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Barnstaple, Devon [513]

Barnstaple, Devon, England [33]

Pilton, Barnstaple, Devon [11]

Trinity, Barnstaple, Devon [5]

Barnstaple, North Devon [4]

Newport, Barnstaple, Devon [4]

Shirwell, Barnstaple, Devon [4]

Braunton, Barnstaple, Devon [3]

Barnstaple Devon [2]

Barnstaple,Devon. [2]

Bickington, Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Fremington, Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Ilfracombe, Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Marwood, Barnstaple, Devon [2]

South Molton, Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Swimbridge, Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Arlington Barnstaple Devon [1]

Arlington, Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Atherington, Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Barnstaple , Devon [1]

Barnstaple Devon. [1]

Barnstaple Registration District, Devon [1]

Barnstaple, Ilfracombe, Devon [1]

Bishop's Tawton, Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Bittadon,Barnstaple,Devon. [1]

Bradiford, Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Braunton,Barnstaple,Devon. [1]

Brayford Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Combe Martin, Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Derby, Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Goodleigh, Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Landkey, Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Morthoe, Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Newton Tracey, Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Parracombe, Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Pilton Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Stoke, Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Tavistock, Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Tawstock Near Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Westleigh, Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Winkleigh, Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Woolwich Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Wrafton, Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [46]

Stoker 1st Class [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Leading Stoker [4]

Captain [3]

Gunner [3]

Sapper [3]

Serjeant [3]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Corporal [2]

Gunner 2nd Class [2]

Major [2]

Shipwright 2c [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brigadier (Ret'd) [1]

CPO Writer [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

L/Cpl [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander (Engineer) (Retd) [1]

Mess Room Steward [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shipwright 1c [1]

Shipwright 2c ns [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Writer 1st Class [1]

Writer 2nd Class [1]

Writer 3rd Class [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [27]

HMS Impregnable [4]

London Regiment [4]

HMS Ajax [3]

HMS VALIANT [3]

HMS Vivid [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

HMS Defence [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS LION [2]

HMS New Zealand [2]

HMS Vanguard [2]

HMS Vivid II [2]

HMS Warspite [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

2/6th Jats Indian Unattached List [1]

2/6th Royal Jats Light Infantry [1]

2nd Battalion West Riding Regiment [1]

4th South African Infantry [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Cavalry [1]

Devon Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS Bellerophon [1]

HMS Blake [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS COLOSSUS [1]

HMS Colossus [1]

HMS Cornwall [1]

HMS DEFENCE [1]

HMS DEevonshire [1]

HMS Doris [1]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

Service

Royal Navy [370]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [153]

British Army [66]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [77]

S [74]

C [45]

P [45]

H [42]

M [39]

W [39]

D [37]

T [36]

L [31]

R [31]

G [27]

J [19]

A [15]

K [13]

N [13]

F [7]

I [7]

E [6]

O [6]

V [5]

Y [5]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [582]

Merchant Navy [30]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

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Barnstaple, Devon [513] Barnstaple, Devon, England [33] Pilton, Barnstaple, Devon [11] Trinity, Barnstaple, Devon [5] Barnstaple, North Devon [4] Newport, Barnstaple, Devon [4] Shirwell, Barnstaple, Devon [4] Braunton, Barnstaple, Devon [3] Barnstaple Devon [2] Barnstaple,Devon. [2] Bickington, Barnstaple, Devon [2] Fremington, Barnstaple, Devon [2] Ilfracombe, Barnstaple, Devon [2] Marwood, Barnstaple, Devon [2] South Molton, Barnstaple, Devon [2] Swimbridge, Barnstaple, Devon [2] Arlington Barnstaple Devon [1] Arlington, Barnstaple, Devon [1] Atherington, Barnstaple, Devon [1] Barnstaple , Devon [1] Barnstaple Devon. [1] Barnstaple Registration District, Devon [1] Barnstaple, Ilfracombe, Devon [1] Bishop's Tawton, Barnstaple, Devon [1] Bittadon,Barnstaple,Devon. [1] Bradiford, Barnstaple, Devon [1] Braunton,Barnstaple,Devon. [1] Brayford Barnstaple, Devon [1] Combe Martin, Barnstaple, Devon [1] Derby, Barnstaple, Devon [1] Goodleigh, Barnstaple, Devon [1] Landkey, Barnstaple, Devon [1] Morthoe, Barnstaple, Devon [1] Newton Tracey, Barnstaple, Devon [1] Parracombe, Barnstaple, Devon [1] Pilton Barnstaple, Devon [1] Stoke, Barnstaple, Devon [1] Tavistock, Barnstaple, Devon [1] Tawstock Near Barnstaple, Devon [1] Westleigh, Barnstaple, Devon [1] Winkleigh, Barnstaple, Devon [1] Woolwich Barnstaple, Devon [1] Wrafton, Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [46] Stoker 1st Class [8] Lance Corporal [7] Lieutenant [6] Ordinary Seaman [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Able Seaman [5] Boy 1st Class [5] Leading Stoker [4] Captain [3] Gunner [3] Sapper [3] Serjeant [3] Boy 2nd Class [2] Corporal [2] Gunner 2nd Class [2] Major [2] Shipwright 2c [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brigadier (Ret'd) [1] CPO Writer [1] Chief Stoker [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook's Mate [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] L/Cpl [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander (Engineer) (Retd) [1] Mess Room Steward [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Shipwright 1c [1] Shipwright 2c ns [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Sick Berth Attendant [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Major [1] Writer 1st Class [1] Writer 2nd Class [1] Writer 3rd Class [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [27] HMS Impregnable [4] London Regiment [4] HMS Ajax [3] HMS VALIANT [3] HMS Vivid [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Army Service Corps [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] HMS Defence [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS LION [2] HMS New Zealand [2] HMS Vanguard [2] HMS Vivid II [2] HMS Warspite [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Labour Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 2/6th Jats Indian Unattached List [1] 2/6th Royal Jats Light Infantry [1] 2nd Battalion West Riding Regiment [1] 4th South African Infantry [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Australian Infantry [1] Cavalry [1] Devon Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS Bellerophon [1] HMS Blake [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS COLOSSUS [1] HMS Colossus [1] HMS Cornwall [1] HMS DEFENCE [1] HMS DEevonshire [1] HMS Doris [1] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

Service

Royal Navy [370] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [153] British Army [66] Australian Imperial Force [1] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [77] S [74] C [45] P [45] H [42] M [39] W [39] D [37] T [36] L [31] R [31] G [27] J [19] A [15] K [13] N [13] F [7] I [7] E [6] O [6] V [5] Y [5] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [582] Merchant Navy [30]

Country

United Kingdom [31] Australia [1] Canada [1]

Ernest Albert Parsley

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 1293 Serjeant Devonshire Regiment

British Army 53735 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 53735 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Joseph Shaddick

Born 1885

Died 1978

British Army 7504 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 7504 Acting Serjeant Devonshire Regiment

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Reginald Seldon Cockram

Born 1888

Died 1938

British Army 447254 Private Labour Corps

British Army 301470 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 5545 Private Durham Light Infantry 2/8th Bn

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Frederick George Moule

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 30339 Private Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Fred Beazley Webb

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 7195 Private London Regiment 14th Battalion London Regiment (London Scottish)

British Army 7195 Private London Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frederick J Worth

Died 1918

British Army 682 Private Royal North Devonshire Hussars

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Reginald William Dullam

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 390145 Private London Regiment

British Army 1731 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 9th (County of London) Battalion

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Charles James Rysdale

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 20069 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

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Edward George Gatacre

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army Captain 2nd Battalion West Riding Regiment

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Murray Carteret Tollemache

Born 1890

Died 1968

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment

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William Ellis

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 1253 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 13253 Private Royal Devonshire Regiment

British Army 487311 Private Labour Corps

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Cecil Mortimer Pitts Tucker

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

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Arthur James Dashwood Torry

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 995 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Ernest William Paddock

Born 1891

Died 1978

Royal Navy M8428 Shipwright 1c HMS Warspite

Royal Navy M8428 Shipwright 2c ns HMS Warspite

Royal Navy M8428 Shipwright 2c HMS Warspite

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William Henry Lake

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197077

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John Henry Bennett

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291958

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Leonard Douglas Stock

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77536

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Frederick John Nott

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168373

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William Charles Goss

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211312

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James Brayley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12445

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