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Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3]

Richmond Victoria [3]

Bangerang Victoria [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Bradfield, Berkshire [2]

Denton, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Stoke, Staffordshire [2]

Adelong New South Wales [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Audenshaw, Lancashire, England [1]

BARNSLEY. YORKSHIRE. [1]

Barrow England [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Broseley, Shropshire [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Callow End, Worcestershire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Chelsea [1]

Chelsea, South West London [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Conisborough, Yorkshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dudley, Staffordshire [1]

Dukinfield, Cheshire [1]

Elton, Hampshire [1]

Erringden, Yorkshire (1901 Census) [1]

Gelligaer, Glamorgan [1]

Gulgong New South Wales [1]

Halford, Yorkshire [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hallow, Martley, Worcestershire [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Huddersfield England [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Hyde Cheshire [1]

Hyde, Cheshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Rank

Private [603]

Gunner [59]

Driver [58]

Corporal [52]

Serjeant [40]

Sapper [39]

Lance Corporal [30]

Acting Corporal [14]

Lieutenant [13]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Bombardier [9]

Captain [6]

Pioneer [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Major [2]

Subsistence Department [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

A/ Bombardier [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Sapper [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Army Schoolmistress [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Fusilier [1]

Gunner/Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant (Acting Captain) [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [86]

Royal Engineers [79]

Manchester Regiment [75]

Labour Corps [59]

Army Service Corps [52]

Royal Garrison Artillery [39]

Cheshire Regiment [30]

Lancashire Fusiliers [30]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [30]

Liverpool Regiment [28]

Machine Gun Corps [28]

Royal Army Medical Corps [28]

West Riding Regiment [23]

London Regiment [20]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [19]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

South Lancashire Regiment [15]

Welsh Regiment [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [15]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [14]

Royal Army Service Corps [14]

South Wales Borderers [14]

East Lancashire Regiment [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Royal Defence Corps [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Worcestershire Regiment [12]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Belgian Agents [9]

Norfolk Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Border Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [934]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62]

Royal Navy [58]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [44]

Australian Imperial Force [23]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

W [1119]

D [20]

H [3]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1124]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

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Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3] Richmond Victoria [3] Bangerang Victoria [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Bradfield, Berkshire [2] Denton, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Stoke, Staffordshire [2] Adelong New South Wales [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Audenshaw, Lancashire, England [1] BARNSLEY. YORKSHIRE. [1] Barrow England [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Broseley, Shropshire [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Callow End, Worcestershire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Chelsea [1] Chelsea, South West London [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Conisborough, Yorkshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dudley, Staffordshire [1] Dukinfield, Cheshire [1] Elton, Hampshire [1] Erringden, Yorkshire (1901 Census) [1] Gelligaer, Glamorgan [1] Gulgong New South Wales [1] Halford, Yorkshire [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hallow, Martley, Worcestershire [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Huddersfield England [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hyde Cheshire [1] Hyde, Cheshire [1] Islington, London [1]

Rank

Private [603] Gunner [59] Driver [58] Corporal [52] Serjeant [40] Sapper [39] Lance Corporal [30] Acting Corporal [14] Lieutenant [13] Acting Serjeant [12] Second Lieutenant [11] Bombardier [9] Captain [6] Pioneer [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Major [3] Worker [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Major [2] Subsistence Department [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] A/ Bombardier [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Sapper [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Army Schoolmistress [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Fusilier [1] Gunner/Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lieutenant (Acting Captain) [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [86] Royal Engineers [79] Manchester Regiment [75] Labour Corps [59] Army Service Corps [52] Royal Garrison Artillery [39] Cheshire Regiment [30] Lancashire Fusiliers [30] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [30] Liverpool Regiment [28] Machine Gun Corps [28] Royal Army Medical Corps [28] West Riding Regiment [23] London Regiment [20] Royal Lancaster Regiment [19] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18] Durham Light Infantry [15] South Lancashire Regiment [15] Welsh Regiment [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [15] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [14] Royal Army Service Corps [14] South Wales Borderers [14] East Lancashire Regiment [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [12] Royal Defence Corps [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [12] Worcestershire Regiment [12] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Hampshire Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Belgian Agents [9] Norfolk Regiment [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Border Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [7] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Leicestershire Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [934] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62] Royal Navy [58] Canadian Expeditionary Force [44] Australian Imperial Force [23] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

W [1119] D [20] H [3] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1124] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

Edwin Joseph Wilde

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 3959 Private Royal Fusiliers 18th Battalion

British Army Second Lieuteant Leicestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant (Acting Lieutenant) Leicestershire Regiment Special Reserve

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Joseph Wilde

Died 1917

British Army 1669 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 350351 Corporal Manchester Regiment 1st/9th Battalion

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Sam Wilde

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy J68100

Royal Navy J68100 Ordinary Seaman HMS Repulse

Royal Navy J68100 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid

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Frederick G Wilde

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 43733 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Flying Corps

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Joseph Wilde

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1215 Private Manchester Regiment 1st/9th Battalion

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John Joseph Wilde

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 42221 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 61391 Private Manchester Regiment 12th Battalion

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Samuel Ellison Wilde

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 17256 Private Manchester Regiment 20th Battalion

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William Henry Wilde

Born 1897

British Army 87804 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 187235 A/ Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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Ernest Wilde

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 7175 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 7175 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment 16th Battalion

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John Edgar Pierpoint Wilde

Born 1895

British Army 4978 Private Scottish Horse 3/1st Battalion

British Army 4978 Private Scottish Horse Field Ambulance

British Army 92513 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 35th Field Ambulance

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Morinton Wilde

Born 1890

Died 1975

British Army 128048 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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James William Wilde

Died 1915

British Army 1215 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Robert Wilde

Born 1876

Died 1914

British Army 10582 Private Cheshire Regiment Depot

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William Somerset Wilde

Born 1883

Died 1946

British Army 263530 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Wilde

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300471

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Frederick George Wilde

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43733

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Walter Wilde

Born 1896

British Army 720714 Acting Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 2653 Private London Regiment 24th battalion lond Battalion

British Army 2653 Lance Corporal London Regiment 24th battalion lond Battalion

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Thomas Herbert Wilde

Born 1898

Died 1959

British Army 11325 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 3/11325 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 9170 Private Irish Guards

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Charles Wilde

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131318

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Allen Wilde

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112003

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