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Stokenham, Devon [5]

Kingsbridge, Devon [4]

Chivelstone, Devon [3]

Torcross, Stokenham, Devon [3]

Hallsands, Stokenham, Devon [2]

Aldeburgh Suffolk [1]

Beeson, Stokenham, Devon [1]

Blackawton, Devon [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Chillington, Devon [1]

Chillington, devon [1]

Collegiate School, Avenue Park,Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

E Portlemouth [1]

East Dulwich [1]

East Portlemouth, Devon [1]

East Stonehouse, Plymouth [1]

Goodshelter, E Portlemouth [1]

Halifax, Canada [1]

Huccombe, Stokenham, Devon [1]

Huddesfield [1]

Kellaton, Devon [1]

Kingsbridge [1]

Kingsbridge registration [1]

Kingsbridge registry office, S Devon [1]

Lower Sydenham, Kent [1]

Mortehoe, Devon [1]

Poole, Dorset [1]

Rickham, East Portlemouth, Devon [1]

Salcombe [1]

South Kensington, London [1]

South Pool, devon [1]

Southpool, Devon [1]

Stokenham [1]

Streatham, Surrey [1]

Swainston, Ermington, Devon [1]

Sydenham, Kent [1]

Torcross [1]

Torcross, Devon [1]

Torquay [1]

Torquay, Devon Registered Newton Abbot [1]

Westmoreland [1]

Wigton, Cumberland [1]

reg Kingbridge [1]

Rank

Private [38]

Gunner [6]

AB [5]

Leading seaman [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

B1C [3]

B2C [3]

Captain [3]

Driver [3]

2nd Lieut [2]

Able seaman [2]

Boy1class [2]

L/Cpl [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Lieut [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Ord seaman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Serjeant [2]

2nd Lietenant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Adjutant [1]

B1c [1]

B2c [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2class [1]

Boy 2nd class [1]

Boy2class [1]

Corporal [1]

L/bdr [1]

Lieutenant Colonel, [1]

Major [1]

Midshipman [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Ordinary seaman [1]

Ordy Able seaman [1]

PO [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Reverend [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sto1cl [1]

Sto2c [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 1st class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker 2nd class [1]

Stoker PO [1]

Temp 2nd Lt [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [16]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Devonshire regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Indefatigable [2]

HMS Monmouth [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Impregnable [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

12th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

14th Reserve Cavalry [1]

2nd Royal Marine Battalion [1]

2nd Royal Marines [1]

43rd Erinpura Regiment [1]

43rd Regiment [1]

45th Rattray Sikhs [1]

45th Sikhs [1]

Amphion [1]

Apollo [1]

Argonaut [1]

Argyll [1]

BEF [1]

Boscawen111 [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Class V11 army reserve [1]

Colossus [1]

Commonwealth [1]

Devon Militia [1]

Diadem [1]

Diana [1]

Dorset Regiment [1]

Drake battalion MEF [1]

Duke of Edinburgh [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Erinpura Regiment, Indian Army [1]

Excellent [1]

Ganges II [1]

Service

British Army [47]

Royal Navy [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Indian Army [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

P [11]

S [8]

R [7]

C [5]

G [5]

L [5]

M [5]

W [5]

H [4]

F [3]

J [3]

K [3]

B [2]

O [1]

T [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [66]

Country

United Kingdom [47]

Canada [1]

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People [69] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Stokenham, Devon [5] Kingsbridge, Devon [4] Chivelstone, Devon [3] Torcross, Stokenham, Devon [3] Hallsands, Stokenham, Devon [2] Aldeburgh Suffolk [1] Beeson, Stokenham, Devon [1] Blackawton, Devon [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Camberwell, London [1] Chillington, Devon [1] Chillington, devon [1] Collegiate School, Avenue Park,Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] E Portlemouth [1] East Dulwich [1] East Portlemouth, Devon [1] East Stonehouse, Plymouth [1] Goodshelter, E Portlemouth [1] Halifax, Canada [1] Huccombe, Stokenham, Devon [1] Huddesfield [1] Kellaton, Devon [1] Kingsbridge [1] Kingsbridge registration [1] Kingsbridge registry office, S Devon [1] Lower Sydenham, Kent [1] Mortehoe, Devon [1] Poole, Dorset [1] Rickham, East Portlemouth, Devon [1] Salcombe [1] South Kensington, London [1] South Pool, devon [1] Southpool, Devon [1] Stokenham [1] Streatham, Surrey [1] Swainston, Ermington, Devon [1] Sydenham, Kent [1] Torcross [1] Torcross, Devon [1] Torquay [1] Torquay, Devon Registered Newton Abbot [1] Westmoreland [1] Wigton, Cumberland [1] reg Kingbridge [1]

Rank

Private [38] Gunner [6] AB [5] Leading seaman [4] Lieutenant [4] Able Seaman [3] B1C [3] B2C [3] Captain [3] Driver [3] 2nd Lieut [2] Able seaman [2] Boy1class [2] L/Cpl [2] Lance Corporal [2] Leading Seaman [2] Lieut [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Ord seaman [2] Petty Officer [2] Serjeant [2] 2nd Lietenant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Adjutant [1] B1c [1] B2c [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2class [1] Boy 2nd class [1] Boy2class [1] Corporal [1] L/bdr [1] Lieutenant Colonel, [1] Major [1] Midshipman [1] Naval Cadet [1] Ordinary seaman [1] Ordy Able seaman [1] PO [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Reverend [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sto1cl [1] Sto2c [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 1st class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker 2nd class [1] Stoker PO [1] Temp 2nd Lt [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [16] Canadian Infantry [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Army Service Corps [3] Labour Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Devonshire regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Indefatigable [2] HMS Monmouth [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Impregnable [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] 12th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1] 14th Reserve Cavalry [1] 2nd Royal Marine Battalion [1] 2nd Royal Marines [1] 43rd Erinpura Regiment [1] 43rd Regiment [1] 45th Rattray Sikhs [1] 45th Sikhs [1] Amphion [1] Apollo [1] Argonaut [1] Argyll [1] BEF [1] Boscawen111 [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Class V11 army reserve [1] Colossus [1] Commonwealth [1] Devon Militia [1] Diadem [1] Diana [1] Dorset Regiment [1] Drake battalion MEF [1] Duke of Edinburgh [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Erinpura Regiment, Indian Army [1] Excellent [1] Ganges II [1]

Service

British Army [47] Royal Navy [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Indian Army [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

P [11] S [8] R [7] C [5] G [5] L [5] M [5] W [5] H [4] F [3] J [3] K [3] B [2] O [1] T [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [66]

Country

United Kingdom [47] Canada [1]

Harry Eames Robus

Born 1890

Died 1945

Royal Navy Temporary Lieutenant

Royal Navy Temp 2nd Lt 2nd Royal Marines 63rd RN Div

Royal Navy Tempy Lieut Royal Marines

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Frederick Charles Robus

Born 1881

Died 1920

British Army Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 46903 Private Worcestershire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 275066 Private Labour Corps 369 HS Employment Corps

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William Randall Steer

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army D/11313 Private Devonshire Regiment 1st 3rd Battalion

British Army 239672 Gunner Royal Horse and Field Artillery 3rd (Reserve) Brigade

British Army 11313 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Thomas Ephraim Rogers

Born 1891

Died 1936

British Army 9283 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Walter Clements Pengelly

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 2472 Devonshire Regiment 3/4th Battalion

British Army 2472 Private Devonshire regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 2472 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Arthur Cuthbert Stone

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant 45th Sikhs

Indian Army Lieut 45th Rattray Sikhs

British Army 2nd Lieut IARO attached 45th Rattray Sikhss

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Lewis Alfred Guest

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 130111 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur Mervin Holdsworth

Born 1875

Died 1916

British Army Captain Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army Devon Militia

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Charles Clements

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 28069 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Huzzars of the line

British Army 28069 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Frederick Saunders

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 8321 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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John Alfred Boon

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 47869 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

British Army 47869 L/Cpl Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

British Army 27854 RCR 3rd

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Frank Kellond

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army T3/030022 Driver Army Service Corps

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Walter Harry Moore

Born 1887

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 681833

Canadian Expeditionary Force 681833 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Francis Clements

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 33180 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 38421 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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John Alfred Pound

Born 1889

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 652088

Canadian Expeditionary Force 652088 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Frank Farleigh

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 39105 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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William David Warren

Born 1894

Died 1915

Royal Navy 15459 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

British Army 9681 Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battallion

British Army Private Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalian

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Sydney John Hutchings

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army G-21284 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 266826 Middlesex Regiment 2/9 th Battalion

British Army 21284 Private Middlesex Regiment 2/9th

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Frederick John Cropper Holdsworth

Born 1887

Died 1951

British Army Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment

British Army 2nd Lietenant Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Captain Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battallan

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Charles Walter Prettejohn

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 2267 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 2267 Lance Corporal Devonshire Regiment

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