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Sydney New South Wales [4]

Dublin [3]

Falmouth, Cornwall [3]

Kiama New South Wales [3]

Sculcoates, Hull [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Exmouth, Devon [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Shardlow, Derbyshire [2]

Stanthorpe Queensland [2]

Wellington, Somerset [2]

Aberystwith, Wales [1]

Alexandra Victoria [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1]

Bedminster, Bristol [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bishop Auckland [1]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Burbage Vicarage, Buxton, Derbyshire [1]

Buxton, Derbyshire [1]

Cadishead, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Co. Kerry [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Dorking, Surrey [1]

Enfield New South Wales [1]

Fleet England [1]

Greenway Crescent, Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Gunning New South Wales [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hampstead, Middlesex [1]

Holmwood, Dorking, Surrey [1]

Hornsey, London [1]

Horsley, Derbyshire, England [1]

Isleworth England [1]

Islington, London [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kentish Town, London, Middlesex [1]

Leicester [1]

Lewisham [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London [1]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Malmesbury, Wiltshire [1]

Rank

Private [233]

Lieutenant [28]

Captain [22]

Serjeant [22]

Driver [21]

Gunner [21]

Corporal [20]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Sapper [12]

Major [7]

Acting Corporal [4]

Bombardier [4]

Brevet Colonel [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Commander [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Midshipman [2]

Nurse [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Captain/Acting Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Driver/Lieutenant [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [40]

Royal Engineers [36]

Army Service Corps [30]

Labour Corps [29]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

London Regiment [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

York and Lancaster Regiment [11]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Hertfordshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Marines Band [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [398]

Royal Navy [51]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [47]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [541]

E [20]

J [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [554]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Canada [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [4] Dublin [3] Falmouth, Cornwall [3] Kiama New South Wales [3] Sculcoates, Hull [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Exmouth, Devon [2] London, Middlesex [2] Shardlow, Derbyshire [2] Stanthorpe Queensland [2] Wellington, Somerset [2] Aberystwith, Wales [1] Alexandra Victoria [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1] Bedminster, Bristol [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishop Auckland [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Burbage Vicarage, Buxton, Derbyshire [1] Buxton, Derbyshire [1] Cadishead, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Co. Kerry [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Dorking, Surrey [1] Enfield New South Wales [1] Fleet England [1] Greenway Crescent, Bedminster, Somerset [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Gunning New South Wales [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hampstead, Middlesex [1] Holmwood, Dorking, Surrey [1] Hornsey, London [1] Horsley, Derbyshire, England [1] Isleworth England [1] Islington, London [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Kentish Town, London, Middlesex [1] Leicester [1] Lewisham [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London [1] Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Malmesbury, Wiltshire [1]

Rank

Private [233] Lieutenant [28] Captain [22] Serjeant [22] Driver [21] Gunner [21] Corporal [20] Second Lieutenant [20] Sapper [12] Major [7] Acting Corporal [4] Bombardier [4] Brevet Colonel [4] Lance Corporal [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Commander [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Midshipman [2] Nurse [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Brevet Major [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Captain/Acting Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Driver/Lieutenant [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Naval Cadet [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant Colonel [1] Signalman [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [40] Royal Engineers [36] Army Service Corps [30] Labour Corps [29] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] Machine Gun Corps [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] London Regiment [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] York and Lancaster Regiment [11] Devonshire Regiment [9] Somerset Light Infantry [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Coldstream Guards [4] Corps of Hussars [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Tank Corps [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Hertfordshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Marines Band [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [398] Royal Navy [51] Canadian Expeditionary Force [47] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33] Australian Imperial Force [21] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [541] E [20] J [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [554] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [16] Canada [1] United States [1]

Thomas Edward Wilmot

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 24881 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 24881 Private East Yorkshire Regiment Reserve

British Army 24881 Private East Yorkshire Regiment !st Battalion

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Frederic Harvey Wilmot

Born 1880

Died 1959

British Army 12/836 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Joseph Wilmot

Born 1879

Died 1931

Canadian Expeditionary Force 6393 Private 36th (Res) Battalion

British Army 4606219 Private Duke of Wellington Regiment 5th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 6393 Private 1st Battalion

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William Arthur Wilmot

Born 1880

Died 1917

Royal Navy F/29851 Air Mechanic 2nd Class HMS President II

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George Hamilton Wilmot

Born 1890

Died 1980

British Army 026782 Private Royal Army Ordnance Corps 9 See

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Edwin Wilmot

Born 1882

Died 1953

British Army 64222 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Scott Coates Wilmot

Born 1888

Died 1946

British Army 16090 Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 489570 Serjeant Labour Corps

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Thomas Norbury Wilmot

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

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Ralph Henry Sacheverel Wilmot

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army Captain Coldstream Guards

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Charles Thomas Wilmot

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105977

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George Robert Wilmot

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196774

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Benjamin Wilmot

Born 1871

Died 1916

British Army 87928 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery 10th Coy.

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Samuel George Wilmot

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293794

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Arthur Wilmot

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63017

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Joseph Wilmot

Died 1917

British Army 590 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 115344 Private Labour Corps

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Irvine Raleigh Wilmot

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219466

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Edward Wilmot

Born 1893

Died 1965

British Army Second Lieutenant Herefordshire Regiment

British Army Captain Herefordshire Regiment

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Edmund Sacheveral Wilmot

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 107604 Serjeant Canadian Mounted Rifles 2nd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment 4th Battalion, attached 2nd Battalion

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Herbert Frederick Wilmot

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237618

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Wilfred Henry Wilmot

Born 1898

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

Royal Navy Flight Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service 10 (N) Squadron

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