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Leicester [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bunyip Swamp Victoria [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Drouin Victoria [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Farnborough, Hampshire [1]

Fishguard, Pembrokeshire [1]

Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1]

Garfield Victoria [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Knutsford [1]

Knutsford, Cheshire [1]

Leek, Staffordshire [1]

London England [1]

Lutterworth, Leicestershire [1]

Port Adelaide South Australia [1]

Saint Agnes, Cornwall [1]

Sale, Cheshire [1]

Stepney [1]

Stoke Golding, Warwickshire [1]

Suberton England [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Telford Ontario, Canada [1]

Wallsend, Tynemouth, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [90]

Driver [13]

Gunner [13]

Corporal [9]

Serjeant [8]

Lieutenant [5]

Sapper [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Captain [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Guardsman [1]

Major [1]

Pioneer [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Royal Engineers [11]

Labour Corps [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Hussars [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars [1]

1st Dragoon Guards [1]

5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [145]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Royal Navy [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

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W [194]

Contribution

Military Service [188]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [194] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Leicester [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bunyip Swamp Victoria [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Drouin Victoria [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Farnborough, Hampshire [1] Fishguard, Pembrokeshire [1] Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1] Garfield Victoria [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Holloway, London [1] Knutsford [1] Knutsford, Cheshire [1] Leek, Staffordshire [1] London England [1] Lutterworth, Leicestershire [1] Port Adelaide South Australia [1] Saint Agnes, Cornwall [1] Sale, Cheshire [1] Stepney [1] Stoke Golding, Warwickshire [1] Suberton England [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Telford Ontario, Canada [1] Wallsend, Tynemouth, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [90] Driver [13] Gunner [13] Corporal [9] Serjeant [8] Lieutenant [5] Sapper [5] Lance Corporal [4] Captain [3] Acting Corporal [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Guardsman [1] Major [1] Pioneer [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [15] Royal Engineers [11] Labour Corps [9] Army Service Corps [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] London Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Irish Fusiliers [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Scots [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Hussars [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars [1] 1st Dragoon Guards [1] 5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [145] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Royal Navy [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] Australian Imperial Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [194]

Contribution

Military Service [188] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Douglas Aloysius Whiston

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301869

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George Harold Percy Whiston

Australian Imperial Force 3005

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Sam Whiston

Died 1916

British Army 1703 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 1703 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 1703 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Arthur Charles Whiston

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 18555 Lance Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 18555 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Herbert Whiston

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 28622 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28622 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Flying Corps

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Jack Whiston

Born 1895

Died 1980

British Army 16555 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 16555 Corporal West Riding Regiment

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John Whiston

Died 1918

British Army 22422 Private Manchester Regiment

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Charles Whiston

Died 1916

British Army 16292 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Frederick Whiston

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 5406 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 242122 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 242122 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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William Whiston

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army G/5627 Acting Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/5627 Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

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Walter Whiston

Born 1898

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 681674

Canadian Expeditionary Force 681674 Private Canadian Infantry

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Herbert Whiston

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28622

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George Whiston

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21747

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William Walker Whiston

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 8105 Private Hussars

British Army 8105 Private 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars

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Cyril Albert Whiston

Australian Imperial Force 3676

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John Ernest Whiston

Australian Imperial Force 3525

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Fred Whiston

Australian Imperial Force 3524

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Annie Josephine Whiston

Royal Navy G3733

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John James Whiston

Born 1870

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Edward Victor Whiston

Australian Imperial Force V67424

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