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Plymouth, Devon [7]

Devonport, Devon [5]

Torquay, Devon [5]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Penzance, Cornwall [4]

Salcombe, Devon [4]

South Shields, Durham [4]

Dartmouth, Devon, England [3]

Kingsbridge, Devon [3]

20 Oakfield Tce, Cattedown, Plymouth [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [2]

Devon [2]

Ermington, Devon [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Malborough, Devon [2]

Newton Abbot, Devon [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Talbot Victoria [2]

20 Oakfield Tce, Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1]

Adelong New South Wales [1]

Antrim [1]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Chudleigh, Devon [1]

Clifton,Bristol. [1]

Corop Victoria [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Eaglehawk Victoria [1]

Earlsfield, London [1]

Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Gilfach Goch, Llantrisant [1]

Howard Queensland [1]

Ivybridge, Devon [1]

Leyton England [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Malvern Victoria [1]

Marlborough, Devon [1]

Marsh Mill Cottages, Aveton Gifford, Devon [1]

Newcomin Rd, St Petrox, Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Orange New South Wales [1]

Paul, Cornwall [1]

Plymouth, Saint Mary, Devon [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Rank

Private [152]

Gunner [19]

Sapper [17]

Driver [13]

Corporal [12]

Serjeant [11]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Major [6]

Able Seaman [4]

Captain [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Lieutenant [3]

AB [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Commander [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1 [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

AB (2) [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Leader Stoker [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Drummer [1]

L/Cpl [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Motor Boatman [1]

PO - Shipwright 1 [1]

Painter 1st Class [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Saddler [1]

Serjeant/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Stoker 2 [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [35]

Royal Engineers [24]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Labour Corps [17]

Army Service Corps [14]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [14]

Somerset Light Infantry [14]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

London Regiment [10]

Dorsetshire Regiment [9]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Various HM Ships and Establishments [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Hussars [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

HMS LION [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

3 Devon Militia [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Garrison Artillery [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [247]

Royal Navy [62]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [40]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

P [400]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [393]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Australia [1]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [7] Devonport, Devon [5] Torquay, Devon [5] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Penzance, Cornwall [4] Salcombe, Devon [4] South Shields, Durham [4] Dartmouth, Devon, England [3] Kingsbridge, Devon [3] 20 Oakfield Tce, Cattedown, Plymouth [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [2] Devon [2] Ermington, Devon [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Malborough, Devon [2] Newton Abbot, Devon [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Talbot Victoria [2] 20 Oakfield Tce, Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1] Adelong New South Wales [1] Antrim [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Camberwell, London [1] Chudleigh, Devon [1] Clifton,Bristol. [1] Corop Victoria [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Eaglehawk Victoria [1] Earlsfield, London [1] Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Gilfach Goch, Llantrisant [1] Howard Queensland [1] Ivybridge, Devon [1] Leyton England [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Malvern Victoria [1] Marlborough, Devon [1] Marsh Mill Cottages, Aveton Gifford, Devon [1] Newcomin Rd, St Petrox, Dartmouth, Devon [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Orange New South Wales [1] Paul, Cornwall [1] Plymouth, Saint Mary, Devon [1] Poplar, London [1]

Rank

Private [152] Gunner [19] Sapper [17] Driver [13] Corporal [12] Serjeant [11] Second Lieutenant [7] Major [6] Able Seaman [4] Captain [4] Lance Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3] Lieutenant [3] AB [2] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Commander [2] Deck Hand [2] Leading Seaman [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Stoker 1 [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] AB (2) [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Leader Stoker [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brigadier General [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook's Mate [1] Drummer [1] L/Cpl [1] Leading Stoker [1] Motor Boatman [1] PO - Shipwright 1 [1] Painter 1st Class [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Saddler [1] Serjeant/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Stoker 2 [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [35] Royal Engineers [24] Royal Field Artillery [20] Labour Corps [17] Army Service Corps [14] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [14] Somerset Light Infantry [14] Machine Gun Corps [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] London Regiment [10] Dorsetshire Regiment [9] Middlesex Regiment [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Various HM Ships and Establishments [5] Essex Regiment [4] Hussars [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Naval Division [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] HMS LION [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] 3 Devon Militia [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Garrison Artillery [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [247] Royal Navy [62] Canadian Expeditionary Force [40] Australian Imperial Force [20] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

P [400] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [393] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [22] Australia [1]

John Leo Prowse

British Army 1246 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Alfred E Prowse

British Army M2/073496 Private Army Service Corps

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Frederick Prowse

British Army 15822 Corporal The Queen's Regiment

British Army 72949 Corporal Labour Corps

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Arthur G Prowse

British Army 25040 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Percy A Prowse

British Army 53 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 845039 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Claude P Prowse

British Army 2114 Private Devonshire Regiment royal 1st Battalion

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Frederick Joseph Prowse

British Army 18840 Private Essex Regiment

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William Prowse

British Army 28027 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Charles G Prowse

British Army 8858 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Charles H Prowse

British Army 2833 Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 200980 Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Edwin J Prowse

British Army 60216 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 105921 Private Labour Corps

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William Z Prowse

British Army M2/204817 Corporal Royal Army Service Corps

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Percival Prowse

British Army 290076 Quarter Master Serjeant Middlesex Regiment Depot

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George Victor Llewellyn Prowse

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment

British Army Captain Essex Regiment

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Frederick G Prowse

British Army 3856 Private London Regiment

British Army 391154 Private London Regiment

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William D Prowse

British Army 148428 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William Prowse

British Army 4594 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 20146 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 574867 Private Royal Engineers

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James Prowse

British Army 64983 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Joseph H Prowse

British Army 1963 Private London Regiment

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Herbert W Prowse

British Army 2117TF Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 265247 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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