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Gloucester, Gloucestershire [2]

London England [2]

Worth [2]

Annapolis, Canada [1]

Auburn Victoria [1]

Birdlip, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Chappel, Essex [1]

Fulham, Middlesex [1]

Highworth, Wiltshire [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Hudnall [1]

Kensington, Middlesex [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

Little Gaddesden [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Port Douglas Queensland [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Ringshall, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rockhampton Queensland [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Shoreditch [1]

Shoreditch, London [1]

Shoreditch, London, Middlesex [1]

Smethwick, Staffordshire [1]

Staines, Middlesex [1]

Sydney, Cheshire, England [1]

Turners Hill, Sussex [1]

Walton, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [79]

Driver [13]

Gunner [10]

Serjeant [9]

Corporal [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Captain [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sapper [2]

Sergeant [2]

Sub Conductor [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance Corporal (Prov) [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Labour Corps [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

London Regiment [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

2nd Pioneers [1]

Chinese Labour Corps [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

General Headquarters [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Hussars [1]

Indian Army [1]

Labour Corps Northern Command ex Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Lancers [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Military Works Service [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [126]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [56]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Royal Navy [14]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Last name first letter

W [227]

Contribution

Military Service [222]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

India [1]

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Gloucester, Gloucestershire [2] London England [2] Worth [2] Annapolis, Canada [1] Auburn Victoria [1] Birdlip, Gloucestershire, England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Chappel, Essex [1] Fulham, Middlesex [1] Highworth, Wiltshire [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Hudnall [1] Kensington, Middlesex [1] Lewisham, London [1] Little Gaddesden [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Paddington, London [1] Port Douglas Queensland [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Ringshall, Buckinghamshire [1] Rockhampton Queensland [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Shoreditch [1] Shoreditch, London [1] Shoreditch, London, Middlesex [1] Smethwick, Staffordshire [1] Staines, Middlesex [1] Sydney, Cheshire, England [1] Turners Hill, Sussex [1] Walton, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [79] Driver [13] Gunner [10] Serjeant [9] Corporal [5] Lance Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Captain [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Lieutenant [2] Pioneer [2] Sapper [2] Sergeant [2] Sub Conductor [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Lance Corporal (Prov) [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [15] Labour Corps [10] Army Service Corps [9] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Canadian Infantry [6] London Regiment [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 2nd Pioneers [1] Chinese Labour Corps [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] General Headquarters [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Hussars [1] Indian Army [1] Labour Corps Northern Command ex Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Lancers [1] Military Foot Police [1] Military Works Service [1] Norfolk Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [126] Canadian Expeditionary Force [56] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Royal Navy [14] Australian Imperial Force [5]

Last name first letter

W [227]

Contribution

Military Service [222] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [7] India [1]

Arthur Whitman

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 265227 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 1995 Private Hertfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 1995 Lance Corporal (Prov) Hertfordshire Regiment 1/1st Battalion

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Hilda Ellen Whitman

Born 1888

Died 1977

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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Francis John Whitman

Born 1895

Died 1972

British Army 105451 Private Hertfordshire Yeomanry 1/1st Battalion

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Arthur Whitman

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260336

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Edwin Riley Whitman

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 18441 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 18481 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Alfred Edward Whitman

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101910

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Ernest Richard Whitman

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 156319 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frederick Whitman

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248207

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John Whitman

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134474

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George Edwin Whitman

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104603

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William Noah Whitman

Born 1877

Died 1926

British Army 183144 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Charles Festus Whitman

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army 1302 Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers

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Harry Whitman

Born 1890

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 2467 Private 2nd Pioneers

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William Charles Whitman

Died 1917

British Army 41044 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Thomas Whitman

Died 1914

British Army 1538 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 1538 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Reginald Whitman

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 3580 TF Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 266072 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Francis William Whitman

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 19310 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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George T Whitman

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 60722 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Arthur Whitman

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 17572 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Roy Alfred Whitman

Born 1893

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 907042

Canadian Expeditionary Force 907042 Private Canadian Infantry

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