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Bolton, Lancashire [10]

Maidstone, Kent [7]

Preston, Lancashire [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Blackburn, Lancashire [3]

Budleigh Salterton, Devon [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

London England [3]

Preston England [3]

Richmond Victoria [3]

Woking, Surrey [3]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [3]

Bowden South Australia [2]

Dudley, Worcestershire [2]

Evandale Tasmania [2]

Gatton Queensland [2]

Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland [2]

Lancashire [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Manchester England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Newton Heath, Lancashire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Wallaroo South Australia [2]

Weymouth, Dorset [2]

Abson, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Alfreton, Derbyshire [1]

Astley, Lancashire, England [1]

Astley, Lancashire, England. [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Baroota South Australia [1]

Barrow upon Soar. Leicestershire. [1]

Belgaum [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Berwick, Northumberland [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Blessington Tasmania [1]

Bolton, Westhoughton, Lancashire [1]

Boston, Lancashire [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bradshaw,Turton,Lancs. [1]

Bridport, Dorset [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [743]

Gunner [79]

Driver [77]

Corporal [76]

Serjeant [54]

Sapper [48]

Lance Corporal [26]

Acting Corporal [20]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Lieutenant [13]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Bombardier [7]

Pioneer [7]

Captain [5]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Major [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

AM II(C) [1]

AM1 [1]

AM1(c) [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting AM I [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Sub Conductor [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

General Domestic Worker [1]

Guardsman [1]

LM [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Messenger [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [105]

Royal Engineers [95]

Labour Corps [85]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [81]

Army Service Corps [67]

Royal Army Medical Corps [62]

Manchester Regiment [52]

Royal Garrison Artillery [40]

Machine Gun Corps [37]

Lancashire Fusiliers [35]

Liverpool Regiment [34]

East Lancashire Regiment [31]

Cheshire Regiment [26]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [26]

South Lancashire Regiment [22]

Dorsetshire Regiment [20]

London Regiment [20]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [18]

Border Regiment [17]

Welsh Regiment [17]

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

Army Ordnance Corps [13]

Leicestershire Regiment [13]

South Staffordshire Regiment [13]

North Staffordshire Regiment [12]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12]

Royal Defence Corps [12]

Suffolk Regiment [11]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Corps of Hussars [8]

South Wales Borderers [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Dorset Yeomanry [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Royal Scots [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Dragoon Guards [6]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6]

Monmouthshire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1130]

Royal Navy [114]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [83]

Australian Imperial Force [58]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [51]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

W [1474]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1440]

Merchant Navy [29]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

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Place of birth

Bolton, Lancashire [10] Maidstone, Kent [7] Preston, Lancashire [6] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Brighton, Sussex [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Blackburn, Lancashire [3] Budleigh Salterton, Devon [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] London England [3] Preston England [3] Richmond Victoria [3] Woking, Surrey [3] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [3] Bowden South Australia [2] Dudley, Worcestershire [2] Evandale Tasmania [2] Gatton Queensland [2] Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland [2] Lancashire [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] London, Middlesex [2] Manchester England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Newton Heath, Lancashire [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Wallaroo South Australia [2] Weymouth, Dorset [2] Abson, Gloucestershire, England [1] Alfreton, Derbyshire [1] Astley, Lancashire, England [1] Astley, Lancashire, England. [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Baroota South Australia [1] Barrow upon Soar. Leicestershire. [1] Belgaum [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Berwick, Northumberland [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Blessington Tasmania [1] Bolton, Westhoughton, Lancashire [1] Boston, Lancashire [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bradshaw,Turton,Lancs. [1] Bridport, Dorset [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [743] Gunner [79] Driver [77] Corporal [76] Serjeant [54] Sapper [48] Lance Corporal [26] Acting Corporal [20] Second Lieutenant [19] Lieutenant [13] Acting Serjeant [8] Staff Serjeant [8] Bombardier [7] Pioneer [7] Captain [5] Rifleman [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Armourer Staff Serjeant [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Major [2] Shoeing Smith [2] AM II(C) [1] AM1 [1] AM1(c) [1] Able Seaman [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting AM I [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Sub Conductor [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Gunner [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] General Domestic Worker [1] Guardsman [1] LM [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Messenger [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [105] Royal Engineers [95] Labour Corps [85] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [81] Army Service Corps [67] Royal Army Medical Corps [62] Manchester Regiment [52] Royal Garrison Artillery [40] Machine Gun Corps [37] Lancashire Fusiliers [35] Liverpool Regiment [34] East Lancashire Regiment [31] Cheshire Regiment [26] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [26] South Lancashire Regiment [22] Dorsetshire Regiment [20] London Regiment [20] Royal Lancaster Regiment [18] Border Regiment [17] Welsh Regiment [17] Northumberland Fusiliers [16] Durham Light Infantry [15] Army Ordnance Corps [13] Leicestershire Regiment [13] South Staffordshire Regiment [13] North Staffordshire Regiment [12] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12] Royal Defence Corps [12] Suffolk Regiment [11] Devonshire Regiment [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] Hampshire Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] Corps of Hussars [8] South Wales Borderers [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Dorset Yeomanry [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Royal Scots [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Dragoon Guards [6] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6] Monmouthshire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1130] Royal Navy [114] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [83] Australian Imperial Force [58] Canadian Expeditionary Force [51] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

W [1474] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1440] Merchant Navy [29] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

J W Whittle

British Army Temporary Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel General List

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H G Whittle

British Army 416048 Corporal /Acting Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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C Whittle

British Army 8689 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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H Whittle

British Army L/17617 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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William Whittle

British Army 45500 Private Highland Light Infantry

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W G Whittle

British Army 267369 Sapper Acting Serjeant Royal Engineers

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Frank Whittle

British Army 275257 Private London Regiment

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Robert Whittle

British Army 430740 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion/British Columbia Regiment

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L Whittle

British Army 5747 Lance Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

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J R Whittle

British Army 50817 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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J Whittle

British Army 185 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry

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H C Whittle

British Army 3774 Serjeant Australian Infantry Battalion

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C. H. Whittle

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Annie Bennett

Born 1877

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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James Whittle Alias Whalley

British Army 10182 Corporal Acting Serjeant Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 10182 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 24465 Acting Company Serjeant Major Machine Gun Corps

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