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Narrabri New South Wales [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Parramatta New South Wales [3]

Pevensey, Sussex [3]

Abertillery, Monmouthshire [2]

Brixton, London [2]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Wiltshire [2]

Young New South Wales [2]

Arelesey, Bedfordshire [1]

Arlesey, Bedfordshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bedford [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [1]

Belfast [1]

Berridale New South Wales [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brighton, England [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bromley by Bow, London [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cambridge England [1]

Camden New South Wales [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Canning Town, Middlesex [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Casino New South Wales [1]

Chestow, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Christchurch [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Croydon [1]

Croydon England [1]

Dalgety New South Wales [1]

Dunchurch England [1]

Earith, Huntingdonshire [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hove England [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Lagoon New South Wales [1]

Leichhardt New South Wales [1]

Leominster, Herefordshire [1]

Lincoln [1]

Millong New South Wales [1]

Nagambie Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [196]

Gunner [32]

Serjeant [19]

Driver [18]

Corporal [16]

Sapper [15]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Captain [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Lance Corporal [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Bombardier [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Sister [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy Sailor [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Flight Officer [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nursing Member [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [31]

Royal Field Artillery [31]

Labour Corps [30]

Army Service Corps [23]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

London Regiment [12]

Northamptonshire Regiment [12]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Royal Engineers Transport [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Surrey Yeomanry [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [326]

Royal Navy [34]

Australian Imperial Force [33]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16]

Last name first letter

W [459]

T [2]

Contribution

Military Service [448]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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Place of birth

Narrabri New South Wales [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Parramatta New South Wales [3] Pevensey, Sussex [3] Abertillery, Monmouthshire [2] Brixton, London [2] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Wiltshire [2] Young New South Wales [2] Arelesey, Bedfordshire [1] Arlesey, Bedfordshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bedford [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [1] Belfast [1] Berridale New South Wales [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brighton, England [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cambridge England [1] Camden New South Wales [1] Canning Town, London [1] Canning Town, Middlesex [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Casino New South Wales [1] Chestow, Monmouthshire, Wales [1] Christchurch [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Croydon [1] Croydon England [1] Dalgety New South Wales [1] Dunchurch England [1] Earith, Huntingdonshire [1] Fulham, London [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hove England [1] Hoxton, London [1] Lagoon New South Wales [1] Leichhardt New South Wales [1] Leominster, Herefordshire [1] Lincoln [1] Millong New South Wales [1] Nagambie Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [196] Gunner [32] Serjeant [19] Driver [18] Corporal [16] Sapper [15] Second Lieutenant [8] Captain [7] Lieutenant [7] Lance Corporal [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Pioneer [4] Bombardier [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Sister [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy Sailor [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Flight Officer [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nursing Member [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1] Trumpeter [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [31] Royal Field Artillery [31] Labour Corps [30] Army Service Corps [23] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] London Regiment [12] Northamptonshire Regiment [12] Royal Fusiliers [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Rifle Brigade [8] East Surrey Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Cambridgeshire Regiment [3] Dragoon Guards [3] Essex Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Royal Engineers Transport [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Surrey Yeomanry [3] Welsh Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Pay Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [326] Royal Navy [34] Australian Imperial Force [33] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16]

Last name first letter

W [459] T [2]

Contribution

Military Service [448] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

George Worley Whiteman

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1277 Sapper Royal Engineers East Anglian Divisional Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery London Brigade

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Christopher Whiteman

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army T496 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 520290 Sapper Royal Engineers Wiltshire (Fortress) Company

British Army 520290 Sapper Royal Engineers 104th Field Company

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George Whiteman

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16457

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William Henry Whiteman

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126299

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Harold Ernest Whiteman

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment

British Army 8381 Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Frank Sidney Whiteman

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80127

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James Whiteman

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army S/1112 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army S/1112 Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 7th Battalion

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Victor William Whiteman

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28475

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Frank Austin Whiteman

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302768

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Sydney James Whiteman

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265432

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Frank Whiteman

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 10644 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 202234 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 4th Battalion

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William Whiteman

Died 1915

British Army 15127 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Ormonde Charles Whiteman

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 1105 Serjeant Surrey Yeomanry

British Army Captain Royal Fusiliers

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John James Whiteman

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220522

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Ernest Whiteman

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278517

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Thomas Whiteman

Died 1916

British Army 15720 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 15720 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Hazer Chambers Whiteman

Born 1892

Died 1962

British Army 528491 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 2315 Sapper Royal Engineers Transport

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Bernard Whiteman

British Army Acting Captain Sherwood Foresters

British Army Captain Royal Sussex Regiment 5th Battalion (D.F.)

British Army 99 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment 5th Battalion

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Edward Walter Whiteman

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35566

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Albert Edward Whiteman

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269750

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