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Plymouth, Devon [4]

Bristol, Somerset [3]

Donald Victoria [3]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [3]

Bellarine Victoria [2]

Beverley Western Australia [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Helston, Cornwall [2]

Ipswich Queensland [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Mullion, Cornwall [2]

Porthleven, Cornwall, England [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Rotherhithe, London [2]

22 Mornington Road, Dublin [1]

Bagenalstown, Carlow [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birmingham, Staffordshire [1]

Bishop Auckland England [1]

Bishopwearmouth, Durham [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Byker Newcastle-upon-Lyne, Staffordshire [1]

Cambourn, Cornwall [1]

Cardiff [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Carlton, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Chardstock, Devon [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Crindan, Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Curry Rivel, Somerset [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dublin [1]

Durham England [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

Farnham, Knaresborough, Yorkshire [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Gympie Queensland [1]

Holbeach, Lincolnshire [1]

Hoyland Nether, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Ilford, Essex [1]

Kelston, Cornwall [1]

Kettering, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Rank

Private [293]

Corporal [33]

Gunner [33]

Serjeant [28]

Driver [24]

Sapper [24]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lance Corporal [10]

Lieutenant [10]

Acting Corporal [7]

Captain [6]

Pioneer [5]

Major [4]

Bombardier [3]

Sister [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Cook [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Nurse [2]

Private Corporal [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant (Acting) [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant(Engineer) [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Major/ Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private (Acting Sergeant) [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [40]

Royal Field Artillery [39]

Royal Engineers [33]

Army Service Corps [24]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

Devonshire Regiment [20]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

London Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Hertfordshire Regiment [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

British Red Cross Society [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Service

British Army [471]

Royal Navy [65]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [29]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

Other Empire Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

W [643]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [620]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [4] Bristol, Somerset [3] Donald Victoria [3] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [3] Bellarine Victoria [2] Beverley Western Australia [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Helston, Cornwall [2] Ipswich Queensland [2] London, Middlesex [2] Mullion, Cornwall [2] Porthleven, Cornwall, England [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Rotherhithe, London [2] 22 Mornington Road, Dublin [1] Bagenalstown, Carlow [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birmingham, Staffordshire [1] Bishop Auckland England [1] Bishopwearmouth, Durham [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Byker Newcastle-upon-Lyne, Staffordshire [1] Cambourn, Cornwall [1] Cardiff [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Carlton, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Chardstock, Devon [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Crindan, Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Curry Rivel, Somerset [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dublin [1] Durham England [1] Durham, Durham [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Farnham, Knaresborough, Yorkshire [1] Fulham, London [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Gympie Queensland [1] Holbeach, Lincolnshire [1] Hoyland Nether, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Ilford, Essex [1] Kelston, Cornwall [1] Kettering, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Rank

Private [293] Corporal [33] Gunner [33] Serjeant [28] Driver [24] Sapper [24] Second Lieutenant [11] Lance Corporal [10] Lieutenant [10] Acting Corporal [7] Captain [6] Pioneer [5] Major [4] Bombardier [3] Sister [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Cook [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Nurse [2] Private Corporal [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lieutenant (Acting) [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant(Engineer) [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Major/ Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private (Acting Sergeant) [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Nurse [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [40] Royal Field Artillery [39] Royal Engineers [33] Army Service Corps [24] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] Devonshire Regiment [20] Durham Light Infantry [16] Machine Gun Corps [13] Royal Fusiliers [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] Middlesex Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Hampshire Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [7] London Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] West Riding Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Hertfordshire Regiment [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] British Red Cross Society [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Welsh Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Corps of Hussars [3] East Kent Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Leicestershire Yeomanry [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Service

British Army [471] Royal Navy [65] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39] Canadian Expeditionary Force [29] Australian Imperial Force [21] Other Empire Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

W [643] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [620] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

John Willey

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 3992 Private London Regiment

British Army 3992 Rifleman London Regiment (Finsbury Rifles)

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John William Willey

Died 1918

British Army 3625 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 201051 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Joseph Albert Willey

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 13418 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 37278 Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

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Arthur Willey

Died 1918

British Army 129179 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 129179 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Sidney G Willey

Died 1918

British Army 85817 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 85817 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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George William Willey

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 11/1222 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Norman Willey

Died 1918

British Army 205363 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 142557 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 142557 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Ivor John Willey

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 53559 Driver Royal Engineers

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John Edward Willey

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207792

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Sydney Northover Willey

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222135

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John Willey

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243022

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Harold Willey

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20759

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John Charles Albert Willey

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265972

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Percival William George Willey

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 270667

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Andrew Pascoe Willey

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305292

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James Willey

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army L/3097 Private 17th Lancers

British Army L/3097 Private 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)

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Frederick Willey

Australian Imperial Force 7064

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James Willey

Australian Imperial Force 3811

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George Willey

Australian Imperial Force 6901

Australian Imperial Force 1744

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George Willey

Australian Imperial Force 1422

Australian Imperial Force 2186

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