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Romford, Essex [4]

Drysdale Victoria [3]

Gravesend, Kent [3]

Acton, Middlesex [2]

Cayton, Scarborough, Yorkshire [2]

Finchingfield, Essex [2]

Panfield, Essex [2]

Braintree, Essex [1]

Buln Buln Victoria [1]

Bulwell, Nottinghamshire [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Clare, Suffolk [1]

Colne Engaine, Essex [1]

Cosheston, Pembrokeshire [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

Essex, England [1]

Finchingfield [1]

Forth Tasmania [1]

Gaywood, Norfolk [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Holloway, Middlesex [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Lenham, Kent [1]

Lenham, Maidstone, Kent [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Melton, Suffolk [1]

New Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent [1]

Paddington, Middlesex [1]

Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Poole, Dorset [1]

Prahran Victoria [1]

Ridgewell, Essex [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Springbourne, Bournemouth, Dorset [1]

St Pancras, London [1]

Strand, London [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Sutton, Surrey [1]

West Thurrock, Essex, England [1]

Wimbledon, Surrey [1]

Woodbridge, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [89]

Driver [12]

Corporal [10]

Gunner [9]

Lance Corporal [7]

Sapper [5]

Serjeant [5]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

AM II(E) [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Boy 1 [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lg. Boatswain (Bosun) [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [15]

Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Engineers [12]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Labour Corps [9]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Military Mounted Police [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

1/94th Infantry Nasirabad [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment Transport [1]

HMS Benbow [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS TIPPERARY [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps ex Army Service Corps [1]

Life Guards [1]

London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) [1]

RNAS HMS "President II" [1]

Service

British Army [129]

Royal Navy [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Indian Army [1]

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W [179]

Contribution

Military Service [176]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [179] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Romford, Essex [4] Drysdale Victoria [3] Gravesend, Kent [3] Acton, Middlesex [2] Cayton, Scarborough, Yorkshire [2] Finchingfield, Essex [2] Panfield, Essex [2] Braintree, Essex [1] Buln Buln Victoria [1] Bulwell, Nottinghamshire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Clare, Suffolk [1] Colne Engaine, Essex [1] Cosheston, Pembrokeshire [1] Durham, Durham [1] Essex, England [1] Finchingfield [1] Forth Tasmania [1] Gaywood, Norfolk [1] Grays, Essex [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Holloway, Middlesex [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Lenham, Kent [1] Lenham, Maidstone, Kent [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Melton, Suffolk [1] New Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent [1] Paddington, Middlesex [1] Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Poole, Dorset [1] Prahran Victoria [1] Ridgewell, Essex [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Springbourne, Bournemouth, Dorset [1] St Pancras, London [1] Strand, London [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Sutton, Surrey [1] West Thurrock, Essex, England [1] Wimbledon, Surrey [1] Woodbridge, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [89] Driver [12] Corporal [10] Gunner [9] Lance Corporal [7] Sapper [5] Serjeant [5] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] AM II(E) [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Boy 1 [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lg. Boatswain (Bosun) [1] Pioneer [1] Private /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [15] Army Service Corps [12] Royal Engineers [12] Royal Field Artillery [12] Labour Corps [9] London Regiment [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Middlesex Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Military Mounted Police [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 1/94th Infantry Nasirabad [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Lancers [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment Transport [1] HMS Benbow [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS TIPPERARY [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps ex Army Service Corps [1] Life Guards [1] London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Military Foot Police [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) [1] RNAS HMS "President II" [1]

Service

British Army [129] Royal Navy [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Australian Imperial Force [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [179]

Contribution

Military Service [176] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Samuel George Wiffen

Died 1917

British Army 70951 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 70951 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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William Harry Wiffen

Born 1884

British Army 344 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Gerald Ernest Wiffen

Born 1892

British Army 45748 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/296752 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Arthur Wiffen

Born 1894

Died 1965

Royal Navy F28021 AM II(E) RNAS HMS "President II"

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228021 Royal Air Force

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John Leonard Wiffen

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191495

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Charles Laurence Wiffen

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56719

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Henry William Wiffen

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 408 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Frank Wiffen

Died 1916

British Army 5749 Private London Regiment

British Army 5749 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

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George Wiffen

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227541

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Frederick Harry Wiffen

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 31812 Private Essex Regiment 10th Battalion

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Ernest Wiffen

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268347

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Stephen Wiffen

Born 1856

British Army SS/9843 Private Army Service Corps

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Oliver Cromwell Wiffen

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 4089 Private London Regiment

British Army 7610 Private London Regiment

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Arthur George Wiffen

Born 1896

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 476061

Canadian Expeditionary Force 476061 Private Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

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Ernest Edward Wiffen

Born 1896

Died 1926

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139244 Private 2nd Class

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Arthur G. Wiffen

Died 1917

British Army 5593 Private London Regiment

British Army 202490 Private London Regiment

British Army 202490 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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George Wiffen

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 18/1608 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 18/1608 Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

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Richard Gilby Wiffen

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 110397 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Harry John Wiffen

Born 1877

Died 1914

British Army 13113 Corporal Royal Engineers

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William Edward Wiffen

Died 1918

British Army G/7709 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/7709 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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