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Bathurst New South Wales [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Clarendon South Australia [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Malton, Yorkshire [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [3]

Rochdale, Lancashire [3]

York, Yorkshire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Ashbourne, Derbyshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

Eastwood South Australia [2]

Glanmire New South Wales [2]

Grafton New South Wales [2]

Ilkley, Yorkshire [2]

Lambeth, Surrey [2]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2]

Lincolnshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Newport, Isle of Wight [2]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [2]

Snodland, Kent [2]

Southport, Lancashire [2]

Williamstown Victoria [2]

Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Bearsted, Kent [1]

Bedford [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bengeo, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bilton, Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackheath England [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Bollington, Hampshire [1]

Boxley, Kent [1]

Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

Brierfield, Lancashire [1]

Broomehill, Western Australia [1]

Burke New South Wales [1]

Burley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Byres Green, Durham [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Carrington, Nottinghamshire [1]

Catterick, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [501]

Corporal [55]

Gunner [55]

Driver [50]

Serjeant [45]

Sapper [29]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Lance Corporal [20]

Acting Serjeant [14]

Lieutenant [13]

Captain [11]

Pioneer [10]

Acting Corporal [9]

Bombardier [8]

Rifleman [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Worker [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Gunner [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Major [2]

Major /Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Trooper [2]

AM II(E) [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Sergeant Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Colonel [1]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Commander [1]

Commanding Royal Artillery [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [72]

Labour Corps [63]

Royal Engineers [62]

Army Service Corps [52]

Royal Garrison Artillery [43]

West Yorkshire Regiment [41]

London Regiment [33]

Durham Light Infantry [28]

Northumberland Fusiliers [27]

East Yorkshire Regiment [23]

Lincolnshire Regiment [22]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

Royal Army Medical Corps [22]

West Riding Regiment [22]

Manchester Regiment [20]

Liverpool Regiment [19]

Lancashire Fusiliers [18]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [18]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Yorkshire Regiment [13]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [12]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [12]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

Scottish Rifles [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Tank Corps [7]

Border Regiment [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Training Reserve Battalion [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Hussars [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [806]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [84]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [75]

Royal Navy [58]

Australian Imperial Force [48]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [1092]

R [2]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1071]

Merchant Navy [15]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

India [2]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

Ireland [1]

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Bathurst New South Wales [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Clarendon South Australia [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Malton, Yorkshire [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Manchester, Lancashire, England [3] Rochdale, Lancashire [3] York, Yorkshire [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Ashbourne, Derbyshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] Eastwood South Australia [2] Glanmire New South Wales [2] Grafton New South Wales [2] Ilkley, Yorkshire [2] Lambeth, Surrey [2] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2] Lincolnshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Newport, Isle of Wight [2] Pontefract, Yorkshire [2] Snodland, Kent [2] Southport, Lancashire [2] Williamstown Victoria [2] Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Bearsted, Kent [1] Bedford [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bengeo, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bilton, Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackheath England [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Bollington, Hampshire [1] Boxley, Kent [1] Bridlington, Yorkshire [1] Brierfield, Lancashire [1] Broomehill, Western Australia [1] Burke New South Wales [1] Burley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Byres Green, Durham [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Carrington, Nottinghamshire [1] Catterick, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [501] Corporal [55] Gunner [55] Driver [50] Serjeant [45] Sapper [29] Second Lieutenant [23] Lance Corporal [20] Acting Serjeant [14] Lieutenant [13] Captain [11] Pioneer [10] Acting Corporal [9] Bombardier [8] Rifleman [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Worker [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Gunner [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Major [2] Major /Temporary Brigadier General [2] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2] Sergeant [2] Trooper [2] AM II(E) [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Sergeant Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Brigadier General [1] Bugler [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Colonel [1] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Commander [1] Commanding Royal Artillery [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [72] Labour Corps [63] Royal Engineers [62] Army Service Corps [52] Royal Garrison Artillery [43] West Yorkshire Regiment [41] London Regiment [33] Durham Light Infantry [28] Northumberland Fusiliers [27] East Yorkshire Regiment [23] Lincolnshire Regiment [22] Machine Gun Corps [22] Royal Army Medical Corps [22] West Riding Regiment [22] Manchester Regiment [20] Liverpool Regiment [19] Lancashire Fusiliers [18] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [18] Royal Fusiliers [16] York and Lancaster Regiment [13] Yorkshire Regiment [13] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [12] Yorkshire Light Infantry [12] Army Ordnance Corps [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] Scottish Rifles [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Cheshire Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Tank Corps [7] Border Regiment [6] East Lancashire Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Training Reserve Battalion [6] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Hussars [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5] Suffolk Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [806] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [84] Canadian Expeditionary Force [75] Royal Navy [58] Australian Imperial Force [48] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [1092] R [2] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1071] Merchant Navy [15] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [23] India [2] Australia [1] Canada [1] Ireland [1]

William Robert Wray

Born 1893

Died 1982

Australian Imperial Force 6356 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 20th Reinforcements

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Percy Hugh Wray

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 12/23303 Lance Corporal 12th Res Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 12/23303 Second Lieutenant 7th Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers

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George Christian Wray

Born 1898

Canadian Expeditionary Force 751207

Canadian Expeditionary Force 751207 Private 118th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 751207 Lance-Corporal 118th Battalion

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Kenneth Christopher George Wray

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Captain South Lancashire Regiment Prince of Wales's Volunteers.

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Charles Benjamin Wray

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 9801 Colour Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 9801 Acting Sergeant Major York & Lancaster Regiment 2nd (Presidency) Battalion

British Army 5420 Sergeant South Wales Borderers

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Frank Rob Wray

Born 1887

Died 1967

British Army 9826 Private London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) 5th City of London Rifles

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Royal Engineers Kent Fortress

British Army Captain Royal Engineers (Formerly London Rifle Brigade)

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Maurice Wray

Born 1893

Died 1977

British Army 9292 Lance Corporal London Regiment

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army 2nd Lieutenant London Regiment 5th Battalion

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Joe Wray

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113100

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George Davenport Wray

Born 1885

Died 1957

British Army WR/317570 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 228929 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Leonard Wray

Born 1892

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 74616

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Joseph Henry Wray

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army TR/5/160660 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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W E Wray

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 110980 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 27th battalion

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James Heigh Wray

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45762

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Charles Wray

Born 1889

British Army 47949 Private Manchester Regiment

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Ernest Wray

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13994

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John Cassidy Wray

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 201469

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Charles Edward Wray

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85640

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Arthur Henry Wray

Born 1899

Died 1956

Royal Navy F38779 AM II(E) RNAS HMS "President II"

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238779 Royal Air Force

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Augustus Leopold Osterfield Wray

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 319957

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George Wray

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290650

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