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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]

James Edward Babb

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 10033 Lance Serjeant Border Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 10033 Corporal Border Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 10033 Lance Serjeant Border Regiment

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Albert E. Babb

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 16466 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Frederick R Babb

Died 1915

British Army 10443 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Lionel Archibald Babb

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 151392

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Thomas George Symonds Babb

Born 1885

Died 1958

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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William Babb

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92279

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Brian Osborne Babb

Born 1900

Died 1971

Royal Navy Acting Sub-Lieutenant

Royal Navy Acting Sub Lieutenant

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Charles Frederick Babb

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 9295 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 12th A I

British Army 9295 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Charles Reginald Babb

Australian Imperial Force 1138

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William Babb

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 20764 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Arthur Babb

Died 1916

British Army 96761 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Samuel John Babb

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 202862 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Harold Wesley Babb

Born 1895

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 696854

Canadian Expeditionary Force 696854 Private Canadian Infantry

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Arthur Percy Thomas Babb

Born 1896

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 23/1542 Auckland Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William George Babb

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 9518 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 9518 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Dudley Austen Babb

Born 1898

Died 1964

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Commander (Emergency)

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William Henry Babb

Australian Imperial Force 1027

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Percy Ernest Babb

British Army 8308 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps Depot

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Henry Alfred Babb

Australian Imperial Force 1537

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Ernest Babb

Australian Imperial Force 1232

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