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Plymouth, Devon [11]

Hackney, London [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Bideford, Devon, England [2]

Braunton, Devon [2]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [2]

Stonehouse, Devon [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Torpoint, Cornwall [2]

Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bideford, Devon [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Chelston, Torquay, Devon [1]

Colac Victoria [1]

Coonabrabran New South Wales [1]

Devon [1]

Devon England [1]

Dimboola Victoria [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

East Cowes Isle of Wight [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Goodleigh, Devon [1]

Henley on Thames, Devon [1]

Hill End New South Wales [1]

Honiton Clyst, Devon [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Jung Victoria [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Mount Pleasant South Australia [1]

Newdigate, Surrey [1]

Old Netley, Southampton, Hants [1]

Plymouth [1]

Saffron Walden, Essex [1]

South Molton, Devon [1]

Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

Tenby, Pembrokeshire [1]

Timboon Victoria [1]

Torquon Victoria [1]

Wellington, Somerset [1]

Woolwich Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Woorak Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [95]

Serjeant [14]

Gunner [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Corporal 2nd [5]

Captain [4]

Driver [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sapper [2]

Sick Berth Attendant [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Forewoman [1]

Medical Orderly [1]

Military probationer [1]

Private (Lance Corporal) [1]

Probationary Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [15]

Devonshire Regiment [12]

London Regiment [11]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Labour Corps [8]

Royal Engineers [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

1/ Brahmans [1]

100th Pony Corps [1]

3rd Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

4th Reserve Regiment Dragoons [1]

53rd Welsh Horse [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps/Corps Cyclist Battalion [1]

Australian Light Horse Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Divisional Signal Company Royal Engineers [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [157]

Royal Navy [35]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

A [248]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [242]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [249] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [11] Hackney, London [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Barnstaple, Devon [2] Bideford, Devon, England [2] Braunton, Devon [2] Hackney, London, Middlesex [2] Stonehouse, Devon [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Torpoint, Cornwall [2] Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bideford, Devon [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Chelston, Torquay, Devon [1] Colac Victoria [1] Coonabrabran New South Wales [1] Devon [1] Devon England [1] Dimboola Victoria [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] East Cowes Isle of Wight [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England [1] Goodleigh, Devon [1] Henley on Thames, Devon [1] Hill End New South Wales [1] Honiton Clyst, Devon [1] Hoxton, London [1] Jung Victoria [1] Kensington, London [1] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1] London, Middlesex [1] Mount Pleasant South Australia [1] Newdigate, Surrey [1] Old Netley, Southampton, Hants [1] Plymouth [1] Saffron Walden, Essex [1] South Molton, Devon [1] Swansea, Glamorgan [1] Tenby, Pembrokeshire [1] Timboon Victoria [1] Torquon Victoria [1] Wellington, Somerset [1] Woolwich Barnstaple, Devon [1] Woorak Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [95] Serjeant [14] Gunner [10] Lance Corporal [9] Second Lieutenant [6] Corporal 2nd [5] Captain [4] Driver [4] Lieutenant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Corporal [2] Major [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Pioneer [2] Sapper [2] Sick Berth Attendant [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Able Seaman [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Forewoman [1] Medical Orderly [1] Military probationer [1] Private (Lance Corporal) [1] Probationary Sick Berth Attendant [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker [1] Transport Corporal [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [15] Devonshire Regiment [12] London Regiment [11] Royal Field Artillery [9] Labour Corps [8] Royal Engineers [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] King's Liverpool Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] 1/ Brahmans [1] 100th Pony Corps [1] 3rd Monmouthshire Regiment [1] 4th Reserve Regiment Dragoons [1] 53rd Welsh Horse [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps/Corps Cyclist Battalion [1] Australian Light Horse Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Divisional Signal Company Royal Engineers [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [157] Royal Navy [35] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] Australian Imperial Force [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

A [248] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [242] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

W J Ackland

British Army Captain Army Service Corps

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A R Ackland

British Army 59595 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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Gilbert L Ackland

British Army 11956 Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 19992 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 19992 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

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Ewart Ackland

British Army 2356 Serjeant 3rd Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 53746 Private Welsh Regiment

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William John Ackland

British Army Lieutenant Army Service Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant 53rd Welsh Horse

British Army Captain Royal Army Service Corps

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Percy Reginald Ackland-Snow

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307956

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Elgiva Mary Giles

Born 1890

British Army Military probationer Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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William Dinwoodie Ackland Horman

Born 1880

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Dorothy Ackland-Allen

British Army Young Mens Christian Association

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