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Plymouth, Devon [11]

Looe, Cornwall [4]

Bulahdelah New South Wales [3]

Lyme Regis, Dorset [3]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Clunes Victoria [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Dorchester, Dorset [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Kingsbridge, Devon [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Liskeard, Cornwall [2]

Newquay, Cornwall [2]

Rockhampton Queensland [2]

Saint Germans, Cornwall [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Upway, Dorset [2]

Abbotsbury, Dorset [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Alresford, Hampshire [1]

Aveton Gifford, Kingsbridge, Devon [1]

Axminster, Devon [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Battersea, South West London [1]

Bayfield, Huron County, Ontario [1]

Belgrave, Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bodmin, Cornwall [1]

Bombala New South Wales [1]

Bowen Queensland [1]

Bristol [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Bulladeen New South Wales [1]

Burnmouth, Hampshire [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Devon [1]

Devonport, Devon, England [1]

Dorset [1]

Downderry, Cornwall [1]

Dublin [1]

East Looe, Cornwall, England [1]

Eastbourne Sussex [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Epsom [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [265]

Gunner [48]

Serjeant [27]

Driver [23]

Corporal [22]

Sapper [19]

Lance Corporal [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Bombardier [6]

Able Seaman [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Pioneer [4]

Captain [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Dresser [2]

Petty Officer 1st Class [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

2nd Lieut [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer Serjeant [1]

Captain Brevet Major [1]

Captain Flight Commander [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Commissioned Engineer [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Drummer [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant /Orderly Room Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Nurse [1]

Orderly Room Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Pte [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [37]

Army Service Corps [33]

Royal Field Artillery [32]

Labour Corps [29]

Royal Garrison Artillery [27]

London Regiment [26]

Dorsetshire Regiment [24]

Devonshire Regiment [18]

Hampshire Regiment [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [12]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Engineers Transport [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

HMS LION [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Canadian Field Artillery [2]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [2]

Corps of Dragoons [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Dorset Yeomanry [2]

Gloucestershire Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [430]

Royal Navy [101]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [41]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32]

Australian Imperial Force [32]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

T [659]

C [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [639]

Merchant Navy [15]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Canada [1]

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Plymouth, Devon [11] Looe, Cornwall [4] Bulahdelah New South Wales [3] Lyme Regis, Dorset [3] Brisbane Queensland [2] Clunes Victoria [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Dorchester, Dorset [2] Dover, Kent [2] Kingsbridge, Devon [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Liskeard, Cornwall [2] Newquay, Cornwall [2] Rockhampton Queensland [2] Saint Germans, Cornwall [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Upway, Dorset [2] Abbotsbury, Dorset [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Alresford, Hampshire [1] Aveton Gifford, Kingsbridge, Devon [1] Axminster, Devon [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Battersea, South West London [1] Bayfield, Huron County, Ontario [1] Belgrave, Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bodmin, Cornwall [1] Bombala New South Wales [1] Bowen Queensland [1] Bristol [1] Brixton, London [1] Bulladeen New South Wales [1] Burnmouth, Hampshire [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Christchurch, Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Devon [1] Devonport, Devon, England [1] Dorset [1] Downderry, Cornwall [1] Dublin [1] East Looe, Cornwall, England [1] Eastbourne Sussex [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Epsom [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [265] Gunner [48] Serjeant [27] Driver [23] Corporal [22] Sapper [19] Lance Corporal [9] Lieutenant [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Acting Corporal [7] Bombardier [6] Able Seaman [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Pioneer [4] Captain [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Dresser [2] Petty Officer 1st Class [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Transport Corporal [2] 2nd Lieut [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer Serjeant [1] Captain Brevet Major [1] Captain Flight Commander [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Commissioned Engineer [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Drummer [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant /Orderly Room Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Nurse [1] Orderly Room Serjeant [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Pte [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [37] Army Service Corps [33] Royal Field Artillery [32] Labour Corps [29] Royal Garrison Artillery [27] London Regiment [26] Dorsetshire Regiment [24] Devonshire Regiment [18] Hampshire Regiment [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Middlesex Regiment [13] Royal Fusiliers [13] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [12] Machine Gun Corps [10] Rifle Brigade [10] East Surrey Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Engineers Transport [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Dragoon Guards [3] Essex Regiment [3] HMS LION [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Canadian Field Artillery [2] Canadian Mounted Rifles [2] Corps of Dragoons [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Dorset Yeomanry [2] Gloucestershire Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [430] Royal Navy [101] Canadian Expeditionary Force [41] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32] Australian Imperial Force [32] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

T [659] C [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [639] Merchant Navy [15] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Canada [1]

Frederick Toms

Died 1916

British Army 15882 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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William Toms

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 3023 Serjeant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd 4th Bn

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William Henry Toms

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army Captain Royal Army Ordnance Corps

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William George Toms

Died 1915

British Army 7777 Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment

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James Murray Sulston Toms

Australian Imperial Force 13380

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Eric William Toms

Australian Imperial Force 2652

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Horace Toms

Born 1897

British Army 128113 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army T/450513 Private Army Service Corps

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John William Salter Toms

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402170

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J W S Toms

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65850

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Harold Toms

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2nd Lieut

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Harold Richard Toms

Born 1892

Royal Navy 817 Royal Marine Artillery

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Frank Toms

Born 1884

Royal Navy 14101 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Sidney James Toms

Born 1895

Royal Navy 1622 Royal Marines Divisional Train:

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James Marcel Toms

Born 1888

Royal Navy 12468 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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John Henry Toms

Born 1876

Died 1914

Royal Navy 280400 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Monmouth

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Andrew Toms

Australian Imperial Force 2671

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Christopher Columbus Toms

Australian Imperial Force

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Charles Edgar Toms

Australian Imperial Force 63795

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Alfred Toms

Australian Imperial Force 3167

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Martin George Toms

Australian Imperial Force 263

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