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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]

Charles Frederick Wilde

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299069

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George Wilde

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 39545 Private Manchester Regiment 1st Battalion

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Fred Wilde

Born 1890

Died 1920

British Army 9792 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Harold Wilde

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 19199 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Lieutenant Tank Corps

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Thomas Abbott Wilde

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 25089 Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment 11th Battalion.

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Percy Montague Clifton Wilde

Born 1880

Died 1916

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Captain HMS Indefatigable RMA

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John Wilde

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 20976 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Arthur William Wilde

Died 1916

British Army 2886 Lance Corporal London Regiment 1/9th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Henry Wilde

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33251

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Wilfred Lawson Wilde

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160993

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William George Wilde

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290917

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Joseph M Wilde

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 806235 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Harold J Wilde

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 11480 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 11480 Private

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William Wilde

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 21898 Private Manchester Regiment

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Herbert Jethro Wilde

Died 1914

British Army 6174 Company Serjeant Major Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 6174 Warrant Officer Class 2 Lincolnshire Regiment

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Joseph Wilde

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 6412 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 6412 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Handel Wilde

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army SE/26972 Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps Depot (Woolwich)

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Thomas Abbott Wilde

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 25089 Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

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Samuel Wilde

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96546

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Edward Wilde

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38504

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