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Kulgan Queensland [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Slough, Buckinghamshire [2]

Boonah Queensland [1]

Brynsadler, Glamorgan [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Cornwall England [1]

Daventry, Northamptonshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Eton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Hitchin, Ware, Hertfordshire [1]

Kessingland, Suffolk [1]

Langley, Buckinghamshire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Millwall, Middlesex, England [1]

Milwall, London [1]

Polperro, Cornwall [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Scarborough England [1]

Sheerness, Kent [1]

Southampton [1]

Uxbridge, Middlesex [1]

VIC Victoria [1]

West Drayton, Middlesex [1]

Yarram Yarram Victoria [1]

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Private [74]

Gunner [8]

Driver [7]

Sapper [7]

Serjeant [7]

Corporal [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Captain [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy Artificer [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal/Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [18]

Labour Corps [12]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

London Regiment [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

31st Battalion [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Buckinghamshire Battalion [1]

Corps of Guides [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Derby Yeomanry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

H.M.S. "Fisgard" [1]

HMS BOADICEA [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers attached Bombay Sappers and Miners [1]

Infantry [1]

Intelligence Corps [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [128]

Royal Navy [15]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

D [172]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [169]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [173] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Kulgan Queensland [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Slough, Buckinghamshire [2] Boonah Queensland [1] Brynsadler, Glamorgan [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Cornwall England [1] Daventry, Northamptonshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Eton, Buckinghamshire [1] Hitchin, Ware, Hertfordshire [1] Kessingland, Suffolk [1] Langley, Buckinghamshire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Millwall, Middlesex, England [1] Milwall, London [1] Polperro, Cornwall [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Scarborough England [1] Sheerness, Kent [1] Southampton [1] Uxbridge, Middlesex [1] VIC Victoria [1] West Drayton, Middlesex [1] Yarram Yarram Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [74] Gunner [8] Driver [7] Sapper [7] Serjeant [7] Corporal [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Captain [3] Lance Corporal [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy Artificer [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal/Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [18] Labour Corps [12] Royal Field Artillery [11] London Regiment [9] Army Service Corps [8] Middlesex Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Machine Gun Corps [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Hussars [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] 31st Battalion [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Buckinghamshire Battalion [1] Corps of Guides [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Derby Yeomanry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Fisgard" [1] HMS BOADICEA [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers attached Bombay Sappers and Miners [1] Infantry [1] Intelligence Corps [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [128] Royal Navy [15] Australian Imperial Force [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

D [172] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [169] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Joseph Harry Devonshire

Born 1867

Died 1917

British Army 59155 Company Serjeant Major Royal Engineers 1st Reserve Bn.

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Philip Courtenay Devonshire

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237464

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George J Devonshire

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 15636 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 661189 Private Labour Corps

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Bertram Thomas Devonshire

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy M18439 Boy Artificer H.M.S. "Fisgard"

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Horace Devonshire

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army L/14988 Corporal Middlesex Regiment

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William Devonshire

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408302

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Alfred Devonshire

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 181067 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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James Devonshire

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 7554 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 7554 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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Joseph Henry Devonshire

Australian Imperial Force 3514

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Feray Vulliamy Devonshire

Died 1919

British Army Second Lieutenant Hussars

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

British Army Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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John Devonshire

Died 1915

British Army 25 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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David Devonshire

Died 1914

British Army 13025 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

British Army 13025 Private Grenadier Guards

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Walter E Devonshire

Died 1916

British Army 72425 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Harry Devonshire

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311356

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Bertram John Devonshire

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7368

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William Pendennis Devonshire

Australian Imperial Force

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Joseph Devonshire

Australian Imperial Force 2896 Private 31st Battalion

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Valentine Frederick Devonshire

Australian Imperial Force 6852

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Thomas Devonshire

Australian Imperial Force 2299

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William Devonshire

Australian Imperial Force 3082

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