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Bromley, Kent [4]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Ballina, Co. Mayo [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brisbane, Queensland [1]

Crookhorn, Hampshire, England [1]

Featherstone Yorkshire [1]

Guilsborough, Northamptonshire [1]

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Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Ruddington, Nottingham [1]

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Stepney, Middlesex [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Waltham [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [135]

Corporal [15]

Driver [14]

Gunner [13]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Serjeant [9]

Lance Corporal [7]

Sapper [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Pioneer [2]

Sister [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal/Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Battery Sergeant Major [1]

Bombardier/Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier/Acting Serjeant [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Captain [1]

Captain/Temporary Major [1]

Colour Serjeant/Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Driver/Shoeing Smith [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Private (Acting Corporal) [1]

Serjeant/Trumpeter [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Trooper [1]

Waggoner [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [22]

Army Service Corps [16]

Labour Corps [16]

Leicestershire Regiment [16]

Northamptonshire Regiment [15]

Royal Engineers [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Corps of Hussars [5]

London Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

13th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

20th Hussars [1]

5th Light Infantry [1]

94th Brigade Machine Gun Company [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Army Nursing Service [1]

Belgian Agents [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Service

British Army [215]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [22]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Royal Navy [15]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [275]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

Bromley, Kent [4] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Ballina, Co. Mayo [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brisbane, Queensland [1] Crookhorn, Hampshire, England [1] Featherstone Yorkshire [1] Guilsborough, Northamptonshire [1] Guilsborough, Northants [1] Irchester, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [1] Lancaster, Lancashire, England [1] Leicester [1] Loftes, Yorkshire [1] London [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Market Harborough, Leics [1] Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire [1] Middlesborough England [1] Naseby, Northamptonshire [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Nottingham England [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Ruddington, Nottingham [1] Stepney, London [1] Stepney, Middlesex [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Waltham [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [135] Corporal [15] Driver [14] Gunner [13] Second Lieutenant [9] Serjeant [9] Lance Corporal [7] Sapper [7] Lieutenant [6] Able Seaman [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Pioneer [2] Sister [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Corporal/Corporal [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Battery Sergeant Major [1] Bombardier/Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier/Acting Serjeant [1] Canteen Worker [1] Captain [1] Captain/Temporary Major [1] Colour Serjeant/Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Driver/Shoeing Smith [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1] Private (Acting Corporal) [1] Serjeant/Trumpeter [1] Staff Nurse [1] Trooper [1] Waggoner [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [22] Army Service Corps [16] Labour Corps [16] Leicestershire Regiment [16] Northamptonshire Regiment [15] Royal Engineers [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Corps of Hussars [5] London Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Leicestershire Yeomanry [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Hussars [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Welsh Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 13th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 20th Hussars [1] 5th Light Infantry [1] 94th Brigade Machine Gun Company [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Army Nursing Service [1] Belgian Agents [1] British West Indies Regiment [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Service

British Army [215] Canadian Expeditionary Force [22] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Royal Navy [15] Australian Imperial Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [275] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Arthur Lucius Wilford

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army Acting Lieutenant Colonel 5th Light Infantry

Indian Army Lieutenant Colonel 5th Light Infantry D.S.O. from Gallipoli

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Frank Wilford

Born 1875

British Army 2445 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Field Artillery

British Army 1018914 Battery Sergeant Major Royal Artillery

British Army 2445 Battery Serjeant Major Royal Field Artillery 82nd Battery RFA

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George Bernard Wilford

Born 1895

Royal Navy 286 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Frank Wilford

Australian Imperial Force 2992a

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Archibald C Wilford

British Army 240699 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Robert B Wilford

Died 1916

British Army 9959 Serjeant Manchester Regiment

British Army 9959 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Manchester Regiment

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Herbert Ernest Wilford

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309280

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Arthur Wilford

Born 1892

Royal Navy F7909

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John Henry Wilford

Born 1893

Royal Navy J5766

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Charles Edmund Wilford

Born 1898

Royal Navy R/4041 Royal Naval Division

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George Henry Wilford

Born 1899

Royal Navy K44112

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Arthur W Wilford

Born 1886

British Army 46692 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Harry Reginald Wilford

Born 1895

Canadian Expeditionary Force 887639

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Ernest Wilford

Born 1898

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2115023

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Roland Ernest Wilford

Born 1896

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1054615

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John Russell Wilford

Born 1895

Canadian Expeditionary Force 53870

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Thomas James Wilford

Born 1888

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1030779

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Harry Cecil Wilford

Born 1899

Canadian Expeditionary Force 928468

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William Birch Wilford

Born 1880

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Reginald Wilford

Born 1902

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