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Exmouth, Devon [284]

Exmouth, Devon, England [40]

Littleham, Exmouth, Devon [10]

Exmouth, St Thomas, Devon [4]

Lympstone, Exmouth, Devon [3]

Budleigh Salterton, Exmouth, Devon [2]

Withycombe Raleigh, Exmouth, Devon [2]

Exmouth Devon [1]

Exmouth St. Thomas Devon [1]

Exmouth, Exeter, Devon [1]

Exmouth,Devon [1]

Litteham, Exmouth, Devon [1]

Littleham-cum-Exmouth, Devon [1]

New Street, Withycombe Raleigh Exmouth, Devon [1]

St Thomas District, Exmouth, Devon, England [1]

St. Thomas, Exmouth, Devon [1]

St.Thomas,Exmouth,Exeter,Devon. [1]

Stanley Lodge, Exmouth, Devon [1]

Withycombe Raleigh, Nr Exmouth, Devon [1]

Withycombe, Exmouth, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [15]

Able Seaman [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Corporal [4]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Captain [2]

Gunner [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Midshipman [2]

Rifleman [2]

Serjeant [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Cadet [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chief Armourer [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Sick Berth Steward [1]

Chief Steward 2nd Class [1]

Commander [1]

Commander (Retd) [1]

Corporal Sadler [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

L/Cpl [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Major [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Sapper [1]

Seaman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Engineer [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

HMS Goliath [3]

HMS THUNDERER [3]

HMS TIGER [3]

HMS VALIANT [3]

HMS DEFENCE [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

12th Lancers [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

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

HMS Bellerophon [1]

HMS Carnarvon [1]

HMS Dominion [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS NEW ZEALAND [1]

HMS NOTTINGHAM [1]

HMS PORPOISE [1]

HMS Temeraire [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

HMS Wallace [1]

HMS Warrior [1]

HMSs Forth for Submarine C14, Dolphin for Submarine E24 [1]

HMSs Isis, Endymion, Mars, Martin, Mars [1]

HMSs Mercury, Forth, King Edward VII, Forth [1]

HMSs Swordfish, Halcyon, Blackwater, Bullfinch, Thames [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hampshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lancashire Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

North Somerset Yeomanry [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Punjabis [1]

Rand Rifles [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Service

Royal Navy [236]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [58]

British Army [25]

Last name first letter

P [45]

S [43]

B [34]

H [31]

C [25]

W [23]

D [21]

L [21]

T [20]

G [19]

M [16]

R [12]

F [10]

E [8]

A [7]

J [7]

N [5]

K [4]

V [3]

Y [2]

I [1]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [313]

Merchant Navy [40]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Exmouth, Devon [284] Exmouth, Devon, England [40] Littleham, Exmouth, Devon [10] Exmouth, St Thomas, Devon [4] Lympstone, Exmouth, Devon [3] Budleigh Salterton, Exmouth, Devon [2] Withycombe Raleigh, Exmouth, Devon [2] Exmouth Devon [1] Exmouth St. Thomas Devon [1] Exmouth, Exeter, Devon [1] Exmouth,Devon [1] Litteham, Exmouth, Devon [1] Littleham-cum-Exmouth, Devon [1] New Street, Withycombe Raleigh Exmouth, Devon [1] St Thomas District, Exmouth, Devon, England [1] St. Thomas, Exmouth, Devon [1] St.Thomas,Exmouth,Exeter,Devon. [1] Stanley Lodge, Exmouth, Devon [1] Withycombe Raleigh, Nr Exmouth, Devon [1] Withycombe, Exmouth, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [15] Able Seaman [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Boy 1st Class [5] Lieutenant [5] Corporal [4] Boy 2nd Class [2] Captain [2] Gunner [2] Lance Corporal [2] Midshipman [2] Rifleman [2] Serjeant [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Cadet [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chief Armourer [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Sick Berth Steward [1] Chief Steward 2nd Class [1] Commander [1] Commander (Retd) [1] Corporal Sadler [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] L/Cpl [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Major [1] Naval Cadet [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Rear Admiral [1] Sapper [1] Seaman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Warrant Engineer [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [5] Royal Field Artillery [4] HMS Goliath [3] HMS THUNDERER [3] HMS TIGER [3] HMS VALIANT [3] HMS DEFENCE [2] HMS Impregnable [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] 12th Lancers [1] Army Service Corps [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] H.M.S. "Prize." [1] HMS Bellerophon [1] HMS Carnarvon [1] HMS Dominion [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS LION [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS NEW ZEALAND [1] HMS NOTTINGHAM [1] HMS PORPOISE [1] HMS Temeraire [1] HMS Vivid [1] HMS Wallace [1] HMS Warrior [1] HMSs Forth for Submarine C14, Dolphin for Submarine E24 [1] HMSs Isis, Endymion, Mars, Martin, Mars [1] HMSs Mercury, Forth, King Edward VII, Forth [1] HMSs Swordfish, Halcyon, Blackwater, Bullfinch, Thames [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hampshire Regiment Territorial Force [1] Indian Army [1] Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps [1] Lancashire Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] North Somerset Yeomanry [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Punjabis [1] Rand Rifles [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Engineers [1]

Service

Royal Navy [236] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [58] British Army [25]

Last name first letter

P [45] S [43] B [34] H [31] C [25] W [23] D [21] L [21] T [20] G [19] M [16] R [12] F [10] E [8] A [7] J [7] N [5] K [4] V [3] Y [2] I [1] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [313] Merchant Navy [40]

Country

United Kingdom [20] Canada [1]

Richard William Rumsby

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army S/2607 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 11Battalion

British Army S/2607 Sergeant Rifle Brigade 11 Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment 9 Battalion

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Henry James Anstey

Born 1872

Died 1933

British Army 9956 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 9956 Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 9956 Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry 4th Battalion

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Henry John West

Born 1865

Died 1915

Royal Navy 130794 Chief Armourer HMS Goliath

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Harold Carder

Born 1899

Died 1919

British Army 49152 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army TR/9/21587 Private Training Reserve 44th Battalion

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Richard William Ide

Born 1886

Died 1982

British Army 14506 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 14506 Corporal Devonshire Regiment

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Arthur William Stone

Born 1880

British Army 6187 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion in South Africa

British Army 6187 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 6187 Private South Wales Borderers

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Edward George Arnold

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190305

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John Charles Chudley

Born 1891

Died 1917

Royal Navy L1943 Chief Steward 2nd Class H.M.S. "Prize."

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Henry T Holman

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 15881 Private Devonshire Regiment

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John Smith

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 674

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Charles Henry Dewdney

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265127

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James Hooper

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190121

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William Charles Grace

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276459

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Walter Greenaway

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5982

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George Henry Plimsoll

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260622

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Kenneth Eardley Beswick

Born 1895

Died 1980

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1496

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Arthur John Farrant

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 200490 Private Hampshire Regiment Territorial Force

British Army 200490 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 4/2479 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th (T.F.) Battalion.

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Frederick James Craven

Born 1875

Died 1915

Royal Navy 350444 Chief Sick Berth Steward HMS Goliath

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George Henry Pope

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155305

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Harold Pettejohn

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191092

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