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Cornwall England [248]

Falmouth, Cornwall, England [145]

Penzance, Cornwall, England [123]

Newquay, Cornwall, England [73]

Cornwall, England [66]

Hayle, Cornwall, England [56]

Newlyn, Cornwall, England [48]

Port Isaac, Cornwall, England [42]

Fowey, Cornwall, England [40]

Padstow, Cornwall, England [35]

St Ives, Cornwall, England [35]

Polruan, Cornwall, England [31]

Truro, Cornwall, England [31]

Portreath, Cornwall, England [26]

Redruth, Cornwall, England [25]

St Mawes, Cornwall, England [25]

Looe, Cornwall, England [24]

Porthleven, Cornwall, England [22]

Bude, Cornwall, England [21]

Devoran, Cornwall, England [20]

Penryn, Cornwall, England [20]

Mevagissey, Cornwall, England [19]

Mousehole, Cornwall, England [19]

Saltash, Cornwall, England [16]

St Austell, Cornwall, England [12]

Par, Cornwall, England [11]

Launceston, Cornwall, England [10]

St John, Cornwall, England [10]

Camborne, Cornwall, England [9]

Torpoint, Cornwall, England [9]

Bodmin, Cornwall, England [8]

Polperro, Cornwall, England [8]

Wadebridge, Cornwall, England [8]

Barcelona, Cornwall, England [7]

Calstock, Cornwall, England [7]

Coverack, Cornwall, England [7]

Helston, Cornwall, England [7]

Cawsand, Cornwall, England [6]

Pentewan, Cornwall, England [6]

St Blazey, Cornwall, England [6]

St Just, Cornwall, England [6]

Callington, Cornwall, England [4]

East Looe, Cornwall, England [4]

Lelant, Cornwall, England [4]

Liskeard, Cornwall, England [4]

Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England [4]

Marazion, Cornwall, England [4]

Sennen Cove, Cornwall, England [4]

Flushing, Cornwall, England [3]

Bodmin Cornwall England [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [5]

Private [5]

Chief Engineer [2]

Donkeyman [2]

First Engineer [2]

Sapper [2]

1st Engineer [1]

2nd Engineer [1]

Able Seaman (Leading Boatman Coast Guard) [1]

Air Mechanic (2nd Class) [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Boatswain [1]

Chief Armourer [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Corporal [1]

Driver [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Fifth Engineer Officer [1]

Fireman [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Seaman (Petty Officer Coast Guard) [1]

Master [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer 2nd Class (Leading Boatman Coast Guard) [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Engineer [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant Mechanic Instructor [1]

Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Sick Berth Steward 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Engineer [1]

Temporary Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS Monmouth [10]

SS Coath [9]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

SS Mercutio [3]

Australian Flying Corps [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Australian Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Canadian Railway Troops [1]

HMS Defence [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

London Regiment [1]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1]

Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Treveal" [1]

Mercantile Marine, "Brescia" [1]

Mercantile Marine, "Imperator" renamed "RMS Berengaria" [1]

Mercantile Marine, "Pelayo" [1]

Mercantile Marine, "Royal George" [1]

Mercantile Marine, "Santa Elena" [1]

Mercantile Marine, "Vasconia" [1]

Mercantile Marine, HMHS Asturias [1]

Queen Alexandria's Military Imperial Nursing Service [1]

RNVR Wales - HMS MALAYA [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Fleet Auxiliary, RFA Texol [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Carmania [1]

Royal Naval Reserve, RFA Appleleaf [1]

Royal Naval Reserve, RFA Appleleaf (previously Texol) [1]

Royal Naval Reserve, RFA Dredgol [1]

Royal Naval Reserve, RFA Nucula [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [257]

Other Empire Force [17]

Royal Navy [16]

British Army [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [167]

H [134]

W [128]

M [116]

C [113]

S [113]

R [103]

P [96]

T [71]

L [69]

D [65]

G [65]

J [53]

E [46]

K [40]

A [31]

O [22]

F [20]

N [20]

V [19]

I [7]

Q [3]

Y [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [1216]

Military Service [275]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Australia [1]

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Cornwall England [248] Falmouth, Cornwall, England [145] Penzance, Cornwall, England [123] Newquay, Cornwall, England [73] Cornwall, England [66] Hayle, Cornwall, England [56] Newlyn, Cornwall, England [48] Port Isaac, Cornwall, England [42] Fowey, Cornwall, England [40] Padstow, Cornwall, England [35] St Ives, Cornwall, England [35] Polruan, Cornwall, England [31] Truro, Cornwall, England [31] Portreath, Cornwall, England [26] Redruth, Cornwall, England [25] St Mawes, Cornwall, England [25] Looe, Cornwall, England [24] Porthleven, Cornwall, England [22] Bude, Cornwall, England [21] Devoran, Cornwall, England [20] Penryn, Cornwall, England [20] Mevagissey, Cornwall, England [19] Mousehole, Cornwall, England [19] Saltash, Cornwall, England [16] St Austell, Cornwall, England [12] Par, Cornwall, England [11] Launceston, Cornwall, England [10] St John, Cornwall, England [10] Camborne, Cornwall, England [9] Torpoint, Cornwall, England [9] Bodmin, Cornwall, England [8] Polperro, Cornwall, England [8] Wadebridge, Cornwall, England [8] Barcelona, Cornwall, England [7] Calstock, Cornwall, England [7] Coverack, Cornwall, England [7] Helston, Cornwall, England [7] Cawsand, Cornwall, England [6] Pentewan, Cornwall, England [6] St Blazey, Cornwall, England [6] St Just, Cornwall, England [6] Callington, Cornwall, England [4] East Looe, Cornwall, England [4] Lelant, Cornwall, England [4] Liskeard, Cornwall, England [4] Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England [4] Marazion, Cornwall, England [4] Sennen Cove, Cornwall, England [4] Flushing, Cornwall, England [3] Bodmin Cornwall England [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [5] Private [5] Chief Engineer [2] Donkeyman [2] First Engineer [2] Sapper [2] 1st Engineer [1] 2nd Engineer [1] Able Seaman (Leading Boatman Coast Guard) [1] Air Mechanic (2nd Class) [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Blacksmith [1] Boatswain [1] Chief Armourer [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Stoker [1] Corporal [1] Driver [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Fifth Engineer Officer [1] Fireman [1] Gunner [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Seaman (Petty Officer Coast Guard) [1] Master [1] Nursing Sister [1] Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer 2nd Class (Leading Boatman Coast Guard) [1] Rifleman [1] Second Engineer [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant Mechanic Instructor [1] Shipwright 1st Class [1] Sick Berth Steward 2nd Class [1] Temporary Engineer [1] Temporary Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS Monmouth [10] SS Coath [9] Canadian Infantry [4] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] SS Mercutio [3] Australian Flying Corps [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] Army Service Corps [1] Australian Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Canadian Railway Troops [1] HMS Defence [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] London Regiment [1] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1] Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Treveal" [1] Mercantile Marine, "Brescia" [1] Mercantile Marine, "Imperator" renamed "RMS Berengaria" [1] Mercantile Marine, "Pelayo" [1] Mercantile Marine, "Royal George" [1] Mercantile Marine, "Santa Elena" [1] Mercantile Marine, "Vasconia" [1] Mercantile Marine, HMHS Asturias [1] Queen Alexandria's Military Imperial Nursing Service [1] RNVR Wales - HMS MALAYA [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Fleet Auxiliary, RFA Texol [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Carmania [1] Royal Naval Reserve, RFA Appleleaf [1] Royal Naval Reserve, RFA Appleleaf (previously Texol) [1] Royal Naval Reserve, RFA Dredgol [1] Royal Naval Reserve, RFA Nucula [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [257] Other Empire Force [17] Royal Navy [16] British Army [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [167] H [134] W [128] M [116] C [113] S [113] R [103] P [96] T [71] L [69] D [65] G [65] J [53] E [46] K [40] A [31] O [22] F [20] N [20] V [19] I [7] Q [3] Y [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [1216] Military Service [275]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Australia [1]

Richard Marrack

Born 1871

Died 1925

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant Royal Fleet Auxiliary, RFA Texol

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Reginald Sydney Coombes

Born 1890

Died 1921

Australian Imperial Force 20305

Australian Imperial Force 20778

Australian Imperial Force 3668 Corporal Australian Army Service Corps 4th M.T. Coy

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George Percival Marrack

Born 1886

Died 1964

Royal Navy Temporary Engineer Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Carmania

Royal Navy Temporary Engineer Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

Other Empire Force 2nd Engineer Mercantile Marine, "Brescia"

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William Hart

Born 1884

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2503600

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2503600 Sapper Canadian Railway Troops 10th Battalion

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Captain Thomas Wedge

Born 1900

Died 1983

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Hubert Mansel Nicholl

Born 1871

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 186652 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 186652 Private

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Argent William Clissold Wakely

Born 1885

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1046

Australian Imperial Force 1046 Air Mechanic (2nd Class) Australian Flying Corps 71st Squadron.

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Richard Henry Champion Clemo

Born 1876

Died 1918

Other Empire Force First Engineer Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Treveal"

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Leonard Henry Laity

Born 1891

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2006972

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2006972 Sapper Canadian Engineers 2nd Battalion

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Stanley Hawke

Born 1890

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 601

Australian Imperial Force Second Lieutenant Australian Flying Corps

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Ernest Lewenworth Hunkin

Born 1891

Died 1918

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Harry Holder

Born 1886

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 7251 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 24th Reinforcements

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Hamilton Thomas Buller

Born 1891

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 105124

Canadian Expeditionary Force 781028

Canadian Expeditionary Force 781028 Private Canadian Infantry 46th Battalion

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Henry Seymour West

Born 1890

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Fifth Engineer Officer Mercantile Marine, HMHS Asturias

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Herbert Richards

Born 1872

Died 1942

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Victor A Algate

Born 1888

British Army 2797 Rifleman London Regiment London Irish Rifles

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Thomas James Colton

Born 1867

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Able Seaman SS Coath

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Edward Johns

Born 1874

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Able Seaman SS Coath

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Thomas Freethy

Born 1882

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Second Engineer SS Coath

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Luke Spargo Berryman

Born 1877

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Master SS Coath

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