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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Cassilis New South Wales [1]

Castleford [1]

Glaston, Rutland [1]

Gosforth Rectory, Cumberland [1]

Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1]

Middlesex [1]

NSW New South Wales [1]

Newtown New South Wales [1]

South London England [1]

Stairfoot, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Strathfield New South Wales [1]

Tarawaki [1]

Townsville Queensland [1]

Upper Holloway, London [1]

Walwa Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [63]

Gunner [10]

Driver [7]

Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Captain [3]

Major [3]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Captain Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [14]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Labour Corps [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Border Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment/ Staff [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Australian Imperial Force/ Machine Gun Corps [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Canadian Officer Training Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Household Battalion [1]

Indian Army [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Sherwood Rangers [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derby Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [111]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Royal Navy [11]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

W [148]

Contribution

Military Service [148]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [148] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Pontefract, Yorkshire [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Cassilis New South Wales [1] Castleford [1] Glaston, Rutland [1] Gosforth Rectory, Cumberland [1] Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1] Middlesex [1] NSW New South Wales [1] Newtown New South Wales [1] South London England [1] Stairfoot, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Strathfield New South Wales [1] Tarawaki [1] Townsville Queensland [1] Upper Holloway, London [1] Walwa Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [63] Gunner [10] Driver [7] Corporal [5] Lieutenant [5] Lance Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Captain [3] Major [3] Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Pioneer [2] Sapper [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Captain Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [14] Royal Field Artillery [12] Labour Corps [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] Army Service Corps [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Rifle Brigade [5] Essex Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Border Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment/ Staff [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Australian Imperial Force/ Machine Gun Corps [1] British West Indies Regiment [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Canadian Officer Training Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Household Battalion [1] Indian Army [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Sherwood Rangers [1] Nottinghamshire and Derby Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [111] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Royal Navy [11] Australian Imperial Force [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

W [148]

Contribution

Military Service [148]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

James Arthur Wordsworth

Born 1890

Royal Navy M27932

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George Wordsworth

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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William Ambrose Rolf Wordsworth

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Robert Harley Wordsworth

Australian Imperial Force

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Herbert Wordsworth

Born 1895

Royal Navy J63209

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Herbert Wordsworth

Born 1900

Royal Navy J88977

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Alfred Henry Wordsworth

Born 1889

Royal Navy F37564

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Charles Wordsworth

Born 1890

Royal Navy K28987

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Alfred Wordsworth

Born 1896

Royal Navy K33798

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Harry Wordsworth

Born 1893

Royal Navy SS110721

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David W Wordsworth

British Army 1946 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 56266 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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R H Wordsworth

British Army Captain Indian Army

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Bruce Wordsworth

British Army 2029 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army 45054 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 45405 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Ralph Wordsworth

British Army 9128 Private Training Reserve Battalion

British Army 41369 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Geoffrey Herbert Wordsworth

British Army 624633 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John W Wordsworth

British Army 2269 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 750984 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Francis Wordsworth

British Army 26 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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Felix Wordsworth

British Army 3523 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 3523 Acting Corporal Rifle Brigade

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William Wordsworth

British Army 7/2170 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army 18050 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Regiment

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John Wordsworth

British Army 240118 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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