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Devonport, Devon [6]

Plymouth, Devon [6]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [4]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Croydon Surrey [2]

Devonport [2]

Exeter [2]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [2]

Ivybridge, Devon [2]

Launceston, Cornwall [2]

London England [2]

Amroth, Pembrokeshire [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

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Delabole, Cornwall [1]

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Exeter, Devon [1]

Exeter, Devon, England [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

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Germoe, Cornwall [1]

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Knapps Creek Queensland [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Lindenow Victoria [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester,Lancashire [1]

Maroon,Boonah Queensland [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [152]

Gunner [12]

Sapper [12]

Corporal [9]

Driver [8]

Serjeant [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Captain [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Boy [1]

Bugler [1]

Cadet [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [22]

Labour Corps [19]

Royal Engineers [17]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [14]

Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Somerset Light Infantry [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

London Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Irish Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Pembroke Yeomanry [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

South Nottinghamshire Hussars [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

Australian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [215]

Royal Navy [49]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

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Contribution

Military Service [332]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

Australia [2]

Canada [2]

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People [341] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Devonport, Devon [6] Plymouth, Devon [6] Barnsley, Yorkshire [4] Ballarat Victoria [2] Croydon Surrey [2] Devonport [2] Exeter [2] Guernsey, Channel Islands [2] Ivybridge, Devon [2] Launceston, Cornwall [2] London England [2] Amroth, Pembrokeshire [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Camelford, Cornwall [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Cattedown, Devon [1] Clifton, Bristol [1] Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Cornwall [1] Cornwall England [1] Cornwall, England [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Delabole, Cornwall [1] Devon [1] Durham, England [1] Ermington, Plympton, Devon [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Exeter, Devon, England [1] Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Friern Barnet, Middlesex [1] Germoe, Cornwall [1] Gloucestershire [1] Harbertonford, Devon [1] Haverford West, Pembrokeshire [1] Helston, Cornwall [1] Highgate, London [1] Hillside Victoria [1] Kings Cross, London [1] Kingsbridge, Devon [1] Kingsclere, Hampshire [1] Kingsclere,Hampshire [1] Kingston Victoria [1] Knapps Creek Queensland [1] Lancashire England [1] Lindenow Victoria [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester,Lancashire [1] Maroon,Boonah Queensland [1] Melbourne Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [152] Gunner [12] Sapper [12] Corporal [9] Driver [8] Serjeant [8] Lance Corporal [7] Second Lieutenant [4] Captain [3] Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Boy [1] Bugler [1] Cadet [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Flight Cadet [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] Petty Officer [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Major [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [22] Labour Corps [19] Royal Engineers [17] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [14] Army Service Corps [12] Royal Field Artillery [12] Somerset Light Infantry [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Hampshire Regiment [8] Welsh Regiment [8] London Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] South Wales Borderers [6] Essex Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Irish Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Pembroke Yeomanry [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] South Nottinghamshire Hussars [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Pay Corps [1] Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] Australian Machine Gun Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] British West Indies Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [215] Royal Navy [49] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] Australian Imperial Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

P [341]

Contribution

Military Service [332] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [24] Australia [2] Canada [2]

Albert Prout

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army 16003 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 16003 Private Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire) Regiment 5th Battalion

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Alfred John Prout

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 9417 Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 9417 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 7323 Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment

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Bertie Prout

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army G/28019 Lance Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Bn.

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Thomas Loveday Prout

Born 1896

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 517 Private Australian Machine Gun Corps 4th Bn.

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Arthur Prout

Born 1896

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 1893 Private Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 42nd Bn.

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George Henry Prout

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 8921 Lance Corporal Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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George Henry Prout

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269216

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Thomas Caleb Prout

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 159115

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John William Prout

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56830

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George Prout

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283273

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Ronald Arthur Prout

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210077

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John Henry Prout

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78111

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Douglas William Prout

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment 8th battalion

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Richard William Henry Prout

Died 1916

British Army 17297 Private Coldstream Guards

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William J Prout

Died 1917

British Army 34807 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 16137 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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Archibald Prout

Died 1916

British Army 16715 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Richard Edwin Prout

Born 1896

Died 1920

British Army 9753 Lance Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 9753 Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry

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Francis John Prout

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139210

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Ernest Prout

Born 1891

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 288035

Canadian Expeditionary Force 288035 Private Canadian Infantry 78th Battalion

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Albert John Prout

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy K/24627 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Temeraire."

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