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Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Bingley, Yorkshire [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Addingham England [1]

Bengal [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Burnley [1]

Caistor, Lincolnshire [1]

Cloughfold, Lancashire [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Helley Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Horsforth, Yorkshire [1]

Lancashire [1]

London England [1]

Long Stratton, Norfolk [1]

Manchester [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Padiham, Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Penwortham South Australia [1]

Rawtenstall, Lancashire [1]

Rochdale, Lancashire [1]

Salford [1]

Stratton St Michael, Norfolk [1]

Swinton, Lancashire [1]

Yorkshire England [1]

Rank

Private [175]

Gunner [25]

Driver [16]

Corporal [13]

Sapper [11]

Serjeant [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Delegate [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Orderly [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Ordinary Seaman, Able Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Pioneer Acting Serjeant [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Second Corporal [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [32]

Royal Engineers [25]

York and Lancaster Regiment [19]

West Riding Regiment [17]

Labour Corps [16]

Lancashire Fusiliers [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Army Service Corps [12]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

East Lancashire Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Australian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

49th Battalion, Australian Infantry [1]

American Ambulance Hospital in Paris Neuilly Sur Seine [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [269]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Royal Navy [15]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [1]

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W [345]

Contribution

Military Service [342]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Canada [1]

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People [345] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Bingley, Yorkshire [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Addingham England [1] Bengal [1] Birmingham England [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Burnley [1] Caistor, Lincolnshire [1] Cloughfold, Lancashire [1] Hackney, London [1] Helley Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Horsforth, Yorkshire [1] Lancashire [1] London England [1] Long Stratton, Norfolk [1] Manchester [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Padiham, Burnley, Lancashire [1] Penwortham South Australia [1] Rawtenstall, Lancashire [1] Rochdale, Lancashire [1] Salford [1] Stratton St Michael, Norfolk [1] Swinton, Lancashire [1] Yorkshire England [1]

Rank

Private [175] Gunner [25] Driver [16] Corporal [13] Sapper [11] Serjeant [8] Lance Corporal [6] Lieutenant [6] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Company Serjeant Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Cadet [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Delegate [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Orderly [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Ordinary Seaman, Able Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Pioneer Acting Serjeant [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Second Corporal [1] Serjeant Major [1] Staff Nurse [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [32] Royal Engineers [25] York and Lancaster Regiment [19] West Riding Regiment [17] Labour Corps [16] Lancashire Fusiliers [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Army Service Corps [12] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] Machine Gun Corps [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] East Lancashire Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [8] South Lancashire Regiment [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Liverpool Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Coldstream Guards [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Australian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] 49th Battalion, Australian Infantry [1] American Ambulance Hospital in Paris Neuilly Sur Seine [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [269] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] Royal Navy [15] Australian Imperial Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [345]

Contribution

Military Service [342] Conscientious Objector [1] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Canada [1]

Thomas Whitham

Born 1888

Died 1924

British Army 15067 Private Coldstream Guards

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Albert Whitham

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 166234 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John William Whitham

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 7336 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 7336 Private KOYLI 2nd Battalion

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George Allan Whitham

Died 1918

British Army 36725 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Private East Yorkshire

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Basil Whitham

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 17402 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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John Whitham

Died 1915

British Army 6714 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 6714 Lance Corporal East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charles Henry Whitham

Born 1886

Died 1954

Canadian Expeditionary Force 114067

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Frederick James Whitham

Born 1889

Died 1932

British Army 25068 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 61739 Private Royal Defence Corps

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George Edric Whitham

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143901

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David Donald Whitham

Born 1885

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2511 Lance Corporal Australian Infantry 19th Battalion

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Walter Whitham

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282772

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Miles Richard Whitham

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90590

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Frank Whitham

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148936

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Ernest Whitham

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116659

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Alfred Frederick Whitham

British Army 52756 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 52756 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army

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Frank Whitham

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 41782 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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John Whitham

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 19245 Private Coldstream Guards

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Charles Archibald Whitham

Born 1885

Died 1954

British Army 476574 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army T3310 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Clement Whitham

Born 1900

Died 1984

Royal Navy F48308

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John Whitham

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164479

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