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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]

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People [526] Stories Communities

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]

William J Westcott

British Army 192 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 133568 Private Royal Flying Corps

British Army 363589 Private Labour Corps

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Alexander Westcott

British Army 210929 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Annie Nellie Westcott

British Army 2994 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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S Westcott

British Army Colonel Army Medical Service/General Headquarters Staff

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A Westcott

British Army 295261 Private London Regiment

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Samuel Westcott

British Army 6322 Private Connaught Rangers

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