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Topsham, Devon [4]

Exeter, Devon [3]

Ide, Devon [2]

At sea near New York [1]

Blaydon [1]

Breaston, Derbyshire [1]

Exminster, Devon [1]

Hoxne, Suffolk [1]

Lyme Regis, Dorset [1]

Newcastle upon Tyne [1]

Pimlico, London [1]

Portland Road Newcastle upon Tyne [1]

Salcombe, Devon [1]

St. Thomas, Exeter [1]

Streatham [1]

Wellington [1]

Rank

Private [9]

Gunner [3]

Captain [2]

Corporal [2]

Sapper [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Major [1]

Driver [1]

Honorary Chaplain to the Force [1]

Honorary chaplain to the Force [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Nurse [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Chaplain, 4th Class [1]

Unit

Northumberland Hussars [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Labour Corps [2]

Army Service Corps [1]

Artillery [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

HMS Amphion [1]

HMS Revenge [1]

HMS Tyne [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Hussars [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

London Irish Rifles/Connaught Rangers [1]

London Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Mounted Rifle Brigade [1]

NZ Mounted Signal Troop [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department attached Tank Corps [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

Several ships HMS Tyne 1918 [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

Tank Corps [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Warwickshire Yeomanry [1]

West Somerset Yeomanry [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [23]

Royal Navy [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

F [6]

H [4]

M [4]

C [3]

G [3]

W [2]

B [1]

D [1]

L [1]

N [1]

P [1]

T [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [29]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

India [1]

New Zealand [1]

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People [29] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Topsham, Devon [4] Exeter, Devon [3] Ide, Devon [2] At sea near New York [1] Blaydon [1] Breaston, Derbyshire [1] Exminster, Devon [1] Hoxne, Suffolk [1] Lyme Regis, Dorset [1] Newcastle upon Tyne [1] Pimlico, London [1] Portland Road Newcastle upon Tyne [1] Salcombe, Devon [1] St. Thomas, Exeter [1] Streatham [1] Wellington [1]

Rank

Private [9] Gunner [3] Captain [2] Corporal [2] Sapper [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Major [1] Driver [1] Honorary Chaplain to the Force [1] Honorary chaplain to the Force [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Nurse [1] Petty Officer [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Chaplain, 4th Class [1]

Unit

Northumberland Hussars [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Labour Corps [2] Army Service Corps [1] Artillery [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] HMS Amphion [1] HMS Revenge [1] HMS Tyne [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Hussars [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] London Irish Rifles/Connaught Rangers [1] London Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Mounted Rifle Brigade [1] NZ Mounted Signal Troop [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Royal Army Chaplain's Department attached Tank Corps [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Scottish Rifles [1] Several ships HMS Tyne 1918 [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] Tank Corps [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Warwickshire Yeomanry [1] West Somerset Yeomanry [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [23] Royal Navy [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

F [6] H [4] M [4] C [3] G [3] W [2] B [1] D [1] L [1] N [1] P [1] T [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [29]

Country

United Kingdom [22] India [1] New Zealand [1]

George James Ford

Born 1887

Royal Navy 223054

Royal Navy 223054 Petty Officer HMS Revenge

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William John Underhill

Born 1884

Died 1961

British Army 356142 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 42059 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Ernest Edward Tremlett

British Army 1813 Lance Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Labour Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

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William Bricknell

Died 1954

British Army 4994 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 201658 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 201658 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 2/4 Battalion

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Henry Copland

Born 1884

Died 1914

Royal Navy 303658

Royal Navy 303658 Leading Stoker HMS Amphion

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Robert Douglass

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 79035

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Paul Holman

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1625 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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James Charles Fitzwalter

Born 1897

Died 1972

British Army 958 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 295149 Private Somerset Light Infantry 12th Battalion

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Albert Charles Mingo

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 5683 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 242042 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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