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Bridgwater, Somerset [451]

Bridgwater, Somerset, England [120]

Bridgwater Somerset [3]

Cossington, Bridgwater, Somerset [3]

Spaxton, Bridgwater, Somerset [3]

Puriton, Bridgwater, Somerset [2]

Stowey, Bridgwater, Somerset [2]

Ashcott, Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Bawdrip, Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset, England [1]

Bridgwater, Shapwick, Somerset [1]

Bridgwater, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Broomfield, Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Catcott, Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Chedzoy, Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Dunball, Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Highbridge, Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Huntspill, Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Huntworth, Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Kilve, Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Minehead, Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Moorland, Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Nether Stowey, Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

North Petherton, Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

North Petherton, Bridgwater, Somerset. [1]

Pallet, Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Spaxton,Bridgwater,Somerset. [1]

Stathe,Bridgwater,Taunton,Somerset. [1]

Stogursey, Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Stringston, Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [140]

Sapper [16]

Corporal [13]

Lance Corporal [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Able Seaman [10]

Serjeant [10]

Stoker 1st Class [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Gunner [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Captain [5]

Driver [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Bombardier [3]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Lance Sergeant [3]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Major [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

3rd Airman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Air Mechanic Class 3 [1]

Airman First Class [1]

Bombadier [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy 2nd class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Rifleman [1]

Seaman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Ship's Corporal [1]

Ship's Stores Assistant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1st class [1]

Stoker 2nd class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Somerset Light Infantry [68]

Royal Engineers [20]

Army Service Corps [13]

Canadian Infantry [12]

Devonshire Regiment [11]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5]

Wiltshire Regiment [5]

Australian Infantry [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Labour Corps [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

West Somerset Yeomanry [4]

HMS LION [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

HMS Goliath [2]

North Somerset Yeomanry [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

1/1st North Somerset Yeomanry [1]

10th Hussars [1]

14th Hussars [1]

16th Lancers [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Service

British Army [196]

Royal Navy [154]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [120]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Last name first letter

B [90]

S [68]

H [62]

P [55]

C [43]

W [38]

M [32]

T [32]

D [26]

L [26]

G [25]

R [22]

F [18]

J [15]

A [14]

E [8]

N [8]

K [7]

V [7]

O [6]

I [5]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [464]

Merchant Navy [119]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

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Bridgwater, Somerset [451] Bridgwater, Somerset, England [120] Bridgwater Somerset [3] Cossington, Bridgwater, Somerset [3] Spaxton, Bridgwater, Somerset [3] Puriton, Bridgwater, Somerset [2] Stowey, Bridgwater, Somerset [2] Ashcott, Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Bawdrip, Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Bridgwater, Somerset, England [1] Bridgwater, Shapwick, Somerset [1] Bridgwater, Taunton, Somerset [1] Broomfield, Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Catcott, Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Chedzoy, Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Dunball, Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Highbridge, Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Huntspill, Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Huntworth, Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Kilve, Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Minehead, Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Moorland, Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Nether Stowey, Bridgwater, Somerset [1] North Petherton, Bridgwater, Somerset [1] North Petherton, Bridgwater, Somerset. [1] Pallet, Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Spaxton,Bridgwater,Somerset. [1] Stathe,Bridgwater,Taunton,Somerset. [1] Stogursey, Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Stringston, Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [140] Sapper [16] Corporal [13] Lance Corporal [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Able Seaman [10] Serjeant [10] Stoker 1st Class [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Gunner [7] Lieutenant [6] Ordinary Seaman [6] Captain [5] Driver [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Bombardier [3] Boy 1st Class [3] Lance Sergeant [3] Corporal 2nd [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Leading Seaman [2] Major [2] Sister [2] Staff Nurse [2] 3rd Airman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Air Mechanic Class 3 [1] Airman First Class [1] Bombadier [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy 2nd class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Cook's Mate [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Leading Stoker [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Rifleman [1] Seaman [1] Sergeant [1] Ship's Corporal [1] Ship's Stores Assistant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1st class [1] Stoker 2nd class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Somerset Light Infantry [68] Royal Engineers [20] Army Service Corps [13] Canadian Infantry [12] Devonshire Regiment [11] Royal Field Artillery [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5] Wiltshire Regiment [5] Australian Infantry [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Labour Corps [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] South Wales Borderers [4] West Somerset Yeomanry [4] HMS LION [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] HMS Goliath [2] North Somerset Yeomanry [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] 1/1st North Somerset Yeomanry [1] 10th Hussars [1] 14th Hussars [1] 16th Lancers [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Service

British Army [196] Royal Navy [154] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [120] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Australian Imperial Force [7]

Last name first letter

B [90] S [68] H [62] P [55] C [43] W [38] M [32] T [32] D [26] L [26] G [25] R [22] F [18] J [15] A [14] E [8] N [8] K [7] V [7] O [6] I [5] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [464] Merchant Navy [119]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

James Grandfield

Born 1884

Died 1945

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130594 Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130594 Royal Air Force

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Samuel James Nurton

Born 1895

Died 1964

British Army 2792 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 241093 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 241093 Private Indian Telegraphs Department

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Harry Bird

Born 1860

Died 1915

British Army 13051 Private Royal Fusiliers 25th Battalion

British Army GS/13051 Private Royal Fusiliers 25th Battalion

British Army 13051 Private London Regiment 25th battalion, royal fusiliers (city of lond Battalion

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Gerald Purches

Born 1898

Died 1951

British Army 2810 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Charles Duddridge

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 1159 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Frederick Baker

Born 1886

British Army 7236 Private South Wales Borderers Depot

British Army DM2/165152 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 7236 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Albert John Gleed

Born 1895

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80266 Airman First Class Royal Air Force 60 Squadron

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John O'brien

Born 1877

Died 1915

Royal Navy 2133D Seaman HMS Goliath

Royal Navy 2133D Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2133D Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Goliath."

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Janet Ruth Basker, Arrc Later Salberg

Born 1886

Died 1937

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

British Army Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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George White

Born 1892

Died 1964

British Army W/792 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army W/792 Bombadier RFA 2a REs Bde

British Army W/792 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Ossian Emmanuel Richards

Born 1897

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193814

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Horace Bell

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy Z/1040 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division

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Harold Remington Barton

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 39332 Acting Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 39332 Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Leonard Nowell

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 120 Private To Welsh Guards

British Army 15067 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 120 Private Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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Herbert Fred Venning

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 20320 Private Worcestershire Regiment

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94464 Private Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94464 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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Leonard Arthur John Rowles

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 372733 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5446 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Benjamin Pelham Knowle Greenhill

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Hampshire

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William Thomas Baker

Born 1887

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 627 Private Australian Infantry 43rd

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Gerald Clement William Bishop

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army L2/1334 Able Seaman Royal Navy

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment 16th Public Schools Battalion

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Sidney Austin Goodland Smith

Born 1898

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102945 Air Mechanic 2nd Class

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