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Exeter, Devon [8]

Barking, Essex [2]

Jersey, Channel Islands [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Stoke Cannon, Devon [2]

Appledore, Devon [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Barnstaple, North Devon [1]

Bideford, Devon [1]

Bodmin, Cornwall [1]

Bowral New South Wales [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Calstock, Cornwall [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Clapham England [1]

Colyton, Axminster, Devon [1]

Cornwall [1]

Devon [1]

Exeter [1]

Gympie Queensland [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hawkchurch, Dorset [1]

Heavitree, Exeter, Devon [1]

Ilfracombe Devon [1]

Ilfracombe, Devon, England [1]

Ilminster, Somerset [1]

Kensington, London, Middlesex [1]

Liskeard, Cornwall [1]

London England [1]

Marswood, Dorset [1]

Near Neath, Glamorgan [1]

North Bierley, Yorkshire [1]

Paddington [1]

Paddington New South Wales [1]

Pittsworth Queensland [1]

Pontypridd, Glamorgan [1]

Portsmouth England [1]

Randwick New South Wales [1]

Saint Peter Port Guernsey [1]

Shepton Mallet, Somerset [1]

Silverton, Devon [1]

Silvertown, London [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Torrington, Devon [1]

Trowbridge, Wiltshire [1]

Ulminster, Somerset [1]

West Ham England [1]

Rank

Private [101]

Sapper [14]

Gunner [9]

Corporal [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Serjeant [7]

Driver [6]

Pioneer [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Nurse [2]

Rifleman [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

AC I [1]

ACM II [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Clerk [1]

Engineman [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

Gunner 2nd Class [1]

Leading Aircraftman [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Orderly [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Sapper Lance Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Serjeant/Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Signalman [1]

Sister [1]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [26]

Royal Engineers [21]

Labour Corps [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Dorsetshire Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Devon Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Essex Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

12th Surrey Regiment [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Canadian Forestry Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

General Hospital [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS Conqueror [1]

HMS Cornwallis [1]

HMS Glatton [1]

HMS Indus [1]

Service

British Army [164]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [46]

Royal Navy [38]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [295]

Contribution

Military Service [284]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Exeter, Devon [8] Barking, Essex [2] Jersey, Channel Islands [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Stoke Cannon, Devon [2] Appledore, Devon [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Barnstaple, North Devon [1] Bideford, Devon [1] Bodmin, Cornwall [1] Bowral New South Wales [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Calstock, Cornwall [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Clapham England [1] Colyton, Axminster, Devon [1] Cornwall [1] Devon [1] Exeter [1] Gympie Queensland [1] Hackney, London [1] Hawkchurch, Dorset [1] Heavitree, Exeter, Devon [1] Ilfracombe Devon [1] Ilfracombe, Devon, England [1] Ilminster, Somerset [1] Kensington, London, Middlesex [1] Liskeard, Cornwall [1] London England [1] Marswood, Dorset [1] Near Neath, Glamorgan [1] North Bierley, Yorkshire [1] Paddington [1] Paddington New South Wales [1] Pittsworth Queensland [1] Pontypridd, Glamorgan [1] Portsmouth England [1] Randwick New South Wales [1] Saint Peter Port Guernsey [1] Shepton Mallet, Somerset [1] Silverton, Devon [1] Silvertown, London [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Torrington, Devon [1] Trowbridge, Wiltshire [1] Ulminster, Somerset [1] West Ham England [1]

Rank

Private [101] Sapper [14] Gunner [9] Corporal [8] Lance Corporal [7] Serjeant [7] Driver [6] Pioneer [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Nurse [2] Rifleman [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] AC I [1] ACM II [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Clerk [1] Engineman [1] Farrier Corporal [1] Gunner 2nd Class [1] Leading Aircraftman [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Orderly [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Sapper Lance Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Serjeant/Acting Serjeant Major [1] Signalman [1] Sister [1] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [26] Royal Engineers [21] Labour Corps [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Dorsetshire Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Somerset Light Infantry [8] Royal Field Artillery [7] Army Service Corps [6] Devon Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Essex Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 12th Surrey Regiment [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Canadian Forestry Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] General Hospital [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS Conqueror [1] HMS Cornwallis [1] HMS Glatton [1] HMS Indus [1]

Service

British Army [164] Canadian Expeditionary Force [46] Royal Navy [38] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] Australian Imperial Force [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [295]

Contribution

Military Service [284] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Harold F Copp

British Army 2115 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 200505 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Samuel J Copp

British Army G/50290 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Albert G S Copp

British Army 42090 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 42090 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Samuel Copp

British Army 189876 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR-258289 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Thomas Copp

British Army 162885 Driver Royal Engineers

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Violet Copp

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

British Army Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

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Clara Ethel Copp

British Army Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment

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William W F Copp

British Army 2370 Private Army Cyclist Corps

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Robert Kell Copp

British Army 17/623 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Albert H Copp

British Army 2999 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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John J Copp

British Army 33018 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 23504 Private Labour Corps

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Frederick W Copp

British Army 3727 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

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Reginald John Copp

British Army 2721 Rifleman London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

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Harry Copp

British Army 86428 Private Liverpool Regiment

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John Copp

British Army 1557 Serjeant Royal Defence Corps 5th Battalion

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