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Leeds, Yorkshire [5]

Ipswich, Suffolk [4]

Beaconsfield Tasmania [2]

Leicester [2]

Westminster, London [2]

Armley, Yorkshire [1]

Attercliffe, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Baildon Moors England [1]

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Flushdyke, Ossett, Yorkshire [1]

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Lower Darwen, Lancashire [1]

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Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

St Clements, Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Stonebridge, Willesden, London [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Wortham Suffolk [1]

Wortham, Suffolk [1]

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Private [213]

Gunner [29]

Driver [15]

Corporal [12]

Serjeant [11]

Lance Corporal [9]

Acting Corporal [7]

Sapper [7]

Lieutenant [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Bandsman [1]

Boy [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Driver /Lance Corporal [1]

Farrier Corporal/Acting Farrier Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Musician [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Waitress [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [22]

Royal Field Artillery [22]

Army Service Corps [19]

West Yorkshire Regiment [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [16]

Royal Engineers [12]

York and Lancaster Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

London Regiment [9]

Norfolk Regiment [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Tank Corps [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Depot [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Service

British Army [307]

Royal Navy [43]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [396]

Conscientious Objector [1]

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United Kingdom [12]

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People [399] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Leeds, Yorkshire [5] Ipswich, Suffolk [4] Beaconsfield Tasmania [2] Leicester [2] Westminster, London [2] Armley, Yorkshire [1] Attercliffe, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Baildon Moors England [1] Bromley, Chislehurst, Kent [1] Bungay Suffolk [1] Burgate Suffok [1] Camberwell, London [1] Chislehurst, Kent [1] Clacton on Sea, Essex [1] Clacton-on-Sea, Essex [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Finchley, London [1] Flushdyke, Ossett, Yorkshire [1] Franklinford Victoria [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Holborn, London [1] Kensington, London [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Lower Darwen, Lancashire [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Normanton, Yorkshire [1] North Adelaide South Australia [1] Ossett, Yorkshire [1] Palgrave Suffolk [1] Peckham, London [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] St Clements, Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Stonebridge, Willesden, London [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Wortham Suffolk [1] Wortham, Suffolk [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [213] Gunner [29] Driver [15] Corporal [12] Serjeant [11] Lance Corporal [9] Acting Corporal [7] Sapper [7] Lieutenant [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Bandsman [1] Boy [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Driver /Lance Corporal [1] Farrier Corporal/Acting Farrier Serjeant [1] Major [1] Munitions Worker [1] Musician [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Waitress [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [22] Royal Field Artillery [22] Army Service Corps [19] West Yorkshire Regiment [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Yorkshire Light Infantry [16] Royal Engineers [12] York and Lancaster Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] Machine Gun Corps [10] London Regiment [9] Norfolk Regiment [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Royal Naval Division [9] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Tank Corps [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Depot [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Service

British Army [307] Royal Navy [43] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Australian Imperial Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [396] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Victor Johnson Wilby

British Army 10361 Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army GS 69100 Private Royal Fusiliers

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W A Wilby

Died 1915

British Army 1943 Serjeant Rifle Brigade

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Arthur Wilby

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277501

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James Charles Wilby

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26629

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Joseph Benjamin Wilby

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282735

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Harry Wilby

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16286

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Ernest Edward Wilby

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253660

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Schubert Wilby

Born 1891

British Army 24047 Lance Corporal East Lancashire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 24047 Acting Corporal East Lancashire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 24047 Private East Lancashire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Francis Clifford Wilby

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142441

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Thomas Henry Wilby

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221012

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John Thomas Claude Wilby

Died 1918

British Army 21923 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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George Wilby

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 27881 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Thomas Wilby

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 5562 Private East Surrey Regiment

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George Wilby

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 28175 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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William John Wilby

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301773

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Thomas Michael Wilby

Born 1868

Died 1953

British Army 14911 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 14911 Serjeant King's Shropshire Light Infantry 7th Battalion

British Army 40248 Serjeant Welsh Regiment 21st Reserve Battalion

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Dennis Wilby

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 29984 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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George Wilby

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 18681 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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John W Wilby

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 200783 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Inothadist Wilby

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 30978 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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