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Colyton, Devon [43]

Colyton, Axminster, Devon [3]

Colyford, Colyton, Devon [1]

Colyton, Devon, England [1]

Colyton, near Whitford, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [9]

Corporal [3]

Lance Corporal [1]

Master at Arms [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Sailmaker [1]

Sapper [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

HMS Defence [1]

HMS Marlborough [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Devonshire Yeomanry [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [1]

West Somerset Yeomanry [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

British Army [12]

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S [14]

A [4]

B [4]

H [4]

F [3]

L [3]

M [3]

R [3]

T [3]

W [3]

G [2]

C [1]

N [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [44]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Malta [1]

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People [49] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Colyton, Devon [43] Colyton, Axminster, Devon [3] Colyford, Colyton, Devon [1] Colyton, Devon, England [1] Colyton, near Whitford, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [9] Corporal [3] Lance Corporal [1] Master at Arms [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Sailmaker [1] Sapper [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [5] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] HMS Defence [1] HMS Marlborough [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS TIGER [1] Labour Corps [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Devonshire Yeomanry [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry [1] West Somerset Yeomanry [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] British Army [12]

Last name first letter

S [14] A [4] B [4] H [4] F [3] L [3] M [3] R [3] T [3] W [3] G [2] C [1] N [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [44] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5] Malta [1]

William John Spiller

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army STK/2599 Royal Fusiliers

British Army GS/52031 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 24th Battalion

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Ernest Arthur Froom

Born 1894

Died 1967

British Army 200344 Corporal Devonshire Regiment

British Army 203311 Corporal Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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Ernest John Weston

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 8891 Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Frederick James Abrahams

Born 1883

Died 1971

British Army 042259 Private Royal Army Ordnance Corps

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William Samuel Shepherd

Died 1916

British Army 3/6751 Private Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Ernest John Baston

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1131 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 295210 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Francis Strawbridge

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237987

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Albert Frank Burridge

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231717

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George Rendell

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 181662 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Charles William Anstis

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 535150 Private Labour Corps 304th Coy

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John Gilbert Sweetland

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 25860 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Eli Baker

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235346

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Wallace John Turl

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206360

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Samuel Sutcliffe Copp

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264683

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Sydney James Richards

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264101

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Reginald George Cook White

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265736

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Arthur Wallace Anstis

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206140

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Harold Henry Hatchley

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10488

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Ernest Albert Long

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 36900 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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William Thomas Salter

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218837

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