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Drysdale Victoria [3]

Birmingham, Warks [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1]

Apollo Bay Victoria [1]

Berrow, Somerset [1]

Blessington Tasmania [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Builth Road, Radnor [1]

Churchdown, Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1]

Dargaville [1]

Gravesend [1]

Herefordshire [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Meare, Somerset [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Patna [1]

Penryn England [1]

Penryn, Cornwall [1]

Pentonville, London [1]

Petworth, Sussex [1]

Plymouth, Devon, England [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Rhyadar [1]

Ryde Isle of Wight [1]

Shanklin Isle of Wight [1]

St George, Bristol [1]

Staffordshire [1]

Street, Somerset [1]

Upton on Severn, Worcestershire [1]

Winson Green, Birmingham, Warks [1]

Woolwich England [1]

Woolwich, London [1]

Yongala South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [101]

Gunner [15]

Driver [11]

Serjeant [9]

Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [5]

Captain [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Major [3]

Sapper [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Chaplain [1]

Guardsman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Reverend Bishop [1]

Temporary Chaplain to the Forces (4th Class) The Reverend [1]

Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [22]

South Wales Borderers [13]

Labour Corps [12]

Welsh Regiment [12]

Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Engineers [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Herefordshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

74th Punjabis [1]

Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Auckland Mounted Rifles [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps Army Service Corps [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Gloucestershire Yeomanry Cyclist Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [166]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Royal Navy [11]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

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W [226]

Contribution

Military Service [221]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Place of birth

Drysdale Victoria [3] Birmingham, Warks [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1] Apollo Bay Victoria [1] Berrow, Somerset [1] Blessington Tasmania [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Builth Road, Radnor [1] Churchdown, Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1] Dargaville [1] Gravesend [1] Herefordshire [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Meare, Somerset [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Patna [1] Penryn England [1] Penryn, Cornwall [1] Pentonville, London [1] Petworth, Sussex [1] Plymouth, Devon, England [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Rhyadar [1] Ryde Isle of Wight [1] Shanklin Isle of Wight [1] St George, Bristol [1] Staffordshire [1] Street, Somerset [1] Upton on Severn, Worcestershire [1] Winson Green, Birmingham, Warks [1] Woolwich England [1] Woolwich, London [1] Yongala South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [101] Gunner [15] Driver [11] Serjeant [9] Corporal [7] Lieutenant [5] Captain [4] Lance Corporal [4] Major [3] Sapper [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Chaplain [1] Guardsman [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Reverend Bishop [1] Temporary Chaplain to the Forces (4th Class) The Reverend [1] Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [22] South Wales Borderers [13] Labour Corps [12] Welsh Regiment [12] Army Service Corps [10] Royal Engineers [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Herefordshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] 74th Punjabis [1] Army Chaplain's Department [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Auckland Mounted Rifles [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps Army Service Corps [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] Gloucestershire Yeomanry Cyclist Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [166] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Royal Navy [11] Australian Imperial Force [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [226]

Contribution

Military Service [221] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Douglas Whitcombe

Born 1882

Died 1947

British Army 260 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Gwilym Whitcombe

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 3222 Private Herefordshire Regiment

British Army 236087 Private Herefordshire Regiment 1/1st Battalion

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Edgar George Whitcombe

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 30492 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Beresford Whitcombe

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 785 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 785 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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Joseph James Whitcombe

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148171

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Walter George Whitcombe

Born 1900

Died 1967

British Army 65198 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 93523 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 65198/93523 Private South Wales borderers/Royal Welsh fusiliers 12th battalion swb

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W Whitcombe

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284800

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Amy Laura Whitcombe

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 36023 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps S. C. Convalescent Hosp., Plymouth

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Charles Edwin Whitcombe

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39387

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Walter Harold John Whitcombe

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56996

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Walter Henry Whitcombe

British Army 272994 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 6502 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 38077 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Ernest John Whitcombe

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 17251 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Harry Stuart Whitcombe

Born 1887

Died 1964

British Army 21653 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Leonard Whitcombe

Born 1886

British Army Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class Army Chaplain's Department

British Army Temporary Chaplain to the Forces (4th Class) The Reverend Army Chaplain's Department

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Thomas Whitcombe

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 15476 Private Hampshire Regiment 14th (Service) Battalion

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Arthur L Whitcombe

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406971

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James Whitcombe

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194698

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Patrick George Whitcombe

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 321518

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Joseph G Whitcombe

Died 1917

British Army 20772 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Charles Whitcombe

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 266200 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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