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Modbury, Devon [56]

Modbury, Devon, England [2]

Modbury, Plymouth, Devon [2]

Modbury, South Devon [2]

Modbury, Kingsbridge, Devon [1]

Modbury, nr Kingsbridge, Devon [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Private [2]

Blacksmith [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [1]

HMS Albion [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Calypso [1]

HMS Calyspso [1]

HMS Cambridge [1]

HMS Cleopatra [1]

HMS Curacoa [1]

HMS Defence [1]

HMS Defiance [1]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

HMS Implacable [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

HMS Indus [1]

HMS Magnificent [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS Ocean [1]

HMS Orion [1]

HMS Pelorus [1]

HMS Sirius [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS Tiger [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Engineers Transport [1]

Royal Fleet Reserve Devonport [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [51]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

British Army [4]

Last name first letter

T [10]

H [8]

L [7]

S [6]

B [5]

C [5]

W [5]

M [4]

F [3]

R [3]

J [2]

K [2]

D [1]

E [1]

G [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [60]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Canada [1]

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People [64] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Modbury, Devon [56] Modbury, Devon, England [2] Modbury, Plymouth, Devon [2] Modbury, South Devon [2] Modbury, Kingsbridge, Devon [1] Modbury, nr Kingsbridge, Devon [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [2] Leading Stoker [2] Private [2] Blacksmith [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Chief Stoker [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [1] HMS Albion [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Calypso [1] HMS Calyspso [1] HMS Cambridge [1] HMS Cleopatra [1] HMS Curacoa [1] HMS Defence [1] HMS Defiance [1] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1] HMS Implacable [1] HMS Indefatigable [1] HMS Indus [1] HMS Magnificent [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS Ocean [1] HMS Orion [1] HMS Pelorus [1] HMS Sirius [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS Tiger [1] HMS Vivid [1] HMS Vivid I [1] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Engineers Transport [1] Royal Fleet Reserve Devonport [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [51] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] British Army [4]

Last name first letter

T [10] H [8] L [7] S [6] B [5] C [5] W [5] M [4] F [3] R [3] J [2] K [2] D [1] E [1] G [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [60] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [3] Canada [1]

Fred Spurrell Kerswell

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 1798 Sapper Royal Engineers Transport

British Army 514940 Sapper Royal Engineers 570th (Devon)

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Ernest Wood

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy 193330 Able Seaman HMS Defence

Royal Navy 193330 Boy 2nd Class HMS Curacoa

Royal Navy 193330 Boy 1st Class HMS Curacoa

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Samuel Wyatt Blight

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401649

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Edwin Davis

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220631

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Alfred Stevens

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235154

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Herbert Smith-Jarvis Trinick

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243655

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John Pearce Lakeman

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 9153 Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

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Aubrey Jack Cooke

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295350

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Charles Robert Hill

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy 311712 Leading Stoker HMS INDEFATIGABLE

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Henry Percival Jarvis

Born 1895

Royal Navy 16083 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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James Kennard

Born 1873

Died 1914

Royal Navy 342680 Blacksmith HMS Monmouth

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Charles Wilton Martin

Born 1880

Died 1916

Royal Navy 290140 Chief Stoker HMS Indefatigable

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Alberta Gertrude Rogers

Born 1894

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Thomas Owen Boon

Born 1891

Royal Navy J59635

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Alfred Stevens

Born 1892

Royal Navy F35154

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Francis William Triggs

Born 1902

Royal Navy J95295

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Alfred George Brooking

Born 1891

Royal Navy K6252

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Frederick Thomas Tall

Born 1894

Royal Navy K17333

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John Henry Willis

Born 1894

Royal Navy K19223

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Aubrey Bennett Treeby

Born 1895

Royal Navy K29058

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