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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]

Edgar Spencer Prideaux

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91973

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Charles Arthur Choak

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232891

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Henry Percival Tripp

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233393

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Robert Henry Bassett

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248475

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William James Symons

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251310

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Francis Henry Heath

Born 1884

British Army 7957 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 33730 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 7957 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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William Pascoe

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215922

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John Charles Williams

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229452

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Thomas Norman Hodge

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239202

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Wilfred Henry Barrett Rowe

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239513

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William Trevithick

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240119

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Harold Harrap Symons

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246796

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John Williams

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251414

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Ernest Hocking Winn

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277526

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William Bennett Dunstan

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307258

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Leslie Martin

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163838

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Samuel Peter Hill

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197102

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Herbert Letcher Badcock

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203704

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John Boaden Thomas

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141584

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James Archibald Uren

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141842

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