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Brisbane Queensland [2]

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Bedford [1]

Bracebridge, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

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Carnarvon [1]

Cheshire, England [1]

Childers Queensland [1]

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Crewe England [1]

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Lostock Gralam, Cheshire [1]

Maryborough Queensland [1]

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Oslend [1]

Penrith New South Wales [1]

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Sofala New South Wales [1]

Thurleigh England [1]

UTKINTON CHESHIRE [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Warrington, Lancashire [1]

Winsford [1]

Winsford Cheshire [1]

Wye Wye New South Wales [1]

York Western Australia [1]

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Private [107]

Corporal [16]

Serjeant [14]

Gunner [13]

Lance Corporal [8]

Driver [7]

Major [5]

Sapper [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [2]

Captain [2]

Pioneer [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [15]

Royal Engineers [14]

Labour Corps [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

South Lancashire Regiment [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

London Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Bedford Yeomanry [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East African Labour Corps [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Examination Services [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [172]

Royal Navy [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

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W [223]

Contribution

Military Service [219]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Canada [1]

Egypt [1]

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People [223] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Brisbane Queensland [2] Kentish Town, London [2] Bedford [1] Bracebridge, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Brixton, London [1] Carnarvon [1] Cheshire, England [1] Childers Queensland [1] Clapham, London [1] Crewe England [1] Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Dural New South Wales [1] Fermanagh Northern Ireland [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Gosford New South Wales [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Jamieson Victoria [1] Kensington London [1] London, Camden Town, Middlesex [1] Lostock Gralam, Cheshire [1] Maryborough Queensland [1] Middlesex, Holborn [1] Northwich, Cheshire, England [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Oslend [1] Penrith New South Wales [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Silverdale, Staffordshire [1] Sofala New South Wales [1] Thurleigh England [1] UTKINTON CHESHIRE [1] Wandsworth, London [1] Warrington, Lancashire [1] Winsford [1] Winsford Cheshire [1] Wye Wye New South Wales [1] York Western Australia [1]

Rank

Private [107] Corporal [16] Serjeant [14] Gunner [13] Lance Corporal [8] Driver [7] Major [5] Sapper [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [2] Captain [2] Pioneer [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [15] Royal Engineers [14] Labour Corps [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] South Lancashire Regiment [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Army Service Corps [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] London Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Bedford Yeomanry [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East African Labour Corps [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Examination Services [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Hampshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [172] Royal Navy [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Australian Imperial Force [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [223]

Contribution

Military Service [219] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8] Canada [1] Egypt [1]

Frank Edward Wrench

Born 1876

British Army M2/034134 Serjeant Army Service Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps

British Army M2/034134 Private Army Service Corps

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Robert Wrench

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 12578 Private Cheshire Regiment

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George Wrench

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army G/5178 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/5178 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Thomas Henry Wrench

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 24273 Private Cheshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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Sidney Wrench

Born 1893

Died 1957

British Army 91030 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Robert William Wrench

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133470

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James William Wrench

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116359

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Arthur Wrench

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286976

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Marsham Elvin Wrench

Born 1872

Died 1920

British Army 3/7963 Private Norfolk Regiment

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John Mervyn Dallas Wrench

Born 1883

Died 1961

British Army Major Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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John Evelyn Leslie Wrench

Born 1882

Died 1966

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Major

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Harold Wrench

Born 1892

Died 1921

Canadian Expeditionary Force 257962

Canadian Expeditionary Force 257962 Private Canadian Infantry 16th battalion

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Job Wrench

Born 1877

Died 1954

British Army 265287 Serjeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st/12th (Pioneer) Battalion

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Joseph Wrench

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 312237

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William Wrench

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143895

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Victor Eric Wrench

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy 18036 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division 2nd RM Battalion

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John Wrench

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66716

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William Seaward Wrench

Born 1880

Died 1917

Royal Navy Z/1384 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Thomas Gibson Wrench

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 18/408 Private Durham Light Infantry

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John George Wrench

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 18/407 Corporal Durham Light Infantry

British Army 7194 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

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