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Sydney New South Wales [11]

Watford, Hertfordshire [6]

Longford Tasmania [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Brighton Victoria [3]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Dartford, Kent [3]

Faversham, Kent [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Hammersmith, London [3]

Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

London England [3]

Reading, Berkshire [3]

Tamworth New South Wales [3]

Urana New South Wales [3]

Allendale Victoria [2]

Avoca Victoria [2]

Balmain New South Wales [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Chiswick, Middlesex [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Daylesford Victoria [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Fremantle Western Australia [2]

Guernsey, Channel Island [2]

Herne Bay, Kent [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Majorca Victoria [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Middleton Cheney, Banbury [2]

Quorn South Australia [2]

Rugby, Warwickshire [2]

Skipton Victoria [2]

Staines, Middlesex [2]

Zeehan Tasmania [2]

Acton, London [1]

Acton, Middlesex [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ardrossan South Australia [1]

Ayrshire [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bath, Somerset, England [1]

Battersea [1]

Rank

Private [654]

Gunner [97]

Driver [66]

Corporal [60]

Sapper [49]

Serjeant [44]

Lance Corporal [40]

Second Lieutenant [24]

Lieutenant [22]

Captain [19]

Acting Corporal [14]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Pioneer [13]

Bombardier [7]

Major [6]

Rifleman [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Drummer [3]

Signalman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Midshipman [2]

Nurse [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

ALIAS Private [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Boatswain [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel/ Captain [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [119]

Army Service Corps [91]

Royal Engineers [81]

Labour Corps [72]

London Regiment [55]

Royal Garrison Artillery [53]

Machine Gun Corps [35]

Royal Fusiliers [28]

Middlesex Regiment [27]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

Rifle Brigade [25]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [25]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [22]

Devonshire Regiment [19]

Durham Light Infantry [19]

Hampshire Regiment [19]

Royal Army Service Corps [19]

West Yorkshire Regiment [18]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [17]

The Queen's Regiment [17]

East Kent Regiment [15]

Northamptonshire Regiment [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

Royal West Kent Regiment [15]

Bedfordshire Regiment [14]

East Surrey Regiment [14]

Essex Regiment [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [13]

Border Regiment [12]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [12]

East Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Gloucestershire Regiment [12]

Worcestershire Regiment [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Royal Naval Division [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [10]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

Royal Sussex Regiment [8]

Wiltshire Regiment [8]

Corps of Hussars [7]

Honourable Artillery Company [7]

Military Foot Police [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal Scots [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Service

British Army [1075]

Royal Navy [149]

Australian Imperial Force [102]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [99]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [83]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22]

Other Empire Force [3]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [1556]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1523]

Merchant Navy [20]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

Canada [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [11] Watford, Hertfordshire [6] Longford Tasmania [4] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Brighton Victoria [3] Croydon, Surrey [3] Dartford, Kent [3] Faversham, Kent [3] Hackney, London [3] Hammersmith, London [3] Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] London England [3] Reading, Berkshire [3] Tamworth New South Wales [3] Urana New South Wales [3] Allendale Victoria [2] Avoca Victoria [2] Balmain New South Wales [2] Battersea, London [2] Chiswick, Middlesex [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Daylesford Victoria [2] Dover, Kent [2] Fremantle Western Australia [2] Guernsey, Channel Island [2] Herne Bay, Kent [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Majorca Victoria [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Middleton Cheney, Banbury [2] Quorn South Australia [2] Rugby, Warwickshire [2] Skipton Victoria [2] Staines, Middlesex [2] Zeehan Tasmania [2] Acton, London [1] Acton, Middlesex [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ardrossan South Australia [1] Ayrshire [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bath, Somerset, England [1] Battersea [1]

Rank

Private [654] Gunner [97] Driver [66] Corporal [60] Sapper [49] Serjeant [44] Lance Corporal [40] Second Lieutenant [24] Lieutenant [22] Captain [19] Acting Corporal [14] Acting Serjeant [13] Pioneer [13] Bombardier [7] Major [6] Rifleman [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Colour Serjeant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Drummer [3] Signalman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Midshipman [2] Nurse [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] ALIAS Private [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Boatswain [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Cadet [1] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel/ Captain [1] Captain and Adjutant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [119] Army Service Corps [91] Royal Engineers [81] Labour Corps [72] London Regiment [55] Royal Garrison Artillery [53] Machine Gun Corps [35] Royal Fusiliers [28] Middlesex Regiment [27] Royal Army Medical Corps [26] Rifle Brigade [25] Royal Berkshire Regiment [25] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [22] Devonshire Regiment [19] Durham Light Infantry [19] Hampshire Regiment [19] Royal Army Service Corps [19] West Yorkshire Regiment [18] King's Royal Rifle Corps [17] The Queen's Regiment [17] East Kent Regiment [15] Northamptonshire Regiment [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] Royal West Kent Regiment [15] Bedfordshire Regiment [14] East Surrey Regiment [14] Essex Regiment [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [13] Border Regiment [12] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [12] East Yorkshire Regiment [12] Gloucestershire Regiment [12] Worcestershire Regiment [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Royal Naval Division [11] Army Ordnance Corps [10] Manchester Regiment [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Somerset Light Infantry [9] Welsh Regiment [9] Royal Sussex Regiment [8] Wiltshire Regiment [8] Corps of Hussars [7] Honourable Artillery Company [7] Military Foot Police [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal Scots [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Service

British Army [1075] Royal Navy [149] Australian Imperial Force [102] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [99] Canadian Expeditionary Force [83] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22] Other Empire Force [3] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [1556] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1523] Merchant Navy [20] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [30] Canada [1]

Charles Robert Wise

Born 1879

Died 1918

Royal Navy 1716/DA Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 1716 Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve (Trawler Section) H.M.S. Victory.

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Joseph Wise

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy 222824 Leading Signalman HMS Flirt

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Walter George Wise

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 2280 Acting Corporal London Regiment

British Army 2280 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 2280 Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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George William Wise

Born 1893

Died 1982

British Army 8387 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Walter Herbert Wise

Born 1869

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Able Seaman Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet)

Other Empire Force Able Seaman Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler 'Argyll' (Hull)

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Horatio Peter Stanley Wise

Born 1882

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant. Machine Gun Corps Infantry

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Benjamin Charles Wise

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283322

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Isidore Wise

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233664

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Lancelot Charles Wise

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant North Irish Horse attached Skinners Horse

British Army Lieutenant North Irish Horse attached Skinners Horse

British Army Lieutenant Indian Army

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George Wise

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122194

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Herbert John Wise

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280973

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Arthur Ernest Wise

Born 1873

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Steward Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler

Other Empire Force Steward Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler 'Argyll' (Hull)

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John Walter Wise

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 6319 Pioneer Serjeant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 6319 Serjeant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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Robert Leslie Wise

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60146

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William F Wise

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 15217 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Herbert William Wise

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 3/19179 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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Charles Knightly Wise

Born 1894

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1874 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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Jack Ambrose Wise

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52233

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Charles Wise

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166020

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George James Wise

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161269

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