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Axminster, Devon [140]

Axminster, Devon, England [4]

Seaton, Axminster, Devon [4]

Colyton, Axminster, Devon [3]

Whitford near Shute, Axminster, Devon [2]

Axminster Devon [1]

Axminster, Exeter, Devon [1]

Axminster, Seaton, Devon [1]

Axminster,Devon. [1]

Darlwood,Axminster,Exeter,Devon. [1]

Kilmington, Axminster, Devon [1]

Kilmington, near Axminster, Devon [1]

Musbury, Axminster, Devon [1]

Near Axminster, Devon [1]

Seaton Axminster, Devon [1]

Smallridge, Axminster, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [24]

Corporal [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Captain [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Serjeant [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain Surgeon [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Drummer [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Surgeon [1]

Surgeon Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [11]

Devon Regiment [3]

HMS Vivid [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

11th Btn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

16th Btn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

51st Btn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry Victoria Fusiliers [1]

Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps [1]

Chinese Labour Corps [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS Boscowan [1]

HMS Boscowan I [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS HAMPSHIRE [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Newcastle [1]

HMS Russell [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

HMS Valiant [1]

HMS Warrior [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers, attached 76th Punjabis [1]

London Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry) [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

West Somerset Yeomanry [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [105]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28]

British Army [28]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [23]

C [18]

H [18]

M [15]

W [13]

F [10]

G [9]

P [9]

O [7]

B [6]

R [6]

L [5]

A [4]

D [4]

E [4]

N [3]

J [2]

K [2]

T [2]

V [2]

Q [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [158]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Canada [1]

India [1]

Malta [1]

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People [164] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Axminster, Devon [140] Axminster, Devon, England [4] Seaton, Axminster, Devon [4] Colyton, Axminster, Devon [3] Whitford near Shute, Axminster, Devon [2] Axminster Devon [1] Axminster, Exeter, Devon [1] Axminster, Seaton, Devon [1] Axminster,Devon. [1] Darlwood,Axminster,Exeter,Devon. [1] Kilmington, Axminster, Devon [1] Kilmington, near Axminster, Devon [1] Musbury, Axminster, Devon [1] Near Axminster, Devon [1] Seaton Axminster, Devon [1] Smallridge, Axminster, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [24] Corporal [4] Able Seaman [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Captain [2] Lance Corporal [2] Leading Seaman [2] Serjeant [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain Surgeon [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Drummer [1] Gunner [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Surgeon [1] Surgeon Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [11] Devon Regiment [3] HMS Vivid [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Labour Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] 11th Btn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 16th Btn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 51st Btn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry Victoria Fusiliers [1] Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps [1] Chinese Labour Corps [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS Boscowan [1] HMS Boscowan I [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS HAMPSHIRE [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Newcastle [1] HMS Russell [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] HMS Valiant [1] HMS Warrior [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers, attached 76th Punjabis [1] London Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry) [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] West Somerset Yeomanry [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [105] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28] British Army [28] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [23] C [18] H [18] M [15] W [13] F [10] G [9] P [9] O [7] B [6] R [6] L [5] A [4] D [4] E [4] N [3] J [2] K [2] T [2] V [2] Q [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [158] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [13] Canada [1] India [1] Malta [1]

Ralph William Page

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 8441 Private Devonshire Regiment Depot

British Army 8441 Lance Corporal Devonshire Regiment

British Army 8441 Corporal Devonshire Regiment

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Oliver Job Chubb

Born 1885

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS100153 Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy SS100153 Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy 311960 Stoker 1st Class HMS Newcastle

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John Froom

Born 1872

Died 1915

British Army 3/7846 Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 3/7846 Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John Samuel Channing

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 1416 Private Devon Regiment 4th Battalion

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John Norfolk Bevan

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 57060 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 106th Siege Battery

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Reginald Wilkie Gosney

Born 1888

Died 1915

Other Empire Force 1742 Private Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps

Indian Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers, attached 76th Punjabis

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Job Henry Adams

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 20634 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Thomas Gill Loveridge

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 295095 Private Acting Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

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William Harris

Born 1880

British Army 17528 Serjeant Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 8401 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army Corporal Chinese Labour Corps

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Frederick Maidment

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 3/7053 Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Alfred William Fish

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 9776 Private Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Robert Charles Moss Peach

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286149

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James Dorrington Bangay, O.b.e., M.r.c.s., L.r.c.p.

Born 1887

Died 1944

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain Royal Air Force

British Army Surgeon

Royal Navy Surgeon Lieutenant

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Samuel Solomon Snell

Born 1883

Died 1916

Royal Navy 211373 Able Seaman HMS HAMPSHIRE

Royal Navy 211373(PO) Able Seaman HMS Hampshire

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Albert William Street

Born 1897

Died 1968

Royal Navy J18075 Able Seaman HMS Warrior

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Edwin Fowler

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296101

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Harold Lisle Loveridge

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 2352 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 242306 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Hubert John Denham

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196026

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Arthur James Froom

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 295288 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 204604 Private Hampshire Regiment 15th (Service) Battalion (2nd Portsmouth)

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Albert Charles Maidment

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 2840 Private Devonshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion. (Territorials)

British Army 201102 Private Devonshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion. (Territorials)

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