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Plymouth, Devon [3]

Hartland, Devon [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Moretonhampstead [2]

Bideford England [1]

Bideford, Devon [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Exeter England [1]

Georgetown, Demerara [1]

Haggerston, London [1]

Halberton, Devon [1]

Hanham, Gloucestershire [1]

Hartland, Bideford, Devon [1]

Kilve, Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Kimberley [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Minehead, Somerset [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Shoreditch London, Middlesex [1]

Williton, Somerset [1]

bristol [1]

Rank

Private [94]

Corporal [11]

Gunner [9]

Serjeant [9]

Acting Corporal [6]

Driver [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Sapper [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [2]

1st Serjeant [1]

3rd Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Captain [1]

Chaplin [1]

Commander (Emergency) [1]

Fleet Paymaster [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [15]

British West Indies Regiment [9]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Labour Corps [9]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

London Regiment [7]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

British South African Police [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

2nd South African Infantry [1]

6th King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

86th Provisional Battalion [1]

Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Army Chaplains Department [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Gloucestershire Hussars [1]

Imperial Light Horse [1]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps Depot [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps Hospital Ship Labour Corps ex Training Reserve Battalion [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Service

British Army [135]

Royal Navy [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

South African Services [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [186]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [182]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

Guyana [2]

United Kingdom [2]

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People [187] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [3] Hartland, Devon [2] Hoxton, London [2] Moretonhampstead [2] Bideford England [1] Bideford, Devon [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Exeter England [1] Georgetown, Demerara [1] Haggerston, London [1] Halberton, Devon [1] Hanham, Gloucestershire [1] Hartland, Bideford, Devon [1] Kilve, Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Kimberley [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Minehead, Somerset [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Shoreditch London, Middlesex [1] Williton, Somerset [1] bristol [1]

Rank

Private [94] Corporal [11] Gunner [9] Serjeant [9] Acting Corporal [6] Driver [5] Lance Corporal [5] Sapper [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [2] 1st Serjeant [1] 3rd Serjeant [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Captain [1] Chaplin [1] Commander (Emergency) [1] Fleet Paymaster [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Pioneer [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [15] British West Indies Regiment [9] Devonshire Regiment [9] Labour Corps [9] Royal Field Artillery [8] London Regiment [7] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Engineers [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Somerset Light Infantry [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] British South African Police [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Scots Guards [2] Tank Corps [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 2nd South African Infantry [1] 6th King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] 86th Provisional Battalion [1] Army Chaplain's Department [1] Army Chaplains Department [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Gloucestershire Hussars [1] Imperial Light Horse [1] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps Depot [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps Hospital Ship Labour Corps ex Training Reserve Battalion [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Service

British Army [135] Royal Navy [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Australian Imperial Force [4] South African Services [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [186] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [182] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

Guyana [2] United Kingdom [2]

Josiah Babb

Born 1895

British Army 1016 Private British West Indies Regiment

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George Henry Babb

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 59836 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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George Charles Babb

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148824

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George Henry Babb

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299402

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William Henry Babb

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198884

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Charles Henry Babb

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287934

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Charles William Babb

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 500314 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

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Edward Cecil Babb

Born 1892

Died 1916

South African Services 3192 Private 2nd South African Infantry Fought at Delville Wood

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Rev Leonard John William Babb

Born 1883

Died 1967

British Army Chaplin Army Chaplains Department

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Leonard John William Babb

Born 1883

Died 1967

British Army Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class Army Chaplain's Department

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William Edward Babb

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 137133 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 137133 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Arthur Babb

Died 1916

British Army C/7561 Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Harry Ernest Babb

Born 1890

Died 1918

South African Services 82 Private South African Railway Services

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Vivian Babb

Died 1918

British Army 1309 Private British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 1309 Lance Corporal British West Indies Regiment

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Frederick Babb

Born 1891

Died 1981

British Army 26001 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 93614 Private Labour Corps

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Henry Thomas Charles Babb

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102147

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Thomas William Babb

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123685

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Percival James Babb

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243414

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Alfred Henry Babb

Born 1883

Died 1945

British Army 202740 Acting Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 695427 Acting Corporal Labour Corps

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Edward Babb

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 3688 Serjeant South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 3688 Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment

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