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Brixham, Devon [4]

Townsville Queensland [3]

Higham, Kent [2]

Homebush New South Wales [2]

Islington, London [2]

Moss Vale New South Wales [2]

Paddington New South Wales [2]

Rochester, Kent [2]

Salcombe, Devon [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Bodbrook, Warwickshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Brixham, Devon, England [1]

Chippenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chivelstone, Devon [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Daylesford Victoria [1]

Devon [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Devonport, Devon, England [1]

Devonshire England [1]

Holburn England [1]

Kings Wear, Devon [1]

Moretonhampstead [1]

Newton Abbot, Devon [1]

Newton Abbot, Devon, England [1]

Newton Abbott, Devon [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Portlemouth, Devon [1]

Ramsgate. Kent [1]

St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1]

Surry Hills New South Wales [1]

Tamar, Devon [1]

Taunton England [1]

Tavistock, Devon [1]

Torquay, Devon [1]

Twerton, Bath, Somerset [1]

Twickenham, Middlesex [1]

Uraidla South Australia [1]

Warwick [1]

Wells, Somerset [1]

Wolborough, Devon [1]

Wolborough, Newton Abbot, Devon [1]

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Private [77]

Gunner [12]

Driver [11]

Corporal [10]

Serjeant [9]

Sapper [5]

Bombardier [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bearer [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant /Orderly Room Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

L/Cpl [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Mechanist Corporal [1]

Saddler [1]

Second Corporal [1]

Sergant [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Royal Engineers [14]

Labour Corps [12]

Army Service Corps [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

London Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

HMS VALIANT [2]

Hussars [2]

King's Liverpool Regiment Depot [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Home Service Employment Company [1]

Labour Corps Southern Command ex Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment (London Scottish) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

New Zealand Medical Corps [1]

Service

British Army [140]

Royal Navy [28]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

W [216]

Contribution

Military Service [208]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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Place of birth

Brixham, Devon [4] Townsville Queensland [3] Higham, Kent [2] Homebush New South Wales [2] Islington, London [2] Moss Vale New South Wales [2] Paddington New South Wales [2] Rochester, Kent [2] Salcombe, Devon [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bodbrook, Warwickshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Brixham, Devon, England [1] Chippenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chivelstone, Devon [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Daylesford Victoria [1] Devon [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Devonport, Devon, England [1] Devonshire England [1] Holburn England [1] Kings Wear, Devon [1] Moretonhampstead [1] Newton Abbot, Devon [1] Newton Abbot, Devon, England [1] Newton Abbott, Devon [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Portlemouth, Devon [1] Ramsgate. Kent [1] St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1] Surry Hills New South Wales [1] Tamar, Devon [1] Taunton England [1] Tavistock, Devon [1] Torquay, Devon [1] Twerton, Bath, Somerset [1] Twickenham, Middlesex [1] Uraidla South Australia [1] Warwick [1] Wells, Somerset [1] Wolborough, Devon [1] Wolborough, Newton Abbot, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [77] Gunner [12] Driver [11] Corporal [10] Serjeant [9] Sapper [5] Bombardier [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Bearer [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant /Orderly Room Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] L/Cpl [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Mechanist Corporal [1] Saddler [1] Second Corporal [1] Sergant [1] Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [17] Royal Engineers [14] Labour Corps [12] Army Service Corps [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] London Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] HMS VALIANT [2] Hussars [2] King's Liverpool Regiment Depot [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS Vivid [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Home Service Employment Company [1] Labour Corps Southern Command ex Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment (London Scottish) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] New Zealand Medical Corps [1]

Service

British Army [140] Royal Navy [28] Australian Imperial Force [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

W [216]

Contribution

Military Service [208] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Thomas E Wotton

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 24063 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 24063 Sergant Royal Garrison Artillery 179th Siege Bty

British Army 24063 Gunner Royal Artillery RA Signalers North Section

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John Wotton

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 19381 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Frederick Wotton

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 3089 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Alfred Wotton

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18558

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Violet Isobel Wotton

Born 1889

Died 1977

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Cecil Carrick Wotton

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 276

Australian Imperial Force 2505

Australian Imperial Force 1070

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Mark Wotton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26789

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Albert George Wotton

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53710

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Arthur Edward Wotton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225454

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Samuel Wotton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236727

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Frederick John Wotton

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300281

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Joseph J Wotton

Born 1882

Died 1959

British Army 211001 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Wotton

Born 1892

Died 1919

Royal Navy J5210 Able Seaman HMS VALIANT

Royal Navy J5210 Able Seaman HMS Vivid

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W H Wotton

Died 1915

British Army 2270 Private Hampshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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John Richard Wotton

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47360

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Stanley George Wotton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163305

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John Pryse Wotton

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95472

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William H Wotton

Died 1916

British Army 1028 Serjeant Devonshire Regiment

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Albert Victor Wotton

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 38821 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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William Wotton

Died 1917

British Army 6031 Private London Regiment

British Army 512262 Private London Regiment

British Army 512262 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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