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Sheffield Tasmania [3]

Brompton South Australia [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Condobolin New South Wales [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Gorleston, Norfolk [1]

Halesowen, Worcestershire [1]

Kings Lynn, England [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [1]

Manchester [1]

Marylabone London [1]

Parkes New South Wales [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Warracknabeal Victoria [1]

West Wallsend New South Wales [1]

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Private [61]

Gunner [10]

Corporal [6]

Driver [6]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Sapper [2]

Serjeant [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Serjeant Major Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [13]

Army Service Corps [7]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Dragoons [1]

Service

British Army [98]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Royal Navy [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

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Contribution

Military Service [123]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [126] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sheffield Tasmania [3] Brompton South Australia [1] Camberwell, London [1] Condobolin New South Wales [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Gorleston, Norfolk [1] Halesowen, Worcestershire [1] Kings Lynn, England [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [1] Manchester [1] Marylabone London [1] Parkes New South Wales [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Warracknabeal Victoria [1] West Wallsend New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [61] Gunner [10] Corporal [6] Driver [6] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Sapper [2] Serjeant [2] Worker [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Serjeant Major Acting Serjeant Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Pioneer [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Signalman [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [13] Army Service Corps [7] Labour Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Derbyshire Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Dragoons [1]

Service

British Army [98] Australian Imperial Force [8] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Royal Navy [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

W [126]

Contribution

Military Service [123] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Tom James Whiley

Born 1892

Died 1974

British Army 63224 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 63224 Private

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Harold Whiley

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 11565 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 30873 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 30873 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 36th Company

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John Thomas Whiley

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31579

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Alfred George Whiley

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80643

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James Whiley

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284147

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Frederick Whiley

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 129 Private East Surrey Regiment 8th Battalion

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Edward James Whiley

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83347

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James David Whiley

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300232

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George Whiley

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 28643 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

British Army 28643 Private Grenadier Guards

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Albert Henry Whiley

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 18638 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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James Whiley

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 276838 Private Manchester Regiment

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James Clarence Roy Whiley

Australian Imperial Force 2359

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Harry Markley Whiley

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 107400 Private Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 43388 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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William Francis Whiley

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 353511 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Albert Whiley

Died 1915

British Army SR/307 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army SR/307 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers

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Arthur Whiley

Died 1915

British Army 1993 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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William Whiley

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 1334 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 740714 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Ernest George Whiley

Born 1894

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 415398

Canadian Expeditionary Force 415398 Private Canadian Infantry

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Harry Whiley

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59061

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Thomas Benjamin Whiley

Born 1889

Died 1920

British Army 24951 Private Norfolk Regiment

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