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Weymouth, Dorset [722]

Weymouth, Dorset, England [158]

Weymouth [43]

Weymouth England [40]

Wyke Regis, Weymouth, Dorset [9]

Melcombe Regis, Weymouth, Dorset [8]

Weymouth Dorset [5]

Weymouth, Devon [3]

Portland Weymouth, Dorset [2]

Portland, Weymouth, Dorset [2]

Westham, Weymouth, Dorset [2]

Weymouth County, Nova Scotia [2]

Weymouth, Dorsetshire [2]

weymouth [2]

Bishop Weymouth England [1]

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 [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 Weymouth [1]

Portland near Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Portland,Weymouth,Dorset. [1]

Preston Weymouth [1]

Preston Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Radipoll Weymouth [1]

Rodwell, Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Spike Island, Weymouth, Dorset [1]

St. Mary's, Weymouth [1]

St.Johns,Weymouth,Dorset. [1]

Trinity, Weymouth [1]

Upwey Weymouth [1]

Upwey, Weymouth [1]

Westham Weymouth [1]

Westham Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Weymouth ENGLAND [1]

Weymouth North, Nova Scotia [1]

Weymouth, Digby County, Nova Scotia [1]

Weymouth, Dorchester [1]

Weymouth, Dorst [1]

Weymouth, Nova Scotia [1]

Rank

Private [48]

Able Seaman [13]

Lieutenant [10]

Ordinary Seaman [10]

Stoker 1st Class [9]

Gunner [8]

Sapper [8]

Corporal [7]

Boy 1st Class [6]

Deck Hand [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Captain [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Leading Seaman [5]

Petty Officer [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Stoker Petty Officer [4]

Major [3]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [3]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Armourer's Crew [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Driver [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Leading Cook's Mate [2]

Leading Stoker [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 Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Cook [1]

Bed Steward [1]

Bishop [1]

Brevet Colonel (Temporary Brigadier General) [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Chief Petty Officer Mechanic I [1]

Chief Ship's Cook [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

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

Unit

Royal Engineers [11]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [11]

Dorsetshire Regiment [10]

Royal Naval Reserve [8]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

HMS MALAYA [4]

HMS Victory I [4]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

HMS Ajax [3]

HMS BULWARK [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Air Service [3]

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 Naval Division [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

110th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

114th Training Battalion [1]

123rd Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

1st Divisional Signal Company [1]

1st Reserve BDE Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

2 different ships [1]

8 different ships [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Attached Scottish Rifles [1]

Australian Engineers [1]

Blake - Acorn/MARNE [1]

Blake - Acorn/MARNE at Jutland [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Garrison. Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [620]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [113]

British Army [96]

Australian Imperial Force [44]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Other Empire Force [4]

Indian Army [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [117]

M [99]

H [93]

B [89]

P [87]

C [84]

D [65]

W [59]

R [57]

L [50]

G [46]

T [38]

F [34]

A [26]

J [25]

K [17]

E [15]

N [13]

V [10]

I [8]

O [4]

U [3]

Y [2]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [862]

Merchant Navy [157]

Country

United Kingdom [59]

Canada [3]

Ireland [1]

Malaysia [1]

Malta [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Weymouth, Dorset [722] Weymouth, Dorset, England [158] Weymouth [43] Weymouth England [40] Wyke Regis, Weymouth, Dorset [9] Melcombe Regis, Weymouth, Dorset [8] Weymouth Dorset [5] Weymouth, Devon [3] Portland Weymouth, Dorset [2] Portland, Weymouth, Dorset [2] Westham, Weymouth, Dorset [2] Weymouth County, Nova Scotia [2] Weymouth, Dorsetshire [2] weymouth [2] Bishop Weymouth England [1] 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 [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 Weymouth [1] Portland near Weymouth, Dorset [1] Portland,Weymouth,Dorset. [1] Preston Weymouth [1] Preston Weymouth, Dorset [1] Radipoll Weymouth [1] Rodwell, Weymouth, Dorset [1] Spike Island, Weymouth, Dorset [1] St. Mary's, Weymouth [1] St.Johns,Weymouth,Dorset. [1] Trinity, Weymouth [1] Upwey Weymouth [1] Upwey, Weymouth [1] Westham Weymouth [1] Westham Weymouth, Dorset [1] Weymouth ENGLAND [1] Weymouth North, Nova Scotia [1] Weymouth, Digby County, Nova Scotia [1] Weymouth, Dorchester [1] Weymouth, Dorst [1] Weymouth, Nova Scotia [1]

Rank

Private [48] Able Seaman [13] Lieutenant [10] Ordinary Seaman [10] Stoker 1st Class [9] Gunner [8] Sapper [8] Corporal [7] Boy 1st Class [6] Deck Hand [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Captain [5] Lance Corporal [5] Leading Seaman [5] Petty Officer [5] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Stoker Petty Officer [4] Major [3] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [3] Serjeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Armourer's Crew [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Driver [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Leading Cook's Mate [2] Leading Stoker [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 Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Cook [1] Bed Steward [1] Bishop [1] Brevet Colonel (Temporary Brigadier General) [1] Brigadier General [1] Chief Petty Officer Mechanic I [1] Chief Ship's Cook [1] Colonel [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Colour Sergeant & Warrant Officer Class 2 (CSM) [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [11] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [11] Dorsetshire Regiment [10] Royal Naval Reserve [8] Royal Field Artillery [7] Army Service Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] HMS MALAYA [4] HMS Victory I [4] Canadian Army Medical Corps [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] HMS Ajax [3] HMS BULWARK [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Artillery [3] Royal Naval Air Service [3] 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 Naval Division [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 110th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 114th Training Battalion [1] 123rd Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 1st Divisional Signal Company [1] 1st Reserve BDE Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 2 different ships [1] 8 different ships [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Attached Scottish Rifles [1] Australian Engineers [1] Blake - Acorn/MARNE [1] Blake - Acorn/MARNE at Jutland [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Garrison. Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [620] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [113] British Army [96] Australian Imperial Force [44] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Other Empire Force [4] Indian Army [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [117] M [99] H [93] B [89] P [87] C [84] D [65] W [59] R [57] L [50] G [46] T [38] F [34] A [26] J [25] K [17] E [15] N [13] V [10] I [8] O [4] U [3] Y [2] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [862] Merchant Navy [157]

Country

United Kingdom [59] Canada [3] Ireland [1] Malaysia [1] Malta [1] South Africa [1]

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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Tom Azariah Rowe

Born 1885

Died 1961

British Army 143372 ex 1174 Private Labour Corps ex Dorset Yeomanry

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Frederick E. Edwards

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 20859 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Albert T W Locock

Born 1890

Died 1960

British Army 26483 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Edwin Henry Goddard

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 203296 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 204886 Private Devonshire Regiment

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William Ernest Taylor

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy J85401 Boy 1st Class H.M.S. "Duke of Edinburgh"

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William Lindsey

Born 1888

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Bed Steward Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Bed Steward Mercantile Marine - SS Maloja

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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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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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Michael Bristol

Born 1877

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2699806 Private Canadian Garrison. Regiment 6th Battalion

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William George Preston

Born 1872

Died 1915

Royal Navy 2182/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 2182 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Trawler "Adrian."

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Reuben G M Hillier

Born 1885

British Army 89162 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Walter John Walden

Born 1896

Died 1914

British Army 9347 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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