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Devonport, Devon [5]

Exeter, Devon [4]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Morgan South Australia [3]

Tavistock, Devon [3]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Dartford, Kent [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Saltash, Cornwall [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Torquay, Devon [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alwington, Devon [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bodmin, Cornwall [1]

Bridestowe, Devon [1]

Brixham Torquay, Devon [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Charlton Victoria [1]

Chudleigh, Devon [1]

Cockett, Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

Creswick Victoria [1]

Devon [1]

Emerald Victoria [1]

Exbourne England [1]

Exmouth, Devon [1]

Freestone Queensland [1]

Goodooga New South Wales [1]

Hatherleigh England [1]

Hatherleigh, Devon [1]

Honiton, Devon [1]

Hurdsfield, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Ilfracombe, Devon, England [1]

Kingsteignton, Devon [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leyton, Essex [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Macclesfield [1]

Munendi Queensland [1]

Newton Abbot, Devon [1]

Newton Abbott, Devon [1]

North Berwick [1]

Palmerston North [1]

Port Fairy Victoria [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Richmond, Surrey [1]

Saint Aubyn, Devon [1]

Saint Budeaux, Devon [1]

Saint Georges Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [185]

Serjeant [17]

Gunner [16]

Driver [14]

Corporal [12]

Lieutenant [9]

Sapper [9]

Lance Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armourer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Fitter [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Saddler [1]

Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Serjeant Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [40]

Royal Field Artillery [25]

Army Service Corps [24]

Royal Engineers [20]

Labour Corps [17]

London Regiment [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Somerset Light Infantry [10]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Scots [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Monmouthshire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [3]

Royal North Devonshire Yeomanry [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2]

HMS LION [2]

Hussars [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [274]

Royal Navy [62]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [41]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Last name first letter

S [437]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [433]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Place of birth

Devonport, Devon [5] Exeter, Devon [4] Plymouth, Devon [4] Morgan South Australia [3] Tavistock, Devon [3] Bristol, Somerset [2] Dartford, Kent [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Saltash, Cornwall [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Torquay, Devon [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alwington, Devon [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bodmin, Cornwall [1] Bridestowe, Devon [1] Brixham Torquay, Devon [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Charlton Victoria [1] Chudleigh, Devon [1] Cockett, Swansea, Glamorgan [1] Creswick Victoria [1] Devon [1] Emerald Victoria [1] Exbourne England [1] Exmouth, Devon [1] Freestone Queensland [1] Goodooga New South Wales [1] Hatherleigh England [1] Hatherleigh, Devon [1] Honiton, Devon [1] Hurdsfield, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Ilfracombe, Devon, England [1] Kingsteignton, Devon [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leyton, Essex [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Macclesfield [1] Munendi Queensland [1] Newton Abbot, Devon [1] Newton Abbott, Devon [1] North Berwick [1] Palmerston North [1] Port Fairy Victoria [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Richmond, Surrey [1] Saint Aubyn, Devon [1] Saint Budeaux, Devon [1] Saint Georges Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [185] Serjeant [17] Gunner [16] Driver [14] Corporal [12] Lieutenant [9] Sapper [9] Lance Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armourer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Fitter [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Saddler [1] Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1] Serjeant Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [40] Royal Field Artillery [25] Army Service Corps [24] Royal Engineers [20] Labour Corps [17] London Regiment [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Somerset Light Infantry [10] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] Welsh Regiment [7] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Scots [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Tank Corps [5] Canadian Infantry [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Monmouthshire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Munster Fusiliers [3] Royal North Devonshire Yeomanry [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2] HMS LION [2] Hussars [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [274] Royal Navy [62] Canadian Expeditionary Force [41] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] Australian Imperial Force [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Last name first letter

S [437] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [433] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

John Smale

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292151

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Gilbert Smale

Born 1867

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284405

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Henry Smale

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108312

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Edward John Smale

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269779

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Ernest Alfred Smale

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113700

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Eddie Smale

Died 1916

British Army 3187 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Stanley Smale

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 40199 Private Welsh Regiment 14th Battalion

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George Smale

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228036

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Aubrey Alfred Smale

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 242 Serjeant Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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Ernest George Smale

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295553

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Andrew Chudleigh Smale

Born 1888

Died 1920

Royal Navy M3152 Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class HMS Vivid

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John Smale

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 4227 Private London Regiment

British Army 391405 Private London Regiment

British Army 391405 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 2nd Battalion

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George Henry Smale

Born 1898

Died 1919

Royal Navy 18212 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Claude Way Smale

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5218

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George James Smale

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army R4802 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Silas John Smale

Born 1874

Died 1963

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2163389

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Harold Harry Smale

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194902

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Charles Henry Smale

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130999

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Leslie Smale

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35690

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James Alfred Smale

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81680

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