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Islington, Middlesex [2]

Narrabri New South Wales [2]

York, Yorkshire [2]

Boston England [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Coonamble New South Wales [1]

Croydon England [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Hampshire [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kilmore Victoria [1]

Kilnhurst, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Leyton, London [1]

London [1]

Loughborough, Leicestershire [1]

Methwold [1]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Plumstead [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Port Adelaide South Australia [1]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Shirley, Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Surrey [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

York [1]

Rank

Private [90]

Serjeant [13]

Gunner [9]

Corporal [7]

Captain [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Driver [4]

Major General [4]

Sapper [4]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Drummer [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lt. General [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [11]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

London Regiment [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Staff [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

A Branch Southern Command Honourable Artillery Infantry Brigade [1]

Ambulance Ship [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

East African Labour Corps [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [144]

Royal Navy [17]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [193]

M [8]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [195]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Place of birth

Islington, Middlesex [2] Narrabri New South Wales [2] York, Yorkshire [2] Boston England [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Coonamble New South Wales [1] Croydon England [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Hampshire [1] Holloway, London [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Islington, London [1] Kilmore Victoria [1] Kilnhurst, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Leyton, London [1] London [1] Loughborough, Leicestershire [1] Methwold [1] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Plumstead [1] Poplar, London [1] Port Adelaide South Australia [1] Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Shirley, Southampton, Hampshire [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Surrey [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] York [1]

Rank

Private [90] Serjeant [13] Gunner [9] Corporal [7] Captain [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Lieutenant [5] Driver [4] Major General [4] Sapper [4] Bombardier [2] Lance Corporal [2] Major [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Drummer [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lt. General [1] Munitions Worker [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [11] Royal Field Artillery [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] London Regiment [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Army Service Corps [5] Royal Engineers [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Staff [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] A Branch Southern Command Honourable Artillery Infantry Brigade [1] Ambulance Ship [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] East African Labour Corps [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] HMS Goliath [1] Hampshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [144] Royal Navy [17] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Australian Imperial Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [193] M [8] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [195] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Maurice Lester Wortley

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 4551 Private Lancers 9th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment 3rd Battalion

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William Wortley

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83242

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Frederick H Wortley

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143839

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Ernest Jack Wortley

Born 1884

Died 1915

Royal Navy 13194 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/13194 Private HMS Goliath

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Edward William Wortley

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113611

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John Francis Wortley

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army Temporary Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army Captain York and Lancaster Regiment 4th (Hallamshire) Battalion (Territorial)

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Bernard Wortley

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 4714 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 38502 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 10712 Private Labour Corps

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Herbert Wortley

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32145

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Alfred Wortley

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 81988

Canadian Expeditionary Force 81988 Private Canadian Infantry

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Edward Wortley

Died 1914

British Army 8540 Drummer West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 8540 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 8540 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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David H Wortley

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 36310 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Roland Edgcumbe Wortley

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army E/277 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 59316 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Archibald A Wortley

Died 1918

British Army 39416 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 39416 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Herbert Ernest Wortley

Died 1917

British Army 5746 Private London Regiment

British Army 202614 Private London Regiment

British Army 202614 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Fred Wortley

Died 1914

British Army 9946 Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards

British Army 9946 Private Coldstream Guards

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Charles Wortley

Died 1915

British Army 20697 Private Essex Regiment

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William Wortley

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 29088 Private Essex Regiment

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John James Wortley

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220619

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Frank Arthur Wortley

Australian Imperial Force 5775

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George William Wortley

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206966

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