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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]

John Richard Barton Nicholas Hole

Born 1885

Died 1917

Royal Navy 1532 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Harry Morse

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 128391 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 50th Siege Battery

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Albert Henry Adams

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy K5622

Royal Navy K5622 Stoker 1st Class HMS Defence

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Frank Sealey

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 7341 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Edgar James D Allum

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 41875 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Harry James Martin

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 1141

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Alec Henry Budd How

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 20115 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 13696 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 25th Company

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Archibald Simeon Quick

Born 1896

Died 1978

British Army 27621 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Robert Alfred Stansell

Born 1879

Died 1968

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212724

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George Woollen Fry

Born 1868

Died 1949

British Army Captain Gloucestershire Regiment 8th battalion gloucest Battalion

British Army 2687

British Army Captain Royal Gloucestershire 2nd Battalion

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Samuel Benham

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 3331 Private Coldstream Guards

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Wallace Baker

Born 1891

Died 1959

British Army 1200 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408953 Air Mechanic 1st Class

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Walter Ernest Squire

Born 1879

Died 1935

British Army Lieutenant and Quartermaster Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Staff Sergeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Caroline Hannah Salway, Later Vickery

Born 1869

Died 1945

Other Empire Force Kitchen Helper Voluntary Aid Detatchment Red Cross Hospital, Priory School, Taunton

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Stanley Buckley

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 4865 Manchester Regiment

British Army 352313 Private Manchester Regiment 1st/9th Battalion

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John Forsey

Born 1880

Died 1929

British Army 22710 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 13715 Private Devonshire Regiment 10th (Service) Battalion

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John Staple

Born 1880

Died 1953

British Army R4/140644 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 140644 Private Army Service Corps 43rd Remount

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Charles Bertie Prowse

Born 1869

Died 1916

British Army Major Somerset Light Infantry

British Army Brigadier General Commanding 11th Brigade 11th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry.

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Herbert Ernest Howe

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 1429 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 295308 Lance Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

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Harold Overall Samson

Born 1894

Died 1956

British Army Lieutenant Royal Defence Corps

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

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