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Leeds, Yorkshire [12]

Manchester, Lancashire [10]

Chatham, Kent [9]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [9]

Oldham, Lancashire [8]

Burnley, Lancashire [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire [6]

London, Middlesex, England [6]

Manchester England [6]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Blackburn, Lancashire [4]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [4]

London England [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Nottingham [4]

Poplar, London [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Bromley [3]

Corryong Victoria [3]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Cudgewa Victoria [3]

Delph, Yorkshire [3]

Gillingham, Kent [3]

Goole, Yorkshire [3]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Oldham [3]

South Shields, Durham, England [3]

Accrington England [2]

Balmain New South Wales [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Bombala New South Wales [2]

Bordertown South Australia [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Bromley, Kent [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Collingwood Victoria [2]

Dartford, Kent [2]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [2]

Ilkeston, Derbyshire [2]

Rank

Private [2143]

Gunner [214]

Sapper [165]

Corporal [147]

Driver [137]

Serjeant [127]

Lieutenant [84]

Second Lieutenant [81]

Lance Corporal [75]

Captain [44]

Acting Corporal [43]

Pioneer [37]

Acting Serjeant [35]

Bombardier [23]

Major [16]

Lieutenant Colonel [11]

Trooper [11]

Rifleman [9]

Lance Serjeant [8]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Guardsman [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Worker [6]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Shoeing Smith [5]

Nurse [4]

Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

VAD [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Captain [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Private Acting Serjeant [3]

Sergeant [3]

Sister [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Temporary Major [3]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel/ Captain [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Forewoman [2]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Unit

Labour Corps [280]

Royal Engineers [248]

Royal Field Artillery [242]

Army Service Corps [196]

Manchester Regiment [195]

Royal Garrison Artillery [122]

Royal Army Medical Corps [119]

Lancashire Fusiliers [107]

London Regiment [106]

Liverpool Regiment [97]

Cheshire Regiment [85]

Machine Gun Corps [81]

West Yorkshire Regiment [79]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [69]

Royal Fusiliers [65]

East Lancashire Regiment [62]

West Riding Regiment [59]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [58]

York and Lancaster Regiment [58]

Northumberland Fusiliers [57]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [51]

Yorkshire Regiment [46]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [43]

Durham Light Infantry [42]

Royal Army Service Corps [42]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [37]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [35]

Middlesex Regiment [33]

Royal West Kent Regiment [32]

Border Regiment [31]

Rifle Brigade [31]

Leicestershire Regiment [29]

The Queen's Regiment [29]

East Yorkshire Regiment [28]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [28]

Army Ordnance Corps [27]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [25]

Royal Naval Division [25]

Essex Regiment [24]

Gloucestershire Regiment [24]

South Lancashire Regiment [24]

Royal Defence Corps [23]

Northamptonshire Regiment [22]

Suffolk Regiment [22]

North Staffordshire Regiment [21]

East Surrey Regiment [20]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [20]

Royal Scots [20]

Royal Sussex Regiment [20]

Canadian Infantry [19]

Service

British Army [3207]

Royal Navy [284]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [268]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [196]

Australian Imperial Force [108]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16]

Other Empire Force [11]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [4170]

H [1]

S [1]

T [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4086]

Merchant Navy [58]

Conscientious Objector [18]

Country

United Kingdom [92]

Canada [2]

India [2]

New Zealand [1]

United States [1]

Yemen [1]

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Leeds, Yorkshire [12] Manchester, Lancashire [10] Chatham, Kent [9] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [9] Oldham, Lancashire [8] Burnley, Lancashire [6] Liverpool, Lancashire [6] London, Middlesex, England [6] Manchester England [6] Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Blackburn, Lancashire [4] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [4] London England [4] London, Middlesex [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Nottingham [4] Poplar, London [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Bermondsey, London [3] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Bromley [3] Corryong Victoria [3] Croydon, Surrey [3] Cudgewa Victoria [3] Delph, Yorkshire [3] Gillingham, Kent [3] Goole, Yorkshire [3] Hull, Yorkshire, England [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Oldham [3] South Shields, Durham, England [3] Accrington England [2] Balmain New South Wales [2] Battersea, London [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Bombala New South Wales [2] Bordertown South Australia [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Bromley, Kent [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Camberwell, London [2] Collingwood Victoria [2] Dartford, Kent [2] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [2] Ilkeston, Derbyshire [2]

Rank

Private [2143] Gunner [214] Sapper [165] Corporal [147] Driver [137] Serjeant [127] Lieutenant [84] Second Lieutenant [81] Lance Corporal [75] Captain [44] Acting Corporal [43] Pioneer [37] Acting Serjeant [35] Bombardier [23] Major [16] Lieutenant Colonel [11] Trooper [11] Rifleman [9] Lance Serjeant [8] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Company Serjeant Major [7] Acting Bombardier [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Guardsman [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Worker [6] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Colour Serjeant [5] Shoeing Smith [5] Nurse [4] Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Temporary Captain [4] VAD [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Captain [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Private Acting Serjeant [3] Sergeant [3] Sister [3] Staff Nurse [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Temporary Major [3] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel/ Captain [2] Deck Hand [2] Forewoman [2] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [2] Nursing Sister [2]

Unit

Labour Corps [280] Royal Engineers [248] Royal Field Artillery [242] Army Service Corps [196] Manchester Regiment [195] Royal Garrison Artillery [122] Royal Army Medical Corps [119] Lancashire Fusiliers [107] London Regiment [106] Liverpool Regiment [97] Cheshire Regiment [85] Machine Gun Corps [81] West Yorkshire Regiment [79] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [69] Royal Fusiliers [65] East Lancashire Regiment [62] West Riding Regiment [59] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [58] York and Lancaster Regiment [58] Northumberland Fusiliers [57] King's Royal Rifle Corps [51] Yorkshire Regiment [46] Royal Lancaster Regiment [43] Durham Light Infantry [42] Royal Army Service Corps [42] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [37] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [35] Middlesex Regiment [33] Royal West Kent Regiment [32] Border Regiment [31] Rifle Brigade [31] Leicestershire Regiment [29] The Queen's Regiment [29] East Yorkshire Regiment [28] Yorkshire Light Infantry [28] Army Ordnance Corps [27] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [25] Royal Naval Division [25] Essex Regiment [24] Gloucestershire Regiment [24] South Lancashire Regiment [24] Royal Defence Corps [23] Northamptonshire Regiment [22] Suffolk Regiment [22] North Staffordshire Regiment [21] East Surrey Regiment [20] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [20] Royal Scots [20] Royal Sussex Regiment [20] Canadian Infantry [19]

Service

British Army [3207] Royal Navy [284] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [268] Canadian Expeditionary Force [196] Australian Imperial Force [108] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16] Other Empire Force [11] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [4170] H [1] S [1] T [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4086] Merchant Navy [58] Conscientious Objector [18]

Country

United Kingdom [92] Canada [2] India [2] New Zealand [1] United States [1] Yemen [1]

Fred Whitehead

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 63021 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 208th Siege Battery

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Alfred William Whitehead

Born 1897

British Army 2442 Private Manchester Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

British Army 250488 Private Manchester Regiment

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Charles William Whitehead

Born 1880

Died 1914

Royal Navy CH/9373 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Hawke

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Arthur Whitehead

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 58818 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Army Reserve

British Army 5/6460 Private Training Reserve 2 Bn.

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Harry Warburton Whitehead

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 16637 Drummer York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 16637 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 16637 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 8th (Service) Battalion

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William Stanley Whitehead

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 125332 Fitter Corporal Royal Field Artillery "C" Battery

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Frederick Glover Whitehead

Born 1878

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 132972

Canadian Expeditionary Force 132972 Private Canadian Infantry

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John E Whitehead

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 73490 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Daniel Whitehead

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 14808 Private Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion

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Frank Holt Whitehead

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 1910 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 680513 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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John Whitehead

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 203246 Private Manchester Regiment 21st. Battalion

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Lewis Whitehead

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 18003 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 18003 Corporal Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Rex Percy Whitehead

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 41279 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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John Robert Gobertus Whitehead

Born 1888

Died 1916

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Joseph Whitehead

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 7709 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 7709 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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William Harold Whitehead

Born 1887

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 2978 Private Australian Army Medical Corps 5th Field Ambulance

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David Charles Whitehead

Born 1892

Died 1980

British Army 27166 Sapper Royal Engineers L Signals Calais

British Army Royal Engineers Reserve

British Army 27166 Sapper Royal Engineers L Signals Company

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Lionel Digby Whitehead

Born 1877

British Army Lieutenant Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army Captain Monmouthshire Regiment

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Harry Whitehead

Born 1885

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44469 Air Mechanic 2nd Class

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Albert Whitehead

Born 1887

Died 1967

British Army 1989 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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