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Wick Scotland [54]

Wick, Caithness [49]

Hackney Wick, London [44]

Wick, Caithness, Scotland [40]

Wick, Caithness-Shire [33]

Wick, Caithness-shire [30]

Hampton Wick, Middlesex [23]

Wick [15]

Wick, Sussex [14]

Eton Wick, Buckinghamshire [8]

Hackney Wick, Middlesex [6]

Wick, Scotland [6]

Wick, Littlehampton, Sussex [4]

Hackney Wick, London, Middlesex [3]

Hampton Wick England [3]

Hampton Wick, London [3]

Hampton Wick, Middlesex, England [3]

Haydon Wick, Swindon, Wiltshire [3]

Wick St Lawrence, Somerset [3]

Wick, Caithnessshire [3]

Eaton Wick, Buckinghamshire [2]

Hackney Wick, Hackney, Middlesex [2]

Hackney Wick, Middlesex, England [2]

Haydon Wick, Wiltshire [2]

Long Wick, Buckinghamshire [2]

Ulbster, Wick, Caithness [2]

Wick Caithness Scotland [2]

Wick Littlehampton, Sussex [2]

Wick, Caithnesshire [2]

Wick, Gloucestershire [2]

Arid wick,Manchester [1]

Barnolds Wick Near Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Boathaven, Wick [1]

Bristol, Wick, Gloucestershire [1]

Brown Place, Pultney Town, Wick, Caithness [1]

District of Wick, County of Caithness [1]

Eton Wick, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Eton Wick, Burnham, Bucks [1]

Eton Wick, Eton, Buckinghamshire [1]

HACKNEY WICK [1]

Hackney Wick, Homerton [1]

Hacknmey Wick [1]

Hampton Wick, Hampton, Middlesex [1]

Hampton Wick, London, Middlesex [1]

Hampton Wick, Norfolk [1]

Hampton Wick, Surrey [1]

Hannington Wick, Highworth, Wiltshire [1]

Haydon Wick near Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Haydon Wick,Highworth,Wilts. [1]

Haydon Wick,Highworth,Wiltshire. [1]

Rank

Private [70]

Seaman [32]

Able Seaman [6]

Deck Hand [6]

Serjeant [6]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Gunner [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sapper [2]

Sergeant [2]

Stoker [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Petty Officer Mechanic 3rd Grade [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commissioned Mechanician [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Driver [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Probationary Second Lieutenant [1]

Pte. [1]

Signalman [1]

Skipper [1]

Stoker 1c [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2c [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

private [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [36]

Seaforth Highlanders [31]

Royal Naval Division [18]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS INVINCIBLE [10]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Cameron Highlanders [4]

London Regiment [4]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

4th South African Infantry [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Service Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Queen Mary [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Victory [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Training Reserve [2]

(Princess Louise's) Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

15th Scottish Division, 9th (Service) Black Watch [1]

29th Divisional Cyclist Corps [1]

31st Punjabis [1]

4th (Queen's Edinburgh Rifles) Royal Scots [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's ) [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

British Guiana Militia [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders (Queens Own) [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dragoons [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

H.M.T.B. "4" [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS Mary Rose [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

Service

Royal Navy [204]

British Army [90]

Australian Imperial Force [61]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [48]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [70]

S [60]

M [56]

C [37]

G [30]

H [30]

D [22]

W [22]

F [15]

R [15]

P [12]

A [10]

L [10]

N [8]

T [8]

O [6]

K [4]

J [2]

U [2]

E [1]

I [1]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [372]

Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [42]

Canada [1]

Germany [1]

Guyana [1]

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People [422] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Wick Scotland [54] Wick, Caithness [49] Hackney Wick, London [44] Wick, Caithness, Scotland [40] Wick, Caithness-Shire [33] Wick, Caithness-shire [30] Hampton Wick, Middlesex [23] Wick [15] Wick, Sussex [14] Eton Wick, Buckinghamshire [8] Hackney Wick, Middlesex [6] Wick, Scotland [6] Wick, Littlehampton, Sussex [4] Hackney Wick, London, Middlesex [3] Hampton Wick England [3] Hampton Wick, London [3] Hampton Wick, Middlesex, England [3] Haydon Wick, Swindon, Wiltshire [3] Wick St Lawrence, Somerset [3] Wick, Caithnessshire [3] Eaton Wick, Buckinghamshire [2] Hackney Wick, Hackney, Middlesex [2] Hackney Wick, Middlesex, England [2] Haydon Wick, Wiltshire [2] Long Wick, Buckinghamshire [2] Ulbster, Wick, Caithness [2] Wick Caithness Scotland [2] Wick Littlehampton, Sussex [2] Wick, Caithnesshire [2] Wick, Gloucestershire [2] Arid wick,Manchester [1] Barnolds Wick Near Burnley, Lancashire [1] Boathaven, Wick [1] Bristol, Wick, Gloucestershire [1] Brown Place, Pultney Town, Wick, Caithness [1] District of Wick, County of Caithness [1] Eton Wick, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Eton Wick, Burnham, Bucks [1] Eton Wick, Eton, Buckinghamshire [1] HACKNEY WICK [1] Hackney Wick, Homerton [1] Hacknmey Wick [1] Hampton Wick, Hampton, Middlesex [1] Hampton Wick, London, Middlesex [1] Hampton Wick, Norfolk [1] Hampton Wick, Surrey [1] Hannington Wick, Highworth, Wiltshire [1] Haydon Wick near Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Haydon Wick,Highworth,Wilts. [1] Haydon Wick,Highworth,Wiltshire. [1]

Rank

Private [70] Seaman [32] Able Seaman [6] Deck Hand [6] Serjeant [6] Second Lieutenant [5] Gunner [4] Lance Corporal [4] Lieutenant [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Rifleman [2] Sapper [2] Sergeant [2] Stoker [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Chief Petty Officer Mechanic 3rd Grade [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commissioned Mechanician [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Driver [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Probationary Second Lieutenant [1] Pte. [1] Signalman [1] Skipper [1] Stoker 1c [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2c [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] private [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [36] Seaforth Highlanders [31] Royal Naval Division [18] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS INVINCIBLE [10] Highland Light Infantry [6] Cameron Highlanders [4] London Regiment [4] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] Labour Corps [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] 4th South African Infantry [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Service Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Queen Mary [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Victory [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Training Reserve [2] (Princess Louise's) Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] 15th Scottish Division, 9th (Service) Black Watch [1] 29th Divisional Cyclist Corps [1] 31st Punjabis [1] 4th (Queen's Edinburgh Rifles) Royal Scots [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's ) [1] Australian Infantry [1] British Guiana Militia [1] British West Indies Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders (Queens Own) [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dragoons [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] H.M.T.B. "4" [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS Mary Rose [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1]

Service

Royal Navy [204] British Army [90] Australian Imperial Force [61] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [48] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [70] S [60] M [56] C [37] G [30] H [30] D [22] W [22] F [15] R [15] P [12] A [10] L [10] N [8] T [8] O [6] K [4] J [2] U [2] E [1] I [1] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [372] Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [42] Canada [1] Germany [1] Guyana [1]

Arthur Blay

Born 1890

Died 1959

British Army R 21935 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 21935 private King's Royal Rifle corps 9th battalion

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William Thomas Woolhouse

Born 1898

Died 1988

British Army 50589 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry Depot

British Army 505891 Private Yorkshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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James Bain

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army S/7164 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/7164 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Alexander Gair Cormack

Born 1880

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force Captain Australian Infantry 3rd Battalion

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John Mackenzie

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Scottish Rifles 13th (Bantam) Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers 8th (Service) Battalion

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George Sutherland

Born 1882

Died 1918

Other Empire Force 2100 British Guiana Militia

British Army 9210 Private British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 9210 Lance Corporal British West Indies Regiment 5th (Reserve) Battalion

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John George C Collett

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 8206 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 323979 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 323979 Rifleman London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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Robert Robertson

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 3766 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 240782 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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William Georgeson

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 3185 Serjeant Seaforth Highlanders 5th seaforth highland Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 5th highland Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

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Angus Budge

Born 1882

Died 1919

British Army 3991 Private Seaforth Highlanders 5th Battalion

British Army Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 585411 Private Labour Corps 456th Agricultural Coy

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John Bremner

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 3983 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 23666 Private Royal Defence Corps 209th Protection Coy.

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Frederick Wells

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1816 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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William Rosie

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 4137 Private Seaforth Highlanders 5th Battalion

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Frank Ryrie

Born 1891

Died 1962

British Army 22400 Scottish Rifles

British Army 5148 Acting Colour Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

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James Oag

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army 5699 Private Cameron Highlanders

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John Gunn

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 3153 Private 29th Divisional Cyclist Corps

British Army 5072 Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 25193 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Alexander Campbell

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 241441 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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William Cowper

Died 1918

British Army 202063 Acting Sergeant Highland Light Infantry 5th (City of Glasgow) Battalion (Territorial)

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William Mckain Bremner

Born 1879

Died 1919

Royal Navy C 2015 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2015/C Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Victory

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Alexander Bain

Born 1859

Died 1919

Other Empire Force 973883 Able Seaman Mercantile Marine Reserve

Other Empire Force 973883 Able Seaman Mercantile Marine Reserve - HMS Lavatera

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