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Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Coalville, Leics. [1]

Glenorchy Tasmania [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Hyde Cheshire [1]

Hyde, Cheshire [1]

Liverpool [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

New Mills, Cheshire [1]

New Mills, Derbyshire [1]

Stockport, Derbyshire [1]

Thornsett, Derbyshire [1]

Toxteth, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [1]

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Private [66]

Sapper [6]

Corporal [5]

Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [2]

Driver [2]

Pioneer [2]

Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Gunner [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

private [1]

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Labour Corps [12]

Royal Engineers [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS DEFENCE [1]

Irish Guards [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Sherwood Rangers [1]

Prisoner of War Camp [1]

Royal Engineers Transport [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Training Reserve Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [85]

Royal Navy [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [104]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [105] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bolton, Lancashire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1] Coalville, Leics. [1] Glenorchy Tasmania [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Hyde Cheshire [1] Hyde, Cheshire [1] Liverpool [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] New Mills, Cheshire [1] New Mills, Derbyshire [1] Stockport, Derbyshire [1] Thornsett, Derbyshire [1] Toxteth, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Rank

Private [66] Sapper [6] Corporal [5] Serjeant [3] Bombardier [2] Driver [2] Pioneer [2] Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1] Gunner [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] private [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [12] Royal Engineers [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Manchester Regiment [4] Army Service Corps [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS DEFENCE [1] Irish Guards [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Sherwood Rangers [1] Prisoner of War Camp [1] Royal Engineers Transport [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] Training Reserve Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [85] Royal Navy [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

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W [105]

Contribution

Military Service [104] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Herbert Gladstone Wharmby

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 6474 Private London Regiment

British Army private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 6474 London Regiment

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Samuel M Wharmby

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 25575 Private Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion

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Samuel Wharmby

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291517

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Joseph Wharmby

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108761

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John Wharmby

Died 1916

British Army 26879 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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James Wharmby

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 18037 Private Royal Scots 15th Battalion

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Roland Glibert Wharmby

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247160

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William Wharmby

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy M645 Electrical Artificer 2nd Class HMS DEFENCE

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Hubert Wharmby

Died 1916

British Army 34837 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Fred Wharmby

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 17206 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 17206 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Joseph Wharmby

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2662 Private Royal Scots

British Army 43475 Private Royal Scots

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Ellis Wharmby

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 201296 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Benjamin Wharmby

Died 1917

British Army 20335 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 43167 Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment

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Harold Arthur Wharmby

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 3151 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Spts/3151 Private Royal Fusiliers

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John Howard Wharmby

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85318

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William Wharmby

Born 1895

British Army 10489 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army 60218 Corporal Essex Regiment

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Robert Wharmby

Born 1882

Royal Navy 12448 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Arthur Wharmby

Australian Imperial Force 1203

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Frank Wharmby

Born 1889

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2557497

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Roland Gilbert Wharmby

Born 1896

Royal Navy F47160

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