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Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Bridgwater, Somerset [2]

Fremantle Western Australia [2]

Hamilton Victoria [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Burnham, Somerset [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Easthill Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Kadina South Australia [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lancashire England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Parish of Charles, Plymouth [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Port Chalmers NZ [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Waihi NZ [1]

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Private [40]

Gunner [9]

Driver [5]

Corporal [3]

Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain Quarter Master [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Forewoman Waitress [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler/Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

London Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

1st Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

6th Dragoon Guards [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Company of Dragoons [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

HMS Hibernia [1]

Life Guards [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: HMS Vivid [1]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Territorial Force Reserve [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [76]

Royal Navy [17]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

C [122]

Contribution

Military Service [119]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Bridgwater, Somerset [2] Fremantle Western Australia [2] Hamilton Victoria [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Burnham, Somerset [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Easthill Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Kadina South Australia [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lancashire England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Parish of Charles, Plymouth [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Port Chalmers NZ [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Waihi NZ [1]

Rank

Private [40] Gunner [9] Driver [5] Corporal [3] Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Bombardier [2] Lance Corporal [2] Major [2] Sapper [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Cadet [1] Captain Quarter Master [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Forewoman Waitress [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Mechanic [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler/Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [9] Army Service Corps [8] Labour Corps [5] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] London Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Tank Corps [2] Welsh Regiment [2] 1st Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 6th Dragoon Guards [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Company of Dragoons [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] HMS Hibernia [1] Life Guards [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] Royal Munster Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: HMS Vivid [1] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Territorial Force Reserve [1] The Queen's Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [76] Royal Navy [17] Australian Imperial Force [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

C [122]

Contribution

Military Service [119] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

William Walter Caple

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy J9885

Royal Navy J9885 Able Seaman Royal Naval Air Service

Royal Navy J9885 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Naval Air Service

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Albert James Percival Caple

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 240860 Private Devonshire Regiment

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William Walter Caple

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314905

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George Isaac Caple

Born 1898

Died 1942

Royal Navy J29828

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William Ivor Caple

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 184261 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Charles William Caple

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206464

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Henry Caple

Died 1915

British Army 16100 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Melville Robert Caple

Died 1918

British Army 28781 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Harry Caple

Died 1916

British Army 12585 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 12585 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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William James Caple

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 18710 Private Grenadier Guards

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William Caple

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 366344 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Stanley George Melville Caple

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11420

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Archie William Caple

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy Z/2739 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Z/2739 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: HMS Vivid

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John Caple

Died 1916

British Army 8361 Private 1st Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 8361 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Frank Horace Caple

Australian Imperial Force 8807A

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Frederick Robert Caple

Australian Imperial Force 1141

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George Albert Caple

Australian Imperial Force 249

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Edgar Francis Caple

Australian Imperial Force 3293

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Frederick James Caple

Australian Imperial Force 1306

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Henry Clarence Caple

Australian Imperial Force 5485

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