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Plymouth, Devon [5180]

Plymouth, Devon, England [609]

Plymouth England [261]

Plymouth [257]

Charles, Plymouth, Devon [94]

New Plymouth [34]

Stonehouse, Plymouth, Devon [20]

St Jude's, Plymouth, Devon [18]

East Stonehouse, Plymouth [17]

St Andrews, Plymouth [17]

Plymouth, Devonshire [15]

Charles Plymouth, Devon [12]

Mutley, Plymouth, Devon [9]

Saint Andrews Plymouth [9]

Plymouth, England [8]

Saint Peters Plymouth, Devon [8]

Devonport, Plymouth, Devon [6]

Plymouth, Cornwall [6]

Saint Andrews Plymouth, Devon [6]

Stoke Damerel, Plymouth, Devon [6]

Stonehouse, Plymouth [6]

Charles, Plymouth [5]

Stoke Damerel, Devonport, Plymouth [5]

Charles Plymouth [4]

Stoke, Plymouth, Devon [4]

Near Plymouth, Devon [3]

Plymouth Devonport [3]

Plympton, Plymouth, Devon [3]

Plymstock, Plymouth, Devon [3]

St Andrews, Plymouth, Devon [3]

Turnchapel, Plymouth [3]

20 Oakfield Tce, Cattedown, Plymouth [2]

7 Portland Square, Plymouth, Devon [2]

Brixton, Plymouth, Devon [2]

Cattedown, Plymouth, Devon [2]

Egg Buckland, Plymouth, Devon [2]

Ermington, Plymouth, Devon [2]

Holy Trinity Plymouth, Devon [2]

Ivybridge, Plymouth, Devon [2]

Laira, Plymouth [2]

Modbury, Plymouth, Devon [2]

New Plymouth NZ [2]

New Plymouth, New Zealand [2]

Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, Devon [2]

Plymouth Devon [2]

Plymouth Devon England [2]

Plymouth, Dover [2]

Plymouth, Hampshire [2]

Saint Andrew Plymouth [2]

Saint Andrews, Plymouth [2]

Rank

Private [184]

Stoker 1st Class [159]

Able Seaman [101]

Leading Stoker [60]

Stoker 2nd Class [43]

Leading Seaman [34]

Lieutenant [33]

Second Lieutenant [33]

Ordinary Seaman [29]

Captain [27]

Stoker Petty Officer [27]

Boy 1st Class [24]

Petty Officer [24]

Lance Corporal [19]

Serjeant [19]

Corporal [17]

Gunner [17]

Petty Officer Stoker [17]

Boy 2nd Class [16]

Cook's Mate [16]

Major [13]

Sapper [13]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [12]

Shipwright 1st Class [11]

Acting Leading Stoker [10]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [10]

Chief Petty Officer [9]

Rifleman [9]

Seaman [9]

Chief Stoker [8]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [8]

Petty Officer 1st Class [8]

Driver [7]

Mechanician [7]

Shipwright 2nd Class [7]

Sick Berth Attendant [7]

Boy Telegraphist [6]

Deck Hand [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Plumber [6]

Stoker [6]

Sergeant [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Boy [4]

Chief Armourer [4]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [4]

Officer's Cook 1st Class [4]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [4]

Signal Boy [4]

Trimmer [4]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [73]

HMS LION [50]

HMS TIGER [50]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [46]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [46]

HMS Ajax [36]

HMS Monmouth [35]

HMS THUNDERER [35]

HMS BELLEROPHON [33]

HMS VALIANT [33]

HMS Vivid [32]

Royal Naval Reserve [31]

HMS Vivid II [30]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [24]

Royal Engineers [24]

HMS Erin [18]

HMS New Zealand [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

HMS DEFENCE [16]

Labour Corps [16]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [15]

HMS Defence [15]

HMS Goliath [15]

London Regiment [15]

HMS Impregnable [13]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

HMS Indefatigable [11]

HMS IRON DUKE [10]

HMS Vivid I [10]

HMS Warrior [10]

HMS BENBOW [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

HMS Falmouth [7]

HMS WARRIOR [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

HMS Benbow [6]

HMS Indus [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Various HM Ships and Establishments [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

HMS INVINCIBLE [5]

HMS NEPTUNE [5]

HMS NEW ZEALAND [5]

Service

Royal Navy [4965]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [585]

British Army [344]

Australian Imperial Force [300]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [20]

Other Empire Force [12]

Indian Army [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [698]

H [666]

S [564]

C [553]

W [515]

P [466]

M [462]

R [369]

T [347]

L [317]

D [311]

G [264]

F [225]

J [218]

E [195]

A [172]

K [138]

N [130]

O [68]

V [58]

I [29]

Y [26]

Q [14]

U [9]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6013]

Merchant Navy [605]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [228]

India [4]

New Zealand [3]

Canada [2]

France [2]

Germany [2]

China [1]

Egypt [1]

Ireland [1]

Isle of Man [1]

Malta [1]

South Africa [1]

Spain [1]

Turkey [1]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [5180] Plymouth, Devon, England [609] Plymouth England [261] Plymouth [257] Charles, Plymouth, Devon [94] New Plymouth [34] Stonehouse, Plymouth, Devon [20] St Jude's, Plymouth, Devon [18] East Stonehouse, Plymouth [17] St Andrews, Plymouth [17] Plymouth, Devonshire [15] Charles Plymouth, Devon [12] Mutley, Plymouth, Devon [9] Saint Andrews Plymouth [9] Plymouth, England [8] Saint Peters Plymouth, Devon [8] Devonport, Plymouth, Devon [6] Plymouth, Cornwall [6] Saint Andrews Plymouth, Devon [6] Stoke Damerel, Plymouth, Devon [6] Stonehouse, Plymouth [6] Charles, Plymouth [5] Stoke Damerel, Devonport, Plymouth [5] Charles Plymouth [4] Stoke, Plymouth, Devon [4] Near Plymouth, Devon [3] Plymouth Devonport [3] Plympton, Plymouth, Devon [3] Plymstock, Plymouth, Devon [3] St Andrews, Plymouth, Devon [3] Turnchapel, Plymouth [3] 20 Oakfield Tce, Cattedown, Plymouth [2] 7 Portland Square, Plymouth, Devon [2] Brixton, Plymouth, Devon [2] Cattedown, Plymouth, Devon [2] Egg Buckland, Plymouth, Devon [2] Ermington, Plymouth, Devon [2] Holy Trinity Plymouth, Devon [2] Ivybridge, Plymouth, Devon [2] Laira, Plymouth [2] Modbury, Plymouth, Devon [2] New Plymouth NZ [2] New Plymouth, New Zealand [2] Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, Devon [2] Plymouth Devon [2] Plymouth Devon England [2] Plymouth, Dover [2] Plymouth, Hampshire [2] Saint Andrew Plymouth [2] Saint Andrews, Plymouth [2]

Rank

Private [184] Stoker 1st Class [159] Able Seaman [101] Leading Stoker [60] Stoker 2nd Class [43] Leading Seaman [34] Lieutenant [33] Second Lieutenant [33] Ordinary Seaman [29] Captain [27] Stoker Petty Officer [27] Boy 1st Class [24] Petty Officer [24] Lance Corporal [19] Serjeant [19] Corporal [17] Gunner [17] Petty Officer Stoker [17] Boy 2nd Class [16] Cook's Mate [16] Major [13] Sapper [13] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [12] Shipwright 1st Class [11] Acting Leading Stoker [10] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [10] Chief Petty Officer [9] Rifleman [9] Seaman [9] Chief Stoker [8] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [8] Petty Officer 1st Class [8] Driver [7] Mechanician [7] Shipwright 2nd Class [7] Sick Berth Attendant [7] Boy Telegraphist [6] Deck Hand [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Plumber [6] Stoker [6] Sergeant [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Boy [4] Chief Armourer [4] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [4] Officer's Cook 1st Class [4] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [4] Signal Boy [4] Trimmer [4]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [73] HMS LION [50] HMS TIGER [50] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [46] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [46] HMS Ajax [36] HMS Monmouth [35] HMS THUNDERER [35] HMS BELLEROPHON [33] HMS VALIANT [33] HMS Vivid [32] Royal Naval Reserve [31] HMS Vivid II [30] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [24] Royal Engineers [24] HMS Erin [18] HMS New Zealand [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] HMS DEFENCE [16] Labour Corps [16] HMS COLLINGWOOD [15] HMS Defence [15] HMS Goliath [15] London Regiment [15] HMS Impregnable [13] Royal Field Artillery [13] HMS Indefatigable [11] HMS IRON DUKE [10] HMS Vivid I [10] HMS Warrior [10] HMS BENBOW [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Somerset Light Infantry [9] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Canadian Infantry [7] HMS Falmouth [7] HMS WARRIOR [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Army Service Corps [6] HMS Benbow [6] HMS Indus [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Various HM Ships and Establishments [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] HMS INVINCIBLE [5] HMS NEPTUNE [5] HMS NEW ZEALAND [5]

Service

Royal Navy [4965] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [585] British Army [344] Australian Imperial Force [300] Canadian Expeditionary Force [20] Other Empire Force [12] Indian Army [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [698] H [666] S [564] C [553] W [515] P [466] M [462] R [369] T [347] L [317] D [311] G [264] F [225] J [218] E [195] A [172] K [138] N [130] O [68] V [58] I [29] Y [26] Q [14] U [9] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6013] Merchant Navy [605] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [228] India [4] New Zealand [3] Canada [2] France [2] Germany [2] China [1] Egypt [1] Ireland [1] Isle of Man [1] Malta [1] South Africa [1] Spain [1] Turkey [1]

Joseph Alexander Phillips

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Liverpool Regiment

British Army second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army Captain King's (Liverpool) Regiment 13th Battalion

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James Stanley Foot

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army Captain Welsh Regiment 7th (Cyclists) Battalion (Territorial)

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Reginald Frank Martin

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 5021 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 372416 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Frederick John Charles Prowse

Born 1895

Died 1939

Royal Navy K24322

Royal Navy K24322 Stoker 2 Vivid 2

Royal Navy K24322 Stoker 1 Orion

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Herbert Cecil Buller

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Rifle Brigade attached Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry

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Sydney William Finch

Born 1881

Died 1914

Royal Navy Paymaster

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Lionel George Cumming

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 4352 Private Royal Fusiliers 19th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Claude Rundle

Born 1873

Died 1954

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Lt Col Royal Army Medical Corps

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Charles Belcher

Born 1860

Died 1916

British Army 20511 Warrant Officer Class 1 Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 20511 Quartermaster Serjeant Bedfordshire Regiment

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Connell Whipple

Born 1888

Died 1964

British Army PS/2763 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Joseph W S Collins

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 240142 Acting Serjeant Devonshire Regiment

British Army 240142 Serjeant Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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James Frederick Hopper

Born 1890

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 163364

Canadian Expeditionary Force 163364 Private Canadian Infantry

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Charles Heathman Hellyer

Born 1886

Died 1956

British Army 95190 Private Tank Corps

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Arthur Edward Commins

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 45657 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William Henry Brooks

Died 1915

British Army R/11184 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 7 Battalion

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Fred Lea

Born 1890

Died 1960

British Army 329708 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery 48 Siege Battery

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William John Worth Nicholas

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment att'd. Nigeria Regiment, West African Frontier Force

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Albert Henry Moses

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 89597 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Andrew Lodin Beale

Born 1885

Died 1950

Royal Navy 351561 Chief Sick Berth Attendant Various HM Ships and Establishments

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Sydney John Cruse

Born 1898

Died 1919

Royal Navy 18499 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 18499 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry

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