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Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Bronycraig, Ffestiniog, Merioneth [1]

Burton On Trent England [1]

Cheshire [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Ffestiniog [1]

Kirby Wiske [1]

Mold, Flintshire [1]

Mold, Flintshire, Wakes [1]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [1]

Northallerton, Yorkshire [1]

Shandon, Dublin [1]

Southgate, London, Middlesex [1]

West Auckland England Western Australia [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [52]

Gunner [8]

Corporal [5]

Driver [5]

Sapper [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Captain [1]

Captain Major [1]

Guardsman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [13]

Army Service Corps [8]

London Regiment [7]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Cameron Highlanders Depot [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

General List [1]

Indian Defence Force [1]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

New Zealand Training Unit [1]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery Transport [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [92]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Royal Navy [8]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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W [118]

Contribution

Military Service [116]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Bronycraig, Ffestiniog, Merioneth [1] Burton On Trent England [1] Cheshire [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Ffestiniog [1] Kirby Wiske [1] Mold, Flintshire [1] Mold, Flintshire, Wakes [1] North Shields, Northumberland, England [1] Northallerton, Yorkshire [1] Shandon, Dublin [1] Southgate, London, Middlesex [1] West Auckland England Western Australia [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [52] Gunner [8] Corporal [5] Driver [5] Sapper [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Captain [1] Captain Major [1] Guardsman [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Temporary Major [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [13] Army Service Corps [8] London Regiment [7] Labour Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Cameron Highlanders Depot [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] General List [1] Indian Defence Force [1] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] New Zealand Training Unit [1] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Garrison Artillery Transport [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Naval Division [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [92] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Royal Navy [8] Australian Imperial Force [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [118]

Contribution

Military Service [116] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Henry Wheldon

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army DM2/134662 Private Army Service Corps 618th Motor Transport Company

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Wynn Powell Wheldon

Born 1879

Died 1961

British Army Temporary Major Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Albert Markham Wheldon

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55064

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Ernest Wheldon

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294451

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Charles Edward Wheldon

Born 1880

Died 1920

British Army 91013 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Wynn Powell Wheldon

Born 1879

Died 1961

British Army Captain Major Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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John William Wheldon

Born 1882

Died 1921

British Army 61965 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Percy Wheldon

Died 1917

British Army 18579 Private Coldstream Guards

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Albert V Wheldon

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army M2/194323 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army M2/194323 Private Army Service Corps

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Daniel Wheldon

Died 1915

British Army 2678 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Harry Herbert Wheldon

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92519

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William A Wheldon

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120970

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Walter Wheldon

Australian Imperial Force 220

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William Richard Wheldon

Australian Imperial Force 13865

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Charles Wheldon

Died 1916

British Army 22802 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 22802 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Alfred Charles Wheldon

Died 1918

British Army 57582 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 57582 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Charles Ashdown Wheldon

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 178609

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Francis Stuart Wheldon

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 178440

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Albert Joseph Wheldon

Born 1892

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 81420 New Zealand Training Unit

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Thomas Luke Wheldon

Australian Imperial Force 7120

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