War Memorial - Arlington, Devon, England - The men behind the names.

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War Memorial - Arlington, Devon, England

The soldiers behind the names.

Ernest Richards
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Serjeant 14808 abt. 1893, Arlington, Devon 16 September 1916 23 7th Bn. Somerset Light Infantry formerly 13073, Devonshire Regiment Thiepval Memorial, France Son of Thomas and Betsy Richards, nee Harris, of 133, High Street, Ilfracombe, Devon.

England Census 1901 about Ernest Richards and family Residence: New England, Arlington, Devon, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Thomas Richards Betsy Richards Bessie Richards Winnie Richards Ernest Richards Lilian M. Richards Ethel G. Richards Edith S. Richards Ellen M. Richards	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Son Daughter Daughter Daughter Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	42 42 11 9 8 7 5 5 1	abt. 1859 abt. 1859 abt. 1890 abt. 1892 abt. 1893 abt. 1894 abt. 1896 abt. 1896 abt. 1900	Loxhore, Devon Combe Martin, Devon Arlington, Devon Arlington, Devon Arlington, Devon Arlington, Devon Arlington, Devon Arlington, Devon Arlington, Devon

Henry Kiff
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 18439 23 June 1893, Arlington, Devon 07 October 1917 24 8th Bn. Devonshire Regiment Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium Son of Jeremiah and Elizabeth Kiff, nee Hunt.

Albert "Bertie" Kiff
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 48921 abt. 1895 12 October 1918 23 10th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers Momtay-Neuvilly Road Cemetery, Montay, France Son of Jeremiah and Elizabeth Kiff, nee Hunt. Husband of Mrs. E. Watts, formerly Kiff, of the Village, Challacombe, Barnstaple, Devon.

England Census 1901 about Henry and Albert "Bertie" Kiff and family Residence: Arlington, Devonshire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Jeremiah Kiff Elizabeth Kiff John Kiff Charles Kiff Henry Kiff Bertie Kiff Thomas Kiff Frederick Kiff	Head Wife Son Son Son Son Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	38 38 14 10 7 5 4 1	abt. 1863 abt. 1863 abt. 1887 abt. 1891 abt. 1894 abt. 1896 abt. 1897 abt. 1900	East Down, Devonshire Bratton Fleming, Devonshire Bratton Fleming, Devonshire Bratton Fleming, Devonshire Arlington, Devonshire Arlington, Devonshire Arlington, Devonshire Arlington, Devonshire

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