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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]

William Wilkin

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 2212 Acting Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 2212 Acting Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps 8th Field Ambulance

British Army 2212 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

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William Wilkin

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 2756 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 240498 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Edith Leaf Adelaide Muriel Wilkin

Born 1880

Died 1958

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 22/91

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George William Wilkin

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219414

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Percival John Ryder Wilkin

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246585

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Ernest Wilkin

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 5317 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Frederick Wilkin

Died 1915

British Army 6127 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Francis Wilkin

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 451920 Private London Regiment

British Army 451920 Rifleman London Regiment (Finsbury Rifles)

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John L Wilkin

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 92080 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 5/170090 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Arthur Victor Wilkin

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 9495 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Edwin Wilkin

Died 1916

British Army R/19423 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/19423 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Frederick Edward Wilkin

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army SE/27634 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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Henry Albert Wilkin

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 6411 Private Norfolk Regiment

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James Wilkin

Died 1916

British Army 30484 Private Durham Light Infantry

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William Wilkin

Died 1916

British Army 22168 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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William Thomas R Wilkin

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 8295 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 8295 Lance Corporal Suffolk Regiment

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Arlif Roy Wilkin

Born 1895

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1003313

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1003313 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Wilkin

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294950

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George William Wilkin

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75174

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Harry Wilkin

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113934

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