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Penzance, Cornwall [415]

Penzance, Cornwall, England [123]

Madron, Penzance, Cornwall [11]

Paul, Penzance, Cornwall [9]

Gulval, Penzance, Cornwall [4]

Germoe, Penzance, Cornwall [2]

Paul Penzance, Cornwall [2]

Heamoor, Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Ludgvan, Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Madron Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Marazion, Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Medrose, Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Mousehole, Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Near Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Newlyn nr Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall, England [1]

PENZANCE, Cornwall [1]

Pendrea, Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Penzance Cornwall [1]

Penzance Cornwall [1]

Penzance, Cornwall, [1]

Penzance,Cornwall. [1]

Perranuthnoe, Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Saint Ervan Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Sancreed, Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Sennen, Penzance, Cornwall [1]

St Buryan, Penzance, Cornwall [1]

St Hilary, Penzance, Cornwall [1]

St. Buryan, Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Towednack, Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Zennor, Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [22]

Able Seaman [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Captain [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Rifleman [3]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

1st Engineer [1]

2nd Engineer [1]

Acting Aircraftsman 1st Class [1]

Acting Electrical Artificer 4c [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Air Mechanic (1st Class) [1]

Air Mechanic (2nd Class) [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Servant [1]

CERA 2c [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Engineer [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Donkeyman [1]

Driver [1]

Electrical Artificer 3c [1]

Electrical Artificer 4c [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Fireman [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Master [1]

Midshipman (Probationary) [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer (1st Class) [1]

Plumber's Mate [1]

Probationary Sick Bay Attendant [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [9]

SS Coath [5]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4]

HMS BELLEROPHON [4]

London Regiment [4]

HMS Goliath [3]

HMS VALIANT [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [2]

HMS Monmouth [2]

HMS THUNDERER [2]

HMS TIGER [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

SS Mercutio [2]

10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

10th Hussars [1]

18th Hussars [1]

19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

19th Hussars [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Chatham Naval Hospital [1]

Devonshire Volunteers [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

H.M. Submarine E.13. [1]

H.M.S. "Aurora" [1]

H.M.S. "Marlborough" [1]

H.M.S. "Vivid" [1]

H.M.T.B. "4" [1]

HMS Adamant [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Bellona [1]

HMS Benbow [1]

HMS Bittern [1]

HMS Blake [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS Collingwood [1]

HMS Cornwallis [1]

HMS DEFENCE [1]

HMS DUBLIN [1]

HMS Defence [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

Service

Royal Navy [339]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [102]

British Army [31]

Other Empire Force [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

H [54]

B [53]

C [53]

W [50]

R [44]

S [44]

T [43]

M [39]

P [29]

J [27]

G [25]

D [21]

N [20]

L [19]

F [14]

E [13]

A [12]

O [10]

K [9]

Y [4]

U [3]

V [3]

I [2]

Contribution

Military Service [453]

Merchant Navy [122]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

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Place of birth

Penzance, Cornwall [415] Penzance, Cornwall, England [123] Madron, Penzance, Cornwall [11] Paul, Penzance, Cornwall [9] Gulval, Penzance, Cornwall [4] Germoe, Penzance, Cornwall [2] Paul Penzance, Cornwall [2] Heamoor, Penzance, Cornwall [1] Ludgvan, Penzance, Cornwall [1] Madron Penzance, Cornwall [1] Marazion, Penzance, Cornwall [1] Medrose, Penzance, Cornwall [1] Mousehole, Penzance, Cornwall [1] Near Penzance, Cornwall [1] Newlyn nr Penzance, Cornwall [1] Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall [1] Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall, England [1] PENZANCE, Cornwall [1] Pendrea, Penzance, Cornwall [1] Penzance Cornwall [1] Penzance Cornwall [1] Penzance, Cornwall, [1] Penzance,Cornwall. [1] Perranuthnoe, Penzance, Cornwall [1] Saint Ervan Penzance, Cornwall [1] Sancreed, Penzance, Cornwall [1] Sennen, Penzance, Cornwall [1] St Buryan, Penzance, Cornwall [1] St Hilary, Penzance, Cornwall [1] St. Buryan, Penzance, Cornwall [1] Towednack, Penzance, Cornwall [1] Zennor, Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [22] Able Seaman [8] Lance Corporal [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Lieutenant [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Boy 1st Class [4] Captain [4] Deck Hand [4] Rifleman [3] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] 1st Engineer [1] 2nd Engineer [1] Acting Aircraftsman 1st Class [1] Acting Electrical Artificer 4c [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Air Mechanic (1st Class) [1] Air Mechanic (2nd Class) [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Blacksmith [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Servant [1] CERA 2c [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Engineer [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant Major [1] Corporal [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Donkeyman [1] Driver [1] Electrical Artificer 3c [1] Electrical Artificer 4c [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Fireman [1] Gunner [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Master [1] Midshipman (Probationary) [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer (1st Class) [1] Plumber's Mate [1] Probationary Sick Bay Attendant [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [9] SS Coath [5] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4] HMS BELLEROPHON [4] London Regiment [4] HMS Goliath [3] HMS VALIANT [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Army Service Corps [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] HMS COLLINGWOOD [2] HMS Monmouth [2] HMS THUNDERER [2] HMS TIGER [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] SS Mercutio [2] 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 10th Hussars [1] 18th Hussars [1] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 19th Hussars [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Chatham Naval Hospital [1] Devonshire Volunteers [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] H.M. Submarine E.13. [1] H.M.S. "Aurora" [1] H.M.S. "Marlborough" [1] H.M.S. "Vivid" [1] H.M.T.B. "4" [1] HMS Adamant [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Bellona [1] HMS Benbow [1] HMS Bittern [1] HMS Blake [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS Collingwood [1] HMS Cornwallis [1] HMS DEFENCE [1] HMS DUBLIN [1] HMS Defence [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS LION [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1]

Service

Royal Navy [339] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [102] British Army [31] Other Empire Force [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

H [54] B [53] C [53] W [50] R [44] S [44] T [43] M [39] P [29] J [27] G [25] D [21] N [20] L [19] F [14] E [13] A [12] O [10] K [9] Y [4] U [3] V [3] I [2]

Contribution

Military Service [453] Merchant Navy [122]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

Crosbie Alfred Norman Garstin

Born 1887

Died 1930

British Army Second Lieutenant King Edwards Horse

British Army Lieutenant King Edwards Horse

British Army XI Corps

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Norman Henry Michell

Born 1894

Died 1976

British Army 457286 Corporal Acting Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Wellington Trevelyan Dale

Born 1888

Died 1915

Royal Navy Midshipman (Probationary) Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Acting Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Division

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Sydney Matthews

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 28141 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 15th Battalion

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Denys Norman Garstin

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

British Army Second Lieutenant 10th Hussars

British Army Captain Machine Gun Corps

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Richard Henry Yelland

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 3774 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 3774 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Richard Wallis Johns

Born 1890

Died 1920

British Army 330473 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 8/1854 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 330473 Corporal Hampshire Regiment 4th Reserve Battalion

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Edwin John Kingston Stevens

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 5151 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 372505 Rifleman London Regiment 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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William Berriman Nicholls

Born 1870

Died 1917

Royal Navy D/1284 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy D/1284 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid

Royal Navy D/1284 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - HMS VALIANT

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Walter J Holwill

Born 1873

Died 1916

British Army 10281 Warrant Officer Class 2 Devonshire Regiment

British Army 10281 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Major Devonshire Regiment 8th (Service) Battalion

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John Charles Jenkin

Born 1882

Died 1915

Royal Navy 10961 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/10961 (RMR B1696) Private HMS Goliath Royal Marine Reserve

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George Crew

Born 1897

Died 1919

British Army 26592 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 16592 Private Nottingham & Derbyshire Regiment 16th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters

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William Torquill Macleod Bolitho

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant 19th Hussars

British Army Lieutenant 19th Hussars

British Army Lieutenant 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars

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George Percival Marrack

Born 1886

Died 1964

Royal Navy Temporary Engineer Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Carmania

Royal Navy Temporary Engineer Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

Other Empire Force 2nd Engineer Mercantile Marine, "Brescia"

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William James Curnow

Born 1886

Died 1918

Royal Navy 229258

Royal Navy 229258 Petty Officer (1st Class) H.M.S. "Aurora"

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John James Daniel

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy K31711 Stoker 1st Class HMS Blake

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Henry Hollow Tregarthen

Born 1875

Died 1917

Royal Navy F20869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220869 Acting Aircraftsman 1st Class

Royal Navy F/20869 Air Mechanic (1st Class) Royal Naval Air Service: H.M.S. "President II"

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John Henry Penprase

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy ST3101 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3101/ST Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve: H.M.S. "Vivid"

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William George Warren

Born 1891

Died 1915

Royal Navy 238632 Petty Officer H.M. Submarine E.13.

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Richard Henry Laity

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 41710 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 8th Battalion

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