West African Frontier Force
Formed by the British Colonial Office and served in WW1 and WW2. Â In 1928 became the Royal WAFF. Â Disbanded in 1960.
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Phillis Wheatley
American writer who was the first African-American author of a published book of poetry. Her name can also be given as Phillis Wheatley Peters or Phyllis or Wheatly. Born in West Africa, she was s...
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Sir George Stuart White
British field marshal, who conducted the defence of Ladysmith during its siege from 2 November 1899 to 28 February 1900. Born in County Antrim, Buried at First Broughshane Presbyterian Church, Ulst...
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Major General Orde Wingate
British army officer. Â Born in India to a military family. Â One of the founders of modern guerrilla warfare, he specialised in creating military units which used these tactics, the best known such ...
Person, Armed Forces, Africa, Burma, India, Israel/Palestine
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Field-Marshal, 1st Viscount Wolseley, Garnet Joseph
Field Marshal. Â Born Dublin. Â Served in the Indian Rebellion and the Crimean War. Led the attempt to relieve Khartoum. 1895 - 1900 Commander-in-Chief of the British Army. The very model of the 'Mod...
Person, Armed Forces, Africa, Burma, Canada, China/Hong Kong, Crimea, France, India, Ireland
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Flying Officer Hugh Graham Stanhope Wyrill, DFC
Hugh Graham Stanhope Wyrill was born on 30 August 1919 in Putney, London, a son of Arthur Stanhope Wyrill (1886-1959) and Lilla Gertrude Wyrill née Simmonds (1887-1967). His birth was registered in...
War dead, WW2
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Private George Thomas Yeates
George Thomas Yeates was one of the four children of Edward Yeates (1876-1954) and Elizabeth Ann Yeates née Fry (1879-1955). His birth was registered in the 3rd quarter of 1910 in the Cardiff Regis...
War dead, WW2
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