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Heathcote Victoria [5]

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Gunner [19]

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Corporal [6]

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Lance Corporal [6]

Rifleman [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

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Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

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Worker [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [22]

Army Service Corps [19]

Labour Corps [16]

Royal Engineers [13]

Worcestershire Regiment [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

London Regiment [10]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Herefordshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Australian Infantry [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Pioneers [1]

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British Army [227]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

Royal Navy [21]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

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Military Service [297]

Merchant Navy [2]

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United Kingdom [5]

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Heathcote Victoria [5] Evesham, Worcestershire [2] Leigh, Worcestershire [2] London, Middlesex [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Richmond Victoria [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Birmingham, England [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Crumlin Wales [1] East Hendred near Steventon, Berkshire [1] Edgbaston, Warwickshire [1] Edmonton, London [1] Fairford, Gloucestershire [1] Farringdon, Berkshire [1] Lambeth, South West London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire [1] Poplar, London [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Reading [1] Saint Aubyn, Devon [1] St Mary, Pembrokeshire [1] Staffordshire [1] Stoke, Staffordshire [1] Swindon,Wilts. [1] Tottenham, London [1] Tottenham, Middlesex [1] Upton on Severn, Worcestershire [1] Walsall,Staffs. [1] Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [159] Gunner [19] Serjeant [12] Sapper [9] Corporal [6] Driver [6] Lance Corporal [6] Rifleman [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Corporal of Horse [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Private Rifleman [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Volunteer Driver [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [22] Army Service Corps [19] Labour Corps [16] Royal Engineers [13] Worcestershire Regiment [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] London Regiment [10] Royal Berkshire Regiment [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Grenadier Guards [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] West Riding Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Herefordshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Scots [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] Australian Infantry [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Pioneers [1]

Service

British Army [227] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] Royal Navy [21] Australian Imperial Force [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

T [305]

Contribution

Military Service [297] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

John Bernard Evelyn Tombs

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 2367 Private The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment) 2/9th Battalion

British Army 2367 Lance Corporal The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment) 2/9th Battalion attached to 2/10th Battalion

British Army 2367 Corporal The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment) 2/9th Battalion attached to 2/10th Battalion

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Henry Arthur Tombs

Died 1914

British Army 7964 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Arthur Albert Tombs

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276819

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William John Tombs

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 2882 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 2882 Serjeant London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 2nd (City of London) Battalion

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Frank Howard Tombs

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275396

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William George Edward Tombs

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36256

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Frederick Tombs

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134489

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Frederick Edward Tombs

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 2333 Private London Regiment

British Army 2333 Rifleman London Regiment

British Army 2333 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Henry Tombs

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97097

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Charles Tombs

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143514

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Albert Tombs

Born 1891

Died 1945

Canadian Expeditionary Force 406829

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John Samuel Tombs

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236161

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Ralph Tombs

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 124 Private Welsh Guards

British Army 124 Lance Corporal Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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Fredrick Albert Tombs

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 31340 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 57413 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Thomas Ethelbert Tombs

Born 1897

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 180544

Canadian Expeditionary Force 180544 Private Canadian Infantry

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Sydney Jubilee Tombs

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405290

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William Henry Tombs

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 24403 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 41210 Private Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Fredrick Tombs

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185690

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Francis William Tombs

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127324

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Cuthbert Tombs

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6609

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