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Bampton, Devon [2]

Falmouth, Cornwall [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Watchet, Somerset, England [2]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bridgewater, Somerset [1]

Burra South Australia [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Exmouth, Devon [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Leyton, Wanstead, Essex [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Merthyr, Carmarthenshire, Wales [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Northcote Victoria [1]

Over Stowey, Somerset [1]

Prahran Victoria [1]

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England [1]

Seend, Wiltshire [1]

St Buryan, Cornwall, England [1]

St. Saviour Southwark, London [1]

Stogumber, Somerset [1]

Taunton, Somersetshire [1]

Tiverton [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Wiltshire, England [1]

Woodhouse, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [87]

Gunner [13]

Serjeant [8]

Driver [7]

Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Sapper [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Captain [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2]

2nd Engineer [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Chief Warrant Officer [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Quartermaster Honorary Captain Acting Major [1]

Saddler [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [15]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Royal Engineers [10]

Wiltshire Regiment [10]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

Labour Corps [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

London Regiment [6]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Hussars [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Lancers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

City Imperial Volunteers [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Dorset Yeomanry [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Yeomanry [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

Household Battalion [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Service

British Army [148]

Royal Navy [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

E [194]

S [6]

Contribution

Military Service [191]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Ireland [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Bampton, Devon [2] Falmouth, Cornwall [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Watchet, Somerset, England [2] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bridgewater, Somerset [1] Burra South Australia [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Exmouth, Devon [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Leyton, Wanstead, Essex [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Merthyr, Carmarthenshire, Wales [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Northcote Victoria [1] Over Stowey, Somerset [1] Prahran Victoria [1] Rotherhithe, Surrey, England [1] Seend, Wiltshire [1] St Buryan, Cornwall, England [1] St. Saviour Southwark, London [1] Stogumber, Somerset [1] Taunton, Somersetshire [1] Tiverton [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Wiltshire, England [1] Woodhouse, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [87] Gunner [13] Serjeant [8] Driver [7] Corporal [6] Lieutenant [5] Lance Corporal [4] Sapper [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Captain [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2] 2nd Engineer [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Corporal [1] Chief Warrant Officer [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Quartermaster Honorary Captain Acting Major [1] Saddler [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [15] Royal Field Artillery [15] Royal Engineers [10] Wiltshire Regiment [10] Somerset Light Infantry [9] Labour Corps [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Hampshire Regiment [6] London Regiment [6] Devonshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Middlesex Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Hussars [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Essex Regiment [2] Lancers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Welsh Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] City Imperial Volunteers [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Dorset Yeomanry [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Yeomanry [1] HMS Goliath [1] Household Battalion [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Service

British Army [148] Royal Navy [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Australian Imperial Force [7] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

E [194] S [6]

Contribution

Military Service [191] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4] Ireland [1] South Africa [1]

John Daniel William Escott

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army L33583 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 49th Reserve Battery

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Frederick Arthur Escott

Born 1887

Died 1915

Royal Navy 14291 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 14248 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/14291 (RMR IC/94) Private HMS Goliath Royal Marine Reserve

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Arthur Percy Escott

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236105

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Reginald George Escott

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232698

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William Escott

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 43577 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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William C Escott

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 8222 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 242708 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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William Henry Escott

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118446

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Ernest William John Escott

Born 1871

British Army Honorary Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Staff Sergeant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Chief Warrant Officer Royal Army Medical Corps

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John Escott

Born 1862

Other Empire Force 2nd Engineer Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry

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Amos Escott

Australian Imperial Force 6303

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Gilbert H Escott

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 36403 Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

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Charles Henry Escott

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 14462 Private Welsh Regiment

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Frederick Escott

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 10243 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Jack Ford Escott

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100591

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Alan Frederick Escott

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181125

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William Lot Escott

Born 1900

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Ordinary Seaman Mercantile Marine

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Bertram Arthur Escott

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265817

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Arthur Escott

Australian Imperial Force 1767

Australian Imperial Force 2059

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Albert Escott

Born 1888

Royal Navy 14322 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Rupert Charles Escott

Australian Imperial Force 5666

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