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Bideford, Devon [271]

Bideford, Devon, England [32]

Northam, Bideford, Devon [9]

Bideford, North Devon [6]

Hartland, Bideford, Devon [3]

Westleigh, Bideford, Devon [3]

Appledore, Bideford, Devon [2]

Buckland Brewer, Bideford, Devon [2]

Abbotsham,Bideford, Devon [1]

Appledore, Bideford registration district, Devon, England [1]

Bideford Devon [1]

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Instow, Bideford, Devon [1]

Landcross, Bideford, Devon [1]

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Northam near Bideford, Devon [1]

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Stoke, Bideford, Devon [1]

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Private [16]

Corporal [5]

Serjeant [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Captain [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Sapper [2]

Sergeant [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Blacksmith's Mate [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Flight Sergeant [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Painter 1st Class [1]

Rifleman [1]

Seaman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Sick Berth Steward 2nd Class [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Telegraphist (Temporary) [1]

Wireless Telegraph Operator [1]

Worker [1]

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Devonshire Regiment [8]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

HMS BELLEROPHON [2]

HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

HMS NEW ZEALAND [2]

HMS TIGER [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

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

Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Commanding 2nd (New South Wales) Bn., Australian Infantry [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devon Regiment [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Marlborough [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS Pembroke I [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hussars [1]

Indiam Army Infantry [1]

Indian Army [1]

Labour Corps [1]

London Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment attached Nigeria Regiment - West African Frontier Force [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers Intelligence Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS DUBLIN [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry; HMS Erin [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry; HMS Jupiter [1]

Royal Naval Reserve HMS Vivid [1]

Royal North Devonshire Hussars [1]

Service

Royal Navy [206]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [72]

British Army [28]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

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B [52]

S [28]

C [27]

L [26]

H [25]

W [24]

D [23]

M [23]

P [23]

G [13]

A [12]

K [9]

F [8]

J [8]

E [7]

O [7]

T [7]

R [6]

N [5]

V [5]

I [1]

U [1]

Y [1]

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Military Service [302]

Merchant Navy [32]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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People [341] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bideford, Devon [271] Bideford, Devon, England [32] Northam, Bideford, Devon [9] Bideford, North Devon [6] Hartland, Bideford, Devon [3] Westleigh, Bideford, Devon [3] Appledore, Bideford, Devon [2] Buckland Brewer, Bideford, Devon [2] Abbotsham,Bideford, Devon [1] Appledore, Bideford registration district, Devon, England [1] Bideford Devon [1] Bideford Devon [1] Bideford,Devon. [1] Instow, Bideford, Devon [1] Landcross, Bideford, Devon [1] Littleham near Bideford, Devon [1] Near Bideford, Devon [1] Northam near Bideford, Devon [1] Northam nr Bideford, Devon [1] Stoke, Bideford, Devon [1] West Bideford, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [16] Corporal [5] Serjeant [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Boy 1st Class [3] Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Captain [2] Lance Corporal [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Sapper [2] Sergeant [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Blacksmith's Mate [1] Brigadier General [1] Cook's Mate [1] Deck Hand [1] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1] Flight Sergeant [1] Gunner [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Painter 1st Class [1] Rifleman [1] Seaman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Shipwright 1st Class [1] Sick Berth Steward 2nd Class [1] Stoker [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Telegraphist (Temporary) [1] Wireless Telegraph Operator [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [8] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] HMS BELLEROPHON [2] HMS INVINCIBLE [2] HMS NEW ZEALAND [2] HMS TIGER [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [1] Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Commanding 2nd (New South Wales) Bn., Australian Infantry [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devon Regiment [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1] HMS Indefatigable [1] HMS LION [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Marlborough [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS Pembroke I [1] HMS VALIANT [1] HMS Vivid [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hussars [1] Indiam Army Infantry [1] Indian Army [1] Labour Corps [1] London Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment attached Nigeria Regiment - West African Frontier Force [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers Intelligence Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS DUBLIN [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry; HMS Erin [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry; HMS Jupiter [1] Royal Naval Reserve HMS Vivid [1] Royal North Devonshire Hussars [1]

Service

Royal Navy [206] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [72] British Army [28] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [52] S [28] C [27] L [26] H [25] W [24] D [23] M [23] P [23] G [13] A [12] K [9] F [8] J [8] E [7] O [7] T [7] R [6] N [5] V [5] I [1] U [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [302] Merchant Navy [32]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

John Westacott

Born 1890

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Engineers

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