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Devonport, Devon [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Barnsley Yorkshire [2]

Luton, Bedfordshire [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Wandsworth, London [2]

West Hartlepool, Durham [2]

Battersea, London [1]

Bexhill on Sea, Sussex [1]

Bourne Valley, Kinson [1]

Brompton South Australia [1]

Caledon, Tyrone [1]

Christchurch, Hampshire [1]

Deniliquin New South Wales [1]

East Greenwich, Kent [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

London [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Maryport, Cumberland, England [1]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [1]

Pontypridd, Glamorgan [1]

Stepney [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

West Ham, London [1]

Westminster, London [1]

York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [99]

Gunner [14]

Driver [11]

Corporal [7]

Lance Corporal [5]

Sapper [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Serjeant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Guardsman [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer’s Crew [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Major [1]

Major [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Sapper Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Squadron Leader [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Wing Commander [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Engineers [11]

Labour Corps [10]

Somerset Light Infantry [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Otago Infantry Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Bedford Yeomanry [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion/Saskatchewan Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dorset Yeomanry [1]

Green Howards [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [153]

Royal Navy [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [217]

Contribution

Military Service [208]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

Devonport, Devon [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Barnsley Yorkshire [2] Luton, Bedfordshire [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Wandsworth, London [2] West Hartlepool, Durham [2] Battersea, London [1] Bexhill on Sea, Sussex [1] Bourne Valley, Kinson [1] Brompton South Australia [1] Caledon, Tyrone [1] Christchurch, Hampshire [1] Deniliquin New South Wales [1] East Greenwich, Kent [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] London [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Maryport, Cumberland, England [1] North Shields, Northumberland, England [1] Pontypridd, Glamorgan [1] Stepney [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] West Ham, London [1] Westminster, London [1] York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [99] Gunner [14] Driver [11] Corporal [7] Lance Corporal [5] Sapper [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Serjeant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Acting Corporal [2] Guardsman [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer’s Crew [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Major [1] Major [1] Petty Officer [1] Sapper Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Squadron Leader [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Wing Commander [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [18] Army Service Corps [13] Royal Engineers [11] Labour Corps [10] Somerset Light Infantry [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Welsh Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Border Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Hussars [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] British West Indies Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Otago Infantry Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Tank Corps [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Bedford Yeomanry [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion/Saskatchewan Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dorset Yeomanry [1] Green Howards [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Ajax [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [153] Royal Navy [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [217]

Contribution

Military Service [208] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Joseph Whitelock

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 202821 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Henry Whitelock

Born 1895

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 486611

Canadian Expeditionary Force 486611 Private Canadian Infantry

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Sidney John Whitelock

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303954

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Herbert James Whitelock

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120243

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Eric Earl Whitelock

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85788

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Charles George Whitelock

Born 1885

Royal Navy 210599 Petty Officer

Royal Navy 210599 Leading Seaman HMS Agincourt

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Robert Sidney Whitelock

Born 1895

Died 1978

Royal Navy M15540 Armourer’s Crew HMS Ajax

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Ernest Handley Whitelock

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 120553 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Harry Whitelock

Died 1916

British Army 3/8716 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Albert Edward Whitelock

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 7458 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Archibald G Whitelock

Died 1919

British Army 1192 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 523029 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John A Whitelock

Died 1918

British Army 1185 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 785254 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Albert E Whitelock

Died 1917

British Army 1459 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 1459 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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William R. Whitelock

Died 1918

British Army 71043 Private Durham Light Infantry

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John William Whitelock

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10583

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Claudius Whitelock

Died 1917

British Army 4978 Private British West Indies Regiment 4th Battalion

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Phyllis Whitelock

Royal Navy G2798

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Edward George Whitelock

Australian Imperial Force 3602

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William Whitelock

Born 1880

British Army 2433 Non-Combatant Corps

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Jack Whitelock

Born 1894

Died 1974

British Army 2546 Private Yorkshire Hussars

British Army 330352 Private Yorkshire Hussars

British Army 285827 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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