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Taunton, Somerset [863]

Taunton England [50]

Taunton [39]

Stoke St Gregory, Taunton, Somerset [6]

Taunton, Devon [5]

Taunton, Somersetshire [4]

Taunton,Somerset [3]

Taunton,Somerset. [3]

Bickenhall, Taunton, Somerset [2]

Hatch Beauchamp, Taunton, Somerset [2]

Milverton, Taunton, Somerset [2]

Near Taunton, Somerset [2]

Norton Fitzwarren, Taunton, Somerset [2]

Pitminster, Taunton, Somerset [2]

Taunton, Somerset, England [2]

Trull, Taunton, Somerset [2]

West Hatch, Taunton, Somerset [2]

(Ruishton) Taunton, Somerset [1]

Axbridge, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Bathpool, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Bishop Hull, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Bishop Hull, Taunton, Somerset, England [1]

Bishop's Hull, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Bishops Hull, Taunton, Somerset, England [1]

Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Bishops Taunton Fremington, Devon [1]

Bridgwater, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Bruham, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Buckland St Mary, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Burnham on Sea, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Chard, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Charlton Mackrell, nr Taunton, Somerset [1]

Church Taunton Honiton, Devon [1]

Clevedon, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Comeytrowe, Taunton [1]

Corfe, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Creech St. Michael, Taunton [1]

Curry Mallet, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Dulverton, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Durston, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Fulford, Kingston, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Galmington Taunton, Somerset [1]

Galmington, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Hill Farrence, Taunton [1]

Keinton Mandeville, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Kingston St Mary, Taunton [1]

Langport, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Lyng, near Taunton Somerset [1]

Melody Buildings, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Monkton House, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [225]

Second Lieutenant [30]

Lance Corporal [23]

Captain [19]

Serjeant [19]

Gunner [18]

Lieutenant [18]

Corporal [15]

Able Seaman [14]

Sapper [12]

Stoker 1st Class [12]

Driver [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Boy 1st Class [6]

Stoker 2nd Class [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Leading Stoker [5]

Major [5]

Boy 2nd Class [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Bugler [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

3rd Writer [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Kitchen Helper [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

2nd Sick Berth Stewart [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Battery Sergeant Major [1]

Boatman [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy Sailor [1]

Captain Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Unit

Somerset Light Infantry [119]

Royal Engineers [27]

West Somerset Yeomanry [25]

Devonshire Regiment [20]

Gloucestershire Regiment [18]

Army Service Corps [16]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Labour Corps [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6]

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

HMS Ajax [4]

HMS BELLEROPHON [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

London Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

HMS BENBOW [3]

HMS Defence [3]

HMS Impregnable [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Voluntary Aid Detatchment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Field Artillery [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

HMS Conqueror [2]

HMS DEFENCE [2]

HMS Hindustan [2]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [2]

HMS Indefatigable [2]

Service

Royal Navy [455]

British Army [356]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [169]

Australian Imperial Force [56]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

Other Empire Force [6]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [139]

C [125]

S [109]

H [100]

P [63]

W [63]

M [58]

D [56]

G [53]

T [53]

R [49]

L [40]

F [31]

A [29]

V [20]

E [17]

J [13]

N [12]

K [9]

O [9]

Q [4]

Y [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1000]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [84]

India [1]

Malta [1]

South Africa [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

Zimbabwe [1]

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Place of birth

Taunton, Somerset [863] Taunton England [50] Taunton [39] Stoke St Gregory, Taunton, Somerset [6] Taunton, Devon [5] Taunton, Somersetshire [4] Taunton,Somerset [3] Taunton,Somerset. [3] Bickenhall, Taunton, Somerset [2] Hatch Beauchamp, Taunton, Somerset [2] Milverton, Taunton, Somerset [2] Near Taunton, Somerset [2] Norton Fitzwarren, Taunton, Somerset [2] Pitminster, Taunton, Somerset [2] Taunton, Somerset, England [2] Trull, Taunton, Somerset [2] West Hatch, Taunton, Somerset [2] (Ruishton) Taunton, Somerset [1] Axbridge, Taunton, Somerset [1] Bathpool, Taunton, Somerset [1] Bishop Hull, Taunton, Somerset [1] Bishop Hull, Taunton, Somerset, England [1] Bishop's Hull, Taunton, Somerset [1] Bishops Hull, Taunton, Somerset, England [1] Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, Somerset [1] Bishops Taunton Fremington, Devon [1] Bridgwater, Taunton, Somerset [1] Bruham, Taunton, Somerset [1] Buckland St Mary, Taunton, Somerset [1] Burnham on Sea, Taunton, Somerset [1] Chard, Taunton, Somerset [1] Charlton Mackrell, nr Taunton, Somerset [1] Church Taunton Honiton, Devon [1] Clevedon, Taunton, Somerset [1] Comeytrowe, Taunton [1] Corfe, Taunton, Somerset [1] Creech St. Michael, Taunton [1] Curry Mallet, Taunton, Somerset [1] Dulverton, Taunton, Somerset [1] Durston, Taunton, Somerset [1] Fulford, Kingston, Taunton, Somerset [1] Galmington Taunton, Somerset [1] Galmington, Taunton, Somerset [1] Hill Farrence, Taunton [1] Keinton Mandeville, Taunton, Somerset [1] Kingston St Mary, Taunton [1] Langport, Taunton, Somerset [1] Lyng, near Taunton Somerset [1] Melody Buildings, Taunton, Somerset [1] Monkton House, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [225] Second Lieutenant [30] Lance Corporal [23] Captain [19] Serjeant [19] Gunner [18] Lieutenant [18] Corporal [15] Able Seaman [14] Sapper [12] Stoker 1st Class [12] Driver [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Ordinary Seaman [7] Boy 1st Class [6] Stoker 2nd Class [6] Acting Corporal [5] Leading Stoker [5] Major [5] Boy 2nd Class [4] Deck Hand [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Bugler [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] 3rd Writer [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Brigadier General [2] Kitchen Helper [2] Leading Seaman [2] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] 2nd Sick Berth Stewart [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Battery Sergeant Major [1] Boatman [1] Bombardier [1] Boy Sailor [1] Captain Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Carpenter's Crew [1]

Unit

Somerset Light Infantry [119] Royal Engineers [27] West Somerset Yeomanry [25] Devonshire Regiment [20] Gloucestershire Regiment [18] Army Service Corps [16] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Royal Field Artillery [12] Labour Corps [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Canadian Infantry [7] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6] Royal Naval Reserve [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Coldstream Guards [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] HMS Ajax [4] HMS BELLEROPHON [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] London Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] HMS BENBOW [3] HMS Defence [3] HMS Impregnable [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Hussars [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Voluntary Aid Detatchment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Field Artillery [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [2] Grenadier Guards [2] HMS Conqueror [2] HMS DEFENCE [2] HMS Hindustan [2] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [2] HMS Indefatigable [2]

Service

Royal Navy [455] British Army [356] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [169] Australian Imperial Force [56] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] Other Empire Force [6] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [139] C [125] S [109] H [100] P [63] W [63] M [58] D [56] G [53] T [53] R [49] L [40] F [31] A [29] V [20] E [17] J [13] N [12] K [9] O [9] Q [4] Y [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1000] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [84] India [1] Malta [1] South Africa [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1] Zimbabwe [1]

Edward Victor Carpenter

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 9470 Corporal Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 9470 Corporal Prince Albert's Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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John Kellerman Adey Obe Mid

Born 1887

Died 1959

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant Colonel No. 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station

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Arthur Francis Ladd

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 5777 Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 5777 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Arthur Charles Westlake

Born 1899

British Army M305339 Private Army Service Corps Motor Transport

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Charles Edgar Holton Smith

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps 10th/11th Battalion

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William John Staple

Born 1872

Died 1915

Royal Navy 142861 Ordinary Seaman HMS Boadicea

Royal Navy 142861 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory

Royal Navy 142861 Able Seaman HMS Active

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Harold James Hill

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 2697 Private Somerset Light Infantry 2/5th Battalion

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George Norman Curry

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 4157 Staff Quarter Master Serjeant 3rd Hussars

British Army 4157 Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant 3rd (King's Own) Hussars 9th Reserve Cavalry

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Frederick Oaten

Born 1880

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108248 Air Mechanic 3rd Class

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108248 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force No. 1 Balloon Squadron

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Fergus Hamilton Reid

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Royal Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Garrison Artillery

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Harold Edward Prew

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 943 Corporal Rhodesia Regiment

South African Services Lieutenant 2nd Rhodesia Regiment South African Infantry

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Henry William George Cridge

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 94255 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Edward James Vibart Collingwood-Thompson

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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George Wells

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 11843 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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William John Toller

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army S/24100 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army T/306296 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Oswald Massey Samson

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 194259 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Hubert John Fermor

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 10344 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 414119 Private Labour Corps

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Guy Mynors Shufflebotham

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 11935 Lance Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

British Army Captain Somerset Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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Alfred George House

Born 1890

Died 1980

British Army 202830 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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William John Hawker

Born 1878

Died 1964

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237725

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