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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]

Victor Richard Reynolds Smith

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18910

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Albert Palmer

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28746

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Charles Francis Abrahams

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190085

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Herbert John Swanborough

Born 1890

Died 1914

Royal Navy K4805 Stoker Second Class HMS Vivid

Royal Navy K4805 Stoker 1st Class HMS Good Hope

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Edward Basil Anstie

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) 6th Battalion

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William Harold Cripps

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 31504 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 12th (Service) Battalion (Bristol)

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James Francis

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94287

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Harry Ernest Buckley

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4576

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Vyvyan Vernon O Alford

Born 1888

Died 1947

British Army 55566 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Samuel Frederick Sloacombe

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 21852 Private Somerset Light Infantry 9th

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Rowland Vincent Dallaway

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army M/286567 Private Army Service Corps

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Sidney John George

Born 1895

Died 1917

Royal Navy F5465

Royal Navy F/5465 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Naval Air Service, H.M.S. "President III."

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Arthur Horwell

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy K31600 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory

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Fred Arthur Lloyd

Born 1896

Died 1915

Royal Navy M11903 Cook's Mate 2nd Class H.M.S. "Victory"

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Thomas Stephen Hedderly

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213283

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Joshua Ford

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226070

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Thomas Edwin Chandler

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234748

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Thomas Morgan

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234643

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Frank Wiltshire Lewis

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237897

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Frederick Arthur Beresford Holloway

Born 1890

Died 1961

British Army Lieutenant West India Regiment

British Army Captain West India Regiment

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