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Weymouth, Dorset [722]

Weymouth, Dorset, England [158]

Wyke Regis, Weymouth, Dorset [9]

Melcombe Regis, Weymouth, Dorset [8]

Weymouth Dorset [5]

Portland Weymouth, Dorset [2]

Portland, Weymouth, Dorset [2]

Westham, Weymouth, Dorset [2]

Broadwey district of Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Buckland Ripers, Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Chalbury,Weymouth,Dorset. [1]

Chickerell Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Fleet, Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Franchise Court. Weymouth. Dorset. [1]

Lyme Regis Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Melcombe Regis/ Weymouth Dorset [1]

Newstead Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Osmington Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Osmington,Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Owermoigne, Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Portesham, Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Portland near Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Portland,Weymouth,Dorset. [1]

Preston Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Rodwell, Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Spike Island, Weymouth, Dorset [1]

St.Johns,Weymouth,Dorset. [1]

Westham Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Weymouth,Dorchester,Dorset. [1]

Whitenose Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Wyke Regis Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Wyke, Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [29]

Able Seaman [13]

Ordinary Seaman [10]

Stoker 1st Class [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Sapper [6]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Deck Hand [5]

Leading Seaman [5]

Petty Officer [5]

Captain [4]

Corporal [4]

Gunner [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Stoker Petty Officer [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Armourer's Crew [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Leading Cook's Mate [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Major [2]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [2]

Sick Berth Steward [2]

Stoker 1st class [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Trimmer [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer [1]

Acting Mate [1]

Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Cook [1]

Bishop [1]

Brevet Colonel (Temporary Brigadier General) [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Chief Petty Officer Mechanic I [1]

Chief Ship's Cook [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Colour Sergeant & Warrant Officer Class 2 (CSM) [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [8]

Royal Naval Reserve [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

HMS MALAYA [4]

HMS Victory I [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

HMS Ajax [3]

HMS BULWARK [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Naval Air Service [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [2]

HMS Caroline [2]

HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

HMS IRON DUKE [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Princess Royal [2]

HMS QUEEN MARY [2]

HMS Queen Mary [2]

HMS Warrior [2]

Mercantile Marine [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

114th Training Battalion [1]

1st Divisional Signal Company [1]

2 different ships [1]

8 different ships [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Australian Engineers [1]

Blake - Acorn/MARNE [1]

Blake - Acorn/MARNE at Jutland [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1]

Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Dorset Yeomanry [1]

Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [1]

Gloucester Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [598]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [113]

British Army [58]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [112]

M [88]

H [86]

C [75]

P [72]

B [71]

D [60]

R [53]

W [49]

L [44]

G [40]

T [36]

F [32]

J [24]

A [23]

K [17]

E [12]

N [11]

V [10]

I [8]

O [3]

U [3]

Y [2]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [758]

Merchant Navy [157]

Country

United Kingdom [44]

Canada [2]

Ireland [1]

Malaysia [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Weymouth, Dorset [722] Weymouth, Dorset, England [158] Wyke Regis, Weymouth, Dorset [9] Melcombe Regis, Weymouth, Dorset [8] Weymouth Dorset [5] Portland Weymouth, Dorset [2] Portland, Weymouth, Dorset [2] Westham, Weymouth, Dorset [2] Broadwey district of Weymouth, Dorset [1] Buckland Ripers, Weymouth, Dorset [1] Chalbury,Weymouth,Dorset. [1] Chickerell Weymouth, Dorset [1] Fleet, Weymouth, Dorset [1] Franchise Court. Weymouth. Dorset. [1] Lyme Regis Weymouth, Dorset [1] Melcombe Regis/ Weymouth Dorset [1] Newstead Weymouth, Dorset [1] Osmington Weymouth, Dorset [1] Osmington,Weymouth, Dorset [1] Owermoigne, Weymouth, Dorset [1] Portesham, Weymouth, Dorset [1] Portland near Weymouth, Dorset [1] Portland,Weymouth,Dorset. [1] Preston Weymouth, Dorset [1] Rodwell, Weymouth, Dorset [1] Spike Island, Weymouth, Dorset [1] St.Johns,Weymouth,Dorset. [1] Westham Weymouth, Dorset [1] Weymouth,Dorchester,Dorset. [1] Whitenose Weymouth, Dorset [1] Wyke Regis Weymouth, Dorset [1] Wyke, Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [29] Able Seaman [13] Ordinary Seaman [10] Stoker 1st Class [9] Lieutenant [8] Sapper [6] Boy 1st Class [5] Deck Hand [5] Leading Seaman [5] Petty Officer [5] Captain [4] Corporal [4] Gunner [4] Lance Corporal [4] Stoker Petty Officer [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Armourer's Crew [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Leading Cook's Mate [2] Leading Stoker [2] Major [2] Officer's Steward 1st Class [2] Sick Berth Steward [2] Stoker 1st class [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Trimmer [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Cook's Mate [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer [1] Acting Mate [1] Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Cook [1] Bishop [1] Brevet Colonel (Temporary Brigadier General) [1] Brigadier General [1] Chief Petty Officer Mechanic I [1] Chief Ship's Cook [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Colour Sergeant & Warrant Officer Class 2 (CSM) [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [8] Royal Naval Reserve [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Hampshire Regiment [5] Royal Field Artillery [5] Army Service Corps [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] HMS MALAYA [4] HMS Victory I [4] Canadian Infantry [3] HMS Ajax [3] HMS BULWARK [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Naval Air Service [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS BLACK PRINCE [2] HMS Caroline [2] HMS INVINCIBLE [2] HMS IRON DUKE [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Princess Royal [2] HMS QUEEN MARY [2] HMS Queen Mary [2] HMS Warrior [2] Mercantile Marine [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 114th Training Battalion [1] 1st Divisional Signal Company [1] 2 different ships [1] 8 different ships [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Australian Engineers [1] Blake - Acorn/MARNE [1] Blake - Acorn/MARNE at Jutland [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1] Chaplain to the Forces [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Dorset Yeomanry [1] Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [1] Gloucester Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [598] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [113] British Army [58] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [2] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [112] M [88] H [86] C [75] P [72] B [71] D [60] R [53] W [49] L [44] G [40] T [36] F [32] J [24] A [23] K [17] E [12] N [11] V [10] I [8] O [3] U [3] Y [2] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [758] Merchant Navy [157]

Country

United Kingdom [44] Canada [2] Ireland [1] Malaysia [1] South Africa [1]

Samuel Cross

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225785

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Hugh Arthur Rees

Born 1892

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 77840 Corporal Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 77840 Corporal Infantry Battalion Canadian Force

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Albert Edward Widdows

Born 1886

Died 1961

Royal Navy M2248

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Frederick Ferguson Bishop

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118563

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George H Masters

Born 1896

Died 1984

British Army 4744 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 266854 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 47360 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Wadham Dallwoodd White

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40256

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Arthur Barker

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 38829 Private Somerset Light Infantry 8th Bn.

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Joseph Beer

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188509

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William Richard Hinde

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 157487

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William Henry Cleal

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308116

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Herbert Cecil Strickland

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 476

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William Richard Damon

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278810

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Noel Butler

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Irish Guards

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Dennistoun Hamilton Yatman

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Alfred Clive Le Mesurier

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

Indian Army Lieutenant Indian Cavalry 12th Battalion

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Leslie Redvers Baugh

Born 1902

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308409 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Air Force 2nd F.S. (Marske)

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Samuel Hoskins

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291792

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William Richard Charles Rendell

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39992

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Wilfred Charles Langford

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406083

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James William Simmonds

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299798

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