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Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Exeter, Devon [3]

Ramsgate, Kent [3]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2]

Sidmouth, Devon [2]

Tiverton, Devon [2]

Ashton, London [1]

Bampton, Devon [1]

Bere Alston, Devon [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackfriars, London [1]

Bournville England [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1]

Clapton, Somerset [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Exeter [1]

Finchley, London [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Newton Abbot, Devon [1]

Norwood South Australia [1]

Orange New South Wales [1]

Peckham, Surrey [1]

Plymouth [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Stoke Damarell, Devon [1]

Taunton, Somerset [1]

Tavistock, Devon [1]

Teignmouth, Devon [1]

Torquay England [1]

Walthamstow, Essex [1]

Westminster London [1]

Weston Super Mare, Somerset [1]

Wimbledon, Surrey [1]

Yeovil, Somerset [1]

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Private [124]

Serjeant [15]

Gunner [12]

Sapper [10]

Corporal [9]

Driver [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Captain [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Cadet [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Battalion Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Bombardier [1]

Civilian [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary 4th Class Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [20]

Royal Engineers [20]

Labour Corps [16]

London Regiment [15]

Army Service Corps [13]

Somerset Light Infantry [11]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Denbigh Yeomanry [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Dragoons [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

Lancers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Indian Marine [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars [1]

8th Hussars (King's Royal Irish) [1]

97th Infantry [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps Australian Imperial Force [1]

Service

British Army [195]

Royal Navy [28]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [275]

Contribution

Military Service [268]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Exeter, Devon [3] Ramsgate, Kent [3] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2] Sidmouth, Devon [2] Tiverton, Devon [2] Ashton, London [1] Bampton, Devon [1] Bere Alston, Devon [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackfriars, London [1] Bournville England [1] Brixton, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Clapton, Somerset [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Exeter [1] Finchley, London [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Newton Abbot, Devon [1] Norwood South Australia [1] Orange New South Wales [1] Peckham, Surrey [1] Plymouth [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Stoke Damarell, Devon [1] Taunton, Somerset [1] Tavistock, Devon [1] Teignmouth, Devon [1] Torquay England [1] Walthamstow, Essex [1] Westminster London [1] Weston Super Mare, Somerset [1] Wimbledon, Surrey [1] Yeovil, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [124] Serjeant [15] Gunner [12] Sapper [10] Corporal [9] Driver [5] Lance Corporal [5] Lieutenant [5] Captain [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Pioneer [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Major [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] 2nd Cadet [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Corporal [1] Battalion Lieutenant Colonel [1] Bombardier [1] Civilian [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary 4th Class Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [20] Royal Engineers [20] Labour Corps [16] London Regiment [15] Army Service Corps [13] Somerset Light Infantry [11] Royal Field Artillery [10] Royal Fusiliers [8] Middlesex Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Denbigh Yeomanry [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Corps of Dragoons [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Indian Medical Service [2] Lancers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Indian Marine [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars [1] 8th Hussars (King's Royal Irish) [1] 97th Infantry [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps Australian Imperial Force [1]

Service

British Army [195] Royal Navy [28] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Australian Imperial Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [275]

Contribution

Military Service [268] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Walter Charles Melhuish

Born 1872

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Civilian Civilian War Death. Ramsgate, Kent.

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Arthur Dudley Melhuish

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 2357 Lance Corporal London Regiment 2/13th Battalion

British Army 2357 Private London Regiment 13th Battalion

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William Clements Melhuish

Born 1895

Died 1963

Royal Navy SS4796 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy SS4796 Ordinary Seaman HMS Lord Nelson

Royal Navy SS4796 Able Seaman HMS Lord Nelson

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Henry John Melhuish

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147459

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Frank Melhuish

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264496

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Sidney George Melhuish

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95025

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William Horace Melhuish

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288229

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William James Melhuish

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 45467 Serjeant Corps of Hussars

British Army 5825 Serjeant 8th Hussars (King's Royal Irish)

British Army H/45467 Lance Sergeant 8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars

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Clarence John Melhuish

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217956

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William John Melhuish

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy 16514 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy Private H.M.S “Hampshire”

Royal Navy K1631(Po) Leading Stoker H.M.S. "Hampshire"

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Ernest George Melhuish

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252975

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Warren Le Souef Melhuish

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army PS/1273 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Leslie Melhuish

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 14103 Lance Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 104544 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment attached King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Samuel Norman Melhuish

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 295279 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 204616 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Thomas Melhuish

Died 1915

British Army 3/4562 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Sidney Walter Melhuish

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 492966 Private London Regiment

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Victor Hugo Melhuish

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295796

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William Matthew Melhuish

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 176795

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Leonard John Melhuish

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184630

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Thomas Cecil Melhuish

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194651

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