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Exeter, Devon [14]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [13]

Tiverton, Devon [10]

Newton Abbot, Devon [8]

Plymouth, Devon [8]

Sydney New South Wales [8]

Devonport, Devon [7]

Taunton, Somerset [7]

Brisbane Queensland [6]

Falmouth, Cornwall [5]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Minehead, Somerset [5]

Torquay, Devon [5]

Pratten Queensland [4]

Watchet, Somerset [4]

Watchet, Somerset, England [4]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [3]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [3]

Cawsand, Cornwall [3]

Chard, Somerset [3]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [3]

London England [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Paddington, London [3]

Penzance, Cornwall [3]

Plympton, Devon [3]

Bridgwater, Somerset [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Brompton Ralph, Somerset [2]

Brompton Regis, Somerset [2]

Cowes, Isle of Wight [2]

Evandale Tasmania [2]

Exeter England [2]

Exeter, Devon, England [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Nairne South Australia [2]

Newington, London [2]

North Melbourne Victoria [2]

Paignton, Devon [2]

Poole, Dorset [2]

Puriton, Somerset [2]

Richmond Victoria [2]

Saint Heliers, Jersey [2]

Saint Mary's, Scilly Isles [2]

South Molton, Devon [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Teignmouth, Devon [2]

Timberscombe, Somerset [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

Tumbarumba New South Wales [2]

Rank

Private [976]

Gunner [107]

Corporal [104]

Driver [87]

Sapper [86]

Serjeant [83]

Lance Corporal [40]

Second Lieutenant [30]

Captain [24]

Lieutenant [24]

Acting Corporal [18]

Bombardier [18]

Acting Serjeant [15]

Pioneer [15]

Major [13]

Able Seaman [9]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Colour Serjeant [7]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Worker [5]

Acting Staff Serjeant [4]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Guardsman [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Sister [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Acting Gunner [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Flight Serjeant [2]

Leading Telegraphist [2]

Midshipman [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Corporal of Horse Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [152]

Devonshire Regiment [148]

Army Service Corps [127]

Royal Field Artillery [126]

Labour Corps [106]

Somerset Light Infantry [84]

Royal Garrison Artillery [71]

London Regiment [70]

Royal Army Medical Corps [46]

Machine Gun Corps [43]

Gloucestershire Regiment [42]

Royal Fusiliers [38]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [34]

Middlesex Regiment [34]

Welsh Regiment [29]

Dorsetshire Regiment [25]

Royal Sussex Regiment [23]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [22]

Hampshire Regiment [21]

South Wales Borderers [21]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20]

Essex Regiment [19]

Rifle Brigade [19]

Royal Army Service Corps [19]

Royal Naval Division [19]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [19]

Suffolk Regiment [19]

Worcestershire Regiment [19]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [18]

The Queen's Regiment [17]

Wiltshire Regiment [17]

Army Ordnance Corps [16]

Tank Corps [14]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [13]

Corps of Hussars [12]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Norfolk Regiment [9]

Royal Flying Corps [9]

Royal North Devonshire Yeomanry [9]

Bedfordshire Regiment [8]

East Kent Regiment [8]

Hussars [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Military Foot Police [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Royal Horse Artillery [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1603]

Royal Navy [248]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [148]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [131]

Australian Imperial Force [94]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25]

Other Empire Force [11]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [2321]

I [8]

H [1]

L [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2240]

Merchant Navy [60]

Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [53]

United States [1]

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Exeter, Devon [14] Bristol, Gloucestershire [13] Tiverton, Devon [10] Newton Abbot, Devon [8] Plymouth, Devon [8] Sydney New South Wales [8] Devonport, Devon [7] Taunton, Somerset [7] Brisbane Queensland [6] Falmouth, Cornwall [5] London, Middlesex, England [5] Minehead, Somerset [5] Torquay, Devon [5] Pratten Queensland [4] Watchet, Somerset [4] Watchet, Somerset, England [4] Cardiff, Glamorgan [3] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [3] Cawsand, Cornwall [3] Chard, Somerset [3] Goole, Yorkshire, England [3] London England [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] Paddington, London [3] Penzance, Cornwall [3] Plympton, Devon [3] Bridgwater, Somerset [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Brompton Ralph, Somerset [2] Brompton Regis, Somerset [2] Cowes, Isle of Wight [2] Evandale Tasmania [2] Exeter England [2] Exeter, Devon, England [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Nairne South Australia [2] Newington, London [2] North Melbourne Victoria [2] Paignton, Devon [2] Poole, Dorset [2] Puriton, Somerset [2] Richmond Victoria [2] Saint Heliers, Jersey [2] Saint Mary's, Scilly Isles [2] South Molton, Devon [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Teignmouth, Devon [2] Timberscombe, Somerset [2] Tottenham, London [2] Tumbarumba New South Wales [2]

Rank

Private [976] Gunner [107] Corporal [104] Driver [87] Sapper [86] Serjeant [83] Lance Corporal [40] Second Lieutenant [30] Captain [24] Lieutenant [24] Acting Corporal [18] Bombardier [18] Acting Serjeant [15] Pioneer [15] Major [13] Able Seaman [9] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Colour Serjeant [7] Lance Serjeant [7] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Worker [5] Acting Staff Serjeant [4] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Guardsman [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Sister [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Temporary Captain [3] Acting Gunner [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2] Flight Serjeant [2] Leading Telegraphist [2] Midshipman [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Corporal of Horse Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [152] Devonshire Regiment [148] Army Service Corps [127] Royal Field Artillery [126] Labour Corps [106] Somerset Light Infantry [84] Royal Garrison Artillery [71] London Regiment [70] Royal Army Medical Corps [46] Machine Gun Corps [43] Gloucestershire Regiment [42] Royal Fusiliers [38] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [34] Middlesex Regiment [34] Welsh Regiment [29] Dorsetshire Regiment [25] Royal Sussex Regiment [23] King's Royal Rifle Corps [22] Hampshire Regiment [21] South Wales Borderers [21] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20] Essex Regiment [19] Rifle Brigade [19] Royal Army Service Corps [19] Royal Naval Division [19] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [19] Suffolk Regiment [19] Worcestershire Regiment [19] Royal Berkshire Regiment [18] The Queen's Regiment [17] Wiltshire Regiment [17] Army Ordnance Corps [16] Tank Corps [14] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [13] Corps of Hussars [12] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11] East Surrey Regiment [9] Norfolk Regiment [9] Royal Flying Corps [9] Royal North Devonshire Yeomanry [9] Bedfordshire Regiment [8] East Kent Regiment [8] Hussars [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Military Foot Police [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] Royal Horse Artillery [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1603] Royal Navy [248] Canadian Expeditionary Force [148] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [131] Australian Imperial Force [94] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25] Other Empire Force [11] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [2321] I [8] H [1] L [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2240] Merchant Navy [60] Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [53] United States [1]

Henry Webber

Born 1849

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment 7th Battalion

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William Farel Webber

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy Chaplain Rev HMS BLACK PRINCE

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William Webber

Born 1882

Died 1952

British Army 59609 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Henry Webber

Born 1865

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment 4th Battalion (Territorial)

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Jesse George Webber

Born 1872

Died 1917

British Army 3/796 Private Wiltshire Regiment 3rd Bn.

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Donald Henry Webber

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 3022 County of London Yeomanry 3/1st Battalion

British Army GS/62508 Acting Corporal Royal Fusiliers 7th Battalion

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Albert Henry Webber

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 20793 Acting Sergeant Gloucestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Alfred James Webber

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 514025 Corporal Royal Engineers 571st Works Company

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Frederick Webber

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 34977 Serjeant Welsh Regiment 10th Battalion.

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Arthur Webber

Born 1868

Died 1952

British Army Captain Connaught Rangers

British Army Captain Royal Irish Rifles

British Army Major Royal Irish Rifles

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John Vivian Webber

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 4871 Private County of London Yeomanry

British Army 260895 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 2938 Private Middlesex Regiment 1st London Battalion

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Alfred George Webber

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 3/8315 Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Lewis James Brock Webber

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 26528 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Henry James Webber

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 27257 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Edward Webber

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 89421 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 89421 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Garfield Leonard Webber

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 260446 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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Walter Webber

Died 1917

British Army 307526 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/8th Territorial Battalion.

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Walter Basil Webber

Born 1884

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 170597

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Henry Hulton Webber

Born 1882

British Army Major Royal Garrison Artillery

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Harold Webber

Born 1878

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet)

Other Empire Force Second Hand Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler "Eros" (Hull)

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