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Saltash, Cornwall [272]

Saltash, Cornwall, England [16]

St Stephens, Saltash, Cornwall [2]

Burraton Coombe, Saltash, Cornwall [1]

Saint Stephens Saltash, Cornwall [1]

Saltash, Cornwall, [1]

St Germans, Saltash, Cornwall [1]

St Stephen by Saltash, Cornwall, [1]

St. Stephen's-By-Saltash, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [11]

Stoker 2nd Class [8]

Able Seaman [5]

Private [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Shipwright 1st Class [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Acting Electrician 4th Class [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Armourer's Mate [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Motor Mechanic [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Writer [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Electrician 3rd Class [1]

Electrician 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Musician [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Paymaster [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant [1]

Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Ship's Steward [1]

Stoker [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

HMS LION [5]

HMS TIGER [5]

HMS Ajax [3]

HMS BELLEROPHON [3]

HMS Goliath [3]

HMS Vivid II [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

HMS Defence [2]

HMS Defiance [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

3rd West Lancashire Division Ammunition Column [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

H.M.S. "Amphion [1]

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

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

H.M.S. Amphion [1]

HMS 'Seagull' [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS CONSTANCE [1]

HMS Caernarvon [1]

HMS DUBLIN [1]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

HMS Maenad [1]

HMS Mischief [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS NESSUS [1]

HMS Orwell [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

HMS Tornado [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

HMS WARSPITE [1]

Indian Army [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers attached Baluchistan Infantry [1]

Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Marines Band - HMS CANADA [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Service

Royal Navy [252]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

British Army [10]

Last name first letter

H [39]

B [25]

S [24]

C [19]

L [19]

E [18]

G [17]

M [16]

W [15]

J [14]

P [14]

A [13]

T [13]

D [10]

F [10]

K [10]

N [7]

R [7]

O [4]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [271]

Merchant Navy [15]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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Place of birth

Saltash, Cornwall [272] Saltash, Cornwall, England [16] St Stephens, Saltash, Cornwall [2] Burraton Coombe, Saltash, Cornwall [1] Saint Stephens Saltash, Cornwall [1] Saltash, Cornwall, [1] St Germans, Saltash, Cornwall [1] St Stephen by Saltash, Cornwall, [1] St. Stephen's-By-Saltash, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [11] Stoker 2nd Class [8] Able Seaman [5] Private [4] Lieutenant [3] Lance Corporal [2] Leading Stoker [2] Petty Officer [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] Shipwright 1st Class [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Acting Electrician 4th Class [1] Acting Gunner [1] Armourer's Mate [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Captain [1] Chief Motor Mechanic [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Writer [1] Cook's Mate [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1] Electrician 3rd Class [1] Electrician 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Musician [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Paymaster [1] Paymaster Lieutenant [1] Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Ship's Steward [1] Stoker [1] Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

HMS LION [5] HMS TIGER [5] HMS Ajax [3] HMS BELLEROPHON [3] HMS Goliath [3] HMS Vivid II [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] HMS Defence [2] HMS Defiance [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] 3rd West Lancashire Division Ammunition Column [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] H.M.S. "Amphion [1] H.M.S. "Indefatigable." [1] H.M.S. "Pegasus." [1] H.M.S. Amphion [1] HMS 'Seagull' [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS CONSTANCE [1] HMS Caernarvon [1] HMS DUBLIN [1] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1] HMS Indefatigable [1] HMS Maenad [1] HMS Mischief [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS NESSUS [1] HMS Orwell [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] HMS Tornado [1] HMS VALIANT [1] HMS Vivid [1] HMS WARSPITE [1] Indian Army [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers attached Baluchistan Infantry [1] Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Marines Band - HMS CANADA [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South Wales Borderers [1]

Service

Royal Navy [252] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] British Army [10]

Last name first letter

H [39] B [25] S [24] C [19] L [19] E [18] G [17] M [16] W [15] J [14] P [14] A [13] T [13] D [10] F [10] K [10] N [7] R [7] O [4] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [271] Merchant Navy [15]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Clarence Screech

Born 1897

Died 1931

British Army 240785 Lance Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 3158 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Jacob Fletcher

Born 1861

Died 1915

Royal Navy 120132 Shipwright 1st Class HMS Goliath

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Percy William Hodge

Born 1882

Died 1915

Royal Navy 346344 Armourer's Mate HMS Goliath

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John Henry Lucas

Born 1874

Died 1915

Royal Navy SS/108450 Stoker HMS Orwell

Royal Navy 174231 Stoker 1st Class HMS Goliath

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Harry Pine Andrews

Born 1860

Died 1915

Royal Navy 90598 Chief Writer HMS Vivid

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Joseph Noble

Born 1880

Died 1917

Royal Navy 301503 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Tornado

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Roderick Spicer Russell Porter

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers attached Baluchistan Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

British Army Lieutenant Indian Army 130th King George's Own Baluchis (Jacob's Rifles)

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William Screech

Born 1887

Died 1918

Royal Navy J66673

Royal Navy J/66673 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Pegasus."

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Ernest George Marks

Born 1891

Died 1917

Royal Navy K5640 Leading Stoker HMS TIGER

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Nicholas William John Blake

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy J32553

Royal Navy Ordinary Telegraphist

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Ernest Richard Nicholas Rawlings

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237333

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William Stephen Hosking

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247470

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Joseph Victor Elliott

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 9306 Lance Corporal Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 9306 Serjeant Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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Donald Coker Beck

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant 3rd West Lancashire Division Ammunition Column

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Leonard Rundle

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30220

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Beresford Cazenove Thorne

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89732

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Ernest John Edward Leverton

Born 1889

Died 1936

British Army 28952 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army 82704 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army Somerset Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Walter Edgcombe

Born 1889

Died 1914

Royal Navy K21246 Stoker 2nd Class H.M.S. "Amphion

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Edward John Nicholson

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy K28406 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Defence

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William John Gill

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241143

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