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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Durham [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Gateshead, Durham [4]

London England [4]

Perth Western Australia [4]

Poplar, London [4]

Southampton, Hampshire [4]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Bronington [3]

Creswick Victoria [3]

Mitiamo Victoria [3]

South Shields, Durham [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Birmingham England [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Kirkdale, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Longford Tasmania [2]

Natimuk Victoria [2]

North Melbourne Victoria [2]

Oakbank South Australia [2]

Oswestry, Shropshire [2]

Richmond, Surrey [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Toodyay Western Australia [2]

Wallsend, Northumberland [2]

Warrington, Lancashire [2]

Alexandria, Egypt [1]

Alston, Cumberland [1]

Armitage, Staffordshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beaufort Victoria [1]

Bedlington, Northumberland [1]

Belmont, Durham [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Binalong New South Wales [1]

Bitterne, Hampshire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Blaisdon [1]

Blaisdon, Glos [1]

Bradford England [1]

Bramley [1]

Brandon Collery, Durham [1]

Bridport, Dorset [1]

Brixham, Torquay, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [637]

Gunner [85]

Driver [67]

Corporal [51]

Sapper [45]

Serjeant [45]

Second Lieutenant [31]

Lieutenant [20]

Lance Corporal [18]

Pioneer [12]

Acting Corporal [10]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Bombardier [7]

Captain [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Major [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Forewoman [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armourer Serjeant [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captain Second Lieutenant [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Commissary [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Drill Instructor [1]

Driver and Wheeler [1]

Fitter [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant Commander (Retd) [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [105]

Royal Engineers [96]

Labour Corps [71]

Durham Light Infantry [58]

Army Service Corps [55]

Northumberland Fusiliers [47]

Royal Garrison Artillery [44]

Royal Army Medical Corps [35]

Machine Gun Corps [29]

Liverpool Regiment [23]

West Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Yorkshire Regiment [21]

Cheshire Regiment [20]

London Regiment [20]

Manchester Regiment [20]

South Lancashire Regiment [20]

Border Regiment [19]

West Riding Regiment [18]

York and Lancaster Regiment [17]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16]

Royal Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Royal Naval Division [14]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14]

East Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Welsh Regiment [13]

Rifle Brigade [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [11]

Gloucestershire Regiment [10]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Shropshire Light Infantry [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Dorsetshire Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Essex Regiment [6]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Horse Artillery [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Service

British Army [1002]

Royal Navy [112]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [76]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [66]

Australian Imperial Force [63]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16]

Indian Army [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [1371]

M [2]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1331]

Merchant Navy [32]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [29]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Sydney New South Wales [6] Durham [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Gateshead, Durham [4] London England [4] Perth Western Australia [4] Poplar, London [4] Southampton, Hampshire [4] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Bronington [3] Creswick Victoria [3] Mitiamo Victoria [3] South Shields, Durham [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Birmingham England [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Kirkdale, Lancashire [2] Liverpool [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Longford Tasmania [2] Natimuk Victoria [2] North Melbourne Victoria [2] Oakbank South Australia [2] Oswestry, Shropshire [2] Richmond, Surrey [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Toodyay Western Australia [2] Wallsend, Northumberland [2] Warrington, Lancashire [2] Alexandria, Egypt [1] Alston, Cumberland [1] Armitage, Staffordshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Beaufort Victoria [1] Bedlington, Northumberland [1] Belmont, Durham [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Binalong New South Wales [1] Bitterne, Hampshire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Blaisdon [1] Blaisdon, Glos [1] Bradford England [1] Bramley [1] Brandon Collery, Durham [1] Bridport, Dorset [1] Brixham, Torquay, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [637] Gunner [85] Driver [67] Corporal [51] Sapper [45] Serjeant [45] Second Lieutenant [31] Lieutenant [20] Lance Corporal [18] Pioneer [12] Acting Corporal [10] Acting Serjeant [9] Bombardier [7] Captain [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Acting Bombardier [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Major [3] Able Seaman [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Forewoman [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armourer Serjeant [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captain Second Lieutenant [1] Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Commissary [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Drill Instructor [1] Driver and Wheeler [1] Fitter [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant Commander (Retd) [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [105] Royal Engineers [96] Labour Corps [71] Durham Light Infantry [58] Army Service Corps [55] Northumberland Fusiliers [47] Royal Garrison Artillery [44] Royal Army Medical Corps [35] Machine Gun Corps [29] Liverpool Regiment [23] West Yorkshire Regiment [22] Yorkshire Regiment [21] Cheshire Regiment [20] London Regiment [20] Manchester Regiment [20] South Lancashire Regiment [20] Border Regiment [19] West Riding Regiment [18] York and Lancaster Regiment [17] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16] Royal Army Service Corps [14] Royal Fusiliers [14] Royal Naval Division [14] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14] East Yorkshire Regiment [13] Welsh Regiment [13] Rifle Brigade [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [11] Gloucestershire Regiment [10] Hampshire Regiment [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Shropshire Light Infantry [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Dorsetshire Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7] Coldstream Guards [6] Essex Regiment [6] Highland Light Infantry [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Horse Artillery [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Service

British Army [1002] Royal Navy [112] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [76] Canadian Expeditionary Force [66] Australian Imperial Force [63] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16] Indian Army [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [1371] M [2] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1331] Merchant Navy [32] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [29]

Norman Whitfield

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120641

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Charles Joseph Whitfield

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219597

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George Whitfield

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233585

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William Henry Whitfield

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251535

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Charles Whitfield

Died 1916

British Army 32511 Private Manchester Regiment

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Ernest Whitfield

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 21833 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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Bertie Whitfield

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army L/15123 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Charles Whitfield

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 4259 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 26407 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 26407 Lance Corporal King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Dyson Whitfield

Died 1916

British Army C/6919 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C/6919 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Edwin Whitfield

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 12/406 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Charles Whitfield

Died 1916

British Army 11896 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Charles Harold Whitfield

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 26708 Lance Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 26708 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Balison Whitfield

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 10905 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 10905 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Albert E. Whitfield

Died 1918

British Army G/37831 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/37831 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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William Charles Whitfield

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 9348 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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William Henry Whitfield

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 5249TF Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 266915 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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John Whitfield

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 8162 Private Border Regiment

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William Whitfield

Died 1916

British Army 28290 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 28290 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Sydney Whitfield

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 25101 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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John Whitfield

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 25549 Private Border Regiment

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