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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]

Anthony Harkus Prowse

Born 1876

Died 1938

British Army 18418 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 39053 Private Machine Gun Corps 32nd

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William John Wellman

Born 1887

Died 1956

British Army 7440 Private Kent Regiment

British Army R/259119 Private Army Service Corps

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William John Weatherley

Born 1879

Died 1942

British Army T/326639 Driver Army Service Corps

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George Prowse

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 3/9450 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 7919 Private Durham Light Infantry 4th Battalion

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William Ernest Allward Prowse

Born 1878

Died 1962

British Army 34785 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 106515 Private Labour Corps

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Anthony Harkus Prowse

Born 1886

Died 1963

Royal Navy SS418

Royal Navy SS 418 AB Various HM Ships and Establishments

Royal Navy SS 418 AB (2) Various HM Ships and Establishments

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Frederick John Charles Prowse

Born 1895

Died 1939

Royal Navy K24322

Royal Navy K24322 Stoker 2 Vivid 2

Royal Navy K24322 Stoker 1 Orion

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William Henry Potter

Born 1893

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 766279 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 766279 Royal Grenadiers 123 Btn

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Harold John Hockings

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 322265 Pioneer Royal Engineers Signals Section

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William Redvers Lamble

Born 1901

Died 1965

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 157258 Boy RFC

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 157258 Boy RAF

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 157258 AC2 RAF

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Alfred Emanuel Cook

Born 1888

Died 1976

British Army 7613 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 7613 SGT Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

Royal Navy K37724 Sto 1 Various HM Ships and Establishments

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Sidney Victor Goodman

Born 1902

Died 1970

Royal Navy L11861 Leading Steward Various HM Ships and Naval Establishments

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Samuel Francis Palmer

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 31890 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 30707 Private Devonshire Regiment 8 Batt

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Albert Henry Moses

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 89597 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Fred Spurrell Kerswell

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 1798 Sapper Royal Engineers Transport

British Army 514940 Sapper Royal Engineers 570th (Devon)

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Alfred John Darke

Born 1881

Died 1926

Royal Navy 345008 CH Plumber Various HM Ships and Establishments

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Reginald Frederick Prowse

Born 1880

Died 1955

Royal Navy 205337 Able Seaman Various HM Ships and Establishments

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William James Gill

Born 1880

Died 1916

Royal Navy B 2585 Royal Fleet Reserve Devon

Royal Navy 296867 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vivid

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Albert Edward Baines

Born 1899

Died 1975

Royal Navy 19412 L/Cpl Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy Constable Royal Marine Royal Marine Police

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William Samuel Day

Born 1887

Died 1959

British Army 31810 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army Lce Cpl Royal Engineers 30th Coy

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Bedford "a" Signals

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