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Penryn, Cornwall [128]

Penryn, Cornwall, England [20]

Penryn,Falmouth,Cornwall. [1]

Saint Gluvias Penryn, Cornwall [1]

Saint Gluvious Penryn, Cornwall [1]

Stithians, Penryn, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Electrician [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Chief Shipwright [1]

Corporal [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Electrician 3rd Class [1]

Electrician 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

HMS Indefatigable [2]

HMS TIGER [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

H.M. Submarine G.5. [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS Cornwallis [1]

HMS Defiance [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Laurentic [1]

HMS President [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS Sparrowhawk [1]

HMS Tyne [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

HMS Vivid II [1]

HMS Warspite [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [108]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

British Army [3]

Last name first letter

W [19]

T [17]

M [14]

B [13]

R [13]

P [11]

S [10]

C [9]

A [7]

D [7]

N [7]

H [6]

E [4]

G [4]

J [4]

F [3]

K [1]

L [1]

O [1]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [127]

Merchant Navy [20]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [152] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Penryn, Cornwall [128] Penryn, Cornwall, England [20] Penryn,Falmouth,Cornwall. [1] Saint Gluvias Penryn, Cornwall [1] Saint Gluvious Penryn, Cornwall [1] Stithians, Penryn, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [4] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Electrician [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer [1] Chief Shipwright [1] Corporal [1] Deck Hand [1] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1] Electrician 3rd Class [1] Electrician 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

HMS Indefatigable [2] HMS TIGER [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] H.M. Submarine G.5. [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS Cornwallis [1] HMS Defiance [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Laurentic [1] HMS President [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS Sparrowhawk [1] HMS Tyne [1] HMS Vivid [1] HMS Vivid II [1] HMS Warspite [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [108] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] British Army [3]

Last name first letter

W [19] T [17] M [14] B [13] R [13] P [11] S [10] C [9] A [7] D [7] N [7] H [6] E [4] G [4] J [4] F [3] K [1] L [1] O [1] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [127] Merchant Navy [20]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Joseph Henry Gasser

Born 1867

Died 1917

Royal Navy 120067 (RFR Dev A1741) Petty Officer 1st Class HMS Laurentic

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Charles Curtis

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27893

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Sidney Herbert Moon

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 2804 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 2804 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st/8th Battalion

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Frederick George Webber

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105517

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John Shadalow Alexander

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291195

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Harry Lavin

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308048

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Ernest Edgar Withell

Born 1875

Died 1915

Royal Navy 269247 Chief Engine Room Artificer HMS Vivid

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Frederick Charles Organ

Born 1865

Died 1920

Royal Navy 140974 Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS President

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William Joseph Nicholas

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213976

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John Nottle

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222485

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Frederick Charles Barnicoat

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231929

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Edwin John Phillpotts

Born 1876

Died 1916

Royal Navy 269254

Royal Navy 269254 (Dev) Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class H.M. Submarine G.5.

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Charles Wilson Furneaux

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311712

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Edward Albert Trible

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236658

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Joseph Benney

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243859

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Thomas Guy Williams

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251416

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Frederick Ernest John Welch

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284658

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George Hocker

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 156174

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George Clifford Wills

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192160

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John Edgar Frost

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7252

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