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Taunton, Somerset [24]

High Ham, Somerset [5]

Langport, Somerset [5]

Stoke St Gregory, Somerset [5]

Bridgwater, Somerset [4]

Exeter, Devon [4]

Minehead, Somerset [4]

Pitminster, Somerset [4]

Winsford, Somerset [4]

Ilminster, Somerset [3]

Meare, Somerset [3]

Milverton, Somerset [3]

Wellington, Somerset [3]

Aller, Somerset [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bickenhall, Somerset [2]

Bishops Hull, Somerset [2]

Chard, Somerset [2]

Cove, Devon [2]

Creech St Michael, Somerset [2]

Crewkerne, Somerset [2]

Curry Rivel, Somerset [2]

Cutcombe, Somerset [2]

Durston, Somerset [2]

Huish Episcopi, Somerset [2]

Kensington, Middlesex [2]

Luccombe, Somerset [2]

Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset [2]

North Petherton, Somerset [2]

Old Cleeve, Somerset [2]

Selworthy, Somerset [2]

Shapwick, Somerset [2]

Somerton, Somerset [2]

Street, Somerset [2]

Wincanton, Somerset [2]

Yeovil, Somerset [2]

Alford, Somerset [1]

Ashbrittle, Somerset [1]

Ashill, Somerset [1]

Babcary, Somerset [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Barton St David, Somerset [1]

Bathford, Somerset [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Beercrowcombe, Somerset [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Berrow, Somerset [1]

Bideford, Devon [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bishop's Hull [1]

Rank

Private [860]

Serjeant [152]

Corporal [90]

Lance Corporal [80]

Second Lieutenant [73]

Lieutenant [41]

Captain [39]

Sapper [18]

Acting Corporal [13]

Major [11]

Lance Serjeant [10]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Staff Serjeant Major [7]

Farrier Serjeant [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Gunner [3]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Sergeant [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Commissary [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Pioneer [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Surgeon Major [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Major [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Unit

West Somerset Yeomanry [1175]

Somerset Light Infantry [637]

Corps of Hussars [70]

Royal Engineers [57]

Labour Corps [52]

Machine Gun Corps [42]

Hampshire Regiment [16]

Army Service Corps [15]

Devonshire Regiment [15]

Royal Air Force [9]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

2/1st West Somerset Yeomanry [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6]

North Somerset Yeomanry [6]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

Military Mounted Police [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Tank Corps [4]

1/1st West Somerset Yeomanry [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

County of London Yeomanry [2]

General List [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

King's African Rifles [2]

Lancashire Hussars [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry) [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Staff [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

West African Field Force [2]

West Somerset Yeomanry attached Machine Gun Corps [2]

West Somerset Yeomanry attached Somerset Light Infantry [2]

West Somerset Yeomanry attached Tank Corps [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [1206]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [126]

H [109]

C [107]

S [107]

W [97]

P [90]

D [85]

M [73]

G [58]

T [57]

R [41]

F [40]

L [36]

A [35]

K [28]

V [26]

E [25]

J [23]

N [20]

Y [10]

O [9]

Q [3]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1180]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

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People [1206] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Taunton, Somerset [24] High Ham, Somerset [5] Langport, Somerset [5] Stoke St Gregory, Somerset [5] Bridgwater, Somerset [4] Exeter, Devon [4] Minehead, Somerset [4] Pitminster, Somerset [4] Winsford, Somerset [4] Ilminster, Somerset [3] Meare, Somerset [3] Milverton, Somerset [3] Wellington, Somerset [3] Aller, Somerset [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Bickenhall, Somerset [2] Bishops Hull, Somerset [2] Chard, Somerset [2] Cove, Devon [2] Creech St Michael, Somerset [2] Crewkerne, Somerset [2] Curry Rivel, Somerset [2] Cutcombe, Somerset [2] Durston, Somerset [2] Huish Episcopi, Somerset [2] Kensington, Middlesex [2] Luccombe, Somerset [2] Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset [2] North Petherton, Somerset [2] Old Cleeve, Somerset [2] Selworthy, Somerset [2] Shapwick, Somerset [2] Somerton, Somerset [2] Street, Somerset [2] Wincanton, Somerset [2] Yeovil, Somerset [2] Alford, Somerset [1] Ashbrittle, Somerset [1] Ashill, Somerset [1] Babcary, Somerset [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Barton St David, Somerset [1] Bathford, Somerset [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Beercrowcombe, Somerset [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Berrow, Somerset [1] Bideford, Devon [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishop's Hull [1]

Rank

Private [860] Serjeant [152] Corporal [90] Lance Corporal [80] Second Lieutenant [73] Lieutenant [41] Captain [39] Sapper [18] Acting Corporal [13] Major [11] Lance Serjeant [10] Acting Serjeant [9] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Staff Serjeant Major [7] Farrier Serjeant [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Gunner [3] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Sergeant [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Commissary [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Pioneer [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Shoeing Smith Corporal [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Surgeon Major [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Major [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Unit

West Somerset Yeomanry [1175] Somerset Light Infantry [637] Corps of Hussars [70] Royal Engineers [57] Labour Corps [52] Machine Gun Corps [42] Hampshire Regiment [16] Army Service Corps [15] Devonshire Regiment [15] Royal Air Force [9] Royal Field Artillery [7] 2/1st West Somerset Yeomanry [6] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6] North Somerset Yeomanry [6] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] Military Mounted Police [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Tank Corps [4] 1/1st West Somerset Yeomanry [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] County of London Yeomanry [2] General List [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] King's African Rifles [2] Lancashire Hussars [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2] Military Foot Police [2] Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry) [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Staff [2] Welsh Regiment [2] West African Field Force [2] West Somerset Yeomanry attached Machine Gun Corps [2] West Somerset Yeomanry attached Somerset Light Infantry [2] West Somerset Yeomanry attached Tank Corps [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [1206] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [126] H [109] C [107] S [107] W [97] P [90] D [85] M [73] G [58] T [57] R [41] F [40] L [36] A [35] K [28] V [26] E [25] J [23] N [20] Y [10] O [9] Q [3] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1180]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

Albert Mapson

Born 1896

Died 1992

British Army 295346 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

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Arthur James Froom

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 295288 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 204604 Private Hampshire Regiment 15th (Service) Battalion (2nd Portsmouth)

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Henry Moulsdale

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 204614 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 295431 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

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Richard Wyeth King

Born 1878

Died 1923

British Army Second Lieutenant North Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 691 Private North Somerset Yeomanry

British Army Captain West Somerset Yeomanry

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John Edward Calder

Born 1859

Died 1938

British Army 213 Staff Quarter Master Serjeant West Somerset Yeomanry

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Wallace Baker

Born 1891

Died 1959

British Army 1200 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408953 Air Mechanic 1st Class

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Reginald George Mapstone

Born 1892

Died 1953

British Army 662 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

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Wilfrid West

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 1712 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 295408 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 295408 Private Somerset Light Infantry 12th Battalion

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Herbert Ernest Howe

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 1429 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 295308 Lance Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

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Alfred Stacey

Born 1894

Died 1967

British Army 855 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 295116 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Reginald Courtenay Boyle

Born 1877

Died 1946

British Army West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army Captain West Somerset Yeomanry

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Alfred Terence Leatham Richardson

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army Captain West Somerset Yeomanry

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Cyril Walter Bown

Died 1917

British Army 444 Serjeant West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant West Somerset Yeomanry attached Tank Corps

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David Percy

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 1241 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

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Victor Henry Collard

Born 1887

Died 1968

British Army 1827 Lance Corporal West Somerset Yeomanry

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William Francis Jewell

Born 1889

Died 1933

British Army 295546 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

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William Smith

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 193 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

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William Phillips

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1250 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

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Albert Rudolph Percy

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 470 Private West Somerset Yeomanry 1st/1st Battalion

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Herbert Alford

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 1258 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 27148 Private Somerset Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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