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West Ham, Essex [3]

Arlecdon, Cumberland [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Belmont Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Boort Victoria [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Brookfield Queensland [1]

Buninyong Victoria [1]

Bunninyong Victoria [1]

Camberwell London [1]

Cockle Creek New South Wales [1]

Doncaster Victoria [1]

Flemington Victoria [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Ilford England [1]

Indooroopilly Queensland [1]

Kenmore Queensland [1]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1]

Leyton London, Essex [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Portadown, Armagh [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

St Johns Newfoundland [1]

Stoke Damerel, Devon [1]

Uralla New South Wales [1]

Walthamstow, Essex, England [1]

Walthamstow, London [1]

Yarraville Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [54]

Driver [5]

Serjeant [5]

Corporal [4]

Gunner [4]

Sapper [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Captain [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Clerical Work [1]

Clerical Worker [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Pioneer [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [10]

Labour Corps [9]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Royal Engineers [6]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

3rd Battalion Australian Force [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Civilian Female M15 [1]

Essex Yeomanry [1]

General List [1]

H.M. Coastguard Station Hythe [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers attached Indian Labour Corps [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Orthopaedic Unit attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery Transport [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

South Irish Horse [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Special Investigation Branch Malta [1]

Service

British Army [86]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Royal Navy [6]

Other Empire Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [141]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [135]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [142] Stories Communities

Place of birth

West Ham, Essex [3] Arlecdon, Cumberland [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Belmont Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Boort Victoria [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Brookfield Queensland [1] Buninyong Victoria [1] Bunninyong Victoria [1] Camberwell London [1] Cockle Creek New South Wales [1] Doncaster Victoria [1] Flemington Victoria [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Ilford England [1] Indooroopilly Queensland [1] Kenmore Queensland [1] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1] Leyton London, Essex [1] London, Middlesex [1] Portadown, Armagh [1] Richmond Victoria [1] St Johns Newfoundland [1] Stoke Damerel, Devon [1] Uralla New South Wales [1] Walthamstow, Essex, England [1] Walthamstow, London [1] Yarraville Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [54] Driver [5] Serjeant [5] Corporal [4] Gunner [4] Sapper [3] Acting Corporal [2] Captain [2] Lieutenant [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Clerical Work [1] Clerical Worker [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Pioneer [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [10] Labour Corps [9] London Regiment [9] Royal Field Artillery [8] Royal Engineers [6] Highland Light Infantry [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Essex Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] 3rd Battalion Australian Force [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Civilian Female M15 [1] Essex Yeomanry [1] General List [1] H.M. Coastguard Station Hythe [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers attached Indian Labour Corps [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Orthopaedic Unit attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery Transport [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Munster Fusiliers [1] Scottish Rifles [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1] South Irish Horse [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Special Investigation Branch Malta [1]

Service

British Army [86] Australian Imperial Force [18] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Royal Navy [6] Other Empire Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [141] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [135] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Edgar Charles Whitten

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 1117 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment 1st Battalion

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Francis Robert Whitten

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army Major Royal Engineers

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Arnold Whitten

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260721

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Thomas Henry Whitten

Born 1864

Died 1916

Other Empire Force 110039 Chief Petty Officer H.M. Coastguard Station Hythe

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George Whitten

Died 1916

British Army 9251 Serjeant Highland Light Infantry

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Archibald Whitten

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 7082 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Thomas Davis Whitten

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 27073 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 43081 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Thomas Henry Whitten

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47266

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Frederic Stratton Whitten

Born 1885

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 83732

Canadian Expeditionary Force 83732 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery

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Joseph Whitten

Died 1917

British Army 8605 Serjeant Highland Light Infantry

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William Little Whitten

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188417

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Frederick Charles Whitten

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99910

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Alfred Robert Whitten

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70138

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Thomas Whitten

Born 1894

Died 1943

British Army 21949 Private Border Regiment

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William Harry Whitten

Australian Imperial Force 19134

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Thomas Whitten

Australian Imperial Force 251

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William John Whitten

Australian Imperial Force 14359

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Halwyn Richard Whitten

Australian Imperial Force 1860

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Harvey Robert Whitten

Australian Imperial Force 69617

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Walter Henry Whitten

Australian Imperial Force 3017

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