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Exeter, Devon [16]

Plymouth, Devon [11]

London England [5]

Barnstaple, Devon [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Okehampton, Devon [3]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bow, London [2]

Dawlish, Devon [2]

Dublin [2]

Harwich, Essex [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Moretonhampstead, Devon [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Singleton New South Wales [2]

Torquay, Devon [2]

Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire [2]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Ashburton, Devon [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Berryhead, Brixham, Devon [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Camborne, Cornwall [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Cardiff Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Crediton, Devon [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

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Devonshire England [1]

Eastbrooke, Somerset [1]

Euroa Victoria [1]

Exeter, Devon, England [1]

Exmouth, Devon [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Framlingham, Suffolk [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Homerton, London [1]

Rank

Private [298]

Gunner [34]

Driver [30]

Sapper [23]

Serjeant [21]

Corporal [18]

Lance Corporal [15]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lieutenant [9]

Pioneer [7]

Captain [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Company Sergeant Major [3]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master havildar [1]

Doctor [1]

Electrician Superior [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Midshipman [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private /Acting Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Sapper/ Sapper [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [57]

Royal Engineers [40]

Labour Corps [36]

Army Service Corps [34]

Royal Field Artillery [29]

Royal Army Medical Corps [25]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [15]

London Regiment [15]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Essex Regiment [11]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Marine Artillery [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bermuda Contingent Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Border Regiment [2]

City of London Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [455]

Royal Navy [102]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [63]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36]

Australian Imperial Force [29]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Canadian Navy [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [702]

D [6]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [687]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Canada [1]

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Exeter, Devon [16] Plymouth, Devon [11] London England [5] Barnstaple, Devon [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Okehampton, Devon [3] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bow, London [2] Dawlish, Devon [2] Dublin [2] Harwich, Essex [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Moretonhampstead, Devon [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Singleton New South Wales [2] Torquay, Devon [2] Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire [2] Andover, Hampshire [1] Ashburton, Devon [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Berryhead, Brixham, Devon [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Camborne, Cornwall [1] Camden Town, London [1] Cardiff Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Crediton, Devon [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Croydon England [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Devonshire England [1] Eastbrooke, Somerset [1] Euroa Victoria [1] Exeter, Devon, England [1] Exmouth, Devon [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Framlingham, Suffolk [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Hackney, London [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Homerton, London [1]

Rank

Private [298] Gunner [34] Driver [30] Sapper [23] Serjeant [21] Corporal [18] Lance Corporal [15] Second Lieutenant [11] Lieutenant [9] Pioneer [7] Captain [6] Acting Corporal [5] Able Seaman [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Company Sergeant Major [3] Lance Serjeant [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Boy [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Chief Gunner [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master havildar [1] Doctor [1] Electrician Superior [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Midshipman [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Petty Officer [1] Private /Acting Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Sapper/ Sapper [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [57] Royal Engineers [40] Labour Corps [36] Army Service Corps [34] Royal Field Artillery [29] Royal Army Medical Corps [25] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [15] London Regiment [15] Royal Fusiliers [13] Machine Gun Corps [12] Essex Regiment [11] Somerset Light Infantry [9] Royal Defence Corps [8] Canadian Infantry [7] Cheshire Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] Norfolk Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Marine Artillery [5] Royal Naval Division [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Scots [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bermuda Contingent Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Border Regiment [2] City of London Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [455] Royal Navy [102] Canadian Expeditionary Force [63] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36] Australian Imperial Force [29] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Canadian Navy [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [702] D [6] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [687] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [17] Canada [1]

Frederick Cann

Born 1895

British Army 1360 Lance Corporal Norfolk Regiment 1/5th Battalion

British Army 240041 Private Lance Corporal Norfolk Regiment 1/5th Battalion

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Leonard Cann

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68641

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Frederick Wm Cann

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 8123 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 7940 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 267395 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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William Cann

Born 1888

Died 1919

British Army 2379 Private North Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 453534 Private Labour Corps

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Malcolm Cann

Born 1895

Died 1914

Canadian Navy MO/401 Midshipman HMS Good Hope

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Henry Cann

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12094

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Reginald Walter Cann

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96403

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Alfred George Cann

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293248

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Charles Wade Cann

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213615

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Charles Samuel Cann

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237956

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Fredrick Cann

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 8974 Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 8974 Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Theodore Cann

Died 1915

British Army 10565 Sergeant Gloucestershire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Arthur James Meaden Cann

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244526

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Wesley Walter Cann

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy 311047

Royal Navy 311047 Leading Stoker HMS Defence

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Frederick Richard Cann

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27934

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Alfred Edward Cann

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 94 Staff Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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John William Cann

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 10542 Private Devonshire Regiment 8th (Service) Battalion

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James Cann

Died 1918

British Army 20803 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Frank Cann

Died 1917

British Army 3358 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 32380 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Alfred Cann

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 25933 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 25933 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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