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Plymouth, Devon [4]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Dartmouth, Devon [2]

Essex [2]

Highbury, London [2]

Jersey, Channel Islands [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Percydale Victoria [2]

Romford, Essex [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Bathwick, Bath, Somerset [1]

Benowa Queensland [1]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Cambridge [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Castleford, Pontefract, Yorkshire [1]

Charlton, Kent [1]

Christchurch, London [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Cornwood, Devon [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Devonport, Devon, England [1]

Dunstable, Luton, Bedfordshire [1]

Enfield, London [1]

Essex England [1]

Ford, Devon [1]

Georgetown [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hampstead, Middlesex [1]

Haverhill, Suffolk [1]

Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Howden, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Islington, London [1]

Ivybridge, Devon [1]

Kensington, London [1]

King's Norton, Worcestershire [1]

Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London [1]

London, Hornsey, Middlesex [1]

Maldon [1]

Rank

Private [169]

Corporal [15]

Driver [15]

Gunner [15]

Lieutenant [10]

Lance Corporal [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Serjeant [7]

Bombardier [4]

Captain [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sapper [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

1st Lieutenant [1]

Acting Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bugler [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Quartermaster Lieutenant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Wireman [1]

Wireman 2nd Class [1]

Worker [1]

corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [26]

Labour Corps [24]

Army Service Corps [15]

London Regiment [15]

West Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Essex Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Engineers [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

British West Indies Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Honourable Artillery Company [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Australian Infantry Battalion [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [248]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [44]

Royal Navy [43]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [387]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [4] Brisbane Queensland [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Bethnal Green, London [2] Dartmouth, Devon [2] Essex [2] Highbury, London [2] Jersey, Channel Islands [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Percydale Victoria [2] Romford, Essex [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Bathwick, Bath, Somerset [1] Benowa Queensland [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Brixton, London [1] Cambridge [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Castleford, Pontefract, Yorkshire [1] Charlton, Kent [1] Christchurch, London [1] Clapham, London [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Cornwood, Devon [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Devonport, Devon, England [1] Dunstable, Luton, Bedfordshire [1] Enfield, London [1] Essex England [1] Ford, Devon [1] Georgetown [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Guernsey, Channel Islands [1] Hackney, London [1] Hampstead, Middlesex [1] Haverhill, Suffolk [1] Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Howden, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Islington, London [1] Ivybridge, Devon [1] Kensington, London [1] King's Norton, Worcestershire [1] Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London [1] London, Hornsey, Middlesex [1] Maldon [1]

Rank

Private [169] Corporal [15] Driver [15] Gunner [15] Lieutenant [10] Lance Corporal [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Serjeant [7] Bombardier [4] Captain [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Able Seaman [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Sapper [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] 1st Lieutenant [1] Acting Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bugler [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Quartermaster Lieutenant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Wireman [1] Wireman 2nd Class [1] Worker [1] corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [26] Labour Corps [24] Army Service Corps [15] London Regiment [15] West Yorkshire Regiment [15] Essex Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Engineers [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] British West Indies Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [5] Honourable Artillery Company [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Australian Infantry Battalion [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [248] Canadian Expeditionary Force [44] Royal Navy [43] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] Australian Imperial Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

T [401]

Contribution

Military Service [387] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Lionel Fitzherbert Turpin

Born 1896

Died 1929

British Army 23012 York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army A/202638 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps Depot

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Henry John Turpin

Born 1888

Died 1976

Royal Navy M19741

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Frederick William Turpin

Born 1892

Died 1977

Royal Navy J65123 Able Seaman

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Leonard Turpin

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 6303 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 202672 corporal Essex Regiment

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Samuel Turpin

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67717

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Harry Turpin

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114197

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Arthur Turpin

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278939

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William John Turpin

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141503

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William George Turpin

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166825

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William Turpin

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221565

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Joseph Charles Turpin

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241413

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Albert Thomas James Turpin

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309658

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Albert Edward Turpin

Born 1900

Died 1964

British Army 13017 Lance Corporal Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) 14th Training Battalion

Royal Navy 22053 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/22053 Private HMS Birmingham

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William James Turpin

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29853

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Frederick Bernard Turpin

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81971

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James Stephen Turpin

Died 1916

British Army 15005 Company Quartermaster Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry

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Arthur Turpin

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 77356 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Walter F. Turpin

Died 1917

British Army 3685 Private London Regiment

British Army 760546 Private London Regiment

British Army 760546 Private London Regiment 28 london regiment (artist Battalion

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John Turpin

Died 1915

British Army 3/10148 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Richard James Turpin

Born 1866

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206321

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