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Calbourne, Isle of Wight [3]

Emsworth, Hampshire [2]

Enfield Lock, Middlesex [2]

Gloucester [2]

Horsham, Sussex [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Newport, Isle of Wight [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Port Pirie South Australia [2]

Rushden, Northamptonshire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Acton, Middlesex [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alice, Cape Province [1]

Ampthill, Bedfordshire [1]

Balham, London [1]

Barry, Glamorgan [1]

Beverley Western Australia [1]

Bognor, Sussex [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brook, Hampshire [1]

Brookton Western Australia [1]

Carndonagh, Donegal [1]

Chapeltown [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Effingham, Surrey [1]

Folkestone England [1]

Frome England [1]

Frome, Gloucestershire [1]

Frome, Somerset [1]

Frome, Somerset, England [1]

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1]

Gibraltar [1]

Godshill, Isle of Wight [1]

Greenford England [1]

Greenford, Middlesex [1]

Hereford, Herefordshire, England [1]

Hove, Sussex [1]

Islington, Middlesex [1]

Kelmscott Western Australia [1]

Kilburn, London [1]

Kilkivan Queensland [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Leicester [1]

Rank

Private [259]

Gunner [30]

Serjeant [27]

Driver [22]

Corporal [21]

Lance Corporal [15]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Lieutenant [11]

Captain [10]

Sapper [10]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Temporary Major [4]

Sister [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Captain /Temporary Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

General Duty Member [1]

Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Major [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Saddler [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Surgeon Medical Officer [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [40]

Army Service Corps [30]

Labour Corps [27]

Royal Field Artillery [27]

Hampshire Regiment [23]

London Regiment [17]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

East Kent Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Welsh Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Hussars [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [407]

Royal Navy [49]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [551]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [537]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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Place of birth

Calbourne, Isle of Wight [3] Emsworth, Hampshire [2] Enfield Lock, Middlesex [2] Gloucester [2] Horsham, Sussex [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Newport, Isle of Wight [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Port Pirie South Australia [2] Rushden, Northamptonshire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Acton, Middlesex [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alice, Cape Province [1] Ampthill, Bedfordshire [1] Balham, London [1] Barry, Glamorgan [1] Beverley Western Australia [1] Bognor, Sussex [1] Bow, London [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brook, Hampshire [1] Brookton Western Australia [1] Carndonagh, Donegal [1] Chapeltown [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Edmonton, London [1] Effingham, Surrey [1] Folkestone England [1] Frome England [1] Frome, Gloucestershire [1] Frome, Somerset [1] Frome, Somerset, England [1] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1] Gibraltar [1] Godshill, Isle of Wight [1] Greenford England [1] Greenford, Middlesex [1] Hereford, Herefordshire, England [1] Hove, Sussex [1] Islington, Middlesex [1] Kelmscott Western Australia [1] Kilburn, London [1] Kilkivan Queensland [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Leicester [1]

Rank

Private [259] Gunner [30] Serjeant [27] Driver [22] Corporal [21] Lance Corporal [15] Second Lieutenant [12] Lieutenant [11] Captain [10] Sapper [10] Pioneer [6] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [5] Temporary Major [4] Sister [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Captain /Temporary Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] General Duty Member [1] Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Major [1] Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Saddler [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Surgeon Medical Officer [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [40] Army Service Corps [30] Labour Corps [27] Royal Field Artillery [27] Hampshire Regiment [23] London Regiment [17] Royal Fusiliers [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Machine Gun Corps [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] East Kent Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Middlesex Regiment [8] Welsh Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Hussars [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Corps of Hussars [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3] Royal West Surrey Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [407] Royal Navy [49] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] Australian Imperial Force [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [551] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [537] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Arthur Edward Whittington

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 15875 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 15875 Leicester Regiment

British Army 2/15875 Private Leicestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Frederick Whittington

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 7099 Serjeant Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Ronald Burton Whittington

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army R/32960 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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John Whittington

Died 1915

British Army 7239 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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Harry James Whittington

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41218

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Arthur Whittington

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 135596 Acting Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 135596 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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Richard James Whittington

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58449

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Henry Whittington

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285149

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William Edward Whittington

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 22742 Private Hampshire Regiment 16th Bn.

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Willie R Whittington

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53894

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Herbert Whittington

Born 1891

Died 1982

British Army 42642 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 42642 Private Manchester Regiment

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James Ernest Whittington

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 62223 Gunner Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 62223 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Harry Whittington

Died 1918

British Army 89274 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Willis Henry Whittington

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33613

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Frank Whittington

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34274

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William James Whittington

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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John Robert Whittington

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409334

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Jesse Whittington

Born 1891

Died 1914

Royal Navy K3399 Stoker 1st Class HM Submarine E3

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Wilfred Whittington

Born 1891

Died 1960

British Army 8/2180 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 330683 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Henry James Whittington

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133756

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