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Wilton, Wiltshire [39]

Wilton, Salisbury, Wiltshire [7]

Wilton England [6]

Wilton New South Wales [6]

Wilton, Roxburgh [6]

Wilton [5]

Hockwold cum Wilton, Norfolk [3]

Wilton, Hawick [3]

Wilton, Hawick, Roxburghshire [3]

Wilton, Somerset [3]

Wilton, Wiltshire, England [3]

Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire [2]

Wilton, Hawick, Roxburgh [2]

Wilton, Roxburghshire [2]

Wilton, Yorkshire [2]

20 Wilton St Middlesbrough Yorkshire [1]

7 Wilton Gardens, Kelvin, Glasgow [1]

75 Wilton Street, Glasgow [1]

75 Wilton Street, Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Berwick St.James, Wilton, Wiltshire [1]

Bowerchalke, Wilton, Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

East Wilton, Yorkshire [1]

Hockwold -Cum-Wilton, Norfolk [1]

Hockwold-cum-Wilton, Norfolk [1]

Steeple Langford, Wilton, Wiltshire [1]

WILTON, ROXBURGH [1]

West Wilton England [1]

Wilton Wiltshire [1]

Wilton (RD), Wiltshire [1]

Wilton Gilbert, Durham [1]

Wilton Hawick, Roxburghshire [1]

Wilton Nr, Daventry Northampton. [1]

Wilton Park, County Durham [1]

Wilton Park, Durham [1]

Wilton Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Wilton Queensland [1]

Wilton Roxburgh Scotland [1]

Wilton Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Wilton Street, London S.W. [1]

Wilton Under Edge England [1]

Wilton Wiltshire [1]

Wilton, Dorset [1]

Wilton, Hampshire [1]

Wilton, Herefords [1]

Wilton, Lincolnshire [1]

Wilton, Middlesex, England [1]

Wilton, Norfolk [1]

Wilton, Redcar [1]

Wilton, Roxburgh, Scotland [1]

Wilton, Salisbury [1]

Rank

Private [31]

Able Seaman [5]

Serjeant [5]

Captain [3]

Corporal [2]

Gunner [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Boy 2nd Class then Boy 1st Class [1]

Driver [1]

Farrier Serjeant /Acting Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Ship's Corporal [1]

Signaller 2nd Class [1]

Sister [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

Yeoman of Signals 2nd Class [1]

Unit

King's Own Scottish Borderers [12]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Hussars [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Scots [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Alexandra [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Duke Of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

French Red Cross [1]

HIS Flirt [1]

HMS CAROLINE [1]

HMS FORTUNE [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS Irresistible [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Princess Charlotte Of Wales' Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Fearless [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

Scottish Women's Hospitals [ French Red Cross ] [1]

Scottish Womens Hospitals [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

Suffolk Yeomanry [1]

The Royal Scots [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

West Somerset Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [46]

Royal Navy [40]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [18]

M [15]

C [14]

H [13]

P [10]

W [10]

S [9]

G [7]

D [6]

R [6]

F [5]

T [5]

L [4]

A [2]

E [2]

J [1]

K [1]

N [1]

O [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [124]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

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Wilton, Wiltshire [39] Wilton, Salisbury, Wiltshire [7] Wilton England [6] Wilton New South Wales [6] Wilton, Roxburgh [6] Wilton [5] Hockwold cum Wilton, Norfolk [3] Wilton, Hawick [3] Wilton, Hawick, Roxburghshire [3] Wilton, Somerset [3] Wilton, Wiltshire, England [3] Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire [2] Wilton, Hawick, Roxburgh [2] Wilton, Roxburghshire [2] Wilton, Yorkshire [2] 20 Wilton St Middlesbrough Yorkshire [1] 7 Wilton Gardens, Kelvin, Glasgow [1] 75 Wilton Street, Glasgow [1] 75 Wilton Street, Glasgow, Scotland [1] Berwick St.James, Wilton, Wiltshire [1] Bowerchalke, Wilton, Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] East Wilton, Yorkshire [1] Hockwold -Cum-Wilton, Norfolk [1] Hockwold-cum-Wilton, Norfolk [1] Steeple Langford, Wilton, Wiltshire [1] WILTON, ROXBURGH [1] West Wilton England [1] Wilton Wiltshire [1] Wilton (RD), Wiltshire [1] Wilton Gilbert, Durham [1] Wilton Hawick, Roxburghshire [1] Wilton Nr, Daventry Northampton. [1] Wilton Park, County Durham [1] Wilton Park, Durham [1] Wilton Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Wilton Queensland [1] Wilton Roxburgh Scotland [1] Wilton Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] Wilton Street, London S.W. [1] Wilton Under Edge England [1] Wilton Wiltshire [1] Wilton, Dorset [1] Wilton, Hampshire [1] Wilton, Herefords [1] Wilton, Lincolnshire [1] Wilton, Middlesex, England [1] Wilton, Norfolk [1] Wilton, Redcar [1] Wilton, Roxburgh, Scotland [1] Wilton, Salisbury [1]

Rank

Private [31] Able Seaman [5] Serjeant [5] Captain [3] Corporal [2] Gunner [2] Lance Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Boy 2nd Class then Boy 1st Class [1] Driver [1] Farrier Serjeant /Acting Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Ship's Corporal [1] Signaller 2nd Class [1] Sister [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Yeoman of Signals [1] Yeoman of Signals 2nd Class [1]

Unit

King's Own Scottish Borderers [12] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Hussars [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Scots [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Alexandra [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Duke Of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] French Red Cross [1] HIS Flirt [1] HMS CAROLINE [1] HMS FORTUNE [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS Irresistible [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Princess Charlotte Of Wales' Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Fearless [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Scottish Rifles [1] Scottish Women's Hospitals [ French Red Cross ] [1] Scottish Womens Hospitals [1] South Wales Borderers [1] South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [1] Suffolk Regiment [1] Suffolk Yeomanry [1] The Royal Scots [1] Welsh Regiment [1] West Somerset Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [46] Royal Navy [40] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Australian Imperial Force [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [18] M [15] C [14] H [13] P [10] W [10] S [9] G [7] D [6] R [6] F [5] T [5] L [4] A [2] E [2] J [1] K [1] N [1] O [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [124] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

John Alexander Macrae

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Highlanders

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Arthur Alfred Burton

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy K38221

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James Kerr

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 726 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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William Biggar

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 6028 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1/5th Battalion

British Army 6028 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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William Scott

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 11477 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Charles Seymour Elliott

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96013

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Frank Ophni Ghey

Born 1869

Died 1948

British Army S/6238 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 14th Battalion

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Bertram Sidney Young

Born 1896

Died 1920

British Army 60354 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

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William Cooper

Born 1886

Died 1955

Royal Navy 14144 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 14144 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Fearless

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Albert Edward Gilbert

Died 1917

British Army 33564 Private Princess Charlotte Of Wales' Royal Berkshire Regiment 12th Battalion

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Edward Robert Dunn

Australian Imperial Force

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Percy James Marks

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 321136

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Douglas Matthews

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 5647 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 40709 Private Welsh Regiment 16th Battalion

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Harry Learmonth

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 6847 Serjeant King's Own Scottish Borderers 1st Battalion

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Alfred Edward Middleton

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196436

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Ernest James Ghey

Born 1868

Died 1935

British Army T2/12223 Private Army Service Corps

British Army T2/12223 Driver Army Service Corps

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Bertram Archibald Launcelot Vine

Born 1883

Died 1966

British Army 22495 Serjeant Wiltshire Regiment Won the D.C.M. for gallantry attacking enemy trenches

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Francis James Williams

Australian Imperial Force 215

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Alexander Mcconnachie

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 319951

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Douglas John Paddock

Born 1893

Died 1988

British Army 2504 Acting Corporal Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 204614 Acting Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 65314 Acting Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

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