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Truro, Cornwall [446]

Truro, Cornwall, England [31]

Kenwyn, Truro, Cornwall [15]

Kea, Truro, Cornwall [4]

Perranzabuloe, Truro, Cornwall [3]

Probus, Truro, Cornwall [2]

St Erme, Truro, Cornwall [2]

Truro Cornwall [2]

Coombe, Truro, Cornwall [1]

Devoran, Truro, Cornwall [1]

Feock, Truro, Cornwall [1]

Gerrans, Truro, Cornwall [1]

Grampound, Truro, Cornwall [1]

Kea near Truro, Cornwall England [1]

Ladock, Truro, Cornwall [1]

St Clement, Truro, Cornwall [1]

St Columb Major, Truro, Cornwall [1]

St Germans, Truro, Cornwall [1]

Truro, Cornwall, [1]

Veryan, Truro, Cornwall [1]

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Private [17]

Stoker 1st Class [15]

Able Seaman [6]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Corporal [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

3rd Writer [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Joiner [1]

Leading Boatman [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Officers Steward 2nd class [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Sergeant Major [1]

Ship's Cook [1]

Ship's Steward's Assistant [1]

Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [7]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6]

HMS LION [5]

HMS BELLEROPHON [4]

HMS TIGER [4]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [3]

HMS Monmouth [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

HMS DEFENCE [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [2]

HMS Vivid [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

HMS WARSPITE [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Duke of Edinburgh [1]

East Africa Unattached List [1]

East African Labour Corps [1]

East African Mounted Rifles [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

H.M. Submarine L24 [1]

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

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

HM Submarine C16 [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS Bellona [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS Conqueror [1]

HMS Cressy [1]

HMS Dublin [1]

HMS Duke of Edinburgh [1]

HMS Gloucester [1]

HMS Grafton [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS New Zealand [1]

HMS Nottingham [1]

HMS Oakley [1]

HMS Pegasus [1]

HMS Satyr [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

HMS TIPPERARY [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

HMS Warrior [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

London Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [342]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [116]

British Army [26]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [50]

P [48]

C [47]

H [45]

M [37]

W [36]

R [35]

D [34]

T [29]

S [26]

G [24]

J [20]

L [16]

A [14]

E [12]

K [12]

F [9]

V [8]

O [7]

N [6]

Q [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [481]

Merchant Navy [31]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Canada [1]

New Zealand [1]

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People [517] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Truro, Cornwall [446] Truro, Cornwall, England [31] Kenwyn, Truro, Cornwall [15] Kea, Truro, Cornwall [4] Perranzabuloe, Truro, Cornwall [3] Probus, Truro, Cornwall [2] St Erme, Truro, Cornwall [2] Truro Cornwall [2] Coombe, Truro, Cornwall [1] Devoran, Truro, Cornwall [1] Feock, Truro, Cornwall [1] Gerrans, Truro, Cornwall [1] Grampound, Truro, Cornwall [1] Kea near Truro, Cornwall England [1] Ladock, Truro, Cornwall [1] St Clement, Truro, Cornwall [1] St Columb Major, Truro, Cornwall [1] St Germans, Truro, Cornwall [1] Truro, Cornwall, [1] Veryan, Truro, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [17] Stoker 1st Class [15] Able Seaman [6] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Boy 1st Class [4] Lance Corporal [4] Corporal [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Petty Officer [3] Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] 3rd Writer [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Captain [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Stoker [1] Cook's Mate [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Joiner [1] Leading Boatman [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Officers Steward 2nd class [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Sergeant Major [1] Ship's Cook [1] Ship's Steward's Assistant [1] Shipwright 1st Class [1] Stoker [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [7] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6] HMS LION [5] HMS BELLEROPHON [4] HMS TIGER [4] HMS COLLINGWOOD [3] HMS Monmouth [3] Army Service Corps [2] HMS DEFENCE [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [2] HMS Vivid [2] HMS Vivid I [2] HMS WARSPITE [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Duke of Edinburgh [1] East Africa Unattached List [1] East African Labour Corps [1] East African Mounted Rifles [1] East Kent Regiment [1] H.M. Submarine L24 [1] H.M.S. "India." [1] H.M.S. "Pegasus." [1] HM Submarine C16 [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS Bellona [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS Conqueror [1] HMS Cressy [1] HMS Dublin [1] HMS Duke of Edinburgh [1] HMS Gloucester [1] HMS Grafton [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS New Zealand [1] HMS Nottingham [1] HMS Oakley [1] HMS Pegasus [1] HMS Satyr [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] HMS TIPPERARY [1] HMS VALIANT [1] HMS Warrior [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] London Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [342] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [116] British Army [26] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [50] P [48] C [47] H [45] M [37] W [36] R [35] D [34] T [29] S [26] G [24] J [20] L [16] A [14] E [12] K [12] F [9] V [8] O [7] N [6] Q [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [481] Merchant Navy [31]

Country

United Kingdom [18] Canada [1] New Zealand [1]

William Burnell May

Born 1890

Died 1972

British Army 2093 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers 11th Battalion

British Army STK/2093 Private Royal Fusiliers 11th Battalion

British Army Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion

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William Thomas Bunch

Born 1891

Died 1950

British Army G/1135 Private East Kent Regiment

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Irving Howard Hoskins

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army B/23314 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 7th Battalion

British Army 23314 Private Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion attached 7th Battalion

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Ernest Scantlebury

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 18070 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry 7th Battalion

British Army 18070 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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George Stanley Goad

Born 1899

Died 1951

British Army 206302 Private Royal West Surrey Regiment

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Stanley Gibson Richards

Born 1900

Died 1979

British Army 45970 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 45970 Private Royal Berkshire 8

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John Leslie Aka Jack Tonkin

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 21598 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 21598 Lance Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 21598 Lance Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 10th (Service) Battalion

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Ernest Strike

Born 1896

Died 1915

Royal Navy Z/621 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 4th Battalion Royal Naval Division

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James Wilfred Barrett

Born 1889

Died 1920

British Army 21900 Corporal Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry 10th Battalion

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William John Montgomery Goad

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 3354 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 240924 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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William George Stafford

Born 1879

Died 1928

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22 Sergeant Major Royal Flying Corps No. 14 Squadron

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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John Thomas Dunstan

Born 1892

Died 1947

British Army 15945 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 157496 Private Royal Engineers

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William George Harold Wheeler

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 370857 Lance Corporal London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 2771 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 738035 Lance Corporal London Regiment 24th (County of London) Battalion (The Queen's)

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William Henry Hare

Born 1868

Died 1915

British Army SS/13851 Private Army Service Corps

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William Henry Pearce

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 27663 Private South Wales Borderers

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Bernard Cannon

Born 1900

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2100625 9 Overseas Siege Battery

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Frank Jacka

Born 1885

Died 1918

Royal Navy 347533 Cook's Mate HMS Pegasus

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Ernest Arthur Murton

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189244

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Reginald Pentecost

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187144

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Harry Sampson Trevan

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277210

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