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Bradfield, Berkshire [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Newbury, Berkshire [2]

Yeovil, Somerset [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alvesford, Hampshire [1]

Bath England [1]

Bristol [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cricklade, Wiltshire [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Essendon Victoria [1]

Hampstead England [1]

Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Notting Hill, London [1]

Painswick, Stroud, Gloucestershire, [1]

Rotherwick Hampshire [1]

Semley, Wiltshire [1]

Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire [1]

Worksop, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [103]

Driver [14]

Gunner [14]

Sapper [11]

Serjeant [10]

Corporal [7]

Captain [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

3rd Writer [2]

Bombardier [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Pensioner [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Saddler and Serjeant [1]

Saddler and Staff Serjeant [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Squadron Leader [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Sub Conductor [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [30]

Royal Engineers [19]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Labour Corps [11]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [11]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Berkshire Yeomanry [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Australian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Australian Volunteer Hospital [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion/New Brunswick Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Cormorant [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

HMS Vernon I [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps Depot [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [171]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

Royal Navy [22]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

W [235]

Contribution

Military Service [231]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [235] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bradfield, Berkshire [2] Fulham, London [2] Newbury, Berkshire [2] Yeovil, Somerset [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alvesford, Hampshire [1] Bath England [1] Bristol [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cricklade, Wiltshire [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Essendon Victoria [1] Hampstead England [1] Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Lewisham, London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Marylebone, London [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [1] Notting Hill, London [1] Painswick, Stroud, Gloucestershire, [1] Rotherwick Hampshire [1] Semley, Wiltshire [1] Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire [1] Worksop, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [103] Driver [14] Gunner [14] Sapper [11] Serjeant [10] Corporal [7] Captain [4] Lance Corporal [3] 3rd Writer [2] Bombardier [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major /Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Pensioner [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Saddler and Serjeant [1] Saddler and Staff Serjeant [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Squadron Leader [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Sub Conductor [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [30] Royal Engineers [19] Royal Field Artillery [18] Labour Corps [11] Royal Berkshire Regiment [11] Hampshire Regiment [10] London Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Berkshire Yeomanry [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Australian Machine Gun Corps [1] Australian Volunteer Hospital [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion/New Brunswick Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Cormorant [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] HMS Vernon I [1] HMS Victory I [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps Depot [1] Norfolk Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [171] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] Royal Navy [22] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Australian Imperial Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

W [235]

Contribution

Military Service [231] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Henry Charles Wigmore

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3366

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Robert Edgar Wigmore

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89145

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Arthur Wigmore

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132862

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Frederick William Wigmore

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85035

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Ernest William Wigmore

Died 1917

British Army 71753 Driver Royal Field Artillery 121st Battery, 22nd Brigade

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Essex Elias Wigmore

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy Z/1873 Royal Naval Division

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Charles Lumbert Wigmore

Born 1884

Died 1959

British Army 92027 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Harry Wigmore

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 204225 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 204225 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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Elijah Wigmore

Died 1915

British Army 12873 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 12873 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Albert E E Wigmore

Died 1915

British Army 10545 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Albert Wigmore

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 65834 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Albert Wigmore

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 30763 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred Frank Wigmore

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67681

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Joseph Anderson Wigmore

Born 1894

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 713037

Canadian Expeditionary Force 713037 Private Canadian Infantry

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Percy Wigmore

Born 1887

Royal Navy M32059 3rd Writer

Royal Navy M32059 3rd Writer HMS Victory I

Royal Navy M32059 3rd Writer HMS Cormorant

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James Wigmore

Died 1917

British Army 12870 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 353158 Private Royal Scots

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Frederick Ball Wigmore

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 690196

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Walter John Wigmore

Born 1884

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 790493

Canadian Expeditionary Force 790493 Private Canadian Infantry

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Percy Norqudist Wigmore

Born 1893

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1075053

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1075053 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery

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William Joseph Wigmore

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 153959

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