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Redruth, Cornwall [296]

Redruth, Cornwall, England [25]

Illogan, Redruth, Cornwall [10]

Saint Andrews Redruth, Cornwall [2]

St Agnes, Redruth, Cornwall [2]

Wendron, Redruth, Cornwall [2]

Chacewater, Redruth, Cornwall [1]

Illogan Redruth, Cornwall [1]

Illogan near Redruth, Cornwall [1]

North Country, Redruth, Cornwall [1]

Redruth Cornwall [1]

Redruth, Lanner, Cornwall [1]

Redruth, North Country, Cornwall [1]

Redruth,Cornwall [1]

Redruth,Cornwall. [1]

Saint Day Redruth, Cornwall [1]

Saint Ilney Redruth, Cornwall [1]

St Anthony, Redruth, Cornwall [1]

Stithians, Redruth, Cornwall [1]

Treskillard, Redruth, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [15]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Able Seaman [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Captain [2]

Major [2]

(Hon) Brigadier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting ERA 4th Class [1]

Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Air Mechanic (2nd Class) [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Blacksmith's Mate [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Brigade Major [1]

Brigadier-General [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Staff Officer to armaments subcommission [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

ERA 4th Class [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

General Staff Officer 1st Grade [1]

General Staff Officer Grade 2 [1]

Gunner [1]

Instructor Lieutenant Commander [1]

Intelligence Officer [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Naval Instructor [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Surgeon [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

HMS DEFENCE [2]

HMS Defiance [2]

HMS Erin [2]

London Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Yeomanry [1]

Commands and Staff [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Europa II - HMS M33 [1]

French Red Cross [1]

General Staff [1]

Gold Coast Regiment [1]

H.M.S. "Dreel Castle" [1]

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

HM Submarine C34 [1]

HMS Cumberland [1]

HMS DUBLIN [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS Grafton [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS KING GEORGE V [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS Lion [1]

HMS Marlborough [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS NESSUS [1]

HMS Resolution [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS Thunderer [1]

HMS Victory [1]

HMS WARSPITE [1]

Ministry of Munitions [1]

Princess Charlotte Of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment) [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South African Infantry [1]

Service

Royal Navy [228]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [71]

British Army [24]

Other Empire Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [31]

T [30]

B [28]

R [28]

C [24]

H [23]

O [22]

P [21]

S [20]

W [20]

J [17]

D [15]

G [13]

L [11]

E [9]

N [8]

V [8]

K [7]

A [6]

F [5]

U [4]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [315]

Merchant Navy [25]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Turkey [1]

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People [351] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Redruth, Cornwall [296] Redruth, Cornwall, England [25] Illogan, Redruth, Cornwall [10] Saint Andrews Redruth, Cornwall [2] St Agnes, Redruth, Cornwall [2] Wendron, Redruth, Cornwall [2] Chacewater, Redruth, Cornwall [1] Illogan Redruth, Cornwall [1] Illogan near Redruth, Cornwall [1] North Country, Redruth, Cornwall [1] Redruth Cornwall [1] Redruth, Lanner, Cornwall [1] Redruth, North Country, Cornwall [1] Redruth,Cornwall [1] Redruth,Cornwall. [1] Saint Day Redruth, Cornwall [1] Saint Ilney Redruth, Cornwall [1] St Anthony, Redruth, Cornwall [1] Stithians, Redruth, Cornwall [1] Treskillard, Redruth, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [15] Stoker 1st Class [5] Able Seaman [3] Lieutenant [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Boy 2nd Class [2] Captain [2] Major [2] (Hon) Brigadier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting ERA 4th Class [1] Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Air Mechanic (2nd Class) [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Blacksmith's Mate [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Brigade Major [1] Brigadier-General [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Staff Officer to armaments subcommission [1] Chief Stoker [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] ERA 4th Class [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] General Staff Officer 1st Grade [1] General Staff Officer Grade 2 [1] Gunner [1] Instructor Lieutenant Commander [1] Intelligence Officer [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Munitions Worker [1] Naval Instructor [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Serjeant [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Surgeon [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] HMS DEFENCE [2] HMS Defiance [2] HMS Erin [2] London Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Yeomanry [1] Commands and Staff [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Europa II - HMS M33 [1] French Red Cross [1] General Staff [1] Gold Coast Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Dreel Castle" [1] H.M.T.B. "4." [1] HM Submarine C34 [1] HMS Cumberland [1] HMS DUBLIN [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS Grafton [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS KING GEORGE V [1] HMS LION [1] HMS Lion [1] HMS Marlborough [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS NESSUS [1] HMS Resolution [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS Thunderer [1] HMS Victory [1] HMS WARSPITE [1] Ministry of Munitions [1] Princess Charlotte Of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment) [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South African Infantry [1]

Service

Royal Navy [228] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [71] British Army [24] Other Empire Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [31] T [30] B [28] R [28] C [24] H [23] O [22] P [21] S [20] W [20] J [17] D [15] G [13] L [11] E [9] N [8] V [8] K [7] A [6] F [5] U [4] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [315] Merchant Navy [25] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Turkey [1]

Claughton Pellew-Harvey

Born 1890

Died 1966

British Army 1377

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Edgar Carnegie Anstey

Born 1882

Died 1958

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Commands and Staff

British Army General Staff Officer 1st Grade General Staff

British Army Brigade Major Royal Artillery 1st Divisional Artillery

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Charles Floyd

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 1579 Private Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 4981 Private London Regiment 22nd Battalion (The Queen's)

British Army 682311 Private London Regiment 22nd Battalion (The Queen's)

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Reginald Carlyon Tweedy

Born 1869

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Surgeon French Red Cross

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps Second Birmingham War Hospital

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Charles Fisher

Born 1861

Died 1916

British Army 2341 Company Sergeant Major Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 5th Battalion

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Frederick Brewer

Born 1891

Died 1973

British Army 59707 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 59707 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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William Frederick Mildren

Born 1870

Died 1948

British Army Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General London Regiment

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William John Jenkin

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 3036 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 2nd/5th Battalion

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John Michell Trestrail

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101952 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101952 Air Mechanic (2nd Class) Royal Air Force 52nd Squadron.

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William Nancarrow

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy 295968 Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy 295968 Stoker

Royal Navy 295968 Stoker 1st Class

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Sidney Old

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232415

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James John Roscholar

Born 1886

Died 1920

Royal Navy 216032 Boy 2nd Class HMS Lion

South African Services 10944 Private South African Infantry 8th Battalion

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Stanley Foster Jose

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240147

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Eddie Eade

Born 1892

Died 1942

British Army 33685 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 241006 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 78945 Private Welsh Regiment

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George Herbert Andrew, M.a.

Born 1876

Died 1964

Royal Navy Naval Instructor

Royal Navy Instructor Lieutenant Commander HMS Thunderer

Royal Navy Naval Instructor

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Percy Johns

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 18645 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

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George Henry Trebilcock

Born 1870

Died 1918

British Army 54040 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 54040 Private Princess Charlotte Of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment) 3rd Battalion

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Matthew Wasley

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195383

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Percy George Perkin

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222320

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William Richard Launder

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280365

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