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London, Middlesex, England [3]

Royston, Herts. [3]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Kerang Victoria [2]

Lambeth, Surrey [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Margaret Roding, Essex. [2]

Obley New South Wales [2]

Royston, Herts [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aldborough Norfolk [1]

Alnwick, Northumberland [1]

Annan, Dumfriesshire [1]

Barham, Suffolk [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Bemboka New South Wales [1]

Billericay, Essex [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Birr [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Cambridge [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Camden Town, Middlesex [1]

Clemenston Victoria [1]

Clementston Victoria [1]

Donald Victoria [1]

Dunmow, Essex [1]

East Charlton Victoria [1]

Edinburgh, London [1]

Feltwell Norfolk [1]

Fingringhoe, Essex [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Hartlepool, County Durham [1]

Hebburn [1]

Hoxton,Shoreditch,London [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Kensington, Middlesex [1]

King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Kings Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Lambeth [1]

Leopold Victoria [1]

Lewisham, Kent [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Napier [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [190]

Corporal [31]

Gunner [19]

Driver [17]

Serjeant [16]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Sapper [11]

Lance Corporal [10]

Lieutenant [8]

Captain [7]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Bombardier [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Worker [2]

2/AM [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Matron [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armament Serjeant [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Motor Mechanic [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Officers Steward 3rd class [1]

Pioneer Serjeant [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Rifleman [1]

Reverend [1]

Saddler [1]

Second Lieutenant /Acting Lieutenant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [28]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

Norfolk Regiment [22]

London Regiment [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Royal Engineers [18]

Army Service Corps [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

Border Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Australian Infantry [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Belgian Agents [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [318]

Royal Navy [32]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [430]

B [1]

M [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [418]

Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Australia [1]

India [1]

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Place of birth

London, Middlesex, England [3] Royston, Herts. [3] Colchester, Essex [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Kerang Victoria [2] Lambeth, Surrey [2] London, Middlesex [2] Margaret Roding, Essex. [2] Obley New South Wales [2] Royston, Herts [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aldborough Norfolk [1] Alnwick, Northumberland [1] Annan, Dumfriesshire [1] Barham, Suffolk [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Bemboka New South Wales [1] Billericay, Essex [1] Birmingham England [1] Birr [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Cambridge [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Camden Town, Middlesex [1] Clemenston Victoria [1] Clementston Victoria [1] Donald Victoria [1] Dunmow, Essex [1] East Charlton Victoria [1] Edinburgh, London [1] Feltwell Norfolk [1] Fingringhoe, Essex [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Hartlepool, County Durham [1] Hebburn [1] Hoxton,Shoreditch,London [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Kensington, Middlesex [1] King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] Kings Lynn, Norfolk [1] Lambeth [1] Leopold Victoria [1] Lewisham, Kent [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Napier [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [190] Corporal [31] Gunner [19] Driver [17] Serjeant [16] Second Lieutenant [13] Sapper [11] Lance Corporal [10] Lieutenant [8] Captain [7] Pioneer [4] Acting Corporal [3] Bombardier [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Worker [2] 2/AM [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Matron [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armament Serjeant [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Motor Mechanic [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] Officers Steward 3rd class [1] Pioneer Serjeant [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Private Rifleman [1] Reverend [1] Saddler [1] Second Lieutenant /Acting Lieutenant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [28] Royal Field Artillery [28] Norfolk Regiment [22] London Regiment [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Royal Engineers [18] Army Service Corps [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Durham Light Infantry [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] Border Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Cambridgeshire Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4] West Riding Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Essex Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Australian Infantry [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Belgian Agents [2] East Kent Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [318] Royal Navy [32] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26] Australian Imperial Force [21] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [430] B [1] M [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [418] Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [13] Australia [1] India [1]

Walter Harold Wilkin

Born 1876

Died 1950

British Army Captain Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army Captain Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) 1st Battalion

British Army Major Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Cyril William Wilkin

Born 1892

Died 1979

Royal Navy 1097 Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal

Royal Navy 1097 Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 432 2/AM

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Ernest Frank Wilkin

Born 1893

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 1314 Private Australian Infantry 29th Battalion

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Cyril William Wilkin

Born 1892

Died 1979

British Army 432 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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Cyril William Wilkin

Born 1892

Died 1979

British Army 236090 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Willie Miles Wilkin

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 17442 Private Essex Regiment

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Cyril William Wilkin

Born 1892

Died 1979

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 432 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps No 2 Squadron

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Arthur William Wilkin

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89984

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Charles Robert Wilkin

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290354

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Edward Robert Wilkin

Born 1888

Died 1915

Royal Navy Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 10/1809 Leading Seaman Royal Naval Division Drake Battalion

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John Wilkin

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308563

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Arthur Vincent Wilkin

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 6129 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 28502 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Alfred George Wilkin

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203164

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John Scholteck Wilkin

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90223

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Cecil Charles Palmer Wilkin

Born 1901

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304551 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force Recruits' Depot (Blandford)

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George William Wilkin

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21898

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Thomas Wilkin

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164701

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Cyril William Wilkin

Born 1892

Died 1979

British Army 1097 Royal Naval Division Engineers

British Army 236090 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Edward Louis Wilkin

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244894

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Eric H Wilkin

Died 1916

British Army 14064 Corporal Norfolk Regiment 8th Battalion

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