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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]

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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]

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W [526]

Contribution

Military Service [518]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Canada [1]

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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] 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]

William John Westcott

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9939

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Ernest Westcott

Born 1874

Died 1920

Royal Navy 276200 Stoker 1st Class HMS Indus

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Charles Westcott

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 33621 Private Welsh Regiment 8th Battalion

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Frederick George Westcott

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230689

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George Blagden Westcott

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144866

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Archibald Westcott

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240756

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Frederick Westcott

Died 1916

British Army 19604 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Henry Westcott

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 11456 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Percival Robert Westcott

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 32267 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army GS/61232 Private London Regiment 24th (service) battalion, royal fusiliers (city of lond Battalion

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Harry T. Westcott

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 1805 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

British Army 1805 Lance Corporal Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Richard William Henry Westcott

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145724

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George Westcott

Died 1916

British Army 2274 TF Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 265310 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Arthur Westcott

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army K/964 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army K/964 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

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Frank Bidgood Westcott

Died 1918

British Army 26616 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Alfred Arthur Westcott

Died 1918

British Army T/332313 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army M/332313 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army M/332313 Private Army Service Corps

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Ernest Percival George Westcott

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 8049 Private Devonshire Regiment

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John Henry Westcott

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 1633 Private County of London Yeomanry

British Army 110662 Acting Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 110662 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)

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Henry Westcott

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 47971 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Harry Westcott

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 1227 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 865604 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 865604 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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George Westcott

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army L/7805 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army L/7805 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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