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Ballarat Victoria [5]

Truro, Cornwall [3]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Moonta South Australia [2]

Saint Veryan, Cornwall [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2]

Won Wron Victoria [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alberton Victoria [1]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Ballyclare, Antrim [1]

Brighton South Australia [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

East Adelaide South Australia [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Hayle, Cornwall [1]

Hayle, Cornwall, England [1]

Lezant, Launceston, Cornwall [1]

Liskeard, Cornwall [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Menzies Western Australia [1]

Mevagissey, Cornwall [1]

Mount Egerton Victoria [1]

Muswellbrook New South Wales [1]

Nelson [1]

Newton Abbott, Devon [1]

Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Pipers Flat New South Wales [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Port Adelaide South Australia [1]

Redruth, Cornwall [1]

Saint Austell, Cornwall [1]

Saint Lukes, London South East [1]

Seaford England [1]

Stawell Victoria [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Trethosa, Cornwall [1]

Truro [1]

Rank

Private [84]

Gunner [17]

Serjeant [12]

Sapper [11]

Corporal [10]

Driver [4]

Acting Corporal [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Trooper [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Pioneer [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [24]

Royal Engineers [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

London Regiment [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Labour Corps [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Irish Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Life Guards [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Non-Combatant Corps [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

South Irish Horse [2]

Tank Corps [2]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

16th Cavalry [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Army Medical Corps [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

British Red Cross Society And Order Of Saint John Of Jerusalem [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion (Manitoba Regiment) [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Canadian Pioneers [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Cheshire Yeomanry [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Essex [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS New Zealand [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [134]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [40]

Australian Imperial Force [35]

Royal Navy [28]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [269]

Contribution

Military Service [258]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [269] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ballarat Victoria [5] Truro, Cornwall [3] Bendigo Victoria [2] London, Middlesex [2] Moonta South Australia [2] Saint Veryan, Cornwall [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2] Won Wron Victoria [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alberton Victoria [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Ballyclare, Antrim [1] Brighton South Australia [1] Brixton, London [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Devonport, Devon [1] East Adelaide South Australia [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Guernsey, Channel Islands [1] Hackney, London [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Hayle, Cornwall [1] Hayle, Cornwall, England [1] Lezant, Launceston, Cornwall [1] Liskeard, Cornwall [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Marylebone, London [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Menzies Western Australia [1] Mevagissey, Cornwall [1] Mount Egerton Victoria [1] Muswellbrook New South Wales [1] Nelson [1] Newton Abbott, Devon [1] Penzance, Cornwall [1] Pipers Flat New South Wales [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Port Adelaide South Australia [1] Redruth, Cornwall [1] Saint Austell, Cornwall [1] Saint Lukes, London South East [1] Seaford England [1] Stawell Victoria [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Trethosa, Cornwall [1] Truro [1]

Rank

Private [84] Gunner [17] Serjeant [12] Sapper [11] Corporal [10] Driver [4] Acting Corporal [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Trooper [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] Pioneer [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [24] Royal Engineers [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] London Regiment [9] Army Service Corps [8] Royal Field Artillery [7] Canadian Infantry [5] Labour Corps [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Irish Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Life Guards [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Non-Combatant Corps [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] South Irish Horse [2] Tank Corps [2] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 16th Cavalry [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Army Medical Corps [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] British Red Cross Society And Order Of Saint John Of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion (Manitoba Regiment) [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Canadian Pioneers [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Cheshire Yeomanry [1] Connaught Rangers [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Essex [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS New Zealand [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [134] Canadian Expeditionary Force [40] Australian Imperial Force [35] Royal Navy [28] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [269]

Contribution

Military Service [258] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

William Francis Whitford

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 205496 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Richard Whitford

Born 1893

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2942 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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Hugh William Whitford

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102370

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Thomas Edward Whitford

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28720

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R H Whitford

Born 1874

Died 1915

Royal Navy 158115 Stoker 1st Class HMS Essex

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Lewis Whitford

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 18422 Private Welsh Regiment

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Edward Moss Whitford

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 29321 Private Somerset Light Infantry 6th Btn

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William Henry Whitford

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92712

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William Whitford

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 3045 Private London Regiment

British Army 591110 Private London Regiment

British Army 591110 Serjeant London Regiment (London Irish Rifles)

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John Whitford

Australian Imperial Force 2052

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Frank Whitford

Born 1894

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 4022506

Canadian Expeditionary Force 4022506 Private Canadian Infantry

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Frederick William Whitford

Born 1886

British Army 364149 Private Royal Engineers Postal Section

British Army 3660 Private Non-Combatant Corps

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William Foster Whitford

Born 1895

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 264602

Canadian Expeditionary Force 264602 Private Canadian Infantry

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Fred Whitford

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 201483 Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

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William Arthur Whitford

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14828

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James Thomas Whitford

Born 1893

Died 1963

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 31103

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Myles Whitford

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 7/2737 Private Leinster Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Rifles

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Henry William Whitford

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313948

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William Alfred Whitford

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238355

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Arthur Whitford

Died 1917

British Army 1953 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 240210 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 240210 Lance Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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