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Frome, Somerset [5]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Melbury Abbas Dorset [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Runcorn, Cheshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Bassett, Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Berwick St John,Wiltshire [1]

Botany New South Wales [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cardiff England [1]

Durham [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Epsom, Surrey [1]

Kennington, London [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Rotherhithe, London [1]

Shaftesbury, Dorset [1]

Stratford, East London [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [59]

Driver [15]

Gunner [13]

Lance Corporal [5]

Serjeant [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Captain [2]

Pioneer [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Sapper [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Labour Corps [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Labour Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire [1]

French Red Cross [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS WARSPITE [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Hong Kong Volunteer Corps [1]

Hussars [1]

Indian Miscellaneous List [1]

Indian Unattached List [1]

Inns of Court OTC and No.14 (Inns of Court) OCB [1]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Rifle Brigade Depot [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [110]

Royal Navy [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [156]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [154]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [157] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Frome, Somerset [5] West Ham, Essex [3] Melbury Abbas Dorset [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Runcorn, Cheshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Bassett, Southampton, Hampshire [1] Berwick St John,Wiltshire [1] Botany New South Wales [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cardiff England [1] Durham [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Epsom, Surrey [1] Kennington, London [1] Lambeth, London [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Peckham, London [1] Rotherhithe, London [1] Shaftesbury, Dorset [1] Stratford, East London [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [59] Driver [15] Gunner [13] Lance Corporal [5] Serjeant [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Captain [2] Pioneer [2] Staff Nurse [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Sapper [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sub Conductor [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [17] Labour Corps [9] Army Service Corps [8] Hampshire Regiment [7] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [6] Royal Engineers [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Territorial Force Nursing Service [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Service Corps Labour Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire [1] French Red Cross [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS WARSPITE [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Hong Kong Volunteer Corps [1] Hussars [1] Indian Miscellaneous List [1] Indian Unattached List [1] Inns of Court OTC and No.14 (Inns of Court) OCB [1] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Rifle Brigade Depot [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [110] Royal Navy [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Australian Imperial Force [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [156] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [154] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Charles Whitmarsh

Born 1877

Died 1920

British Army 8790 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 16372 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 4320 Private Dorsetshire 1st

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Alec Whitmarsh

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 11409 Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Inns of Court OTC and No.14 (Inns of Court) OCB

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Robert Whitmarsh

Born 1879

Died 1954

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57681

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Leslie William Whitmarsh

Born 1894

Died 1962

Australian Imperial Force 7764

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James Whitmarsh

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 17133 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery attached General Hospital

British Army 17133 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery attached General Hospital

British Army 17133 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Francis Whitmarsh

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262

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Walter Henry Whitmarsh

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 4448 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Charles Whitmarsh

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91713

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George Frederick Whitmarsh

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296301

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Frederick William Whitmarsh

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212366

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Herbert Henry Whitmarsh

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112009

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Thomas Whitmarsh

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 18392 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Walter Watkins Whitmarsh

Died 1917

British Army 203265 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Sidney Whitmarsh

Born 1870

Died 1936

British Army 6720 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 435341 Gunner Labour Corps

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Reginald Whitmarsh

Died 1918

British Army 42590 Private Essex Regiment

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Donald Lyle Whitmarsh

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 4283 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment

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Oakley J. Whitmarsh

Died 1915

British Army 10576 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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John Thomas Whitmarsh

Died 1918

British Army 34393 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 41336 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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William Whitmarsh

Died 1916

British Army 5003 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

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John T Whitmarsh

Died 1918

British Army L/37286 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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