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Sydney New South Wales [5]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Grays, Essex [3]

London England [3]

Newton Abbot, Devon [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Axminster, Devon [2]

Beer, Devon, England [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kadina South Australia [2]

Oakleigh Victoria [2]

Penzance, Cornwall [2]

Rockhampton Queensland [2]

Stonehouse, Devon [2]

Surbiton, Surrey [2]

Tavistock, Devon [2]

Totnes, Devon [2]

Adelaide [1]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Batemans Bay New South Wales [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beer, Devon [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Brompton, London [1]

Burrow Farm, East Worlington, Devon [1]

Cardiff [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex, England [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Cumberland [1]

Devon England [1]

Dinder Wells, Somerset, England [1]

Dover [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dulwich, London [1]

Eaglehawk Victoria [1]

Eastbourne England [1]

Eden Valley South Australia [1]

Erith, Kent [1]

Fife [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [202]

Corporal [24]

Gunner [19]

Serjeant [19]

Driver [15]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Sapper [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Pioneer [7]

Captain [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Major [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Rifleman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd Lieutenant, Equipment Officer 3rd Class [1]

Acting ERA 4th Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Doctor [1]

ERA 4th Class [1]

Engineman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant (Tech) [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Sanitary Inspector [1]

Seaman [1]

Skipper [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Inspector Ordnance Machinery [1]

Temporary Lieutenant, Equipment Officer 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Trimmer [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [30]

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Army Service Corps [22]

Royal Engineers [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Labour Corps [19]

London Regiment [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Devon Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Military Mounted Police [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [315]

Royal Navy [66]

Australian Imperial Force [38]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [22]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [485]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [469]

Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Sydney New South Wales [5] Plymouth, Devon [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Grays, Essex [3] London England [3] Newton Abbot, Devon [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Axminster, Devon [2] Beer, Devon, England [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Islington, London [2] Kadina South Australia [2] Oakleigh Victoria [2] Penzance, Cornwall [2] Rockhampton Queensland [2] Stonehouse, Devon [2] Surbiton, Surrey [2] Tavistock, Devon [2] Totnes, Devon [2] Adelaide [1] Alton, Hampshire [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Batemans Bay New South Wales [1] Battersea, London [1] Beer, Devon [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bow, London [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Brompton, London [1] Burrow Farm, East Worlington, Devon [1] Cardiff [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Chiswick, Middlesex, England [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Cumberland [1] Devon England [1] Dinder Wells, Somerset, England [1] Dover [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dulwich, London [1] Eaglehawk Victoria [1] Eastbourne England [1] Eden Valley South Australia [1] Erith, Kent [1] Fife [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [202] Corporal [24] Gunner [19] Serjeant [19] Driver [15] Second Lieutenant [14] Sapper [8] Acting Corporal [7] Pioneer [7] Captain [6] Lance Corporal [5] Able Seaman [4] Major [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Lieutenant [3] Lance Bombardier [2] Rifleman [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd Lieutenant, Equipment Officer 3rd Class [1] Acting ERA 4th Class [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Doctor [1] ERA 4th Class [1] Engineman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant (Tech) [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Sanitary Inspector [1] Seaman [1] Skipper [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Inspector Ordnance Machinery [1] Temporary Lieutenant, Equipment Officer 2nd Class [1] Temporary Major [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [30] Royal Field Artillery [24] Army Service Corps [22] Royal Engineers [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Labour Corps [19] London Regiment [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Somerset Light Infantry [9] Welsh Regiment [9] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Hampshire Regiment [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Devon Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Military Mounted Police [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Rifle Brigade [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [315] Royal Navy [66] Australian Imperial Force [38] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29] Canadian Expeditionary Force [22] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [485] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [469] Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

William Henry James Chapple

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 19172 Private Welsh Regiment

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Albert Edward Chapple

Died 1914

British Army L/7227 Private East Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army L/7227 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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William Alfred Chapple

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207181

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Leonard Ernest Chapple

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208994

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George Chapple

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219203

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James Walter Chapple

Died 1917

British Army 463610 Acting Serjeant 30th Canadian Infantry Canadian Expeditionary Forces

British Army Second Lieutenant Grenadier Guards

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Leonard Chapple

Australian Imperial Force 1434

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John Chapple

Australian Imperial Force 6780A

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Thomas Chapple

Australian Imperial Force 1203

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William Stanley Chapple

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy 13947 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 13947 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Indefatigable

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William Henry Chapple

Australian Imperial Force 2342

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Harry John Barton Chapple

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268713

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George Richard Chapple

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army G/4429 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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John Chapple

Died 1915

British Army 12785 Private Highland Light Infantry 10th highland Battalion

British Army 12785 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Albert Chapple

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 2164 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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James Chapple

Born 1878

Died 1919

British Army 37608 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 4895 Private Labour Corps

British Army 37608 Lance Corporal Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Leonard Charles Frederick Chapple

Born 1890

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 670165

Canadian Expeditionary Force 670165 Pioneer Canadian Pioneers

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Frederick James Chapple

Born 1892

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 452398

Canadian Expeditionary Force 452398 Private Canadian Infantry

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Joseph Chapple

Died 1915

British Army 19108 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Arthur Chapple

Died 1917

British Army S/26031 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/26031 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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