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Brixham, Devon [319]

Brixham, Devon, England [210]

Brixham, Torquay, Devon [2]

Brixham,Totnes,Devon [2]

Galmpton, Brixham, Devon [2]

Berryhead, Brixham, Devon [1]

Brixham Devon [1]

Brixham Torquay, Devon [1]

Brixham, Newton Abbot, Devon [1]

Brixham, South Devon [1]

Brixham, South Devon, England [1]

Lower Brixham, Devon [1]

St Peters Terrace, Brixham, Devon [1]

Totnes, Brixham, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [12]

Able Seaman [9]

Deck Hand [8]

Seaman [8]

Skipper [8]

Second Hand [6]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Leading Seaman [4]

Petty Officer [4]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Blacksmith [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Carpenter's Crew [2]

Serjeant [2]

Shipwright 2nd Class [2]

Stoker [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting ERA 4th Class [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Boatswain [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy1st Class [1]

Chief Armourer [1]

Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Skipper [1]

Commissioned Boatswain [1]

Crew [1]

Driver [1]

ERA 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Joiner [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Boatman [1]

Leading Carpenter's Crew [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Master Mariner [1]

Paymaster [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rating [1]

Sapper [1]

Ship's Corporal [1]

Shipwright 2c [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class [1]

Temporary Sub Lieutenant [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [26]

HMS TIGER [4]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

HMS LION [3]

HMS THUNDERER [3]

HMS VALIANT [3]

HMS Vivid I [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

HMS Centurion [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS Goliath [2]

HMS Hindustan [2]

HMS MAENAD [2]

HMS Tiger [2]

HMS Vivid II [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

(R.F.R. Dev. B/1155). H.M.S. "Highflyer." [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Europa II - M 33 [1]

Fishing Fleet - Smack "Alfred" R.166 (Ramsgate) [1]

H.M.S. "Stephen Furness." [1]

HM Submarine K15 [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Amsterdam [1]

HMS Arrogant [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS Bellona [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Clan McNaughton [1]

HMS Colossus [1]

HMS Defiance [1]

HMS Duke of Edinburgh [1]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

HMS Marne [1]

HMS Temeraire [1]

HMS Vindictive [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

HMS WARRIOR [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Labour Corps [1]

London Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [266]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44]

British Army [19]

Other Empire Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [61]

S [52]

C [45]

P [43]

M [41]

H [40]

L [36]

W [36]

J [25]

T [25]

A [20]

D [20]

K [17]

G [15]

N [15]

R [15]

E [13]

F [12]

V [8]

O [2]

Y [2]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [294]

Merchant Navy [212]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Malta [1]

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People [544] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Brixham, Devon [319] Brixham, Devon, England [210] Brixham, Torquay, Devon [2] Brixham,Totnes,Devon [2] Galmpton, Brixham, Devon [2] Berryhead, Brixham, Devon [1] Brixham Devon [1] Brixham Torquay, Devon [1] Brixham, Newton Abbot, Devon [1] Brixham, South Devon [1] Brixham, South Devon, England [1] Lower Brixham, Devon [1] St Peters Terrace, Brixham, Devon [1] Totnes, Brixham, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [12] Able Seaman [9] Deck Hand [8] Seaman [8] Skipper [8] Second Hand [6] Ordinary Seaman [5] Leading Seaman [4] Petty Officer [4] Stoker 1st Class [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Blacksmith [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Carpenter's Crew [2] Serjeant [2] Shipwright 2nd Class [2] Stoker [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting ERA 4th Class [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Boatswain [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy1st Class [1] Chief Armourer [1] Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Skipper [1] Commissioned Boatswain [1] Crew [1] Driver [1] ERA 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Joiner [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Boatman [1] Leading Carpenter's Crew [1] Leading Stoker [1] Master Mariner [1] Paymaster [1] Pioneer [1] Rating [1] Sapper [1] Ship's Corporal [1] Shipwright 2c [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class [1] Temporary Sub Lieutenant [1] Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [26] HMS TIGER [4] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] HMS LION [3] HMS THUNDERER [3] HMS VALIANT [3] HMS Vivid I [3] Royal Engineers [3] Army Service Corps [2] HMS Centurion [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS Goliath [2] HMS Hindustan [2] HMS MAENAD [2] HMS Tiger [2] HMS Vivid II [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division [2] (R.F.R. Dev. B/1155). H.M.S. "Highflyer." [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Australian Infantry [1] Europa II - M 33 [1] Fishing Fleet - Smack "Alfred" R.166 (Ramsgate) [1] H.M.S. "Stephen Furness." [1] HM Submarine K15 [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Amsterdam [1] HMS Arrogant [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS Bellona [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Clan McNaughton [1] HMS Colossus [1] HMS Defiance [1] HMS Duke of Edinburgh [1] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Indefatigable [1] HMS Marne [1] HMS Temeraire [1] HMS Vindictive [1] HMS Vivid [1] HMS WARRIOR [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Labour Corps [1] London Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [266] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44] British Army [19] Other Empire Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [61] S [52] C [45] P [43] M [41] H [40] L [36] W [36] J [25] T [25] A [20] D [20] K [17] G [15] N [15] R [15] E [13] F [12] V [8] O [2] Y [2] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [294] Merchant Navy [212]

Country

United Kingdom [19] Malta [1]

George Archer Johnson

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1673 Private London Regiment

British Army 1673 Lance Corporal London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

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Hugh Elston Crump

Born 1895

Died 1988

British Army 10434 Acting Corporal Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army S/8255 Private Army Ordnance Corps

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William Henry Clapp

Born 1875

Died 1919

British Army WR/338552 Sapper Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks

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Samuel Down

Born 1878

Died 1936

Other Empire Force Skipper Fishing Fleet - Smack "Alfred" R.166 (Ramsgate)

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William Godden Richards

Born 1892

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 2648 Private Australian Infantry 1st Battalion

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Alfred Herbert Treby

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213260

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Ernest George Vass

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 11491 Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Philips Norris

Born 1888

Died 1915

Royal Navy DA 403 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Trawler "Agamemnon II."

Royal Navy 403DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve HM Trawler Agamemnon II

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Richard William Barnes

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253561

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Alfred George Stidworthy

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304793

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Henry Mayland

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army T1088 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 33126 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 515923 Private Royal Engineers

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John Henry Or Horden Moore

Born 1873

Died 1915

Royal Navy 4672B Seaman HMS Goliath

Royal Navy 4672B Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 4672B Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Goliath."

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Sydney Couch Edwards

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263688

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Frederick Charles Cox

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281179

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Frederick Arthur Ash

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy K2587 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Indefatigable

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John Avery Johnson

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy 293938 Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy 293938 Stoker

Royal Navy 293938 Stoker 1st Class

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John Thompson Janes

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30120

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Richard Hampson Buley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140426

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Richard Henry George

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265647

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Poole Putt

Born 1885

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Master Mariner Mercantile Marine SS Queen

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