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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]

Frederick William Bidwell

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304421

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Alfred Johnson

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 1571 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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John Henry George Scown

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142912

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Herbert Charles J Cornelius

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 404300

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Reginald Arthur Salter

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160015

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Leslie Smith

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160433

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Arthur Robert Finch

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 201793

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William George James

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314626

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Holroyd Edward Hamlyn

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 17269 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 28018 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Reginald Charles Bright

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy J19710 Able Seaman HMS Mons

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Frederick George White

Born 1898

Died 1919

Royal Navy M25637 Writer 3rd HMS Revenge

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Reginald Albert Colls

Born 1890

Royal Navy F18102

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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William Bucknell Hill

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220543

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Frederick Albert Rose

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249008

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Arthur Oliver

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21188

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Richard Babbage

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267891

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Samuel John Honywill

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308753

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James G Browning

Born 1881

British Army 11319 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Sidney William Back Hatherly

Born 1899

Died 1920

Royal Navy J49371 Able Seaman HMS Watchman

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Harry Harold Brimilcombe

Born 1891

Died 1917

Royal Navy K39671 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid

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