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Bedminster, Somerset [400]

Bedminster Bristol, Somerset [21]

Bedminster,Somerset. [8]

Bedminster, Bristol, Somerset [6]

Bedminster Somerset. [4]

Bedminster, Somerset, England [4]

Bedminster Somerset [3]

Bedminster Bristol Somerset. [2]

Bedminster,Bristol,Somerset. [2]

Abbots Leigh,Bedminster,Bristol,Somerset. [1]

Ashton,Bedminster,Somerset. [1]

Bedminster Somerset [1]

Bedminster Bristol Somerset [1]

Bedminster District, Somerset, England [1]

Brislington,Bedminster,Somerset. [1]

Dundry, Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Greenway Crescent, Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Portbury, Bedminster, Somerset [1]

St John's,Bedminster,Somerset [1]

Totterdown,Bedminster,Somerset. [1]

Rank

Private [64]

Able Seaman [21]

Stoker 1st Class [9]

Serjeant [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Corporal [5]

Leading Seaman [5]

Leading Stoker [5]

Petty Officer [5]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Sapper [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Chief Stoker [3]

Chief Motor Mechanic [2]

Gunner [2]

1st Airman [1]

2nd Airman [1]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Co Sergeant Major [1]

Driver [1]

Fitter Corporal [1]

Flight Sergeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Mechanician [1]

Petty Officer (NS) [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sergeant Major [1]

Ships Corporal 1st Class [1]

Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Gloucestershire Regiment [30]

Somerset Light Infantry [19]

Royal Engineers [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

HMS BELLEROPHON [4]

Labour Corps [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [3]

HMS Ganges II [3]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [3]

HMS Vivid [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

HMS Devonshire [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS Hindustan [2]

HMS LION [2]

HMS New Zealand [2]

HMS THUNDERER [2]

HMS TIGER [2]

HMS VALIANT [2]

HMS WARSPITE [2]

HMS Warrior [2]

North Somerset Yeomanry [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

(RFR. Dev. B. 4323). H.M.S. "Victory II" [1]

1st Warwickshire Regiment [1]

7 Days Cells [1]

7th South African Infantry [1]

Civic Hospital Reserve General Hospital [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

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

HM Submarine A11 [1]

HM Submarine H3 [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Ariel [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS BROKE [1]

HMS Bellona [1]

HMS Benbow [1]

HMS Collingwood [1]

HMS Cressy [1]

HMS DUBLIN [1]

Service

Royal Navy [297]

British Army [90]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [70]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

B [57]

S [45]

H [37]

W [35]

P [33]

T [33]

C [31]

M [30]

D [29]

J [22]

G [20]

L [20]

R [19]

A [12]

F [10]

N [10]

E [9]

K [3]

O [2]

V [2]

I [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [438]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

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Place of birth

Bedminster, Somerset [400] Bedminster Bristol, Somerset [21] Bedminster,Somerset. [8] Bedminster, Bristol, Somerset [6] Bedminster Somerset. [4] Bedminster, Somerset, England [4] Bedminster Somerset [3] Bedminster Bristol Somerset. [2] Bedminster,Bristol,Somerset. [2] Abbots Leigh,Bedminster,Bristol,Somerset. [1] Ashton,Bedminster,Somerset. [1] Bedminster Somerset [1] Bedminster Bristol Somerset [1] Bedminster District, Somerset, England [1] Brislington,Bedminster,Somerset. [1] Dundry, Bedminster, Somerset [1] Greenway Crescent, Bedminster, Somerset [1] Portbury, Bedminster, Somerset [1] St John's,Bedminster,Somerset [1] Totterdown,Bedminster,Somerset. [1]

Rank

Private [64] Able Seaman [21] Stoker 1st Class [9] Serjeant [7] Lance Corporal [6] Corporal [5] Leading Seaman [5] Leading Stoker [5] Petty Officer [5] Ordinary Seaman [4] Sapper [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Boy 2nd Class [3] Chief Stoker [3] Chief Motor Mechanic [2] Gunner [2] 1st Airman [1] 2nd Airman [1] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer [1] Co Sergeant Major [1] Driver [1] Fitter Corporal [1] Flight Sergeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant [1] Mechanician [1] Petty Officer (NS) [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Sergeant Major [1] Ships Corporal 1st Class [1] Shipwright 1st Class [1] Sister [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Gloucestershire Regiment [30] Somerset Light Infantry [19] Royal Engineers [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] HMS BELLEROPHON [4] Labour Corps [4] South Wales Borderers [4] HMS COLLINGWOOD [3] HMS Ganges II [3] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [3] HMS Vivid [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [2] Grenadier Guards [2] HMS Devonshire [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS Hindustan [2] HMS LION [2] HMS New Zealand [2] HMS THUNDERER [2] HMS TIGER [2] HMS VALIANT [2] HMS WARSPITE [2] HMS Warrior [2] North Somerset Yeomanry [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Welsh Regiment [2] (RFR. Dev. B. 4323). H.M.S. "Victory II" [1] 1st Warwickshire Regiment [1] 7 Days Cells [1] 7th South African Infantry [1] Civic Hospital Reserve General Hospital [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] H.M.S. "Hildebrand" [1] HM Submarine A11 [1] HM Submarine H3 [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Ariel [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS BROKE [1] HMS Bellona [1] HMS Benbow [1] HMS Collingwood [1] HMS Cressy [1] HMS DUBLIN [1]

Service

Royal Navy [297] British Army [90] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [70] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

B [57] S [45] H [37] W [35] P [33] T [33] C [31] M [30] D [29] J [22] G [20] L [20] R [19] A [12] F [10] N [10] E [9] K [3] O [2] V [2] I [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [438] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

Edmund John Jones

Born 1884

Died 1915

Royal Navy 207664 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Hildebrand"

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Arthur George Banfield Rodgman

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 9940 2nd Airman Royal Flying Corps

British Army 9940 1st Airman Royal Flying Corps

British Army 9940 Flight Sergeant Royal Flying Corps

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William Arthur Wilmot

Born 1880

Died 1917

Royal Navy F/29851 Air Mechanic 2nd Class HMS President II

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Edwin Ernest Dursley

Born 1887

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313707 Sergeant Major Royal Air Force (Vendome) B.E.F. France

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Alfred Job Ball

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 26206 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Ernest William Douel

Born 1880

Died 1919

British Army 353198 Private Labour Corps

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Edward Pitman

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army 3/7418 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Tom Arthur Briffett

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260487

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Henry Samuel Denford

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 22832 Private Welsh Regiment

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Albert Victor Sparks

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407996

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William James Rowland

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28034

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William Henry Ball

Born 1873

Died 1915

Royal Navy DEV/276572 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Vivid

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Charles Twose

Born 1887

British Army 8781 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 8781 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Edward Luther Poulden Bosanquet

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 203119 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 203119 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 2nd/4th Battalion

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John James Emery

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 6128 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 6128 Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 6128 Serjeant Gloucestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Francis Henry Ball

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 1860 Private Royal Gloucestershire Hussars

British Army 1860 Private Corps of Hussars

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Albert Edward Abraham

Died 1916

British Army 16659 Gloucestershire Regiment 12th Battalion

British Army 132679 Sapper Royal Engineers 180th Tunneling Company

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Thomas George Jefferson Dickens

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 23763 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

British Army 23763 Acting Corporal Grenadier Guards

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Henry Charles Osborne

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 17146 Private South Wales Borderers 6th Battalion

British Army 6/1746 Private South Wales Borderers Depot

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Walter William James Filer

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292

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