Soldiers Who Died in The Great War (WWI)
Source: www.familyrelatives.com
In 1921 eighty volumes were published listing every soldier (including officers and other ranks) who died in the Great War of 1914-1918….lists over 700,000 soldiers of all ranks who lost their lives.
Name |
Place of Birth |
Place of Enlisted |
Soldier Number |
Rank / Service Branch |
Date of Death (dd/mm/yyyy) |
Regiment |
Battalion |
How They Died |
Place of Death |
Comments from Holly |
WANDLESS Alexander |
BLYTH NORTH’D |
NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE |
21238 |
PRIVATE / ARMY |
19/7/1916 |
THE CHESHIRE REGIMENT |
16TH BATTALION |
Killed in Action |
F & F |
|
WANDLESS Frederick |
MIDDLESBROUGH |
MIDDLESBROUGH |
4/7315 |
PRIVATE / ARMY |
20/6/1917 |
THE PRINCE OF WALESS OWN (WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT) |
2ND BATTALION |
Killed in Action |
F & F |
|
WANDLESS Robert |
CASTLEFORD YORKS |
LEEDS |
14699 |
PRIVATE / ARMY |
30/7/1915 |
THE PRINCE OF WALESS OWN (WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT) |
DEPOT |
Killed in Action |
F & F |
WWI Deaths database says he was in the ROYAL YEOMANRY REGIMENT |
WANLESS Harold |
MIDDLESBROUGH |
MIDDLESBROUGH |
S241501 |
PRIVATE / ARMY |
23/4/1917 |
ALEXANDRA PRINCESS OF WALES OWN (YORKSHIRE REGIMENT) |
5TH BATTALON |
Killed in Action |
F & F |
|
WANLESS James |
PENCAITHLAND EAST LOTHIAN |
GLENCORSE MIDLOTHIAN ; resided LONGNIDDRY, HADDINGTONSHIRE |
44310 |
PRIVATE / ARMY |
2/9/1918 |
THE ROYAL SCOTS (LOTHIAN REGIMENT) |
17TH BATTALION |
Killed in Action |
F & F |
WWI Deaths dbase shows service # as 44312 |
WANLESS James Joseph |
ESTON YORKS |
ESTON |
575 |
LANCE CORPORAL / ARMY |
1/5/1915 |
ALEXANDRA PRINCESS OF WALES OWN (YORKSHIRE REGIMENT) |
4TH BATTALION |
Killed in Action |
F & F |
|
WANLESS Sydney |
JESMOND NORTHUMBERLAND |
LONDON LONDON |
11857 |
PRIVATE / ARMY |
21/2/1915 |
THE KINGS OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS |
2ND BATTALION |
Killed in Action |
F & F |
|
WANLESS William |
GRANGETOWN YORKS |
MIDDLESBROUGH |
13279 |
PRIVATE / ARMY |
5/10/1916 |
ALEXANDRA PRINCESS OF WALES OWN (YORKSHIRE REGIMENT) |
9TH BATTALION |
Killed in Action |
F & F |
|
WANLESS William |
NOTTINGHAM |
HULL |
? |
PRIVATE / ARMY |
1/7/1916 |
THE EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT |
7TH BATTALION |
Killed in Action |
F & F |
|
WANLESS William |
MOORTHORPE YORKS |
SOUTH ELMSALL YORKS |
134992 |
GUNNER / ARMY |
30/7/1917 |
ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY ROYAL HORSE AND ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY SECTION 4 (O-S) |
IMPERIAL CAMEL CORPS |
Killed in Action |
F & F |
|
WANLISS John James |
DERBY |
PERTH |
2613 |
PRIVATE / ARMY |
9/5/1915 |
THE BLACK WATCH (ROYAL HIGHLANDERS) |
1ST BATTALION |
Killed in Action |
F & F |
WWI Deaths dbase shows regiment as THE ROYAL HUSSARS (PRINCE ALBERT’S OWN) |
WWI Army Deaths database adds, in addition to the above:
Name |
Rank |
Number |
Unit/Squadron/Ship |
Year |
Volume |
Page No |
WANDLESS Alexander J |
PRIVATE |
12994 |
THE ROYAL FUSILIERS (CITY OF LONDON REGIMENT) |
1915 |
I.82 |
350 |
WANDLESS Thomas |
PRIVATE |
20/47 |
DURHAM |
1916 |
I.35 |
2 |
WANLESS ? F |
PRIVATE |
24515 |
THE DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY |
1918 |
I.36 |
346 |
WANLESS John |
PRIVATE |
9747 |
THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS |
1914 |
I.3 |
68 |
WANLESS Joseph |
PRIVATE |
22127 |
THE ROYAL DUBLIN FUSILIERS |
1915 |
I.76 |
293 |
WANLESS Luke |
PRIVATE |
14567 |
NRTH FUS |
1917 |
I.32 |
235 |
WANLESS Thomas |
PRIVATE |
27410 |
NRTH FUS |
1917 |
I.3 |
230 |
WANLESS William |
PRIVATE |
12162 |
THE EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT |
1916 |
I.33 |
118 |
WANLESS William J |
PRIVATE |
10687 |
NRTH FUS |
1915 |
I.32 |
22 |
WANLISS Alexander |
LIEUTENANT |
|
RHE |
1915 |
O.16 |
266 |
Royal Navy Deaths WWI
Name |
Rank |
Number |
Unit/Squadron/Ship |
Year |
Volume |
Page No |
WANLESS Peter |
SEAMAN |
|
R N DEPOT PORT SAID |
1916 |
RN. |
4076 |