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Wells, Somerset [191]

Wells, Somerset, England [25]

Near Wells, Somerset [5]

Priddy, Wells, Somerset [2]

Wells Somerset [2]

Coxley, Wells, Somerset [1]

Dinder Wells, Somerset, England [1]

Easton near Wells,Somerset [1]

Edington, near Wells, Somerset [1]

St Cuthberts, Wells, Somerset [1]

Street ,Wells, Somerset [1]

Theale, Wells, Somerset [1]

Wedmore, Wells, Somerset [1]

Wells Somerset [1]

Wells, Somerset, England. [1]

Wells, Somerset. [1]

Wookey Hole, Wells, Somerset [1]

Wookey, Wells, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [38]

Driver [5]

Corporal [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Gunner [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Sapper [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Captain [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Armourer's Mate [1]

Battery Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Chief Signal Boatswain [1]

Fireman [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Flight Sub Lieutenant [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Intelligence Officer [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Ship's Steward Assistant [1]

Signal Boatswain [1]

Signal Lieutenant [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

Royal Engineers [6]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

HMS Thunderer [2]

Labour Corps [2]

London Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

13th Hussars [1]

14 DAC [1]

14 X Trench Battery [1]

18th DAC [1]

1st Welsh Horse [1]

2nd South African Infantry [1]

39th Trench Mortar Battery [1]

83rd Brigade, RFA [1]

Attached Nigeria Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dispersal Centre [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

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

HM Submarine E15 [1]

HMS BOADICEA [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS Natal [1]

HMS New Zealand [1]

HMS Pegasus [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Life Guards [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [110]

British Army [56]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [28]

B [25]

C [25]

W [21]

L [17]

H [16]

P [16]

D [15]

G [12]

R [11]

F [9]

M [9]

K [6]

A [5]

T [5]

E [4]

O [4]

V [4]

J [3]

I [1]

N [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [203]

Merchant Navy [26]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Canada [1]

Turkey [1]

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People [238] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Wells, Somerset [191] Wells, Somerset, England [25] Near Wells, Somerset [5] Priddy, Wells, Somerset [2] Wells Somerset [2] Coxley, Wells, Somerset [1] Dinder Wells, Somerset, England [1] Easton near Wells,Somerset [1] Edington, near Wells, Somerset [1] St Cuthberts, Wells, Somerset [1] Street ,Wells, Somerset [1] Theale, Wells, Somerset [1] Wedmore, Wells, Somerset [1] Wells Somerset [1] Wells, Somerset, England. [1] Wells, Somerset. [1] Wookey Hole, Wells, Somerset [1] Wookey, Wells, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [38] Driver [5] Corporal [4] Lance Corporal [4] Able Seaman [3] Gunner [3] Lieutenant [3] Sapper [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Captain [2] Leading Seaman [2] Rifleman [2] Sergeant [2] Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Armourer's Mate [1] Battery Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Chief Signal Boatswain [1] Fireman [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Flight Sub Lieutenant [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Intelligence Officer [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Ship's Steward Assistant [1] Signal Boatswain [1] Signal Lieutenant [1] Signalman [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Somerset Light Infantry [9] Royal Engineers [6] Royal Field Artillery [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Army Service Corps [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] HMS Thunderer [2] Labour Corps [2] London Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Welsh Regiment [2] 13th Hussars [1] 14 DAC [1] 14 X Trench Battery [1] 18th DAC [1] 1st Welsh Horse [1] 2nd South African Infantry [1] 39th Trench Mortar Battery [1] 83rd Brigade, RFA [1] Attached Nigeria Regiment [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dispersal Centre [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Crescent." [1] HM Submarine E15 [1] HMS BOADICEA [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS LION [1] HMS Natal [1] HMS New Zealand [1] HMS Pegasus [1] HMS VALIANT [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Life Guards [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [110] British Army [56] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [28] B [25] C [25] W [21] L [17] H [16] P [16] D [15] G [12] R [11] F [9] M [9] K [6] A [5] T [5] E [4] O [4] V [4] J [3] I [1] N [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [203] Merchant Navy [26]

Country

United Kingdom [15] Canada [1] Turkey [1]

William John Howell

Born 1896

British Army 89022 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 809022 (formerly 58922) Driver Royal Field Artillery No 3 Depot RFA

British Army Driver 14 DAC

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Herbert Ashman

Born 1882

Died 1921

British Army T2/10237 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 191538 Driver Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 701503 Driver Labour Corps

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Sidney Arthur Haskins

Born 1887

Died 1922

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314866

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Frank Hippisley Curtis

Born 1886

Died 1960

Royal Navy 219240 Leading Seaman HMS Thunderer

Royal Navy 219240 Petty Officer HMS Thunderer

Royal Navy 219240 Able Seaman HMS Thunderer

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Wesley Tossell

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 22496 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Btn

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William Bryne

Born 1884

Died 1915

Royal Navy 210241 Able Seaman HMS Goliath

Royal Navy Pilot

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Walter Standard

Born 1889

Died 1930

British Army 4041 Trooper Life Guards

British Army P12481 Trooper Military Foot Police

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Robert John Lovell

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 52168 Driver Royal Engineers 79th Field Company, 5th Bridging Train

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William Western

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 12666 Private Devonshire Regiment 9th (Service) Battalion

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Frederick Charles Sharland

Born 1890

Died 1929

British Army 49170 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 49170 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery D Battery

British Army 49170 Royal Horse Artillery

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Charles Victor Frith

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 3796 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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Ernest Durston

Died 1917

British Army 140975 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Reginald Alfred Ham

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 3/6369 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army M/39613 Private Army Service Corps

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Edgar Tripp Paul

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 4812 Regimental Serjeant Major Somerset Light Infantry

British Army Captain Somerset Light Infantry 1st Btn

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Henry George Crandon

Born 1874

Died 1953

British Army 24092 Private 13th Hussars

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Francis John Kelly

Born 1888

British Army 9105 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9105 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 9105 Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Charles John Greenstock

Born 1872

Died 1925

British Army 1170 Private 1st Welsh Horse

British Army WR291754 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 350862 Sapper Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Arthur Loxton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29855

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George Henry Catley

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188063

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John William Lee

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263777

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