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Launceston, Cornwall [215]

Launceston, Cornwall, England [10]

Altarnun, Launceston, Cornwall [2]

Boyton, Launceston, Cornwall [2]

Lawhitton, Launceston, Cornwall [2]

launceston cornwall [2]

Callington,Launceston,Cornwall [1]

Coads Green Launceston, Cornwall [1]

Egloskerry, Launceston Cornwall [1]

Egloskerry, Launceston, Cornwall [1]

Ink Lane Launceston, Cornwall [1]

Launceston Cornwall England [1]

Launceston, Newport, Cornwall [1]

Lewannick, Launceston, Cornwall. [1]

Lezant, Launceston, Cornwall [1]

North Hill, Launceston, Cornwall [1]

Northill, Launceston, Cornwall [1]

St. Stephen's, Launceston, Cornwall [1]

St. Thomas, Launceston, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [15]

Stoker 1st Class [8]

Able Seaman [3]

Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Gunner [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Rifleman [2]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Paymaster [1]

Boy 2nd class [1]

Captain [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Nurse [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Reverend [1]

Ship's Corporal [1]

Writer 3rd Class [1]

Unit

London Regiment [4]

HMS LION [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

HMS Ajax [2]

HMS BELLEROPHON [2]

HMS NESSUS [2]

HMS Vivid II [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

1st Battalion South Wales Borderers [1]

Army Dental Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS "Q4" [1]

HMS Achilles [1]

HMS Active [1]

HMS Anchusa [1]

HMS Auricula [1]

HMS Carrigan Head [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Falmouth [1]

HMS Ganges II [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Indus [1]

HMS Majestic [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS Morning Star [1]

HMS New Zealand [1]

HMS Nottingham [1]

HMS Tiger [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

HMS Vala [1]

HMS Valkyrie [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) [1]

London Regiment. [1]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Service

Royal Navy [174]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32]

British Army [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [29]

P [29]

B [24]

C [23]

S [23]

W [14]

D [13]

T [13]

L [12]

R [12]

G [11]

M [10]

F [8]

J [8]

A [6]

K [3]

N [3]

O [3]

E [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [226]

Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Canada [1]

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People [246] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Launceston, Cornwall [215] Launceston, Cornwall, England [10] Altarnun, Launceston, Cornwall [2] Boyton, Launceston, Cornwall [2] Lawhitton, Launceston, Cornwall [2] launceston cornwall [2] Callington,Launceston,Cornwall [1] Coads Green Launceston, Cornwall [1] Egloskerry, Launceston Cornwall [1] Egloskerry, Launceston, Cornwall [1] Ink Lane Launceston, Cornwall [1] Launceston Cornwall England [1] Launceston, Newport, Cornwall [1] Lewannick, Launceston, Cornwall. [1] Lezant, Launceston, Cornwall [1] North Hill, Launceston, Cornwall [1] Northill, Launceston, Cornwall [1] St. Stephen's, Launceston, Cornwall [1] St. Thomas, Launceston, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [15] Stoker 1st Class [8] Able Seaman [3] Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Gunner [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Rifleman [2] Serjeant [2] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Paymaster [1] Boy 2nd class [1] Captain [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Driver [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Nurse [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Petty Officer [1] Reverend [1] Ship's Corporal [1] Writer 3rd Class [1]

Unit

London Regiment [4] HMS LION [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] HMS Ajax [2] HMS BELLEROPHON [2] HMS NESSUS [2] HMS Vivid II [2] Welsh Regiment [2] 1st Battalion South Wales Borderers [1] Army Dental Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS "Q4" [1] HMS Achilles [1] HMS Active [1] HMS Anchusa [1] HMS Auricula [1] HMS Carrigan Head [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Falmouth [1] HMS Ganges II [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Indus [1] HMS Majestic [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS Morning Star [1] HMS New Zealand [1] HMS Nottingham [1] HMS Tiger [1] HMS VALIANT [1] HMS Vala [1] HMS Valkyrie [1] HMS Vivid I [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) [1] London Regiment. [1] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Service

Royal Navy [174] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32] British Army [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [29] P [29] B [24] C [23] S [23] W [14] D [13] T [13] L [12] R [12] G [11] M [10] F [8] J [8] A [6] K [3] N [3] O [3] E [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [226] Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [12] Canada [1]

Frederick John Redvers Prout

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 8/40076 Private Devonshire Regiment 53rd Battalion

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John Towl

Born 1883

Died 1917

Royal Navy 301983 Stoker 1st Class HMS Valkyrie

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Arthur William Blythe

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241563

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William Archie Clay

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308087

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Thomas Penhorwood

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 1970 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Victor A Algate

Born 1888

British Army 2797 Rifleman London Regiment London Irish Rifles

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William Lea

Born 1882

Died 1955

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 3/3181

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William Ernest Wakem

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299958

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William Bant

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276794

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Ernest Spencer

Born 1889

British Army 65244 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Christopher C Pike

Born 1897

Died 1976

British Army 1488 Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 240101 Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Alfred John Oke

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155016

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Edred Buckingham

Born 1876

Died 1916

Royal Navy 269315 Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS Nottingham

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William Ellis Archibald Daw

Born 1896

Royal Navy M18233 Writer 3rd Class HMS "Q4"

Royal Navy M18233 Writer 3rd Class HMS Carrigan Head

Royal Navy M18233 Writer 3rd Class HMS Vivid I

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Stanley Herbert Jenkin

Born 1897

Royal Navy J22481

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Thomas Coombe

Born 1894

Died 1914

Royal Navy K22023 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Monmouth

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Bertie Pike

Born 1890

Died 1944

British Army 241255 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Albert Colwill

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy K18812 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy K18812 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Ajax

Royal Navy K18812 Leading Stoker HMS Ajax

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Edward John Coombe

Born 1892

Royal Navy L4328 Officer's Steward 3rd Class HMS BELLEROPHON

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Ernest Lane

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249088

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