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Devonport, Devon [2]

Luxulyan, Cornwall [2]

Moonta South Australia [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ashmore [1]

Bodmin, Cornwall [1]

Bournemouth England [1]

Brentwood, Essex, England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Broken Hill, New South Wales [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Cornwall England [1]

Dartmouth, Devon, England [1]

Devon England [1]

Devonshire England [1]

Ditcheat, Somerset [1]

East Allington, Devon [1]

Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Gerrans, Cornwall [1]

Glastonbury, Somerset [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Highbury, London, Middlesex [1]

Inverness [1]

Leicester [1]

Maryborough Victoria [1]

Mittagong New South Wales [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Punjab, India [1]

ST AUSTELL [1]

St Peters South Australia [1]

Swansea, Glamorganshire [1]

Tavistock, Devon [1]

Thargomindah Queensland [1]

Truro, Cornwall [1]

Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Whitemoor, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [89]

Driver [11]

Gunner [10]

Sapper [10]

Corporal [9]

Serjeant [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

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Royal Engineers [13]

Dorsetshire Regiment [12]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Labour Corps [6]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

4th (Central Ontario) Battalion [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

General List [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

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

HMS DEFENCE [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Hussars [1]

Imperial Army [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps Southern Command ex Devonshire Regiment [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lancers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Miscellaneous List [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [135]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [22]

Royal Navy [19]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

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M [206]

Contribution

Military Service [202]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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People [206] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Devonport, Devon [2] Luxulyan, Cornwall [2] Moonta South Australia [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ashmore [1] Bodmin, Cornwall [1] Bournemouth England [1] Brentwood, Essex, England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Broken Hill, New South Wales [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Chelsea, London [1] Cornwall England [1] Dartmouth, Devon, England [1] Devon England [1] Devonshire England [1] Ditcheat, Somerset [1] East Allington, Devon [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] Gerrans, Cornwall [1] Glastonbury, Somerset [1] Greenwich, London [1] Highbury, London, Middlesex [1] Inverness [1] Leicester [1] Maryborough Victoria [1] Mittagong New South Wales [1] Paddington, London [1] Punjab, India [1] ST AUSTELL [1] St Peters South Australia [1] Swansea, Glamorganshire [1] Tavistock, Devon [1] Thargomindah Queensland [1] Truro, Cornwall [1] Weymouth, Dorset [1] Whitemoor, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [89] Driver [11] Gunner [10] Sapper [10] Corporal [9] Serjeant [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [13] Dorsetshire Regiment [12] Royal Field Artillery [11] Devonshire Regiment [9] Army Service Corps [8] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Labour Corps [6] Welsh Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Rifle Brigade [3] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Shropshire Light Infantry [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] 4th (Central Ontario) Battalion [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Hussars [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] General List [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Defence" [1] HMS DEFENCE [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Hussars [1] Imperial Army [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps Southern Command ex Devonshire Regiment [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lancers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Miscellaneous List [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [135] Canadian Expeditionary Force [22] Royal Navy [19] Australian Imperial Force [14] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

M [206]

Contribution

Military Service [202] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

William Merrifield

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 4548 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 4548 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1/4 (Extra Reserve) Battn

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Ernest Merrifield

Born 1896

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 4484 Private 28th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Henry John Merrifield

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145327

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William Merrifield

Born 1890

Died 1943

British Army 8000 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 8000 Sergeant 4th (Central Ontario) Battalion

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William Merrifield

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99075

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John Thomas Merrifield

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167660

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William Joseph Merrifield

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181140

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George Merrifield

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56694

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William Merrifield

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 10438 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Harry Merrifield

Died 1917

British Army S/32251 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/32251 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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William H Merrifield

Died 1920

British Army 718 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 514246 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Thomas Merrifield

Died 1916

British Army 7876 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 7876 Corporal Wiltshire Regiment

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Reginald George Merrifield

Born 1898

Died 1919

British Army 118536 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Ernest Merrifield

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 26735 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 15620 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Bertie Merrifield

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J46008 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Defence"

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Joseph Merrifield

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245250

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Thomas Merrifield

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300251

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Herbert Gerald Merrifield

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 22201 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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William Archibald Merrifield

Australian Imperial Force 2443

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Frank Merrifield

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 70655 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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