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Devizes, Wiltshire [276]

Devizes, Wiltshire, England [15]

Potterne, Devizes, Wiltshire [5]

West Lavington, Devizes, Wiltshire [4]

Devizes Wiltshire [2]

Stert, Devizes, Wiltshire [2]

Bromham, Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Bulkington, Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Devizes,Wiltshire [1]

Devizes,Wiltshire. [1]

Enford, Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Etchilhampton, Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Great Cheverell, Near Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Hartmoor, Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Market Lavington, Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Normansland Devizes Wiltshire [1]

Patney, Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Rodbourn Cheney, Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Rowde, Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

St James, Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Tilshead, Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Rank

Private [28]

Serjeant [6]

Captain [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Corporal [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Gunner [2]

Sapper [2]

Sergeant [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Cadet [1]

Cook's Mate 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

First Lieutenant [1]

Flight Commissary [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Stoker Second Class [1]

Surgeon Lieutenant Commander [1]

Unit

Wiltshire Regiment [11]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

HMS MALAYA [2]

HMS QUEEN MARY [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

6th Dragoon Guards [1]

6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) [1]

90th Punjabis [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

H.M.S. "Victory" [1]

H.M.S. Victory. [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Hardy [1]

HMS King George [1]

HMS Mischief [1]

HMS Paragon [an Acasta-class destroyer] [1]

HMS SHARK [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

HMS Victory [1]

HMS Victory I [a shore base at Portsmouth Hampshire] [1]

HMS Victory II [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

Hussars [1]

King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

London Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment) [1]

Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Service

Royal Navy [189]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [70]

British Army [43]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [38]

H [35]

B [32]

G [29]

W [27]

M [25]

S [22]

D [18]

P [16]

R [14]

L [12]

A [10]

N [8]

E [7]

K [7]

T [7]

F [5]

U [5]

J [2]

Contribution

Military Service [298]

Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

Canada [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [319] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Devizes, Wiltshire [276] Devizes, Wiltshire, England [15] Potterne, Devizes, Wiltshire [5] West Lavington, Devizes, Wiltshire [4] Devizes Wiltshire [2] Stert, Devizes, Wiltshire [2] Bromham, Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Bulkington, Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Devizes,Wiltshire [1] Devizes,Wiltshire. [1] Enford, Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Etchilhampton, Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Great Cheverell, Near Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Hartmoor, Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Market Lavington, Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Normansland Devizes Wiltshire [1] Patney, Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Rodbourn Cheney, Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Rowde, Devizes, Wiltshire [1] St James, Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Tilshead, Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Rank

Private [28] Serjeant [6] Captain [5] Able Seaman [4] Lieutenant [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Corporal [3] Lance Corporal [3] Company Sergeant Major [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Gunner [2] Sapper [2] Sergeant [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Cadet [1] Cook's Mate 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] First Lieutenant [1] Flight Commissary [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Petty Officer [1] Rifleman [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Stoker Second Class [1] Surgeon Lieutenant Commander [1]

Unit

Wiltshire Regiment [11] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] South Wales Borderers [3] HMS INVINCIBLE [2] HMS MALAYA [2] HMS QUEEN MARY [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 6th Dragoon Guards [1] 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) [1] 90th Punjabis [1] Army Service Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] H.M.S. "Victory" [1] H.M.S. Victory. [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Hardy [1] HMS King George [1] HMS Mischief [1] HMS Paragon [an Acasta-class destroyer] [1] HMS SHARK [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] HMS Victory [1] HMS Victory I [a shore base at Portsmouth Hampshire] [1] HMS Victory II [1] HMS Vivid [1] Hussars [1] King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1] London Regiment [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment) [1] Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Service

Royal Navy [189] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [70] British Army [43] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [38] H [35] B [32] G [29] W [27] M [25] S [22] D [18] P [16] R [14] L [12] A [10] N [8] E [7] K [7] T [7] F [5] U [5] J [2]

Contribution

Military Service [298] Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [26] Canada [1] South Africa [1]

Alfred Farr Shadwell

Born 1890

Died 1980

British Army 90113 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Charles Shadwell

Born 1884

Died 1917

Royal Navy J53836 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I [a shore base at Portsmouth Hampshire]

Royal Navy J53836 Ordinary Seaman HMS Paragon [an Acasta-class destroyer]

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Frank Stooke

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 11811 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Harold Charles Ponting

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 5541 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) 10th Battalion

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Thomas William Bailey

Born 1874

Died 1917

British Army 105 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 520019 Sapper Royal Engineers 565th (Wilts) Army Troops Company

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Cecil Henry Weston

Born 1898

Died 1971

British Army 18915 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 015192 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 18915

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Samuel James Raine

Born 1895

Died 1966

Canadian Expeditionary Force 29004

Canadian Expeditionary Force 29004 Sergeant 16th Battalion

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Thorold Perkins

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 7422 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army Flight Commissary Royal Flying Corps

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps 41 Squadron

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Eric Laurence Arthur Hart Burges

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Wiltshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Wiltshire Regiment att. 2nd (99th Foot) Battalion

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Arthur Murray Stewart Tordiffe

Born 1879

Died 1918

South African Services 738 Sergeant South African Infantry 4th Regt

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Robert William Bridewell

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 4938 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 4938 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 372346 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Alfred Charles Ashfield

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 16400 Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 16400 Lance Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Herbert Pendlebury

Born 1890

Died 1919

Royal Navy 239381

Royal Navy 239381 Petty Officer H.M.S. Victory.

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Bertie James Clack

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 64073 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 64073 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps 18th Battalion

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William Victor Axford

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 12482 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 12482 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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George Cook

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 10846 Private Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Drew

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296939

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William John Ashfield

Born 1894

Died 1972

British Army 8902 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frederick James Knight

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47475

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Robert Francis Cork

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287850

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