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Place of birth

Sheffield, Yorkshire [8]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [6]

London England [6]

Manchester, Lancashire [5]

Rochdale, Lancashire [5]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [5]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [3]

Bathurst New South Wales [3]

Batley, Yorkshire [3]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Greenwich, London [3]

Islington, London [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Saint Pancras, London [3]

Bardsley, Lancashire [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Collingwood Victoria [2]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2]

Harlesden, London [2]

Oldham, Lancashire [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

Sheffield [2]

Shirland, Derbyshire [2]

Southport, Lancashire [2]

Stockport, Cheshire [2]

Stockton, Durham [2]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Andover, Hampshire, England [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire [1]

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Berrigan New South Wales [1]

Beverley [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Broomsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Burghfield, Berkshire [1]

Burnley [1]

Bury, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Rank

Private [1070]

Gunner [121]

Corporal [96]

Driver [78]

Serjeant [68]

Sapper [67]

Lance Corporal [37]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Lieutenant [22]

Acting Corporal [17]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Bombardier [13]

Pioneer [13]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [9]

Captain [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Rifleman [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Worker [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [4]

Trooper [4]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

VAD [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Trumpeter [2]

ALIAS Private [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Bombardier Corporal [1]

Bombardier Signaller [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal/Lance Serjeant [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [147]

Royal Field Artillery [125]

Manchester Regiment [115]

Royal Engineers [110]

Lancashire Fusiliers [92]

Army Service Corps [90]

Royal Garrison Artillery [77]

Royal Army Medical Corps [63]

Liverpool Regiment [50]

Machine Gun Corps [49]

Cheshire Regiment [45]

York and Lancaster Regiment [44]

London Regiment [43]

East Lancashire Regiment [39]

Royal Fusiliers [33]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [33]

West Yorkshire Regiment [31]

Northumberland Fusiliers [30]

West Riding Regiment [27]

Durham Light Infantry [26]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [25]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [25]

Middlesex Regiment [24]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [24]

Royal Naval Division [22]

East Surrey Regiment [17]

East Yorkshire Regiment [17]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [17]

Leicestershire Regiment [17]

South Lancashire Regiment [16]

Hampshire Regiment [15]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

Army Ordnance Corps [14]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [14]

Lincolnshire Regiment [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

The Queen's Regiment [13]

Royal Defence Corps [12]

Royal Sussex Regiment [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Somerset Light Infantry [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Coldstream Guards [10]

Essex Regiment [10]

Royal Scots [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Border Regiment [9]

Canadian Infantry [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [1604]

Royal Navy [139]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [102]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [66]

Australian Imperial Force [39]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

W [1983]

B [3]

D [1]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1950]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [12]

Country

United Kingdom [55]

India [2]

United States [1]

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Sheffield, Yorkshire [8] Birmingham, Warwickshire [6] London England [6] Manchester, Lancashire [5] Rochdale, Lancashire [5] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [5] Sydney New South Wales [4] Basingstoke, Hampshire [3] Bathurst New South Wales [3] Batley, Yorkshire [3] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Greenwich, London [3] Islington, London [3] London, Middlesex [3] Saint Pancras, London [3] Bardsley, Lancashire [2] Battersea, London [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Collingwood Victoria [2] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2] Harlesden, London [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] Sheffield [2] Shirland, Derbyshire [2] Southport, Lancashire [2] Stockport, Cheshire [2] Stockton, Durham [2] Alton, Hampshire [1] Andover, Hampshire, England [1] Ararat Victoria [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire [1] Barnoldswick, Yorkshire [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Berrigan New South Wales [1] Beverley [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Broomsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Burghfield, Berkshire [1] Burnley [1] Bury, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Canning Town, London [1]

Rank

Private [1070] Gunner [121] Corporal [96] Driver [78] Serjeant [68] Sapper [67] Lance Corporal [37] Second Lieutenant [23] Lieutenant [22] Acting Corporal [17] Acting Serjeant [13] Bombardier [13] Pioneer [13] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [9] Captain [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Acting Bombardier [6] Rifleman [6] Able Seaman [5] Worker [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Temporary Second Lieutenant [4] Trooper [4] Ordinary Seaman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] VAD [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Deck Hand [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Trumpeter [2] ALIAS Private [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Bombardier Corporal [1] Bombardier Signaller [1] Brigadier General [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal/Lance Serjeant [1] Engineer Captain [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [147] Royal Field Artillery [125] Manchester Regiment [115] Royal Engineers [110] Lancashire Fusiliers [92] Army Service Corps [90] Royal Garrison Artillery [77] Royal Army Medical Corps [63] Liverpool Regiment [50] Machine Gun Corps [49] Cheshire Regiment [45] York and Lancaster Regiment [44] London Regiment [43] East Lancashire Regiment [39] Royal Fusiliers [33] Royal Lancaster Regiment [33] West Yorkshire Regiment [31] Northumberland Fusiliers [30] West Riding Regiment [27] Durham Light Infantry [26] King's Royal Rifle Corps [25] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [25] Middlesex Regiment [24] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [24] Royal Naval Division [22] East Surrey Regiment [17] East Yorkshire Regiment [17] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [17] Leicestershire Regiment [17] South Lancashire Regiment [16] Hampshire Regiment [15] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15] Royal Army Service Corps [15] Army Ordnance Corps [14] Yorkshire Light Infantry [14] Lincolnshire Regiment [13] Rifle Brigade [13] The Queen's Regiment [13] Royal Defence Corps [12] Royal Sussex Regiment [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Somerset Light Infantry [11] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Coldstream Guards [10] Essex Regiment [10] Royal Scots [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] Border Regiment [9] Canadian Infantry [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [1604] Royal Navy [139] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [102] Canadian Expeditionary Force [66] Australian Imperial Force [39] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

W [1983] B [3] D [1] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1950] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [12]

Country

United Kingdom [55] India [2] United States [1]

Ernest Wild

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 5717 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 5717 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st-5th Battalion

British Army 5717 Private Wiltshire Regiment 5th Batallion

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John Tucker Wild

Born 1872

Died 1918

British Army 15551 Private South Lancashire Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 15551 Private South Lancashire Regiment Depot

British Army 15551 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Hermann Caesar Wild

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 9867 Private Honourable Artillery Company 1st Reserve Battalion

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Benjamin Thomas George Wild

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 4628 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 241641 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Basil Warren Wild

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy F1732 Petty Officer Mech III

British Army 47604 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant on probation Machine Gun Corps (Heavy)

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John Robert Francis 'frank' Wild

Born 1873

Died 1939

Royal Navy 211395 Able Seaman

Royal Navy 211395 Petty Officer 1st Class

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Jack Douglas Wild

Born 1894

Died 1919

British Army G/3767 Lance Serjeant East Kent Regiment

British Army Lieutenant East Kent Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 4th Battalion

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John Wild

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 8202 Lance Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Battalion.

British Army 8202 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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John S. H. Wild

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 18762 Private Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion

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William Wild

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 204576 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Harry Wild

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 265621 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 265621 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Herbert James Wild

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 267103 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion

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Harold Wild

Born 1898

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Air Force 27th Squadron

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Samuel Wild

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 78266 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 78266 Bombardier Corporal Royal Field Artillery 28th. Division Ammunition Column

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Harold Wild

Born 1890

British Army 33399 Royal Army Medical Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187292 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force

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Ira Wild

Born 1895

Died 1974

British Army Captain Audit Staff

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James Nyland

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 10517 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

British Army 10517 Private King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 1st Battalion

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Langford Wild

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2877 Trooper Life Guards

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George Wild

Died 1915

British Army 8668 Lance Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers 6th Battalion

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George Wild

Died 1914

British Army 9298 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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