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Bideford, Devon [4]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Ilfracombe, Devon [2]

Launceston, Cornwall [2]

Magill South Australia [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Saint Germans, Cornwall [2]

Alwington, Devon [1]

Appledore, North Devon [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Devon [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Devonshire England [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Fulham, Middlesex [1]

Hartland, Devon [1]

Hartland, North Devon [1]

Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Hatherleigh England [1]

Holsworthy, Devon [1]

Ilfracombe, Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Lezant, Cornwall [1]

Plymouth [1]

Plymouth England [1]

Riverton South Australia [1]

Saint German, Cornwall [1]

Saint Germans, Sussex [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [79]

Gunner [8]

Serjeant [8]

Driver [7]

Sapper [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Corporal [5]

Bombardier [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Chief Shipwright [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Matron in chief [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sick Berth Steward 2nd Class [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [31]

Labour Corps [14]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [12]

Royal Engineers [12]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Army Service Corps [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

London Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

HMS VALIANT [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Military Mounted Police [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal North Devonshire Yeomanry [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

1/6th Royal Jat Light Infantry [1]

1st Dragoon Guards [1]

3rd Hussars [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Territorial Force [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Anchusa [1]

HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [1]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS Shannon [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

HMS Vivid II [1]

Indian Army [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [124]

Royal Navy [35]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Last name first letter

C [194]

Contribution

Military Service [191]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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Place of birth

Bideford, Devon [4] Plymouth, Devon [4] Ilfracombe, Devon [2] Launceston, Cornwall [2] Magill South Australia [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Saint Germans, Cornwall [2] Alwington, Devon [1] Appledore, North Devon [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Devon [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Devonshire England [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Fulham, Middlesex [1] Hartland, Devon [1] Hartland, North Devon [1] Hartlepool, Durham [1] Hatherleigh England [1] Holsworthy, Devon [1] Ilfracombe, Barnstaple, Devon [1] Lezant, Cornwall [1] Plymouth [1] Plymouth England [1] Riverton South Australia [1] Saint German, Cornwall [1] Saint Germans, Sussex [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Swansea, Glamorgan [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [79] Gunner [8] Serjeant [8] Driver [7] Sapper [7] Lance Corporal [6] Corporal [5] Bombardier [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Able Seaman [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Chief Shipwright [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Matron in chief [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sick Berth Steward 2nd Class [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [31] Labour Corps [14] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [12] Royal Engineers [12] Royal Field Artillery [10] Army Service Corps [7] Somerset Light Infantry [4] London Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] HMS VALIANT [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Military Mounted Police [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal North Devonshire Yeomanry [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 1/6th Royal Jat Light Infantry [1] 1st Dragoon Guards [1] 3rd Hussars [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Territorial Force [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Anchusa [1] HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [1] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1] HMS LION [1] HMS Shannon [1] HMS Vanguard [1] HMS Vivid [1] HMS Vivid II [1] Indian Army [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [124] Royal Navy [35] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Australian Imperial Force [7]

Last name first letter

C [194]

Contribution

Military Service [191] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Cuthbert Charles Colwill

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army Sergeant Army Service Corps 2nd/1st Devon and Cornwall Bridging Coy.

British Army 2690 Serjeant Army Service Corps 502nd Company

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Ernest Colwill

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94118

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Allan Ross Colwill

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70296

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Leonard John Colwill

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 2863 Private Royal North Devonshire Yeomanry

British Army 30294 Private Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Colwill

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy 351633 Sick Berth Steward 2nd Class HMS Vivid

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Sidney John Colwill

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222250

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Lionel Charles Colwill

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234611

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Frank Colwill

Died 1915

British Army 15979 Private Devonshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Frederick John Caleb Colwill

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189733

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Arthur John Colwill

Born 1873

Died 1919

British Army 5/4530 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 38009 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Richard Colwill

Died 1918

British Army 19304 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Frederick Colwill

Died 1915

British Army 1891 Private Devonshire Regiment

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William Colwill

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army L/2445 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Samuel Colwill

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 15721 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Carlos Fletcher Colwill

Born 1895

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 904807

Canadian Expeditionary Force 904807 Private Canadian Infantry

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Reginald Colwill

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1859

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Wilfred Victor Colwill

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115456

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Rowland Richard Colwill

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 5807 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 232677 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 232677 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Arthur Colwill

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 29393 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Sidney Colwill

Died 1916

British Army 30029 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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