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Sydney New South Wales [3]

Frome, Somerset [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

West Cranmore, Somerset [2]

Bath, Somersetshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Camden Town, London, Middlesex [1]

Compton Dundon, Somerset [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

Five Dock New South Wales [1]

Fladbury, Evesham, Worcestershire [1]

Hay New South Wales [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Lithgow New South Wales [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Semaphore South Australia [1]

Sparkbrook, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Sydenham New South Wales [1]

Winchelsea Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [53]

Gunner [9]

Corporal [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Serjeant [4]

Driver [3]

Sapper [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

ACM II [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Bombardier [1]

Guardsman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Somerset Light Infantry [14]

Royal Engineers [9]

Labour Corps [8]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Gloucester Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Devon Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Life Guards [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Queen's Regiment [1]

RNAS HMS "Daedalus" [1]

RNAS HMS "President II" [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry [1]

Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers Territorial Force [1]

Welsh Guards [1]

Welsh Regiment Depot [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [85]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

Royal Navy [9]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

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Contribution

Military Service [112]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [114] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [3] Frome, Somerset [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] West Cranmore, Somerset [2] Bath, Somersetshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camden Town, London [1] Camden Town, London, Middlesex [1] Compton Dundon, Somerset [1] Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Five Dock New South Wales [1] Fladbury, Evesham, Worcestershire [1] Hay New South Wales [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Lithgow New South Wales [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Semaphore South Australia [1] Sparkbrook, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Sydenham New South Wales [1] Winchelsea Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [53] Gunner [9] Corporal [6] Lance Corporal [5] Serjeant [4] Driver [3] Sapper [2] Second Lieutenant [2] ACM II [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Bombardier [1] Guardsman [1] Pioneer [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Somerset Light Infantry [14] Royal Engineers [9] Labour Corps [8] Royal Field Artillery [8] Gloucester Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Devon Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Army Service Corps [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS Goliath [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Life Guards [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Queen's Regiment [1] RNAS HMS "Daedalus" [1] RNAS HMS "President II" [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry [1] Shropshire Light Infantry [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers Territorial Force [1] Welsh Guards [1] Welsh Regiment Depot [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [85] Australian Imperial Force [12] Royal Navy [9] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

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Contribution

Military Service [112] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

John Alfred Frederick Witcombe

Died 1918

British Army 28494 Private Somerset Light Infantry 8th Btn

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John Witcombe

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407000

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Henry Cyril Witcombe

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295820

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Joseph James Witcombe

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212438

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Albert Charles Purchase Witcombe

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 20846 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Thomas Charles Witcombe

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 20431 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 33683 Devon Regiment

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Levi Witcombe

Born 1877

Died 1915

Royal Navy 183523 Able Seaman HMS Goliath

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Edwin Lawrence Witcombe

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134238

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Henry James Witcombe

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army S4/578 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment

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Frank William Witcombe

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240757

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Edwin Lee Witcombe

Australian Imperial Force 845

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William James Witcombe

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 2365 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

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Edward Witcombe

Died 1918

British Army 9264 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 9264 Lance Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

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Robert Arthur Witcombe

Died 1916

British Army 1020 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Arthur Reginald Kipling Witcombe

Australian Imperial Force 39727

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Leslie Egbert Joshua Witcombe

Australian Imperial Force 6612

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Clive Lithgow Witcombe

Australian Imperial Force 1718

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Alfred Francis Witcombe

Australian Imperial Force 8570

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Harold Goldie Witcombe

Australian Imperial Force

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Charles Edward Witcombe

Australian Imperial Force 344

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