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North Bradley, Wiltshire [6]

Stourton, Wiltshire [5]

Gasper, Stourton, Wiltshire [3]

North Bradley, Westbury District, Wiltshire [3]

Trowbridge, Wiltshire [3]

Westbury District, Wiltshire, England [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

North Bradley, Wiltshire, England [2]

Semley, Wiltshire [2]

Avening, Gloucestershire [1]

Bath District, Somerset, England [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedminster District, Somerset, England [1]

Bengal [1]

Bickley, Bromley [1]

Bow, Poplar District, London [1]

Bradford District [1]

Bridgend District, Glamorganshire [1]

Brighton [1]

Brinkworth, Malmesbury District, Wiltshire [1]

Brokers Wood, Westbury, Wiltshire [1]

Brokers Wood, Wiltshire, England [1]

Bulkington, Wiltshire, England [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Carlshalton, Surrey [1]

Chevening, Kent [1]

Child Okeford, Sturminster District, Dorset [1]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [1]

Chislehurst, Kent [1]

Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England [1]

Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Clanfield, Oxfordshire [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Corfe Mullen, Dorset [1]

Crockerton, Wiltshire [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Dereham, Norfolk [1]

Devonport, Devon, England [1]

Devonport, Devonshire [1]

Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Dore or Totley, Derbyshire, now part of Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Downton, Wiltshire, England [1]

Dublin [1]

Dumfriesshire,Scotland [1]

Dursley, Hawkeridge, Wiltshire [1]

East Orchard, Shaftesbury, Dorset [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Epsom England [1]

Rank

Private [105]

Boy 2nd Class [15]

Boy 1st Class [14]

Stoker 1st Class [14]

Gunner [13]

Lieutenant [13]

Ordinary Seaman [13]

Stoker 2nd Class [13]

Lance Corporal [12]

Able Seaman [11]

Corporal [9]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Captain [6]

Driver [6]

Sapper [6]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [5]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [5]

Rifleman [5]

Serjeant [5]

Able Bodied Seaman [4]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4]

Cadet [4]

Leading Seaman [3]

Midshipman [3]

Sub Lieutenant [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Boy Artificer [2]

Boy Telegraphist [2]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Leading Telegraphist [2]

Major [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Sergeant [2]

Telegraphist [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

4th Class Chaplain [1]

Act. Eng. Rm. Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Bombardier/Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Acting Corporal/Corporal [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer [1]

Acting Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Boy 1 Class [1]

Brigade Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Bugler [1]

Unit

Wiltshire Regiment [37]

HMSs Dolphin, Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [12]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

HMS Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [8]

Royal Engineers [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Dorset Yeomanry [4]

Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

HMS Impregnable [3]

HMSs Dolphin, Maidstone HM Submarine E24 [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [2]

Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

HMS Dominion [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMSs Maidstone, Dolphin, Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Labour Corps [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

2nd Canadian Division [1]

3rd Infantry Brigade HQ [1]

5th Canadian Division [1]

7th Infantry Brigade [1]

Army Chaplains Department [1]

Army Chaplains' Department [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Attached 3rd Infantry Brigade HQ [1]

Attentive [1]

Australian Army Medical Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Blonde [1]

Bonaventure [1]

Service

British Army [152]

Royal Navy [47]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [21]

W [19]

B [18]

F [17]

S [17]

H [16]

K [15]

P [15]

M [10]

R [10]

A [9]

G [9]

D [8]

N [8]

L [6]

J [5]

T [4]

E [1]

O [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [203]

Country

United Kingdom [130]

Ireland [3]

Canada [2]

South Africa [2]

Australia [1]

India [1]

Malta [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

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People [210] Stories Communities

Place of birth

North Bradley, Wiltshire [6] Stourton, Wiltshire [5] Gasper, Stourton, Wiltshire [3] North Bradley, Westbury District, Wiltshire [3] Trowbridge, Wiltshire [3] Westbury District, Wiltshire, England [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] North Bradley, Wiltshire, England [2] Semley, Wiltshire [2] Avening, Gloucestershire [1] Bath District, Somerset, England [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedminster District, Somerset, England [1] Bengal [1] Bickley, Bromley [1] Bow, Poplar District, London [1] Bradford District [1] Bridgend District, Glamorganshire [1] Brighton [1] Brinkworth, Malmesbury District, Wiltshire [1] Brokers Wood, Westbury, Wiltshire [1] Brokers Wood, Wiltshire, England [1] Bulkington, Wiltshire, England [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Carlshalton, Surrey [1] Chevening, Kent [1] Child Okeford, Sturminster District, Dorset [1] Chippenham, Wiltshire [1] Chislehurst, Kent [1] Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England [1] Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England [1] Clanfield, Oxfordshire [1] Clapham, London [1] Corfe Mullen, Dorset [1] Crockerton, Wiltshire [1] Deptford, London [1] Dereham, Norfolk [1] Devonport, Devon, England [1] Devonport, Devonshire [1] Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Dore or Totley, Derbyshire, now part of Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Dover, Kent [1] Downton, Wiltshire, England [1] Dublin [1] Dumfriesshire,Scotland [1] Dursley, Hawkeridge, Wiltshire [1] East Orchard, Shaftesbury, Dorset [1] Edmonton, London [1] Epsom England [1]

Rank

Private [105] Boy 2nd Class [15] Boy 1st Class [14] Stoker 1st Class [14] Gunner [13] Lieutenant [13] Ordinary Seaman [13] Stoker 2nd Class [13] Lance Corporal [12] Able Seaman [11] Corporal [9] Second Lieutenant [7] Captain [6] Driver [6] Sapper [6] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [5] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [5] Rifleman [5] Serjeant [5] Able Bodied Seaman [4] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4] Cadet [4] Leading Seaman [3] Midshipman [3] Sub Lieutenant [3] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Boy Artificer [2] Boy Telegraphist [2] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [2] Leading Stoker [2] Leading Telegraphist [2] Major [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Sergeant [2] Telegraphist [2] Worker [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 4th Class Chaplain [1] Act. Eng. Rm. Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Bombardier/Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Acting Corporal/Corporal [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer [1] Acting Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Boy 1 Class [1] Brigade Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Bugler [1]

Unit

Wiltshire Regiment [37] HMSs Dolphin, Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [12] Royal Field Artillery [11] HMS Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [8] Royal Engineers [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [5] Army Service Corps [4] Corps of Hussars [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Dorset Yeomanry [4] Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] HMS Impregnable [3] HMSs Dolphin, Maidstone HM Submarine E24 [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [2] Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] HMS Dominion [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMSs Maidstone, Dolphin, Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Labour Corps [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Welsh Regiment [2] 2nd Canadian Division [1] 3rd Infantry Brigade HQ [1] 5th Canadian Division [1] 7th Infantry Brigade [1] Army Chaplains Department [1] Army Chaplains' Department [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Attached 3rd Infantry Brigade HQ [1] Attentive [1] Australian Army Medical Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Blonde [1] Bonaventure [1]

Service

British Army [152] Royal Navy [47] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Australian Imperial Force [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [21] W [19] B [18] F [17] S [17] H [16] K [15] P [15] M [10] R [10] A [9] G [9] D [8] N [8] L [6] J [5] T [4] E [1] O [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [203]

Country

United Kingdom [130] Ireland [3] Canada [2] South Africa [2] Australia [1] India [1] Malta [1] Sri Lanka [1]

Henry John Abbott

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 28776 Driver Royal Field Artillery 5c Reserve Brigade

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James Phillips

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 6403 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Cyril Narramore Were

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplain's Department

British Army Chaplain 4th Class Army Chaplains' Department

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Ebenezer Edward Stone

Born 1893

Died 1956

British Army 22391 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Henry Keat

Born 1883

Died 1916

Royal Navy 209295

Royal Navy 209295 Boy 2nd Class HMS Northampton

Royal Navy 209295 Boy 1st Class HMS Northampton

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Ivor Max Holloway

Born 1897

Died 1986

British Army 107519 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 311544 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Cuthbert Henry Kerswill

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy 235202 Boy 2nd Class HMS Boscawen III

Royal Navy 235202 Boy 1st Class HMSs Boscawen III, Sutlej, Vivid I, Nile, Diana

Royal Navy 235202 Ordinary Seaman HMS Diana

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William Bennett

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy K11735

Royal Navy SS103955 Stoker 2nd Class HMSs Acheron, [unreadable]

Royal Navy SS103955 Stoker 1st Class HMSs [unreadable], Bacchante, Pembroke II, Thames

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Richard Henry Rogers

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy 232625

Royal Navy 232625 Boy 2nd Class Pembroke

Royal Navy Boy 1st Class

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George Edward Deves

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K19163 Stoker 1st Class HMSs Dolphin, Maidstone

Royal Navy K19163 Stoker 2nd Class HMSs Vivid II, Thunderer

Royal Navy K19163 Stoker 1st Class HMSs Dolphin, Maidstone HM Submarine E24

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George Russell Birch

Born 1881

Died 1925

Canadian Expeditionary Force 285?6 Lance Sergeant Attached 3rd Infantry Brigade HQ 16th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 29900 Brigade Quarter Master Sergeant 3rd Infantry Brigade HQ

Canadian Expeditionary Force Temp. Lieutenant Canadian Ordnance Corps

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Thomas Arthur Kirby

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy 233418 Boy 2nd Class HMSs Boscawen I, Ganges

Royal Navy 233418 Boy 1st Class HMSs Ganges, Euryalus, Royal Oak, Victorious

Royal Navy 233418 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victorious

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Albert Edward Ford

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy 310468 Stoker 1st Class HMSs Warrior, Bedford, Pembroke II, Aquarius, Bonaventure, Vulcan, Alecto, Vulcan, Alecto, Forth, Vulcan

Royal Navy 310468 Stoker 2nd Class HMSs Acheron, Pembroke II, Edgar, Warrior

Royal Navy 310468 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Vulcan

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Edwin S. Ford

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 6713 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Donald Robert Keates

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army M2/200812 Private Army Service Corps

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Kathleen Bertha Preece

Born 1890

Died 1962

British Army 7628 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Albert Charles Seviour

Born 1880

Died 1958

British Army T4/084092 Driver Army Service Corps

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Arthur Howard Lane

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 3/9673 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 3/9673 Private Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Private Wiltshire Regiment 2

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Frederick William J Fowler

Born 1893

Died 1985

British Army 778 Private Dorset Yeomanry

British Army 230169 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 230169 Private Dorset Yeomanry

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William Foreman

Born 1895

Died 1961

British Army 72333 Driver Royal Field Artillery 49th Reserve Battery

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