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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]

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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]

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]

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Contribution

Military Service [219]

Merchant Navy [2]

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United Kingdom [8]

Canada [1]

Egypt [1]

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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]

Robert Wrench

Died 1917

British Army 29466 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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John C Wrench

Died 1917

British Army 45463 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 56246 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Arthur Wrench

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 16026 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 16026 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment

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Lawrence Wrench

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16383

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John Wrench

Died 1916

British Army 16018 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Samuel Wrench

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 49878 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 58036 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Edward Wrench

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 16262 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Arthur Wrench

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 45848 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Ronald Wrench

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 15506 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 15506 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

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James Stephen Wrench

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 12650 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Thomas Wrench

Died 1917

British Army 8511 Lance Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 8511 Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment

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Fred Wrench

Died 1918

British Army 3972 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 241272 Private Cheshire Regiment

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William Wrench

Died 1917

British Army 2022 Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 200033 Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment

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Frank Wrench

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181213

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James Wrench

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52170

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Frederick William Wrench

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 110773

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Horace William Wrench

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405383

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Thomas William Wrench

Born 1881

Died 1922

Other Empire Force Captain Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Volunteer Rifles

Other Empire Force Major Indian Defence Force 1-24th North-Western Railway Battalion

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Frederick William Wrench

Australian Imperial Force 12490

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E B Wrench

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 318593

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