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Isle of Wight, Hampshire [39]

Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [14]

Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [8]

Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [3]

Cowes Isle of Wight, Hampshire [2]

Shanklin, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [2]

Arreton, Isle of Wight. Hampshire. [1]

Ashey, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Blackwater Road, Arreton, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Brading Isle Of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Brightstone Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Brightstone, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

East Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Freshwater, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Freshwater, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. [1]

Isle of Wight, Newport, Hampshire [1]

Newport Isle Of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England [1]

Northwood, Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Oakfield, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Ryde Isle Of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Ryde Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Ryde, isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Saint Helens Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Sandford, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Sandown Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

St Helens, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Ventnor Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

West Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Wroxall, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

isle of wight hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [20]

Captain [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Corporal [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Gunner [3]

Driver [2]

Steward [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Air Mechanic 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3 [1]

Air Mechanic II (E) [1]

Air Mechanic Second Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colour-Sergeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

L/cpl [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Colonel (Chief Royal Engineer, Curragh District) [1]

Major [1]

Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Reverend Chaplain [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Squadron Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker I [1]

Stoker II [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Royal Engineers [6]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

London Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own) [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dorset Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS Capetown [1]

HMS Cornwall [1]

HMS Dido [1]

HMS Dryad [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Fisgard [1]

HMS Flirt [1]

HMS Gloucester [1]

HMS Hercules [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Iron Duke [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS Lanka [1]

HMS Neptune [1]

HMS PORPOISE [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS Rob Roy [1]

HMS Suffolk [1]

HMS Truculent [1]

HMS Victory II [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

HMS Warspite [1]

Hussars [1]

Hussars (King's) [1]

Irish Guards [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Reserve Training Officers [1]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal East Kent Yeomanry [1]

Service

Royal Navy [47]

British Army [43]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [11]

B [9]

P [9]

G [8]

S [8]

C [6]

H [6]

M [6]

D [5]

F [5]

A [4]

K [4]

L [4]

R [3]

T [3]

E [2]

J [1]

N [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [90]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

Australia [1]

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Place of birth

Isle of Wight, Hampshire [39] Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [14] Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [8] Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [3] Cowes Isle of Wight, Hampshire [2] Shanklin, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [2] Arreton, Isle of Wight. Hampshire. [1] Ashey, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Blackwater Road, Arreton, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Brading Isle Of Wight, Hampshire [1] Brightstone Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Brightstone, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] East Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Freshwater, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Freshwater, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. [1] Isle of Wight, Newport, Hampshire [1] Newport Isle Of Wight, Hampshire [1] Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England [1] Northwood, Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Oakfield, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Ryde Isle Of Wight, Hampshire [1] Ryde Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Ryde, isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Saint Helens Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Sandford, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Sandown Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] St Helens, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Ventnor Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] West Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Wroxall, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] isle of wight hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [20] Captain [6] Lance Corporal [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Corporal [5] Able Seaman [4] Lieutenant [4] Rifleman [4] Gunner [3] Driver [2] Steward [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Air Mechanic 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3 [1] Air Mechanic II (E) [1] Air Mechanic Second Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Bugler [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colour-Sergeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] L/cpl [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Colonel (Chief Royal Engineer, Curragh District) [1] Major [1] Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1] Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Reverend Chaplain [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Squadron Serjeant Major [1] Stoker I [1] Stoker II [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [10] Royal Engineers [6] Royal Field Artillery [5] London Regiment [3] Army Service Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own) [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dorset Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS Capetown [1] HMS Cornwall [1] HMS Dido [1] HMS Dryad [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Fisgard [1] HMS Flirt [1] HMS Gloucester [1] HMS Hercules [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Iron Duke [1] HMS LION [1] HMS Lanka [1] HMS Neptune [1] HMS PORPOISE [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS Rob Roy [1] HMS Suffolk [1] HMS Truculent [1] HMS Victory II [1] HMS Vivid [1] HMS Warspite [1] Hussars [1] Hussars (King's) [1] Irish Guards [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] Reserve Training Officers [1] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal East Kent Yeomanry [1]

Service

Royal Navy [47] British Army [43] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [11] B [9] P [9] G [8] S [8] C [6] H [6] M [6] D [5] F [5] A [4] K [4] L [4] R [3] T [3] E [2] J [1] N [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [90]

Country

United Kingdom [37] Australia [1]

Frank Woodnutt King

Born 1896

Died 1923

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

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George William Trueman

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army L/10152 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army L/10152 Acting Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army L/10152 Lance Corporal Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Frank Punch

Born 1897

Died 1959

British Army SD/3181 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Cecil Charles Meager

Born 1894

Died 1986

British Army 1097 Rifleman Hampshire Regiment 1/8th Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406147 Air Mechanic Second Class

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Malcolm Piper

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1200 Lance Corporal London Regiment

British Army 1200 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 1200 Corporal London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Gervase Fardell

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Walter Percy Cotton

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army M2/101675 Private Army Service Corps 353rd M.T. Coy

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Florence Kate Woodnutt

Born 1898

Died 1950

Royal Navy G2834

Royal Navy G2834 Steward

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Emmeline Lucy Woodnutt

Born 1896

Died 1965

Royal Navy G2833

Royal Navy Steward WRNS

Royal Navy G2833

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Austin Fergus Joseph Gillan

Born 1882

Died 1956

British Army G/7972 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Oliver Roach Arnell

Born 1888

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Roland Urban South

Born 1892

Died 1948

British Army 2421 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 206951 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Cecil Francis Browne Pike

Born 1869

Died 1920

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Engineers

British Army Major Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Colonel (Chief Royal Engineer, Curragh District) Royal Engineers

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Walter Ballard

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 8/2453 Rifleman Hampshire Regiment 1/8th Battalion

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George William Woodnutt

Born 1892

Died 1938

British Army 8398 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 8398 Private Dorset Regiment 1st Btn

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George Stanley Ash

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy L5401 Officer's Cook 3rd Class HMS Queen Mary

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Cyril Guy Oliver Goldsmith

Born 1898

Died 1973

British Army 12533 Private Irish Guards

British Army 229552 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 1417118 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Alfred Brodie Tucker Smith

Born 1895

Died 1938

Royal Navy J12972 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

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Ambrose Herbert Warne

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 4/1867 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th (T.F.) Battalion.

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George Edmund Perkis

Born 1889

Died 1920

British Army 9396 Sergeant Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion

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