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Plymouth, Devon [16]

Devonport, Devon [14]

Falmouth, Cornwall [7]

Exeter, Devon [6]

Helston, Cornwall [6]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Liskeard, Cornwall [5]

Battersea, London [4]

Alexandria New South Wales [3]

Barnstaple, Devon [3]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Looe, Cornwall [3]

Moonta South Australia [3]

Penzance, Cornwall [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Brighton South Australia [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Deniliquin New South Wales [2]

Devon [2]

Echuca Victoria [2]

Falmouth, Cornwall, England [2]

Farina South Australia [2]

Hayle, Cornwall [2]

Ivybridge, Devon [2]

Kadina South Australia [2]

Laura South Australia [2]

Morgan South Australia [2]

Morwell Victoria [2]

Newlyn, Cornwall [2]

Port Melbourne Victoria [2]

Waterloo New South Wales [2]

Weymouth, Dorset, England [2]

Averndale Station South Australia [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barton on Humber, Lincolnshire [1]

Beaconsfield Tasmania [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Blenman South Australia [1]

Bodmin, Cornwall [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Breage, Cornwall [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Brighton [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Broken Hill, New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [362]

Gunner [46]

Serjeant [41]

Sapper [30]

Lieutenant [27]

Corporal [26]

Second Lieutenant [25]

Driver [24]

Captain [18]

Lance Corporal [15]

Major [13]

Acting Corporal [9]

Bombardier [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Able Seaman [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Pioneer [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Colonel [2]

Seaman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

3rd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Sub Conductor [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain /Formerly Adjutant [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captain Adjutant [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [1]

Colonel [1]

Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [65]

Army Service Corps [43]

Devonshire Regiment [42]

Royal Garrison Artillery [42]

Royal Field Artillery [38]

Labour Corps [35]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [32]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

London Regiment [22]

Somerset Light Infantry [19]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [13]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Corps of Hussars [6]

Royal Highlanders [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Honourable Artillery Company [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Scots [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Royal Devonshire Yeomanry [4]

Royal North Devon Yeomanry [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Scots Guards [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [626]

Royal Navy [149]

Australian Imperial Force [93]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [65]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

South African Services [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [1034]

W [2]

F [1]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1003]

Merchant Navy [23]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [16] Devonport, Devon [14] Falmouth, Cornwall [7] Exeter, Devon [6] Helston, Cornwall [6] Sydney New South Wales [6] Liskeard, Cornwall [5] Battersea, London [4] Alexandria New South Wales [3] Barnstaple, Devon [3] Bendigo Victoria [3] Looe, Cornwall [3] Moonta South Australia [3] Penzance, Cornwall [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Brighton South Australia [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Camberwell, London [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Deniliquin New South Wales [2] Devon [2] Echuca Victoria [2] Falmouth, Cornwall, England [2] Farina South Australia [2] Hayle, Cornwall [2] Ivybridge, Devon [2] Kadina South Australia [2] Laura South Australia [2] Morgan South Australia [2] Morwell Victoria [2] Newlyn, Cornwall [2] Port Melbourne Victoria [2] Waterloo New South Wales [2] Weymouth, Dorset, England [2] Averndale Station South Australia [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barton on Humber, Lincolnshire [1] Beaconsfield Tasmania [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Blenman South Australia [1] Bodmin, Cornwall [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Breage, Cornwall [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Brighton [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Broken Hill, New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [362] Gunner [46] Serjeant [41] Sapper [30] Lieutenant [27] Corporal [26] Second Lieutenant [25] Driver [24] Captain [18] Lance Corporal [15] Major [13] Acting Corporal [9] Bombardier [9] Lieutenant Colonel [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Able Seaman [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Staff Nurse [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Ordinary Seaman [3] Pioneer [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Colonel [2] Seaman [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 3rd Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Sub Conductor [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Brigadier General [1] Bugler [1] Captain /Formerly Adjutant [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captain Adjutant [1] Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [1] Colonel [1] Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [65] Army Service Corps [43] Devonshire Regiment [42] Royal Garrison Artillery [42] Royal Field Artillery [38] Labour Corps [35] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [32] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] London Regiment [22] Somerset Light Infantry [19] Royal Fusiliers [16] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Royal Army Service Corps [13] Hampshire Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [10] Rifle Brigade [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Welsh Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Canadian Infantry [7] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Corps of Hussars [6] Royal Highlanders [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Honourable Artillery Company [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Scots [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Royal Devonshire Yeomanry [4] Royal North Devon Yeomanry [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Scots Guards [4] Scottish Rifles [4] West Riding Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [626] Royal Navy [149] Australian Imperial Force [93] Canadian Expeditionary Force [65] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] South African Services [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [1034] W [2] F [1] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1003] Merchant Navy [23] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Clement Aubrey Symons

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment

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Albert Edward Symons

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 29532 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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David Symons

Died 1918

British Army 25115 Private Royal Scots

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J J Symons

Born 1891

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54743 Air Mechanic 3rd Class

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Charles Leslie Symons

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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George Symons

Died 1918

British Army 3764 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 201437 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Percival George Symons

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy K22989

Royal Navy K/22989 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Seagull"

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William Symons

Born 1877

Died 1914

Royal Navy 1523C Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy C 1523 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Argonaut

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Thomas Symons

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107371

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Albert Edward Symons

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226118

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John Symons

Born 1875

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 42423 Rifleman New Zealand Rifle Brigade 3rd Bn. 3rd

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Herbert Symons

Born 1889

Died 1917

Royal Navy 3045/SD Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3045/SD Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve: HM Drifter Acuba

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James Antony Symons

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 2284 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment

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Henry Norman Symons

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army T4/240869 Driver Army Service Corps

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William Henry Symons

Died 1916

British Army 1862 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Keith William Allardyce Symons

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant 73 Squadron

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Alexander Symons

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72040

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Reginald Guernsey Symons

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 152513

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James Symons

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 13556 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers 6th Battalion

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Reginald Symons

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310608

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