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Bristol, Somersetshire [35]

Somersetshire England [27]

Bath, Somersetshire [20]

Bedminster, Somersetshire [4]

Bridgewater, Somersetshire [4]

Taunton, Somersetshire [4]

Somersetshire [3]

Yeovil, Somersetshire [3]

Chard, Somersetshire [2]

Clevedon, Somersetshire [2]

Coleford, Somersetshire [2]

Crewkerne, Somersetshire [2]

Frome, Somersetshire [2]

Shepton Mallet, Somersetshire [2]

Wells, Somersetshire [2]

Weston super Mare, Somersetshire [2]

Backwell near Bristol, Somersetshire [1]

Bathford, Somersetshire [1]

Beaminster Bristol, Somersetshire [1]

Blagdon, Somersetshire [1]

Bristol Somersetshire. [1]

Bruton, Somersetshire [1]

Chileampton near Bath, Somersetshire [1]

Churchill, Somersetshire [1]

Clapton, Somersetshire [1]

Clutton, Somersetshire [1]

Glastonbury, Somersetshire [1]

Hutton, Somersetshire [1]

Keinton Mandeville, Somersetshire, England [1]

Lyncombe, Somersetshire [1]

Marshfield near Bath, Somersetshire [1]

Mere near Frome, Somersetshire [1]

Midsummer Norton, Somersetshire [1]

Near Bath, Somersetshire [1]

North Bath, Somersetshire [1]

North Curry SOmersetshire [1]

Old Church Chard, Somersetshire [1]

Portishead, Somersetshire [1]

Queen Charlton, Somersetshire [1]

Radstock, Somersetshire [1]

Shepton Mallett, Somersetshire [1]

Somerton, Somersetshire [1]

South Petherton, Somersetshire [1]

Spaxton, Somersetshire [1]

Street, Somersetshire [1]

Tottesdown, Somersetshire [1]

West Battle, Somersetshire [1]

Westfield near Radstock, Somersetshire [1]

Weston Gadeus near Portshead, Somersetshire [1]

Weston Super Mare, Somersetshire [1]

Rank

Private [8]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Corporal [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Nurse [1]

Sergeant [1]

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Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

HMS Vivid I [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

9th Leicesters [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

HMS AJAX [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Defence [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

Haden Guest Unit [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [110]

Australian Imperial Force [28]

British Army [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

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B [24]

C [18]

S [16]

H [12]

F [10]

W [10]

D [7]

P [7]

G [6]

L [6]

K [5]

M [5]

N [5]

A [4]

T [4]

R [3]

O [2]

V [2]

Y [2]

E [1]

J [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [149]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

Bristol, Somersetshire [35] Somersetshire England [27] Bath, Somersetshire [20] Bedminster, Somersetshire [4] Bridgewater, Somersetshire [4] Taunton, Somersetshire [4] Somersetshire [3] Yeovil, Somersetshire [3] Chard, Somersetshire [2] Clevedon, Somersetshire [2] Coleford, Somersetshire [2] Crewkerne, Somersetshire [2] Frome, Somersetshire [2] Shepton Mallet, Somersetshire [2] Wells, Somersetshire [2] Weston super Mare, Somersetshire [2] Backwell near Bristol, Somersetshire [1] Bathford, Somersetshire [1] Beaminster Bristol, Somersetshire [1] Blagdon, Somersetshire [1] Bristol Somersetshire. [1] Bruton, Somersetshire [1] Chileampton near Bath, Somersetshire [1] Churchill, Somersetshire [1] Clapton, Somersetshire [1] Clutton, Somersetshire [1] Glastonbury, Somersetshire [1] Hutton, Somersetshire [1] Keinton Mandeville, Somersetshire, England [1] Lyncombe, Somersetshire [1] Marshfield near Bath, Somersetshire [1] Mere near Frome, Somersetshire [1] Midsummer Norton, Somersetshire [1] Near Bath, Somersetshire [1] North Bath, Somersetshire [1] North Curry SOmersetshire [1] Old Church Chard, Somersetshire [1] Portishead, Somersetshire [1] Queen Charlton, Somersetshire [1] Radstock, Somersetshire [1] Shepton Mallett, Somersetshire [1] Somerton, Somersetshire [1] South Petherton, Somersetshire [1] Spaxton, Somersetshire [1] Street, Somersetshire [1] Tottesdown, Somersetshire [1] West Battle, Somersetshire [1] Westfield near Radstock, Somersetshire [1] Weston Gadeus near Portshead, Somersetshire [1] Weston Super Mare, Somersetshire [1]

Rank

Private [8] Boy 1st Class [2] Corporal [2] Deck Hand [2] Leading Stoker [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Corporal 2nd [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Nurse [1] Sergeant [1]

Unit

Gloucestershire Regiment [3] HMS Vivid I [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] 9th Leicesters [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] HMS AJAX [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Defence [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] Haden Guest Unit [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Welsh Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [110] Australian Imperial Force [28] British Army [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [24] C [18] S [16] H [12] F [10] W [10] D [7] P [7] G [6] L [6] K [5] M [5] N [5] A [4] T [4] R [3] O [2] V [2] Y [2] E [1] J [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [149]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

John Dyte

Born 1870

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 784047

Canadian Expeditionary Force 784047 Private Canadian Infantry 129th Battalion

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Edward Maynard Barnes

Born 1898

Died 1916

Royal Navy J34701 Boy 1st Class HMS Defence

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Albert Henry Shapcott

Born 1879

Died 1927

British Army 49408 Corporal 2nd Royal Engineers

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George Herbert Whyte

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army Corporal Haden Guest Unit

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment 17th (county of london) battalion (poplar andst Battalion

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment 2/18th battalion, lond Battalion

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Edward Charles Higgott

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 14859 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 7th Battalion.

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Reginald Charles Clark

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 9759 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9759 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Edwin Benjamin Cabble

Born 1899

Died 1924

Australian Imperial Force 2811

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Elsie Emily Vachell

Born 1891

British Army 5798 Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment

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A E Upham

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 27005 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 15th Battalion

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Norman Randolph Broadribb

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 2430 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 2430 Private Cheshire Regiment 1st/5th Bn. *served as NORMAN RANDOLPH PERRY

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William John Chester

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 2614 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 54292 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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Francis Lionel Hill

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 7/2667 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 7/2667 Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment 1/4th (T.F.) Battalion.

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Arthur Hubert Small

Born 1890

British Army 10103 Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 328794 Corporal 9th Leicesters

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Arthur Littleton Bullen

Australian Imperial Force 1799

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Harry Yeoman

Australian Imperial Force 7591

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Hector James Young

Australian Imperial Force 6894

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James Joseph Roper

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army S/20390 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/20390 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion

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Walter Swanton Jacob

Australian Imperial Force 1148

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John Charles Fortune

Australian Imperial Force 4560

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Charles Male

Australian Imperial Force 2020

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