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Consett, Durham [2]

Hanwell, Middlesex [2]

Liverpool New South Wales [2]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Bishop Middleham, Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Dorking, Surrey [1]

Dubbo New South Wales [1]

Durham [1]

Greenwich [1]

Hindmarsh South Australia [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Islington, London [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lincolnshire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Nottinghamshire [1]

Rainow, near Macclesfield [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Somers Town, London [1]

St Peters, Folkestone, Kent [1]

Surry Hills New South Wales [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Vicarage, Horton in Ribblesdale [1]

Worksop England [1]

Rank

Private [84]

Gunner [16]

Corporal [10]

Serjeant [10]

Driver [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Captain [6]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Sapper [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Trooper [3]

Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Pioneer [1]

Second Liutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Store Hand [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [18]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Royal Engineers [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

London Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Scots [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Dragoons [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Tank Corps [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

2nd Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Bedford Yeomanry [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps Pool [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [155]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [29]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Royal Navy [19]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [238]

Contribution

Military Service [233]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Consett, Durham [2] Hanwell, Middlesex [2] Liverpool New South Wales [2] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Bishop Middleham, Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Dorking, Surrey [1] Dubbo New South Wales [1] Durham [1] Greenwich [1] Hindmarsh South Australia [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Islington, London [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lincolnshire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Nottinghamshire [1] Rainow, near Macclesfield [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Somers Town, London [1] St Peters, Folkestone, Kent [1] Surry Hills New South Wales [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Vicarage, Horton in Ribblesdale [1] Worksop England [1]

Rank

Private [84] Gunner [16] Corporal [10] Serjeant [10] Driver [8] Lieutenant [7] Captain [6] Acting Serjeant [4] Sapper [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Trooper [3] Colonel [2] Major [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Pioneer [1] Second Liutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Store Hand [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [18] Royal Field Artillery [14] Royal Engineers [10] Army Service Corps [9] Durham Light Infantry [9] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] London Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Scots [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Pay Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Dragoons [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Tank Corps [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Bedford Yeomanry [1] Canadian Army Service Corps Pool [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [155] Canadian Expeditionary Force [29] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Royal Navy [19] Australian Imperial Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [238]

Contribution

Military Service [233] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Frank Whaley

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army PS/2227 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment

British Army PS/2227 Private Royal Fusiliers Public Schools Battalion

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Thomas Edwin Whaley

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35372

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Laurence Whaley

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265039

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Walter Whaley

Born 1894

Died 1920

Royal Navy 17183 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/17183 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry

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Frederick Whaley

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264575

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Henry Whaley

Died 1917

British Army 76503 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Harry Whaley

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76632

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Sidney Whaley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120613

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Cyril Francis Whaley

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237168

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Henry W Whaley

Died 1918

British Army 266627 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Francis Whaley

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 9261 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 9261 Acting Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army 9261 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

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Albert Edward Whaley

Died 1917

British Army 20207 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Henry Harold Whaley

Died 1916

British Army 3/9261 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 3/9261 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Thomas William Whaley

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 18948 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Richard Archer Whaley

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 17/388 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Oswald Stanley Whaley

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 1033 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment

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George Whaley

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 25563 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Albert H. Whaley

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 21335 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Frank Whaley

Born 1897

Died 1920

Canadian Expeditionary Force 455612

Canadian Expeditionary Force 455612 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Whaley

Born 1879

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 144778

Canadian Expeditionary Force 144778 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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