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Buckfastleigh, Devon [56]

Buckfastleigh, Newton Abbot, Devon [2]

Buckfastleigh, Ashburton, Devon [1]

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England [1]

Buckfastleigh, Totnes, Devon [1]

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Private [3]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Chief Petty officer [1]

Corporal [1]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

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HMS Vivid [2]

Canadian Infantry [1]

HMS "Bellerophon" [1]

HMS "Rifleman" [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

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

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

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Royal Navy [37]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

British Army [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

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B [13]

C [9]

H [8]

F [5]

L [4]

A [3]

M [3]

S [3]

W [3]

G [2]

P [2]

R [2]

D [1]

K [1]

N [1]

V [1]

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Military Service [57]

Merchant Navy [1]

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United Kingdom [2]

Canada [1]

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People [61] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Buckfastleigh, Devon [56] Buckfastleigh, Newton Abbot, Devon [2] Buckfastleigh, Ashburton, Devon [1] Buckfastleigh, Devon, England [1] Buckfastleigh, Totnes, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [3] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2] Boy 1st Class [1] Chief Petty officer [1] Corporal [1] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Gunner [1] Leading Seaman [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

HMS Vivid [2] Canadian Infantry [1] HMS "Bellerophon" [1] HMS "Rifleman" [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS LION [1] HMS TIGER [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1]

Service

Royal Navy [37] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] British Army [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [13] C [9] H [8] F [5] L [4] A [3] M [3] S [3] W [3] G [2] P [2] R [2] D [1] K [1] N [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [57] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2] Canada [1]

Gerald Bowerman

Born 1888

Died 1914

Royal Navy Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS "Bellerophon"

Royal Navy M2403 (Dev) Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS "Rifleman"

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Arthur Reginald Lidstone

Born 1895

Died 1957

British Army 87345 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Sydney Churchward

Born 1892

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1024345

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1024345 Private Canadian Infantry

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James Henry Windsor

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265406

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William John Cole

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192199

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William John Boyce

Born 1874

Died 1915

Royal Navy 288583 Stoker 1st Class HMS Goliath

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John Edward Bonathan

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303586

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Henry Albert Tamblyn Millman

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101603

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Leonard Bentley

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231365

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Alfred Coaker

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 55448 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 13rd Brigade

British Army 206259 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army WR/202701 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Willie Stockley Back

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278487

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George Boon Honeywill

Born 1864

Died 1918

Royal Navy 114320 Chief Petty officer HMS Vivid

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Cyril Henry Hext

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149492

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Ewart Granville Chaffe

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164042

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Gerald Lester Northcott

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15256

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Theodore Slade

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 4220 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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William John Cole

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112152

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George Robert Lewis

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307904

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Herbert Andrews

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy K23878 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid

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George Boucher Bartlett

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205858

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