Abingdon and the First World War
Those Who Served
Wheeler
Albert Francis Wheeler
Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: WHEELER, Albert Francis
Status: Wounded
Address: 84 The Vineyard
Battalion, Ship or Squadron: 10th
Regiment: Royal West Kent Regiment
Chronology: September 1916 to April 1919, France
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Frederick Wheeler
Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: WHEELER, Frederick
Status: Died
Address: 84 The Vineyard
Rank: Private
Service No: 5197
Battalion, Ship or Squadron: "D" Company, 1st/4th
Regiment: Royal Berkshire Regiment
Chronology: from October 1915, France
Cause of Death: Killed in action
Place at death: France
Date of death: 14 August 1916
Born: Abingdon
Enlisted: Abingdon
Age at Death: 19
Family Details: Son of Mrs. Caroline Wheeler, of 84, Vineyard, Abingdon, Berks.
Buried or Commemorated: Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France.
Reference: Pier and Face 11 D.
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This photo is of one of the Wheeler family living at 84 The Vineyard, but we don't know which one. As well as the two men shown above there are two more listed in the Abingdon Roll of Honour with this address.
Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: WHEELER, William
Status: Returned
Address: 84 The Vineyard
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment: Durham Light Infantry
Chronology: October 1916 to February 1919, France, Italy
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Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: WHEELER, Charles
Status: Wounded
Address: 84 The Vineyard
Battalion, Ship or Squadron: 1st
Regiment: Royal Berkshire Regiment
Chronology: January 1915 to March 1917
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