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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]

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 Welsh Fusiliers [3]

West Riding 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] 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 Welsh Fusiliers [3] West Riding 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]

Albert Edward Willett

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268774

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Charles Willett

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 12428 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 12428 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Cyril Victor Willett

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 175627

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Percy Willett

Died 1918

British Army 31548 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Jack Harris Willett

Born 1892

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 223109

Canadian Expeditionary Force 223109 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Willett

Died 1916

British Army 9225 Lance Corporal Suffolk Regiment

British Army 9225 Corporal Suffolk Regiment

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Frank Leslie Willett

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168824

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Joseph Willett

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 37545 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Frederick Wilfrid Bagnall Willett

Born 1878

Died 1950

British Army Major Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Sussex Regiment

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Percy Willett

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 194 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Edward Willett

Born 1881

Died 1921

Canadian Expeditionary Force 670001

Canadian Expeditionary Force 670001 Sapper Canadian Engineers

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Leonard Willett

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army L/11146 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 11th Battalion

British Army L/11146 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

British Army L/11146 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Thomas William Willett

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 15864 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Mark Willett

Died 1916

British Army 5673 Private London Regiment

British Army 652539 Private London Regiment

British Army 5673 Rifleman London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles)

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William Aubrey Willett

Australian Imperial Force 216

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William Henry George Willett

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43308

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Ernest Willett

Died 1914

British Army 1868 Serjeant Rifle Brigade

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Thomas Matthew Willett

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68263

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Walter Alex Willett

Born 1896

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 814002

Canadian Expeditionary Force 814002 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 5th Battalion

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Edward Willett

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 130096 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 130096 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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