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Blackall Queensland [4]

Lillimur Victoria [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Scarborough England [2]

Aberdeen New South Wales [1]

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Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Burton On Trent England [1]

Cabus, Lancaster, Lancashire [1]

Camperdown New South Wales [1]

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Edenhope Victoria [1]

Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Folkestone, Kent, England [1]

Forest Gate England [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Halifax, Nova Scotia [1]

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Ingham Queensland [1]

Kensington, London [1]

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Kingston On Thames, Surrey [1]

Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lanarkshire [1]

Llandrinio, Montgomeryshire [1]

Manchester [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Melbourne, Australia [1]

Montgomery, Montgomeryshire [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [313]

Gunner [38]

Corporal [31]

Driver [19]

Sapper [19]

Serjeant [18]

Lance Corporal [15]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Lieutenant [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Rifleman [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Captain [3]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Drummer [1]

Engineer Rear Admiral [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

First Engineer [1]

Gunner and Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Squadron Leader [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [37]

Royal Field Artillery [33]

Labour Corps [29]

Army Service Corps [27]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

North Staffordshire Regiment [18]

Cheshire Regiment [16]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Liverpool Regiment [15]

London Regiment [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Manchester Regiment [13]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [12]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Corps of Hussars [6]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

East Kent Regiment [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Hussars [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

Monmouthshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Denbigh Yeomanry [3]

Service

British Army [473]

Royal Navy [39]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [33]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32]

Australian Imperial Force [28]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [614]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [603]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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Place of birth

Blackall Queensland [4] Lillimur Victoria [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Scarborough England [2] Aberdeen New South Wales [1] Barton, Lincolnshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Burton On Trent England [1] Cabus, Lancaster, Lancashire [1] Camperdown New South Wales [1] Chatham Kent [1] Derby [1] Derbyshire [1] Devon [1] Edenhope Victoria [1] Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Folkestone, Kent, England [1] Forest Gate England [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Halifax, Nova Scotia [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Harwich, Essex [1] Ingham Queensland [1] Kensington, London [1] Kensington, London, Middlesex [1] Kingston On Thames, Surrey [1] Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lanarkshire [1] Llandrinio, Montgomeryshire [1] Manchester [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Marylebone, London [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Melbourne, Australia [1] Montgomery, Montgomeryshire [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [313] Gunner [38] Corporal [31] Driver [19] Sapper [19] Serjeant [18] Lance Corporal [15] Second Lieutenant [14] Lieutenant [8] Acting Corporal [7] Pioneer [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Rifleman [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Captain [3] Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Drummer [1] Engineer Rear Admiral [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] First Engineer [1] Gunner and Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Squadron Leader [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [37] Royal Field Artillery [33] Labour Corps [29] Army Service Corps [27] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] North Staffordshire Regiment [18] Cheshire Regiment [16] Machine Gun Corps [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Liverpool Regiment [15] London Regiment [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Manchester Regiment [13] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [12] Royal Fusiliers [11] South Staffordshire Regiment [9] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Corps of Hussars [6] Durham Light Infantry [6] East Kent Regiment [6] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Shropshire Light Infantry [6] Border Regiment [5] Coldstream Guards [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Hussars [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Military Foot Police [4] Monmouthshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Denbigh Yeomanry [3]

Service

British Army [473] Royal Navy [39] Canadian Expeditionary Force [33] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32] Australian Imperial Force [28] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [614] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [603] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

George Henry Whittingham

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162230

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George Whittingham

Born 1873

Died 1918

Other Empire Force First Engineer Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force First Engineer Mercantile Marine - SS John O'Scott

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Fred Whittingham

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165272

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John Whittingham

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2611

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Clive Alan Whittingham

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Captain Royal Fusiliers royal army medical corps, attached 12th Battalion

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Albert Edward Whittingham

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 243 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Edward William Whittingham

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 25360 Private South Wales Borderers

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Thomas Whittingham

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment

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George Frederick Whittingham

Born 1894

Died 1945

Royal Navy J8838

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Harold Augustus Whittingham

Born 1893

Died 1943

British Army 3651 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 202998 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 12120 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Frank Whittingham

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95978

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Arthur Whittingham

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23670

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Charles Edward Whittingham

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army L/8811 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army L/8811 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

British Army L.8811 Private East Kent 1st Btn.

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William Henry Whittingham

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122127

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Samuel George Whittingham

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238745

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Charles Whittingham

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 13650 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Arthur Whittingham

Died 1917

British Army 57067 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 15137 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 267938 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Ernest Alfred Whittingham

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 6466 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Claude Lionel Whittingham

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 1GH/122 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 269729 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 269729 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Albert Whittingham

Died 1918

British Army 305324 Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

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