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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]

Gilbert John Wilson

Born 1892

Died 1917

Royal Navy 15235DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 15235 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M.S. "Prize."

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Charles Lorain Bridge

Born 1892

Died 1917

Royal Navy A 5799 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 5799A Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - SS Cliftondale

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Andrew Elliott Putt Jones

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219515

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Paul Hamling Taylor

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221279

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Arthur Banfield

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227373

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Samuel Wotton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236727

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Henry Bubeer Mummery

Born 1874

Died 1917

Royal Navy 191539 Leading Seaman (R.F.R. Dev. B/1155). H.M.S. "Highflyer."

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Reeves Youlden

Born 1885

Died 1966

British Army S4/044007 Private Army Service Corps

British Army S4/044007 Serjeant Army Service Corps

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Robert Henry Medway

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy M11068 Shipwright 2c HMS Centurion

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Alfred John Fry

Born 1888

Died 1958

Royal Navy M8042 Carpenter's Crew HMS TIGER

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Frank Woodley

Born 1873

Died 1915

Royal Navy 150805

Royal Navy CG/150805 Leading Boatman H.M.S. "Stephen Furness."

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Harry Dyer

Born 1883

Died 1917

Royal Navy B 3945 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy B/3945 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division Anson Battalion

Royal Navy 3945B Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Laurentic."

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Sidney John Coach

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294573

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William Leonard Lang

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166577

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Alfred Charles Ash

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12070

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Warren Perrett

Born 1882

Died 1920

Royal Navy 346856

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James Small

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211287

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William George Wakeham

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251362

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George Landworthy Reeves

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306053

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George Cooksley

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10860

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