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Burnley, Lancashire [11]

Liverpool, Lancashire [8]

Manchester, Lancashire [8]

Bury, Lancashire [7]

Derby, Derbyshire [6]

Blackburn, Lancashire [5]

Nelson, Lancashire [5]

Bolton, Lancashire [4]

Heywood, Lancashire [4]

Leicester, Leicestershire [4]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Warrington, Lancashire [4]

Derby [3]

Grays, Essex [3]

Hyde, Cheshire [3]

Padiham, Lancashire [3]

Shaw, Lancashire [3]

Accrington, Lancashire [2]

Braidwood New South Wales [2]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Holbeach, Lincolnshire [2]

Lancashire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Manchester England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Oldham, Lancashire [2]

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire [2]

Plumstead, Kent [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Queanbeyan New South Wales [2]

Ragnall, Nottinghamshire [2]

Rawtenstall, Lancashire [2]

Waterfoot, Lancashire [2]

Williamstown Victoria [2]

Abbot Langley, Hertfordshire [1]

Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire [1]

Accrington England [1]

Addingham, Yorks [1]

Alsager Cheshire [1]

Altham, Lancashire [1]

Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Ashfield New South Wales [1]

Ashton in Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [1759]

Gunner [199]

Driver [144]

Corporal [114]

Serjeant [102]

Sapper [67]

Lance Corporal [54]

Second Lieutenant [40]

Acting Corporal [27]

Pioneer [25]

Lieutenant [24]

Acting Serjeant [20]

Captain [20]

Bombardier [14]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [12]

Staff Serjeant [9]

Colour Serjeant [8]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Rifleman [8]

Guardsman [7]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Major [5]

Trooper [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Private Lance Corporal [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Armourer Serjeant [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Account Officer [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Mechanist Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Adjutant [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Band Corporal [1]

Bombardier and Gunner [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Civilian [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Corporal and Lance Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [247]

Royal Field Artillery [220]

Army Service Corps [181]

Royal Engineers [166]

East Lancashire Regiment [154]

Manchester Regiment [145]

Royal Army Medical Corps [123]

Lancashire Fusiliers [108]

Liverpool Regiment [105]

Royal Garrison Artillery [99]

Machine Gun Corps [69]

Cheshire Regiment [62]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [61]

West Riding Regiment [59]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [47]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [47]

Royal Fusiliers [46]

South Lancashire Regiment [40]

West Yorkshire Regiment [38]

Northumberland Fusiliers [37]

North Staffordshire Regiment [36]

Border Regiment [35]

London Regiment [34]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [34]

York and Lancaster Regiment [34]

Army Ordnance Corps [28]

Leicestershire Regiment [28]

Royal Army Service Corps [28]

South Staffordshire Regiment [27]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [26]

Durham Light Infantry [25]

Royal Defence Corps [24]

Yorkshire Regiment [23]

Middlesex Regiment [20]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [18]

Lincolnshire Regiment [18]

Rifle Brigade [18]

Welsh Regiment [18]

Worcestershire Regiment [18]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17]

Coldstream Guards [16]

Hampshire Regiment [15]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [15]

South Wales Borderers [15]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [14]

Army Veterinary Corps [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Grenadier Guards [12]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [12]

Norfolk Regiment [12]

Service

British Army [2543]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [179]

Royal Navy [164]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [119]

Australian Imperial Force [64]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19]

Other Empire Force [5]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [3128]

B [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3087]

Merchant Navy [24]

Conscientious Objector [12]

Country

United Kingdom [56]

India [2]

Bermuda [1]

Ireland [1]

Malta [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Burnley, Lancashire [11] Liverpool, Lancashire [8] Manchester, Lancashire [8] Bury, Lancashire [7] Derby, Derbyshire [6] Blackburn, Lancashire [5] Nelson, Lancashire [5] Bolton, Lancashire [4] Heywood, Lancashire [4] Leicester, Leicestershire [4] Macclesfield, Cheshire [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Warrington, Lancashire [4] Derby [3] Grays, Essex [3] Hyde, Cheshire [3] Padiham, Lancashire [3] Shaw, Lancashire [3] Accrington, Lancashire [2] Braidwood New South Wales [2] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Holbeach, Lincolnshire [2] Lancashire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Manchester England [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire [2] Plumstead, Kent [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Queanbeyan New South Wales [2] Ragnall, Nottinghamshire [2] Rawtenstall, Lancashire [2] Waterfoot, Lancashire [2] Williamstown Victoria [2] Abbot Langley, Hertfordshire [1] Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire [1] Accrington England [1] Addingham, Yorks [1] Alsager Cheshire [1] Altham, Lancashire [1] Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Ashfield New South Wales [1] Ashton in Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [1759] Gunner [199] Driver [144] Corporal [114] Serjeant [102] Sapper [67] Lance Corporal [54] Second Lieutenant [40] Acting Corporal [27] Pioneer [25] Lieutenant [24] Acting Serjeant [20] Captain [20] Bombardier [14] Warrant Officer Class 2 [12] Staff Serjeant [9] Colour Serjeant [8] Company Serjeant Major [8] Rifleman [8] Guardsman [7] Lance Serjeant [6] Major [5] Trooper [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Private Lance Corporal [4] Able Seaman [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Worker [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Armourer Serjeant [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Account Officer [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Mechanist Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Adjutant [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Band Corporal [1] Bombardier and Gunner [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Civilian [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Corporal and Lance Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [247] Royal Field Artillery [220] Army Service Corps [181] Royal Engineers [166] East Lancashire Regiment [154] Manchester Regiment [145] Royal Army Medical Corps [123] Lancashire Fusiliers [108] Liverpool Regiment [105] Royal Garrison Artillery [99] Machine Gun Corps [69] Cheshire Regiment [62] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [61] West Riding Regiment [59] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [47] Royal Lancaster Regiment [47] Royal Fusiliers [46] South Lancashire Regiment [40] West Yorkshire Regiment [38] Northumberland Fusiliers [37] North Staffordshire Regiment [36] Border Regiment [35] London Regiment [34] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [34] York and Lancaster Regiment [34] Army Ordnance Corps [28] Leicestershire Regiment [28] Royal Army Service Corps [28] South Staffordshire Regiment [27] King's Royal Rifle Corps [26] Durham Light Infantry [25] Royal Defence Corps [24] Yorkshire Regiment [23] Middlesex Regiment [20] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [18] Lincolnshire Regiment [18] Rifle Brigade [18] Welsh Regiment [18] Worcestershire Regiment [18] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17] Coldstream Guards [16] Hampshire Regiment [15] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [15] South Wales Borderers [15] Yorkshire Light Infantry [14] Army Veterinary Corps [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [13] Grenadier Guards [12] King's Own Scottish Borderers [12] Norfolk Regiment [12]

Service

British Army [2543] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [179] Royal Navy [164] Canadian Expeditionary Force [119] Australian Imperial Force [64] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19] Other Empire Force [5] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [3128] B [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3087] Merchant Navy [24] Conscientious Objector [12]

Country

United Kingdom [56] India [2] Bermuda [1] Ireland [1] Malta [1] South Africa [1]

F Whittaker

British Army 13583 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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John Whittaker

British Army 33336 Private Border Regiment

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William Roston Whittaker

British Army 20588 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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William Whittaker

British Army 13077 Private Lance Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

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G Whittaker

British Army 13333 Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

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F A Whittaker

British Army L/1443 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas William Whittaker

British Army 68464 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Fred Whittaker

British Army 15452 Corporal Manchester Regiment

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Harry Whittaker

British Army 350485 Private Manchester Regiment

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Smith Stephenson Whittaker

British Army 22827 Private West Riding Regiment

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E L Whittaker

British Army 437815 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

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A G Whittaker

British Army 213123 Serjeant Canadian Infantry Battalion

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Albert Whittaker

British Army 3983 Corporal Australian Field Artillery

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L Whittaker

British Army 927 Private Australian Infantry Battalion

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W J Whittaker

British Army 55005 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Abraham Whittaker

British Army 32464 Serjeant East Lancashire Regiment

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Harry Whittaker

British Army 437290 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

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Arthur Ernest Whittaker

British Army 504409 Sapper Acting Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

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J Whittaker

British Army 201297 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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W L Whittaker

British Army 1932 Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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