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Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

King's Cliffe, Northants [3]

London England [3]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3]

Aylesbury [2]

Exeter Tasmania [2]

Kew Victoria [2]

New Cross, London [2]

Northamptonshire [2]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2]

Redfern New South Wales [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Stepney, London [2]

Walthamstow, Essex [2]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Amesbury,Wiltshire,England [1]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Ballan Victoria [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Bath Somerset [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Bedford [1]

Bedford Bedfordshire [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Bilston, Wolverhampton, England [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bloomsbury, London [1]

Bournemouth [1]

Brackley England [1]

Brackley, Northamptonshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bulwell, Nottinghamshire [1]

Byford England [1]

Cadoxton, Glamorganshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camperdown New South Wales [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Cheltenham [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucester [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Claverston Queensland [1]

Clifton, Bedfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [485]

Gunner [51]

Driver [46]

Sapper [38]

Corporal [35]

Serjeant [21]

Lance Corporal [19]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Captain [9]

Lieutenant [9]

Acting Corporal [5]

Bombardier [4]

Pioneer [4]

Rifleman [4]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Guardsman [2]

Orderly [2]

Trooper [2]

4th Class Chaplain Reverend [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Airman [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal of Horse [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Wardroom Steward [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [67]

Royal Engineers [65]

Army Service Corps [51]

Labour Corps [51]

South Staffordshire Regiment [33]

London Regiment [32]

Royal Garrison Artillery [27]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [23]

Royal Army Medical Corps [23]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [22]

North Staffordshire Regiment [21]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [17]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17]

Leicestershire Regiment [16]

Rifle Brigade [16]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Bedfordshire Regiment [14]

Wiltshire Regiment [13]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Northamptonshire Regiment [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Service

British Army [720]

Royal Navy [52]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

Australian Imperial Force [33]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [29]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [901]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [889]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] King's Cliffe, Northants [3] London England [3] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3] Aylesbury [2] Exeter Tasmania [2] Kew Victoria [2] New Cross, London [2] Northamptonshire [2] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2] Redfern New South Wales [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Stepney, London [2] Walthamstow, Essex [2] Alton, Hampshire [1] Amesbury,Wiltshire,England [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Ballan Victoria [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Bath Somerset [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Bedford [1] Bedford Bedfordshire [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bedfordshire [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Bilston, Wolverhampton, England [1] Birmingham England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bloomsbury, London [1] Bournemouth [1] Brackley England [1] Brackley, Northamptonshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bulwell, Nottinghamshire [1] Byford England [1] Cadoxton, Glamorganshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camperdown New South Wales [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chelsea, London [1] Cheltenham [1] Cheltenham, Gloucester [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Claverston Queensland [1] Clifton, Bedfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [485] Gunner [51] Driver [46] Sapper [38] Corporal [35] Serjeant [21] Lance Corporal [19] Second Lieutenant [13] Acting Serjeant [10] Captain [9] Lieutenant [9] Acting Corporal [5] Bombardier [4] Pioneer [4] Rifleman [4] Staff Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Guardsman [2] Orderly [2] Trooper [2] 4th Class Chaplain Reverend [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Airman [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal of Horse [1] Farrier Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Wardroom Steward [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [67] Royal Engineers [65] Army Service Corps [51] Labour Corps [51] South Staffordshire Regiment [33] London Regiment [32] Royal Garrison Artillery [27] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [23] Royal Army Medical Corps [23] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [22] North Staffordshire Regiment [21] Machine Gun Corps [18] King's Royal Rifle Corps [17] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17] Leicestershire Regiment [16] Rifle Brigade [16] Royal Fusiliers [15] Bedfordshire Regiment [14] Wiltshire Regiment [13] Durham Light Infantry [12] Northamptonshire Regiment [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Cheshire Regiment [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] Devonshire Regiment [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal Munster Fusiliers [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] West Riding Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Tank Corps [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Service

British Army [720] Royal Navy [52] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] Australian Imperial Force [33] Canadian Expeditionary Force [29] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [901] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [889] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Frank Wootton

Born 1890

Died 1959

British Army 8713 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 5663769 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Richard Henry Wootton

Born 1887

Died 1940

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75949 Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75949 Airman

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Walter Arthur Wootton

Born 1888

Died 1973

British Army 89260 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 120th Battery

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Albert E Wootton

Born 1887

Died 1958

British Army 31889 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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John Wesley Wootton

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army Captain Suffolk 11th Battalion

British Army Captain Suffolk Regiment 11th

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Harry Wootton

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army GS/11453 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers 11th Battalion

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Frederick George Wootton

Born 1884

Died 1925

British Army 42050 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment attached Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Ernest Wootton

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 10020 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Alfred James Wootton

Died 1918

British Army 348109 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles)

British Army 8151 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 374123 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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William Albert Wootton

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 536987 Private London Regiment

British Army 536987 Private London Regiment 2/15 lond Battalion

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George Lewis Wootton

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 39246 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Joseph Isaiah Wootton

Born 1874

Died 1918

British Army 132394 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers 180 Tunnelling Company

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Charles Wootton

Born 1890

Died 1969

British Army 8968 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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William Wootton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136834

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Henry Rapson Wootton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134593

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William Wootton

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 4130 Private Cheshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Augustus Henry Wootton

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262874

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Thomas Frederick Wootton

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army 4/3952 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 38044 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Robert Wootton

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116539

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Ira Thomas Barrett Wootton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293828

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