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Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Shoreham, Kent [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Bedford [1]

Bedford, bedfordshire [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex, England [1]

Colne Engaine, Essex [1]

Coopersale Common, Essex [1]

Coopersale, Epping, Essex [1]

Crayford, Kent [1]

Dartford England [1]

Dovercourt, Essex [1]

Fawkham, Kent [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Heathcote Victoria [1]

Hedingham, Essex [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Leytonstone [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Maidstone Kent [1]

Meopham, Kent [1]

New Brompton, Kent [1]

Nottingham [1]

Peckham, Surrey [1]

Pyalong Victoria [1]

Saffron Walden, Essex [1]

Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Shadwell, Middlesex [1]

Shoreditch, London [1]

South Melbourne Victoria [1]

Stepney, Middlesex [1]

Stourbridge, Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [46]

Gunner [10]

Driver [8]

Lance Corporal [4]

Corporal [3]

Rifleman [3]

Serjeant [3]

3 WR [1]

AC2 [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic II [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Fireman [1]

Lg. Boatswain (Bosun) [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Matron [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Sapper [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Labour Corps [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Engineers [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps Expeditionary Force Canteens [2]

Essex Yeomanry [2]

Lancers [2]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Army Gymnastic Staff [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Devon Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Indian Army [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Life Guards [1]

London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1]

Royal Australian Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [79]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Royal Navy [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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W [121]

Contribution

Military Service [112]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Australia [1]

Ukraine [1]

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People [121] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Shoreham, Kent [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Bedford [1] Bedford, bedfordshire [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chelsea, Middlesex, England [1] Colne Engaine, Essex [1] Coopersale Common, Essex [1] Coopersale, Epping, Essex [1] Crayford, Kent [1] Dartford England [1] Dovercourt, Essex [1] Fawkham, Kent [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Heathcote Victoria [1] Hedingham, Essex [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Leytonstone [1] London, Middlesex [1] Maidstone Kent [1] Meopham, Kent [1] New Brompton, Kent [1] Nottingham [1] Peckham, Surrey [1] Pyalong Victoria [1] Saffron Walden, Essex [1] Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Shadwell, Middlesex [1] Shoreditch, London [1] South Melbourne Victoria [1] Stepney, Middlesex [1] Stourbridge, Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [46] Gunner [10] Driver [8] Lance Corporal [4] Corporal [3] Rifleman [3] Serjeant [3] 3 WR [1] AC2 [1] Able Seaman [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic II [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Fireman [1] Lg. Boatswain (Bosun) [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Matron [1] Pioneer [1] Private 1st Class [1] Sapper [1] Signal Boy [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [13] Royal Field Artillery [9] Labour Corps [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Engineers [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Essex Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Army Service Corps Expeditionary Force Canteens [2] Essex Yeomanry [2] Lancers [2] Mercantile Marine Reserve [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Territorial Force Nursing Service [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Army Gymnastic Staff [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Devon Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Indian Army [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Life Guards [1] London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1] Royal Australian Naval Reserve [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Royal West Surrey Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [79] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Royal Navy [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Australian Imperial Force [4] Other Empire Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [121]

Contribution

Military Service [112] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Australia [1] Ukraine [1]

Edward James Whiffin

Born 1884

British Army 25520 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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James Whiffin

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army S/9253 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/9253 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Arthur William J Whiffin

Born 1882

British Army 60105 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 6th Battalion

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Albert John Whiffin

Born 1895

British Army PS/1807 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army PS/1807 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment 16th Battalion

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Frank Whiffin

Born 1892

British Army 3637 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 78423 Pioneer Royal Engineers Signal Depot

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Albert Henry Whiffin

Born 1899

British Army 97889 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Edward Whiffin

Born 1879

British Army T 2381 Sapper Royal Engineers 3/1st E A Field Co

British Army 522435 Sapper Royal Engineers 486 Field Co.

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Arthur Henry Richard Whiffin

Born 1892

British Army 572010 Private London Regiment

British Army T/406431 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 17812 Private Devon Regiment Depot

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George Frederick Whiffin

Born 1900

British Army L/15775 Private Middlesex Regiment 6th Battalion

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Ernest Wilfred Whiffin

Born 1895

Died 1973

Australian Imperial Force 304 Royal Australian Naval Reserve

Australian Imperial Force 397 Able Seaman Driver Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

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William Bennett Whiffin

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298076 Private 1st Class

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George Edward Whiffin

Born 1874

British Army G/588 Private Middlesex Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Edward William John Whiffin

Born 1893

British Army 2247 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 947817 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Charles James Whiffin

Born 1887

Royal Navy 364373 Stoker Petty Officer

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Charles Herbert Alfred Whiffin

Born 1898

British Army 473122 Private London Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 473123 Private London Regiment 12th Battalion

British Army 6709 Private London Regiment Reserve

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Arthur Shirley Whiffin

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220272

Royal Navy F20272 Air Mechanic II

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Albert E J Whiffin

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 2560 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 240412 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Hubert James Whiffin

Born 1893

British Army 1298 Lance Corporal Essex Yeomanry 2/1st Battalion

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Percy Whiffin

Born 1884

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 198173

Canadian Expeditionary Force 198173 Private Canadian Infantry

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Bertie Whiffin

Died 1918

British Army 8086 Private London Regiment

British Army 394020 Private London Regiment

British Army 394020 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

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