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Plymouth, Devon [11]

Sydney New South Wales [11]

London, Middlesex, England [9]

Bendigo Victoria [8]

Devonport, Devon [5]

Glastonbury, Somerset [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Yeovil, Somerset [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Bodmin, Cornwall [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Dorchester, Dorset [4]

Torquay, Devon [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Chudleigh, Devon [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

Poole, Dorset [3]

Warsash, Hampshire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Ardmore, Waterford [2]

Battersea, Surrey [2]

Blackheath Victoria [2]

Bowral New South Wales [2]

Bridgwater, Somerset [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Brixham, Devon [2]

Burnie Tasmania [2]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Camborne, Cornwall [2]

Chard, Somerset [2]

Crewkerne, Somerset [2]

Derby Tasmania [2]

Devonport [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Haggerston, London [2]

Honiton, Devon [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

London England [2]

Maryborough Victoria [2]

Merriott, Somerset [2]

Newton Abbot, Devon [2]

North Petherwin, Cornwall [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Pontypool, Monmouthshire [2]

Portland, Dorset [2]

Portland, Somerset, England [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

South Shields, Durham, England [2]

Appledore, Bideford, Devon [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [955]

Driver [88]

Gunner [78]

Corporal [77]

Sapper [72]

Serjeant [67]

Lieutenant [36]

Second Lieutenant [34]

Captain [26]

Lance Corporal [20]

Pioneer [17]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Acting Corporal [12]

Bombardier [11]

Staff Serjeant [10]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Major [6]

Rifleman [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Worker [5]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Saddler [3]

Trooper [3]

Acting 2nd Corporal [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Guardsman [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Mechanist Serjeant Major [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Reverend [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Bombardier/Corporal [1]

Acting Colonel [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Saddler [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [135]

Labour Corps [125]

Army Service Corps [114]

Royal Field Artillery [114]

Devonshire Regiment [77]

London Regiment [69]

Royal Army Medical Corps [55]

Royal Garrison Artillery [49]

Somerset Light Infantry [47]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [42]

Dorsetshire Regiment [35]

Machine Gun Corps [34]

Middlesex Regiment [33]

Northamptonshire Regiment [30]

Hampshire Regiment [29]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [26]

Worcestershire Regiment [23]

Durham Light Infantry [21]

Gloucestershire Regiment [21]

Manchester Regiment [20]

Rifle Brigade [19]

Welsh Regiment [18]

Army Ordnance Corps [17]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [17]

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16]

The Queen's Regiment [16]

Royal Horse Artillery [15]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Royal Naval Division [14]

Border Regiment [13]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [13]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [13]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [13]

Royal West Kent Regiment [13]

Wiltshire Regiment [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Leicestershire Regiment [12]

Royal Defence Corps [12]

Coldstream Guards [11]

South Lancashire Regiment [11]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

Norfolk Regiment [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

South Wales Borderers [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

Bedfordshire Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [1485]

Royal Navy [237]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [143]

Australian Imperial Force [111]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [90]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [37]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [2147]

H [1]

O [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2093]

Merchant Navy [42]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [42]

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Plymouth, Devon [11] Sydney New South Wales [11] London, Middlesex, England [9] Bendigo Victoria [8] Devonport, Devon [5] Glastonbury, Somerset [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Yeovil, Somerset [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Bodmin, Cornwall [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Dorchester, Dorset [4] Torquay, Devon [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Chudleigh, Devon [3] Lambeth, London [3] Poole, Dorset [3] Warsash, Hampshire [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Ardmore, Waterford [2] Battersea, Surrey [2] Blackheath Victoria [2] Bowral New South Wales [2] Bridgwater, Somerset [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Brixham, Devon [2] Burnie Tasmania [2] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Camborne, Cornwall [2] Chard, Somerset [2] Crewkerne, Somerset [2] Derby Tasmania [2] Devonport [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Haggerston, London [2] Honiton, Devon [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] London England [2] Maryborough Victoria [2] Merriott, Somerset [2] Newton Abbot, Devon [2] North Petherwin, Cornwall [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Pontypool, Monmouthshire [2] Portland, Dorset [2] Portland, Somerset, England [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] South Shields, Durham, England [2] Appledore, Bideford, Devon [1] Ararat Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [955] Driver [88] Gunner [78] Corporal [77] Sapper [72] Serjeant [67] Lieutenant [36] Second Lieutenant [34] Captain [26] Lance Corporal [20] Pioneer [17] Acting Serjeant [13] Acting Corporal [12] Bombardier [11] Staff Serjeant [10] Acting Bombardier [7] Able Seaman [6] Major [6] Rifleman [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Worker [5] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Saddler [3] Trooper [3] Acting 2nd Corporal [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Serjeant Major [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Guardsman [2] Leading Seaman [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Mechanist Serjeant Major [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Reverend [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Shoeing Smith Corporal [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Bombardier/Corporal [1] Acting Colonel [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Saddler [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [135] Labour Corps [125] Army Service Corps [114] Royal Field Artillery [114] Devonshire Regiment [77] London Regiment [69] Royal Army Medical Corps [55] Royal Garrison Artillery [49] Somerset Light Infantry [47] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [42] Dorsetshire Regiment [35] Machine Gun Corps [34] Middlesex Regiment [33] Northamptonshire Regiment [30] Hampshire Regiment [29] King's Royal Rifle Corps [26] Worcestershire Regiment [23] Durham Light Infantry [21] Gloucestershire Regiment [21] Manchester Regiment [20] Rifle Brigade [19] Welsh Regiment [18] Army Ordnance Corps [17] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [17] Northumberland Fusiliers [16] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16] The Queen's Regiment [16] Royal Horse Artillery [15] Liverpool Regiment [14] Royal Fusiliers [14] Royal Naval Division [14] Border Regiment [13] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13] Royal Army Service Corps [13] Royal Berkshire Regiment [13] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [13] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [13] Royal West Kent Regiment [13] Wiltshire Regiment [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Leicestershire Regiment [12] Royal Defence Corps [12] Coldstream Guards [11] South Lancashire Regiment [11] East Surrey Regiment [10] Norfolk Regiment [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] South Wales Borderers [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] Bedfordshire Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [1485] Royal Navy [237] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [143] Australian Imperial Force [111] Canadian Expeditionary Force [90] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [37] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [2147] H [1] O [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2093] Merchant Navy [42] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [42]

Thomas James Wills

Born 1889

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11483 Serjeant 49th Squadron

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11483

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Sidney Ernest Wills

Born 1874

Died 1919

British Army 28076 Company Quarter Master Royal Engineers

British Army 28076 Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 28076 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Henry Wills

Born 1882

Died 1963

Australian Imperial Force 2416 Private 11th Brigade 42nd Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 2416 Private 5th Brigade 41st Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 2416 Private 11th Brigade 42nd Battalion

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Abraham Wills

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 31326 Private Manchester Regiment 18th

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Arthur Percy Wills

Born 1886

Died 1976

British Army 83443 Private (Sapper) Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 63rd Brigade, Royal Garrison Artillary

British Army 252597 Private (Sapper), Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 63rd Brigade, Royal Garrison Artillery

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Oliver Byerley Walters Wills

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army London Regiment 2/13th Battalion

British Army 2468 Private Honourable Artillery Company Reserve Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant

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Frank Gordon Wills

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 290752 Private Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion

British Army 290752 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Alfred Leslie Wills

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

British Army Middlesex Regiment

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Arthur George Wills

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 9 Battalion (Sherwood Foresters)

British Army Lieutenant Sherwood Forresters 9th Battalion

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Harold Cecil Wills

Born 1891

Died 1980

Royal Navy M18597 Pembroke I

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George A Wills

Born 1886

Died 1919

British Army 321805 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 978 Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 399855 Private Labour Corps 794th Area Employment Company

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Horace Wills

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 53034 Bearer Royal Field Artillery

British Army 53034 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 53034 Sergeant Royal Field Artillery

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Francis George Wills

Born 1892

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 2451

Australian Imperial Force 2451 Lance Corporal Australian Infantry 27th Battalion

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Walter Crook Wills

Born 1882

Died 1961

British Army

British Army SS/11689 (Incomplete) Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army 303688 Private Labour Corps

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George Wills

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 8907 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Robert Bruce Melville Wills

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

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Percy Wills

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 31045 Private Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Walter Henry Wills

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 39681 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Mary Elizabeth Wills

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army Staff Nurse Territorial Force Nursing Service

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John Alfred Wills

Born 1887

Died 1917

Royal Navy 15377DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 15377DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - HM Trawler "Taipo"

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