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Fremantle Western Australia [6]

Darlington, Durham [2]

Leichhardt New South Wales [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Crayford, Kent [1]

Crayford, London [1]

Dalkey, Dublin [1]

Danby Wiske, Yorkshire [1]

Enfield New South Wales [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Low Fell, County Durham [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1]

Monkwearthmouth England [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Newcastle On Tyne England [1]

Richmond, Yorkshire [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

St George England [1]

Stockton District, Durham [1]

Thanet, Kent [1]

Thornaby on Tees, Yorkshire [1]

Warwick Queensland [1]

York [1]

Rank

Private [105]

Gunner [19]

Driver [11]

Serjeant [11]

Corporal [10]

Sapper [10]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Pioneer [4]

Captain [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Sapper /Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Royal Engineers [18]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Army Service Corps [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Labour Corps [6]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Dragoons [2]

Corps of Lancers [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Depot Royal Fusiliers [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

HMS SUPERB [1]

Service

British Army [187]

Royal Navy [18]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

W [243]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [241]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Fremantle Western Australia [6] Darlington, Durham [2] Leichhardt New South Wales [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Crayford, Kent [1] Crayford, London [1] Dalkey, Dublin [1] Danby Wiske, Yorkshire [1] Enfield New South Wales [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Low Fell, County Durham [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] Monkwearthmouth England [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Newcastle On Tyne England [1] Richmond, Yorkshire [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire [1] St George England [1] Stockton District, Durham [1] Thanet, Kent [1] Thornaby on Tees, Yorkshire [1] Warwick Queensland [1] York [1]

Rank

Private [105] Gunner [19] Driver [11] Serjeant [11] Corporal [10] Sapper [10] Second Lieutenant [5] Pioneer [4] Captain [3] Lance Corporal [3] Acting Corporal [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Sapper /Acting Lance Corporal [1] Signal Boy [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [21] Royal Engineers [18] Durham Light Infantry [14] Army Service Corps [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Machine Gun Corps [9] London Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Labour Corps [6] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Corps of Dragoons [2] Corps of Lancers [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Scots [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] British Red Cross Society [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Depot Royal Fusiliers [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] HMS SUPERB [1]

Service

British Army [187] Royal Navy [18] Australian Imperial Force [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

W [243] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [241] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Fred Voller Wrightson

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army G/72724 Private London Regiment

British Army G/72724 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/72724 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Wilfred Ingram Wrightson

Born 1876

Died 1949

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

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John Wrightson

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155458

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Ernest Henry Wrightson

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166019

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George Benjamin Wrightson

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47758

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Tom Ormston Wrightson

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5527

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William Henry Wrightson

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 17353 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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George Arthur Wrightson

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 46588 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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David Wrightson

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 11316 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Wrightson

Australian Imperial Force 15771

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Fred Morris Wrightson

Australian Imperial Force 13493

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Charles Wrightson

Died 1918

British Army 6354 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 267369 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 267369 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Hugh Charles Wrightson

Died 1914

British Army L/10341 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Percival Tom Wrightson

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 2870 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 200999 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 200999 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Richard Wrightson

Died 1918

British Army 27651 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 27651 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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John Roberty Marshall Wrightson

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231625

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John Wrightson

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 3465 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Reginald Ernest Wrightson

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246167

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Leonard S. Wrightson

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army G/7523 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Arthur Wrightson

Died 1916

British Army 2230 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 9/2230 Private Durham Light Infantry

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