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Manchester England [2]

Cheltenham England [1]

Devonport, Devon, England [1]

English Bicknor, Gloucestershire [1]

Holy Trinity Plymouth, Devon [1]

Monmouth, Monmouthshire [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Saint Kew, Cornwall [1]

St Leonards New South Wales [1]

Trinity, Plymouth [1]

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Private [36]

Driver [6]

Gunner [5]

Corporal [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

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Colour Serjeant [1]

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Army Service Corps [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Labour Corps [2]

London Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Yeomanry [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Calliope [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

Training Reserve Battalion [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

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British Army [52]

Royal Navy [10]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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Military Service [69]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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Manchester England [2] Cheltenham England [1] Devonport, Devon, England [1] English Bicknor, Gloucestershire [1] Holy Trinity Plymouth, Devon [1] Monmouth, Monmouthshire [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Saint Kew, Cornwall [1] St Leonards New South Wales [1] Trinity, Plymouth [1]

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Private [36] Driver [6] Gunner [5] Corporal [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commissioned Boatswain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Farrier Corporal [1] L/Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1]

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Army Service Corps [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Engineers [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Labour Corps [2] London Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Yeomanry [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leinster Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Calliope [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] Training Reserve Battalion [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [52] Royal Navy [10] Australian Imperial Force [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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W [70]

Contribution

Military Service [69] Merchant Navy [1]

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United Kingdom [3]

William Charles Wilce

Born 1880

Died 1952

British Army 6056 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 6056 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 6056 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Frederick John Hervey Wilce

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11094

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George Haigh Wilce

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 50122 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Ernest Edward Wilce

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 18802 Private Coldstream Guards

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Sidney Wilce

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 2550 Private Gloucestershire Yeomanry

British Army 40216 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Sydney Wilce

Died 1918

British Army 35859 Private South Wales Borderers

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Garnet Wilce

Born 1890

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 24/1231 New Zealand Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

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Warwick Wilce

Australian Imperial Force 54763

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George Thomas Wilce

Born 1882

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2393432

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2393432 Private Canadian Infantry

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Herbert Wilce

Australian Imperial Force 905

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Sidney Wilce

Australian Imperial Force 4481

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William Henry Wilce

Australian Imperial Force 919

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Charles Edwin Wilce

Born 1896

Royal Navy 1467 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Maurice Edgar Wilce

Born 1900

Royal Navy 20761 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Alfred Wilce

Born 1883

Royal Navy 300764

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Harry Wilce

Born 1889

Royal Navy 347856

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Stanley Wilce

Born 1889

Royal Navy R/5415 Royal Naval Division

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Thomas Albert Wilce

Born 1883

Royal Navy 203852

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John Buller Wilce

Born 1900

Royal Navy M7900

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Fred Edgar Wilce

Born 1902

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