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Crayford, Kent [3]

Maidstone Kent [3]

Bermagui New South Wales [2]

Wimborne, Dorset [2]

Bexley, Kent [1]

Brighton Sussex [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chelsea London [1]

Cobargo New South Wales [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Fawkham, Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Foots Cray, Kent [1]

Gillingham England [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Ipswich Queensland [1]

Kensington, Middlesex [1]

Kindred Tasmania [1]

Lewisham, Kent [1]

London England [1]

Maidstone England [1]

Mapperton, Dorset [1]

Milton, Gravesend, Kent [1]

Minster, Kent [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Saint Mary Gray, Kent [1]

Slades Green, Erith, Kent [1]

Swanley, Kent [1]

Walthamstow, Essex [1]

Wandsworth [1]

Winterborne Zelston, Dorset [1]

Wokingham, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [53]

Gunner [6]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Driver [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Captain [2]

Sapper [2]

Sergeant [2]

Worker [2]

Bombardier [1]

Greaser [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Major [1]

Major [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Trimmer [1]

Trimmer / Cook [1]

Warrant Officer 2nd Class [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Labour Corps [7]

Army Service Corps [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Dorset Yeomanry [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

KOYLI [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Labour Corps Clearing Office ex London Regiment [1]

London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Military Massage Service [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Engineer [1]

Royal Marines [1]

Royal Marines Band [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [77]

Royal Navy [17]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [116]

Contribution

Military Service [102]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [116] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Crayford, Kent [3] Maidstone Kent [3] Bermagui New South Wales [2] Wimborne, Dorset [2] Bexley, Kent [1] Brighton Sussex [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chelsea London [1] Cobargo New South Wales [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Fawkham, Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Foots Cray, Kent [1] Gillingham England [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Kensington, Middlesex [1] Kindred Tasmania [1] Lewisham, Kent [1] London England [1] Maidstone England [1] Mapperton, Dorset [1] Milton, Gravesend, Kent [1] Minster, Kent [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Saint Mary Gray, Kent [1] Slades Green, Erith, Kent [1] Swanley, Kent [1] Walthamstow, Essex [1] Wandsworth [1] Winterborne Zelston, Dorset [1] Wokingham, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [53] Gunner [6] Acting Serjeant [3] Driver [3] Able Seaman [2] Captain [2] Sapper [2] Sergeant [2] Worker [2] Bombardier [1] Greaser [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant Temporary Major [1] Major [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant [1] Telegraphist [1] Temporary Major [1] Trimmer [1] Trimmer / Cook [1] Warrant Officer 2nd Class [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal West Kent Regiment [11] Royal Field Artillery [8] Labour Corps [7] Army Service Corps [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] Royal Engineers [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hussars [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [2] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Dorset Yeomanry [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] KOYLI [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] Labour Corps Clearing Office ex London Regiment [1] London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Military Massage Service [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Engineer [1] Royal Marines [1] Royal Marines Band [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [77] Royal Navy [17] Australian Imperial Force [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [116]

Contribution

Military Service [102] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Charles Whiffen

Born 1879

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 804

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Harry James Joseph Whiffen

Born 1883

British Army 15716 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 48 Company

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George Whiffen

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 5117 Rifleman London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) 3/21st Battalion

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Peter Edward Charles Whiffen

Born 1879

Died 1939

Canadian Expeditionary Force 42230

Canadian Expeditionary Force 42230 Gunner

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Lewis Whiffen

Born 1899

Died 1966

British Army 328863 Private London Regiment

British Army 235308 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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George William Whiffen

Born 1885

British Army 7408 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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William Ernest Whiffen

Born 1894

British Army 11423 Acting Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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William Alfred Whiffen

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army G/11119 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Albert Edward Whiffen

British Army 9365 Private Suffolk Regiment 7th Battalion

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Arthur Leonard Whiffen

Born 1896

Died 1974

British Army 6786 Private London Regiment

British Army G/41918 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Edward Arthur Whiffen

Born 1892

Died 1970

British Army 238955 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/202977 Sapper Royal Engineers

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George Walter Whiffen

Born 1884

British Army M13/21668 Private Training Reserve 108th Battalion

British Army 39354 Sergeant Suffolk Regiment 1st Garrison Reserve Battalion

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George Whiffen

Born 1895

British Army 10357 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Frederick Whiffen

Born 1897

British Army G/10302 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Alfred Joseph Whiffen

Born 1881

British Army 8508 Private KOYLI

British Army SS/7794 Private Army Service Corps Labour Section

British Army 393113 Private Labour Corps Eastern Command Labour Centre

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Roy Edward Whiffen

Australian Imperial Force N57909

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Joseph Whiffen

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army 7574 Private Essex Regiment

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Frank George Whiffen

Died 1917

British Army 17553 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Edward Whiffen

Australian Imperial Force 1338

Australian Imperial Force 3523

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William G Whiffen

Born 1886

Canadian Expeditionary Force 60051

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