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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]

Eustace Arundel De St. B. Watkins

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment

British Army Captain Devonshire Regiment

British Army Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Joseph Swan

Born 1896

Died 1974

British Army 26131 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Thomas Lot Purbrick

Born 1872

Died 1915

British Army 6850 Lance Corporal Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 6850 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 6850 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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George Banks Buckland

Born 1887

Died 1971

Canadian Expeditionary Force 435833 Private 63rd

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Arthur Percival Crouch

Born 1885

Died 1941

Other Empire Force 2nd Officer Merchant navy

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Herbert Kington

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 12929 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 12929 Private Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Albert George Melsom

Born 1882

Died 1942

Royal Navy 344051

Royal Navy 344051 Shpt.3. Thunderer

Royal Navy Powerful Carpenter's Crew

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Harold Melsom

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army G/6207 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/6207 Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 12th Battalion

British Army 14334 Hussars Of The Line

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Arthur William King

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army TR/5/17283 Training Reserve

British Army 50803 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Geoffrey Robert Sladen Watkins

Born 1885

Died 1950

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant-Commander

Royal Navy Rear Admiral

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Richard Henry Reginald Neate

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy 18066 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/18066 Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division 4th Royal Marine Battalion

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Edwin John Rosier

Born 1890

Died 1976

British Army 31985 Corporal Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 28115 Corporal Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Edward Louis White

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy 235701

Royal Navy 235701 (Ch) Petty Officer Penelope

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Henry Stanley Bushell

Born 1896

Died 1947

British Army 58912 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Rowland Alpheus Pullin

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 22647 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 22647 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Reginald Stanley James

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army G/6218 Private Middlesex Regiment 12th Battalion

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Edwin George Hayward

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army SE-20697 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 46799 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Bruidson

Born 1887

British Army 31472 Royal Tank Corps

British Army Dorset Yeomanry 2/1st Battalion

British Army G37782 Royal Sussex Regiment 1/6th Battalion

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Edward Stephens

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 11678 Private South Wales Borderers

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Frederick William Melsom

Born 1883

Died 1943

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