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Barnstaple, Devon [513]

Barnstaple, Devon, England [33]

Barnstaple England [32]

Pilton, Barnstaple, Devon [11]

Barnstaple [7]

Trinity, Barnstaple, Devon [5]

Barnstaple, Devonshire [4]

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 [1]

Barnstaple , Devon [1]

Barnstaple Devon. [1]

Barnstaple Registration District, Devon [1]

Barnstaple Trelawny [1]

Barnstaple, Ilfracombe, Devon [1]

Barnstaple, London [1]

Barracombe, Barnstaple [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]

Darby, Barnstaple [1]

Derby, Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Goodleigh, Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Landkey, Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Manwood, Barnstaple [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]

Rank

Private [49]

Stoker 1st Class [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Gunner [5]

Serjeant [5]

Captain [4]

Leading Stoker [4]

Sapper [3]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Corporal [2]

Gunner 2nd Class [2]

Major [2]

Shipwright 2c [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [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]

Pioneer [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]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [28]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5]

HMS Impregnable [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

HMS Ajax [3]

HMS VALIANT [3]

HMS Vivid [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

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]

Welsh Regiment [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]

British West Indies Regiment [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]

Service

Royal Navy [378]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [153]

British Army [75]

Australian Imperial Force [33]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [88]

S [80]

C [46]

P [46]

H [43]

M [41]

D [40]

T [40]

W [40]

L [34]

R [34]

G [31]

J [20]

A [17]

N [15]

K [13]

F [8]

I [8]

E [7]

O [6]

V [6]

Y [5]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [631]

Merchant Navy [30]

Country

United Kingdom [35]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

Jamaica [1]

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Place of birth

Barnstaple, Devon [513] Barnstaple, Devon, England [33] Barnstaple England [32] Pilton, Barnstaple, Devon [11] Barnstaple [7] Trinity, Barnstaple, Devon [5] Barnstaple, Devonshire [4] 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 [1] Barnstaple , Devon [1] Barnstaple Devon. [1] Barnstaple Registration District, Devon [1] Barnstaple Trelawny [1] Barnstaple, Ilfracombe, Devon [1] Barnstaple, London [1] Barracombe, Barnstaple [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] Darby, Barnstaple [1] Derby, Barnstaple, Devon [1] Goodleigh, Barnstaple, Devon [1] Landkey, Barnstaple, Devon [1] Manwood, Barnstaple [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]

Rank

Private [49] Stoker 1st Class [8] Lance Corporal [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Lieutenant [6] Ordinary Seaman [6] Able Seaman [5] Boy 1st Class [5] Gunner [5] Serjeant [5] Captain [4] Leading Stoker [4] Sapper [3] Boy 2nd Class [2] Corporal [2] Gunner 2nd Class [2] Major [2] Shipwright 2c [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Temporary Lieutenant [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] Pioneer [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]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [28] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5] HMS Impregnable [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Engineers [4] Army Service Corps [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] HMS Ajax [3] HMS VALIANT [3] HMS Vivid [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] 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] Welsh Regiment [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] British West Indies Regiment [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]

Service

Royal Navy [378] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [153] British Army [75] Australian Imperial Force [33] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [88] S [80] C [46] P [46] H [43] M [41] D [40] T [40] W [40] L [34] R [34] G [31] J [20] A [17] N [15] K [13] F [8] I [8] E [7] O [6] V [6] Y [5] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [631] Merchant Navy [30]

Country

United Kingdom [35] Australia [1] Canada [1] Jamaica [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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Frederick William Browning

Born 1875

Died 1916

British Army SD/4200 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

British Army SD/4200 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

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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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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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William James Ridd

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 9696 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 9696 Serjeant Devonshire Regiment

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Charles Henry Vanstone

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 252TF Serjeant Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 202173 Serjeant Gloucestershire Regiment 1st/4th Battalion

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Ernest Lemon

Born 1893

Died 1961

British Army 56423 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Ernest John Abbott

Born 1895

Died 1971

British Army 734444 Gunner Royal Artillery

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Richard W Sloley

Born 1891

Died 1946

British Army Second Lieutenant Army Service Corps

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Army Service Corps

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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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Ronald Coy Swire Rutty

Born 1883

Died 1963

British Army Temporary Lieutenant British West Indies Regiment

British Army Captain British West Indies Regiment 2nd Battalion

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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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George Jewell

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 11791 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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George Ashton

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 25524 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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