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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]

Lloyd Charles Wheeler

Born 1883

Died 1914

Royal Navy 9442 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery HMS Good Hope

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Leonard Cartwright Wheeler

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 7083 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 703324 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 1782 Trooper The City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders)

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Alfred John Wheeler

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 35037 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Albert Wheeler

Died 1917

British Army 19342 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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George Wheeler

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 12336 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Harry Wheeler

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261799

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Joseph Edward Wheeler

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91269

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Edward Wheeler

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192945

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William John Wheeler

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199528

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Edward Wheeler

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 20002 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Francis Harold Wheeler

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106390

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Percy Arthur Wheeler

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280626

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Jesse Wheeler

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119212

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William Wheeler

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281468

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John George Wheeler

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202274

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Frank Oscar Wheeler

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16925

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George Henry Wheeler

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198589

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Albert Henry Wheeler

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53126

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S. Wheeler

Died 1919

British Army 61973 Lance Corporal Devonshire Regiment

British Army 190913 Lance Corporal Labour Corps 651st Agricultural Company

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William Alfred Wheeler

Born 1899

Died 1916

Royal Navy PO/18390 Bugler Royal Marine Light Infantry, H.M.S. "Hampshire"

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