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Helston, Cornwall [195]

Helston, Cornwall, England [7]

Wendron, Helston, Cornwall [6]

Cury, Helston, Cornwall [3]

Mullion, Helston, Cornwall [2]

Breage, Helston, Cornwall [1]

Coastguard Station, Graves, Helston, Cornwall [1]

Coverack, St Keverne, Helston, Cornwall, England [1]

Cury Helston, Cornwall [1]

Germoe, Helston, Cornwall [1]

Godolphin Cross, Helston, Cornwall [1]

Gweek, Helston, Cornwall [1]

Helston , Cornwall [1]

Ruan Minor, Helston, Cornwall [1]

Sithney, Helston, Cornwall [1]

St Keverne, Helston, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [6]

Able Seaman [1]

Armourer's Mate [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Orderly [1]

Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Reverend [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker (2nd Class) [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

HMS VALIANT [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Chaplains [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

H.M.S. "Vivid" [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS Collingwood [1]

HMS President III [1]

HMS Silvio [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

HMS Vivid II [1]

HMS Warrior [1]

RNVR Wales - HMS MALAYA [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Chaplains Department [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Devonshire Yeomanry [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Scottish Women's Hospitals [ French Red Cross] [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Welch Regiment [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

Young Mens Christian Association [1]

Service

Royal Navy [141]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [63]

British Army [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [26]

T [23]

W [22]

R [20]

P [18]

J [15]

H [14]

M [14]

G [12]

S [12]

C [10]

D [9]

N [5]

A [4]

K [4]

O [4]

E [3]

L [3]

F [2]

U [2]

V [2]

Contribution

Military Service [213]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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People [224] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Helston, Cornwall [195] Helston, Cornwall, England [7] Wendron, Helston, Cornwall [6] Cury, Helston, Cornwall [3] Mullion, Helston, Cornwall [2] Breage, Helston, Cornwall [1] Coastguard Station, Graves, Helston, Cornwall [1] Coverack, St Keverne, Helston, Cornwall, England [1] Cury Helston, Cornwall [1] Germoe, Helston, Cornwall [1] Godolphin Cross, Helston, Cornwall [1] Gweek, Helston, Cornwall [1] Helston , Cornwall [1] Ruan Minor, Helston, Cornwall [1] Sithney, Helston, Cornwall [1] St Keverne, Helston, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [6] Able Seaman [1] Armourer's Mate [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Gunner [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Orderly [1] Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Reverend [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sister [1] Stoker (2nd Class) [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

HMS VALIANT [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Canadian Engineers [1] Chaplains [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] H.M.S. "Vivid" [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS Collingwood [1] HMS President III [1] HMS Silvio [1] HMS Vivid [1] HMS Vivid II [1] HMS Warrior [1] RNVR Wales - HMS MALAYA [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Chaplains Department [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Devonshire Yeomanry [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Scottish Women's Hospitals [ French Red Cross] [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Welch Regiment [1] Welsh Regiment [1] Young Mens Christian Association [1]

Service

Royal Navy [141] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [63] British Army [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [26] T [23] W [22] R [20] P [18] J [15] H [14] M [14] G [12] S [12] C [10] D [9] N [5] A [4] K [4] O [4] E [3] L [3] F [2] U [2] V [2]

Contribution

Military Service [213] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

William James Martin

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army Royal Devonshire Yeomanry 2/1st Battalion

British Army 45631 Private Devonshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Thomas Coad Roskilly

Born 1881

Died 1959

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169900 Royal Air Force

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Arthur Passmore Rowe

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163296

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Edward Pascoe

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165894

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John Pascoe Trethowan

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11240

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Charles Noel Walker Tyacke

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army Captain Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry 5th Battalion (Territorial)

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Harry Jory

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82272

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Richard James Chenoweth

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264339

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Walter Jabez Oliver

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136267

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Stanley Bowden

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233029

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Jessie Edith Borlase

Born 1854

Died 1931

British Army Sister French Red Cross

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Bertie Hichens

Born 1878

Died 1918

Royal Navy 179658 Leading Seaman HMS President III

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Frederick W Noye

Born 1896

Died 1964

British Army 35238 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 55386 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 53238 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Base Depot

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Herbert Victor Hill Abrahams

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 95405 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 95405 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 133rd Heavy Battery

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Philip Parsons Watkins Gendall

Born 1886

Died 1960

British Army 43123 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 43123 Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class Royal Army Chaplains Department

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John Charles Pascoe

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314323

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Frederick Charles Heath

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231930

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Osborne Allen Jane

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205271

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Sydney Retallack

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192885

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Walter Thomas Llewellyn Trerise

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 17791 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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