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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]

Joseph Teague Letcher

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279460

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Guy Grenfell Williams

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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Wilfred W George

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 45678 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 45678 Devonshire Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 45678 Private Devonshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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William Oppy

Born 1866

Died 1915

Royal Navy 118054 Chief Petty Officer HMS Impregnable

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John Henry Phillips

Born 1878

Died 1918

Royal Navy 288876 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Dreel Castle"

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John Davey

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231984

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Edmund Orchard

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240314

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Henry Sydney Prideaux

Born 1883

Died 1951

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Frederic Robbins Ellis

Born 1891

Died 1950

British Army Lieutenant Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army Captain Dorsetshire Regiment

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Archie Leonard Hennessey

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy K21488

Royal Navy K/21488 Stoker 1st Class H.M.T.B. "4."

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Reginald Montague Martin

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89595

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Richard Thomas Davey

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210930

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Sydney Opie

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233201

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Silas Henry James

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239678

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Edward Moss Whitford

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 29321 Private Somerset Light Infantry 6th Btn

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James Sydney Launder

Born 1878

Died 1925

British Army 59100 Private Cheshire Yeomanry

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William Moore

Born 1874

British Army 7924 Lance Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army RY1063 Acting Corporal Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Frank Ewart Smith

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226171

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John Teague Odgers

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228998

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Leah Eddy

Born 1894

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Munitions Worker Ministry of Munitions

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