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Exeter, Devon [8]

Deptford, London [4]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Balham, London [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Glastonbury, Somerset [2]

Leigh Creek Victoria [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Seaforth, Ontario [2]

Truro, Cornwall [2]

Warrenheip Victoria [2]

Barry [1]

Barry, Glamorganshire [1]

Bath, Somersetshire [1]

Bishops Lydeard, Somerset [1]

Botany Western Australia [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Brixham [1]

Brixham, Devon [1]

Brixham, Devon, England [1]

Brixton [1]

Bromley Kent [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Bunton England [1]

Camborne, Cornwall [1]

Carbonear NF [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Dawlish, Devon [1]

Devon [1]

Dunolly Victoria [1]

Fulham London [1]

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Greenwich, London [1]

Grimsby England [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Hammersmith [1]

Hampstead, Middlesex [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Heavitree, Exeter, Devon [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kalgoorlie Western Australia [1]

Kennington, London [1]

Kennington, Surrey [1]

Kensington [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Rank

Private [227]

Driver [25]

Serjeant [25]

Sapper [19]

Corporal [13]

Gunner [13]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Lance Corporal [9]

Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Colonel [6]

Bombardier [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bishop [2]

Captain [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Signaller [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Brigade Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Cooper [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Quartermaster [1]

Nagsman [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Quartermaster Captain [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler Corporal [1]

Seaman [1]

Senior Shoesmith/cold shoer [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Telegraphist Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [36]

Royal Engineers [32]

Labour Corps [29]

Devonshire Regiment [25]

London Regiment [24]

Royal Field Artillery [23]

Somerset Light Infantry [18]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Engineers Transport [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

County of London Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [355]

Royal Navy [62]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [30]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [526]

Contribution

Military Service [518]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Exeter, Devon [8] Deptford, London [4] Hobart Tasmania [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Balham, London [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Glastonbury, Somerset [2] Leigh Creek Victoria [2] London, Middlesex [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Seaforth, Ontario [2] Truro, Cornwall [2] Warrenheip Victoria [2] Barry [1] Barry, Glamorganshire [1] Bath, Somersetshire [1] Bishops Lydeard, Somerset [1] Botany Western Australia [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Brixham [1] Brixham, Devon [1] Brixham, Devon, England [1] Brixton [1] Bromley Kent [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Buckingham, Buckinghamshire [1] Bunton England [1] Camborne, Cornwall [1] Carbonear NF [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Dawlish, Devon [1] Devon [1] Dunolly Victoria [1] Fulham London [1] Fulham, London [1] Greenwich, London [1] Grimsby England [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Hammersmith [1] Hampstead, Middlesex [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Heavitree, Exeter, Devon [1] Holloway, London [1] Islington, London [1] Kalgoorlie Western Australia [1] Kennington, London [1] Kennington, Surrey [1] Kensington [1] Kentish Town, London [1]

Rank

Private [227] Driver [25] Serjeant [25] Sapper [19] Corporal [13] Gunner [13] Second Lieutenant [13] Lance Corporal [9] Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [6] Colonel [6] Bombardier [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Bishop [2] Captain [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Signaller [2] Staff Nurse [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Brigade Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Cooper [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Quartermaster [1] Nagsman [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Quartermaster Captain [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler Corporal [1] Seaman [1] Senior Shoesmith/cold shoer [1] Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Telegraphist Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [36] Royal Engineers [32] Labour Corps [29] Devonshire Regiment [25] London Regiment [24] Royal Field Artillery [23] Somerset Light Infantry [18] Machine Gun Corps [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Royal Fusiliers [9] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Coldstream Guards [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Air Force [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Dragoon Guards [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Engineers Transport [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Canadian Mounted Rifles [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Connaught Rangers [2] County of London Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [355] Royal Navy [62] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45] Australian Imperial Force [30] Canadian Expeditionary Force [30] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [526]

Contribution

Military Service [518] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Canada [1]

Frank Westcott

Born 1893

Died 1971

British Army 40380 Private South Wales Borderers 3rd Bttn

British Army 8666 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 5th Reserve

British Army 40380 Private South Wales Borderers 10th Bttn

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John Westcott

Born 1882

Died 1954

British Army 27064 Private Suffolk Regiment Depot

British Army Suffolk Regiment

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Francis G Westcott

Born 1897

Died 1982

British Army 110899 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 110839 Senior Shoesmith/cold shoer Royal Field Artillery

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Ernest Westcott

Born 1888

Died 1978

British Army Royal Field Artillery

British Army 146018 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Clarence Charles Victor Westcott

Born 1895

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654115

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654115 Private Canadian Infantry 47th Battalion

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Edgar Westcott

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Captain West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Captain West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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William Ernest Westcott

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86235 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 8th Training Squadron

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Frederick J Westcott

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army SE32255 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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Edward Charles Westcott

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 1684 Private London Regiment

British Army 7212 Private London Regiment

British Army 653515 Rifleman London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) 21st Battalion

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Percy George Westcott

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 3559 Private London Regiment

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Samuel Charles Westcott

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209349

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John Thomas Westcott

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51998

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Frederick Arthur Westcott

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198546

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Charles Edward Westcott

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94617

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George Westcott

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29743

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William John Westcott

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133568

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George Westcott

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55889

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Ernest John Westcott

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10174

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Greenfield Westcott

Born 1885

Died 1919

Royal Navy K1139 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Acheron

Royal Navy K1139 Stoker 1st Class HMS Africa

Royal Navy K1139 Leading Stoker HMS Bonaventure

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Albert Mark Westcott

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81422

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