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Birmingham, Warwickshire [9]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Manning River New South Wales [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Walsall, Staffordshire [4]

Bowraville New South Wales [3]

Darlaston, Staffordshire [3]

Launceston Tasmania [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Staffordshire [3]

Worcestershire [3]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Birmingham England [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Bredon, Worcestershire [2]

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [2]

Falmouth, Cornwall [2]

Gloucestershire [2]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Parramatta New South Wales [2]

Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire [2]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Albrighton, Shropshire [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Barking, Essex, England [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1]

Bromley by Bow, London [1]

Bunbury Western Australia [1]

Cabarlah Queensland [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chichester [1]

Cork [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Crigglestone, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Dublin [1]

Footscray Victoria [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Gloucester [1]

Rank

Private [690]

Gunner [87]

Driver [57]

Corporal [43]

Serjeant [42]

Sapper [41]

Lance Corporal [29]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Bombardier [13]

Pioneer [11]

Acting Corporal [10]

Staff Serjeant [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Captain [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Rifleman [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Chief Stoker [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Cyclist [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Fleet Surgeon [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal now Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [106]

Labour Corps [89]

Royal Engineers [76]

South Staffordshire Regiment [60]

Worcestershire Regiment [59]

Army Service Corps [56]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [54]

Royal Garrison Artillery [43]

Machine Gun Corps [32]

Royal Army Medical Corps [30]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [29]

London Regiment [26]

Gloucestershire Regiment [21]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [20]

Army Ordnance Corps [19]

Northumberland Fusiliers [19]

Lancashire Fusiliers [18]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [18]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [16]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [15]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [14]

Leicestershire Regiment [13]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

North Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [10]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Border Regiment [7]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Training Reserve Battalion [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1024]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [89]

Royal Navy [85]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [59]

Australian Imperial Force [27]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [1314]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1293]

Merchant Navy [16]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Ireland [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [9] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [7] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Manning River New South Wales [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Walsall, Staffordshire [4] Bowraville New South Wales [3] Darlaston, Staffordshire [3] Launceston Tasmania [3] London, Middlesex [3] Staffordshire [3] Worcestershire [3] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Birmingham England [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Bredon, Worcestershire [2] Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [2] Falmouth, Cornwall [2] Gloucestershire [2] Kidderminster, Worcestershire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Parramatta New South Wales [2] Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire [2] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Albrighton, Shropshire [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Barking, Essex, England [1] Battersea, London [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1] Bunbury Western Australia [1] Cabarlah Queensland [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chichester [1] Cork [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Crigglestone, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Dublin [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Fulham, London [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Gloucester [1]

Rank

Private [690] Gunner [87] Driver [57] Corporal [43] Serjeant [42] Sapper [41] Lance Corporal [29] Second Lieutenant [20] Bombardier [13] Pioneer [11] Acting Corporal [10] Staff Serjeant [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Captain [6] Lieutenant [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Rifleman [4] Able Seaman [3] Armourer Staff Serjeant [3] Major [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Captain [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Chief Stoker [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Cyclist [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Fleet Surgeon [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal now Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [106] Labour Corps [89] Royal Engineers [76] South Staffordshire Regiment [60] Worcestershire Regiment [59] Army Service Corps [56] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [54] Royal Garrison Artillery [43] Machine Gun Corps [32] Royal Army Medical Corps [30] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [29] London Regiment [26] Gloucestershire Regiment [21] King's Royal Rifle Corps [20] Army Ordnance Corps [19] Northumberland Fusiliers [19] Lancashire Fusiliers [18] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [18] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [16] Royal Fusiliers [16] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [15] Royal Berkshire Regiment [14] Leicestershire Regiment [13] Manchester Regiment [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] North Staffordshire Regiment [11] Army Veterinary Corps [10] Devonshire Regiment [10] Hampshire Regiment [10] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [10] Liverpool Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Naval Division [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] East Surrey Regiment [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] Border Regiment [7] Cheshire Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [7] Royal Flying Corps [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Training Reserve Battalion [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6] South Wales Borderers [6] Suffolk Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1024] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [89] Royal Navy [85] Canadian Expeditionary Force [59] Australian Imperial Force [27] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [1314] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1293] Merchant Navy [16]

Country

United Kingdom [17] Ireland [1]

Albert Wilkes

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186449

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Christopher Wilkes

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 11791 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 15th Battalion.

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Alfred James Wilkes

Died 1917

British Army 19458 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Norman Bayley Wilkes

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

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Arthur George Wilkes

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267167

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Leonard Ernest Wilkes

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29233

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William Alfred Wilkes

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69369

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Charles Harry Wilkes

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167268

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Abraham Wilkes

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80823

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Herbert William Wilkes

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220620

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Charles Percy Wilkes

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69294

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James Wilkes

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18809

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Albert Ernest Wilkes

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 12128 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 12128 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment 10th (Service) Battalion

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Thomas Henry Wilkes

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 2108 Private Household Cavalry And Cavalry Of The Line (Incl. Yeomanry And Imperial Camel Corps) 2nd County of London

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John Wilkes

Died 1916

British Army 21778 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 21778 Private Worcestershire Regiment 9th Battalion

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James Wilkes

Died 1918

British Army 1341 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 25203 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 25203 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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John Wilkes

Died 1914

British Army 8111 Private Coldstream Guards

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Charles Henry Wilkes

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287100

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287100 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force Reinforcements Wing (Blandford)

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Christopher Samuel John Wilkes

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64043 Air Mechanic 2nd Class

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Thomas Wilkes

Born 1886

Died 1921

British Army 158400 Sapper Royal Engineers 257th Tunneling Company

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