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Wincanton, Somerset [79]

Henstridge, Wincanton, Somerset [3]

Wincanton England [3]

Wincanton, Somerset, England [3]

Castle Cary, Wincanton, Somerset [2]

Holton, Wincanton, Somerset [2]

Templecombe, Wincanton, Somerset [2]

Wincanton [2]

Bratton St Maur, Wincanton, Somerset [1]

Bratton, Wincanton, Somerset [1]

Bruton,Wincanton,Somerset. [1]

Charlton Musgrove,Wincanton,Somerset. [1]

Shapwick, Wincanton, Dorset [1]

Sutton Montis, Wincanton, Somerset [1]

Temple Combe Rectory, Wincanton,Somerset [1]

Wincanton Somerset [1]

Wincanton district [1]

Wincanton, Bath, Somerset [1]

Wincanton, Som. [1]

Wincanton,Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [23]

Lieutenant [6]

Captain [5]

Able Seaman [2]

Gunner [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

2nd Lieut [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Commander (Retd) [1]

Corporal [1]

Driver [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [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]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

London Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

North Somerset Yeomanry [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

West Somerset Yeomanry [2]

15th Hussars [1]

19th 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]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Nortumberland Fusiliers [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Chaplains Department [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Horse 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]

Service

Royal Navy [47]

British Army [37]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [14]

C [10]

M [10]

S [9]

F [8]

R [8]

D [7]

H [7]

T [6]

L [5]

P [5]

G [4]

E [3]

W [3]

K [2]

V [2]

A [1]

I [1]

J [1]

N [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [103]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Malta [1]

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

Rank

Private [23] Lieutenant [6] Captain [5] Able Seaman [2] Gunner [2] Lance Corporal [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] 2nd Lieut [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Chief Stoker [1] Commander (Retd) [1] Corporal [1] Driver [1] Leading Stoker [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [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] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Army Service Corps [2] London Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] North Somerset Yeomanry [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division [2] West Somerset Yeomanry [2] 15th Hussars [1] 19th 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] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Leinster Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Nortumberland Fusiliers [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Chaplains Department [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Horse 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]

Service

Royal Navy [47] British Army [37] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Australian Imperial Force [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [14] C [10] M [10] S [9] F [8] R [8] D [7] H [7] T [6] L [5] P [5] G [4] E [3] W [3] K [2] V [2] A [1] I [1] J [1] N [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [103] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [19] Malta [1]

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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Charles Henry Browning

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263251

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Reginald Frederick John Frampton

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 5586 Private London Regiment

British Army 322735 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles)

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Harold Charles Woodcock

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51085

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Edwin William John Kiddle

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 1121 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 49592 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 49592 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Frank Henry Francis

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 20818 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 20818 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Fred Meatyard

Born 1882

Died 1919

British Army 166768 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Stephen Grey Parsons

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 7746 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 242380 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Vernon Ambrose Easterbrook

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247815

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Frederick Foster Hoyle

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 5540 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 203145 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 248079 Private London Regiment

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Wallace Joseph Tarr

Born 1883

Died 1951

British Army 651361 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 162469 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Tom Thomas

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 20102 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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William Arthur John Kiddle

Born 1891

Died 1949

British Army 1123 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 27193 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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George Beach

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy J40593 Ordinary Seaman HMS Opal

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Robert Jeanes

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy Z/1345 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division

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Ernest Clifford Hinks

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy Z/1342 Royal Naval Division

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John Graham Goodfellow

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 15736 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Harold Dean Davis

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army L/9986 Private East Surrey Regiment 2nd east Battalion

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Sidney George Parsons

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 632 Serjeant Leinster Regiment

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