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Place of birth

Bath, Somerset [350]

Taunton, Somerset [284]

Bridgwater, Somerset [161]

Minehead, Somerset [135]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [115]

Crewkerne, Somerset [93]

Wellington, Somerset [75]

Frome, Somerset [70]

Weston-super-Mare, Somerset [67]

Shepton Mallet, Somerset [55]

Stoke St Gregory, Somerset [44]

Wells, Somerset [41]

Chard, Somerset [38]

Old Cleeve, Somerset [38]

Langport, Somerset [37]

Westonzoyland, Somerset [37]

Bedminster, Somerset [36]

Clevedon, Somerset [36]

Swindon, Wiltshire [36]

Yeovil, Somerset [36]

Somerton, Somerset [33]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [31]

Middlezoy, Somerset [28]

Winsford, Somerset [28]

Wiveliscombe, Somerset [28]

Street, Somerset [26]

North Petherton, Somerset [25]

Exeter, Devon [24]

Watchet, Somerset [24]

Milverton, Somerset [23]

London [22]

Plymouth, Devon [22]

Wedmore, Somerset [22]

Kingston St Mary, Somerset [21]

Portishead, Somerset [21]

Castle Cary, Somerset [20]

Dunster, Somerset [20]

Glastonbury, Somerset [20]

Ruishton, Somerset [20]

Selworthy, Somerset [20]

Timberscombe, Somerset [20]

Highbridge, Somerset [19]

Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales [18]

Cheddar, Somerset [18]

Dulverton, Somerset [17]

Ilminster, Somerset [17]

Keynsham, Somerset [17]

Radstock, Somerset [17]

Wincanton, Somerset [17]

Highworth, Wiltshire [16]

Rank

Private [5371]

Serjeant [441]

Corporal [422]

Lance Corporal [367]

Second Lieutenant [337]

Gunner [292]

Sapper [251]

Lieutenant [235]

Captain [203]

Driver [202]

Able Seaman [101]

Major [89]

Acting Serjeant [63]

Acting Corporal [59]

Sergeant [51]

Stoker 1st Class [41]

Lieutenant Colonel [40]

Lance Serjeant [38]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [35]

Bombardier [30]

Ordinary Seaman [29]

Pioneer [29]

Rifleman [28]

Company Serjeant Major [23]

Guardsman [19]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [15]

Corporal 2nd [15]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [13]

Boy 1st Class [12]

Commander [12]

Colour Serjeant [11]

Leading Stoker [11]

Acting Bombardier [10]

Colonel [10]

Stoker 2nd Class [10]

Lance Sergeant [9]

Leading Seaman [9]

Nurse [9]

Staff Serjeant [9]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [9]

Trooper [9]

2nd Lieutenant [8]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Lieutenant Commander [8]

Petty Officer Stoker [8]

Acting Captain [7]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [7]

Petty Officer [7]

Temporary Lieutenant [7]

Midshipman [6]

Unit

Somerset Light Infantry [2820]

Royal Engineers [438]

Royal Field Artillery [335]

Devonshire Regiment [333]

West Somerset Yeomanry [331]

Army Service Corps [310]

Gloucestershire Regiment [296]

Labour Corps [211]

North Somerset Yeomanry [209]

Dorsetshire Regiment [178]

London Regiment [169]

Wiltshire Regiment [163]

Royal Garrison Artillery [160]

Machine Gun Corps [136]

Hampshire Regiment [103]

Royal Army Medical Corps [100]

Royal Fusiliers [93]

Canadian Infantry [89]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [86]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [85]

Middlesex Regiment [84]

Coldstream Guards [81]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [80]

Rifle Brigade [79]

Worcestershire Regiment [78]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [71]

Welsh Regiment [70]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [65]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [63]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [63]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [61]

Grenadier Guards [58]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [58]

South Wales Borderers [46]

Royal Naval Division [44]

Australian Infantry [42]

Royal Army Service Corps [41]

Corps of Hussars [37]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [37]

Essex Regiment [35]

Lancashire Fusiliers [34]

Royal Defence Corps [34]

Royal Flying Corps [33]

Bedfordshire Regiment [32]

Royal Horse Artillery [32]

Royal West Kent Regiment [30]

Liverpool Regiment [28]

Monmouthshire Regiment [28]

Army Veterinary Corps [26]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [26]

Service

British Army [7439]

Royal Navy [570]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [134]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [124]

Australian Imperial Force [93]

Other Empire Force [29]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17]

Indian Army [15]

South African Services [9]

Canadian Navy [2]

Last name first letter

B [895]

C [823]

H [814]

S [716]

W [659]

P [592]

M [549]

D [414]

G [413]

T [371]

R [346]

L [330]

F [282]

N [241]

A [209]

E [163]

J [152]

K [147]

V [106]

O [91]

Y [38]

I [19]

U [12]

Q [11]

Contribution

Military Service [7561]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [723]

India [5]

South Africa [5]

Malta [4]

Canada [2]

Australia [1]

Egypt [1]

Gibraltar [1]

Jersey [1]

Zimbabwe [1]

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Place of birth

Bath, Somerset [350] Taunton, Somerset [284] Bridgwater, Somerset [161] Minehead, Somerset [135] Bristol, Gloucestershire [115] Crewkerne, Somerset [93] Wellington, Somerset [75] Frome, Somerset [70] Weston-super-Mare, Somerset [67] Shepton Mallet, Somerset [55] Stoke St Gregory, Somerset [44] Wells, Somerset [41] Chard, Somerset [38] Old Cleeve, Somerset [38] Langport, Somerset [37] Westonzoyland, Somerset [37] Bedminster, Somerset [36] Clevedon, Somerset [36] Swindon, Wiltshire [36] Yeovil, Somerset [36] Somerton, Somerset [33] Birmingham, Warwickshire [31] Middlezoy, Somerset [28] Winsford, Somerset [28] Wiveliscombe, Somerset [28] Street, Somerset [26] North Petherton, Somerset [25] Exeter, Devon [24] Watchet, Somerset [24] Milverton, Somerset [23] London [22] Plymouth, Devon [22] Wedmore, Somerset [22] Kingston St Mary, Somerset [21] Portishead, Somerset [21] Castle Cary, Somerset [20] Dunster, Somerset [20] Glastonbury, Somerset [20] Ruishton, Somerset [20] Selworthy, Somerset [20] Timberscombe, Somerset [20] Highbridge, Somerset [19] Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales [18] Cheddar, Somerset [18] Dulverton, Somerset [17] Ilminster, Somerset [17] Keynsham, Somerset [17] Radstock, Somerset [17] Wincanton, Somerset [17] Highworth, Wiltshire [16]

Rank

Private [5371] Serjeant [441] Corporal [422] Lance Corporal [367] Second Lieutenant [337] Gunner [292] Sapper [251] Lieutenant [235] Captain [203] Driver [202] Able Seaman [101] Major [89] Acting Serjeant [63] Acting Corporal [59] Sergeant [51] Stoker 1st Class [41] Lieutenant Colonel [40] Lance Serjeant [38] Warrant Officer Class 2 [35] Bombardier [30] Ordinary Seaman [29] Pioneer [29] Rifleman [28] Company Serjeant Major [23] Guardsman [19] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [15] Corporal 2nd [15] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [13] Boy 1st Class [12] Commander [12] Colour Serjeant [11] Leading Stoker [11] Acting Bombardier [10] Colonel [10] Stoker 2nd Class [10] Lance Sergeant [9] Leading Seaman [9] Nurse [9] Staff Serjeant [9] Temporary Second Lieutenant [9] Trooper [9] 2nd Lieutenant [8] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Lieutenant Commander [8] Petty Officer Stoker [8] Acting Captain [7] Air Mechanic 1st Class [7] Petty Officer [7] Temporary Lieutenant [7] Midshipman [6]

Unit

Somerset Light Infantry [2820] Royal Engineers [438] Royal Field Artillery [335] Devonshire Regiment [333] West Somerset Yeomanry [331] Army Service Corps [310] Gloucestershire Regiment [296] Labour Corps [211] North Somerset Yeomanry [209] Dorsetshire Regiment [178] London Regiment [169] Wiltshire Regiment [163] Royal Garrison Artillery [160] Machine Gun Corps [136] Hampshire Regiment [103] Royal Army Medical Corps [100] Royal Fusiliers [93] Canadian Infantry [89] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [86] King's Royal Rifle Corps [85] Middlesex Regiment [84] Coldstream Guards [81] Royal Berkshire Regiment [80] Rifle Brigade [79] Worcestershire Regiment [78] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [71] Welsh Regiment [70] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [65] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [63] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [63] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [61] Grenadier Guards [58] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [58] South Wales Borderers [46] Royal Naval Division [44] Australian Infantry [42] Royal Army Service Corps [41] Corps of Hussars [37] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [37] Essex Regiment [35] Lancashire Fusiliers [34] Royal Defence Corps [34] Royal Flying Corps [33] Bedfordshire Regiment [32] Royal Horse Artillery [32] Royal West Kent Regiment [30] Liverpool Regiment [28] Monmouthshire Regiment [28] Army Veterinary Corps [26] Royal Marine Light Infantry [26]

Service

British Army [7439] Royal Navy [570] Canadian Expeditionary Force [134] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [124] Australian Imperial Force [93] Other Empire Force [29] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17] Indian Army [15] South African Services [9] Canadian Navy [2]

Last name first letter

B [895] C [823] H [814] S [716] W [659] P [592] M [549] D [414] G [413] T [371] R [346] L [330] F [282] N [241] A [209] E [163] J [152] K [147] V [106] O [91] Y [38] I [19] U [12] Q [11]

Contribution

Military Service [7561] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [723] India [5] South Africa [5] Malta [4] Canada [2] Australia [1] Egypt [1] Gibraltar [1] Jersey [1] Zimbabwe [1]

James Thomas Scull

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 5352 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 267112 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2/1st Battalion

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Frederick Charles Haylock

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 13941 Private Wiltshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 13941 Lance Corporal Wiltshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Richard William Heap

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 43710 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 43710 Acting Second Corporal Royal Engineers 154th Field Company

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George Henry Mitchell

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army 99895 Private Labour Corps Southern Command ex Devonshire Regiment

British Army 24631 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 53171 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Alfred James Poole

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 8462 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 8462 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Vivian Allan Batchelor

Born 1882

Died 1960

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

British Army Major, Acting Lieutenant Colonel Royal Field Artillery

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Geoffrey Graham Whitby

Born 1892

British Army 453 Private Royal Field Artillery

British Army 513 Private Dorset Yeomanry

British Army 4165 Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

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Charles Athey Wells

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 3/7476 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Reginald George Townsend

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 24562 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 55044 Private Welsh Regiment 13th Battalion

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Albert Henry Hazelwood James

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 685 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Ernest James Garfield Belbin

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army T1855 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 504536 Driver Royal Engineers 2/1st Wessex Field Coy.

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Lancelot Edward Seth Ward

Born 1875

Died 1929

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Field Artillery

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Ought Thorne

Born 1881

Died 1944

Indian Army Major 103rd Mahratta Light Infantry

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John Manley

Born 1897

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain Royal Flying Corps 19th Squadron

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