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Honiton, Devon [156]

Honiton, Devon, England [4]

Honiton, Exeter, Devon [3]

Buckerell, Honiton, Devon [2]

Dunkeswell, Honiton, Devon [2]

Luppitt, Honiton, Devon [2]

Auliscombe Honiton Devon [1]

Broadhembury, Honiton, Devon [1]

Church Taunton Honiton, Devon [1]

Clyst Honiton, Devon [1]

Gittisham, Honiton, Devon [1]

Honiton Clist, Devon [1]

Honiton Clyst, Devon [1]

Honiton Devon [1]

Honiton,Devon [1]

Northleigh, Honiton, Devon [1]

Ottery Saint Mary Honiton, Devon [1]

Stockland, Honiton, Devon [1]

Tracey Honiton, Devon [1]

Upottery, Honiton, Devon [1]

Upottery, nr Honiton, Devon [1]

Upottery,Honiton, Devon. [1]

Rank

Private [17]

Able Seaman [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Captain [2]

Driver [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Midshipman [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Ship's Corporal [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [5]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

HMS BELLEROPHON [2]

HMS VALIANT [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

14th Cavalry Regiment [1]

15th King's Hussars [1]

Cavalry Regiment [1]

Chaplains Department [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Ganges II [1]

HMS Highflyer [1]

HMS Hood [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS Racoon [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMSs Flora, Terrible, Vivid I, Halcyon, Vivid I, Impregnable, Blake, Vivid I, Dolphin [1]

HMSs Ganges II, Victorious [1]

HMSs Victorious, Vivid I, Crescent, Flora [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [116]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44]

British Army [20]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [24]

B [22]

S [22]

C [15]

M [14]

P [13]

D [11]

W [10]

L [9]

A [8]

R [8]

T [8]

K [5]

N [5]

F [4]

G [3]

V [2]

O [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [176]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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People [185] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Honiton, Devon [156] Honiton, Devon, England [4] Honiton, Exeter, Devon [3] Buckerell, Honiton, Devon [2] Dunkeswell, Honiton, Devon [2] Luppitt, Honiton, Devon [2] Auliscombe Honiton Devon [1] Broadhembury, Honiton, Devon [1] Church Taunton Honiton, Devon [1] Clyst Honiton, Devon [1] Gittisham, Honiton, Devon [1] Honiton Clist, Devon [1] Honiton Clyst, Devon [1] Honiton Devon [1] Honiton,Devon [1] Northleigh, Honiton, Devon [1] Ottery Saint Mary Honiton, Devon [1] Stockland, Honiton, Devon [1] Tracey Honiton, Devon [1] Upottery, Honiton, Devon [1] Upottery, nr Honiton, Devon [1] Upottery,Honiton, Devon. [1]

Rank

Private [17] Able Seaman [5] Lance Corporal [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Captain [2] Driver [2] Lieutenant [2] Boy 2nd Class [1] Commander [1] Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Midshipman [1] Naval Cadet [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Ship's Corporal [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [5] London Regiment [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Canadian Infantry [2] HMS BELLEROPHON [2] HMS VALIANT [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] 14th Cavalry Regiment [1] 15th King's Hussars [1] Cavalry Regiment [1] Chaplains Department [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Ganges II [1] HMS Highflyer [1] HMS Hood [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS LION [1] HMS Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS Racoon [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMSs Flora, Terrible, Vivid I, Halcyon, Vivid I, Impregnable, Blake, Vivid I, Dolphin [1] HMSs Ganges II, Victorious [1] HMSs Victorious, Vivid I, Crescent, Flora [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Welsh Regiment [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [116] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44] British Army [20] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [24] B [22] S [22] C [15] M [14] P [13] D [11] W [10] L [9] A [8] R [8] T [8] K [5] N [5] F [4] G [3] V [2] O [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [176] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Eustace St Clair Hill

Born 1873

Died 1953

South African Services Captain Chaplains Department

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Alfred George Power

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 1586 Private London Regiment

British Army 1586 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 1586 Lance Serjeant London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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William Harry Maeers

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy 236964 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy 236964 Boy 1st Class HMSs Ganges II, Victorious

Royal Navy 236964 Ordinary Seaman HMSs Victorious, Vivid I, Crescent, Flora

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George Compton

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 375084 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 375084 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Harry Tucker

Born 1875

British Army Private 14th Cavalry Regiment

British Army Lance Corporal Cavalry Regiment

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185160 Royal Air Force

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Harry Lewin Lee Pennell

Born 1882

Died 1916

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Lieutenant

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Frederick Trimlett

Died 1917

British Army 26211 Private Somerset Light Infantry 7th Btn

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Arthur John Hook

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191835

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John Frederick William Antonio Roderigs

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401514

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Walter Hurford

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166552

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Hector William John Haines

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263920

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Reginald Francis Gosden Clark

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 82423 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 82423 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Reginald Alfred Stock

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 221134 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR-20379 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers 302nd Road Construction Coy.

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Charles Henry Sparks

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221923

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Albert Thomas Hawkins

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14067

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William John Tincombe

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266037

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Edwin Baker

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279592

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Richard Tucker

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279605

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Fred Richards

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168111

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Samuel William Hitchcott

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193139

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