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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]

William George Forward

Born 1896

Royal Navy K58075

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Ernest Olinthons Flower

Born 1898

Royal Navy L5935

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Harry Charles Fudge

Born 1897

Royal Navy M5598

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Henry James Viner

Born 1898

Royal Navy M21202

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Vernon Ambrose Easterbrook

Born 1897

Royal Navy F47815 Royal Naval Air Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247815 Royal Air Force

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Thomas Henry Vowells

Born 1887

Royal Navy 226970

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Thomas Noel Fox

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry attd Machine Gun Corps 79th Company

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James Rose

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187863

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Herbert John Newman

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 317759

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Ernest Reginald Lee

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 318063

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Francis George Roger Goddard

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4403

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Frederick James Cox

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 7678 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 7678 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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Reginald Charles Hanham Lloyd

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192170

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Reginald Rice Roberts

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2469

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Harris Bowden

Born 1890

Died 1917

Royal Navy 1405 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division 1st RM Battalion

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Arthur John Cattle

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army T1/1022 Driver Army Service Corps No.2 Advanced HT Depot.

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William G Spear

Born 1879

British Army 6340 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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William Coleman

Born 1878

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Thomas Henry Evans

Born 1888

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Edward Stanley Roberts

Born 1879

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