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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]

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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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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]

Clarence Eldred Colwill

Australian Imperial Force 3058

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Francis Henry Colwill

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303253

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Albert Colwill

Australian Imperial Force 7030

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William Thomas Colwill

Died 1917

British Army 20483 Private Devonshire Regiment

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John Herbert Colwill

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 288331 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Jonathan Colwill

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 1717 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 240162 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Frank Colwill

Born 1896

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 457980

Canadian Expeditionary Force 457980 Private Canadian Infantry

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Harry G Colwill

Died 1915

British Army 24926 Sapper Royal Engineers 2nd Company

British Army 24926 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Colwill

Australian Imperial Force 6299

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William James Colwill

Australian Imperial Force 2790

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Albert Colwill

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy K18812 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy K18812 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Ajax

Royal Navy K18812 Leading Stoker HMS Ajax

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Harold Colwill

Australian Imperial Force 2005

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Charles Colwill

Australian Imperial Force 6737

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Ernest Henry Colwill

Australian Imperial Force 7485

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Samuel Colwill

Born 1871

Died 1916

Royal Navy 175985 Chief Shipwright Passenger on SS Maloja

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Charley Colwill

Born 1883

Died 1916

Royal Navy 308535 Stoker 1st Class HMS INDEFATIGABLE

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Frederick Charles Colwill

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy J30640 Boy 1st Class HMS Vanguard

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William Henry Harvey Colwill

Born 1903

Royal Navy 19512 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Louisa Janie Colwill

Royal Navy G1625

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Leonard Horace Colwill

Born 1895

Died 1958

Royal Navy M3279 Engine Room Artificer 5th Class HMS Shannon

Royal Navy M3279 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Daffodil (Victory X)

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