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Sydney New South Wales [5]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [2]

Brighton [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Clerkenwell, London [2]

Eastwood Tasmania [2]

Gawler South Australia [2]

Kensington South Australia [2]

King's Lynn, Norfolk [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Mclaren Flat South Australia [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Narrabri New South Wales [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Surbiton, Surrey [2]

Uckfield, Sussex [2]

Warminster, Wiltshire [2]

Warwick Queensland [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Woolwich, Kent, England [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Adelaide, South Australia [1]

Ashfield New South Wales [1]

Auckland [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bideford, Devon [1]

Blewberry, Berkshire [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Clapham, Surrey [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dover [1]

Dunolly Victoria [1]

Eltham, Kent [1]

Erith, Kent [1]

Flemington Victoria [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Glenhope East Victoria [1]

Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [242]

Gunner [36]

Captain [31]

Driver [28]

Corporal [20]

Lieutenant [20]

Serjeant [20]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Sapper [15]

Lance Corporal [11]

Major [9]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Bombardier [4]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Nurse [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Engineer [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Bugler [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Mech [1]

District Frontier Constable [1]

District Officer Frontier Constabulary [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Leading Mech (Elec) K.B [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Matron [1]

Mech (El) [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Sapper Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [37]

Army Service Corps [35]

Royal Engineers [30]

Labour Corps [25]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

London Regiment [15]

Rifle Brigade [14]

East Surrey Regiment [12]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

East Kent Regiment [11]

Royal Sussex Regiment [11]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Connaught Rangers [6]

Hussars [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

French Red Cross [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Dragoon Guards [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Irish Regiment [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

British West Indies Regiment [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [438]

Australian Imperial Force [58]

Royal Navy [57]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [35]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

W [648]

H [1]

J [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [633]

Merchant Navy [17]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Australia [1]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [5] London, Middlesex, England [4] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [2] Brighton [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Clerkenwell, London [2] Eastwood Tasmania [2] Gawler South Australia [2] Kensington South Australia [2] King's Lynn, Norfolk [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Mclaren Flat South Australia [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Narrabri New South Wales [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Paddington, London [2] Surbiton, Surrey [2] Uckfield, Sussex [2] Warminster, Wiltshire [2] Warwick Queensland [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Woolwich, Kent, England [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Adelaide, South Australia [1] Ashfield New South Wales [1] Auckland [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bideford, Devon [1] Blewberry, Berkshire [1] Bristol [1] Bristol England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brixton, London [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Canning Town, London [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Clapham, Surrey [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dover [1] Dunolly Victoria [1] Eltham, Kent [1] Erith, Kent [1] Flemington Victoria [1] Fulham, London [1] Glenhope East Victoria [1] Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [242] Gunner [36] Captain [31] Driver [28] Corporal [20] Lieutenant [20] Serjeant [20] Second Lieutenant [19] Sapper [15] Lance Corporal [11] Major [9] Acting Serjeant [6] Acting Corporal [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Bombardier [4] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Captain [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Nurse [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Engineer [1] Brigadier General [1] Bugler [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Mech [1] District Frontier Constable [1] District Officer Frontier Constabulary [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Leading Mech (Elec) K.B [1] Leading Stoker [1] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Matron [1] Mech (El) [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Sapper Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [37] Army Service Corps [35] Royal Engineers [30] Labour Corps [25] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] London Regiment [15] Rifle Brigade [14] East Surrey Regiment [12] Royal Fusiliers [12] East Kent Regiment [11] Royal Sussex Regiment [11] Middlesex Regiment [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Manchester Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Connaught Rangers [6] Hussars [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] Essex Regiment [5] French Red Cross [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Dragoon Guards [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Irish Regiment [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] British West Indies Regiment [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [438] Australian Imperial Force [58] Royal Navy [57] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38] Canadian Expeditionary Force [35] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

W [648] H [1] J [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [633] Merchant Navy [17]

Country

United Kingdom [12] Australia [1] India [1]

C R Wickham

Australian Imperial Force 398 Gunner Australian Garrison Artillery

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F H Wickham

British Army 70629 Corporal Royal Engineers attached Royal Garrison Artillery

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Wilfred Bruce Wickham

British Army 165402 Private Acting Lance Corporal Northamptonshire Yeomanry

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J Wickham

British Army Acting Captain 22nd Punjabis

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J J O Wickham

British Army Lieutenant 129th Baluchis

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E T R Wickham

British Army Captain 39th Central Indian Horse

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William Hilder

Born 1887

Died 1965

British Army 169821 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Mary Ann Johnson

Born 1875

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Winifride M Muir

Other Empire Force Voluntary Aid Detachment

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C A Wickham-Jones

British Army 703 Lance Corporal Surrey Yeomanry

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Winifride M Wickham Mrs Muir

British Army Nurse French Red Cross

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