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Halifax, Yorkshire [13]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [8]

Leeds, Yorkshire [6]

Manchester, Lancashire [5]

Goole, Yorkshire [4]

Maryborough Victoria [4]

Orange New South Wales [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Linthwaite, Yorkshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [3]

Bega New South Wales [2]

Bombala New South Wales [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [2]

Colne, Lancashire [2]

Hurstville New South Wales [2]

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England [2]

London England [2]

Rishworth, Yorkshire [2]

Rochdale, Lancashire [2]

Rockhampton Queensland [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

Stalybridge, Lancashire [2]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Barkisland, Yorkshire [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Black River, St. Elizabeth [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bowden South Australia [1]

Bradford Manchester Lancashire [1]

Braintree, Essex, England [1]

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England [1]

Burton, Lincs [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Cartworth, West Yorkshire [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Clemestown Victoria [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Cootamundra New South Wales [1]

Dalby Queensland [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Didsbury, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Dittleborough, Lancashire [1]

Droylesden, Lancashire [1]

East Finchley, London [1]

Elland, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [547]

Gunner [41]

Driver [40]

Corporal [38]

Serjeant [31]

Sapper [22]

Lance Corporal [16]

Lieutenant [15]

Captain [10]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Bombardier [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Pioneer [3]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Wheeler and Corporal [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Chemist [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cyclist [1]

Filter [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Midshipman [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant Corporal [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Wheeler Corporal [1]

Wheeler and Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [79]

West Riding Regiment [77]

Royal Field Artillery [64]

West Yorkshire Regiment [54]

Royal Engineers [49]

Army Service Corps [42]

Northumberland Fusiliers [30]

Manchester Regiment [27]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [25]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

York and Lancaster Regiment [24]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

Durham Light Infantry [22]

Lancashire Fusiliers [19]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [17]

Cheshire Regiment [16]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Yorkshire Regiment [14]

London Regiment [13]

Army Ordnance Corps [12]

East Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

East Lancashire Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Tank Corps [8]

Training Reserve Battalion [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [6]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

Royal Scots [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [767]

Royal Navy [77]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [72]

Australian Imperial Force [36]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [1000]

B [1]

G [1]

H [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [982]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

India [1]

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Halifax, Yorkshire [13] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [8] Leeds, Yorkshire [6] Manchester, Lancashire [5] Goole, Yorkshire [4] Maryborough Victoria [4] Orange New South Wales [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Linthwaite, Yorkshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Wakefield, Yorkshire [3] Bega New South Wales [2] Bombala New South Wales [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Brighouse, Yorkshire [2] Colne, Lancashire [2] Hurstville New South Wales [2] Knottingley, Yorkshire, England [2] London England [2] Rishworth, Yorkshire [2] Rochdale, Lancashire [2] Rockhampton Queensland [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] Stalybridge, Lancashire [2] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Barkisland, Yorkshire [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Black River, St. Elizabeth [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bowden South Australia [1] Bradford Manchester Lancashire [1] Braintree, Essex, England [1] Brighouse, Yorkshire, England [1] Burton, Lincs [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Cartworth, West Yorkshire [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Clemestown Victoria [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Cootamundra New South Wales [1] Dalby Queensland [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Didsbury, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Dittleborough, Lancashire [1] Droylesden, Lancashire [1] East Finchley, London [1] Elland, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [547] Gunner [41] Driver [40] Corporal [38] Serjeant [31] Sapper [22] Lance Corporal [16] Lieutenant [15] Captain [10] Second Lieutenant [10] Acting Serjeant [6] Bombardier [4] Staff Nurse [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Corporal [3] Pioneer [3] Lance Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Wheeler and Corporal [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Chemist [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cyclist [1] Filter [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Midshipman [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant Corporal [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Signal Boy [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Wheeler Corporal [1] Wheeler and Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [79] West Riding Regiment [77] Royal Field Artillery [64] West Yorkshire Regiment [54] Royal Engineers [49] Army Service Corps [42] Northumberland Fusiliers [30] Manchester Regiment [27] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] Yorkshire Light Infantry [25] Machine Gun Corps [24] York and Lancaster Regiment [24] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] Durham Light Infantry [22] Lancashire Fusiliers [19] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [17] Cheshire Regiment [16] Royal Fusiliers [16] Yorkshire Regiment [14] London Regiment [13] Army Ordnance Corps [12] East Yorkshire Regiment [12] Liverpool Regiment [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [11] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Middlesex Regiment [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] East Lancashire Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Tank Corps [8] Training Reserve Battalion [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [6] Highland Light Infantry [6] Rifle Brigade [6] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6] Essex Regiment [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] Royal Scots [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] Border Regiment [4] Military Foot Police [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [767] Royal Navy [77] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [72] Australian Imperial Force [36] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [1000] B [1] G [1] H [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [982] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [19] India [1]

Arthur Whiteley

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 202293 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 42060 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Edgar Whiteley

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223360

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John Whiteley

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225625

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William Tattersall Whiteley

Born 1886

Died 1949

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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William Whiteley

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267742

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George Whiteley

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122583

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Walter Frederick Whiteley

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37424

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Arnold Whiteley

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114763

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Ernest Whiteley

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185996

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Wilfred Whiteley

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241176

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Clifford T Whiteley

British Army 1582 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 5970 Private Innis of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army 5970 Private Royal Field Artillery 3rd west Battalion

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Arthur Whiteley

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 374709 Private London Regiment

British Army 545031 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 545031 Private London Regiment

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Harry Whiteley

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211002

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John Whiteley

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292451

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James Allen Whiteley

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311189

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Harold Whiteley

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212053

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Fred Whiteley

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87031

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Daniel Whiteley

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193754

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Ronald George Whiteley

Born 1890

Died 1957

British Army Captain Royal Artillery British Red Cross Society French Red Cross

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Fred Whiteley

Died 1918

British Army 32737 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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