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Plymouth, Devon [3]

Saint Germans, Cornwall [3]

Callington, Cornwall [2]

Landrake, Cornwall [2]

Liskeard, Cornwall [2]

Murtoa Victoria [2]

Queenstown, Cork [2]

Redruth, Cornwall [2]

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire [2]

Bideford, Cornwall [1]

Bodmin, Cornwall [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Cornwall [1]

Cornwall England [1]

Daylesford Victoria [1]

Devonport [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Devonport, Devon, England [1]

East Prahran Victoria [1]

Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Linkenhorne, Cornwall [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Martoa Victoria [1]

Menheniot, Cornwall [1]

Notter, Cornwall [1]

Pensilva, Liskeard, Cornwall [1]

Plymton, Devon [1]

Preston Victoria [1]

Saint Germans, Devon [1]

Saint Peters Port Guernsey [1]

Sparkwell, Devon [1]

St Austell, Cornwall [1]

Stokeclimsland, Cornwall [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tideford, Cornwall [1]

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Private [41]

Gunner [8]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Serjeant [6]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Captain [3]

Corporal [3]

Major [3]

Trooper [3]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Driver [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boatswain [1]

Colonel [1]

Hon. Chaplain [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Pioneer [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [15]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Service [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Allahabad Volunteer Rifles [1]

Army Veterinary Corps/ Staff [1]

Australian Light HorseRegiment/ Australian Forces [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Remount Commission [1]

Cornwall Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Devon Regiment [1]

Divisional Headquarters Army Service Corps [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS Tiger [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Liverpool Regiment Depot [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Devonshire Yeomanry [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Scots Guards [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [78]

Royal Navy [28]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

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O [145]

Contribution

Military Service [141]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [3] Saint Germans, Cornwall [3] Callington, Cornwall [2] Landrake, Cornwall [2] Liskeard, Cornwall [2] Murtoa Victoria [2] Queenstown, Cork [2] Redruth, Cornwall [2] Wisbech, Cambridgeshire [2] Bideford, Cornwall [1] Bodmin, Cornwall [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Cornwall [1] Cornwall England [1] Daylesford Victoria [1] Devonport [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Devonport, Devon, England [1] East Prahran Victoria [1] Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Linkenhorne, Cornwall [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Martoa Victoria [1] Menheniot, Cornwall [1] Notter, Cornwall [1] Pensilva, Liskeard, Cornwall [1] Plymton, Devon [1] Preston Victoria [1] Saint Germans, Devon [1] Saint Peters Port Guernsey [1] Sparkwell, Devon [1] St Austell, Cornwall [1] Stokeclimsland, Cornwall [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tideford, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [41] Gunner [8] Second Lieutenant [6] Serjeant [6] Acting Serjeant [4] Captain [3] Corporal [3] Major [3] Trooper [3] Company Serjeant Major [2] Driver [2] Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boatswain [1] Colonel [1] Hon. Chaplain [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Pioneer [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [15] London Regiment [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Royal Field Artillery [4] Army Service Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Engineers [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Service [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Allahabad Volunteer Rifles [1] Army Veterinary Corps/ Staff [1] Australian Light HorseRegiment/ Australian Forces [1] Border Regiment [1] British Remount Commission [1] Cornwall Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Devon Regiment [1] Divisional Headquarters Army Service Corps [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS LION [1] HMS Tiger [1] Labour Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Liverpool Regiment Depot [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Devonshire Yeomanry [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Scots Guards [1] The Queen's Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [78] Royal Navy [28] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Australian Imperial Force [10]

Last name first letter

O [145]

Contribution

Military Service [141] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

John Olver

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 6775 Private London Regiment

British Army 323574 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Harry Vernon Olver

Born 1892

Died 1943

British Army 9289 Serjeant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 102182 Captain Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Blanchard S Olver

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114087

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John Hodge Olver

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 6814 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 28513 Private East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

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Alfred William Olver

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213256

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John Olver

Born 1900

Died 1921

Royal Navy 2850 S Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Herbert Kimberley Olver

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243332

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Leslie Olver

Died 1917

British Army 2506 Corporal Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 27275 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion.

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Charles Sedgwick Olver

Australian Imperial Force 8092

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Cecil Paul Olver

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 175142

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Thomas James Olver

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 178197

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William Wallace Olver

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 178195

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William Henry Olver

British Army 3014 Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 200844 Warrant Officer Class 2 Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 3014 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Richard Olver

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247875

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Arthur Clyde Olver

Australian Imperial Force

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Sydney Olver

Australian Imperial Force 543

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Alexander Thomas Olver

Australian Imperial Force 3362

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John Olver

Australian Imperial Force N96565

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Frederick Olver

Australian Imperial Force

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Percy Olver

Australian Imperial Force 2778

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