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Beverley, Yorkshire [4]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [3]

Luton, Bedfordshire [2]

Prahran Victoria [2]

Rockdale New South Wales [2]

Atwick,East Yorkshire [1]

Atwick,Yorkshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America [1]

Halifax [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Newcastle Under Tyne, Staffordshire [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

Salisbury South Australia [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [60]

Corporal [13]

Driver [8]

Gunner [8]

Serjeant [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Captain [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Sapper [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [1]

L [1]

Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Cook [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Special Military Probationer [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Royal Engineers [8]

Labour Corps [7]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal Scots [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Field Artillery [1]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

Bedford Yeomanry [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Battalion/Saskatchewan Regiment [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry attached East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

General List [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

Hampshire Regiment attached Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Indian Army [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1]

King's African Rifles [1]

Labour Corps ex Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [108]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

Royal Navy [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [163]

B [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [164]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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People [165] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Beverley, Yorkshire [4] Melbourne Victoria [3] Scarborough, Yorkshire [3] Luton, Bedfordshire [2] Prahran Victoria [2] Rockdale New South Wales [2] Atwick,East Yorkshire [1] Atwick,Yorkshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America [1] Halifax [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Newcastle Under Tyne, Staffordshire [1] Richmond Victoria [1] Salisbury South Australia [1] Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [60] Corporal [13] Driver [8] Gunner [8] Serjeant [8] Lieutenant [7] Captain [6] Lance Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Sapper [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [1] L [1] Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Serjeant Cook [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Special Military Probationer [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [11] Royal Field Artillery [11] Royal Engineers [8] Labour Corps [7] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal Scots [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Army Medical Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Field Artillery [1] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] Bedford Yeomanry [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Battalion/Saskatchewan Regiment [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry attached East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] General List [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS BULWARK [1] Hampshire Regiment attached Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Indian Army [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1] King's African Rifles [1] Labour Corps ex Yorkshire Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [108] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] Australian Imperial Force [12] Royal Navy [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [163] B [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [164] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

Arthur Willison

Born 1894

Died 1914

Royal Navy K17669 Stoker 1st Class HMS BULWARK

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Harold Willison

Born 1891

Died 1938

British Army 9587 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 9587 Serjeant East Yorkshire Regiment

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Frank Montague Willison

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193085

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Frederick William Willison

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65614

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Robert Willison

Born 1883

Died 1972

British Army 7363 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 27380 (Incomplete) Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR14808 (Incomplete) Sapper Royal Engineers

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Stephen Wilfred Willison

Born 1899

Died 1972

Royal Navy J44047

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Harold James Harris Willison

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224204

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Lance Corporal George Willison

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 8285 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 20788 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 20788 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Edmund Willison

Born 1897

Died 1963

British Army 12583 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Percy Walter Willison

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227657

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Matthew Willison

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 190592 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Joseph Willison

Died 1915

British Army S/9295 Private Gordon Highlanders

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William Alfred Willison

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army G/21727 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/21727 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Albert Willison

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 13858 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Frederick L Willison

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39265

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William Henry Willison

Australian Imperial Force 7908

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Frederick Charles William Willison

Australian Imperial Force 3665

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John Downie Willison

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 1948 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army Lieutenant Royal Scots

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Edwin Willison

Died 1916

British Army 84014 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Willison

Died 1916

British Army 1390 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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