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Beverley Western Australia [2]

Stoke On Trent England [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Auburn New South Wales [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Grimsby England [1]

Marrickville New South Wales [1]

Mole Creek Tasmania [1]

Nottingham [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Nottinghamshire England [1]

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England [1]

Rugeley, Staffordshire [1]

Spalding England [1]

Staffordshire England [1]

Rank

Private [82]

Driver [9]

Gunner [6]

Serjeant [4]

Sapper [3]

Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Captain [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Pioneer [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

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Labour Corps [13]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Royal Engineers [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Corps of Hussars [6]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

South Nottinghamshire Hussars [3]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire Yeomanry [2]

Sherwood Rangers [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Cressy [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Orthopaedic Unit attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Field Company [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [110]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Royal Navy [5]

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W [142]

Contribution

Military Service [140]

Merchant Navy [2]

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Australia [3]

United Kingdom [1]

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People [142] Stories Communities

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Beverley Western Australia [2] Stoke On Trent England [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Auburn New South Wales [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Grimsby England [1] Marrickville New South Wales [1] Mole Creek Tasmania [1] Nottingham [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Nottinghamshire England [1] Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England [1] Rugeley, Staffordshire [1] Spalding England [1] Staffordshire England [1]

Rank

Private [82] Driver [9] Gunner [6] Serjeant [4] Sapper [3] Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Captain [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal [1] Pioneer [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Signalman [1] Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [13] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11] Royal Field Artillery [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] Royal Engineers [8] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Corps of Hussars [6] Machine Gun Corps [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Army Service Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] South Nottinghamshire Hussars [3] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire Yeomanry [2] Sherwood Rangers [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] Essex Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Cressy [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Orthopaedic Unit attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Engineers Field Company [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [110] Australian Imperial Force [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Royal Navy [5]

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Contribution

Military Service [140] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

Australia [3] United Kingdom [1]

Frederick Wheat

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 6485 Army Ordnance Corps

British Army A2889 Staff Serjeant Army Ordnance Corps Attached 9th Squadron Machine Gun Corps

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Albert Wheat

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32682

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Thomas Wolstenholme Wheat

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37122

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Leonard Kinders Wheat

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 436814

Canadian Expeditionary Force 436814 Private Canadian Infantry

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Walter Joseph Wheat

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 38681 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Harold Arthur Wheat

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 12/1093 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment

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John Wheat

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 17676 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 17676 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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George Wheat

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2340 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Emanuel Wheat

Died 1916

British Army 28219 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 28219 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Ernest Wheat

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75492

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Samuel Bertram Wheat

Died 1975

Australian Imperial Force 1731

Australian Imperial Force Private

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George Alfred Wheat

Born 1891

Died 1914

Royal Navy 239001

Royal Navy 239001 Signalman HMS Cressy

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George Reginald Wheat

Australian Imperial Force 5669

Australian Imperial Force Private

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Arthur Wheat

Died 1916

British Army 6837 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 20329 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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William Wheat

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 17772 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Frank Wheat

Died 1918

British Army 62299 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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David Wheat

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army G/19469 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/19469 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Edward Wheat

Died 1916

British Army 16269 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 16269 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Sidney Wheat

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163391

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Thomas Beverley Wheat

Australian Imperial Force 7437

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