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Winchester, Hampshire [4]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Greenwich, London [2]

Hursley, Winchester, Hampshire [2]

St Marys Tasmania [2]

Stonehouse, Devon [2]

Tisbury, Wiltshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Burragate New South Wales [1]

Candelo New South Wales [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Dulwich [1]

Dulwich, London [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Fordingbridge, Hampshire [1]

Grey Tasmania [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Kensington, London, Middlesex [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Northampton [1]

Plaistow, Essex [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Ston Easton, Somerset [1]

Treharris, Glamorganshire [1]

Winson Green, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [83]

Gunner [15]

Corporal [8]

Sapper [8]

Driver [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Artificer Engineer [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Guardsman [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Superintending Clerk/Engineer Clerk [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Superintending Clerk [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [15]

Army Service Corps [12]

Labour Corps [12]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Wiltshire Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Berkshire Yeomanry [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

African Rifles [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Australian Engineers Australian Divisional Signal Company [1]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Divisional Signal Company Royal Engineers [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS ONSLAUGHT [1]

Indian Defence Force [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Lancers [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Service

British Army [132]

Royal Navy [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

T [196]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [195]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Gibraltar [1]

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People [197] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Winchester, Hampshire [4] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Bath, Somerset [2] Greenwich, London [2] Hursley, Winchester, Hampshire [2] St Marys Tasmania [2] Stonehouse, Devon [2] Tisbury, Wiltshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Burragate New South Wales [1] Candelo New South Wales [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Dulwich [1] Dulwich, London [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Fordingbridge, Hampshire [1] Grey Tasmania [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Kensington, London, Middlesex [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Northampton [1] Plaistow, Essex [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] Southwark, London [1] Ston Easton, Somerset [1] Treharris, Glamorganshire [1] Winson Green, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [83] Gunner [15] Corporal [8] Sapper [8] Driver [6] Lance Corporal [6] Serjeant [5] Lieutenant [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Artificer Engineer [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Guardsman [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Superintending Clerk/Engineer Clerk [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Superintending Clerk [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [15] Army Service Corps [12] Labour Corps [12] Royal Field Artillery [10] London Regiment [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Wiltshire Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Grenadier Guards [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Berkshire Yeomanry [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] African Rifles [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Reserve [1] Australian Engineers Australian Divisional Signal Company [1] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Divisional Signal Company Royal Engineers [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS ONSLAUGHT [1] Indian Defence Force [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Lancers [1] Military Mounted Police [1] Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Defence Corps [1]

Service

British Army [132] Royal Navy [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Australian Imperial Force [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

T [196] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [195] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2] Gibraltar [1]

Frederick Targett

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 2401 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Harry Targett

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33666

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Thomas Alfred Targett

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163499

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Walter Targett

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21895

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William Walter Targett

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50312

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Alfred Stanley Targett

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225436

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Ernest Charles Targett

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 9109 Private Devonshire Regiment

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James Targett

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army T1626 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 504443 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Charles Targett

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210097

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Bartram Charles Targett

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268227

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Ernest V Targett

Died 1917

British Army 3/9982 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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William George Targett

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 18903 Private Grenadier Guards

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John Henry Targett

Born 1863

Died 1917

British Army 118208 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 293123 Private Labour Corps

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Arthur Emanuel Targett

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 23626 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Bertie E Targett

Died 1918

British Army 25749 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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William Herbert Targett

Born 1889

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 195274

Canadian Expeditionary Force 195274 Private Canadian Infantry

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Lloyd A. Targett

Born 1897

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 470441

Canadian Expeditionary Force 470441 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Reginald Arthur Targett

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 128332

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Richard Henry Targett

Australian Imperial Force 644

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Harry Targett

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262330

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