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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 George Wiseman

Born 1866

Died 1914

Royal Navy 116160 Petty Officer 1st Class

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Edward Tyler Wiseman

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232256

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Jeffery Folger Wiseman

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19679

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William Richard Charles Wiseman

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy K8075 Leading Stoker HMS INVINCIBLE

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Joseph Harold Wiseman

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228299

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Arthur James Wiseman

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234049

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Mortimer Cumming Wiseman

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247503

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S Wiseman

Died 1917

British Army 27156 Private Essex Regiment

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John Wiseman

Died 1918

British Army 5507 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Edward Wiseman

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 38909 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Algernon Wiseman

Died 1917

British Army 325958 Private Essex Regiment

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Alfred Wiseman

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 15678 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 15678 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Edward Wiseman

Died 1915

British Army 32060 Acting Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 32060 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Wiseman

Born 1884

British Army 7550 Corporal Royal Highlanders

British Army 6008 Corporal Royal Highlanders

British Army 267939 Corporal Royal Highlanders

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William Wiseman

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 20384 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Albert Wiseman

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 9590 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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James P. Wiseman

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 19117 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 31218 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Thomas Wiseman

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 17343 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Karl Sydney Wiseman

Died 1917

British Army 28714 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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James Wiseman

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 979 Private Highland Light Infantry

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