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Teignmouth, Devon [293]

Teignmouth, Devon, England [36]

West Teignmouth, Devon [9]

Teignmouth, Newton Abbot, Devon [3]

East Teignmouth, Devon [2]

Teignmouth, Newton Abbot, Devon, England [2]

Bishops Teignton, Teignmouth, Devon [1]

Bishopsteignton, Teignmouth, Devon, England [1]

Dawlish, Teignmouth, Devon [1]

Higher Holcombe Teignmouth, Devon [1]

Shaldon, Teignmouth, Devon [1]

St Michaels, Teignmouth, Devon [1]

Teignmouth,Devon [1]

Teignmouth,Newton Abbot,Devon. [1]

West Teignmouth, South Devon [1]

West Teignmouth, Teignmouth, Devon [1]

Weston, Teignmouth, Devon [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [14]

Able Seaman [10]

Private [10]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Leading Stoker [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Captain [3]

Chief Petty Officer [3]

Gunner [3]

Major [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Chief Ship's Cook [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Acting Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chief Armourer [1]

Chief Motor Mechanic [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Gentleman Cadet [1]

Gunner (T) [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Seaman [1]

Serjeant [1]

Ship's Steward Assistant [1]

Ship's Steward's Assistant [1]

Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Staff Captain [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker RAN [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Writer 3rd [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [5]

HMS Ajax [5]

HMS TIGER [4]

HMS Vivid [4]

HMS Vivid I [4]

HMS Impregnable [3]

HMS Monmouth [3]

HMS Vivid II [3]

HMS Colossus [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [2]

HMS Tiger [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

15th Ludhiana Sikhs [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Black Watch [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

Devonshire,Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

General Staff [1]

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

HM Submarine K.11 [1]

HM Submarine K4 [1]

HMAS Melbourne [1]

HMS Bellona [1]

HMS Bulwark [1]

HMS Commonwealth [1]

HMS Cumberland [1]

HMS DUBLIN [1]

HMS Dartmouth [1]

HMS Gibralter [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS Lion [1]

HMS Mischief [1]

HMS Mons [1]

HMS NEW ZEALAND [1]

HMS New Zealand [1]

HMS PORPOISE [1]

HMS Prometheus [1]

HMS Revenge [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

HMS Warrior [1]

HMS Watchman [1]

Highland Cyclist Battalion [1]

Service

Royal Navy [254]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47]

British Army [19]

Indian Army [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [64]

H [44]

S [30]

C [29]

P [25]

R [20]

M [19]

W [19]

T [17]

D [13]

N [12]

F [9]

G [9]

J [9]

L [8]

K [7]

A [5]

E [5]

V [4]

O [3]

U [2]

Y [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [305]

Merchant Navy [36]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [356] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Teignmouth, Devon [293] Teignmouth, Devon, England [36] West Teignmouth, Devon [9] Teignmouth, Newton Abbot, Devon [3] East Teignmouth, Devon [2] Teignmouth, Newton Abbot, Devon, England [2] Bishops Teignton, Teignmouth, Devon [1] Bishopsteignton, Teignmouth, Devon, England [1] Dawlish, Teignmouth, Devon [1] Higher Holcombe Teignmouth, Devon [1] Shaldon, Teignmouth, Devon [1] St Michaels, Teignmouth, Devon [1] Teignmouth,Devon [1] Teignmouth,Newton Abbot,Devon. [1] West Teignmouth, South Devon [1] West Teignmouth, Teignmouth, Devon [1] Weston, Teignmouth, Devon [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [14] Able Seaman [10] Private [10] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Boy 1st Class [4] Leading Stoker [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Boy 2nd Class [3] Captain [3] Chief Petty Officer [3] Gunner [3] Major [3] Petty Officer [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Chief Ship's Cook [2] Leading Seaman [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Acting Major [1] Bombardier [1] Chief Armourer [1] Chief Motor Mechanic [1] Deck Hand [1] Gentleman Cadet [1] Gunner (T) [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Seaman [1] Serjeant [1] Ship's Steward Assistant [1] Ship's Steward's Assistant [1] Sick Berth Attendant [1] Staff Captain [1] Stoker [1] Stoker RAN [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Major [1] Writer 3rd [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [5] HMS Ajax [5] HMS TIGER [4] HMS Vivid [4] HMS Vivid I [4] HMS Impregnable [3] HMS Monmouth [3] HMS Vivid II [3] HMS Colossus [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [2] HMS Tiger [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 15th Ludhiana Sikhs [1] Army Service Corps [1] Black Watch [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] Devonshire,Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] General Staff [1] H.M.S. "Anchusa" [1] HM Submarine K.11 [1] HM Submarine K4 [1] HMAS Melbourne [1] HMS Bellona [1] HMS Bulwark [1] HMS Commonwealth [1] HMS Cumberland [1] HMS DUBLIN [1] HMS Dartmouth [1] HMS Gibralter [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS LION [1] HMS Lion [1] HMS Mischief [1] HMS Mons [1] HMS NEW ZEALAND [1] HMS New Zealand [1] HMS PORPOISE [1] HMS Prometheus [1] HMS Revenge [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] HMS VALIANT [1] HMS Warrior [1] HMS Watchman [1] Highland Cyclist Battalion [1]

Service

Royal Navy [254] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47] British Army [19] Indian Army [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [64] H [44] S [30] C [29] P [25] R [20] M [19] W [19] T [17] D [13] N [12] F [9] G [9] J [9] L [8] K [7] A [5] E [5] V [4] O [3] U [2] Y [2] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [305] Merchant Navy [36]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Dayrell James Paul Palmer Stayner

Born 1896

Died 1979

British Army Gentleman Cadet Royal Military College

British Army Second Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Elisha Andrews

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 11813 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 11813 Private Devonshire,Regiment

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John George Smyth

Born 1893

Died 1983

British Army Second Lieutenant Sikhs

Indian Army Captain 15th Ludhiana Sikhs

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Reginald Claud Hore

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army S4/041935 Private Army Service Corps 'A' Supply Corps

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William Wallace Clode

Born 1890

Died 1942

British Army 1615 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Reginald John Northcott

Died 1918

British Army 35497 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion.

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George Austen Burt

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 10437 Serjeant Devonshire Regiment

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Alfred Langworthy

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K22566 Stoker 1st Class HMS Tiger

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William Marshall Neiass

Born 1875

Died 1918

Royal Navy 155995 Able Seaman HMS Cumberland

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Henry Jones

Born 1872

Died 1915

Royal Navy 293395 Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy 293395 Stoker

Royal Navy 293395 Stoker 1st Class

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George Sims Reeves Pedrick

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220177

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Frank Shimell

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161509

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William Richard Burriage Johns

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300333

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Harold Victor Colls

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141801

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Alfred Charles Vickery

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291186

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Frederick George Palk

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229610

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Alfred Neiass

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291674

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James Gerard Marsh Bower

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33055

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Alfred James Stone

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 157127

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William Henry Bennett

Born 1886

Died 1919

British Army 1575 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 3/4th Wessex Brigade

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