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Exeter, Devon [3]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Southwark, London [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Black Friars, London [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Briton Ferry, Glamorgan [1]

Calstock Cornwall [1]

Charlton, Greenwich, Kent [1]

Crediton, Devon [1]

Devon [1]

Exeter, Ontario [1]

Gunnislake, Cornwall [1]

Horndean, Hampshire [1]

London England [1]

New Cross, Greenwich, London [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Ryde, Hampshire [1]

Saint Helens, Isle of Wight, England [1]

Sandford, Devon [1]

Sandown England [1]

Sandown Isle of Wight [1]

St Helens England [1]

Tiverton, Devon [1]

Torquay, Devon [1]

Upton Pyne, Exeter [1]

WINCHESTER [1]

Wimborne, Dorset [1]

Witheridge, North Devon [1]

Woodford, Essex [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

Woolwich, London [1]

Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [51]

Driver [9]

Serjeant [6]

Corporal [5]

Gunner [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Sapper [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Sick Berth Steward [1]

Stoker [1]

Third Officer [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Royal Engineers [6]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Marine Labour Corps [2]

15th (The King's) Hussars [1]

15th Hussars [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Civil Hospital Reserve General Hospital [1]

Civilian Hospital Reserve [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H.M.S. "Pembroke." [1]

HMS Agamemnon [1]

HMS Heather [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS Laurentic [1]

HMS Lion [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Mercantile Marine [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Service

British Army [83]

Royal Navy [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [135]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Canada [1]

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People [138] Stories Communities

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Exeter, Devon [3] Devonport, Devon [2] Southwark, London [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Black Friars, London [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Briton Ferry, Glamorgan [1] Calstock Cornwall [1] Charlton, Greenwich, Kent [1] Crediton, Devon [1] Devon [1] Exeter, Ontario [1] Gunnislake, Cornwall [1] Horndean, Hampshire [1] London England [1] New Cross, Greenwich, London [1] Peckham, London [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Ryde, Hampshire [1] Saint Helens, Isle of Wight, England [1] Sandford, Devon [1] Sandown England [1] Sandown Isle of Wight [1] St Helens England [1] Tiverton, Devon [1] Torquay, Devon [1] Upton Pyne, Exeter [1] WINCHESTER [1] Wimborne, Dorset [1] Witheridge, North Devon [1] Woodford, Essex [1] Woolwich, Kent [1] Woolwich, London [1] Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [51] Driver [9] Serjeant [6] Corporal [5] Gunner [4] Lance Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Sapper [2] Staff Nurse [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Sick Berth Steward [1] Stoker [1] Third Officer [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] Royal Engineers [6] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Hampshire Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Essex Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Labour Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Marine Labour Corps [2] 15th (The King's) Hussars [1] 15th Hussars [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Civil Hospital Reserve General Hospital [1] Civilian Hospital Reserve [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Corps of Hussars [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. "Pembroke." [1] HMS Agamemnon [1] HMS Heather [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS Laurentic [1] HMS Lion [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Mercantile Marine [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Air Force [1]

Service

British Army [83] Royal Navy [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Australian Imperial Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [138]

Contribution

Military Service [135] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2] Canada [1]

George Frederick Southcott

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 97666 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 97666 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Herbert Southcott

Died 1917

British Army 27322 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 33467 Private Devonshire Regiment

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George Southcott

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 26767 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Thomas Southcott

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 3852 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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John Southcott

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 2486 Private Royal North Devonshire Yeomanry

British Army 345754 Private Devonshire Regiment

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William Percy Southcott

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 33806 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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George Edward Southcott

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67503

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Frank Southcott

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1970

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Harry Southcott

Died 1918

British Army 11754 Private 15th Hussars

British Army 11754 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 11754 Private 15th (The King's) Hussars

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Cecil Spencer Southcott

Australian Imperial Force 5926

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Terence Mcdonnell Southcott

Australian Imperial Force 21131

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Lloyd Southcott

Australian Imperial Force 2795

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Vera May Southcott

Royal Navy G6135

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Kathleen Elizabeth Southcott

Royal Navy G636

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Richard Charles Southcott

Born 1886

Died 1947

Royal Navy SS100605 Stoker

Royal Navy K494 Stoker 1st Class HMS Agamemnon

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William Southcott

Australian Imperial Force 2443

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Thomas William Southcott

Born 1896

British Army 21961 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Emma Beatrice Southcott

Born 1898

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Thomas Southcott

Born 1868

British Army 15692 Acting Corporal Royal Fusiliers

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Richard John Southcott

Born 1887

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1099781

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