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Ashburton, Devon [2]

Buckfastleigh, Devon [1]

Dartmoor, Devon [1]

Dawlish, Devon [1]

Holne, Devon [1]

Ilsington, Devon [1]

Lydiard Tregoze, Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Sunderland England [1]

Rank

Private [39]

Major [9]

Lieutenant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Captain [4]

Driver [4]

Gunner [4]

Sapper [4]

Bombardier [2]

Corporal [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Midshipman [1]

Sister [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [13]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Royal Engineers [6]

Supply and Transport Corps [6]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1]

Cadet School [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Devon Regiment [1]

Divisional Ammunition Column [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Riding of Yorkshire attached East Riding Yeomanry [1]

First Aid Nursing Yeomanry Corps [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

Indian Army [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

London Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

Supply and Transport Corps/ Indian Army [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

West Somerset Yeomanry [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [74]

Royal Navy [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

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H [93]

Contribution

Military Service [93]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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People [93] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ashburton, Devon [2] Buckfastleigh, Devon [1] Dartmoor, Devon [1] Dawlish, Devon [1] Holne, Devon [1] Ilsington, Devon [1] Lydiard Tregoze, Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Sunderland England [1]

Rank

Private [39] Major [9] Lieutenant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Captain [4] Driver [4] Gunner [4] Sapper [4] Bombardier [2] Corporal [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Gunner [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Midshipman [1] Sister [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Temporary Brigadier General [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [13] Royal Field Artillery [13] Royal Engineers [6] Supply and Transport Corps [6] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4] Labour Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Army Service Corps [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Essex Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1] Cadet School [1] Coldstream Guards [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Devon Regiment [1] Divisional Ammunition Column [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Riding of Yorkshire attached East Riding Yeomanry [1] First Aid Nursing Yeomanry Corps [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] Indian Army [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] London Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Suffolk Regiment [1] Supply and Transport Corps/ Indian Army [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] West Somerset Yeomanry [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [74] Royal Navy [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [93]

Contribution

Military Service [93]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

Hubert Hext

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 1769 Devon Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 202584 Private Devon Regiment 5th Battalion

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Lyonel John Hext

Born 1871

Died 1934

British Army Temporary Brigadier General Royal Artillery

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

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Francis John Hext

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 129th Battery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Francis Victor Hext

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army M2-226709 Private Army Service Corps

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John Edwin Hext

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3456

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Henry James Hext

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97597

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William Thomas Hext

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118673

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William John Hext

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 6467 Private London Regiment

British Army 493269 Private London Regiment

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Samuel Hext

Died 1916

British Army 15144 Private Devonshire Regiment

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William Hext

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 24172 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Frank Rook Hext

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 24815 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Charles Wilfred Hext

Born 1881

Died 1919

British Army Captain Supply and Transport Corps

British Army Major Indian Army

British Army Major Supply and Transport Corps

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George Ronald Hext

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 110709

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Cyril Henry Hext

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149492

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Lewis Hext

Died 1917

British Army 17711 Private Coldstream Guards

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Cecil W Hext

Died 1918

British Army 69423 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Frank Hext

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 11999 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Thomas Marwood Hext

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Joseph Smart Hext

Australian Imperial Force 5798

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Sidney Hext

British Army 28913 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 29754 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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