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Brighton, Sussex [3]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Mandurama New South Wales [2]

Portslade, Sussex [2]

Alexandria New South Wales [1]

All Saints, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Chichester [1]

Cobham, Kent [1]

Cranbrook [1]

Cranbrook, Maidstone, Kent [1]

Daylesford Victoria [1]

East Hoathly [1]

Eastbourne [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Hailsham [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hildenborough, Tonbridge, Kent [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Merton, Surrey [1]

Millwall, Middlesex, England [1]

Peckham, Surrey, England [1]

Petersham New South Wales [1]

Robertsbridge, Sussex [1]

Tambaroora New South Wales [1]

Thirroul New South Wales [1]

Uckfield, Sussex, England [1]

Vauxhall, London [1]

Walthamstow, Essex [1]

Wandsworth [1]

Worthing, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [96]

Gunner [24]

Corporal [10]

Serjeant [7]

Driver [6]

Sapper [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Foreman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Royal Sussex Regiment [15]

Army Service Corps [14]

Labour Corps [12]

Royal Engineers [11]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

East Kent Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Australian Infantry Battalion [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Egyptian Labour Corps [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

St John's Ambulance Brigade [2]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2]

2nd South African Infantry [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Auxiliary Indian Battery [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry Brigade [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

East Kent Regiment Depot [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Indian Defence Force [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Lothian and Border Horse [1]

Service

British Army [159]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [40]

Royal Navy [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [245]

Contribution

Military Service [237]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

France [1]

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People [245] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Brighton, Sussex [3] Maidstone, Kent [2] Mandurama New South Wales [2] Portslade, Sussex [2] Alexandria New South Wales [1] All Saints, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Chichester [1] Cobham, Kent [1] Cranbrook [1] Cranbrook, Maidstone, Kent [1] Daylesford Victoria [1] East Hoathly [1] Eastbourne [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hailsham [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hildenborough, Tonbridge, Kent [1] Lambeth, London [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Merton, Surrey [1] Millwall, Middlesex, England [1] Peckham, Surrey, England [1] Petersham New South Wales [1] Robertsbridge, Sussex [1] Tambaroora New South Wales [1] Thirroul New South Wales [1] Uckfield, Sussex, England [1] Vauxhall, London [1] Walthamstow, Essex [1] Wandsworth [1] Worthing, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [96] Gunner [24] Corporal [10] Serjeant [7] Driver [6] Sapper [6] Acting Corporal [5] Lance Corporal [5] Lieutenant [4] Acting Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Foreman [1] Pioneer [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [15] Royal Sussex Regiment [15] Army Service Corps [14] Labour Corps [12] Royal Engineers [11] London Regiment [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Middlesex Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] East Kent Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Australian Infantry Battalion [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Egyptian Labour Corps [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] South Wales Borderers [2] St John's Ambulance Brigade [2] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2] 2nd South African Infantry [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Auxiliary Indian Battery [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry Brigade [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] East Kent Regiment Depot [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Indian Defence Force [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] Lothian and Border Horse [1]

Service

British Army [159] Canadian Expeditionary Force [40] Royal Navy [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Australian Imperial Force [10] South African Services [1]

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W [245]

Contribution

Military Service [237] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7] France [1]

Albert Lionel Willard

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4363

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Edmund Charles Willard

Born 1893

British Army 10825 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Walter Willard

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162010

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Richard Willard

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army GS/52632 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Frank George Willard

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231928

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Albert Ellis Willard

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army G/1919 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/1919 Colour Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment D Coy 7th Bn

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Alfred Albert Willard

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 2016 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 1st Home Counties Field Ambulance

British Army 493057 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 20th Stationary Hospital

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Jesse Willard

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army G/308 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/308 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Victor Railton Willard

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132714

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Harry Arthur E Willard

Born 1892

Died 1952

British Army G/12124 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 12th Battalion

British Army 2004 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 1st Home Counties Field Ambulance

British Army G/12124 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 3rd Battalion

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John Willard

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 10160 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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Ernest George Willard

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army C/6459 Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Horace H Willard

Died 1916

British Army 82664 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

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Richard Henry Willard

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army G/1551 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/1551 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Harold H. Willard

Died 1916

British Army 31470 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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William John Willard

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302869

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Stanley Hamilton Willard

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305815

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Gordon Hutchins Willard

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 173315

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Alfred Jeffrey Willard

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 74226

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Percival Francis Willard

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155954

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