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Blackheath, Staffordshire [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Dudley, Staffordshire [3]

Worcestershire [2]

Aldridge England [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Birmingham Norwich [1]

Bromley By Bow, London [1]

Derby [1]

Dudley Wood, Worcestershire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Old Hill England [1]

Old Hill, Staffordshire [1]

Oldbury, Worcestershire [1]

Rosalie Queensland [1]

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

St Kilda Victoria [1]

St Saviours London [1]

Staffordshire [1]

Sydney, Cheshire, England [1]

Upton on Severn. Worcestershire [1]

Walsall Wood, Staffordshire [1]

Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1]

Winson Green, Birmingham [1]

Rank

Private [240]

Corporal [17]

Sapper [17]

Driver [15]

Gunner [13]

Serjeant [9]

Lance Corporal [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Acting Fitter Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Matron [1]

Pte [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

pte [1]

Unit

Worcestershire Regiment [44]

South Staffordshire Regiment [27]

Royal Engineers [24]

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [22]

Labour Corps [21]

Army Service Corps [17]

London Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Gloucestershire Regiment [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Scots [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

5th Lancers [1]

Service

British Army [320]

Royal Navy [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

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W [386]

Contribution

Military Service [380]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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Place of birth

Blackheath, Staffordshire [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Dudley, Staffordshire [3] Worcestershire [2] Aldridge England [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham England [1] Birmingham Norwich [1] Bromley By Bow, London [1] Derby [1] Dudley Wood, Worcestershire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Old Hill England [1] Old Hill, Staffordshire [1] Oldbury, Worcestershire [1] Rosalie Queensland [1] Rowley Regis, Staffordshire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] St Kilda Victoria [1] St Saviours London [1] Staffordshire [1] Sydney, Cheshire, England [1] Upton on Severn. Worcestershire [1] Walsall Wood, Staffordshire [1] Walsall, Staffordshire [1] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1] Winson Green, Birmingham [1]

Rank

Private [240] Corporal [17] Sapper [17] Driver [15] Gunner [13] Serjeant [9] Lance Corporal [5] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Pioneer [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Acting Fitter Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Matron [1] Pte [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] pte [1]

Unit

Worcestershire Regiment [44] South Staffordshire Regiment [27] Royal Engineers [24] Royal Field Artillery [24] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [22] Labour Corps [21] Army Service Corps [17] London Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [12] Gloucestershire Regiment [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Welsh Regiment [7] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Royal Scots [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 5th Lancers [1]

Service

British Army [320] Royal Navy [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Australian Imperial Force [5] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [386]

Contribution

Military Service [380] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Levi Willetts

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 12695 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 12695 Pte Grenadier Guards 2

British Army 12695 pte Grenadier Guards 3

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Thomas Willetts

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 76496 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 76496 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Frederick Willetts

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 7965 Private Royal Scots 2nd Battalion.

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Richard Willetts

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army 136287 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 18073 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Thomas Henry Willetts

Died 1914

British Army 1389 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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James Henry Willetts

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 336877 Sapper Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

British Army WR/355354 Sapper Royal Engineers

Royal Navy B.Z/3260 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Arthur Willetts

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269505

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Felix David Willetts

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295209

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Alfred J Willetts

Born 1877

British Army GS/21215 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 21215 Private Royal Fusiliers 11th Battalion

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Thomas Willetts

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 31043 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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George Willetts

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 24787 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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George Willetts

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 848 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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James Henry Willetts

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 354386 Private Labour Corps

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George John Willetts

Died 1918

British Army 43703 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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John Thomas Willetts

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199749

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Harry Willetts

Died 1917

British Army 28697 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

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Benjamin Willetts

Died 1917

British Army 16617 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Samuel Willetts

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 23086 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Thomas Willetts

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 12578 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Joseph Edwards Willetts

Australian Imperial Force 6829

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