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South Shields, Durham, England [5]

Poole, Dorset [2]

Saint Lukes, London [2]

Abingdon, Berkshire [1]

Aston Warwickshire [1]

Barking, Essex, England [1]

Barlongs, Essex, England [1]

Bexley, Kent [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Burwood New South Wales [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Cardiff Wales [1]

Chiswick, London, Middlesex [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex [1]

Custom House, London [1]

Deckham, Durham [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Dudley [1]

Great Wakering, Essex [1]

Gulgong New South Wales [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hexham, Northumberland [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kent England [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lancashire [1]

Launcester, Cornwall [1]

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Little Wakering Southern, Essex [1]

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London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Mitcham, Surrey [1]

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Newbury, Berkshire [1]

Newhaven, Sussex [1]

Newmarket, Suffolk [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Ryde, Isle of Wight [1]

Shoreburyness, Essex [1]

Sittingbourne, Kent, England [1]

Sombra Twp., Lambton, Ontario [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [214]

Gunner [31]

Sapper [22]

Corporal [19]

Serjeant [16]

Driver [13]

Lance Corporal [10]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Bombardier [4]

Captain [3]

Pioneer [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Medical Officer [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Sapper Acting Corporal [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [35]

Labour Corps [26]

Royal Field Artillery [22]

London Regiment [21]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Army Service Corps [20]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Wiltshire Regiment [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

South Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [10]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [336]

Royal Navy [38]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

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W [448]

Contribution

Military Service [434]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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Place of birth

South Shields, Durham, England [5] Poole, Dorset [2] Saint Lukes, London [2] Abingdon, Berkshire [1] Aston Warwickshire [1] Barking, Essex, England [1] Barlongs, Essex, England [1] Bexley, Kent [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Burwood New South Wales [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Cardiff Wales [1] Chiswick, London, Middlesex [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex [1] Custom House, London [1] Deckham, Durham [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Deptford, London [1] Dudley [1] Great Wakering, Essex [1] Gulgong New South Wales [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hexham, Northumberland [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Kensington, London [1] Kent England [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lancashire [1] Launcester, Cornwall [1] Lewisham, London [1] Little Wakering Southern, Essex [1] London [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Mitcham, Surrey [1] Newbury [1] Newbury, Berkshire [1] Newhaven, Sussex [1] Newmarket, Suffolk [1] Peckham, London [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Ryde, Isle of Wight [1] Shoreburyness, Essex [1] Sittingbourne, Kent, England [1] Sombra Twp., Lambton, Ontario [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [214] Gunner [31] Sapper [22] Corporal [19] Serjeant [16] Driver [13] Lance Corporal [10] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [5] Bombardier [4] Captain [3] Pioneer [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Lieutenant [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Chauffeur [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Medical Officer [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Sapper Acting Corporal [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Serjeant Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1] Telegraphist [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [35] Labour Corps [26] Royal Field Artillery [22] London Regiment [21] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Army Service Corps [20] Machine Gun Corps [15] Royal Fusiliers [14] Wiltshire Regiment [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] South Staffordshire Regiment [11] Royal Berkshire Regiment [10] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] East Kent Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Cambridgeshire Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Highland Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2] British Red Cross Society [2] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [336] Royal Navy [38] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Australian Imperial Force [6]

Last name first letter

W [448]

Contribution

Military Service [434] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

William Joseph Whale

Born 1896

Died 1975

British Army 11035 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 215391 Private Labour Corps

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Edwin John Whale

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 10972 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William George Whale

Born 1896

British Army 8890 Private Royal Flying Corps

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Charles P Whale

Born 1890

British Army 1004 Lance Corporal London Regiment

British Army 1004 Acting Colour Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 350050 Acting Company Quartermaster Sergeant London Regiment

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Howard Whale

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy 2354 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Ernest Edward Whale

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113725

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Arthur Vivian Whale

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139336

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John Whale

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47516

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Frederick Whale

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 596130 Private London Regiment

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Thomas James Whale

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130053

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Alfred John Whale

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148932

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Mark Whale

Died 1917

British Army 16149 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 22536 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 22536 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Walter William Whale

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 242217 Acting Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

British Army 242217 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

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James Whale

Born 1889

Died 1957

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

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Cyril Murley Whale

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209777

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James Joseph Whale

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238744

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Ernest Charles Whale

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 7991 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 7991 Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment

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Sidney Herbert Whale

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217515

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Edward Joseph Whale

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302275

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William Harold Whale

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99844

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