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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [9]

Dulcar, Yorkshire [1]

Elland, Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Heywood, Lancashire [1]

London [1]

Paddock, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [68]

Gunner [6]

Driver [4]

Serjeant [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bandsman [1]

Captain [1]

Corporal [1]

Guardsman [1]

Private Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [18]

Labour Corps [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Service Corps [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Herefordshire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Sikhs Indian Army [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [87]

Royal Navy [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

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W [108]

Contribution

Military Service [107]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [108] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [9] Dulcar, Yorkshire [1] Elland, Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Heywood, Lancashire [1] London [1] Paddock, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [68] Gunner [6] Driver [4] Serjeant [3] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Bandsman [1] Captain [1] Corporal [1] Guardsman [1] Private Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [18] Labour Corps [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Field Artillery [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Service Corps [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Herefordshire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Military Mounted Police [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Sikhs Indian Army [1] Suffolk Regiment [1] The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [87] Royal Navy [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

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W [108]

Contribution

Military Service [107] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Joseph Henry Whitwam

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195880

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Tom Whitwam

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113435

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M Whitwam

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111415

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Harvey Whitwam

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292261

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James Henry Whitwam

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300409

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Jabez Edward Whitwam

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240495

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John Henry Whitwam

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 40629 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Albert E Whitwam

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army S/1147 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 36247 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Albert William Whitwam

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 32972 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Walter Whitwam

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1832 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 24777 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 24777 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Harry Whitwam

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army C/7432 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C/7432 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Wilfred Whitwam

Died 1918

British Army 6743 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 307860 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 307860 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Friend Whitwam

Died 1917

British Army 245205 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Friend Whitwam

Died 1918

British Army 320823 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Harold Whitwam

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 332779 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Bertie Whitwam

Born 1897

Died 1915

Royal Navy 18573 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 17618 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Albert Whitwam

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 22163 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Nelson Whitwam

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 1908 Private Serjeant West Riding Regiment

British Army 1908 Serjeant West Riding Regiment

British Army 1908 Serjeant Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Leatham Whitwam

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84520

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Charles William Whitwam

Born 1888

Royal Navy J60856

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