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Lowestoft, Suffolk [3]

Aldeburgh, Suffolk [2]

Bow, London [2]

Bright Victoria [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Faversham, Kent [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

Prahran Victoria [2]

Alberton Victoria [1]

Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England [1]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Barnby, Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Beecles, Suffolk [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Catford, Kent [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

London England [1]

Marrawah Tasmania [1]

Montagu Tasmania [1]

Newcastle England [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

South Yarra Victoria [1]

Unley South Australia [1]

Walthamstow, Essex [1]

Wimbledon, Surrey [1]

Wirral, Cheshire [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Woodside Victoria [1]

Wrentham [1]

Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [67]

Gunner [11]

Driver [8]

Corporal [7]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Captain [3]

Sapper [3]

Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Mechanic Corporal [1]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [10]

London Regiment [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

Labour Corps [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Suffolk Yeomanry [2]

Army Service Corps Canadian Forestry Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East African Forces [1]

East African Labour Corps [1]

H.M.S. “Hampshire” [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Hussars [1]

Infantry [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lancers [1]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

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

Machine Gun Corps [1]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1]

Service

British Army [110]

Royal Navy [26]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

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Military Service [175]

Merchant Navy [2]

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United Kingdom [3]

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People [178] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Lowestoft, Suffolk [3] Aldeburgh, Suffolk [2] Bow, London [2] Bright Victoria [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Faversham, Kent [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] Prahran Victoria [2] Alberton Victoria [1] Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England [1] Alton, Hampshire [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Barnby, Beccles, Suffolk [1] Beccles, Suffolk [1] Beecles, Suffolk [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Catford, Kent [1] Clapham, London [1] Clapton, London [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] London England [1] Marrawah Tasmania [1] Montagu Tasmania [1] Newcastle England [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] Sevenoaks, Kent [1] South Yarra Victoria [1] Unley South Australia [1] Walthamstow, Essex [1] Wimbledon, Surrey [1] Wirral, Cheshire [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Woodside Victoria [1] Wrentham [1] Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [67] Gunner [11] Driver [8] Corporal [7] Second Lieutenant [6] Captain [3] Sapper [3] Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Mechanic Corporal [1] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [10] London Regiment [8] Army Service Corps [7] Labour Corps [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] East Kent Regiment [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Royal Engineers [5] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2] Essex Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Suffolk Yeomanry [2] Army Service Corps Canadian Forestry Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1] Corps of Hussars [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East African Forces [1] East African Labour Corps [1] H.M.S. “Hampshire” [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Hussars [1] Infantry [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lancers [1] Leicestershire Yeomanry [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1]

Service

British Army [110] Royal Navy [26] Australian Imperial Force [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

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W [178]

Contribution

Military Service [175] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Vivian Wigg

Born 1893

Died 1970

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

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George Percy Arthur Wigg

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49479

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Charles Howard Wigg

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280276

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Henry Wigg

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119859

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Richard Edward Wigg

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 390074 Private London Regiment

British Army 1560 Corporal London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 9th (County of London) Battalion

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Louis Wigg

Born 1895

Died 1920

British Army GS/54909 Private Royal Fusiliers 8th Battalion

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Arthur William Wigg

Born 1895

Died 1923

British Army 10680 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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George Evered Wigg

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219784

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Harry William Staples Wigg

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237595

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Arthur William Wigg

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army GS/51893 Private Royal Fusiliers 22nd Battalion

British Army GS/51893 Private Royal Fusiliers 24th Battalion

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William Thomas Wigg

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245384

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Arthur Harry Wigg

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 2686 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 2685 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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Maurice Edward Wigg

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 8707 Serjeant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Freeman Wigg

Died 1915

British Army 16618 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Robert Wigg

Died 1917

British Army 17370 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Sydney Harold Wigg

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 3081 Serjeant Suffolk Yeomanry

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick William Wigg

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164353

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John Frank Wigg

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56025

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George Albert Wigg

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army G/2900 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/2900 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Frederick Wigg

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 22296 Private Manchester Regiment

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