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Plymouth, Devon [5]

Bideford, Devon [3]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Boscastle, Cornwall [1]

Crediton, Devon [1]

Dalston, London [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Kineton, Warwickshire, England [1]

Launceston, Cornwall [1]

Marhamchurch, Stratton, Cornwall [1]

Mile End, London [1]

Moonta South Australia [1]

North Tawton [1]

South Petherwin, Devon [1]

Stratton, Cornwall [1]

Truro, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [39]

Lieutenant [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Corporal [3]

Gunner [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Driver [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Commander [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Midshipman [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major /Artillery Clerk [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Corporal [1]

Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Wheeler Corporal [1]

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Devonshire Regiment [10]

Labour Corps [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

London Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Artillery [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Cavalry Lancers [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Indian Army Service Corps [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Lancers [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Madras Field Brigade [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Queens R.W. Surreys [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

Service

British Army [61]

Royal Navy [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [95]

Contribution

Military Service [94]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [95] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [5] Bideford, Devon [3] Devonport, Devon [3] Boscastle, Cornwall [1] Crediton, Devon [1] Dalston, London [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Kineton, Warwickshire, England [1] Launceston, Cornwall [1] Marhamchurch, Stratton, Cornwall [1] Mile End, London [1] Moonta South Australia [1] North Tawton [1] South Petherwin, Devon [1] Stratton, Cornwall [1] Truro, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [39] Lieutenant [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Corporal [3] Gunner [3] Lance Corporal [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Driver [2] Sapper [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Commander [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Midshipman [1] Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major /Artillery Clerk [1] Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Serjeant Major [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Rifleman [1] Second Corporal [1] Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Wheeler Corporal [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [10] Labour Corps [5] Army Service Corps [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] London Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Artillery [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Scots [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Cavalry Lancers [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS LION [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Indian Army Service Corps [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Lancers [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Madras Field Brigade [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Queens R.W. Surreys [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1]

Service

British Army [61] Royal Navy [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [95]

Contribution

Military Service [94] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Ernest William Joseph Metherell

Born 1876

Died 1958

British Army 4824 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 74658 Private Labour Corps

British Army Labour Corps

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Frederick Richard Metherell

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207430

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Charles Metherell

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 5432 Private London Regiment

British Army 511782 Private London Regiment

British Army 5432 Private London Regiment 1/14 lond Battalion

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Alfred Charles Metherell

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18299

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John Henry Metherell

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235408

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James Alfred Metherell

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194678

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Silas Metherell

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246549

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Frederick D. Metherell

Died 1917

British Army 574609 Private London Regiment

British Army 574609 Rifleman London Regiment

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John Edwin Metherell

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army 25407 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 25407 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment

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John Metherell

Died 1917

British Army 27085 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 27085 Lance Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

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Hebert Metherell

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 7094 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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E J Metherell

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 727158

Canadian Expeditionary Force 727158 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Battalion

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Edward Metherell

Born 1899

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 602149

Canadian Expeditionary Force 602149 Private Canadian Infantry

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George Robert Metherell

Born 1862

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314666

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William Metherell

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98005

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Harold Ray Metherell

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181055

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Winifred Lambert Metherell

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 11438 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Robert Gorvett Leslie Metherell

Born 1900

Died 1916

Royal Navy J46493 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

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John Metherell

Died 1923

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 12/3725 Auckland Infantry Regiment

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Samuel Metherell

Australian Imperial Force 4553

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