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Plymouth, Devon [8]

Exeter, Devon [6]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Calstock, Cornwall [2]

Chickerell, Dorset [2]

Dovercourt, Essex [2]

Kensington, London, Middlesex [2]

Ledbury, Herefordshire [2]

Ottery Saint Mary, Devon [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Totnes, Devon, England [2]

Weymouth, Dorset [2]

Battersea, London [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Birkenhead [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Camborne, Cornwall [1]

Canning Town, Essex [1]

Chagford, Devon [1]

Chagford,Okehampton,Devon. [1]

Cheriton, Devon [1]

Chiswick, London [1]

Claremont Western Australia [1]

Clunes Victoria [1]

Cornwood, Devon, England [1]

Cotham, Gloucestershire [1]

Crediton, Devon [1]

Devon [1]

Durweston, Dorset [1]

East Ham, Essex [1]

Exminster, Devon [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Guisborough, Yorkshire [1]

Gunnislake, Cornwall [1]

Harwich, Essex [1]

Islington, London [1]

Landport, Hampshire [1]

Launceston, Cornwall [1]

Leigh, Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Leith, Midlothian [1]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

Lifton, Cornwall [1]

Lifton, Devon [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [215]

Gunner [29]

Corporal [26]

Serjeant [25]

Driver [19]

Sapper [15]

Lance Corporal [9]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Nurse [2]

Pioneer [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

3rd Writer [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Cook [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Musician [1]

Private/ Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

SPO [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Bombardier [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Wheeler Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [49]

Royal Engineers [37]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

Army Service Corps [21]

London Regiment [20]

Labour Corps [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Dorsetshire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Scots [3]

7th Dragoon Guards [2]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

HMS NEW ZEALAND [2]

HMS THUNDERER [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [335]

Royal Navy [75]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [485]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [474]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [8] Exeter, Devon [6] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Bermondsey, London [2] Calstock, Cornwall [2] Chickerell, Dorset [2] Dovercourt, Essex [2] Kensington, London, Middlesex [2] Ledbury, Herefordshire [2] Ottery Saint Mary, Devon [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Totnes, Devon, England [2] Weymouth, Dorset [2] Battersea, London [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Birkenhead [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Camborne, Cornwall [1] Canning Town, Essex [1] Chagford, Devon [1] Chagford,Okehampton,Devon. [1] Cheriton, Devon [1] Chiswick, London [1] Claremont Western Australia [1] Clunes Victoria [1] Cornwood, Devon, England [1] Cotham, Gloucestershire [1] Crediton, Devon [1] Devon [1] Durweston, Dorset [1] East Ham, Essex [1] Exminster, Devon [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Guisborough, Yorkshire [1] Gunnislake, Cornwall [1] Harwich, Essex [1] Islington, London [1] Landport, Hampshire [1] Launceston, Cornwall [1] Leigh, Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Leith, Midlothian [1] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland [1] Lewisham, London [1] Lifton, Cornwall [1] Lifton, Devon [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [215] Gunner [29] Corporal [26] Serjeant [25] Driver [19] Sapper [15] Lance Corporal [9] Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Nurse [2] Pioneer [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] 3rd Writer [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Blacksmith [1] Captain [1] Chief Gunner [1] Cook [1] Deck Hand [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Musician [1] Private/ Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] SPO [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Bombardier [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Wheeler Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [49] Royal Engineers [37] Royal Field Artillery [28] Army Service Corps [21] London Regiment [20] Labour Corps [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Machine Gun Corps [10] Dorsetshire Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Royal Naval Division [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Scottish Rifles [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Scots [3] 7th Dragoon Guards [2] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] HMS NEW ZEALAND [2] HMS THUNDERER [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [335] Royal Navy [75] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] Australian Imperial Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [485] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [474] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

John Howard Bolt

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army T1617 Acting Sergeant Royal Engineers 61st Divisional Signal Coy

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Harold Bolt

Born 1883

Died 1972

British Army 215839 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 215839 Gunner Royal Field Artillery A/58 Brigade

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Herbert Thomas Bolt

Born 1894

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 3009 Corporal Australian Infantry 55 Battalion

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Dennis Henry Bolt

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 35902 Private Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frank Uriah Bolt

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 9853 Serjeant Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 9853 Serjeant Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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William Henry Bolt

Born 1876

Died 1915

Royal Navy 342272 Blacksmith HMS Goliath

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Charles George Bolt

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34321

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William Bolt

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268453

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Harry Bolt

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225066

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Frederick Bolt

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126396

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Willie Mumford Bolt

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307491

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Francis Patrick Bolt

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275466

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William James Hepper Bolt

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293234

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George Thomas Bolt

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109643

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Charles James Bolt

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95030

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Lawrence William Bolt

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80553

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Wallace John Bolt

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 203383 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 203383 Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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George Bolt

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 3822 Private West India Regiment

British Army 3822 Private West India Regiment

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Walter J Bolt

Died 1918

British Army T4/071396 Private Army Service Corps

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William Bolt

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 4813 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 202169 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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