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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]

Harry Whiston

Born 1896

Royal Navy J31098

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Thomas Harold Whiston

Born 1896

Royal Navy Z/533 Royal Naval Division

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Henry C Whiston

British Army G/1414 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army GS/1414 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Alfred J J Whiston

British Army S/25852 Private Rifle Brigade

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Harry Norris Whiston

Born 1888

Canadian Expeditionary Force 536517

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George William Whiston

Born 1896

Canadian Expeditionary Force 297665

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Samuel Edward Whiston

Born 1883

Canadian Expeditionary Force 624061

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Bert Whiston

Born 1889

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3215572

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Vernon James Whiston

Born 1893

Canadian Expeditionary Force 135408

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Alfred Whiston

Born 1872

Canadian Expeditionary Force 645467

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Arthur Whiston

Born 1884

Royal Navy 214703

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Arthur Whiston

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Nicholas Whiston

Born 1889

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W Whiston

British Army PW/2398 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

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Sydney A Whiston

British Army 2043 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 240415 Private East Surrey Regiment

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William Whiston

British Army G/22054 Private The Queen's Regiment

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Sydney Whiston

British Army 40606 Private Manchester Regiment Depot

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William J Whiston

British Army 6/5724 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 37880 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Vernon Whiston

British Army 2044 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 305333 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Ernest W Whiston

British Army T/308133 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 361334 Private Royal Engineers

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