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Largs New South Wales [4]

East Maitland New South Wales [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Walworth, London [3]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Durham [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Greenwich, London [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

50 Grosvenor Street, London [1]

Ashwood Bank, Warwickshire [1]

Aston Birmingham [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Aston, Warks [1]

Ballinacura, County Cork [1]

Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales [1]

Barming England [1]

Barming, Kent [1]

Bedminster, Bristol [1]

Berry England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bisley, Gloucestershire [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset, England [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Buckhurst Hill, Essex [1]

Bulli New South Wales [1]

Bury,Lancashire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Carroll New South Wales [1]

Chester, Cheshire, England [1]

Corwen, Wales [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Darwen, Lancashire, England [1]

Devonport [1]

Dulwich, Surrey England [1]

Dunedin [1]

Enfield England [1]

Feckenham, Astwood Bank, Worcestershire [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Glebe New South Wales [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Harpurhey England [1]

Honiton, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [327]

Gunner [33]

Driver [29]

Corporal [24]

Serjeant [22]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Sapper [16]

Lance Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Captain [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Pioneer [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Bombardier [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy Mec [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Bugler [1]

Chaplain 3rd Class [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Cook [1]

Garrison Serjeant Major [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler/Driver [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Trimmer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [39]

Labour Corps [35]

Army Service Corps [33]

Royal Engineers [30]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Liverpool Regiment [17]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [17]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Lancashire Fusiliers [14]

London Regiment [13]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

South Lancashire Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Shropshire Light Infantry [10]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Scots [8]

South Wales Borderers [8]

Highland Light Infantry [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Shropshire Yeomanry [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Service

British Army [492]

Royal Navy [59]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [38]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36]

Australian Imperial Force [25]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [671]

P [3]

B [1]

E [1]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [654]

Merchant Navy [20]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

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Place of birth

Largs New South Wales [4] East Maitland New South Wales [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Walworth, London [3] Brighton, Sussex [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Durham [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Greenwich, London [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] 50 Grosvenor Street, London [1] Ashwood Bank, Warwickshire [1] Aston Birmingham [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Aston, Warks [1] Ballinacura, County Cork [1] Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales [1] Barming England [1] Barming, Kent [1] Bedminster, Bristol [1] Berry England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bisley, Gloucestershire [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Bridgwater, Somerset, England [1] Brixton, London [1] Buckhurst Hill, Essex [1] Bulli New South Wales [1] Bury,Lancashire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Carroll New South Wales [1] Chester, Cheshire, England [1] Corwen, Wales [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Darwen, Lancashire, England [1] Devonport [1] Dulwich, Surrey England [1] Dunedin [1] Enfield England [1] Feckenham, Astwood Bank, Worcestershire [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Glebe New South Wales [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Harpurhey England [1] Honiton, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [327] Gunner [33] Driver [29] Corporal [24] Serjeant [22] Second Lieutenant [17] Sapper [16] Lance Corporal [7] Lieutenant [7] Captain [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Pioneer [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Corporal [3] Bombardier [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Major [3] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy Mec [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Bugler [1] Chaplain 3rd Class [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Cook [1] Garrison Serjeant Major [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler/Driver [1] Sergeant [1] Sister [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [39] Labour Corps [35] Army Service Corps [33] Royal Engineers [30] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Liverpool Regiment [17] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [17] Machine Gun Corps [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Lancashire Fusiliers [14] London Regiment [13] Royal Fusiliers [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Manchester Regiment [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] South Lancashire Regiment [11] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Cheshire Regiment [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Shropshire Light Infantry [10] Durham Light Infantry [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Scots [8] South Wales Borderers [8] Highland Light Infantry [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [6] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Devonshire Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4] Shropshire Yeomanry [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Grenadier Guards [3]

Service

British Army [492] Royal Navy [59] Canadian Expeditionary Force [38] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36] Australian Imperial Force [25] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [671] P [3] B [1] E [1] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [654] Merchant Navy [20] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

George Albert Wynn

Born 1900

Died 1940

Royal Navy F47541 Boy Mec RNAS HMS "President II"

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247541 Royal Air Force

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Henry Arthur Wynn

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218583

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William Wynn

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115107

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John Cyril Wynn

Born 1896

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 2485 Private Australian Infantry 30th Battalion

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Richard C Wynn

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army 20955 Acting Serjeant Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 20955 Serjeant Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 340210 Acting Serjeant Labour Corps 17th Company

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Louis Frank Wynn

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12258

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Herbert Walter Wynn

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy 958699 Trimmer Mercantile Marine Reserve HMS Artois

Royal Navy 958699 Trimmer Mercantile Marine Reserve - HMS Arbois

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Henry Fernley Wynn

Died 1917

British Army TR/5/33458 Private Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 9th Training Reserve Battalion

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Kendrick Wynn

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 87886 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Fred Wynn

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194922

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Joseph Wynn

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy RMA/14593 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 14593 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS MALAYA

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Rowland Tempest Beresford Wynn

Born 1898

Died 1977

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Frederick William Wynn

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 267898 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 202838 (Incomplete) Private Essex Regiment

British Army 202838 Private Essex Regiment 11th Battalion

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Watkin William Wynn

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216291

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John Denham Wynn

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 14590 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 14590 Private Sherwood Foresters, Notts & Derbys Regiment 11th Btn.

British Army 14590 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Harold Edward Wynn

Born 1889

Died 1956

British Army Chaplain 4th Class Royal Army Chaplain's Department

British Army Chaplain 3rd Class Royal Army Chaplain's Department

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Robert Harry Wynn

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 3496 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/8th Territorial

British Army 305962 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Wallace Willie Wynn

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 53337 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 53337 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Turner Wynn

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409060

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Reginald Charles Wynn

Born 1888

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 7087 Private Australian Infantry 16th Battalion

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