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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]

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]

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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]

William H Wilby

British Army 155964 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Willie Wilby

British Army 61556 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Thomas Wilby

British Army 19562 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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E Wilby

British Army 574 Private London Regiment

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F Wilby

British Army 4438785 Private Durham Light Infantry

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A E Wilby

British Army 632 Corporal /Acting Corporal Royal Engineers

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Joseph Benjamin Wilby

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 2/1120

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M Wilby

British Army 359 Lance Corporal Indian Defence Force

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Arthur William Roger Wilby

Born 1875

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S Wilby

British Army R/40014 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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H Wilby

British Army 201104 Lance Serjeant Leicestershire Regiment

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William Wilby

Royal Navy Ch/298457/RFR/B/10053 Royal Naval Division

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Robert Herbert Wilby

Royal Navy RFR/B/9316 Royal Naval Division

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F Wilby

British Army 10155 Lance Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment

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William Wilby

British Army 7/25886 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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A Wilby

British Army 306218 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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George Wilby

British Army 3/7133 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Ethel Beatrice Edith Wilby

Born 1898

Died 1993

Other Empire Force Munitions Worker Rawlins munitions factory

Other Empire Force Waitress American Officers' Club

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George A Wilby-Newton

British Army 47508 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army GS/95117 Private London Regiment

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