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Plympton, Devon [297]

Plympton Saint Mary, Devon [13]

Plympton Devon [10]

Plympton, Devon, England [7]

Plympton St Mary, Devon [3]

Plympton, Plymouth, Devon [3]

Ermington, Plympton, Devon [2]

Plympton Saint Marys, Devon [2]

Yealmpton, Plympton, Devon [2]

Brixton, Plympton, Devon [1]

Colebrook, Plympton, Devon [1]

Plympton Plymouth, Devon [1]

Plympton st Mary, Devon [1]

Plympton, Saint Mary, Devon [1]

Plympton, St.Mary, Devon [1]

Plympton,Devon. [1]

Sparkwell, Plympton, Devon [1]

Tamerton Foliot, Plympton, Devon [1]

Underwood, Plympton, Devon [1]

Venton, Plympton, Devon [1]

West Plympton, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [25]

Stoker 1st Class [17]

Able Seaman [7]

Leading Stoker [6]

Stoker 2nd Class [6]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Chief Stoker [5]

Gunner [5]

Boy 2nd Class [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Stoker Petty Officer [4]

Cook's Mate [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Stoker [3]

Corporal [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Major [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Serjeant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

3rd Writer [1]

Acting Chief Stoker [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

C.S.M. [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Writer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Leading Stoker 1st Class [1]

Leading Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Shipwright [1]

Shipwright 2nd Class [1]

Shipwright Lieutenant Commander [1]

Stoker (1) [1]

Warrant Shipwright [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

HMS LION [6]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

HMS Ajax [3]

HMS Defence [3]

HMS Erin [3]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [3]

HMS Vivid II [3]

Vivid I [3]

Vivid II [3]

Coldstream Guards [2]

HMS BELLEROPHON [2]

HMS BENBOW [2]

HMS Benbow [2]

HMS Ganges II [2]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [2]

HMS TIGER [2]

HMS VALIANT [2]

HMS Vivid [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Algerine [1]

Andromeda [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Carnarvon [1]

Challenger (Monmouth) [1]

Defence [1]

Defiance [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

Donegal [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Edgar [1]

Europa [1]

Euryalus [1]

Forth [1]

Gibraltar [1]

H.M.S. "Vivid I" [1]

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

HM Paddle Minesweeper Ascot [1]

HM Submarine E50 [1]

HMS Anchusa [1]

HMS Ariadne [1]

HMS Arrogant [1]

HMS Bonaventure [1]

HMS Capetown [1]

HMS Colossus [1]

HMS Cornwall [1]

Service

Royal Navy [286]

British Army [32]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [40]

H [36]

P [32]

C [26]

W [26]

B [25]

R [25]

L [23]

M [23]

G [22]

T [19]

N [11]

E [9]

J [8]

D [7]

F [7]

K [4]

A [3]

Y [3]

O [1]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [329]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

Bermuda [1]

Gibraltar [1]

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People [351] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Plympton, Devon [297] Plympton Saint Mary, Devon [13] Plympton Devon [10] Plympton, Devon, England [7] Plympton St Mary, Devon [3] Plympton, Plymouth, Devon [3] Ermington, Plympton, Devon [2] Plympton Saint Marys, Devon [2] Yealmpton, Plympton, Devon [2] Brixton, Plympton, Devon [1] Colebrook, Plympton, Devon [1] Plympton Plymouth, Devon [1] Plympton st Mary, Devon [1] Plympton, Saint Mary, Devon [1] Plympton, St.Mary, Devon [1] Plympton,Devon. [1] Sparkwell, Plympton, Devon [1] Tamerton Foliot, Plympton, Devon [1] Underwood, Plympton, Devon [1] Venton, Plympton, Devon [1] West Plympton, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [25] Stoker 1st Class [17] Able Seaman [7] Leading Stoker [6] Stoker 2nd Class [6] Boy 1st Class [5] Chief Stoker [5] Gunner [5] Boy 2nd Class [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Stoker Petty Officer [4] Cook's Mate [3] Lieutenant [3] Petty Officer [3] Stoker [3] Corporal [2] Leading Seaman [2] Major [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Serjeant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] 3rd Writer [1] Acting Chief Stoker [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] C.S.M. [1] Captain [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Writer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Leading Stoker 1st Class [1] Leading Stoker 2nd Class [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Shipwright [1] Shipwright 2nd Class [1] Shipwright Lieutenant Commander [1] Stoker (1) [1] Warrant Shipwright [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] HMS LION [6] Canadian Infantry [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] HMS Ajax [3] HMS Defence [3] HMS Erin [3] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [3] HMS Vivid II [3] Vivid I [3] Vivid II [3] Coldstream Guards [2] HMS BELLEROPHON [2] HMS BENBOW [2] HMS Benbow [2] HMS Ganges II [2] HMS INFLEXIBLE [2] HMS TIGER [2] HMS VALIANT [2] HMS Vivid [2] HMS Vivid I [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Algerine [1] Andromeda [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Carnarvon [1] Challenger (Monmouth) [1] Defence [1] Defiance [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] Donegal [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Edgar [1] Europa [1] Euryalus [1] Forth [1] Gibraltar [1] H.M.S. "Vivid I" [1] H.M.S. "Vivid" [1] HM Paddle Minesweeper Ascot [1] HM Submarine E50 [1] HMS Anchusa [1] HMS Ariadne [1] HMS Arrogant [1] HMS Bonaventure [1] HMS Capetown [1] HMS Colossus [1] HMS Cornwall [1]

Service

Royal Navy [286] British Army [32] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [40] H [36] P [32] C [26] W [26] B [25] R [25] L [23] M [23] G [22] T [19] N [11] E [9] J [8] D [7] F [7] K [4] A [3] Y [3] O [1] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [329] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [37] Bermuda [1] Gibraltar [1]

William John Sarah

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12371

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Jonathan Thomas Roberts

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy 234598

Royal Navy 234598 Petty Officer HM Submarine E50

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William Joseph Soper

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298921

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Andrew Graham Conran Smythe

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army Major Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles Frederick Ernest Hall

Born 1881

Canadian Expeditionary Force 24199 Company Serjeant Major Canadian Infantry 14th Canadian Infantry Battalion

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Thomas Edward Bulteel

Born 1889

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 861 Private 11th Australian Infantry Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Albert Bray Bullen

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy 17893 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Defence

Royal Navy 17893 Private Rect: Depot Deal

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William Fernley Claude Abbott

Born 1893

Died 1919

Other Empire Force Deck Hand Mercantile Marine Reserve: HM Yacht North Star II

Other Empire Force Deck Hand Mercantile Marine Reserve

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Thomas Bradfield

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy K8786 Stoker 1st Class HMS Tiger

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William Harold Davey

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy SS113120 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vivid

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Frank Triscott

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219823

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Wilfred Lancelot Lillicrap

Born 1900

Died 1979

British Army 59330 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 7658176 Private Army Pay Corps

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Edgar James Cox

Born 1896

Died 1972

Royal Navy J19623 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J19623 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J19623 Ordinary Seaman HMS Marlboro

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James Edward Pengelly

Born 1879

Died 1962

Royal Navy 344386 Shipwright HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy Warrant Shipwright

Royal Navy Warrant Shipwright HMS Ajax

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Wilfred Charles Grubb

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy J33855 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J33855 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J33855 Boy 1st Class HMS Ajax

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George Henry Ryder

Born 1874

Died 1915

Royal Navy 155863

Royal Navy 155863 Petty Officer H.M.S. "Vivid I"

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John Mumford Staddon

Born 1882

Died 1916

Royal Navy 302553 Stoker Petty Officer HMS DEFENCE

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Thomas Henry Bond

Born 1895

Royal Navy M7762 Cook HMS Valiant

Royal Navy M7762 Cook's Mate HMS VALIANT

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William Wilcox

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy J9528 Able Seaman HMS Vivid

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Percy Richard Perraton

Born 1894

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 117475 Lieutenant Canadian Infantry

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