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Aberdeen [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Minlaton South Australia [2]

Peterhead [2]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Adelaide, South Australia [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Camden Twp., Kent Co., Ontario [1]

Caulfield Victoria [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Clyne, Sutherland [1]

Detroit Michigan [1]

Dublin [1]

Dundee Scotland [1]

Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Forfarshire Scotland [1]

Fraserburgh Scotland [1]

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [1]

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Haywards Heath, Sussex [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Inverkeithing, Fifeshire [1]

Jedburgh Scotland [1]

King Edward, Aberdeenshire [1]

Koolywurtie South Australia [1]

Ladybank, Fifeshire, Scotland [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Maryborough Queensland [1]

Mitcham, Merton, Surrey [1]

Mornington Junction Victoria [1]

Mornington Victoria [1]

Perth Scotland [1]

Perth, Perthshire [1]

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1]

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland [1]

Sussex [1]

Tayport Forfar [1]

Rank

Private [100]

Lieutenant [17]

Serjeant [14]

Driver [12]

Sapper [11]

Gunner [10]

Captain [9]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Corporal [7]

Lance Corporal [4]

Major [4]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Bombardier/Driver [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Captain /Acting Major/ Lieutenant [1]

Colour Serjeant Major [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Major [1]

Private Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Reverend [1]

Second Lieutenant Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [38]

Army Service Corps [18]

Royal Engineers [18]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Labour Corps [11]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal Scots [8]

Seaforth Highlanders [8]

Royal Highlanders [7]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Australian Infantry [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Scottish Horse [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

45th Sikhs [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport attached Field Ambulance [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

Belgian Agents [1]

Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Highland Divisional Cyclist Company [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1]

Infantry Brigade [1]

Service

British Army [180]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Royal Navy [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [270]

Contribution

Military Service [260]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Aberdeen [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Minlaton South Australia [2] Peterhead [2] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Adelaide, South Australia [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Camden Twp., Kent Co., Ontario [1] Caulfield Victoria [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Clyne, Sutherland [1] Detroit Michigan [1] Dublin [1] Dundee Scotland [1] Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Forfarshire Scotland [1] Fraserburgh Scotland [1] Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [1] Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Haywards Heath, Sussex [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Inverkeithing, Fifeshire [1] Jedburgh Scotland [1] King Edward, Aberdeenshire [1] Koolywurtie South Australia [1] Ladybank, Fifeshire, Scotland [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Maryborough Queensland [1] Mitcham, Merton, Surrey [1] Mornington Junction Victoria [1] Mornington Victoria [1] Perth Scotland [1] Perth, Perthshire [1] Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1] Stromness, Orkney, Scotland [1] Sussex [1] Tayport Forfar [1]

Rank

Private [100] Lieutenant [17] Serjeant [14] Driver [12] Sapper [11] Gunner [10] Captain [9] Second Lieutenant [8] Corporal [7] Lance Corporal [4] Major [4] Company Serjeant Major [2] Pioneer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Sister [1] Bombardier/Driver [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Captain /Acting Major/ Lieutenant [1] Colour Serjeant Major [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Temporary Major [1] Private Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Reverend [1] Second Lieutenant Temporary Lieutenant [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [38] Army Service Corps [18] Royal Engineers [18] Royal Field Artillery [18] Labour Corps [11] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Royal Scots [8] Seaforth Highlanders [8] Royal Highlanders [7] London Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Scottish Rifles [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Australian Infantry [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Indian Medical Service [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Scottish Horse [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 45th Sikhs [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport attached Field Ambulance [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] Belgian Agents [1] Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Highland Divisional Cyclist Company [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1] Infantry Brigade [1]

Service

British Army [180] Canadian Expeditionary Force [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Australian Imperial Force [16] Royal Navy [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [270]

Contribution

Military Service [260] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

John George Will

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 29th Squadron and General List

British Army 1635 Private Honourable Artillery Company 1st Battalion

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James Will

Born 1878

British Army 1936 Private Gordon Highlanders 1st/5th Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264726 Private

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Alexander Will

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278636

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Frank John Will

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120631

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Alexander Will

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289415

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William George Will

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120632

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David Bertie Will

Born 1865

Died 1914

British Army 2224 Lance Corporal Royal Highlanders

British Army Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) 1

British Army 2224 Corporal Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) 1st Bn

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William Kelly Will

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 241689 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Adam Will

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236401

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George Kennedy Will

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Temporary Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

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

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Francis Will

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111570

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George Will

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149917

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John Will

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 1507 Private Gordon Highlanders

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James Will

Died 1915

British Army 11048 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Henry Will

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 9523 Private Gordon Highlanders

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David Kelly Will

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army S/3556 Private Gordon Highlanders

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David S. Will

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 646 Private Gordon Highlanders

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John William Will

Died 1917

British Army 16/87 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 16/87 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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George Will

Died 1915

British Army 2198 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Frederick Will

Died 1918

British Army 990 Private County of London Yeomanry

British Army 150562 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 150562 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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