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Tavistock, Devon [405]

Tavistock England [20]

Tavistock, Devon, England [9]

Tavistock, Cornwall [5]

Tavistock [4]

Tavistock Devon [4]

Mary Tavy, Tavistock, Devon [3]

Bere Ferrers, Tavistock, Devon [2]

Whitchurch, Tavistock, Devon [2]

Buckland, Tavistock, Devon [1]

Calstock, Tavistock,Cornwall. [1]

Coombe Tavistock, Devon [1]

Horrabridge Tavistock, Devon [1]

Horrabridge, Tavistock, Devon [1]

Kelly, Tavistock, Devon [1]

Lamerton, Tavistock, Devon [1]

Lewdown, Tavistock, Devon [1]

Lewtrenchard nr Tavistock [1]

Lydford, Tavistock, Devon [1]

Peter Tavy, Tavistock, Devon [1]

Princetown, Tavistock, Devon [1]

South Milton, Tavistock, Devon [1]

Stowford, Tavistock, Devon [1]

Tavistock Hamlet, Devon [1]

Tavistock Street, Devonport [1]

Tavistock, Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Tavistock, Devonshire [1]

Tavistock, Exeter, Devon [1]

Tavistock, Gloucestershire [1]

Tavistock, North Devon [1]

Tavistock, Ontario [1]

Thrushelton, Tavistock, Devon [1]

Walkhampton, Tavistock, Devon [1]

Wellgrace near Tavistock, Devon [1]

Westchurch Tavistock, Devon [1]

Woodland View, Great Consols, Tavistock, Devon [1]

Yelverton Tavistock, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [21]

Stoker 1st Class [11]

Leading Stoker [8]

Able Seaman [6]

Stoker 2nd Class [6]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Boy 2nd Class [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Captain [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Corporal [2]

Gunner [2]

Petty Officer 1st Class [2]

Sergeant [2]

Sick Berth Steward [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Able Seaman R.A.N. [1]

Able Seamen [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Chief Stoker [1]

Acting Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Bombardier [1]

CERA 2c [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Clerk 3rd Class [1]

Cooper [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engineman [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

General Worker [1]

Greaser [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant and Adjutant [1]

Major [1]

Mechanician [1]

Nurse [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [9]

HMS Ajax [7]

HMS LION [5]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5]

Royal Engineers [4]

HMS Monmouth [3]

HMS VALIANT [3]

HMS Vivid [3]

HMS Vivid II [3]

HMS Warrior [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

HMS BENBOW [2]

HMS Defence [2]

HMS Duke of Edinburgh [2]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Marlborough [2]

HMS New Zealand [2]

HMS TIGER [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

(RFR/DEV/B/5640), S.S. Ascanius. [1]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

British Red Cross [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Europa II - M 33 [1]

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

HM Submarine E17 [1]

HM Submarine E4 [1]

HMAS Sydney [1]

HMCS Niobe [1]

HMCS Rainbow [1]

HMS Algerine [1]

HMS Argyll [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS Blake [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS Cambridge [1]

HMS Colossus [1]

HMS Commonwealth [1]

HMS Cornwall [1]

HMS Exmouth [1]

Service

Royal Navy [362]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [55]

British Army [34]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [70]

C [56]

W [49]

S [38]

H [36]

M [35]

D [30]

P [28]

T [22]

F [19]

R [17]

G [16]

A [13]

J [11]

L [11]

K [10]

E [9]

N [6]

Y [3]

O [2]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [460]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Tavistock, Devon [405] Tavistock England [20] Tavistock, Devon, England [9] Tavistock, Cornwall [5] Tavistock [4] Tavistock Devon [4] Mary Tavy, Tavistock, Devon [3] Bere Ferrers, Tavistock, Devon [2] Whitchurch, Tavistock, Devon [2] Buckland, Tavistock, Devon [1] Calstock, Tavistock,Cornwall. [1] Coombe Tavistock, Devon [1] Horrabridge Tavistock, Devon [1] Horrabridge, Tavistock, Devon [1] Kelly, Tavistock, Devon [1] Lamerton, Tavistock, Devon [1] Lewdown, Tavistock, Devon [1] Lewtrenchard nr Tavistock [1] Lydford, Tavistock, Devon [1] Peter Tavy, Tavistock, Devon [1] Princetown, Tavistock, Devon [1] South Milton, Tavistock, Devon [1] Stowford, Tavistock, Devon [1] Tavistock Hamlet, Devon [1] Tavistock Street, Devonport [1] Tavistock, Barnstaple, Devon [1] Tavistock, Devonshire [1] Tavistock, Exeter, Devon [1] Tavistock, Gloucestershire [1] Tavistock, North Devon [1] Tavistock, Ontario [1] Thrushelton, Tavistock, Devon [1] Walkhampton, Tavistock, Devon [1] Wellgrace near Tavistock, Devon [1] Westchurch Tavistock, Devon [1] Woodland View, Great Consols, Tavistock, Devon [1] Yelverton Tavistock, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [21] Stoker 1st Class [11] Leading Stoker [8] Able Seaman [6] Stoker 2nd Class [6] Boy 1st Class [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Boy 2nd Class [4] Lance Corporal [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Captain [3] Leading Seaman [3] Lieutenant [3] Petty Officer [3] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Corporal [2] Gunner [2] Petty Officer 1st Class [2] Sergeant [2] Sick Berth Steward [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Able Seaman R.A.N. [1] Able Seamen [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Chief Stoker [1] Acting Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting Corporal [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Bombardier [1] CERA 2c [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1] Clerk 3rd Class [1] Cooper [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engineman [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] General Worker [1] Greaser [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant and Adjutant [1] Major [1] Mechanician [1] Nurse [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [9] HMS Ajax [7] HMS LION [5] Royal Field Artillery [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5] Royal Engineers [4] HMS Monmouth [3] HMS VALIANT [3] HMS Vivid [3] HMS Vivid II [3] HMS Warrior [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [2] HMS BENBOW [2] HMS Defence [2] HMS Duke of Edinburgh [2] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Marlborough [2] HMS New Zealand [2] HMS TIGER [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] (RFR/DEV/B/5640), S.S. Ascanius. [1] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [1] Army Service Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] British Red Cross [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Europa II - M 33 [1] H.M.S. "Bullfinch." [1] HM Submarine E17 [1] HM Submarine E4 [1] HMAS Sydney [1] HMCS Niobe [1] HMCS Rainbow [1] HMS Algerine [1] HMS Argyll [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS Blake [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS Cambridge [1] HMS Colossus [1] HMS Commonwealth [1] HMS Cornwall [1] HMS Exmouth [1]

Service

Royal Navy [362] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [55] British Army [34] Australian Imperial Force [21] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [2] Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [70] C [56] W [49] S [38] H [36] M [35] D [30] P [28] T [22] F [19] R [17] G [16] A [13] J [11] L [11] K [10] E [9] N [6] Y [3] O [2] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [460] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [24] United States [1]

John Greening

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165487

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Alfred John Adams

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407472

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Thomas Charles Brock

Born 1874

Died 1916

Royal Navy 340917 Petty Officer 1st Class HMS Colossus

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Harry John Fairchild

Born 1874

Died 1918

Royal Navy 157878 Chief Petty Officer HMS Vivid

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Albert John Perkin

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers Railway and Road Training Establishment (Longmoor)

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James Trethewey

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army M2/132348 Private Army Service Corps

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Richard Henry Congdon

Born 1894

Died 1914

Royal Navy K17179

Royal Navy K/17179 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Bullfinch."

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Frank Arthur

Born 1891

Died 1917

Royal Navy K41836 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid

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Frederick Edwin Craze

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231388

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Frank Arthur Wood

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267888

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Frederick Thomas Trick

Died 1918

British Army 19772 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 43243 Private Devonshire Regiment

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William Charles Earl

Born 1896

Died 1971

British Army 290355 Private Welsh Regiment

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William Henry Tretheway

Born 1895

British Army 191415 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 86443 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "B" AA Battery

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James Hugo

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283389

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Albert Bickle

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409162

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Frank Beavis

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209127

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Charles Doidge

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268816

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Joseph Maunder

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194692

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Charles Edward Gard

Born 1890

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Greaser Mercantile Marine

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George Hartnoll

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191520

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