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London England [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Horsham Victoria [3]

Binfield England [2]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

Houghton South Australia [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Malton [2]

Minmi New South Wales [2]

Peckham, London [2]

West Hartlepool, County Durham, England [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Auckland [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [1]

Benfield, Berkshire [1]

Berkshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Beulah Victoria [1]

Braidwood New South Wales [1]

Brewarrina New South Wales [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Canterbury New South Wales [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Cinder Hill, Nottinghamshire [1]

Clunes Victoria [1]

Cowes Isle of Wight [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Dudley, Staffordshire [1]

Eaglehawk Victoria [1]

East Melbourne Victoria [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Farlington, Hampshire [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Frankston Victoria [1]

Fryerstown Victoria [1]

Gravesend England [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1]

Hazelworth,Brentford,Middlesex. [1]

Highbury, London [1]

Holborn, Middlesex [1]

Horsforth, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Horsforth, Yorkshire, England [1]

Hungerford, Buckinghamshire [1]

Inglewood South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [334]

Corporal [37]

Serjeant [30]

Driver [29]

Lieutenant [24]

Gunner [20]

Captain [18]

Lance Corporal [18]

Sapper [18]

Major [13]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Acting Corporal [10]

Bombardier [5]

Commander [5]

Pioneer [5]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Brigadier General [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Matron [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Assistant Paymaster [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Colonel [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Mate [1]

Acting Serjeant Private [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Engineer Rear Admiral [1]

Foreman of Works Serjeant Major [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant Commadner [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [40]

Army Service Corps [39]

Royal Engineers [39]

Royal Field Artillery [38]

London Regiment [26]

Royal Army Medical Corps [22]

Royal Fusiliers [20]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Wiltshire Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

British West Indies Regiment [6]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [540]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [76]

Royal Navy [72]

Australian Imperial Force [44]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Indian Army [2]

British Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [793]

H [6]

D [2]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [786]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

London England [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Horsham Victoria [3] Binfield England [2] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] Houghton South Australia [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Malton [2] Minmi New South Wales [2] Peckham, London [2] West Hartlepool, County Durham, England [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Auckland [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [1] Benfield, Berkshire [1] Berkshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Beulah Victoria [1] Braidwood New South Wales [1] Brewarrina New South Wales [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Camberwell, London [1] Canterbury New South Wales [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Cinder Hill, Nottinghamshire [1] Clunes Victoria [1] Cowes Isle of Wight [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Dudley, Staffordshire [1] Eaglehawk Victoria [1] East Melbourne Victoria [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Farlington, Hampshire [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Frankston Victoria [1] Fryerstown Victoria [1] Gravesend England [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1] Hazelworth,Brentford,Middlesex. [1] Highbury, London [1] Holborn, Middlesex [1] Horsforth, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Horsforth, Yorkshire, England [1] Hungerford, Buckinghamshire [1] Inglewood South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [334] Corporal [37] Serjeant [30] Driver [29] Lieutenant [24] Gunner [20] Captain [18] Lance Corporal [18] Sapper [18] Major [13] Second Lieutenant [11] Acting Corporal [10] Bombardier [5] Commander [5] Pioneer [5] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Bombardier [3] Brigadier General [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Matron [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Assistant Paymaster [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2] Colonel [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Mate [1] Acting Serjeant Private [1] Acting Sister [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1] Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Engineer Rear Admiral [1] Foreman of Works Serjeant Major [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant Commadner [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Nursing Sister [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [40] Army Service Corps [39] Royal Engineers [39] Royal Field Artillery [38] London Regiment [26] Royal Army Medical Corps [22] Royal Fusiliers [20] Machine Gun Corps [16] Royal Berkshire Regiment [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Wiltshire Regiment [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] British West Indies Regiment [6] Coldstream Guards [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Corps of Hussars [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [540] Canadian Expeditionary Force [76] Royal Navy [72] Australian Imperial Force [44] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] Indian Army [2] British Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [793] H [6] D [2] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [786] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [17] Ireland [1]

Thomas Willoughby

Born 1883

Died 1949

British Army 13988 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Frank Willoughby

Born 1892

Died 1967

British Army 1468 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 1468 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 1st London Brigade

British Army 1468 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 1st London Brigade

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Norman Willoughby

Born 1899

Died 1964

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279350

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115 sqn

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Jack Willoughby

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 13567 Corporal Hampshire Regiment

British Army 13567 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

British Army 6209 Royal Warwickshire

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Edwin Charles Willoughby

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 1111 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army Captain Gloucestershire Regiment

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James Joseph Willoughby

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 33081 Lance Sergeant Welsh Regiment 20th Battalion

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Percy Hugh Willoughby

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 1215 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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John Christopher Willoughby

Born 1859

Died 1918

British Army Major Army Service Corps

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William Willoughby

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29027

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Edgar Willoughby

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38928

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Claud Davies Willoughby

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90498

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Benjamin Willoughby

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310192

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Sydney Willoughby

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114082

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William Willoughby

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 270682

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Horace Willoughby

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131793

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The Hon. Francis George Godfrey Willoughby

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army Captain Rifle Brigade

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Samuel Thomas Willoughby

Born 1882

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Tank Battalion 2nd

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George Henry Willoughby

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96510

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Charles Willoughby

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42052

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William Willoughby

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 3566 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 3566 Corporal Yorkshire Regiment

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