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Kingsbridge, Devon [9]

South Milton, Devon [6]

Exeter, Devon [5]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Crediton, Devon [3]

Deptford, London [3]

Horsham, Sussex [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Woking, Surrey [3]

Bigbury, Devon [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Farnham, Surrey [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

Ivybridge, Devon [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

North Sydney New South Wales [2]

Paignton, Devon [2]

Petworth, Sussex [2]

Plymouth, Devon, England [2]

Stokenham, Devon [2]

Swan Hill Victoria [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Ashburton, Devon [1]

Banwell, Somerset [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Basket Range South Australia [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Beesands, Kingsbridge, Devon [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackwater, Hampshire [1]

Bletchingley, Surrey [1]

Bordertown Victoria [1]

Boscastle, Cornwall [1]

Bow Crediton, Devon [1]

Bow, Devon [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Brixham, Devon [1]

Brixham, Devon, England [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Caterham, Kent [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Clyst Saint George, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [383]

Driver [51]

Gunner [51]

Corporal [31]

Serjeant [31]

Sapper [30]

Lance Corporal [15]

Acting Corporal [8]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Corporal 2nd [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Bombardier [4]

Pioneer [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Captain [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Able Seaman (Leading Boatman Coast Guard) [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant/Corporal [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy1st Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Flight Officer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1]

Leading Aircraftman [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [75]

Royal Engineers [53]

Royal Field Artillery [51]

Devonshire Regiment [48]

Labour Corps [48]

Royal Garrison Artillery [35]

London Regiment [31]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

Royal Fusiliers [24]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

The Queen's Regiment [16]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Royal Sussex Regiment [13]

Royal West Kent Regiment [13]

East Surrey Regiment [12]

Hampshire Regiment [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Honourable Artillery Company [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Military Foot Police [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Service

British Army [631]

Royal Navy [102]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52]

Australian Imperial Force [39]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [31]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

S [880]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [857]

Merchant Navy [15]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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People [881] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Kingsbridge, Devon [9] South Milton, Devon [6] Exeter, Devon [5] Brighton, Sussex [4] Crediton, Devon [3] Deptford, London [3] Horsham, Sussex [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Woking, Surrey [3] Bigbury, Devon [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Farnham, Surrey [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] Ivybridge, Devon [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] North Sydney New South Wales [2] Paignton, Devon [2] Petworth, Sussex [2] Plymouth, Devon, England [2] Stokenham, Devon [2] Swan Hill Victoria [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Ashburton, Devon [1] Banwell, Somerset [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Basket Range South Australia [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Beesands, Kingsbridge, Devon [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackwater, Hampshire [1] Bletchingley, Surrey [1] Bordertown Victoria [1] Boscastle, Cornwall [1] Bow Crediton, Devon [1] Bow, Devon [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Brixham, Devon [1] Brixham, Devon, England [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Caterham, Kent [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Clyst Saint George, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [383] Driver [51] Gunner [51] Corporal [31] Serjeant [31] Sapper [30] Lance Corporal [15] Acting Corporal [8] Second Lieutenant [7] Lieutenant [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Corporal 2nd [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Bombardier [4] Pioneer [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] Worker [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Captain [2] Chief Stoker [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Deck Hand [2] Leading Seaman [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Petty Officer [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Able Seaman (Leading Boatman Coast Guard) [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant/Corporal [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy1st Class [1] Bugler [1] Chief Gunner [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Flight Officer [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1] Leading Aircraftman [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [75] Royal Engineers [53] Royal Field Artillery [51] Devonshire Regiment [48] Labour Corps [48] Royal Garrison Artillery [35] London Regiment [31] Royal Army Medical Corps [26] Royal Fusiliers [24] Machine Gun Corps [22] The Queen's Regiment [16] Middlesex Regiment [13] Royal Sussex Regiment [13] Royal West Kent Regiment [13] East Surrey Regiment [12] Hampshire Regiment [11] Army Veterinary Corps [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Honourable Artillery Company [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Dragoon Guards [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Military Foot Police [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Service

British Army [631] Royal Navy [102] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52] Australian Imperial Force [39] Canadian Expeditionary Force [31] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

S [880] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [857] Merchant Navy [15] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Philip Bernard Steer-Watkins

British Army 11494 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 451207 Private Labour Corps

British Army Acting Captain Labour Corps

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