker 1st Class (RFR. Ch. B/7174). H.M.S. "Pembroke II"

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Clarence Daniel Henry Wooster

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant The Queen's Regiment

British Army Captain Royal West Surrey Regiment

British Army Captain The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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George William Wooster

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190742

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Albert Edward Wooster

Born 1888

Died 1917

Royal Navy K6995

Royal Navy K6995 Stoker 1st Class HMS Mary Rose

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Albert Thomas Wooster

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83392

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Frank Wooster

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18717

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Edward John Wooster

Died 1916

British Army 6091 Lance Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 6091 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Reginald Joseph Wooster

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps attached Rifle Brigade

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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James Clement Wooster

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 17831 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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James Arthur Wooster

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army G/64186 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/64186 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Thomas Wooster

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 7489 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Remington D Wooster

Died 1918

British Army 197254 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Herbert Wooster

Died 1916

British Army 4091 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

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John Lewis Wooster

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143791

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Frank Rupert Wooster

Born 1897

Died 1919

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 18883 Auckland Infantry Regiment

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William John Wooster

Born 1896

Died 1921

Canadian Expeditionary Force 48611

Canadian Expeditionary Force 48611 Private Canadian Army Veterinary Corps

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Frank Wooster

Born 1888

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 696586

Canadian Expeditionary Force 696586 Private Canadian Infantry

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Gerald Herbert Wooster

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 11763 Private East Surrey Regiment

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