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Middlesex [3]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Newton Abbot, Devon [2]

Prospect South Australia [2]

Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1]

Brislington Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brislington, Somerset [1]

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Mount Pleasant South Australia [1]

Newton Abbott, Devon [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Puddington, Devon [1]

South Perth Western Australia [1]

Torquay, Devon, England [1]

Willesden, Middlesex [1]

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Private [48]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Captain [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Sapper [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Serjeant [3]

Gunner [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bugler [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major and Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Wheeler [1]

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Devonshire Regiment [14]

Royal Engineers [8]

Army Service Corps [6]

Essex Regiment [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Supply and Transport Corps [2]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [2]

14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs [1]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

HMS Vivid II [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Irish Guards [1]

Lancashire Regiment [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

New Zealand Field Artillery [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [77]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Royal Navy [11]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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W [112]

Contribution

Military Service [110]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Place of birth

Middlesex [3] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Newton Abbot, Devon [2] Prospect South Australia [2] Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1] Brislington Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brislington, Somerset [1] Bristol [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Clifton, Bristol [1] Devonshire England [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1] Goodwood South Australia [1] Ivybridge, Devon [1] Kingswood, Gloucestershire [1] Moreton Hampstead, Devon [1] Mount Pleasant South Australia [1] Newton Abbott, Devon [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Puddington, Devon [1] South Perth Western Australia [1] Torquay, Devon, England [1] Willesden, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [48] Second Lieutenant [6] Captain [5] Lance Corporal [5] Sapper [4] Acting Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Serjeant [3] Gunner [2] Staff Nurse [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bugler [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Stoker [1] Company Serjeant Major /Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major and Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Wheeler [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [14] Royal Engineers [8] Army Service Corps [6] Essex Regiment [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] London Regiment [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Labour Corps [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Supply and Transport Corps [2] Territorial Force Nursing Service [2] 14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs [1] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1] Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Indefatigable [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] HMS Vivid II [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Irish Guards [1] Lancashire Regiment [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] New Zealand Field Artillery [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [77] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Royal Navy [11] Australian Imperial Force [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Indian Army [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [112]

Contribution

Military Service [110] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Francis Thomas Wreford

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Herbert Wreford

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122627

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Henry Wreford

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230840

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Ernest Wreford

Born 1894

Royal Navy 15770 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/15770 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division 4th Royal Marine Battalion

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Ralph Wreford

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37305

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John Robson Wreford

Died 1918

British Army 3917 Private London Regiment 20th Battalion

British Army 631593 Private London Regiment 20th (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and

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Bertie Wreford

Born 1889

Died 1957

British Army 2430TF Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 265393 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Leslie Warren Wreford

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army Z 2656 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army Z 2656 Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Victor Ernest Wreford

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army R/17592 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Alfred Wreford

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 34053 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 42412 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Edward Wreford

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 268022 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Samuel Wreford

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286329

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Thomas John Wreford

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403539

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William John Wreford

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 117411

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Arthur John Wreford

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222869

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Francis Thomas Wreford

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 321260

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Bertram William Heyman Wreford

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army Captain Devonshire Regiment

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Robert Wreford

Died 1916

British Army 8550 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Fred Wreford

Died 1917

British Army 34051 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 34051 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment

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George Wreford

Died 1917

British Army 5481 Private Devonshire Regiment

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