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Crediton, Devon [3]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Portscatho, Cornwall [2]

Cadgwith, Cornwall [1]

Cornwall [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Gerrans, Cornwall [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Mevagissey, Cornwall, England [1]

Shardlow, Derbyshire [1]

Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Tower Hamlets [1]

Wellington, Somerset [1]

Zeal Monachorum, Devon [1]

goldmine [1]

Rank

Private [13]

Driver [3]

Able Seaman (Leading Boatman, Coast Guard) [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Armourer [1]

Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman (Leading Boatman Coast Guard) [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shipwright [1]

Test Story A [1]

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Devonshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Devonshire Yeomanry [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Cambridge, Severn, Leviathon, Pembroke, Roxburgh etc [1]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

H.M.S. "Vivid" [1]

HMS Defence [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Princess Louise's Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

The London Regiment [1]

Welsh Guards [1]

Service

British Army [16]

Royal Navy [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

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W [9]

P [4]

K [3]

C [2]

G [2]

A [1]

F [1]

H [1]

L [1]

O [1]

Q [1]

R [1]

S [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [26]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [29] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Crediton, Devon [3] Plymouth, Devon [2] Portscatho, Cornwall [2] Cadgwith, Cornwall [1] Cornwall [1] Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Gerrans, Cornwall [1] Hackney, London [1] Mevagissey, Cornwall, England [1] Shardlow, Derbyshire [1] Stonehouse, Devon [1] Tower Hamlets [1] Wellington, Somerset [1] Zeal Monachorum, Devon [1] goldmine [1]

Rank

Private [13] Driver [3] Able Seaman (Leading Boatman, Coast Guard) [1] Acting Corporal [1] Armourer [1] Corporal [1] Leading Seaman (Leading Boatman Coast Guard) [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Shipwright [1] Test Story A [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Devonshire Yeomanry [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Service Corps [1] Cambridge, Severn, Leviathon, Pembroke, Roxburgh etc [1] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1] Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] H.M.S. "Vivid" [1] HMS Defence [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS Vivid [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Princess Louise's Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers [1] The London Regiment [1] Welsh Guards [1]

Service

British Army [16] Royal Navy [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

W [9] P [4] K [3] C [2] G [2] A [1] F [1] H [1] L [1] O [1] Q [1] R [1] S [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [26] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Thomas Paddy

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy M5148

Royal Navy M/5148 Armourer H.M.S. "Vivid" H.M.S. "Vivid"

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Reginald G Gaylard

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army M2106060 Private Army Service Corps

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William H Golley

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 30239 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 300196 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 161871 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Joseph G Seager

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 5028 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 241015 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Herbert Charles Freeman

Born 1895

Died 1915

Royal Navy SS4916

Royal Navy SS/4916(CH) Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Formidable."

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Bennett Greet Collins

Born 1892

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 150050

Canadian Expeditionary Force 150050 Private Canadian Machine Gun Corps

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Reuben Benjamin Tatam

Born 1872

Died 1916

Royal Navy 142397 Able Seaman (Leading Boatman, Coast Guard) HMS Vivid

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Robert Alexander Peters

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 25915 Private Grenadier Guards

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Tommy Atkins-Smith

Born 1909

Died 1943

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111111 Driver

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

British Army 2506 Test Story A Welsh Guards

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