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Exeter, Devon [1901]

Exeter, Devon, England [109]

St Thomas, Exeter, Devon [58]

Topsham, Exeter, Devon [46]

Heavitree, Exeter, Devon [30]

Exminster, Exeter, Devon [8]

Exeter Devon [7]

Trinity, Exeter, Devon [6]

Alphington, Exeter, Devon [5]

Dunsford, Exeter, Devon [4]

Ide, Exeter, Devon [4]

Starcross, Exeter, Devon [4]

Woodbury, Exeter, Devon [4]

Honiton, Exeter, Devon [3]

Newtown, Exeter, Devon [3]

Whimple, Exeter, Devon [3]

Budleigh Salterton, Exeter, Devon [2]

Crediton, Exeter, Devon [2]

Cullompton, Exeter, Devon [2]

Exeter Devon [2]

Kenton, Exeter, Devon [2]

Near Exeter, Devon [2]

Newton St Cyres, Exeter, Devon [2]

Poltimore, Exeter, Devon [2]

Saint Davids Exeter, Devon [2]

Saint Thomas Exeter, Devon [2]

Sowton, Exeter, Devon [2]

St Mary Major, Exeter, Devon [2]

St Mary's Steps, Exeter, Devon [2]

St thomas Exeter Devon [2]

Thorverton, Exeter, Devon [2]

Topsham, Exeter, devon [2]

Wonford, Exeter, Devon [2]

34 Beaufort Road, Saint Thomas, Exeter, Devon [1]

Axminster, Exeter, Devon [1]

Barnfield House, Exeter, Devon [1]

Bishopsteignton, Exeter, Devon [1]

Bow, Exeter, Devon [1]

Brampford Speke, Exeter, Devon [1]

Branscombe, Exeter, Devon [1]

Broadclyst Exeter, Devon [1]

Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon [1]

Chawleigh, Exeter, Devon [1]

Cheriton Bishop, Exeter, Devon [1]

Christow, Exeter, Devon [1]

Chudleigh, Exeter, Devon [1]

Darlwood,Axminster,Exeter,Devon. [1]

Exe Island, Exeter, Devon [1]

Exeter St. Thomas, Devon [1]

Exeter, Devon, [1]

Rank

Private [122]

Able Seaman [44]

Stoker 1st Class [40]

Ordinary Seaman [31]

Corporal [18]

Boy 1st Class [17]

Leading Stoker [16]

Lieutenant [16]

Serjeant [16]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Petty Officer [13]

Gunner [12]

Boy 2nd Class [10]

Lance Corporal [10]

Sapper [10]

Stoker 2nd Class [9]

Captain [8]

Driver [8]

Leading Seaman [7]

Stoker Petty Officer [7]

Deck Hand [6]

Pioneer [6]

Sergeant [6]

Cook's Mate [5]

Rifleman [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Bombardier [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Major [3]

Midshipman [3]

Officer's Cook 1st Class [3]

Officer’s Steward 3rd Class [3]

Petty Officer Stoker [3]

Stoker [3]

2nd Corporal [2]

3rd Writer [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Boy [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Commander [2]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2]

Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2/Lt [1]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [60]

Royal Engineers [28]

HMS LION [20]

HMS TIGER [16]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

HMS Vivid [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

HMS Ajax [11]

HMS Impregnable [11]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [11]

HMS BELLEROPHON [10]

HMS Erin [10]

Somerset Light Infantry [10]

Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Air Force [8]

HMS DEFENCE [7]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [7]

HMS Vivid I [6]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

HMS INVINCIBLE [5]

HMS THUNDERER [5]

HMS VALIANT [5]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [4]

HMS MALAYA [4]

HMS Monmouth [4]

HMS Vivid II [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS VALIANT [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

West Somerset Yeomanry [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

HMS Agincourt [3]

HMS Benbow [3]

HMS Defender [3]

HMS Duke of Edinburgh [3]

HMS Goliath [3]

HMS Good Hope [3]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [3]

HMS Indefatigable [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Service

Royal Navy [1520]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [456]

British Army [210]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Indian Army [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

South African Services [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [251]

B [250]

C [241]

H [213]

P [174]

W [158]

M [121]

L [116]

D [108]

G [105]

T [102]

R [97]

F [70]

E [61]

A [60]

K [38]

J [37]

N [30]

V [24]

I [14]

Y [8]

O [7]

Q [7]

U [6]

Contribution

Military Service [2149]

Merchant Navy [106]

Country

United Kingdom [142]

India [2]

South Africa [2]

Barbados [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Exeter, Devon [1901] Exeter, Devon, England [109] St Thomas, Exeter, Devon [58] Topsham, Exeter, Devon [46] Heavitree, Exeter, Devon [30] Exminster, Exeter, Devon [8] Exeter Devon [7] Trinity, Exeter, Devon [6] Alphington, Exeter, Devon [5] Dunsford, Exeter, Devon [4] Ide, Exeter, Devon [4] Starcross, Exeter, Devon [4] Woodbury, Exeter, Devon [4] Honiton, Exeter, Devon [3] Newtown, Exeter, Devon [3] Whimple, Exeter, Devon [3] Budleigh Salterton, Exeter, Devon [2] Crediton, Exeter, Devon [2] Cullompton, Exeter, Devon [2] Exeter Devon [2] Kenton, Exeter, Devon [2] Near Exeter, Devon [2] Newton St Cyres, Exeter, Devon [2] Poltimore, Exeter, Devon [2] Saint Davids Exeter, Devon [2] Saint Thomas Exeter, Devon [2] Sowton, Exeter, Devon [2] St Mary Major, Exeter, Devon [2] St Mary's Steps, Exeter, Devon [2] St thomas Exeter Devon [2] Thorverton, Exeter, Devon [2] Topsham, Exeter, devon [2] Wonford, Exeter, Devon [2] 34 Beaufort Road, Saint Thomas, Exeter, Devon [1] Axminster, Exeter, Devon [1] Barnfield House, Exeter, Devon [1] Bishopsteignton, Exeter, Devon [1] Bow, Exeter, Devon [1] Brampford Speke, Exeter, Devon [1] Branscombe, Exeter, Devon [1] Broadclyst Exeter, Devon [1] Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon [1] Chawleigh, Exeter, Devon [1] Cheriton Bishop, Exeter, Devon [1] Christow, Exeter, Devon [1] Chudleigh, Exeter, Devon [1] Darlwood,Axminster,Exeter,Devon. [1] Exe Island, Exeter, Devon [1] Exeter St. Thomas, Devon [1] Exeter, Devon, [1]

Rank

Private [122] Able Seaman [44] Stoker 1st Class [40] Ordinary Seaman [31] Corporal [18] Boy 1st Class [17] Leading Stoker [16] Lieutenant [16] Serjeant [16] Second Lieutenant [14] Petty Officer [13] Gunner [12] Boy 2nd Class [10] Lance Corporal [10] Sapper [10] Stoker 2nd Class [9] Captain [8] Driver [8] Leading Seaman [7] Stoker Petty Officer [7] Deck Hand [6] Pioneer [6] Sergeant [6] Cook's Mate [5] Rifleman [5] Acting Corporal [3] Bombardier [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Major [3] Midshipman [3] Officer's Cook 1st Class [3] Officer’s Steward 3rd Class [3] Petty Officer Stoker [3] Stoker [3] 2nd Corporal [2] 3rd Writer [2] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Boy [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Commander [2] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2] Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2/Lt [1] 2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [60] Royal Engineers [28] HMS LION [20] HMS TIGER [16] Royal Field Artillery [16] HMS Vivid [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] HMS Ajax [11] HMS Impregnable [11] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [11] HMS BELLEROPHON [10] HMS Erin [10] Somerset Light Infantry [10] Army Service Corps [8] Royal Air Force [8] HMS DEFENCE [7] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [7] HMS Vivid I [6] Labour Corps [6] Royal Naval Reserve [6] HMS INVINCIBLE [5] HMS THUNDERER [5] HMS VALIANT [5] London Regiment [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] HMS COLLINGWOOD [4] HMS MALAYA [4] HMS Monmouth [4] HMS Vivid II [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS VALIANT [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] West Somerset Yeomanry [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] HMS Agincourt [3] HMS Benbow [3] HMS Defender [3] HMS Duke of Edinburgh [3] HMS Goliath [3] HMS Good Hope [3] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [3] HMS Indefatigable [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2]

Service

Royal Navy [1520] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [456] British Army [210] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Indian Army [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] South African Services [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [251] B [250] C [241] H [213] P [174] W [158] M [121] L [116] D [108] G [105] T [102] R [97] F [70] E [61] A [60] K [38] J [37] N [30] V [24] I [14] Y [8] O [7] Q [7] U [6]

Contribution

Military Service [2149] Merchant Navy [106]

Country

United Kingdom [142] India [2] South Africa [2] Barbados [1] United States [1]

Henry Sacheverel Sanders

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 2863 London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 9th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Territorial Force 81st Provisional Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Eric Flint

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy 3/2808 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy 3/2808 Leading Seaman (Acting) Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy 3/2808 Chief Petty Officer Royal Naval Division

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Albert James Elston

Born 1892

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment

British Army G/552 Private Sussex Regiment

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William John Pentecost

Born 1886

Died 1942

British Army 94645 Airman 3 Royal Flying Corps

British Army 94645 Airman II Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94645 Corporal II Royal Air Force

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Walter Leonard Gissing

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 4620 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) 16th (County of London) Battalion

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Charles Bye

Born 1889

Died 1943

British Army T3093 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 510032 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 510032 Driver/Shoeing Smith

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Frank William Tancock

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army M2/019243 Private Army Service Corps

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Charles Frederick Trineman

Born 1882

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 62 Sergeant Australian Infantry 18th Battalion

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Francis Shuldham Watson

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army Major Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Major Royal Garrison Artillery 276 Siege Battery

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Reginald John Kerslake

Born 1901

Died 1918

Royal Navy J55253

Royal Navy J55253 Boy 1 HMS Challenger

Royal Navy Boy 1 HMS Impregnable

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Frank Sowden

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 47746 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Theodore Bayley Hardy

Born 1863

Died 1918

British Army Army Chaplains Department

British Army Temporary Chaplain to the Forces The Reverend Army Chaplains Department

British Army The Reverend Royal Army Chaplains' Department (ATT 8TH LINC R)

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Frederick William Puddicombe

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 75996 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army Private Territorial Force Wessex Division, Royal Engineers

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Lancelot Milman Shadwell

Born 1901

Died 1960

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant

Royal Navy Lieutenant

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William Henry Webber

Born 1865

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment 4th Battalion (Territorial)

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Charles Higgins

Born 1890

British Army 4206 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/4206 Private East Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

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Reginald James Faulkner

Born 1882

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309466 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force 55 Training Depot Station, 39 Wing

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Charles Henry Moore

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army 602065 Acting Corporal Nova Scotia Regiment Depot

British Army 602065 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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William Stephen Collman

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 377178 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Frank Pengilley

Born 1885

Died 1919

British Army 179018 Private Machine Gun Corps Infantry

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