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Birmingham, Warwickshire [19]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [8]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Walsall, Staffordshire [4]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Fitzroy Victoria [3]

Fulham, London [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

London England [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Oberon New South Wales [3]

Toowoomba Queensland [3]

Wimborne, Dorset [3]

Bristol [2]

Frome, Somerset [2]

Fulham, Middlesex, England [2]

Islington, London [2]

Lanark, Lanarkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Minmi New South Wales [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Sevenoaks, Kent [2]

West Hartlepool, Durham [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Woolwich, Kent [2]

Alton England [1]

Axbridge, Somerset [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Bath England [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bedford [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warks [1]

Bisley,Gloucestershire. [1]

Bolland Queensland [1]

Bolton, Lancs [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brent Knoll, Somerset [1]

Brigus, Conception Bay, Newfoundland [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Brixham, Devon [1]

Broughton, Oxon [1]

Burnham on Sea, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [765]

Gunner [107]

Serjeant [72]

Driver [68]

Corporal [61]

Sapper [46]

Second Lieutenant [22]

Lance Corporal [21]

Lieutenant [17]

Captain [14]

Pioneer [14]

Bombardier [10]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Reverend [3]

Sergeant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Major [2]

Nurse [2]

Private /Lance Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Trooper [2]

Trumpeter [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armourer Serjeant Major [1]

Assistant Editor [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chaplain The Reverend [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [113]

Labour Corps [92]

Royal Engineers [87]

Army Service Corps [72]

Royal Garrison Artillery [57]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [42]

Machine Gun Corps [39]

London Regiment [36]

Royal Army Medical Corps [36]

Gloucestershire Regiment [32]

Somerset Light Infantry [28]

Royal Fusiliers [24]

Cheshire Regiment [23]

Northamptonshire Regiment [23]

South Staffordshire Regiment [23]

South Wales Borderers [23]

Manchester Regiment [22]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [22]

Worcestershire Regiment [22]

Leicestershire Regiment [21]

Welsh Regiment [21]

Liverpool Regiment [20]

Middlesex Regiment [19]

North Staffordshire Regiment [19]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19]

Canadian Infantry [17]

Rifle Brigade [17]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [17]

Hampshire Regiment [16]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [16]

Lancashire Fusiliers [16]

Royal Army Service Corps [14]

York and Lancaster Regiment [14]

Devonshire Regiment [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Coldstream Guards [10]

Dorsetshire Regiment [10]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [10]

Border Regiment [9]

Essex Regiment [9]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

Royal Marine Artillery [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

West Riding Regiment [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Royal Horse Artillery [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Service

British Army [1176]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [161]

Royal Navy [128]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [95]

Australian Imperial Force [47]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Other Empire Force [6]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

W [1655]

A [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1630]

Merchant Navy [16]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

Canada [1]

Malta [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [19] Bristol, Gloucestershire [8] Plymouth, Devon [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Walsall, Staffordshire [4] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Camberwell, London [3] Fitzroy Victoria [3] Fulham, London [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] London England [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Oberon New South Wales [3] Toowoomba Queensland [3] Wimborne, Dorset [3] Bristol [2] Frome, Somerset [2] Fulham, Middlesex, England [2] Islington, London [2] Lanark, Lanarkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Minmi New South Wales [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Sevenoaks, Kent [2] West Hartlepool, Durham [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Woolwich, Kent [2] Alton England [1] Axbridge, Somerset [1] Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Bath England [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bedford [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warks [1] Bisley,Gloucestershire. [1] Bolland Queensland [1] Bolton, Lancs [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bow, London [1] Brent Knoll, Somerset [1] Brigus, Conception Bay, Newfoundland [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Brixham, Devon [1] Broughton, Oxon [1] Burnham on Sea, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [765] Gunner [107] Serjeant [72] Driver [68] Corporal [61] Sapper [46] Second Lieutenant [22] Lance Corporal [21] Lieutenant [17] Captain [14] Pioneer [14] Bombardier [10] Acting Serjeant [8] Company Serjeant Major [7] Acting Corporal [6] Able Seaman [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Reverend [3] Sergeant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Leading Stoker [2] Major [2] Nurse [2] Private /Lance Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Trooper [2] Trumpeter [2] Worker [2] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armourer Serjeant Major [1] Assistant Editor [1] Assistant Matron [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Cadet [1] Chaplain [1] Chaplain The Reverend [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [113] Labour Corps [92] Royal Engineers [87] Army Service Corps [72] Royal Garrison Artillery [57] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [42] Machine Gun Corps [39] London Regiment [36] Royal Army Medical Corps [36] Gloucestershire Regiment [32] Somerset Light Infantry [28] Royal Fusiliers [24] Cheshire Regiment [23] Northamptonshire Regiment [23] South Staffordshire Regiment [23] South Wales Borderers [23] Manchester Regiment [22] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [22] Worcestershire Regiment [22] Leicestershire Regiment [21] Welsh Regiment [21] Liverpool Regiment [20] Middlesex Regiment [19] North Staffordshire Regiment [19] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19] Canadian Infantry [17] Rifle Brigade [17] Royal Berkshire Regiment [17] Hampshire Regiment [16] King's Royal Rifle Corps [16] Lancashire Fusiliers [16] Royal Army Service Corps [14] York and Lancaster Regiment [14] Devonshire Regiment [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Coldstream Guards [10] Dorsetshire Regiment [10] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [10] Border Regiment [9] Essex Regiment [9] Royal Defence Corps [9] Royal Marine Artillery [9] Royal Naval Division [9] West Riding Regiment [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8] Durham Light Infantry [8] Royal Horse Artillery [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Service

British Army [1176] Canadian Expeditionary Force [161] Royal Navy [128] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [95] Australian Imperial Force [47] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] Other Empire Force [6] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

W [1655] A [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1630] Merchant Navy [16] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [37] Canada [1] Malta [1]

Harold Wilcox

Born 1885

Died 1967

British Army 20266 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Manchester Regiment

British Army 20266 Colour Serjeant Manchester Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Harold Ray Wilcox

Born 1888

Died 1919

British Army 4/260 Cheshire Regiment

British Army Captain Lancashire Fusiliers 18th Battalion

British Army Captain Lancashire Fusiliers. 3rd Battalion

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Ernest Wilcox

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 93 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 10th (Grimsby Chums) Battalion

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James Wilcox

Born 1896

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Coal Mine Worker Coal Industry

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Henry Lawrence Wilcox

Born 1884

Died 1968

British Army 762708 Private London Regiment 28th Battalion (Artists)

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Francis Orlando Wilcox

Born 1893

Died 1975

British Army 37515 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 33253 Private Labour Corps

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Frederick Wilcox

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 707 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Joseph Wilcox

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54802

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Francis Charles Wilcox

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47550

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William James Wilcox

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9025

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Rev Alfred G Wilcox

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Chaplain to the Forces Army Chaplain's Department, Young Men's Christian Association

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John Wilcox

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240321

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William Wilcox

Born 1894

Died 1919

British Army 22307 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 32544 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 32544 Serjeant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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James Wilcox

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107973

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Stephen Wilcox

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264174

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John Wilcox

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269303

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Frank Wilcox

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166057

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Percy William Wilcox

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army E/724 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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William Arthur Wilcox

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132554

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Benjamin Wilcox

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189488

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