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Warracknabeal Victoria [4]

London England [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Richmond, Surrey [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Coggeshall, Essex [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Easthorpe Colchester [1]

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Forest Gate, Essex [1]

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Plumstead, Kent [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Port Fairy Victoria [1]

Southend, Essex [1]

Tenterden, Kent [1]

Ware, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [109]

Gunner [14]

Corporal [9]

Driver [7]

Serjeant [6]

Lance Corporal [4]

Rifleman [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Sapper [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Saddler Corporal [1]

Saddler/Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Staff Serjeant /Acting Superintending Clerk [1]

Staff Serjeant /Superindending Clerk [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

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Labour Corps [19]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Army Service Corps [13]

Essex Regiment [12]

London Regiment [10]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Engineers [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Essex Regiment Transport [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

East Kent Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Bedford Yeomanry [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Expeditionary Force Canteens [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps Depot [1]

Labour Corps Home Service Employment ex Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lancers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

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British Army [154]

Royal Navy [17]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

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Military Service [199]

Merchant Navy [1]

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United Kingdom [1]

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Warracknabeal Victoria [4] London England [2] Poplar, London [2] Richmond, Surrey [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Coggeshall, Essex [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Easthorpe Colchester [1] Essex [1] Forest Gate, Essex [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1] Hythe, Kent [1] Kent [1] Mile End, London [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Port Fairy Victoria [1] Southend, Essex [1] Tenterden, Kent [1] Ware, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [109] Gunner [14] Corporal [9] Driver [7] Serjeant [6] Lance Corporal [4] Rifleman [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Sapper [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Flying Officer [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Saddler Corporal [1] Saddler/Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Staff Serjeant /Acting Superintending Clerk [1] Staff Serjeant /Superindending Clerk [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [19] Royal Field Artillery [16] Army Service Corps [13] Essex Regiment [12] London Regiment [10] Royal Fusiliers [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Engineers [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Essex Regiment Transport [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] East Kent Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Bedford Yeomanry [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Expeditionary Force Canteens [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Ajax [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps Depot [1] Labour Corps Home Service Employment ex Royal Army Service Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lancers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [154] Royal Navy [17] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Australian Imperial Force [7]

Last name first letter

W [200]

Contribution

Military Service [199] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

Albert Edward Willsher

Born 1875

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2204767

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E Willsher

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99370

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Cyril John Willsher

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Herbert John Willsher

Born 1862

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Ethel Maude Willsher

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15258

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William Willsher

British Army 60122 Corporal Warwickshire Yeomanry

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Reginald Leslie Willsher

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Percival Victor Willsher

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Francis Fielding Willsher

Born 1895

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3232736

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Stephen John Willsher

Born 1889

Canadian Expeditionary Force 34186

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George Willsher

Born 1885

Canadian Expeditionary Force 276626

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Harold Willsher

Born 1893

Canadian Expeditionary Force 645379

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Harry Franklin Willsher

Born 1880

Canadian Expeditionary Force 528631

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Albert Ernest Willsher

Born 1887

Royal Navy J73790

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Robert George Willsher

Born 1899

Royal Navy J84290

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Albert Leonard Willsher

Born 1903

Royal Navy J94678

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Frederick Willsher

Born 1893

Royal Navy K13985

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John Henry Willsher

Born 1901

Royal Navy L11025

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John Alan Willsher

Born 1899

Royal Navy M34853

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Ernest Willsher

Born 1888

Royal Navy 311423

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