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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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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]

William J Adams

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 1264 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 295256 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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William Arthur Yeandle

Born 1894

Died 1969

British Army 1216 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 295243 Lance Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

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Waring Finch

Born 1873

Died 1941

British Army West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant West Somerset Yeomanry

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Edwin James Chalk

Born 1863

Died 1940

British Army 183 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 243 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

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Edward Francis Stanhope Rodd

Born 1886

British Army Captain West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army Temporary Major West Somerset Yeomanry

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Thomas Partridge

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 751 Lance Corporal West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 751 Corporal West Somerset Yeomanry

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Ralph Wyatt

Born 1892

Died 1957

British Army 295244 Serjeant West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 1750 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

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Alexander Hamilton Wheeler

Born 1879

Died 1942

British Army Lieutenant West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army Captain West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army Captain Somerset Light Infantry

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Henry Beresford Spencer

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant West Somerset Yeomanry attached Tank Corps

British Army Captain West Somerset Yeomanry attached Tank Corps

British Army Captain West Somerset Yeomanry

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Arthur Denning

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 728 Lance Corporal West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 728 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 728 Private Corps of Hussars

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Frederick Francis Edbrooke

Born 1887

Died 1956

British Army Captain West Somerset Yeomanry

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Sydney Edward Peters

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 410 Serjeant West Somerset Yeomanry

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Stephen John Rawle

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 2106 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

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James Somers Maidment

Born 1886

Died 1966

British Army 237 Serjeant West Somerset Yeomanry

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Francis Joseph Perrin

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 1282 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

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Frank A Phillips

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1813 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

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Bertram Horace Davis

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 2078 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

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Ernest Charles Rawle

Born 1898

Died 1919

British Army 1562 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

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Thomas William Grabham

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 572 Private West Somerset Yeomanry 2nd/1st

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Thomas William Grabham

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 572 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

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