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Taunton, Somerset [10]

Casterton Victoria [5]

Plymouth, Devon [5]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Hounslow, Middlesex [3]

Waverley New South Wales [3]

Ararat Victoria [2]

Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Colchester [2]

Eastleigh, Hampshire [2]

Farnborough, Hampshire [2]

Guildford, Surrey [2]

Hereford, Herefordshire [2]

London England [2]

Meadows South Australia [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Uralla New South Wales [2]

Walhalla Victoria [2]

Watchet, Somerset [2]

Wellington, Somerset [2]

Wiveliscombe, Somerset [2]

Adams Down, Glamorganshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Ashton Gate, Bristol, Somerset [1]

Aylesbury England [1]

Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

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Berridale New South Wales [1]

Berwickshire Scotland [1]

Birmingham England [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bishops Lydeard,Somerset [1]

Blackwood South Australia [1]

Bradfield, Devon [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset, England [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Brixton, Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Broadclyst, Devon [1]

Bunyip Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [299]

Driver [29]

Gunner [28]

Corporal [23]

Sapper [21]

Lance Corporal [16]

Serjeant [16]

Lieutenant [9]

Captain [7]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Bombardier [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Kitchen Helper [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Boy [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commissary [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver Paid Lance Bombardier [1]

Driver/Wheeler [1]

General Duties [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1]

Kitchen Maid [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [51]

Royal Field Artillery [40]

Army Service Corps [39]

Labour Corps [39]

Somerset Light Infantry [38]

Devonshire Regiment [28]

London Regiment [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Gloucestershire Regiment [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Leinster Regiment [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Wiltshire Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Voluntary Aid Detatchment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lancers [3]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [3]

Military Foot Police [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

New Zealand Engineers [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

West Somerset Yeomanry [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Service

British Army [471]

Royal Navy [75]

Australian Imperial Force [47]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [38]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

V [694]

B [1]

J [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [674]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

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Taunton, Somerset [10] Casterton Victoria [5] Plymouth, Devon [5] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Devonport, Devon [3] Hounslow, Middlesex [3] Waverley New South Wales [3] Ararat Victoria [2] Barnstaple, Devon [2] Colchester [2] Eastleigh, Hampshire [2] Farnborough, Hampshire [2] Guildford, Surrey [2] Hereford, Herefordshire [2] London England [2] Meadows South Australia [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Uralla New South Wales [2] Walhalla Victoria [2] Watchet, Somerset [2] Wellington, Somerset [2] Wiveliscombe, Somerset [2] Adams Down, Glamorganshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Ashton Gate, Bristol, Somerset [1] Aylesbury England [1] Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Berridale New South Wales [1] Berwickshire Scotland [1] Birmingham England [1] Birmingham Staffordshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishops Lydeard,Somerset [1] Blackwood South Australia [1] Bradfield, Devon [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Bridgwater, Somerset, England [1] Bristol [1] Bristol England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Brixton, Lambeth, Surrey [1] Broadclyst, Devon [1] Bunyip Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [299] Driver [29] Gunner [28] Corporal [23] Sapper [21] Lance Corporal [16] Serjeant [16] Lieutenant [9] Captain [7] Pioneer [6] Acting Corporal [5] Bombardier [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Able Seaman [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Staff Nurse [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Kitchen Helper [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Worker [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Boy [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commissary [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Driver Paid Lance Bombardier [1] Driver/Wheeler [1] General Duties [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1] Kitchen Maid [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [51] Royal Field Artillery [40] Army Service Corps [39] Labour Corps [39] Somerset Light Infantry [38] Devonshire Regiment [28] London Regiment [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Royal Fusiliers [15] Gloucestershire Regiment [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Machine Gun Corps [12] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Royal Army Service Corps [6] South Wales Borderers [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Leinster Regiment [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Wiltshire Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Voluntary Aid Detatchment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lancers [3] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [3] Military Foot Police [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] New Zealand Engineers [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] West Somerset Yeomanry [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Service

British Army [471] Royal Navy [75] Australian Imperial Force [47] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39] Canadian Expeditionary Force [38] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

V [694] B [1] J [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [674] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

Ernest Marr Vickery

Born 1887

Died 1972

British Army 11499 Boy Royal Engineers

British Army 2306094 Serjeant Royal Corps of Signals

British Army 11499 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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Albert Edward Vickery

Born 1885

Died 1919

British Army 2141 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 2140 Private Somerset Light Infantry 5th Battalion

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John Robert Vickery

Born 1875

Died 1916

Royal Navy Artificer Engineer HMS Flirt

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Clifford Warwick Vickery

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 1930 Acting Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps 3/1st Wessex Field Ambulance

British Army 204424 Acting Corporal Devonshire Regiment 4th Reserve Battalion

British Army 1930 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 1st Wessex Field Ambulance

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Arthur Henry Vickery

Born 1866

Died 1920

British Army 201720 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 363622 Private Labour Corps

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Archibald Sidney Vickery

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 14827 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Frederick Richard Vickery

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 28815 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 11th Battalion.

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Charles Vickery

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 6040 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Ernest Leonard Vickery

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85216

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Thomas Clifford Vickery

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401512

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Ernest Harry Vickery

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276785

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Alfred Burgess Vickery

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299692

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Alfred Charles Vickery

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291186

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Frank Bernard Bush Vickery

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 1790 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 496359 Sapper Royal Engineers

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George W Vickery

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94571

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Harry Vickery

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98455

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Thomas Vickery

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109500

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Worthy Vickery

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 49034 Corporal Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Alfred Ernest William Vickery

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231013

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Ernest Alexander Vickery

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 203681 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 41824 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 6th Btn

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