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Liskeard, Cornwall [313]

Liskeard, Cornwall, England [4]

Pensilva, Liskeard, Cornwall [4]

Looe, Liskeard, Cornwall [2]

Menheniot, Liskeard, Cornwall [2]

Duloe Liskeard, Cornwall [1]

Duloe, Liskeard, Cornwall [1]

Lanteglos, Liskeard, Cornwall [1]

Liskeard Saint Ives, Cornwall [1]

Liskeard. Cornwall [1]

Morval, Liskeard, Cornwall [1]

Old Park, Liskeard, Cornwall [1]

Pelynt, Liskeard, Cornwall [1]

Saint Ive Liskeard, Cornwall [1]

Saint Ives Pensilva Liskeard, Cornwall [1]

St Keyne, Liskeard, Cornwall [1]

St Neot, Liskeard, Cornwall [1]

Stoke Climsland,Liskeard,Cornwall. [1]

Talland, Liskeard, Cornwall [1]

Tremale, Liskeard, Cornwall [1]

Trevelmond, Liskeard, Cornwall [1]

West Looe Liskeard, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Leading Stoker [7]

Private [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Stoker Petty Officer [5]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Boatswain [2]

Chief Armourer [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Sergeant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Chaplain 4th Class Reverend [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Chief Blacksmith [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Commander [1]

Coporal [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Gunner [1]

Joiner [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Plumber [1]

Plumber's Mate [1]

Private II [1]

Sapper [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Wireman 2nd Class [1]

Unit

HMS TIGER [6]

HMS Monmouth [5]

Royal Air Force [4]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [3]

HMS LION [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

HMS DUBLIN [2]

HMS THUNDERER [2]

HMS Vivid [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

2nd Battalion, The South African Rifles [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Apollo [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS BROKE [1]

HMS Collingwood [1]

HMS Falmouth [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Iris II (Victory X) [1]

HMS Lion [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Majestic [1]

HMS Moorsom [1]

HMS Nasturtium [1]

HMS Nottingham [1]

HMS Success [1]

HMS Thetis [1]

HMS Tiger [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

HMS Vivid II [1]

HMS Warrior [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Nigeria Regiment - West African Frontier Force [1]

North Somerset Yeomanry [1]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department attached Wessex Field Ambulance [1]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Pembroke [1]

Service

Royal Navy [268]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [53]

British Army [15]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [49]

S [46]

B [33]

W [25]

M [22]

T [19]

G [18]

P [18]

C [17]

R [17]

L [13]

O [13]

J [10]

D [9]

A [8]

E [8]

K [7]

F [3]

N [3]

V [3]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [327]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

South Africa [1]

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People [342] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liskeard, Cornwall [313] Liskeard, Cornwall, England [4] Pensilva, Liskeard, Cornwall [4] Looe, Liskeard, Cornwall [2] Menheniot, Liskeard, Cornwall [2] Duloe Liskeard, Cornwall [1] Duloe, Liskeard, Cornwall [1] Lanteglos, Liskeard, Cornwall [1] Liskeard Saint Ives, Cornwall [1] Liskeard. Cornwall [1] Morval, Liskeard, Cornwall [1] Old Park, Liskeard, Cornwall [1] Pelynt, Liskeard, Cornwall [1] Saint Ive Liskeard, Cornwall [1] Saint Ives Pensilva Liskeard, Cornwall [1] St Keyne, Liskeard, Cornwall [1] St Neot, Liskeard, Cornwall [1] Stoke Climsland,Liskeard,Cornwall. [1] Talland, Liskeard, Cornwall [1] Tremale, Liskeard, Cornwall [1] Trevelmond, Liskeard, Cornwall [1] West Looe Liskeard, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Leading Stoker [7] Private [7] Able Seaman [6] Stoker Petty Officer [5] Ordinary Seaman [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Boatswain [2] Chief Armourer [2] Lieutenant [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Sergeant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Major [1] Chaplain 4th Class Reverend [1] Chauffeur [1] Chief Blacksmith [1] Chief Stoker [1] Commander [1] Coporal [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Gunner [1] Joiner [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Petty Officer [1] Plumber [1] Plumber's Mate [1] Private II [1] Sapper [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Wireman 2nd Class [1]

Unit

HMS TIGER [6] HMS Monmouth [5] Royal Air Force [4] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [3] HMS LION [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] HMS DUBLIN [2] HMS THUNDERER [2] HMS Vivid [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Engineers [2] 2nd Battalion, The South African Rifles [1] Army Service Corps [1] British Red Cross Society [1] French Red Cross [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Apollo [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS BROKE [1] HMS Collingwood [1] HMS Falmouth [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Iris II (Victory X) [1] HMS Lion [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Majestic [1] HMS Moorsom [1] HMS Nasturtium [1] HMS Nottingham [1] HMS Success [1] HMS Thetis [1] HMS Tiger [1] HMS VALIANT [1] HMS Vivid II [1] HMS Warrior [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Nigeria Regiment - West African Frontier Force [1] North Somerset Yeomanry [1] Royal Army Chaplain's Department attached Wessex Field Ambulance [1] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Pembroke [1]

Service

Royal Navy [268] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [53] British Army [15] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [49] S [46] B [33] W [25] M [22] T [19] G [18] P [18] C [17] R [17] L [13] O [13] J [10] D [9] A [8] E [8] K [7] F [3] N [3] V [3] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [327] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [8] South Africa [1]

Arthur Richard Gerry

Born 1894

Died 1971

British Army 137388 Royal Garrison Artillery 266 Siege Battery

British Army 137388 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 266 Siege Battery

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Edgar Horn

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 177950 Sapper Royal Engineers 126th Field Coy

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Guy Golding

Born 1900

Died 1940

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 183689 Private II Royal Air Force

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Thomas Jasper Shovel

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army Chaplain 4th Class Reverend Royal Army Chaplain's Department attached Wessex Field Ambulance

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Richard Stephens

Born 1874

Died 1920

Royal Navy 174246 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Vivid

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John Penfold

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304948

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Alfred Ernest Raddy

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276734

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Isaac Perry

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11168

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William Henry Pitt

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303550

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Harry Bate

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194693

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Edgar Henwood

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198558

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Dorothy Penrose Foster, Rrc

Born 1876

Died 1953

British Army Staff Nurse Territorial Force Nursing Service

British Army Sister Territorial Force Nursing Service

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William John Opie

Born 1875

Died 1917

Royal Navy 277131 Chief Stoker HMS Success

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Ambrose Tamblin

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275268

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Brice Thomas Rimdle Hosken

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198550

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William Erwin Hicks

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268507

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Alfred Edgcumbe

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310298

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Charles Edmonds Raddy

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233276

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William James Goldsworthy

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213770

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Joseph Wakeham

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288580

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