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Narrandera New South Wales [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

London England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Much Hadham, Hertfordshire [1]

Puckapunyal Victoria [1]

Shillong [1]

Whitehaven, Cumberland [1]

Rank

Private [32]

Captain [6]

Serjeant [5]

Driver [3]

Gunner [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Corporal [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Ex Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

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Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant Bombardier [1]

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Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

London Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

106th Pioneers [1]

57th Wilde's Rifles [1]

57th Wilde's Rifles (Frontier Force) [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Hazara Pioneers [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Indian Artillery/ Infantry [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Naval And Military Expeditionary Force (Tropical Unit) [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Tank Corps [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Yorkshire Light Infantry Depot [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [59]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Royal Navy [3]

Indian Army [1]

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W [81]

Contribution

Military Service [80]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [81] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Narrandera New South Wales [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] London England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Much Hadham, Hertfordshire [1] Puckapunyal Victoria [1] Shillong [1] Whitehaven, Cumberland [1]

Rank

Private [32] Captain [6] Serjeant [5] Driver [3] Gunner [3] Lieutenant [3] Corporal [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Ex Second Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Major [1] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant Bombardier [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Field Artillery [5] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] East Lancashire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Labour Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] London Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 106th Pioneers [1] 57th Wilde's Rifles [1] 57th Wilde's Rifles (Frontier Force) [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Hazara Pioneers [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Indian Artillery/ Infantry [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Naval And Military Expeditionary Force (Tropical Unit) [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Tank Corps [1] West Riding Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1] Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Yorkshire Light Infantry Depot [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [59] Australian Imperial Force [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Royal Navy [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [81]

Contribution

Military Service [80] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

George Humphrey Willans

Born 1880

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34392 Corporal Royal Flying Corps

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Robert St. John Willans

Born 1877

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

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Richard Harte Keating Willans

Born 1875

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Canadian Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Claud Leonard Willans

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20997

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Clement Willans

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army L/25484 Serjeant Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/25484 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Harold Willans

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 2867 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 2867 Rifleman West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Joseph Wright Willans

Died 1918

British Army 265572 Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers

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Henry William Willans

Australian Imperial Force 38648

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William Alan Jeune Willans

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps 18th Battalion

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Guy Russell Willans

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Albert Edward Willans

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army L/16718 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Harold Stanley Willans

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 15912 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas Willans

Australian Imperial Force 2623

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Herbert Charles Willans

Born 1888

Died 1914

Royal Navy 232899

Australian Imperial Force 369 Able Seaman Naval And Military Expeditionary Force (Tropical Unit)

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Lawrence Oby Willans

Australian Imperial Force 19158

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Florence Willans

Australian Imperial Force

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George William Willans

Australian Imperial Force 914

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Harry Willans

British Army Captain Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 1030 Private London Regiment 28th battalion london regiment (artist Battalion

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Herbert Gladstone Willans

Born 1884

Canadian Expeditionary Force 164597

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Una Evelyn Willans

Australian Imperial Force

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