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London, Middlesex, England [6]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Nottingham [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Bridgetown Western Australia [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Derby, Derbyshire [3]

Gunning New South Wales [3]

Islington, London [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Battersea, London [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Blunham, Bedfordshire [2]

Brighton Tasmania [2]

Chislehurst, Kent [2]

Dublin [2]

Durham, Durham [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

London [2]

London England [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

South Shields, Durham, England [2]

Yass New South Wales [2]

Yorkshire [2]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Beckenham, Kent, England [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Bendeyo New South Wales [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bexley-Heath, Kent [1]

Biggleswade England [1]

Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [1]

Bingara Queensland [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Borrowash, Derby [1]

Broadheath, Worcestershire [1]

Bromley by Bow, London [1]

Bromley by Bow, Poplar, London [1]

Bromley, London [1]

Burra South Australia [1]

Cardiganshire [1]

Carlisle Registration District [1]

Castel, Guernsey [1]

Catford, Kent, England [1]

Chester-le-Street, Durham [1]

Chiswick, London [1]

Rank

Private [760]

Corporal [85]

Driver [76]

Gunner [60]

Sapper [54]

Serjeant [52]

Second Lieutenant [36]

Lance Corporal [27]

Lieutenant [26]

Major [14]

Acting Corporal [12]

Bombardier [12]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Captain [9]

Acting Bombardier [8]

Colour Serjeant [7]

Pioneer [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Drummer [3]

Guardsman [3]

Lance Bombardier [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Private Lance Corporal [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Wheeler Staff Serjeant [2]

2nd Lt [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Farrier Corporal [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [103]

Labour Corps [95]

Royal Engineers [91]

Army Service Corps [84]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [53]

London Regiment [48]

Royal Army Medical Corps [39]

Northumberland Fusiliers [38]

West Yorkshire Regiment [35]

Yorkshire Regiment [35]

Royal Garrison Artillery [34]

Machine Gun Corps [32]

Leicestershire Regiment [29]

Durham Light Infantry [25]

Lincolnshire Regiment [25]

Rifle Brigade [22]

Middlesex Regiment [19]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

Essex Regiment [18]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [18]

York and Lancaster Regiment [17]

East Surrey Regiment [16]

South Staffordshire Regiment [16]

Northamptonshire Regiment [15]

The Queen's Regiment [15]

Bedfordshire Regiment [14]

East Yorkshire Regiment [14]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [14]

Royal Sussex Regiment [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Manchester Regiment [13]

Canadian Infantry [12]

East Kent Regiment [12]

Hampshire Regiment [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

West Riding Regiment [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

Dorsetshire Regiment [10]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Royal Air Force [9]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [9]

Royal Scots [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Grenadier Guards [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Service

British Army [1177]

Royal Navy [120]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [97]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [82]

Australian Imperial Force [68]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [1579]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1548]

Merchant Navy [21]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

Canada [1]

India [1]

Kenya [1]

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London, Middlesex, England [6] Melbourne Victoria [6] Nottingham [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Bridgetown Western Australia [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Derby, Derbyshire [3] Gunning New South Wales [3] Islington, London [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Battersea, London [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Blunham, Bedfordshire [2] Brighton Tasmania [2] Chislehurst, Kent [2] Dublin [2] Durham, Durham [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] London [2] London England [2] Marylebone, London [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] South Shields, Durham, England [2] Yass New South Wales [2] Yorkshire [2] Beckenham, Kent [1] Beckenham, Kent, England [1] Bedfordshire [1] Bendeyo New South Wales [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bexley-Heath, Kent [1] Biggleswade England [1] Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [1] Bingara Queensland [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Borrowash, Derby [1] Broadheath, Worcestershire [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1] Bromley by Bow, Poplar, London [1] Bromley, London [1] Burra South Australia [1] Cardiganshire [1] Carlisle Registration District [1] Castel, Guernsey [1] Catford, Kent, England [1] Chester-le-Street, Durham [1] Chiswick, London [1]

Rank

Private [760] Corporal [85] Driver [76] Gunner [60] Sapper [54] Serjeant [52] Second Lieutenant [36] Lance Corporal [27] Lieutenant [26] Major [14] Acting Corporal [12] Bombardier [12] Acting Serjeant [10] Captain [9] Acting Bombardier [8] Colour Serjeant [7] Pioneer [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Drummer [3] Guardsman [3] Lance Bombardier [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3] Private Lance Corporal [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Worker [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Brigadier General [2] Corporal Lance Serjeant [2] Petty Officer [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Sergeant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Temporary Major [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Wheeler Staff Serjeant [2] 2nd Lt [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Farrier Corporal [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Sister [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [103] Labour Corps [95] Royal Engineers [91] Army Service Corps [84] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [53] London Regiment [48] Royal Army Medical Corps [39] Northumberland Fusiliers [38] West Yorkshire Regiment [35] Yorkshire Regiment [35] Royal Garrison Artillery [34] Machine Gun Corps [32] Leicestershire Regiment [29] Durham Light Infantry [25] Lincolnshire Regiment [25] Rifle Brigade [22] Middlesex Regiment [19] Royal Fusiliers [19] Essex Regiment [18] King's Royal Rifle Corps [18] York and Lancaster Regiment [17] East Surrey Regiment [16] South Staffordshire Regiment [16] Northamptonshire Regiment [15] The Queen's Regiment [15] Bedfordshire Regiment [14] East Yorkshire Regiment [14] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [14] Royal Sussex Regiment [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Manchester Regiment [13] Canadian Infantry [12] East Kent Regiment [12] Hampshire Regiment [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] West Riding Regiment [11] Army Veterinary Corps [10] Dorsetshire Regiment [10] Liverpool Regiment [10] Royal Naval Division [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] Royal Air Force [9] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [9] Royal Scots [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] Grenadier Guards [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Service

British Army [1177] Royal Navy [120] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [97] Canadian Expeditionary Force [82] Australian Imperial Force [68] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [1579] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1548] Merchant Navy [21] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [25] Canada [1] India [1] Kenya [1]

Philip Wheatley

Born 1871

Died 1935

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery

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Harry Wheatley

Born 1898

Died 1986

British Army 21725 Private Royal Scots

British Army 110435 Private Labour Corps

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Thomas George Wheatley

Born 1897

Died 1965

British Army P/19658 Corporal Military Foot Police

British Army 926459 Driver Royal Field Artillery 3rd London Brigade

British Army 926459 Driver Royal Field Artillery 2/3 London Brigade

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Jack Wheatley

Born 1898

Died 1970

British Army 4461 Drummer London Regiment 3rd

British Army 225820 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 2/1

British Army 225820 Drummer London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 2/2

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Guy Rutherford Prescott Wheatley

Born 1875

Died 1952

Indian Army Major 27th Light Cavalry

British Army 2nd Lt Royal Norfolk Regiment 1st

Indian Army Lt

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Annie Wheatley

Born 1871

Died 1919

British Army Sister Territorial Army Nursing Service

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Henry Matthew Wheatley

Born 1890

Died 1965

British Army M1/6402 Private Army Service Corps

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Frank Thackrah Wheatley

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31353

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Albert William Wheatley

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126995

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Angelica Pamela Wheatley

Born 1893

Died 1922

British Army Ordinary Member British Red Cross Society Ashridge VAD Auxiliary Hospital

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David Wheatley

Born 1867

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279591

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Algernon Wheatley

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111046

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Walter Cavaro Wheatley

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278971

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Sidney Wheatley

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138062

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Charles Wheatley

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64280

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James Wheatley

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300972

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William Wheatley

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116888

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James Henry Wheatley

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186757

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James Atkinson Wheatley

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy Lieutenant HM Submarine "L.10"

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Frederick Wheatley

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122735

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