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Cambridge [2]

Edmonton, Middlesex [2]

Rowhedge, Essex, England [2]

Taree New South Wales [2]

Arkesden, Saffron Walden, Essex [1]

Barkway, Hertfordshire [1]

Brightlingsea, Essex, England [1]

Bunbury Western Australia [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cambridge England [1]

Cardiff [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Dalston, Middlesex [1]

Dongara Western Australia [1]

Drysdale Victoria [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Fletton [1]

Great Sampford, Essex [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Harrogate [1]

Loftus, Yorkshire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Maldon, Essex, England [1]

Mile End, London [1]

Mitcham, Surrey [1]

Nuthampstead, Hertfordshire [1]

Peterborough [1]

Rowhedge, East Donyland, Lexden, Essex [1]

Sawston, Cambridgeshire [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

Tottenham [1]

Wandsworth [1]

West Ham [1]

West Rochester, Kent [1]

Whitby, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [53]

Driver [11]

Gunner [10]

Corporal [5]

Sapper [5]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Bombardier [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Interpreter [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Glamorgan Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

13th Hussars [1]

14th Hussars [1]

37 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1]

46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment) [1]

7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Army Scripture Readers attached Suffolk Regiment [1]

Army Service Corps, Motor Transport Depot Grove Park [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

H.M.S. 'Newmarket', Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Herefordshire Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Howe Battalion, Royal Naval Division [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry/Hussars [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Field Company [1]

Royal Horse Guards [1]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [87]

Royal Navy [9]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [116]

Contribution

Military Service [110]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Australia [1]

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People [116] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Cambridge [2] Edmonton, Middlesex [2] Rowhedge, Essex, England [2] Taree New South Wales [2] Arkesden, Saffron Walden, Essex [1] Barkway, Hertfordshire [1] Brightlingsea, Essex, England [1] Bunbury Western Australia [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cambridge England [1] Cardiff [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Dalston, Middlesex [1] Dongara Western Australia [1] Drysdale Victoria [1] Edmonton, London [1] Fletton [1] Great Sampford, Essex [1] Hackney, London [1] Harrogate [1] Loftus, Yorkshire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Maldon, Essex, England [1] Mile End, London [1] Mitcham, Surrey [1] Nuthampstead, Hertfordshire [1] Peterborough [1] Rowhedge, East Donyland, Lexden, Essex [1] Sawston, Cambridgeshire [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire [1] Tottenham [1] Wandsworth [1] West Ham [1] West Rochester, Kent [1] Whitby, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [53] Driver [11] Gunner [10] Corporal [5] Sapper [5] Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Lance Corporal [2] Able Seaman [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Bombardier [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Interpreter [1] Lieutenant [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [13] Royal Field Artillery [11] Labour Corps [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Essex Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Engineers [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Glamorgan Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 13th Hussars [1] 14th Hussars [1] 37 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] 46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment) [1] 7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Army Scripture Readers attached Suffolk Regiment [1] Army Service Corps, Motor Transport Depot Grove Park [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] H.M.S. 'Newmarket', Royal Naval Reserve [1] Herefordshire Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Howe Battalion, Royal Naval Division [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry/Hussars [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Engineers Field Company [1] Royal Horse Guards [1] Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [87] Royal Navy [9] Australian Imperial Force [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [116]

Contribution

Military Service [110] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [3] Australia [1]

Harold Wisbey

Born 1892

Died 1969

British Army M2/104090 Corporal Army Service Corps Salonica

British Army Lieutenant Army Service Corps Mesopotamia

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Clarence James Wisbey

Born 1888

Died 1954

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23227 Corporal 37 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

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Samuel Henry Wisbey

Born 1872

Died 1940

Australian Imperial Force 467 Able Seaman Driver Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

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George William Wisbey

Born 1894

Died 1967

British Army 20729 Corporal Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 267513 Corporal Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant West Riding Regiment

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Herbert Thomas Wisbey

Born 1875

Died 1917

Royal Navy 2016T (Chatham) Petty Officer Stoker H.M.S. 'Newmarket', Royal Naval Reserve

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John Henry Wisbey

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 4577 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 201573 Lance Corporal Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Ernest C Wisbey

Born 1898

Died 1991

British Army 130256 Acting Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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Horace Arthur Wisbey

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy R/245 Able Seaman Howe Battalion, Royal Naval Division

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Henry Wisbey

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120623

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Thomas Wisbey

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 11307 Private 7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Frank Samuel Wisbey

Born 1892

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 782132

Canadian Expeditionary Force 782132 Private 46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)

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John Edward Wisbey

Australian Imperial Force 5463

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Ernest Charles Wisbey

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army M/286445 Private Army Service Corps, Motor Transport Depot Grove Park

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Louis Wisbey

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army G/21187 Private East Kent Regiment 7th battalion, east Battalion

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Harry Wisbey

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 19903 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 68855 Private Essex Regiment essex regiment, transfered 115th Battalion

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Harold Wisbey

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 8352 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 8352 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 8352 Acting Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment Loos

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George Albert Wisbey

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 19163 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 19163 Private Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frederick William Wisbey

Died 1916

British Army 5120 Rifleman London Regiment 18th battalion, lond Battalion

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Frederick George Wisbey

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 34374 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 40408 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Leslie Gollin Wisbey

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303062

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