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Taunton, Somerset [6]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [3]

Staplegrove, Somerset [3]

Kinver, Staffordshire [2]

Barking, Essex [1]

Brixham, Devon [1]

Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Durham [1]

Erith, Kent [1]

Hampton Court Palace [1]

Hornsey, Middlesex [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Melody Buildings, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Northwich, Cheshire [1]

Nottingham [1]

Odell, Bedforshire [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Shapwick, Somerset [1]

Staplehay, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Trull, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Wimbledon, London [1]

Wiveliscombe, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [14]

Deck Hand [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Captain [3]

Engineman [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Sargeant [1]

Boatman [1]

Corporal [1]

Leading Boatman [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [1]

Sargeant [1]

Second Hand [1]

Sergeant [1]

Skipper [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Trimmer [1]

Trimmer Cook [1]

Unit

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

Royal Naval Reserve HMTrawler Agamemnon II [6]

Royal Naval Reserve HM Trawler Agamemnon II [5]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

West Somerset Yeomanry [4]

HM Trawler Agamemnon II [2]

2nd Rhodesia Regiment South African Infantry [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

HM Coastguard [1]

HMS Acteon [1]

HMS Active [1]

HMS Agamemnon [1]

HMS Boadicea [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Howe [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Isis [1]

HMS Liffey [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

HMS Royal Arthur [1]

HMS Severn [1]

HMS Victory [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

HMS Wildfire [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Honourable Artillery Company Infantry [1]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Rhodesia Regiment [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Agamemnon II." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve: HM Trawler Agamemnon II [1]

South African Infantry [1]

The Oxfordshire Light Infantry [1]

West Somerset Yeomanry attached Machine Gun Corps [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [18]

Royal Navy [16]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

S [10]

H [5]

N [3]

P [3]

A [2]

B [2]

T [2]

V [2]

W [2]

C [1]

F [1]

J [1]

K [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [19]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

South Africa [1]

Zimbabwe [1]

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People [36] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Taunton, Somerset [6] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [3] Staplegrove, Somerset [3] Kinver, Staffordshire [2] Barking, Essex [1] Brixham, Devon [1] Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Durham [1] Erith, Kent [1] Hampton Court Palace [1] Hornsey, Middlesex [1] Lambeth, London [1] Melody Buildings, Taunton, Somerset [1] Northwich, Cheshire [1] Nottingham [1] Odell, Bedforshire [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Shapwick, Somerset [1] Staplehay, Taunton, Somerset [1] Trull, Taunton, Somerset [1] Wimbledon, London [1] Wiveliscombe, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [14] Deck Hand [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Captain [3] Engineman [3] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Serjeant [2] Acting Sargeant [1] Boatman [1] Corporal [1] Leading Boatman [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Petty Officer 2nd Class [1] Sargeant [1] Second Hand [1] Sergeant [1] Skipper [1] Telegraphist [1] Trimmer [1] Trimmer Cook [1]

Unit

Somerset Light Infantry [8] Royal Naval Reserve HMTrawler Agamemnon II [6] Royal Naval Reserve HM Trawler Agamemnon II [5] Royal Naval Reserve [4] West Somerset Yeomanry [4] HM Trawler Agamemnon II [2] 2nd Rhodesia Regiment South African Infantry [1] Army Service Corps [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] HM Coastguard [1] HMS Acteon [1] HMS Active [1] HMS Agamemnon [1] HMS Boadicea [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Howe [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Isis [1] HMS Liffey [1] HMS Pembroke [1] HMS Royal Arthur [1] HMS Severn [1] HMS Victory [1] HMS Vivid [1] HMS Wildfire [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Honourable Artillery Company Infantry [1] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Rhodesia Regiment [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Agamemnon II." [1] Royal Naval Reserve: HM Trawler Agamemnon II [1] South African Infantry [1] The Oxfordshire Light Infantry [1] West Somerset Yeomanry attached Machine Gun Corps [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [18] Royal Navy [16] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

S [10] H [5] N [3] P [3] A [2] B [2] T [2] V [2] W [2] C [1] F [1] J [1] K [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [19]

Country

United Kingdom [19] South Africa [1] Zimbabwe [1]

Carl Frederick Jepson

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy TC15 Trimmer Cook Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 15TC Trimmer Cook Royal Naval Reserve: HM Trawler Agamemnon II

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Harold James Hill

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 2697 Private Somerset Light Infantry 2/5th Battalion

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Harold Edward Prew

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 943 Corporal Rhodesia Regiment

South African Services Lieutenant 2nd Rhodesia Regiment South African Infantry

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Cecil St John Harris

Born 1891

Died 1915

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Arthur Jeffereys Turner

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 35802 Private Somerset Light Infantry Depot

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Archibald Sidney Vickery

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 14827 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Gordon Sheppard

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 7582 Private Honourable Artillery Company Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Honourable Artillery Company 309 Siege Battery

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William Napper

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army S2/017291 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Victor John Knight

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 20291 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 203344 Private Worcestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Guy Mynors Shufflebotham

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 11935 Lance Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

British Army Captain Somerset Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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John Cornish Prew

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 10112 Private Hertfordshire Regiment 4th/1st Battalion

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Francis Robert Hill

Born 1868

Died 1916

British Army 20461 Private Somerset Light Infantry 3rd/5th Battalion

British Army Private The Oxfordshire Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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Arthur Murray Stewart Tordiffe

Born 1879

Died 1918

South African Services 738 Sergeant South African Infantry 4th Regt

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Guy Carleton Vaughan

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment

British Army Captain Devonshire Regiment

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Joseph Nation

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army Private West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 28797 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Cecil St John Harris

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 937 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry Territorial Force

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