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Keighley, Yorkshire [7]

Leeds, Yorkshire [7]

Bradford, Yorkshire [5]

Colne, Lancashire [5]

Maryborough Queensland [4]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Bristol, Somerset [3]

Burnley, Lancashire [3]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [3]

Queenborough, Kent [3]

Addingham, Yorkshire [2]

Aldershot Queensland [2]

Bingley, Yorkshire [2]

Burley, Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Clitheroe, Lancashire [2]

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire [2]

Jerilderie New South Wales [2]

Leeds England [2]

Morley, Yorkshire [2]

Nelson, Lancashire [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Yorkshire [2]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Addingham, Yorkshire, England [1]

Addington England [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Airmyn, Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Amersham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Ashford, Middlesex [1]

Aylsham, Norfolk [1]

Balham, London [1]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire, England [1]

Bingley [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Birstall, Yorkshire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Boothstown Lancashire [1]

Bradford England [1]

Buckinghamshire [1]

Burnley, Lancashire, England [1]

Burnley, Lancs [1]

Burton on Trent, Derbyshire [1]

Rank

Private [655]

Gunner [88]

Driver [57]

Serjeant [51]

Lieutenant [47]

Corporal [46]

Second Lieutenant [40]

Sapper [37]

Captain [25]

Lance Corporal [21]

Acting Corporal [17]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Bombardier [12]

Major [9]

Pioneer [6]

Trooper [5]

Guardsman [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Captain /Temporary Major [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Hon Capt [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Cook's Mate 2nd Class [1]

Corporal Wheeler [1]

Deputy Assistant Adjutant General [1]

Driver Acting Corporal [1]

Electric Clerk Corporal [1]

Engineer Clerk Corporal /Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [109]

West Yorkshire Regiment [90]

Royal Engineers [83]

Labour Corps [82]

Army Service Corps [74]

West Riding Regiment [63]

Royal Garrison Artillery [48]

Machine Gun Corps [46]

Royal Army Medical Corps [40]

London Regiment [30]

Northumberland Fusiliers [29]

Durham Light Infantry [28]

York and Lancaster Regiment [24]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [20]

Yorkshire Regiment [20]

Royal Army Service Corps [19]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [19]

Army Ordnance Corps [16]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Lancashire Fusiliers [15]

Manchester Regiment [15]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [15]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Rifle Brigade [14]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Royal Defence Corps [12]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [11]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Dorsetshire Regiment [8]

East Lancashire Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Coldstream Guards [7]

Grenadier Guards [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Royal Marine Artillery [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Border Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [1080]

Royal Navy [107]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [99]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [51]

Australian Imperial Force [35]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [23]

Other Empire Force [5]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [1425]

Contribution

Military Service [1399]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

India [1]

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Keighley, Yorkshire [7] Leeds, Yorkshire [7] Bradford, Yorkshire [5] Colne, Lancashire [5] Maryborough Queensland [4] Plymouth, Devon [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Bristol, Somerset [3] Burnley, Lancashire [3] Grantham, Lincolnshire [3] Queenborough, Kent [3] Addingham, Yorkshire [2] Aldershot Queensland [2] Bingley, Yorkshire [2] Burley, Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Clitheroe, Lancashire [2] Heckmondwike, Yorkshire [2] Jerilderie New South Wales [2] Leeds England [2] Morley, Yorkshire [2] Nelson, Lancashire [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Tottenham, London [2] Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Yorkshire [2] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Addingham, Yorkshire, England [1] Addington England [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Airmyn, Goole, Yorkshire [1] Amersham, Buckinghamshire [1] Ashford, Middlesex [1] Aylsham, Norfolk [1] Balham, London [1] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Beverley, Yorkshire, England [1] Bingley [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Birstall, Yorkshire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Boothstown Lancashire [1] Bradford England [1] Buckinghamshire [1] Burnley, Lancashire, England [1] Burnley, Lancs [1] Burton on Trent, Derbyshire [1]

Rank

Private [655] Gunner [88] Driver [57] Serjeant [51] Lieutenant [47] Corporal [46] Second Lieutenant [40] Sapper [37] Captain [25] Lance Corporal [21] Acting Corporal [17] Acting Serjeant [12] Bombardier [12] Major [9] Pioneer [6] Trooper [5] Guardsman [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Temporary Captain [4] Worker [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Captain /Temporary Major [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Hon Capt [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Nurse [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Cook's Mate 2nd Class [1] Corporal Wheeler [1] Deputy Assistant Adjutant General [1] Driver Acting Corporal [1] Electric Clerk Corporal [1] Engineer Clerk Corporal /Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [109] West Yorkshire Regiment [90] Royal Engineers [83] Labour Corps [82] Army Service Corps [74] West Riding Regiment [63] Royal Garrison Artillery [48] Machine Gun Corps [46] Royal Army Medical Corps [40] London Regiment [30] Northumberland Fusiliers [29] Durham Light Infantry [28] York and Lancaster Regiment [24] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [20] Yorkshire Regiment [20] Royal Army Service Corps [19] Royal Fusiliers [19] Yorkshire Light Infantry [19] Army Ordnance Corps [16] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Lancashire Fusiliers [15] Manchester Regiment [15] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [15] Middlesex Regiment [14] Rifle Brigade [14] Liverpool Regiment [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [12] Royal Defence Corps [12] Leicestershire Regiment [11] Royal Lancaster Regiment [11] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Dorsetshire Regiment [8] East Lancashire Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Canadian Infantry [7] Coldstream Guards [7] Grenadier Guards [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Royal Marine Artillery [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Border Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] South Wales Borderers [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [1080] Royal Navy [107] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [99] Canadian Expeditionary Force [51] Australian Imperial Force [35] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [23] Other Empire Force [5] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [1425]

Contribution

Military Service [1399] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [28] India [1]

Arthur Whitaker

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 53486 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Gordon Stanley Whitaker

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 37457 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 37457 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Frederick Joe Whitaker

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 98347 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frederick Whitaker

Died 1916

British Army 19567 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Henry Whitaker

Died 1918

British Army 36746 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Frederick Whitaker

Born 1875

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Harold Whitaker

Died 1916

British Army 4511 Private Manchester Regiment

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Herbert Whitaker

Died 1917

British Army 35496 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 52557 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Edward Slingsby Whitaker

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 5905 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 242609 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Herbert Whitaker

Died 1919

British Army 48040 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 29270 Private Labour Corps

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Alfred Henry Whitaker

Died 1918

British Army 14949 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 19099 Corporal King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 14949 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Harry Whitaker

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 2968 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 207741 Private Labour Corps

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William Whitaker

Died 1917

British Army 29057 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Leslie Whitaker

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 12468 Lance Corporal Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 12468 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 12468 Lance Corporal King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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James Whitaker

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 201877 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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John Arthur Whitaker

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 6331 Serjeant Lancashire Fusiliers

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John Whitaker

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 11114 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 796395 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Whitaker

Born 1891

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 425617

Canadian Expeditionary Force 425617 Private Royal Canadian Regiment

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Alfred Tinsley Whitaker

Born 1894

Died 1921

Canadian Expeditionary Force 645647

Canadian Expeditionary Force 645647 Private Canadian Infantry 47th Battalion

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Clarence George Whitaker

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 687468

Canadian Expeditionary Force 687468 Private Canadian Infantry

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