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Sydney New South Wales [15]

London England [14]

London, Middlesex, England [13]

Southampton, Hampshire [13]

Reading, Berkshire [11]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [9]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [9]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [8]

London, Middlesex [8]

Frome, Somerset [6]

Plymouth, Devon [5]

Tottenham, Middlesex [5]

West Ham, Essex [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Bendigo Victoria [4]

Brentford, Middlesex [4]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Dubbo New South Wales [4]

Islington, London [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Paddington, London [4]

Richmond Victoria [4]

Wangaratta Victoria [4]

Warragul Victoria [4]

Westbury, Wiltshire [4]

Abingdon, Berkshire [3]

Battersea, Surrey [3]

Bellerive Tasmania [3]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Bethungra New South Wales [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Clerkenwell, London [3]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Hammersmith, London [3]

Hampton, Middlesex [3]

Hawthorn Victoria [3]

Ipswich, Suffolk [3]

Kensington, London [3]

Newbury, Berkshire [3]

Wandsworth, London [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Alresford, Hampshire [2]

Ashford, Middlesex [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Bega New South Wales [2]

Blayney New South Wales [2]

Buckinghamshire [2]

Carlisle, Cumberland [2]

Rank

Private [2183]

Gunner [229]

Driver [221]

Corporal [173]

Serjeant [173]

Sapper [127]

Lance Corporal [95]

Second Lieutenant [77]

Lieutenant [67]

Acting Corporal [48]

Captain [47]

Acting Serjeant [38]

Pioneer [37]

Bombardier [35]

Major [23]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [19]

Rifleman [15]

Lance Serjeant [14]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [11]

Staff Serjeant [11]

Company Serjeant Major [10]

Trooper [10]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [8]

Colour Serjeant [8]

Able Seaman [7]

Guardsman [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Reverend [6]

Acting Captain [5]

Private Lance Corporal [5]

Shoeing Smith [5]

Acting Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Gunner [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Bandsman [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [302]

Labour Corps [289]

Royal Engineers [278]

Army Service Corps [274]

London Regiment [172]

Royal Garrison Artillery [119]

Middlesex Regiment [115]

Hampshire Regiment [110]

Royal Army Medical Corps [109]

Royal Fusiliers [104]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [103]

Machine Gun Corps [97]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [89]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [78]

Wiltshire Regiment [72]

Rifle Brigade [61]

Gloucestershire Regiment [56]

East Surrey Regiment [55]

Devonshire Regiment [52]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [50]

Worcestershire Regiment [50]

Essex Regiment [47]

The Queen's Regiment [47]

Royal West Kent Regiment [43]

Somerset Light Infantry [41]

Army Ordnance Corps [38]

Royal Sussex Regiment [36]

Northamptonshire Regiment [33]

Army Veterinary Corps [32]

Bedfordshire Regiment [32]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [32]

South Wales Borderers [32]

Cheshire Regiment [31]

Royal Army Service Corps [28]

South Staffordshire Regiment [26]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [25]

Welsh Regiment [25]

Dorsetshire Regiment [24]

Royal Naval Division [24]

Manchester Regiment [23]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [23]

Suffolk Regiment [23]

Grenadier Guards [22]

Northumberland Fusiliers [22]

West Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Army Cyclist Corps [21]

Canadian Infantry [21]

Liverpool Regiment [21]

Durham Light Infantry [20]

Hussars [20]

Service

British Army [3427]

Royal Navy [443]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [314]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [273]

Australian Imperial Force [198]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [65]

Other Empire Force [14]

Indian Army [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [4788]

D [5]

M [3]

C [2]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4709]

Merchant Navy [64]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [81]

Australia [1]

India [1]

Jersey [1]

Panama [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [15] London England [14] London, Middlesex, England [13] Southampton, Hampshire [13] Reading, Berkshire [11] Portsmouth, Hampshire [9] Southampton, Hampshire, England [9] Birmingham, Warwickshire [8] London, Middlesex [8] Frome, Somerset [6] Plymouth, Devon [5] Tottenham, Middlesex [5] West Ham, Essex [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Bendigo Victoria [4] Brentford, Middlesex [4] Brighton, Sussex [4] Dubbo New South Wales [4] Islington, London [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Paddington, London [4] Richmond Victoria [4] Wangaratta Victoria [4] Warragul Victoria [4] Westbury, Wiltshire [4] Abingdon, Berkshire [3] Battersea, Surrey [3] Bellerive Tasmania [3] Bermondsey, London [3] Bethnal Green, London [3] Bethungra New South Wales [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Clerkenwell, London [3] Croydon, Surrey [3] Hackney, London [3] Hammersmith, London [3] Hampton, Middlesex [3] Hawthorn Victoria [3] Ipswich, Suffolk [3] Kensington, London [3] Newbury, Berkshire [3] Wandsworth, London [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Alresford, Hampshire [2] Ashford, Middlesex [2] Battersea, London [2] Bega New South Wales [2] Blayney New South Wales [2] Buckinghamshire [2] Carlisle, Cumberland [2]

Rank

Private [2183] Gunner [229] Driver [221] Corporal [173] Serjeant [173] Sapper [127] Lance Corporal [95] Second Lieutenant [77] Lieutenant [67] Acting Corporal [48] Captain [47] Acting Serjeant [38] Pioneer [37] Bombardier [35] Major [23] Warrant Officer Class 2 [19] Rifleman [15] Lance Serjeant [14] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [11] Staff Serjeant [11] Company Serjeant Major [10] Trooper [10] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [8] Colour Serjeant [8] Able Seaman [7] Guardsman [7] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Acting Bombardier [6] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Reverend [6] Acting Captain [5] Private Lance Corporal [5] Shoeing Smith [5] Acting Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Staff Nurse [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Worker [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Gunner [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Bandsman [2] Boy 1st Class [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [302] Labour Corps [289] Royal Engineers [278] Army Service Corps [274] London Regiment [172] Royal Garrison Artillery [119] Middlesex Regiment [115] Hampshire Regiment [110] Royal Army Medical Corps [109] Royal Fusiliers [104] Royal Berkshire Regiment [103] Machine Gun Corps [97] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [89] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [78] Wiltshire Regiment [72] Rifle Brigade [61] Gloucestershire Regiment [56] East Surrey Regiment [55] Devonshire Regiment [52] King's Royal Rifle Corps [50] Worcestershire Regiment [50] Essex Regiment [47] The Queen's Regiment [47] Royal West Kent Regiment [43] Somerset Light Infantry [41] Army Ordnance Corps [38] Royal Sussex Regiment [36] Northamptonshire Regiment [33] Army Veterinary Corps [32] Bedfordshire Regiment [32] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [32] South Wales Borderers [32] Cheshire Regiment [31] Royal Army Service Corps [28] South Staffordshire Regiment [26] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [25] Welsh Regiment [25] Dorsetshire Regiment [24] Royal Naval Division [24] Manchester Regiment [23] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [23] Suffolk Regiment [23] Grenadier Guards [22] Northumberland Fusiliers [22] West Yorkshire Regiment [22] Army Cyclist Corps [21] Canadian Infantry [21] Liverpool Regiment [21] Durham Light Infantry [20] Hussars [20]

Service

British Army [3427] Royal Navy [443] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [314] Canadian Expeditionary Force [273] Australian Imperial Force [198] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [65] Other Empire Force [14] Indian Army [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [4788] D [5] M [3] C [2] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4709] Merchant Navy [64] Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [81] Australia [1] India [1] Jersey [1] Panama [1]

Wilfred Williams Wheeler

Born 1896

Died 1973

British Army 3020 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Spts/3020 Private Royal Fusiliers

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William Wheeler

Born 1875

Died 1923

British Army SS/7650 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 299217 Private Labour Corps

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George Godfrey Massy Wheeler

Born 1873

Died 1915

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

Indian Army Major 7th Hariana Lancers

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William Thomas Wheeler

Born 1874

Died 1953

British Army 3289 London Regiment 7th (City of London)

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Ernest Wheeler

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 18977 Acting Corporal Hampshire Regiment

British Army 18977 Corporal Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Albert Sidney Wheeler

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army G/326 Private Middlesex Regiment 11th Battalion

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Ernest Wheeler

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 1833 Sergeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 208042 Serjeant Rifle Brigade

British Army 208042 Colour Sergeant Rifle Brigade 25th Garrison Battalion

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George Wheeler

Born 1878

Died 1967

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91534

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Aero Rigger 121 Squadron

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Archibald Herbert Wheeler

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 18230 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Victor Harold Avery Wheeler

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army S/11794 Private Rifle Brigade

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Charles Wheeler

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 13810 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army T/12715 Private Training Reserve Battalion

British Army 13810 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Frederick Rowland Wheeler

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 15762 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army G/24182 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/24182 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 11th Battalion

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James Wheeler

Born 1883

Other Empire Force 10790 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 15280 Private British West Indies Regiment 11th Battalion

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William George Harold Wheeler

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 370857 Lance Corporal London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 2771 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 738035 Lance Corporal London Regiment 24th (County of London) Battalion (The Queen's)

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Arthur John Wheeler

Died 1916

British Army 4832 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Ernest Edgar Wheeler

Born 1885

Died 1915

Royal Navy DEAL/1862/S Private Royal Marines Divisional Train:

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Frederick William Wheeler

Born 1884

British Army 764807 Private London Regiment 28th battalion london regiment (artist Battalion

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George Minns Wheeler

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2292 Lance Corporal London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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William Wheeler

Died 1916

British Army 9743 Private Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 9743 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Harold Wheeler

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 372726 Private London Regiment

British Army 372726 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5417 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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