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Glen Innes New South Wales [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Farnham, Surrey [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Walsall, Staffordshire [2]

Weavering Street, Boxley, Kent [2]

Weybridge, Surrey [2]

Witley, Surrey [2]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Buckland Down, Kent [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dover, Buckland, Kent [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dublin [1]

Elstead, Surrey [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Hollingbourn, Kent [1]

Hollingbourne, Kent [1]

Inverness Scotland [1]

Kingston, Hampshire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Maidstone, Kent, England [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Peckham, Surrey [1]

Petersburg South Australia [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Shoreditch, London, Middlesex [1]

Stoke Newington, London [1]

Whitchurch, Shropshire [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

Woolwich, London [1]

Rank

Private [81]

Sapper [10]

Gunner [9]

Corporal [7]

Lance Corporal [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Driver [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Writer [1]

Bandsman [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brigade Major [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Ship's Cook [1]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Major [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Captain [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [18]

Labour Corps [11]

London Regiment [10]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Dragoon Guards [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's African Rifles [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2]

12th Lancers [1]

5th A.I.F. Division [1]

5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) [1]

6th Brigade [1]

8th Brigade [1]

8th Field Ambulance [1]

8th Hussars [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Attached Royal Engineers [1]

Bedford Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Canadian Ordnance Corps [1]

Canadian Pioneers [1]

City of London Regiment [1]

Commonwealth Military Forces/ Australian Imperial Force/ Staff [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East African Mounted Rifles [1]

East Surrey [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Graduate Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [124]

Royal Navy [35]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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W [194]

Contribution

Military Service [190]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Glen Innes New South Wales [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Farnham, Surrey [2] Fulham, London [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Walsall, Staffordshire [2] Weavering Street, Boxley, Kent [2] Weybridge, Surrey [2] Witley, Surrey [2] Brighton, Sussex [1] Buckland Down, Kent [1] Camberwell, London [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dover, Buckland, Kent [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dublin [1] Elstead, Surrey [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Hollingbourn, Kent [1] Hollingbourne, Kent [1] Inverness Scotland [1] Kingston, Hampshire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Maidstone, Kent, England [1] Peckham, London [1] Peckham, Surrey [1] Petersburg South Australia [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] Shoreditch, London, Middlesex [1] Stoke Newington, London [1] Whitchurch, Shropshire [1] Woolwich, Kent [1] Woolwich, London [1]

Rank

Private [81] Sapper [10] Gunner [9] Corporal [7] Lance Corporal [7] Acting Corporal [5] Driver [5] Lieutenant [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Writer [1] Bandsman [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brigade Major [1] Captain [1] Chief Ship's Cook [1] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Engineer Commander [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Major [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Captain [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [18] Labour Corps [11] London Regiment [10] Royal Field Artillery [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Army Service Corps [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] East Kent Regiment [4] Dragoon Guards [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] British West Indies Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's African Rifles [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Naval Division [2] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2] 12th Lancers [1] 5th A.I.F. Division [1] 5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) [1] 6th Brigade [1] 8th Brigade [1] 8th Field Ambulance [1] 8th Hussars [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Attached Royal Engineers [1] Bedford Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Canadian Ordnance Corps [1] Canadian Pioneers [1] City of London Regiment [1] Commonwealth Military Forces/ Australian Imperial Force/ Staff [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East African Mounted Rifles [1] East Surrey [1] Essex Regiment [1] Graduate Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [124] Royal Navy [35] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Australian Imperial Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [194]

Contribution

Military Service [190] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Reginald Charles Walter Wisdom

Born 1895

Died 1920

British Army 4222 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 16185 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 2895 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Frank Alan Wisdom

Born 1890

Died 1972

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant 8th Brigade 30th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force Captain 8th Brigade 30th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force Second Lieutenant 8th Brigade 30th Battalion

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Henry Walter Wisdom

Born 1878

Died 1918

Royal Navy 356860 Officer's Steward 1st Class HMS Britannia

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William Frederick Wisdom

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20020

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Thomas Albert Wisdom

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305707

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John Henry Wisdom

Born 1873

Died 1916

British Army GS/8641 Private Dragoon Guards

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Alfred Christopher Wisdom

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 201572

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Henry Wisdom

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200623

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William Thomas Wisdom

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21688

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Ernest John Bunyan Wisdom

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303802

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James Albert Wisdom

Died 1918

British Army 10757 Private British West Indies Regiment 7th Battalion

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Albert John Wisdom

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy Z/2197 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy London Z/2197 Able Seaman HMS "LAURENTIC"

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Walter Wisdom

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army G/1879 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/1879 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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James Allen Wisdom

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213138

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Charles Wisdom

Died 1918

British Army 92847 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Albert Wisdom

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army G/2320 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/2320 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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William Wisdom

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 8532 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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George Francis Wisdom

Born 1887

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 431024

Canadian Expeditionary Force 431024 Private Canadian Pioneers

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Patrick William Wisdom

Born 1892

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 20837

Canadian Expeditionary Force 20837 Private Canadian Infantry

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William John Wisdom

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295693

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