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Southampton, Hampshire, England [4]

Hunton, Kent [3]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Waratah Tasmania [2]

148 Albert Street, Leith [1]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Charing, Kent [1]

East Farnley England [1]

Gamlingay, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Hoddleston, Hertfordshire [1]

Ibstock England [1]

Newport Pagnell [1]

Peterborough, Hampshire [1]

Shephards Bush England [1]

Shoreditch, London [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

West Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Yalding, Maidstone, Kent [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [94]

Gunner [16]

Corporal [9]

Driver [9]

Pioneer [7]

Serjeant [5]

Sapper [4]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Private Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Labour Corps [15]

Royal Engineers [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Army Service Corps [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Hertfordshire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Dragoons [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Yeomanry [1]

General List [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS Racoon [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

Service

British Army [156]

Royal Navy [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [195]

Contribution

Military Service [189]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Southampton, Hampshire, England [4] Hunton, Kent [3] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Waratah Tasmania [2] 148 Albert Street, Leith [1] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Charing, Kent [1] East Farnley England [1] Gamlingay, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Hoddleston, Hertfordshire [1] Ibstock England [1] Newport Pagnell [1] Peterborough, Hampshire [1] Shephards Bush England [1] Shoreditch, London [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] West Hartlepool, Durham [1] Yalding, Maidstone, Kent [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [94] Gunner [16] Corporal [9] Driver [9] Pioneer [7] Serjeant [5] Sapper [4] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Private Serjeant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Rifleman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [16] Labour Corps [15] Royal Engineers [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Army Service Corps [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] East Kent Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Hertfordshire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Manchester Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Dragoons [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Yeomanry [1] General List [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS Racoon [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Military Mounted Police [1]

Service

British Army [156] Royal Navy [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Australian Imperial Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [195]

Contribution

Military Service [189] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Alfred John Whyman

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army G/26416 Private Middlesex Regiment

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James John Whyman

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 148408 Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 148408 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Richard David Whyman

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army Quarter Master and Lieutenant Royal Scots

British Army Lieutenant Royal Scots

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Frank F Whyman

Died 1917

British Army 307154 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 307154 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Fred Whyman

Died 1917

British Army 5986 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 36517 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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John W Whyman

Died 1918

British Army 37889 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 56091 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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George H Whyman

Died 1918

British Army 271569 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 204400 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Harry Whyman

Died 1916

British Army 3139 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 20937 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 3139 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Richard Whyman

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 23223 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Sidney Arthur Whyman

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106880

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Albert Whyman

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407622

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Leslie Philip Whyman

Australian Imperial Force 5797

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Albert Edward Whyman

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268914

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Edward Austin Whyman

Born 1889

Royal Navy 14419 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Frederick Whyman

Born 1894

Royal Navy 1555 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Percival Whyman

Born 1892

British Army 1254 Non-Combatant Corps

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Charles William Whyman

Australian Imperial Force 439

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Bertram Robert Whyman

Australian Imperial Force 1886

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Edward Walter Whyman

Australian Imperial Force 3191

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William Whyman

British Army 9362 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 9362 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

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