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Bath [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Fareham, Hampshire [2]

Keinton Mandeville, Somerset [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London England [2]

Old Wolverton, Buckinghamshire [2]

Warwickshire [2]

Balsall Heath, Birmingham [1]

Banta [1]

Bedminster Somerset [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

Bow, Middlesex [1]

Box, Wiltshire [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Brixham, Devon [1]

Bromley Victoria [1]

Bromley, Kent, England [1]

Buttington, Montgomeryshire [1]

Canterbury New South Wales [1]

Cardiff [1]

Charlestown, Cornwall [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Exeter [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Friern Barnet, London, Middlesex [1]

Friern Barnet, Middlesex [1]

Frome, Somerset [1]

Gilbert River Queensland [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Hillsborough,Sheffield,Yorks. [1]

Hinton Marshfield Gloucestershire [1]

Holywell, Flintshire [1]

Hull [1]

Isleworth, Middlesex [1]

Islington, London [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Langport, Somerset [1]

Melton Mowbray [1]

Nailsea, Somerset [1]

New Deer, Aberdeenshire [1]

North Adelaide South Australia [1]

Norwood Green, Middlesex [1]

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Private [171]

Gunner [25]

Serjeant [23]

Corporal [22]

Sapper [22]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Driver [15]

Captain [10]

Lance Corporal [10]

Lieutenant [10]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Worker [4]

Major [3]

Pioneer [3]

Temporary Colonel [3]

Bombardier [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Sister [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Cadet [1]

Colonel [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Drummer [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private/ Private [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant /Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major Instructor [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Storekeeper [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Transport Staff Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2/Company Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [26]

Army Service Corps [24]

Royal Field Artillery [23]

Labour Corps [22]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

Somerset Light Infantry [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

London Regiment [13]

Devonshire Regiment [11]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

3rd Hussars [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Corps of Dragoons [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Indian Defence Force [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [322]

Royal Navy [38]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

W [433]

Contribution

Military Service [419]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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Place of birth

Bath [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Fareham, Hampshire [2] Keinton Mandeville, Somerset [2] Kensington, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London England [2] Old Wolverton, Buckinghamshire [2] Warwickshire [2] Balsall Heath, Birmingham [1] Banta [1] Bedminster Somerset [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Bow, Middlesex [1] Box, Wiltshire [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Brixham, Devon [1] Bromley Victoria [1] Bromley, Kent, England [1] Buttington, Montgomeryshire [1] Canterbury New South Wales [1] Cardiff [1] Charlestown, Cornwall [1] Clapham, London [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Exeter [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Friern Barnet, London, Middlesex [1] Friern Barnet, Middlesex [1] Frome, Somerset [1] Gilbert River Queensland [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hillsborough,Sheffield,Yorks. [1] Hinton Marshfield Gloucestershire [1] Holywell, Flintshire [1] Hull [1] Isleworth, Middlesex [1] Islington, London [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Lambeth, London [1] Langport, Somerset [1] Melton Mowbray [1] Nailsea, Somerset [1] New Deer, Aberdeenshire [1] North Adelaide South Australia [1] Norwood Green, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [171] Gunner [25] Serjeant [23] Corporal [22] Sapper [22] Second Lieutenant [16] Driver [15] Captain [10] Lance Corporal [10] Lieutenant [10] Acting Serjeant [7] Acting Corporal [5] Worker [4] Major [3] Pioneer [3] Temporary Colonel [3] Bombardier [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Sister [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Able Seaman [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Cadet [1] Colonel [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Drummer [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private/ Private [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant /Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major Instructor [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Storekeeper [1] Temporary Captain [1] Transport Staff Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2/Company Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [26] Army Service Corps [24] Royal Field Artillery [23] Labour Corps [22] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] Somerset Light Infantry [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] London Regiment [13] Devonshire Regiment [11] Liverpool Regiment [11] Hampshire Regiment [9] East Surrey Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] 3rd Hussars [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Corps of Dragoons [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Indian Defence Force [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [322] Royal Navy [38] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] Australian Imperial Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

W [433]

Contribution

Military Service [419] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Ernest Fielding Willcox

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy K12550 Stoker 2nd Class HMSs Pembroke II, Commonwealth

Royal Navy K12550 Stoker 1st Class HMSs Commonwealth, Pembroke II, Bonaventure, Maidstone

Royal Navy K12550 Stoker 1st Class HMSs Adamant, Maidstone

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Leonard Austin Willcox

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 21422 Private Hampshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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Ernest William Willcox

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 120776 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Thomas Henry Willcox

Died 1914

British Army 7504 Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 7504 Acting Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 7504 Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry

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Arthur Dennitts Willcox

Born 1893

Died 1967

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William John Willcox

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194731

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Joseph Willcox

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89219

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Albert Willcox

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 11/1217 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Robert Coath Willcox

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116182

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Philip George Willcox

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy Bristol Z/1036 Leading Seaman Collingwood Bn. R.N. Div.

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Richard Walter Willcox

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227500

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Alfred Carrington Willcox

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234604

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Alfred Octavius Willcox

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 7144 Private London Regiment

British Army 761667 Private London Regiment

British Army 761667 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles)

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George Alfred Willcox

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 40749 Private Devonshire Regiment

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William Harold Willcox

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32307

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William Richard Willcox

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188032

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Thomas William Willcox

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95316

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Thomas James Willcox

Died 1916

British Army R4/140696 Private Army Service Corps

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Alfred G Willcox

Died 1918

British Army 7649 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 242284 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Sidney Willcox

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 14655 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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