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Exeter, Devon [3]

Bega New South Wales [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Clyst St Mary, Devon [1]

Clyst St Mary, Drvon [1]

Dawlish, Devon [1]

Dunedin [1]

Dunsford, Devon [1]

Dunsford, Exeter, Devon [1]

Exeter [1]

Holyhead, Anglesey [1]

Holyhead, Island of Anglesey [1]

Lee, South East London [1]

Saint James, London [1]

South Croydon, London [1]

Starcross, Exeter, Devon [1]

Totnes, Torquay, Devon [1]

Walhalla Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [32]

Sapper [7]

Gunner [6]

Corporal [3]

Driver [3]

Serjeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Petty Officer (Coast Guard) [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [11]

Royal Engineers [10]

Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

London Regiment [2]

Non-Combatant Corps [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Army Medical Corps [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lancers [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Marines Band [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Wessex Royal Engineers [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [65]

Royal Navy [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [99]

Contribution

Military Service [93]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [99] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Exeter, Devon [3] Bega New South Wales [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Clyst St Mary, Devon [1] Clyst St Mary, Drvon [1] Dawlish, Devon [1] Dunedin [1] Dunsford, Devon [1] Dunsford, Exeter, Devon [1] Exeter [1] Holyhead, Anglesey [1] Holyhead, Island of Anglesey [1] Lee, South East London [1] Saint James, London [1] South Croydon, London [1] Starcross, Exeter, Devon [1] Totnes, Torquay, Devon [1] Walhalla Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [32] Sapper [7] Gunner [6] Corporal [3] Driver [3] Serjeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Lance Corporal [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Captain [1] Chief Petty Officer (Coast Guard) [1] Lieutenant [1] Pioneer [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant /Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [11] Royal Engineers [10] Army Service Corps [7] Royal Field Artillery [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Coldstream Guards [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] London Regiment [2] Non-Combatant Corps [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Army Medical Corps [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dragoon Guards [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] Labour Corps [1] Lancers [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Marines Band [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] Wessex Royal Engineers [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [65] Royal Navy [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Australian Imperial Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [99]

Contribution

Military Service [93] Conscientious Objector [4] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Thomas Edward Sercombe

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 12006 Private Coldstream Guards

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Reginald Leonard Sercombe

Born 1898

Died 1989

British Army M/316044 Private Army Service Corps

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Bernard Giffard Sercombe

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 630516 Private London Regiment 20th (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich Rifles)

British Army 1985 Private London Regiment 20th (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich Rifles)

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Arthur William Sercombe

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91663

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William Henry Sercombe

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244328

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William Alfred Sercombe

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194711

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Frederick Sercombe

Born 1863

Died 1914

Royal Navy 110170 Chief Petty Officer (Coast Guard) HMS Monmouth

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Percival Samuel Sercombe

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210774

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Harold George Sercombe

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247327

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Francis John Sercombe

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 16550 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Frederick Edwin Sercombe

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9735

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Albert Edward Sercombe

Australian Imperial Force 7141

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Herbert Sercombe

Australian Imperial Force 11401

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Henry Lees Sercombe

Australian Imperial Force 11470

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Trobridge Reuben Sercombe

Australian Imperial Force 80828

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Sophia Helen Sercombe

Royal Navy G6295

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David Sercombe

Born 1890

British Army 1358 Non-Combatant Corps

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John Sercombe

Born 1892

British Army 3271 Non-Combatant Corps

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James Reginald Sercombe

Born 1889

Royal Navy 11319 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 829 Royal Marines Band

Royal Navy 15830 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Frederick Samuel Sercombe

Australian Imperial Force 2697

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