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Willans, RHK

(1875 - 1916)

Major

Royal Army Service Corps (attached Canadian Infantry)

Born 9th September 1875, Richard was first commissioned in 1896 to the Connaught Rangers but soon was transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps, where…

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Williams, GEN

(1894 - 1915)

Private

13th Kensington Battalion, London Regiment

Born 28th January 1894, Herbert was a keen student throughout his attendance in Dulwich College. He regularly played for the 4th XV, and was a…

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Williams, HD

(1887 - 1918)

Rifleman

3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade

Born on 20th November, 1894, Danvers was the son of Plunkett Williams. He was the third of three brothers to come to the College, having…

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Williams, HG

(1897 - 1918)

Lieutenant

2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment

Born 10th August 1897, he was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. E.A. Williams. Whilst at Dulwich he began to show himself as an…

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Williams, M

(1885 - 1916)

Captain

Royal Marine Artillery

Montgomery was born 7th August, 1885, and after spending five years at Dulwich went on to attend the Naval College Greenwich. After passing out in…

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Williams, WGB

(1898 - 1917)

Captain

Royal Flying Corps

Born 6th January, 1898. Since he was 12 he was fascinated with flying and was constructing his own flying machines. He joined the Special Reserve…

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Wilson, DHV

(1884 - 1914)

Lieutenant

Royal Navy

Born 19th December, 1884. From Dulwich he passed into H.M.S. ‘Brittania’ where he won the Champion Feather – weight Cup in Boxing in 1901, and…

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Wilson, WH

(1897 - 1918)

2nd Lieutenant

Royal Air Force

Born 2nd August 1897 in modern day South Africa, he was the fifth of six children, yet the only son, of Wesley and Ellen Wilson.…

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Winch, EN

(1879 - 1918)

2nd Lieutenant

8th Battalion, The Queen's Own The Royal West Kent Regiment

Born 12th December 1879, Edward Winch was the son of a solicitor. Having left Dulwich College upon completing the 5th form, he went into the…

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Wingate, AD

(1894 - 1915)

2nd Lieutenant

Indian Army

Born 12th June 1894, Alfred Wingate was the only surviving son of Sir Andrew Wingate, KCIE, ICS. While at Dulwich he was a member of…

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