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Sydney New South Wales [10]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [4]

Norwich, Norfolk [4]

Southampton, Hampshire [4]

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [3]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

London England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Southend, Essex [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Dartford, Kent [2]

Edmonton, London [2]

Essex [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [2]

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [2]

Leith, Midlothian [2]

Moonta South Australia [2]

Mount Perry Queensland [2]

Northumberland [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Prittlewell, Essex [2]

Wednesbury, Staffordshire [2]

Wonbah Queensland [2]

275 Golfhill Drive, Dennistoun, Glasgow, Scotland [1]

87 Windmill Place. Chiswick, Middlesex [1]

Aberlour, Banffshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aysgarth, Northallerton, Yorkshire [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Banffshire, Scotland [1]

Bath [1]

Belfast [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bitterne, Hampshire [1]

Blackhill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Brierfield, Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brooklyn [1]

Bury, Lancashire, England [1]

Cambridgeshire [1]

Carperby, Yorkshire [1]

Caulfield Victoria [1]

Chester England [1]

Chiswick, London [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex [1]

City of London [1]

Clarence River New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [505]

Gunner [51]

Sapper [43]

Corporal [37]

Driver [32]

Serjeant [27]

Lance Corporal [22]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Lieutenant [12]

Acting Corporal [8]

Pioneer [8]

Captain [7]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Sergeant [3]

Sister [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

1st Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver Wheeler [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Fitter Staff Serjeant [1]

Forewoman [1]

Guardsman [1]

Instructor Lieutenant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant (Acting) [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [69]

Royal Field Artillery [59]

Royal Engineers [55]

Army Service Corps [52]

London Regiment [47]

Royal Army Medical Corps [30]

Royal Garrison Artillery [29]

Essex Regiment [23]

Machine Gun Corps [23]

Royal Fusiliers [23]

Gordon Highlanders [21]

Liverpool Regiment [17]

West Riding Regiment [15]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Norfolk Regiment [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [14]

Rifle Brigade [14]

Suffolk Regiment [13]

The Queen's Regiment [13]

Bedfordshire Regiment [12]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Royal West Kent Regiment [12]

Hampshire Regiment [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [11]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10]

Seaforth Highlanders [10]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Royal Highlanders [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Royal Scots [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Scottish Rifles [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Training Reserve Battalion [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

20th Hussars [4]

Cameron Highlanders [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [742]

Royal Navy [87]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [63]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [62]

Australian Imperial Force [48]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [1038]

C [1]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1006]

Merchant Navy [28]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

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Sydney New South Wales [10] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [4] Norwich, Norfolk [4] Southampton, Hampshire [4] Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [3] Bermondsey, London [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] London England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Southend, Essex [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Dartford, Kent [2] Edmonton, London [2] Essex [2] Hackney, London [2] Hackney, London, Middlesex [2] Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [2] Leith, Midlothian [2] Moonta South Australia [2] Mount Perry Queensland [2] Northumberland [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Prittlewell, Essex [2] Wednesbury, Staffordshire [2] Wonbah Queensland [2] 275 Golfhill Drive, Dennistoun, Glasgow, Scotland [1] 87 Windmill Place. Chiswick, Middlesex [1] Aberlour, Banffshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aysgarth, Northallerton, Yorkshire [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Banffshire, Scotland [1] Bath [1] Belfast [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bitterne, Hampshire [1] Blackhill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Brierfield, Burnley, Lancashire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brooklyn [1] Bury, Lancashire, England [1] Cambridgeshire [1] Carperby, Yorkshire [1] Caulfield Victoria [1] Chester England [1] Chiswick, London [1] Chiswick, Middlesex [1] City of London [1] Clarence River New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [505] Gunner [51] Sapper [43] Corporal [37] Driver [32] Serjeant [27] Lance Corporal [22] Second Lieutenant [14] Lieutenant [12] Acting Corporal [8] Pioneer [8] Captain [7] Acting Serjeant [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Ordinary Seaman [3] Sergeant [3] Sister [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Leading Seaman [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] 1st Class Assistant Surgeon [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major /Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Driver Wheeler [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Fitter Staff Serjeant [1] Forewoman [1] Guardsman [1] Instructor Lieutenant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant (Acting) [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [69] Royal Field Artillery [59] Royal Engineers [55] Army Service Corps [52] London Regiment [47] Royal Army Medical Corps [30] Royal Garrison Artillery [29] Essex Regiment [23] Machine Gun Corps [23] Royal Fusiliers [23] Gordon Highlanders [21] Liverpool Regiment [17] West Riding Regiment [15] Durham Light Infantry [14] Norfolk Regiment [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [14] Rifle Brigade [14] Suffolk Regiment [13] The Queen's Regiment [13] Bedfordshire Regiment [12] Middlesex Regiment [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Royal West Kent Regiment [12] Hampshire Regiment [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [11] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10] Seaforth Highlanders [10] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Royal Highlanders [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Royal Scots [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Highland Light Infantry [6] Scottish Rifles [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Cambridgeshire Regiment [5] East Kent Regiment [5] East Lancashire Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Training Reserve Battalion [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] 20th Hussars [4] Cameron Highlanders [4] Cheshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [742] Royal Navy [87] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [63] Canadian Expeditionary Force [62] Australian Imperial Force [48] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [1038] C [1] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1006] Merchant Navy [28] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

Frederick Joseph Wiseman

Born 1875

Died 1931

British Army 17795 Private Army Service Corps 13 Labour Company

British Army 17795 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 303752 Private Labour Corps 723 Labour Company

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George Wiseman

Born 1895

Died 1955

British Army 103136 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 103136 Acting Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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George Edward Wiseman

Born 1895

Died 1956

Royal Navy J10984 Boy 1st Class Various

Royal Navy J10984 Ordinary Seaman HMS Monmouth (China Station)

Royal Navy J10984 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable (School Ship)

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Joseph Wiseman

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 7930 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 7930 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/5th Battalio (Terriorial Force)

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Frederick Daniel Wiseman

Born 1895

Died 1952

British Army Acting Captain Army Service Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Intelligence Corps

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William Enoch Wiseman

Born 1892

Died 1952

British Army F/2714 Private Middlesex Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army F/2714 Private Middlesex Regiment 16th Battalion

British Army 879033 Lance Corporal London Regiment 33rd Battalion

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Edward Percy Wiseman

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 4494 Private Norfolk Regiment 1st / 4th

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James B Wiseman

Died 1916

British Army 1644/5 Corporal Gordon Highlanders

British Army 1644/5 Serjeant Gordon Highlanders 5th Battalion

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George Alfred Wiseman

Born 1891

Died 1919

British Army 35308 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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David Wiseman

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army G/55230 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Philip Henry Franklin Wiseman

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army PS/3413 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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George Wiseman

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 1151 Lance Corporal Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 265126 Lance Corporal Seaforth Highlanders 6th Battalion

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Donald Charles Wiseman

Born 1893

Died 1964

British Army 9887 Private Coldstream Guards

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Cecil Robert Wiseman

Born 1896

Died 1974

Royal Navy J27745

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James George Wiseman

Born 1899

British Army 22179 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 1/10368 Private Training Reserve Battalion

British Army 41225 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Arthur Wiseman

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302519

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Christopher Luke Wiseman

Born 1893

Died 1987

Royal Navy Temporary Naval Instructor

Royal Navy Instructor Lieutenant

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John Barr Wiseman

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204739

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Ernest Percy Wiseman

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63624

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William Thomas Wiseman

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233008

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