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Plymouth, Devon [5]

Crediton, Devon [3]

Torpoint, Cornwall [3]

Cawsand, Cornwall [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Ellacombe, Devon [2]

Holbeton, Devon [2]

Newton Abbot, Devon [2]

Paignton, Devon [2]

Torquay, Devon [2]

Appledore, Devon [1]

Barnstaple [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bedminster, Bristol [1]

Bere Alston, Devon [1]

Bideford, Devon [1]

Boothstown Lancashire [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1]

Exeter [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Hartland, Devon [1]

Highwick near Newton Abbot, Devon [1]

Manchester [1]

Monkehampton, Devon [1]

Newton, Devon [1]

Okehampton, Devon [1]

Springmount Victoria [1]

Swansea, Glamorganshire [1]

Westward Ho, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [87]

Sapper [11]

Driver [10]

Gunner [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Serjeant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Pioneer [3]

2nd Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Colour Serjeant Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Warrant Steward [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [21]

Royal Engineers [20]

Labour Corps [11]

Army Service Corps [8]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Royal North Devon Yeomanry [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

HMS LION [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Canadian Signal Corps [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dorset Yeomanry [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

H.M.S. "Vivid." [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

Indian Army [1]

Irish Guards [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

London Regiment (City of London Rifles) [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Reserve of Officers [1]

Rifle Brigade attached Trench Mortar Battery [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [132]

Royal Navy [36]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

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Military Service [201]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [5] Crediton, Devon [3] Torpoint, Cornwall [3] Cawsand, Cornwall [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Ellacombe, Devon [2] Holbeton, Devon [2] Newton Abbot, Devon [2] Paignton, Devon [2] Torquay, Devon [2] Appledore, Devon [1] Barnstaple [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bedminster, Bristol [1] Bere Alston, Devon [1] Bideford, Devon [1] Boothstown Lancashire [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Exeter [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Hartland, Devon [1] Highwick near Newton Abbot, Devon [1] Manchester [1] Monkehampton, Devon [1] Newton, Devon [1] Okehampton, Devon [1] Springmount Victoria [1] Swansea, Glamorganshire [1] Westward Ho, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [87] Sapper [11] Driver [10] Gunner [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Corporal [5] Lieutenant [5] Serjeant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Pioneer [3] 2nd Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Colour Serjeant Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sick Berth Attendant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker [1] Warrant Steward [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [21] Royal Engineers [20] Labour Corps [11] Army Service Corps [8] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8] Royal Field Artillery [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Machine Gun Corps [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Royal North Devon Yeomanry [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] HMS LION [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1] Canadian Signal Corps [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dorset Yeomanry [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] H.M.S. "Vivid." [1] HMS VALIANT [1] HMS Vivid [1] Indian Army [1] Irish Guards [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] London Regiment (City of London Rifles) [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Reserve of Officers [1] Rifle Brigade attached Trench Mortar Battery [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [132] Royal Navy [36] Canadian Expeditionary Force [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] Indian Army [1]

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V [205]

Contribution

Military Service [201]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Cecil Coleman Vanstone

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 140433 Acting Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 140433 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers 56 Field Coy

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James Vanstone

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy 9008S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Queen Mary

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Alfred John Vanstone

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 306077 Private Tank Corps 6th Btn

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Stanley Paul Vanstone

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

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Robert John Vanstone

Born 1880

Died 1916

Royal Navy Dev B3477 Royal Fleet Reserve

Royal Navy 290402 Leading Stoker HMS Vivid

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James Ernest Vanstone

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299007

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Charles Douglas Howard Vanstone

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade attached Trench Mortar Battery

British Army Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

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Bertram Vanstone

Born 1900

Died 1919

British Army 375855 Private London Regiment

British Army 348103 Private London Regiment

British Army 348103 Rifleman London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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Charles Henry Vanstone

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 252TF Serjeant Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 202173 Serjeant Gloucestershire Regiment 1st/4th Battalion

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Vanstone

Born 1872

Died 1915

Royal Navy PLY/5681 Private

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Stanley Vanstone

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1357 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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Alfred Vanstone

Born 1874

Died 1916

Royal Navy 277434 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy 277434 Petty Officer Stoker H.M.S. "Vivid."

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Albert Edward Vanstone

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 46146 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Brinsley Vanstone

Died 1915

British Army 3/8310 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Charles Vanstone

Died 1915

British Army 9521 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Ernest G Vanstone

Died 1914

British Army 19959 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Hedley Vanstone

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 3167 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 240790 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Henry Vanstone

Died 1918

British Army 38121 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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William Frederick Vanstone

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 727474

Canadian Expeditionary Force 727474 Private Canadian Infantry

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Howard Neil Vanstone

Born 1892

Died 1920

Canadian Expeditionary Force 502686

Canadian Expeditionary Force 502686 Sapper Canadian Signal Corps

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