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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]

William Alfred Wilkins

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 24136 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Alec Carpenter

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy J9416 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J9416 Boy Telegraphist HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J9416 Ordinary Telegraphist HMS Shannon

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John James Foreman

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy 15000 Stoker 2 class Victory II

Royal Navy 15000 Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy K15000 Stoker 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

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Edward Stephen Keevil

Born 1897

Died 1970

Royal Navy J23828 Boy 1st Class

Royal Navy J23828 Boy Telegraphist

Royal Navy J23828 Ordinary Telegraphist

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William Christopher White

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 61562 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 61562 Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 61562 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles Alfred Grant

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 5010 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 5010 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st/8th Battalion

British Army 5010 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/8th Battalion

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Stephen Thomas Taylor

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy K22859 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy K22859 Stoker 1st Class HMSs Pembroke II, Brilliant, Dolphin, Maidstone

Royal Navy K22859 Stoker 1st Class HMSs Dolphin, Maidstone, HM Submarine E24

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Frederick John Robert Broomfield

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 3/7868 Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 3/7868 Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Henry Charles Champion

Born 1900

Died 1917

British Army 23762 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 23762 Private Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) 6th Battalion

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William Fred Culverhouse

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 7641 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 202966 Private Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 1st/7th Battalion

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Stanley William Culverhouse

Born 1897

Died 1972

British Army 3508 Sapper Royal Engineers Transport

British Army 494838 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment 6th gloucest Battalion

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Charles William Skipwith Naper

Born 1882

Died 1968

British Army Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment 3rd

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Arthur Vincent Wilson

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 147 (Incomplete) Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 1478 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers 23

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Ernest Fielding Willcox

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy K12550 Stoker 2nd Class HMSs Pembroke II, Commonwealth

Royal Navy K12550 Stoker 1st Class HMSs Commonwealth, Pembroke II, Bonaventure, Maidstone

Royal Navy K12550 Stoker 1st Class HMSs Adamant, Maidstone

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Walter Hubert Hawke

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy 237738

Royal Navy 237738 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy 237738 Ordinary Seaman HMS Suffolk

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Walter Stanley Jones

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 5753 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 37597 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 37597 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 8th Battalion

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William Sturgess

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army G/70135 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/70135 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 6th Battalion

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Edward Scarlett

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy 271096 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMSs Pembroke II, Wildfire

Royal Navy 271096 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Wildfire

Royal Navy 271096 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMSs Wildfire, Leander, Pembroke II, Irresistible, Pembroke I, Blake, Tyne, St George

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Robert George Maidment

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 23137 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 27016 Private South Wales Borderers 4th Battalion

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Edgar Eustace Watson

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 18671 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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