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Plymouth, Devon [8]

Devonport, Devon [5]

Gawler South Australia [4]

Callington, Cornwall [2]

Glen Innes New South Wales [2]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [2]

Islington, London [2]

Ivybridge, Devon [2]

Kingsbridge, Devon [2]

Looe, Cornwall [2]

Plymouth, Devon, England [2]

Reigate, Surrey [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alberton South Australia [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Bickleigh, Devon [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chudleigh Knighton, Devon [1]

Cornwood, Devon [1]

Devonport, Devon, England [1]

Donegal, Ireland [1]

Greenock Scotland [1]

Hampton, Middlesex [1]

Ilsington, Devon [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

London England [1]

Looe, Cornwall, England [1]

Looe, Liskeard, Cornwall [1]

Manor Park, Essex [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Newton Abbot, Devon [1]

North Tawton [1]

Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Plympton, Devon [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Reigate, Surrey, England [1]

Romsey Victoria [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Tavistock, Devon [1]

Walkhampton, Devon [1]

Waterfoot, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [131]

Sapper [17]

Corporal [13]

Lieutenant [12]

Serjeant [12]

Driver [10]

Gunner [10]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Bombardier [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Captain [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Major [3]

Pioneer [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armourer [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Captain Brigade Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

General [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant General [1]

Marine [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Plumber's Mate [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Engineer [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [28]

Royal Engineers [26]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Labour Corps [14]

London Regiment [14]

Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

General Headquarters Staff [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Church Army [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

3rd South African Infantry, attached South African Trench Mortar Battery [1]

Army Education Corps [1]

Army Medical Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

British Red Cross Society Stationary Hospital [1]

Service

British Army [225]

Royal Navy [49]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [338]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [328]

Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [8] Devonport, Devon [5] Gawler South Australia [4] Callington, Cornwall [2] Glen Innes New South Wales [2] Guernsey, Channel Islands [2] Islington, London [2] Ivybridge, Devon [2] Kingsbridge, Devon [2] Looe, Cornwall [2] Plymouth, Devon, England [2] Reigate, Surrey [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alberton South Australia [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Bickleigh, Devon [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chudleigh Knighton, Devon [1] Cornwood, Devon [1] Devonport, Devon, England [1] Donegal, Ireland [1] Greenock Scotland [1] Hampton, Middlesex [1] Ilsington, Devon [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] London England [1] Looe, Cornwall, England [1] Looe, Liskeard, Cornwall [1] Manor Park, Essex [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Newton Abbot, Devon [1] North Tawton [1] Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Penzance, Cornwall [1] Plympton, Devon [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Reigate, Surrey, England [1] Romsey Victoria [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Stepney, London [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Tavistock, Devon [1] Walkhampton, Devon [1] Waterfoot, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [131] Sapper [17] Corporal [13] Lieutenant [12] Serjeant [12] Driver [10] Gunner [10] Second Lieutenant [7] Bombardier [6] Acting Corporal [5] Captain [4] Lance Corporal [4] Major [3] Pioneer [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armourer [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Captain Brigade Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] General [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant General [1] Marine [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Plumber's Mate [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Engineer [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [28] Royal Engineers [26] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Labour Corps [14] London Regiment [14] Army Service Corps [12] Royal Field Artillery [11] Machine Gun Corps [9] Royal Fusiliers [7] Hampshire Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] General Headquarters Staff [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Church Army [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Indian Medical Service [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Tank Corps [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 3rd South African Infantry, attached South African Trench Mortar Battery [1] Army Education Corps [1] Army Medical Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] British Red Cross Society Stationary Hospital [1]

Service

British Army [225] Royal Navy [49] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] Australian Imperial Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [338] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [328] Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Joseph John Willcocks

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 19413 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 19413 Lance Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

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Samuel Willcocks

Died 1914

British Army 10636 Private Welsh Regiment

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Harry Willcocks

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 2142 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 926579 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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George Willcocks

Died 1914

British Army 7997 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Harold Francis Willcocks

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Major Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

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Sydney H Willcocks

Died 1917

British Army M2/104202 Private Army Service Corps

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Arthur Willcocks

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285571

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Alfred Willcocks

Australian Imperial Force

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Walter Ernest Willcocks

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104986

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Thomas Henry Willcocks

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83685

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Everett Willcocks

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 75667 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Albert Willcocks

Died 1918

British Army 29495 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Frederick Willcocks

Died 1916

British Army L/9589 Lance Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army L/9589 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army L/9589 Lance Corporal Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Cecil Alexander Willcocks

Born 1900

Died 1919

British Army 8/37309 Private Devonshire Regiment 52nd Graduated Battalion

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John Willcocks

Died 1917

British Army 160329 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Gilbert Willcocks

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army T2/11639 Corporal Army Service Corps

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Leonard Willcocks

Died 1916

British Army 6701 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 6701 Corporal Manchester Regiment

British Army 6701 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment

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Cyril Rowe Willcocks

Died 1916

British Army 12243 Private Manchester Regiment

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John Willcocks

Born 1868

Died 1916

British Army 24809 Private Welsh Regiment

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Kenneth Harding Willcocks

Died 1916

British Army 6852 Private London Regiment

British Army 653323 Private London Regiment

British Army 653323 Rifleman London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles)

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