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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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Place of birth

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]

Harry Berry

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263421

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Ernest Edward Fackrell

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army WR/317181 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Richard Turner

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268460

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Henry Francis Sheere

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210818

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Alfred Percy Turner

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289669

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William Wilkins

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 47827 Private Welsh Regiment

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Thomas Edward Owens

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 23444 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Reginald James Ash

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2366 Private Australian Infantry 13th Btn

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Stanley John Welland Towler

Born 1895

Died 1963

British Army 1654 Private North Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 34302 Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry

British Army Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

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William Henry Victor Purches

Born 1887

Died 1968

British Army 58276 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 579945 Private Labour Corps

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James George Hobbs

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265133

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James Edward Slocombe

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408798

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David Clapp

Born 1892

Died 1969

Royal Navy J3108

Royal Navy J3108 Boy 2nd class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy K17383 Stoker 2nd class HMS Lion

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Thomas James Gardner

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294132

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Vivian George Crawford

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278378

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George Henry James

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288059

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Walter Stanley Manchip

Born 1892

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 88

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Frederick Ware

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261318

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Arthur Parker

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143146

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Charles Lomen

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405150

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