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Bristol, Gloucestershire [7]

Bedminster, Somerset [2]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2]

London England [2]

Warwickshire [2]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bishopston, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Canterbury [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Castlemaine Victoria [1]

Doncaster [1]

Faringdon, Berkshire [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Handsworth, Staffordshire [1]

Harborne, Staffordshire [1]

Highworth Wiltshire [1]

Hoxton New Town, London [1]

Isleworth, Middlesex [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1]

Landore, Swansea, Glamorganshire [1]

Leamington Spa, Warwickshire [1]

Leamington, Warwickshire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Lydney, Gloucestershire [1]

Mhow [1]

Middlesex [1]

Nechells, Warwickshire [1]

Penge, South East London [1]

Pontypool, Monmouthshire [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Small Heath, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

Sydney, Gloucestershire [1]

Totnes, Devon [1]

Walworth, London [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Wimbledon, Surrey [1]

Witney, Oxfordshire [1]

Worcestershire [1]

dudley birmingfham [1]

Rank

Private [196]

Gunner [24]

Driver [22]

Corporal [16]

Lance Corporal [12]

Serjeant [12]

Sapper [9]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Captain [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Major [4]

Bombardier [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Admiral [1]

Admiral of the Fleet [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Constable [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Midshipman [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant/Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Signalman [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [38]

Army Service Corps [28]

Royal Engineers [25]

Gloucestershire Regiment [18]

Labour Corps [18]

London Regiment [17]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Worcestershire Regiment [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Monmouthshire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Lancers [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Lancers [2]

Life Guards [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [316]

Royal Navy [30]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

T [401]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [396]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [7] Bedminster, Somerset [2] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2] London England [2] Warwickshire [2] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishopston, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Camberwell, London [1] Canterbury [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Castlemaine Victoria [1] Doncaster [1] Faringdon, Berkshire [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Handsworth, Staffordshire [1] Harborne, Staffordshire [1] Highworth Wiltshire [1] Hoxton New Town, London [1] Isleworth, Middlesex [1] Kensington, London [1] Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1] Landore, Swansea, Glamorganshire [1] Leamington Spa, Warwickshire [1] Leamington, Warwickshire [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Lydney, Gloucestershire [1] Mhow [1] Middlesex [1] Nechells, Warwickshire [1] Penge, South East London [1] Pontypool, Monmouthshire [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Small Heath, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Swansea, Glamorgan [1] Sydney, Gloucestershire [1] Totnes, Devon [1] Walworth, London [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Wimbledon, Surrey [1] Witney, Oxfordshire [1] Worcestershire [1] dudley birmingfham [1]

Rank

Private [196] Gunner [24] Driver [22] Corporal [16] Lance Corporal [12] Serjeant [12] Sapper [9] Second Lieutenant [7] Captain [5] Lieutenant [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Major [4] Bombardier [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Trooper [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Admiral [1] Admiral of the Fleet [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bugler [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Commander [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Constable [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Midshipman [1] Naval Cadet [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Rear Admiral [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant/Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Signalman [1] Sub Conductor [1] Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [38] Army Service Corps [28] Royal Engineers [25] Gloucestershire Regiment [18] Labour Corps [18] London Regiment [17] Royal Fusiliers [16] Machine Gun Corps [13] Worcestershire Regiment [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] Coldstream Guards [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Monmouthshire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Corps of Lancers [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Lancers [2] Life Guards [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [316] Royal Navy [30] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] Australian Imperial Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

T [401] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [396] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Thomas Hollingsworth Tovey

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 68302 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 68302 The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 5th (Territorial) Battalion

British Army 68301 Sergeant Machine Gun Corps

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Joseph Thomas Tovey

Died 1914

British Army 11078 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 11078 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Geoffrey Thomas Tovey

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 385052 Rifleman London Regiment 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 7683 Rifleman London Regiment 16th (County of London) Battalion (Queen's Westminster Rifles)

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Samuel Tovey

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 9602 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 9602 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Harry Tovey

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4404

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George Tovey

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134399

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William Tovey

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264598

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John Tovey

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army S4926 Private Rifle Brigade

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Frank Alfred Tovey

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60881

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Henry Tovey

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133775

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John Tovey

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193661

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William Tovey

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236659

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Frank Arthur Tovey

Died 1916

British Army 24719 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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William Tovey

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army S/13659 Private Rifle Brigade

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James Henry Tovey

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army G/3080 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Edward Francis Tovey

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11087

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Charles Tovey

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79101

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Albert Tovey

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 41900 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 7175 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Percy Tovey

Died 1918

British Army 1927 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 28422 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Jack Owen Tovey

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 4777 Private London Regiment

British Army 551912 Private London Regiment 1/16th (County of London) Battalion (Queen’s Westminster Rifles)

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