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Wincanton, Somerset [79]

Henstridge, Wincanton, Somerset [3]

Wincanton, Somerset, England [3]

Castle Cary, Wincanton, Somerset [2]

Holton, Wincanton, Somerset [2]

Templecombe, Wincanton, Somerset [2]

Bratton St Maur, Wincanton, Somerset [1]

Bratton, Wincanton, Somerset [1]

Bruton,Wincanton,Somerset. [1]

Charlton Musgrove,Wincanton,Somerset. [1]

Sutton Montis, Wincanton, Somerset [1]

Temple Combe Rectory, Wincanton,Somerset [1]

Wincanton Somerset [1]

Wincanton, Bath, Somerset [1]

Wincanton,Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [22]

Lieutenant [5]

Captain [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Gunner [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Commander (Retd) [1]

Corporal [1]

Driver [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Pioneer [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

North Somerset Yeomanry [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

West Somerset Yeomanry [2]

15th Hussars [1]

24th Punjabis [1]

Battery Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

HMS 'Crocus' [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS DEFENCE [1]

HMS Glatton [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Opal [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Nortumberland Fusiliers [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Chaplains Department [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Somerset Light Infantry attd Machine Gun Corps [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [46]

British Army [33]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [13]

C [10]

M [8]

R [8]

D [7]

F [7]

S [7]

H [6]

T [6]

L [5]

G [4]

P [4]

E [3]

W [3]

K [2]

V [2]

A [1]

I [1]

J [1]

N [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [95]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Malta [1]

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Place of birth

Wincanton, Somerset [79] Henstridge, Wincanton, Somerset [3] Wincanton, Somerset, England [3] Castle Cary, Wincanton, Somerset [2] Holton, Wincanton, Somerset [2] Templecombe, Wincanton, Somerset [2] Bratton St Maur, Wincanton, Somerset [1] Bratton, Wincanton, Somerset [1] Bruton,Wincanton,Somerset. [1] Charlton Musgrove,Wincanton,Somerset. [1] Sutton Montis, Wincanton, Somerset [1] Temple Combe Rectory, Wincanton,Somerset [1] Wincanton Somerset [1] Wincanton, Bath, Somerset [1] Wincanton,Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [22] Lieutenant [5] Captain [3] Able Seaman [2] Gunner [2] Lance Corporal [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Chief Stoker [1] Commander (Retd) [1] Corporal [1] Driver [1] Leading Stoker [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Pioneer [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Somerset Light Infantry [8] Machine Gun Corps [3] Army Service Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] North Somerset Yeomanry [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] West Somerset Yeomanry [2] 15th Hussars [1] 24th Punjabis [1] Battery Royal Horse Artillery [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] HMS 'Crocus' [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS DEFENCE [1] HMS Glatton [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Opal [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Leinster Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Nortumberland Fusiliers [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Chaplains Department [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Somerset Light Infantry attd Machine Gun Corps [1] Welsh Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [46] British Army [33] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [13] C [10] M [8] R [8] D [7] F [7] S [7] H [6] T [6] L [5] G [4] P [4] E [3] W [3] K [2] V [2] A [1] I [1] J [1] N [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [95] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [16] Malta [1]

Arnold John Bennett

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army Chaplain 4th Class Royal Army Chaplains Department 230th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps.

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Vivian Messiter

Born 1871

Died 1928

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Captain Northumberland Fusiliers 17th Service Battlion

British Army Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers 17th Service Battlion

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Robert James Shute

Born 1896

Died 1941

Royal Navy L4022 HMS 'Crocus'

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William James Rodd

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 203775 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Harold Grant-Dalton

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Tom Day

Born 1898

Died 1966

British Army 108201(Incomplete) Private Machine Gun Corps

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Walter Harold Benbow

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army Y/964 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Shropshire Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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Henry John Day

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 15851 Private 15th Hussars

British Army 50654 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

British Army 50654 Private Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)

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Edward Senior

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 16963 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Samuel Harry Henning

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 26601 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Theodore Wallace Hooley Scettrino

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 3025 Private Hampshire Regiment 52nd Battalion

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Reginald Leslie Plenty

Born 1891

Died 1919

British Army 200981 Lance Corporal Devonshire Regiment

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Walter James Talbott

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 306274 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Leonard Harvey Sweetman

Born 1886

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 418505 Corporal Canadian Infantry 42nd Btn

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Hedley John Martin

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228995

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Samuel Cox

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy 17417 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division 2nd Btn

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Henry Cave

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy K7773 Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy K7773 Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy K7773 Leading Stoker

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Alfred Harry Dewfall

Born 1889

Died 1956

British Army 63942 Private Machine Gun Corps 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Bond

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310659

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Harold Charles Woodcock

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51085

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