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Exeter, Devon [3]

Nuneaton, Warwickshire [3]

Brecon [2]

Burbage, Leicestershire [2]

Chelmsford, Essex [2]

Leicester [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Okehampton, Devon [2]

Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales [2]

Portland, Dorset [2]

Rappville New South Wales [2]

Aberdare, Glamorgan [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bradford, England [1]

Bristol [1]

Calstock, Cornwall [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chawleigh, Devon [1]

Cheltenham [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Cornwall England [1]

Courteenhall, Northamptonshire [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dublin [1]

Easton, Gloucestershire [1]

Edenham, Lincolnshire [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Great Yarmouth [1]

Grenfell New South Wales [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Henley, Oxfordshire [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Ivybridge, Devon [1]

Kent [1]

Lewdown, Devon [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Maitland New South Wales [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Morchard Bishop, Devon [1]

Newton Abbot, Devon [1]

Nottingham [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [281]

Gunner [34]

Driver [23]

Corporal [22]

Serjeant [20]

Sapper [17]

Lance Corporal [12]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lieutenant [9]

Captain [8]

Acting Corporal [6]

Major [6]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Worker [5]

Bombardier [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Reverend [2]

Senior Nursing Sister [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Bandsman [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Regimental Corporal Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Schoolmaster [1]

Second Corporal [1]

Second Hand [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [44]

Labour Corps [40]

Royal Field Artillery [38]

Royal Engineers [32]

Devonshire Regiment [22]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

London Regiment [16]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Leicestershire Regiment [14]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [10]

Dorsetshire Regiment [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Engineers Transport [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

Service

British Army [441]

Royal Navy [52]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [40]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

N [612]

Contribution

Military Service [600]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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Place of birth

Exeter, Devon [3] Nuneaton, Warwickshire [3] Brecon [2] Burbage, Leicestershire [2] Chelmsford, Essex [2] Leicester [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Okehampton, Devon [2] Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales [2] Portland, Dorset [2] Rappville New South Wales [2] Aberdare, Glamorgan [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bradford, England [1] Bristol [1] Calstock, Cornwall [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chawleigh, Devon [1] Cheltenham [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Cornwall England [1] Courteenhall, Northamptonshire [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dublin [1] Easton, Gloucestershire [1] Edenham, Lincolnshire [1] Edmonton, London [1] Great Yarmouth [1] Grenfell New South Wales [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Henley, Oxfordshire [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Ivybridge, Devon [1] Kent [1] Lewdown, Devon [1] London [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Maitland New South Wales [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Morchard Bishop, Devon [1] Newton Abbot, Devon [1] Nottingham [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [281] Gunner [34] Driver [23] Corporal [22] Serjeant [20] Sapper [17] Lance Corporal [12] Second Lieutenant [11] Lieutenant [9] Captain [8] Acting Corporal [6] Major [6] Pioneer [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Worker [5] Bombardier [3] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Reverend [2] Senior Nursing Sister [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Staff Nurse [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Bandsman [1] Chief Stoker [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Munitions Worker [1] Nursing Sister [1] Regimental Corporal Major [1] Rifleman [1] Schoolmaster [1] Second Corporal [1] Second Hand [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [44] Labour Corps [40] Royal Field Artillery [38] Royal Engineers [32] Devonshire Regiment [22] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] London Regiment [16] Machine Gun Corps [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Durham Light Infantry [14] Leicestershire Regiment [14] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [10] Dorsetshire Regiment [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Welsh Regiment [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Engineers Transport [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] East Kent Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Pay Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

Service

British Army [441] Royal Navy [52] Canadian Expeditionary Force [40] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Australian Imperial Force [12] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

N [612]

Contribution

Military Service [600] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

William Atkinson Newcombe

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy SA 1622 Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 1622/SA Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Victory."

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Francis Newcombe

Born 1871

Died 1916

Royal Navy 155192 Chief Stoker HMS SHARK

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John Howard Newcombe

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231648

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Jack Newcombe

Born 1898

Died 1919

British Army 28601 Acting Corporal Durham Light Infantry

British Army 28601 Corporal Durham Light Infantry

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Thomas Newcombe

Died 1915

British Army 797 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Peter Newcombe

Died 1915

British Army 6965 Sapper Royal Engineers Transport

British Army 6965 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Herbert George Newcombe

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205705

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Thomas Patrick Newcombe

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 170003

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William Ephraim Newcombe

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 151999

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Thomas Newcombe

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 429 Serjeant Devonshire Regiment

British Army 265049 Serjeant Devonshire Regiment

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William Newcombe

Died 1921

Royal Navy K/59393 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

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Leslie Robert Newcombe

Born 1893

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 16673

Canadian Expeditionary Force 16673 Private 7th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

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Harold Newcombe

Died 1917

British Army 202527 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 202527 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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William Arthur Newcombe

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 82032 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 82032 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred W Newcombe

Died 1917

British Army 33465 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Joseph William Newcombe

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 45456 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Arthur Newcombe

Born 1887

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 529629

Canadian Expeditionary Force 529629 Private Canadian Army Medical Corps

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Ernest William Newcombe

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231055

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John Newcombe

Died 1920

British Army 1401 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Hatfield Newcombe

Born 1882

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 791171

Canadian Expeditionary Force 791171 Private Canadian Infantry

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