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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]

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]

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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]

Robert Porter

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297377

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Trevor Carus-Wilson

Born 1869

Died 1918

British Army Captain Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Ernest Charles Argall

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285970

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Henry Hockin

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275246

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Lillie Irene Anstey

Born 1897

Died 1977

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9848

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30422

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Nathaniel Bennett

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188406

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Percy Gerald George Duke

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21592

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Ernest Victor Moon

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164310

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Charles H Brokensha

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 2968 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 201067 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 2nd/4th Battalion

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George Crowle

Born 1873

Died 1917

Royal Navy 147833 Leading Boatman HMS Vivid

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Samuel John Barberry

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304683

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Samuel Charles Westcott

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209349

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William John Charles Martin

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97814

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John Merryfield Reynolds

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196062

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Richard Arthur Coombs

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192046

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Charles Edward Ruse

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306230

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William Julian

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288122

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Stanley Guy Brockington

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285971

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Edwin Gay

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129841

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Sidney Arthur Miners

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166545

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