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Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Alfreton [1]

Alfreton, Derbyshire [1]

Balderton, Nottinghamshire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Chesterfield England [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Derby [1]

Gloucestershire [1]

Hemsworth, Yorkshire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1]

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New Wortley Leeds Yorks [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Ruddington, Nottinghamshire [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Sculcoates, Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Smethwick, Staffordshire [1]

Tottenham Court Road, London [1]

Wirksworth [1]

Wirksworth, Derbyshire [1]

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Private [107]

Gunner [11]

Sapper [11]

Serjeant [11]

Corporal [7]

Lance Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Driver [4]

Trooper [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Filter [1]

Fitter and Gunner [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Private /Acting Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [16]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

London Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Depot Manchester Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [168]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Royal Navy [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [209]

Contribution

Military Service [203]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [209] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Alfreton [1] Alfreton, Derbyshire [1] Balderton, Nottinghamshire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Chesterfield England [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Derby [1] Gloucestershire [1] Hemsworth, Yorkshire [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] Near Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire [1] New Wortley Leeds Yorks [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Ruddington, Nottinghamshire [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Sculcoates, Hull, Yorkshire [1] Smethwick, Staffordshire [1] Tottenham Court Road, London [1] Wirksworth [1] Wirksworth, Derbyshire [1]

Rank

Private [107] Gunner [11] Sapper [11] Serjeant [11] Corporal [7] Lance Corporal [5] Lieutenant [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Driver [4] Trooper [2] Worker [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Filter [1] Fitter and Gunner [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Private /Acting Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [16] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15] Royal Field Artillery [10] Manchester Regiment [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Army Service Corps [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Labour Corps [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Grenadier Guards [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] London Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Corps of Hussars [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Hussars [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Depot Manchester Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [168] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Royal Navy [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [209]

Contribution

Military Service [203] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Frederick George Wheatcroft

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 201674 Lance Serjeant East Surrey Regiment

British Army 201674 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 201674 Lance Corporal East Surrey Regiment

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Thomas Elison Wheatcroft

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 2983 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd Bn

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Ronald Duncan Wheatcroft

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Sergeant Inns of Court OTC

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) 6th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) 6th Battalion (Territorial)

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George Hanson Wheatcroft

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frank Wheatcroft

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 9037 Lance Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 9037 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 1 Bn

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Albert Henry Wheatcroft

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77902

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George Louis Wheatcroft

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40795

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Harold Wheatcroft

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 73676 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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William Smith Wheatcroft

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35253

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Alfred Wheatcroft

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy 309054 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Vivid

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Horace Wheatcroft

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115799

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James Henry Wheatcroft

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107128

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Herbert Wheatcroft

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 24889 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 24889 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Percy B Wheatcroft

Died 1917

British Army 117433 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Hosea Wheatcroft

Died 1916

British Army 28805 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 28805 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Thomas Samuel Benjamin Wheatcroft

Born 1899

Died 1919

British Army 33217 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 38408 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Harold Wheatcroft

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army S/15946 Corporal Rifle Brigade

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Edward Valentine Wheatcroft

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276110

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Cyril John Wheatcroft

Born 1884

Died 1961

British Army Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army Captain Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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George Henry Wheatcroft

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279368

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