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Castle Combe, Wiltshire [22]

Nettleton, Wiltshire [5]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Castle Combe, Chippenham, Wiltshire [2]

Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England [2]

Glanvilles Wootton, Dorset [2]

Lawford, Essex [2]

Badminton, Gloucestershire [1]

Barnet, Middlesex [1]

Binfield, Berkshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire [1]

Castle Combe, Wilts [1]

Chippenham Registration District, Wiltshire [1]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [1]

Chippenham, Wiltshire Registration District [1]

Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire [1]

Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Glen Innes NSW [1]

Johnson's Square, Stoke upon Trent [1]

Kington St Michael, Wiltshire [1]

Mosman Registration District, Sydney NSW [1]

Patchway, Gloucestershire [1]

Pewsham, Wiltshire [1]

Pimlico, London [1]

Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Stockwell, Surrey [1]

Stoke upon Trent [1]

Warmley, Gloucestershire [1]

West Kington, Wiltshire [1]

Westerleigh, Gloucestershire [1]

Wingfield, Wiltshire [1]

Yatton Keynell, Wiltshire [1]

Rank

Private [41]

Corporal [5]

Driver [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Sergeant [5]

Gunner [3]

Petty Officer [2]

Sapper [2]

2nd Officer [1]

Captain [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Commander [1]

Joiner 3c [1]

L. Corp. [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private then Sergeant [1]

Pte 2 [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Shpt.3. [1]

Unit

Wiltshire Regiment [11]

Labour Corps [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

2nd Brigade [1]

8th Brigade [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Engineers [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Conqueror [1]

Dorset Yeomanry [1]

Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1]

HMS Conqueror [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hussars Of The Line [1]

Kent regiment [1]

King's Royal Rifles [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Merchant navy [1]

Non-Combatant Corps [1]

Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1]

Penelope [1]

Powerful [1]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Royal Tank Corps [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Thunderer [1]

Training Reserve [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

Wiltshire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [51]

Royal Navy [7]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [9]

S [9]

W [8]

K [7]

T [7]

P [6]

M [5]

H [3]

R [3]

F [2]

Y [2]

C [1]

E [1]

G [1]

J [1]

L [1]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [58]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [63]

Canada [4]

Australia [2]

India [1]

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People [67] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Castle Combe, Wiltshire [22] Nettleton, Wiltshire [5] Bath, Somerset [2] Castle Combe, Chippenham, Wiltshire [2] Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England [2] Glanvilles Wootton, Dorset [2] Lawford, Essex [2] Badminton, Gloucestershire [1] Barnet, Middlesex [1] Binfield, Berkshire [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham England [1] Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire [1] Castle Combe, Wilts [1] Chippenham Registration District, Wiltshire [1] Chippenham, Wiltshire [1] Chippenham, Wiltshire Registration District [1] Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire [1] Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Glen Innes NSW [1] Johnson's Square, Stoke upon Trent [1] Kington St Michael, Wiltshire [1] Mosman Registration District, Sydney NSW [1] Patchway, Gloucestershire [1] Pewsham, Wiltshire [1] Pimlico, London [1] Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Stockwell, Surrey [1] Stoke upon Trent [1] Warmley, Gloucestershire [1] West Kington, Wiltshire [1] Westerleigh, Gloucestershire [1] Wingfield, Wiltshire [1] Yatton Keynell, Wiltshire [1]

Rank

Private [41] Corporal [5] Driver [5] Lance Corporal [5] Sergeant [5] Gunner [3] Petty Officer [2] Sapper [2] 2nd Officer [1] Captain [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Commander [1] Joiner 3c [1] L. Corp. [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Pioneer [1] Private then Sergeant [1] Pte 2 [1] Rear Admiral [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Shpt.3. [1]

Unit

Wiltshire Regiment [11] Labour Corps [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Royal Engineers [4] Army Service Corps [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Grenadier Guards [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] 2nd Brigade [1] 8th Brigade [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Engineers [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Conqueror [1] Dorset Yeomanry [1] Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] HMS Conqueror [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hussars Of The Line [1] Kent regiment [1] King's Royal Rifles [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Merchant navy [1] Non-Combatant Corps [1] Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1] Penelope [1] Powerful [1] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Royal Tank Corps [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Thunderer [1] Training Reserve [1] Welsh Regiment [1] Wiltshire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [51] Royal Navy [7] Australian Imperial Force [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [9] S [9] W [8] K [7] T [7] P [6] M [5] H [3] R [3] F [2] Y [2] C [1] E [1] G [1] J [1] L [1] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [58] Conscientious Objector [1] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [63] Canada [4] Australia [2] India [1]

George William Taylor

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 2048 Corporal Australian Engineers

Australian Imperial Force 2048 Sergeant Australian Engineers

Australian Imperial Force 2048 Corporal Australian Engineers

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Norman Albert Stenning

Born 1899

Died 1955

Australian Imperial Force 1854 Private 35th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force N72607

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Archibald Joseph Kingman

Born 1888

Died 1976

British Army G/1853 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army GS/1853 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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William John Knott

Born 1877

Died 1960

British Army 86358 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 37 Reserve battery

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William Robert Gardner

Born 1896

Died 1973

British Army S4/064818 Sergeant Army Service Corps

British Army S4/064818 Private Army Service Corps

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Leonard Smith

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 6923 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6923 Private Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charles Woodman

Born 1867

Died 1931

British Army Sergeant Wiltshire Regiment 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 13982 Private then Sergeant Wiltshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Reginald Harry Kingman

Born 1891

Died 1975

British Army M2/020961 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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William Thomas Tanner

Born 1864

Died 1935

British Army F/914 Sergeant Middlesex Regiment 23rd Battalion

British Army F/914 Sergeant Middlesex Regiment 27th Battalion

British Army F/914 Private Middlesex Regiment 27th Battalion

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John Pullen

Born 1886

Died 1962

British Army M2/021418 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Thomas George Bushell

Born 1886

Died 1962

British Army M2/047681 Private Army Service Corps

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Charles John Totham

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army G-20867 Private London Regiment

British Army G-20867 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 12373 King's Royal Rifles

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Sydney Smith

Born 1873

Died 1955

British Army T4/122702 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 67854 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 44831 Private Labour Corps

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Frederick James Swan

Born 1899

Died 1975

British Army 34678 Private Grenadier Guards

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Henry George Buckland

Born 1879

Died 1941

British Army 69827 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Frank Smith

Born 1893

British Army 22646 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 15th Battalion

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Joseph Montague Woodman

Born 1884

Died 1974

British Army 219655 Driver Royal Engineers

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William Redvers Hammond

Born 1900

Died 1963

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177169 Sergeant

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177169 Pte 2

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Edwin Kent

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 18255 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Albert Thomas Fry

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 5524 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 5524 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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