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Bethnal Green, London [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Limehouse, London [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Normanton Queensland [2]

Para [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Stamford, Lincolnshire [2]

Yarrawonga Victoria [2]

Anerley, Surrey, England [1]

Anstey, Leicester [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Barming, Kent [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Berrigan New South Wales [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bonaventure Co, Quebec [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Bromley-by-Bow, London [1]

Broughton Salford Lancashire [1]

Buckinghamshire [1]

Burham, Kent, England [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Ecclesall, Yorkshire [1]

Feltwell, Norfolk [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Gympie Queensland [1]

Hamilton Victoria [1]

Hempstead, Saffron Walden [1]

Hounslow, Middlesex [1]

Hucknall, Notts [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Kempsey New South Wales [1]

Kew, London [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Leicestershire [1]

Leytonstone, Essex [1]

Littleport, Cambridgeshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Macclesfield [1]

Manchester England [1]

Maryborough Victoria [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [301]

Gunner [30]

Sapper [26]

Corporal [25]

Driver [20]

Serjeant [16]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Lieutenant [12]

Lance Corporal [10]

Captain [9]

Acting Corporal [5]

Bombardier [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Major [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Pioneer [3]

Rifleman [3]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant/Second Lieutenant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Matron [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Assistant Nurse [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Commander [1]

Cook [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Master [1]

Private /Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Transport Staff Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2/Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [39]

Labour Corps [36]

Royal Field Artillery [36]

Army Service Corps [27]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

London Regiment [21]

Royal Fusiliers [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Royal Sussex Regiment [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Northamptonshire Regiment [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Essex Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Grenadier Guards [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [452]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [50]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41]

Royal Navy [38]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [611]

S [2]

Contribution

Military Service [602]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

France [1]

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Place of birth

Bethnal Green, London [2] Dover, Kent [2] Limehouse, London [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Normanton Queensland [2] Para [2] Poplar, London [2] Stamford, Lincolnshire [2] Yarrawonga Victoria [2] Anerley, Surrey, England [1] Anstey, Leicester [1] Ararat Victoria [1] Barming, Kent [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Berrigan New South Wales [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bonaventure Co, Quebec [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Bromley-by-Bow, London [1] Broughton Salford Lancashire [1] Buckinghamshire [1] Burham, Kent, England [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Ecclesall, Yorkshire [1] Feltwell, Norfolk [1] Grays, Essex [1] Gympie Queensland [1] Hamilton Victoria [1] Hempstead, Saffron Walden [1] Hounslow, Middlesex [1] Hucknall, Notts [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Kempsey New South Wales [1] Kew, London [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Leicestershire [1] Leytonstone, Essex [1] Littleport, Cambridgeshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Macclesfield [1] Manchester England [1] Maryborough Victoria [1] Melbourne Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [301] Gunner [30] Sapper [26] Corporal [25] Driver [20] Serjeant [16] Second Lieutenant [14] Lieutenant [12] Lance Corporal [10] Captain [9] Acting Corporal [5] Bombardier [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Major [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Pioneer [3] Rifleman [3] Guardsman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant/Second Lieutenant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Matron [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Assistant Nurse [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Commander [1] Cook [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Master [1] Private /Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Transport Staff Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2/Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [39] Labour Corps [36] Royal Field Artillery [36] Army Service Corps [27] Machine Gun Corps [22] London Regiment [21] Royal Fusiliers [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Royal Sussex Regiment [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Northamptonshire Regiment [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Leicestershire Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Essex Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] Norfolk Regiment [7] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Grenadier Guards [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] Devonshire Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] East Kent Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Dragoon Guards [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Leicestershire Yeomanry [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [452] Canadian Expeditionary Force [50] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41] Royal Navy [38] Australian Imperial Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [611] S [2]

Contribution

Military Service [602] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [8] France [1]

Richard Willett

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 4899 Private Officer Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers 6th Battalion attached 112th Trench Mortar Battery

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Alfred Willett

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 73616 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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William Edward Willett

Born 1983

Died 1918

British Army 34483 Private Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion

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Hugh Willett

Born 1886

Died 1952

British Army 15533 Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Arthur Willett

Born 1898

Died 1919

British Army 4756 Private London Regiment 3/23rd (County of London) Battalion

British Army 52005 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 5th Battalion

British Army Private London Regiment 1/13th (County of London) Reserve Battalion (Kensington)

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Royland Croome Willett

Born 1900

Died 1920

British Army 56323 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Edward Scott Willett

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66540

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Philip Willett

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27751

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Arthur Willett

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148849

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Harry Willett

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264233

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John Henry Willett

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116976

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George William Lewis Willett

Born 1888

Died 1961

British Army ET/47957 Driver Royal Army Service Corps

British Army T/22585 Driver Army Service Corps 41 Company

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Joseph Cyril Willett

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers attached Machine Gun Corps 19th Battalion 3rd Salford Pals.

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James Arthur Willett

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5390

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Frederick Thomas Willett

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96556

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George Willett

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237051

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William Henry Willett

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109230

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Albert Victor Willett

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33571

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William Thomas Willett

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135347

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Thomas William Willett

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 20708 Private Essex Regiment

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