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Paignton, Devon [257]

Paignton, Devon, England [7]

Paignton, South Devon [4]

Christ Church, Paignton, Devon [1]

Compton, Paignton, Devon [1]

Paignton Devon [1]

Paignton Totnes Devon. [1]

Paignton, Devon,England [1]

Paignton, South Devon, England [1]

Paignton, Totnes, Devon [1]

Paignton,Devon [1]

Preston, Paignton, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Sapper [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Gunner [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Serjeant [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Mate [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Admiral [1]

Battery Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Captain [1]

Captain's Valet [1]

Commander [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer (2nd Class) [Petty Officer, Coast Guard] [1]

Plumber [1]

Sergeant [1]

Ship's Cook [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Vice-Admiral [1]

Unit

HMS TIGER [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Devon Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [2]

HMS DEFENCE [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

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

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS Centurion [1]

HMS Conqueror [1]

HMS DUBLIN [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Fisgard [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

HMS Jason [1]

HMS Marlborough [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS NEW ZEALAND [1]

HMS New Zealand [1]

HMS President [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

HMS Whitley [1]

Household Battalion [1]

Labour Corps [1]

London Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles) [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Rifle Brigade attached Trench Mortar Battery [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Sappers and Miners [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [209]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33]

British Army [28]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [28]

S [28]

P [26]

W [25]

H [23]

B [22]

F [17]

L [16]

R [15]

C [11]

D [11]

E [9]

K [9]

A [8]

G [7]

T [6]

N [5]

O [3]

Y [3]

V [2]

J [1]

U [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [262]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

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People [277] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Paignton, Devon [257] Paignton, Devon, England [7] Paignton, South Devon [4] Christ Church, Paignton, Devon [1] Compton, Paignton, Devon [1] Paignton Devon [1] Paignton Totnes Devon. [1] Paignton, Devon,England [1] Paignton, South Devon, England [1] Paignton, Totnes, Devon [1] Paignton,Devon [1] Preston, Paignton, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Able Seaman [5] Lieutenant [5] Boy 1st Class [4] Sapper [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Gunner [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Serjeant [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Mate [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Admiral [1] Battery Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Captain [1] Captain's Valet [1] Commander [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Guardsman [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer (2nd Class) [Petty Officer, Coast Guard] [1] Plumber [1] Sergeant [1] Ship's Cook [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1] Vice-Admiral [1]

Unit

HMS TIGER [4] Royal Engineers [4] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Devon Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] HMS COLLINGWOOD [2] HMS DEFENCE [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Monmouth" [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS Centurion [1] HMS Conqueror [1] HMS DUBLIN [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Fisgard [1] HMS Indefatigable [1] HMS Jason [1] HMS Marlborough [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS NEW ZEALAND [1] HMS New Zealand [1] HMS President [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] HMS Vivid [1] HMS Whitley [1] Household Battalion [1] Labour Corps [1] London Regiment [1] London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles) [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Rifle Brigade attached Trench Mortar Battery [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Sappers and Miners [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [209] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33] British Army [28] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [28] S [28] P [26] W [25] H [23] B [22] F [17] L [16] R [15] C [11] D [11] E [9] K [9] A [8] G [7] T [6] N [5] O [3] Y [3] V [2] J [1] U [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [262] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Josiah Stonelake

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy K32288 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Centurion

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William John Smith Madge

Born 1898

Died 1916

Royal Navy J30137 Ordinary Seaman HMS DEFENCE

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Stephen Henry Bromhead

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213485

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Paul Boniface Rossiter

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220484

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Frederick William Newland

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 536773 Private London Regiment

British Army 536773 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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Leslie Douglas Victor Abrahams

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309939

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Frederick William Horsham

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2755

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Stanley Avery Couch

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211761

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Frederick Thomas Trewin

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155134

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Thomas Somerville

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166769

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Alec Vernon Mudge

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 183965

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Thomas Henry Sanson

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193440

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Howard Baker Spry

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 319927

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Eric James Patrick Brind

Born 1892

Died 1963

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Vice-Admiral

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Anthony Harding Burton Papillon

Born 1892

Died 1952

British Army Sappers and Miners

British Army 1975 Lieutenant Captain Royal Engineers

British Army Major Royal Engineers

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William Knapman

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy K2271 Stoker Petty Officer HMS DEFENCE

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James Edmund Wildish

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177874

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Eli Steer

Born 1898

Died 1921

Royal Navy J38492 Boy 1st Class HMS COLLINGWOOD

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Richard James Langdon

Born 1896

Royal Navy 17075 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Charles Henry Mashford

Born 1894

Royal Navy J5898 Leading Seaman HMS THUNDERER

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