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Devonport, Devon [5]

Plymouth, Devon [5]

Kingsbridge, Devon [4]

Southampton, Hampshire [4]

Wandsworth, London [4]

Peckham, London [3]

Cambewarra New South Wales [2]

Devon [2]

Honiton, Devon [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Plympton, Devon [2]

South Brent, Devon [2]

9 Haddington Rd, Devonport [1]

Aldershot [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Axminster, Devon [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Barking, London [1]

Barry [1]

Barry, Glamorgan [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Bovey, Devon [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Burlescombe, Devon [1]

Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1]

Charlton, Kent, England [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chudleigh, Devon [1]

Cork, Ireland [1]

Devonport, Devon, England [1]

Dubbo New South Wales [1]

Dungog New South Wales [1]

Dunsford, Devon [1]

Egg Buckland, Devon [1]

England [1]

Erith, Kent [1]

Exmouth, Devon [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall, England [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Goodman's Fields, London [1]

Gresford New South Wales [1]

Hamilton [1]

Hammersmith England [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hampstead, Middlesex [1]

Hampton, Middlesex [1]

Horley, Surrey [1]

Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [189]

Serjeant [27]

Gunner [22]

Sapper [18]

Driver [17]

Corporal [14]

Lieutenant [9]

Acting Corporal [7]

Lance Corporal [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Bombardier [4]

Captain [4]

Pioneer [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Carpenter [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Forewoman [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Officer Boatswain [1]

Rifleman [1]

Rough Rider [1]

Sapper /Acting Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Shipwright Lieutenant Commander [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [33]

Army Service Corps [26]

Devonshire Regiment [24]

Labour Corps [23]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

London Regiment [21]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Training Reserve Battalion [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Navy [3]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Welsh Guards [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Devonshire Yeomanry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [323]

Royal Navy [86]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [37]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

Last name first letter

S [517]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [504]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

New Zealand [1]

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People [518] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Devonport, Devon [5] Plymouth, Devon [5] Kingsbridge, Devon [4] Southampton, Hampshire [4] Wandsworth, London [4] Peckham, London [3] Cambewarra New South Wales [2] Devon [2] Honiton, Devon [2] London, Middlesex [2] Plympton, Devon [2] South Brent, Devon [2] 9 Haddington Rd, Devonport [1] Aldershot [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Axminster, Devon [1] Barking, Essex [1] Barking, London [1] Barry [1] Barry, Glamorgan [1] Bedfordshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Bovey, Devon [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Burlescombe, Devon [1] Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1] Charlton, Kent, England [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chudleigh, Devon [1] Cork, Ireland [1] Devonport, Devon, England [1] Dubbo New South Wales [1] Dungog New South Wales [1] Dunsford, Devon [1] Egg Buckland, Devon [1] England [1] Erith, Kent [1] Exmouth, Devon [1] Falmouth, Cornwall, England [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Goodman's Fields, London [1] Gresford New South Wales [1] Hamilton [1] Hammersmith England [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hampstead, Middlesex [1] Hampton, Middlesex [1] Horley, Surrey [1] Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [189] Serjeant [27] Gunner [22] Sapper [18] Driver [17] Corporal [14] Lieutenant [9] Acting Corporal [7] Lance Corporal [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Acting Serjeant [5] Able Seaman [4] Bombardier [4] Captain [4] Pioneer [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Carpenter [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Engineer Captain [1] Engineer Commander [1] Forewoman [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Leading Signalman [1] Officer Boatswain [1] Rifleman [1] Rough Rider [1] Sapper /Acting Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1] Shipwright Lieutenant Commander [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Signalman [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [33] Army Service Corps [26] Devonshire Regiment [24] Labour Corps [23] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] London Regiment [21] Royal Field Artillery [15] Hampshire Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Rifle Brigade [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Training Reserve Battalion [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Corps of Hussars [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Navy [3] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Welsh Guards [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Devonshire Yeomanry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [323] Royal Navy [86] Canadian Expeditionary Force [37] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16] Australian Imperial Force [12]

Last name first letter

S [517] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [504] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [17] New Zealand [1]

George Henry Soper

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 2254 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 240610 Private Devonshire Regiment 1/5th Btn

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Edward James Soper

Born 1871

Died 1915

British Army 3/5000 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 3/5000 Private The Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Albert Lear Soper

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army GS/62394 Private Royal Fusiliers 9th Btn

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Pellon Soper

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264971

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Harry Soper

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228591

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Thomas Woods Soper

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192204

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William Richard Soper

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86116

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William Soper

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294316

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Charles Edward Soper

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92427

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John Anthony Soper

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12153

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Ernest James Soper

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army S/4/084853 Sergeant Army Service Corps "A" Supply Company

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John Joseph Soper

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301358

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Reginald Evan Soper

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 18825 Private 13th Hussars

British Army 18825 Private Corps of Hussars

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Walter Henry Soper

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191417

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Wilfred John Soper

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25409

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Ronald Chatterton Soper

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2094 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 200455 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Percy Soper

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7496

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William Joseph Soper

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298921

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Frederick Henry William Soper

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211288

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Tom Soper

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278663

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