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Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Crewe, Cheshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3]

Scone New South Wales [3]

Ballina New South Wales [2]

Bideford, Devon [2]

Blackheath, Staffordshire [2]

Bowen Queensland [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Canungra Queensland [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2]

Hindmarsh South Australia [2]

Hornsey, London [2]

Hornsey, London, Middlesex [2]

Llanfyllin, Montgomeryshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2]

Walgett New South Wales [2]

Wallaroo South Australia [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ashbone, Roscommon [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Auburn Victoria [1]

Auckland [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Bircham Tofts Norfolk [1]

Bircham Tofts Norfolk [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bislop Auckland, Durham [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bolton England [1]

Brushy Hill New South Wales [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Caharcaveer [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Chester, Cheshire, England [1]

Cork [1]

Crosby, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Dorking, Surrey [1]

Dudley, Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [480]

Driver [46]

Gunner [45]

Sapper [36]

Serjeant [35]

Corporal [34]

Lance Corporal [18]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Lieutenant [12]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Captain [6]

Pioneer [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Commander [4]

Nurse [4]

Private Lance Corporal [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Bombardier [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Trooper [2]

Worker [2]

1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bugler [1]

Cadet [1]

Chief Skipper [1]

Clerk [1]

Colour Serjeant and Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Divisional Director [1]

Drummer [1]

Engineer [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Forewoman [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [69]

Royal Field Artillery [59]

Labour Corps [54]

Army Service Corps [36]

Cheshire Regiment [34]

Liverpool Regiment [28]

Royal Garrison Artillery [28]

Durham Light Infantry [27]

Machine Gun Corps [23]

London Regiment [21]

Northumberland Fusiliers [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [21]

West Yorkshire Regiment [20]

Manchester Regiment [19]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [16]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Norfolk Regiment [13]

West Riding Regiment [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Lincolnshire Regiment [11]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11]

South Staffordshire Regiment [11]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Border Regiment [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Coldstream Guards [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Service

British Army [738]

Royal Navy [70]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49]

Australian Imperial Force [40]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [36]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

W [966]

R [2]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [937]

Merchant Navy [22]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Crewe, Cheshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3] Scone New South Wales [3] Ballina New South Wales [2] Bideford, Devon [2] Blackheath, Staffordshire [2] Bowen Queensland [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Canungra Queensland [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2] Hindmarsh South Australia [2] Hornsey, London [2] Hornsey, London, Middlesex [2] Llanfyllin, Montgomeryshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2] Walgett New South Wales [2] Wallaroo South Australia [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ashbone, Roscommon [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Auburn Victoria [1] Auckland [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Bircham Tofts Norfolk [1] Bircham Tofts Norfolk [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bislop Auckland, Durham [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bolton England [1] Brushy Hill New South Wales [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Caharcaveer [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Chester, Cheshire, England [1] Cork [1] Crosby, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Dorking, Surrey [1] Dudley, Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [480] Driver [46] Gunner [45] Sapper [36] Serjeant [35] Corporal [34] Lance Corporal [18] Second Lieutenant [16] Lieutenant [12] Acting Serjeant [7] Acting Corporal [6] Captain [6] Pioneer [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Commander [4] Nurse [4] Private Lance Corporal [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Able Seaman [2] Bombardier [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Sister [2] Staff Nurse [2] Trooper [2] Worker [2] 1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Matron [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bugler [1] Cadet [1] Chief Skipper [1] Clerk [1] Colour Serjeant and Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Divisional Director [1] Drummer [1] Engineer [1] Farrier Corporal [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Forewoman [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Commander [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [69] Royal Field Artillery [59] Labour Corps [54] Army Service Corps [36] Cheshire Regiment [34] Liverpool Regiment [28] Royal Garrison Artillery [28] Durham Light Infantry [27] Machine Gun Corps [23] London Regiment [21] Northumberland Fusiliers [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [21] West Yorkshire Regiment [20] Manchester Regiment [19] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [16] Royal Fusiliers [14] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14] Middlesex Regiment [13] Norfolk Regiment [13] West Riding Regiment [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Lincolnshire Regiment [11] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11] South Staffordshire Regiment [11] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] South Lancashire Regiment [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Border Regiment [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Coldstream Guards [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7] Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] East Lancashire Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Welsh Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Service

British Army [738] Royal Navy [70] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49] Australian Imperial Force [40] Canadian Expeditionary Force [36] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

W [966] R [2] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [937] Merchant Navy [22] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

J Wharton

British Army G4788 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Joseph Wharton

British Army 10932 Private Lance Corporal New Zealand Cyclist Battalion

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W Wharton

British Army 31679 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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H Wharton

British Army 1124 Private Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers attached Machine Gun Corps

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J Wharton

British Army 60545 Private Welsh Regiment

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Dorothy M Wharton

Born 1892

Other Empire Force Nurse British Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment

Other Empire Force Nurse British Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Christopher Hildyard Ringrose-Wharton

Born 1890

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Commander

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Margarita Lucy Whidborne Later Wharton

Born 1895

Other Empire Force Soldiers Home Rouen

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Grundy

British Army Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

British Army 3399 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Dorothy M Reid (mrs Wharton)

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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