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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]

Emily Rose Wellman

Born 1901

Died 1975

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 805

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Leonard Tambling

Born 1886

Died 1914

Royal Navy 305790 Mechanician HMS Monmouth

Royal Navy 305790 Various HM Ships and Establishments

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Frederick Albert William Bennett

Born 1878

Died 1918

Royal Navy 344302 Shipwright 1st Class HMS Seagull

Royal Navy 344302 Various

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Anthony John Prowse

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 8343 Private Hussars

British Army 8343 Private Hussars 3rd

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Herbert Reginald Radmore

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 11139 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 11139 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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John Samuel Prowse

Born 1886

Died 1967

Royal Navy M6512

Royal Navy M6512 PO - Shipwright 1 Various HM Ships and Establishments

Royal Navy Ch Shipwright 1 HMS Pembroke 2

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John Charles Richard Blampey

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy Artificer Engineer HMS Genista

Royal Navy 270820 Artificer Engineer Various HM Ships and Establishments

Royal Navy 270820 Artificer Engineer Various HM Ships and Establishments

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Joseph Alfred Hannaford

Born 1889

Died 1914

Royal Navy 365834 Officer's Steward 2nd Class HMS Monmouth

Royal Navy 365834 Various HM Ships and Establishments

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James Richard Lamble

Born 1878

Died 1954

Royal Navy 343487 Ch Shipwright Woolwich

Royal Navy 343487 Carpenter Various HM Ships and Establishments

Royal Navy 343487 Shipwright HMS Chellenger

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John George Prowse

Born 1898

Died 1981

Royal Navy J39469 AB Various HM Ships and Establishments

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George Henry Soper

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 2254 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 240610 Private Devonshire Regiment 1/5th Btn

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Charles Clingan

Born 1880

Died 1916

Royal Navy 344618 Chief Electrical Artificer 1st Class HMS INDEFATIGABLE

Royal Navy 344618 Various HM Ships and Establishments

Royal Navy Chief Electrical Artificer, 1st Class

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Edgar Horn

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 177950 Sapper Royal Engineers 126th Field Coy

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Henry Thomas Hasling

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army C 1242 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C1242 Sgt Kings Royal Rifle Corps 16th Battalion

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James Henry Lamble

Born 1898

Died 1977

British Army 49620 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 65342 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Stanley Samuel Brickwood

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 26244 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Edward Pillage

Born 1892

Died 1963

Canadian Expeditionary Force 71089 Sergeant 27th Canadians Infantry Btn

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George Lavers Prowse

Born 1885

Died 1928

British Army 20/1507 Private Northumberland Regiment 2nd Battalion

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George Samuel Richard Prowse

Born 1893

Died 1957

British Army 266833 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Edward Albert Narraway

Born 1889

Died 1979

British Army 4/1418 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 200071 Private Hampshire Regiment

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