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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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Alexander Will

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289415

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Frank John Will

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120631

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William George Will

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120632

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William Kelly Will

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 241689 Private Gordon Highlanders

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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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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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Jeremiah Will

Australian Imperial Force 6370

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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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Albert Edward Will

Australian Imperial Force 6999

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John Crawford Will

Died 1916

British Army 7728 Private London Regiment

British Army 7728 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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William Thomas Will

Australian Imperial Force 2506

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James Will

Born 1894

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 623124

Canadian Expeditionary Force 623124 Private Canadian Infantry

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Paul Alexander Will

Australian Imperial Force 802

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George Will

Died 1918

British Army 3337 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 241050 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Duncan Will

Died 1917

British Army 27899 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 27899 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Albert Edward Will

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242158

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