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Oldham, Lancashire [8]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Richmond Victoria [3]

Salford, Lancashire [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Gilgandra New South Wales [2]

Harwich, Essex [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool England [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Oldham England [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Yorkshire [2]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Ashton under Lyne [1]

Astley Bridge Bolton Lancashire [1]

Auckland [1]

Bawdsey,Woodbridge,Suffolk. [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bury England [1]

Cadishead Manchester [1]

Cadishead, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Chadderton, Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Clitheroe, Lancashire [1]

Compstall, Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Denton, Lancashire [1]

Diggle, Yorkshire [1]

Dovercourt, Essex, England [1]

Dukinfield, Cheshire [1]

Eccles , Lancashire [1]

Euchuca Victoria [1]

Euston New South Wales [1]

Geelong, Victoria, Australia [1]

Glen Innes, New South Wales [1]

Glossop, Derbyshire [1]

Hampshire [1]

Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Huddersfield [1]

Lancashire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Letwell, Rotherham [1]

Rank

Private [390]

Gunner [34]

Corporal [29]

Sapper [27]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Driver [21]

Serjeant [18]

Lieutenant [11]

Lance Corporal [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Bombardier [5]

Pioneer [5]

Captain [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commissary [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant/ Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Gunner/Shoeing Smith [1]

Midshipman [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd class [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer/ Chief Clerk [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [79]

Labour Corps [51]

Royal Engineers [39]

Royal Field Artillery [33]

Liverpool Regiment [30]

Army Service Corps [28]

Lancashire Fusiliers [27]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery [24]

West Riding Regiment [24]

Machine Gun Corps [21]

Cheshire Regiment [18]

East Lancashire Regiment [14]

London Regiment [14]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [14]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12]

Border Regiment [9]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Tank Corps [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [3]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment Depot [2]

Service

British Army [563]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49]

Royal Navy [40]

Australian Imperial Force [31]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [20]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

W [719]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [708]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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Place of birth

Oldham, Lancashire [8] Ballarat Victoria [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Richmond Victoria [3] Salford, Lancashire [3] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Gilgandra New South Wales [2] Harwich, Essex [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool England [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Oldham England [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Yorkshire [2] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Ashton under Lyne [1] Astley Bridge Bolton Lancashire [1] Auckland [1] Bawdsey,Woodbridge,Suffolk. [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bury England [1] Cadishead Manchester [1] Cadishead, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Chadderton, Oldham, Lancashire [1] Clitheroe, Lancashire [1] Compstall, Stockport, Cheshire [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Denton, Lancashire [1] Diggle, Yorkshire [1] Dovercourt, Essex, England [1] Dukinfield, Cheshire [1] Eccles , Lancashire [1] Euchuca Victoria [1] Euston New South Wales [1] Geelong, Victoria, Australia [1] Glen Innes, New South Wales [1] Glossop, Derbyshire [1] Hampshire [1] Hartlepool, Durham [1] Huddersfield [1] Lancashire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Letwell, Rotherham [1]

Rank

Private [390] Gunner [34] Corporal [29] Sapper [27] Second Lieutenant [23] Driver [21] Serjeant [18] Lieutenant [11] Lance Corporal [8] Acting Corporal [7] Bombardier [5] Pioneer [5] Captain [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Major [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commissary [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant/ Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Gunner/Shoeing Smith [1] Midshipman [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd class [1] Telegraphist [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer/ Chief Clerk [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [79] Labour Corps [51] Royal Engineers [39] Royal Field Artillery [33] Liverpool Regiment [30] Army Service Corps [28] Lancashire Fusiliers [27] Royal Army Medical Corps [26] Royal Garrison Artillery [24] West Riding Regiment [24] Machine Gun Corps [21] Cheshire Regiment [18] East Lancashire Regiment [14] London Regiment [14] Royal Lancaster Regiment [14] Royal Fusiliers [13] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12] Border Regiment [9] South Lancashire Regiment [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Tank Corps [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Australian Imperial Force [3] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Voluntary Aid Detachment [3] Cameron Highlanders [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment Depot [2]

Service

British Army [563] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49] Royal Navy [40] Australian Imperial Force [31] Canadian Expeditionary Force [20] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

W [719] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [708] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Edward Wrigley

Born 1872

Died 1917

British Army G/10576 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Harold Wrigley

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 41811 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 41811 Private 29th Division, 86th Brigade 1st Batt. Lancashire Fusiliers

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Willoughby Thornton Wrigley

Born 1895

Died 1920

British Army Second Lieutenant Wiltshire Regiment

British Army Captain Political Department

British Army Captain Wiltshire Regiment

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Leonard Gordon Wrigley

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 5274 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 9th Battalion

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William Stanislaus Hoddle Wrigley

Born 1893

Australian Imperial Force 4th Battalion Company

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Ernest Wrigley

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 62513 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 62513 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 62513 Royal Field Artillery 125th Battery

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Harry Wrigley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279929

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Joe Wrigley

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36023

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Harry Wrigley

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277622

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Clarence Wrigley

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37827

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Frank Wrigley

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282638

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George Wrigley

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401965

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Samuel Wrigley

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148282

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Herbert Wrigley

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 44640 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 37013 Private Training Reserve

British Army 1384 Royal Engineers

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William Wrigley

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34741

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George Wrigley

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403200

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Fred Shaw Wrigley

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277001

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Joseph Wrigley

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35575

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Ellis Wrigley

Born 1870

Died 1936

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 4/143a Serjeant

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 4104 Trooper 7th Contingent, 21 Company (Auckland Section)

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Fred Wrigley

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187593

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