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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]

Edward Albert Trible

Born 1882

Royal Navy F36658

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James Thomas James

Born 1891

Royal Navy F38584

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Joseph Benney

Born 1898

Royal Navy F43859

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Richard Thomas

Born 1897

Royal Navy J24996

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William Reginald Toy

Born 1898

Royal Navy J29678

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Richard Gordon Welch

Born 1899

Royal Navy J37574

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James Barfield Tucker

Born 1899

Royal Navy J36869

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Marshall Jennings

Born 1881

Royal Navy 203631

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Augustus Leonard Doble

Born 1901

Royal Navy J66146

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Thomas Henry George

Born 1899

Royal Navy J79009

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Edward Gulliford

Born 1886

Royal Navy K155

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Richard John Mccoll

Born 1894

Royal Navy K16395

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John Thomas Timmins

Born 1894

Royal Navy K18835

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Nicholas Pinch

Born 1895

Royal Navy K22015

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Leslie Gordon Rundle

Born 1896

Royal Navy K24330

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Walter Exelby

Born 1897

Royal Navy K26800

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Sidney Pascoe

Born 1890

Royal Navy K32892

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William Robert Trevena

Born 1900

Royal Navy K56193

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Arthur Henry Rowe

Born 1901

Royal Navy K56964

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William Reginald Joy

Born 1898

Royal Navy K58781

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