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Lynton, Devon [30]

Lynton, Devon, England [2]

Lynton, North Devon [2]

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Royal Navy [21]

British Army [7]

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V [1]

W [1]

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Military Service [31]

Merchant Navy [2]

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United Kingdom [5]

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People [34] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Lynton, Devon [30] Lynton, Devon, England [2] Lynton, North Devon [2]

Rank

Private [5] Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Grenadiers Guards [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Diana [1] HMS Hannibal [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS TIGER [1] Hussars [1] Labour Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS New Zealand [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal North Devon Hussars [1] Tank Corps [1] Training Reserve [1]

Service

Royal Navy [21] British Army [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Last name first letter

B [4] H [4] C [3] D [3] M [3] R [3] S [3] F [2] J [2] P [2] A [1] E [1] K [1] V [1] W [1]

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Military Service [31] Merchant Navy [2]

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United Kingdom [5]

Patrick Hume Cox

Born 1895

Died 1981

British Army Second Lieutenant Grenadiers Guards

British Army Lieutenant Grenadier Guards 4th

British Army Lieutenant Training Reserve

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John Vellacott

Born 1890

Died 1967

British Army 78564 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Thomas Johnstone

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 19282 Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment

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William John Crocombe

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy 15301 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division H.M.S. "Carnarvon"

Royal Navy 15301 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS New Zealand

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Percy Arthur Sheppard

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266185

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Percy Douglas Murley

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 18557 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Charles Thomas Hooper

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191968

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Arthur John Squire

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1749 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 200063 Corporal Tank Corps

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Sidney George Fry

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205887

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Ernest James White

Born 1887

Died 1920

British Army 432189 Private Labour Corps 444th Agricultural Company

British Army 3045 Private Royal North Devon Hussars 2nd/1st Battalion

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Tom Frederick Bevan

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299210

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John Paramore Charley

Born 1890

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS TIGER

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William Thomas Bowden

Born 1893

Royal Navy J3536

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Brian Meakins

Born 1896

Royal Navy J19024

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Joseph Edward Bowden

Born 1901

Royal Navy K56054

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Thomas Hoyles

Born 1901

Royal Navy K56055

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Albert Edward Essery

Born 1896

Royal Navy L6339

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Thomas Henry Moon

Born 1891

Royal Navy M4475

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William Hutchinson Hooper

Born 1891

Royal Navy M11710

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James Johnstone

Born 1897

British Army 18481 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 80897 Private Hussars

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