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Plymouth, Devon [11]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Exeter, Devon [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Ryde Isle of Wight [4]

Southampton, Hampshire [4]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Ilminster, Somerset [3]

London England [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Blandford, Dorset [2]

Camelford, Cornwall [2]

Crewkerne, Somerset [2]

Dartford, Kent [2]

Haslemere, Surrey [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Kadina South Australia [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Montreal [2]

Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset [2]

Okehampton, Devon [2]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [2]

Petworth, Sussex [2]

Plumstead, London [2]

Richmond Victoria [2]

34 Beaufort Road, Saint Thomas, Exeter, Devon [1]

Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire [1]

Abbotts Langley, Hertfordshire [1]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alderney, Channel Island [1]

All Saints, Warwickshire [1]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Antwerp Victoria [1]

Arncliffe New South Wales [1]

Aylesbury England [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedminster Bristol, Somerset [1]

Bedminster, Gloucestershire [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Birdham, Chichester, Sussex [1]

Bordon, Hampshire [1]

Brading, Isle of Wight [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Burton Bradstock, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [601]

Gunner [82]

Driver [59]

Corporal [54]

Sapper [49]

Serjeant [38]

Lance Corporal [20]

Pioneer [14]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Acting Corporal [12]

Bombardier [10]

Rifleman [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Captain [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Drummer [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Worker [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

/Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Able Seaman RNVR [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Assistant Forewoman [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [94]

Royal Field Artillery [93]

Royal Engineers [84]

Army Service Corps [70]

Devonshire Regiment [44]

Royal Garrison Artillery [43]

Hampshire Regiment [39]

Somerset Light Infantry [35]

London Regiment [34]

Middlesex Regiment [27]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

Royal Fusiliers [21]

The Queen's Regiment [20]

Dorsetshire Regiment [19]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [19]

Wiltshire Regiment [19]

South Wales Borderers [18]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [16]

Gloucestershire Regiment [15]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Worcestershire Regiment [15]

Rifle Brigade [14]

Royal Sussex Regiment [13]

Cheshire Regiment [12]

Corps of Hussars [12]

East Surrey Regiment [12]

Royal Naval Division [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

Welsh Regiment [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Coldstream Guards [8]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

East Kent Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Monmouthshire Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Military Mounted Police [5]

Service

British Army [974]

Royal Navy [142]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [82]

Australian Imperial Force [51]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [31]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Last name first letter

C [1303]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1287]

Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

Germany [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Plymouth, Devon [11] Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Exeter, Devon [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Ryde Isle of Wight [4] Southampton, Hampshire [4] Devonport, Devon [3] Ilminster, Somerset [3] London England [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] Blandford, Dorset [2] Camelford, Cornwall [2] Crewkerne, Somerset [2] Dartford, Kent [2] Haslemere, Surrey [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Kadina South Australia [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Montreal [2] Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset [2] Okehampton, Devon [2] Oxford, Oxfordshire [2] Petworth, Sussex [2] Plumstead, London [2] Richmond Victoria [2] 34 Beaufort Road, Saint Thomas, Exeter, Devon [1] Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire [1] Abbotts Langley, Hertfordshire [1] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alderney, Channel Island [1] All Saints, Warwickshire [1] Alton, Hampshire [1] Antwerp Victoria [1] Arncliffe New South Wales [1] Aylesbury England [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedminster Bristol, Somerset [1] Bedminster, Gloucestershire [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Birdham, Chichester, Sussex [1] Bordon, Hampshire [1] Brading, Isle of Wight [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Burton Bradstock, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [601] Gunner [82] Driver [59] Corporal [54] Sapper [49] Serjeant [38] Lance Corporal [20] Pioneer [14] Second Lieutenant [13] Acting Corporal [12] Bombardier [10] Rifleman [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Captain [6] Lieutenant [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Drummer [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Lance Serjeant [3] Worker [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Leading Stoker [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] /Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1] Able Seaman RNVR [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Assistant Forewoman [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [94] Royal Field Artillery [93] Royal Engineers [84] Army Service Corps [70] Devonshire Regiment [44] Royal Garrison Artillery [43] Hampshire Regiment [39] Somerset Light Infantry [35] London Regiment [34] Middlesex Regiment [27] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] Royal Fusiliers [21] The Queen's Regiment [20] Dorsetshire Regiment [19] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [19] Wiltshire Regiment [19] South Wales Borderers [18] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [16] Gloucestershire Regiment [15] Machine Gun Corps [15] Worcestershire Regiment [15] Rifle Brigade [14] Royal Sussex Regiment [13] Cheshire Regiment [12] Corps of Hussars [12] East Surrey Regiment [12] Royal Naval Division [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] Welsh Regiment [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Coldstream Guards [8] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8] Durham Light Infantry [8] East Kent Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Manchester Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [8] South Lancashire Regiment [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Monmouthshire Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Military Mounted Police [5]

Service

British Army [974] Royal Navy [142] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [82] Australian Imperial Force [51] Canadian Expeditionary Force [31] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Last name first letter

C [1303] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1287] Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [25] Germany [1] New Zealand [1]

Arthur James Coombes

Died 1915

British Army 2033 Private 1st Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 2033 Rifleman Monmouthshire Regiment

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Edward James Coombes

Born 1891

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 25815

Canadian Expeditionary Force 25815 Private Canadian Infantry

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Bertram George Coombes

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114887

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Arthur James Coombes

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 7379 Private Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7379 Private Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Alfred Leslie Coombes

Born 1903

Died 1919

Royal Navy J94057 Boy 2nd Class HMS impregnable

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Harry Alford Coombes

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206443

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Percival Charles Coombes

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218974

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Frank Coombes

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230179

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Charles Coombes

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18954

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Frederick Llewellyn Coombes

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260203

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Clifford Ernest Durham Coombes

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22836

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Robert George Coombes

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 17128 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Charles Coombes

Died 1914

British Army L/7848 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army L/7848 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Arthur Coombes

Died 1915

British Army 16679 Private South Lancashire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 16679 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Samuel H Coombes

Died 1917

British Army G/51518 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Alfred Coombes

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 236713 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Walter Coombes

Died 1917

British Army R/18600 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/18600 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Hubert Coombes

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 12938 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 9th Brigade

British Army 12938 Battery Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 9th Brigade

British Army 12938 Battery Serjeant Major Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Richard Coombes

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 8593 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 8593 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Edward Charles Coombes

Died 1916

British Army 20579 Private South Wales Borderers

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