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Plymouth, Devon [24]

South Shields, Durham [5]

Torquay, Devon [5]

East Stonehouse, Plymouth [3]

Holbeton, Devon [3]

Plympton, Devon [3]

20 Oakfield Tce, Cattedown, Plymouth [2]

Salcombe, Devon [2]

1 Court House, 2 Lawrence St, Birmingham, Warwick [1]

1 Keppel St, Devonport, Devon [1]

10 William St, Plymouth [1]

14 Desborough Rd, Princerock, Plymouth, Devon [1]

16 Wyndham Square, Plymouth [1]

17 Harwell St, Plymouth [1]

18 Fort St, Devonport [1]

19 Pasley St, Devonport, Devon [1]

2 Avenue Terrace, Chiswick, Misslesex [1]

2 Catherine St, Plymouth [1]

20 Baring St, Plymouth [1]

20 Haytor Cottage, Heathfield, Devon [1]

20 Oakfield Tce, Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1]

24 St Johns Rd, Plymouth, Devon [1]

3 DudleyTerrace, St Judes, Plymouth, Devon [1]

3 Egerton Place, St Judes, Plymouth [1]

34 Morley Place, Plymouth [1]

36 King Gardens, Plymouth [1]

37 Adelaide St, East Stonehouse, Plymouth [1]

46 Exeter St, Plymouth [1]

5 Alma St, Parish of Sutton Plym, Plymouth, Devon [1]

53 Barwin St, Deptford, London [1]

6 Victoria St, Plymouth [1]

60 Grenville Rd, Plymouth, Devon [1]

61 York St, Plymouth, Devon, England [1]

7 Lambhay St, Plymouth, Devon [1]

7 Moon St, Parish of Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1]

9 Haddington Rd, Devonport [1]

9 Summerland St, Plymouth, Devon [1]

90 Hotham Place, Stoke, Devonport [1]

Ashcott, Somerset [1]

Bagshot, Guilford, Surrey [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bigbury, Devon [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Castle W [1]

Cattedown, Plymouth [1]

Chudleigh Knighton [1]

Crediton, Devon [1]

Derby [1]

Devonport [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [70]

Gunner [9]

Sapper [8]

Serjeant [5]

Driver [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Boy [3]

L/Cpl [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

AB [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Boy Artificer [2]

Constable [2]

Corporal [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Stoker 1 [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

1st Mate [1]

2nd Corporal [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd Lieutenants [1]

2nd Mate [1]

AB (2) [1]

AC2 [1]

Acting Adj [1]

Acting ERA 4th Class [1]

Acting Leader Stoker [1]

Apprentice [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

B 2 Cl (Boy 2 Class) [1]

BDR [1]

Boatswain [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bomber [1]

Boy Bugler [1]

C ERA 2 [1]

CH Plumber [1]

Captain [1]

Carpenter [1]

Ch Shipwright [1]

Ch Shpt [1]

Chief Electrical Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Electrical Artificer, 1st Class [1]

Chief Sick Berth Attendant [1]

ERA 4th Class [1]

ERA 5th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Lance Bombadier [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [26]

Various HM Ships and Establishments [21]

Royal Engineers [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Various HM Ships and Naval Establishments [3]

Devon Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

HMS DEFENCE [2]

HMS Monmouth [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Labour Corps [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine [2]

Tank Corps [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

27th Canadians [1]

2nd Life Guards [1]

3 Devon Militia [1]

7th Battalion, Tank Corps [1]

Army Service Corp (MT) [1]

Bedford "a" Signals [1]

Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Ch Shipwright 1 [1]

Devon Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

HM Submarine E15 [1]

HM Submarine H5 [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS Chellenger [1]

HMS Colossus [1]

Service

British Army [92]

Royal Navy [39]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [27]

B [18]

H [11]

C [10]

S [9]

R [8]

W [8]

L [7]

M [7]

D [6]

T [6]

G [5]

V [4]

A [2]

F [2]

J [2]

K [2]

N [2]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [134]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [131]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

China [1]

Egypt [1]

India [1]

Malta [1]

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People [137] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [24] South Shields, Durham [5] Torquay, Devon [5] East Stonehouse, Plymouth [3] Holbeton, Devon [3] Plympton, Devon [3] 20 Oakfield Tce, Cattedown, Plymouth [2] Salcombe, Devon [2] 1 Court House, 2 Lawrence St, Birmingham, Warwick [1] 1 Keppel St, Devonport, Devon [1] 10 William St, Plymouth [1] 14 Desborough Rd, Princerock, Plymouth, Devon [1] 16 Wyndham Square, Plymouth [1] 17 Harwell St, Plymouth [1] 18 Fort St, Devonport [1] 19 Pasley St, Devonport, Devon [1] 2 Avenue Terrace, Chiswick, Misslesex [1] 2 Catherine St, Plymouth [1] 20 Baring St, Plymouth [1] 20 Haytor Cottage, Heathfield, Devon [1] 20 Oakfield Tce, Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1] 24 St Johns Rd, Plymouth, Devon [1] 3 DudleyTerrace, St Judes, Plymouth, Devon [1] 3 Egerton Place, St Judes, Plymouth [1] 34 Morley Place, Plymouth [1] 36 King Gardens, Plymouth [1] 37 Adelaide St, East Stonehouse, Plymouth [1] 46 Exeter St, Plymouth [1] 5 Alma St, Parish of Sutton Plym, Plymouth, Devon [1] 53 Barwin St, Deptford, London [1] 6 Victoria St, Plymouth [1] 60 Grenville Rd, Plymouth, Devon [1] 61 York St, Plymouth, Devon, England [1] 7 Lambhay St, Plymouth, Devon [1] 7 Moon St, Parish of Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1] 9 Haddington Rd, Devonport [1] 9 Summerland St, Plymouth, Devon [1] 90 Hotham Place, Stoke, Devonport [1] Ashcott, Somerset [1] Bagshot, Guilford, Surrey [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bigbury, Devon [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Castle W [1] Cattedown, Plymouth [1] Chudleigh Knighton [1] Crediton, Devon [1] Derby [1] Devonport [1] Devonport, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [70] Gunner [9] Sapper [8] Serjeant [5] Driver [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Able Seaman [3] Boy [3] L/Cpl [3] Second Lieutenant [3] AB [2] Acting Corporal [2] Boy Artificer [2] Constable [2] Corporal [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Stoker 1 [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 1st Mate [1] 2nd Corporal [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd Lieutenants [1] 2nd Mate [1] AB (2) [1] AC2 [1] Acting Adj [1] Acting ERA 4th Class [1] Acting Leader Stoker [1] Apprentice [1] Artificer Engineer [1] B 2 Cl (Boy 2 Class) [1] BDR [1] Boatswain [1] Bombardier [1] Bomber [1] Boy Bugler [1] C ERA 2 [1] CH Plumber [1] Captain [1] Carpenter [1] Ch Shipwright [1] Ch Shpt [1] Chief Electrical Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Electrical Artificer, 1st Class [1] Chief Sick Berth Attendant [1] ERA 4th Class [1] ERA 5th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Lance Bombadier [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [26] Various HM Ships and Establishments [21] Royal Engineers [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6] Royal Field Artillery [5] Army Service Corps [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Various HM Ships and Naval Establishments [3] Devon Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] HMS DEFENCE [2] HMS Monmouth [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Labour Corps [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine [2] Tank Corps [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 27th Canadians [1] 2nd Life Guards [1] 3 Devon Militia [1] 7th Battalion, Tank Corps [1] Army Service Corp (MT) [1] Bedford "a" Signals [1] Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Ch Shipwright 1 [1] Devon Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] HM Submarine E15 [1] HM Submarine H5 [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS Chellenger [1] HMS Colossus [1]

Service

British Army [92] Royal Navy [39] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [27] B [18] H [11] C [10] S [9] R [8] W [8] L [7] M [7] D [6] T [6] G [5] V [4] A [2] F [2] J [2] K [2] N [2] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [134] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [131] Australia [1] Canada [1] China [1] Egypt [1] India [1] Malta [1]

John William Loader

Born 1889

Died 1953

British Army 7694 Lance Corporal Scots Guards

British Army 72 Gunner Royal Bucks Volunteers

British Army 7694 Private Scots Guards 2nd

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Frank Reginald Haggie

Born 1881

Died 1938

British Army 491 Second Lieutenant 2nd Life Guards

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Acting Adj 273 SQDN

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Bertram George Weatherley

Born 1884

Died 1946

British Army 6338 Private Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

British Army 22262 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army

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John Symons

Born 1883

Died 1966

British Army 1481 Serjeant Royal Engineers Transport

British Army 607 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 514701 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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Thomas Edward Mardon

Born 1893

Died 1930

British Army 514519 Sapper Royal Engineers Devonshire Regiment 568th Devon Army Troops

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Archibald John Deem

Born 1888

Died 1960

British Army 3043 Private Devonshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 53734 Warrant Officer Class 2 Machine Gun Corps

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Albert William Samuel Ball

Born 1894

Died 1962

Royal Navy M2181 Boy Artificer Various HM Ships and Naval Establishments

Royal Navy M2181 C ERA 2 Various HM Ships and Naval Establishments

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Samuel Edward Spurr

Born 1900

Died 1976

Royal Navy K48281 Stoker Various HM Ships and naval Establishments

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Stanley Richard Thomas Ball

Born 1884

Died 1963

British Army 89575 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 1064 Boy The Royal Regiment of Artillery

British Army 22779 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery A Depot

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William Frederick Charles Owen

Born 1897

Died 1983

British Army 212302 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 212302 BDR RFA A/113 Brigade

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Andrew Lodin Beale

Born 1885

Died 1950

Royal Navy 351561 Chief Sick Berth Attendant Various HM Ships and Establishments

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Frederick George Cawse

Born 1888

Died 1953

British Army M2 136442 Private Army Service Corps 683 Coy

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Rodney George Foot

Born 1882

Died 1947

Royal Navy 193536 Various HM Ships and Establishments

Royal Navy 193536 Boatswain HMS VALIANT

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Percy George Passmore

Born 1880

Died 1919

British Army M2/134280 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M2/134280 Army Service Corp (MT)

British Army M2/134280 Private Royal Army Service Corp "A" Siege Park

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Thomas Bunkham

Born 1888

Died 1967

British Army 1520 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 86203 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 86203 Sapper Royal Engineers 170 Tunnellers

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Thomas Alfred Gidley

Born 1882

Died 1917

Royal Navy R/580 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy R/580 Able Seaman Reserves

British Army Reserve

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William Weeks

Born 1881

Died 1964

British Army 8058 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 8058 Warrant Officer Class 2 Grenadier Guards

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Frederick Darke

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 66068 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 66068 Sapper Royal Engineers B Corps Signal Company

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Thomas Gould

Born 1886

Died 1965

British Army 12153 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 67471 Royal Defence Corp 7th Batt

British Army 90720 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Ernest William Harman

Born 1881

Died 1969

British Army 5461 Private London Regiment 22nd Battalion

British Army 682657 Private London Regiment 22nd Battalion

British Army 5655 Private West Kent Regiment

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