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Truro, Cornwall [446]

Truro South Australia [55]

Truro England [32]

Truro, Cornwall, England [31]

Truro [17]

Kenwyn, Truro, Cornwall [15]

Truro, Nova Scotia [12]

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]

St. Feock, Truro [1]

TRURO [1]

Truro NS [1]

Truro, Cornwal [1]

Truro, Cornwall, [1]

Truro, Corwall [1]

Truro, Devon [1]

Truro, Hertfordshire [1]

Truro, Nova Scotia, [1]

Truro, South Australia [1]

Veryan, Truro, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [35]

Stoker 1st Class [15]

Able Seaman [6]

Stoker 2nd Class [6]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Captain [3]

Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Major [2]

Sapper [2]

Serjeant [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

3rd Writer [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Forewoman [1]

Gunner [1]

Joiner [1]

Leading Boatman [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major (Temporary) [1]

Mechanician [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 [1]

Sergeant Major [1]

Ship's Cook [1]

Ship's Steward's Assistant [1]

Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Unit

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [10]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [6]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6]

HMS LION [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

HMS BELLEROPHON [4]

HMS TIGER [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [3]

HMS Monmouth [3]

Labour Corps [3]

HMS DEFENCE [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [2]

HMS Vivid [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

HMS WARSPITE [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

4th South African Infantry [1]

Alberta Regiment [1]

Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Canadian Divisional Cyclists Imperial Army [1]

Canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps [1]

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. "Monmouth" [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]

Service

Royal Navy [348]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [119]

Australian Imperial Force [89]

British Army [40]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [79]

C [54]

P [53]

H [52]

M [47]

W [45]

D [41]

T [40]

R [38]

S [34]

G [30]

J [23]

A [22]

L [17]

F [15]

E [13]

K [12]

V [9]

N [8]

O [8]

Q [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [603]

Merchant Navy [31]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Canada [3]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Truro, Cornwall [446] Truro South Australia [55] Truro England [32] Truro, Cornwall, England [31] Truro [17] Kenwyn, Truro, Cornwall [15] Truro, Nova Scotia [12] 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] St. Feock, Truro [1] TRURO [1] Truro NS [1] Truro, Cornwal [1] Truro, Cornwall, [1] Truro, Corwall [1] Truro, Devon [1] Truro, Hertfordshire [1] Truro, Nova Scotia, [1] Truro, South Australia [1] Veryan, Truro, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [35] Stoker 1st Class [15] Able Seaman [6] Stoker 2nd Class [6] Boy 1st Class [4] Lance Corporal [4] Captain [3] Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Petty Officer [3] Major [2] Sapper [2] Serjeant [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] 3rd Writer [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Stoker [1] Cook's Mate [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Forewoman [1] Gunner [1] Joiner [1] Leading Boatman [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major (Temporary) [1] Mechanician [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 [1] Sergeant Major [1] Ship's Cook [1] Ship's Steward's Assistant [1] Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Unit

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [10] Canadian Army Medical Corps [6] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6] HMS LION [5] Royal Engineers [5] Canadian Infantry [4] HMS BELLEROPHON [4] HMS TIGER [4] Army Service Corps [3] HMS COLLINGWOOD [3] HMS Monmouth [3] Labour Corps [3] HMS DEFENCE [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [2] HMS Vivid [2] HMS Vivid I [2] HMS WARSPITE [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] South Wales Borderers [2] 4th South African Infantry [1] Alberta Regiment [1] Army Chaplain's Department [1] Canadian Divisional Cyclists Imperial Army [1] Canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps [1] 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. "Monmouth" [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]

Service

Royal Navy [348] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [119] Australian Imperial Force [89] British Army [40] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [79] C [54] P [53] H [52] M [47] W [45] D [41] T [40] R [38] S [34] G [30] J [23] A [22] L [17] F [15] E [13] K [12] V [9] N [8] O [8] Q [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [603] Merchant Navy [31]

Country

United Kingdom [20] Canada [3] 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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Thomas Bonython Pascoe

Born 1858

Died 1918

British Army SS/14329 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 307364 Private Labour Corps Labour Centre

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James Hicks

Born 1870

Died 1953

British Army 24503 Private Hampshire Regiment

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William James Truscott Chapman

Born 1867

Died 1930

British Army SS/13886 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Robert Berry Eaton

Born 1871

Died 1964

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain 50th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Major (Temporary) 50th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Major 50th Battalion

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Harold Reginald Jose

Born 1893

Died 1970

British Army 29053 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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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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Cora Cornish Ball

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 2717 Forewoman Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Shedwell Or Shadwell Stephens

Born 1888

Died 1916

South African Services 5075 Private 4th South African Infantry

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Gwendoline Burnell

Born 1886

Died 1970

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5949

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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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Frederick J Trengove

Born 1893

Died 1976

British Army 23354 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 314509 Sapper Royal Engineers

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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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