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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]

James John Biles

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127671

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Joseph Moore

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189731

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Alfred James Tidby Hobbs

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209013

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Leopold Calvert Bird

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77654

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Thomas Frederick Williams

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283987

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Arthur Wentworth Malim

Born 1891

Died 1957

British Army Second Lieutenant acting Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army Captain Hampshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Harold Hutchings Crocker

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 3163 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 3163 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 2nd (City of London) Battalion

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Harry Robert Pates

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231888

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George Dewland

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 6797 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Herbert Maurice Wright

Died 1918

British Army M2/188906 Corporal Army Service Corps 52nd M.T. Coy

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John Rod Attwooll

Born 1879

Died 1919

British Army 126315 Acting Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery 45th Anti-Aircraft Coy

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Albert Victor Dunn

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy TS 6752 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 6752/TS Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve: HMM/L Lilacina

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John Richard Bowering

Born 1868

Died 1915

Royal Navy 122437 Petty Officer 1st Class HMS Viknor (RFR/PO/A/1823)

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Oliver Robson Walford

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment

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Frederick William Samways

Born 1882

Died 1918

Royal Navy K31798 Stoker 1st Class HMS Rocket

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Joseph Ireland

Born 1882

Died 1914

Royal Navy 294847 Stoker Petty Officer HMS BULWARK

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Frederick Macewen

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222314

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Herbert Alfred Seward

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233518

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William John Hoare

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239806

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Charles Henry Toms

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 9426 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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