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Ilminster, Somerset [80]

Ilminster, Somerset, England [7]

Ilton, Ilminster, Somerset [3]

Broadway, Ilminster, Somerset [1]

Horton, Ilminster, Somerset [1]

Ilminster, Chard, Somerset [1]

Isle Brewers, Ilminster, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [19]

Corporal [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Gunner [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Reverend [1]

Sapper [1]

Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

West Somerset Yeomanry [3]

Corps of Hussars [2]

HMS Monmouth [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

6th Dragoon Guards [1]

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

HMS Dryad [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington II [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Ganges II [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Lion [1]

HMS Prince George [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

HMS Victory II [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [1]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS NEPTUNE [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Indefatigable [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Southampton [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Queen Elizabeth [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [48]

British Army [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Last name first letter

P [11]

C [10]

G [10]

B [9]

W [9]

T [8]

H [7]

M [7]

D [6]

S [4]

L [3]

A [2]

V [2]

F [1]

I [1]

J [1]

K [1]

N [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [85]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [94] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ilminster, Somerset [80] Ilminster, Somerset, England [7] Ilton, Ilminster, Somerset [3] Broadway, Ilminster, Somerset [1] Horton, Ilminster, Somerset [1] Ilminster, Chard, Somerset [1] Isle Brewers, Ilminster, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [19] Corporal [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Able Seaman [2] Gunner [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Reverend [1] Sapper [1] Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] West Somerset Yeomanry [3] Corps of Hussars [2] HMS Monmouth [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] 6th Dragoon Guards [1] H.M.S. "Vanguard." [1] HMS Dryad [1] HMS Duke of Wellington II [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Ganges II [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Lion [1] HMS Prince George [1] HMS Vanguard [1] HMS Victory II [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [1] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS NEPTUNE [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Indefatigable [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Southampton [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Queen Elizabeth [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [48] British Army [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Last name first letter

P [11] C [10] G [10] B [9] W [9] T [8] H [7] M [7] D [6] S [4] L [3] A [2] V [2] F [1] I [1] J [1] K [1] N [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [85] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Arthur James Paul

Born 1885

Royal Navy 211077

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Ivy Ottery

Born 1898

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Charles Coombes

Born 1878

Royal Navy 292838 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Duke of Wellington II

Royal Navy 292838 Stoker HMS Prince George

Royal Navy 292838 Stoker 1st Class HMS Dryad

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Arthur Henry Davis

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14853

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George William Parsons

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61074

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William Henry Woodland

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy 10062 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 12390 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy PO/12390 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Southampton

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Charles Dean

Born 1887

Royal Navy 11507 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS NEPTUNE

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Wilfred John Turner

Born 1897

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Ew Turner

Born 1894

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Philip Phillips

Born 1880

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Edward Malachi Barber

Born 1873

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Edward Costello

Born 1892

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Henry Griffiths

Born 1882

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Frederick Coombes

Born 1883

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