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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]

Kenneth Aubrey Malim

Born 1893

Died 1965

Canadian Expeditionary Force 107413 Trooper Canadian Mounted Rifles 2nd Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 107413 Trooper Canadian Mounted Rifles TOS District Depot XI [Hastings Park, Vancouver]

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Alfred James Froom

Born 1891

Died 1931

British Army 6371 Private Connaught Rangers 5th (Service) Battalion

British Army 282 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 20772 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Regiment

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Wilfred Bertram Judd

Born 1889

British Army 5357 Private Gloucester Regiment Depot

British Army 5357 Private Gloucester Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 5357 Private, Lance Corporal, Corporal, Lance Sergeant, Sergeant & Colour Sergeant Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Sidney Percival Humphrey

Born 1886

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 49627 Private Canterbury Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Norman Lyonel Desborough Malim

Born 1894

Died 1991

Canadian Expeditionary Force 522802 Private Canadian Army Medical Corps Canadian Army Medical Corps Training School

Canadian Expeditionary Force 522802 Private Canadian Army Medical Corps Assistant Director of Medical Services [Shorncliffe Army Camp near Cheriton in Kent]

Canadian Expeditionary Force 522802 Private Canadian Army Medical Corps HMHS [His Majesty's Hospital Ship] Letitia

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Frederick John Sambourne

Born 1890

Died 1981

Royal Navy 235519 Leading Signalman HMS Warrior

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Henry Colenso Rodda

Born 1877

Died 1946

British Army 2 Company Serjeant Major Royal Engineers Wiltshire Fortress Company (TF)

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers 565th Army Troops Company

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Henry Gwyn Jeffreys Moseley

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Ivan Provis Wentworth Bennett

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Royal West Surrey Regiment

British Army Captain The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 7th Battalion

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Henry Proudlove

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army R/329903 Private Army Service Corps Remount Depot

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Frederick Edmund Perry Butt

Born 1901

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308815 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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Reginald Ryall

Born 1884

Died 1931

British Army 7478 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Ernest Rowe

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 1160 Private Dorset Yeomanry

British Army 1160 Private Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own)

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Frank Phillips

Born 1871

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 7191 Sapper Australian Engineers 4th Field Co

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Reginald Charles Bly

Born 1885

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 446956

Canadian Expeditionary Force 446956 Private Canadian Infantry

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Charles Percy Larcombe

Born 1890

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 135772

Canadian Expeditionary Force 135772 Private Canadian Infantry

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Alfred George Symonds

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 334002 Company Quartermaster Sergeant Royal Garrison Artillery Dorset Battery

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Alfred John Newberry

Born 1884

Died 1915

Royal Navy 361977

Other Empire Force Assistant Cook Mercantile Marine HMS Baralong

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James Symes

Born 1866

Died 1918

Royal Navy 119206 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy 119206 Petty Officer HM Coastguard Coast Guard Station, Sennen Cove, Cornwall

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Samuel Mills

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) SR1

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