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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]

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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]

Edwin Colwill

British Army 52955 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 99744 Private Labour Corps

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Thomas Colwill

British Army 6206 Private Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Francis T Colwill

British Army 62340 Private Royal Fusiliers royal fusiliers 9th Battalion

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Charles Colwill

British Army 1526 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 265219 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Frederick Colwill

British Army S4/088980 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 19021 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Eric R Colwill

British Army 7779 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 503644 Private Labour Corps

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Frank C Colwill

British Army 6376 Private Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 215318 Private Labour Corps

British Army 78822 Private Royal Defence Corps

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R C Colwill

British Army P/2936 Corporal Military Mounted Police

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Frederick A Colwill

British Army 205550 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick J Colwill

British Army 31881 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Morley Colwill

British Army 19000 Serjeant Devonshire Regiment

British Army 101416 Serjeant Labour Corps

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Nelson Colwill

British Army 62169 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Charles Colwill

British Army 1906 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 265424 Private Devonshire Regiment

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George Colwill

British Army 4033 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 201092 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Edwin Colwill

British Army 52955 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 99744 Private Labour Corps

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H Colwill

British Army 15958 Lance Corporal Yorkshire Regiment

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Charles Colwill

British Army 6737 Private Lance Corporal Australian Territorial Force

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C Colwill

British Army 805036 Private Quebec Regiment attached Trench Mortar Battery

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Elsie E Colwill

British Army 11345 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Norah Cuthbert Colwill

British Army Staff Nurse Territorial Force Nursing Service General Hospital

British Army Matron in chief Territorial Force Nursing Service

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