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St Austell, Cornwall [9]

Roche, Cornwall [4]

St Stephens, Cornwall [4]

St Columb, Cornwall [3]

Tavistock, Devon [3]

Bodmin, Cornwall [2]

Chilliwack, British Columbia [2]

Gunnislake, Cornwall [2]

St Columb Minor, Cornwall [2]

St Tudy, Cornwall [2]

Waikaia [2]

Auckland [1]

Bloemfontein [1]

Bracebridge, Muskoka [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Callington, Cornwall [1]

Calstock, Cornwall [1]

Cambridge, Waihou [1]

Capetown [1]

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Devonport, Devonshire [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Eaglehawk, Victoria [1]

Evandale, Tasmania [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Fingall, St Mary's, Tasmania [1]

Footscray, Victoria [1]

Foxhole, Cornwall [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Galston New South Wales [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Hanwell, Middlesex [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Kalgoorlie Western Australia [1]

Leicester [1]

London [1]

Melbourne [1]

Melbourne, Victoria [1]

New Germany, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia [1]

New Germany, Nova Scotia [1]

Newlyn East, Cornwall [1]

Newquay, Cornwall [1]

Newton Abbot, Devon [1]

Orange New South Wales [1]

Orange, New South Wales [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Plympton, Devon [1]

Polruan, Cornwall, England [1]

Port Sydney, Muskoka [1]

Rank

Private [75]

Gunner [9]

Corporal [7]

Lance Corporal [7]

Sergeant [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Stoker (1) [4]

Stoker (1st Class) [4]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Driver [2]

Hon. 2nd Lieutenant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Serjeant [2]

A/ S. Sergeant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Act./ Lance Corporal. [1]

Act./Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Airman (3) [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy [1]

Canteen Manager [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer (2) [1]

Clerk 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer (2) [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Officer Cadet [1]

Pilot (2nd Class) [1]

Private (2) [1]

Private (2nd Class) [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Saddler Corporal [1]

Sapper [1]

Seaman [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Warrant Officer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

fitter [1]

Unit

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [13]

Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Labour Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [2]

DCLI [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

RAF [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

110th Overseas Battalion [1]

11th Battalion; 70th Battalion [1]

11th Reinforcements [1]

12th Battalion Australian Infantry [1]

159th Battalion [1]

18 D Battalion [1]

1st Light Horse Regiment [1]

1st Pioneers [1]

1st South African Infantry Brigade [1]

25th Battalion [1]

26 Battalion [1]

29th Reinforcements [1]

2nd Battalion [1]

39th Battalion [1]

40th Battalion [1]

45th Reinforcements [1]

46th Reinforcements [1]

49 Wing [1]

4th Field Artillery [1]

4th Pioneers [1]

4th South African Infantry [1]

4th. South African Infantry. [1]

51 Squadron [1]

59th Batt. [1]

6 Hauraki Regiment [1]

6th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

704 Labour Corps [1]

72nd Battalion [1]

79th Battalion [1]

7th Infantry (Kimberley Regiment) [1]

9th Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [61]

Royal Navy [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

South African Services [5]

Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

T [120]

S [2]

A [1]

B [1]

C [1]

D [1]

H [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [110]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

South Africa [3]

United States [2]

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People [128] Stories Communities

Place of birth

St Austell, Cornwall [9] Roche, Cornwall [4] St Stephens, Cornwall [4] St Columb, Cornwall [3] Tavistock, Devon [3] Bodmin, Cornwall [2] Chilliwack, British Columbia [2] Gunnislake, Cornwall [2] St Columb Minor, Cornwall [2] St Tudy, Cornwall [2] Waikaia [2] Auckland [1] Bloemfontein [1] Bracebridge, Muskoka [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Callington, Cornwall [1] Calstock, Cornwall [1] Cambridge, Waihou [1] Capetown [1] Dartmouth, Nova Scotia [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Devonport, Devonshire [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Eaglehawk, Victoria [1] Evandale, Tasmania [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Fingall, St Mary's, Tasmania [1] Footscray, Victoria [1] Foxhole, Cornwall [1] Fulham, London [1] Galston New South Wales [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Hanwell, Middlesex [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Kalgoorlie Western Australia [1] Leicester [1] London [1] Melbourne [1] Melbourne, Victoria [1] New Germany, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia [1] New Germany, Nova Scotia [1] Newlyn East, Cornwall [1] Newquay, Cornwall [1] Newton Abbot, Devon [1] Orange New South Wales [1] Orange, New South Wales [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Plympton, Devon [1] Polruan, Cornwall, England [1] Port Sydney, Muskoka [1]

Rank

Private [75] Gunner [9] Corporal [7] Lance Corporal [7] Sergeant [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Stoker (1) [4] Stoker (1st Class) [4] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Driver [2] Hon. 2nd Lieutenant [2] Pioneer [2] Serjeant [2] A/ S. Sergeant [1] Able Seaman [1] Act./ Lance Corporal. [1] Act./Lance Corporal [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Airman (3) [1] Bombardier [1] Boy [1] Canteen Manager [1] Captain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer (2) [1] Clerk 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer (2) [1] Flight Cadet [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Officer Cadet [1] Pilot (2nd Class) [1] Private (2) [1] Private (2nd Class) [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Saddler Corporal [1] Sapper [1] Seaman [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Warrant Officer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] fitter [1]

Unit

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [13] Army Service Corps [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Labour Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Engineers [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Auckland Infantry Regiment [2] DCLI [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] RAF [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 110th Overseas Battalion [1] 11th Battalion; 70th Battalion [1] 11th Reinforcements [1] 12th Battalion Australian Infantry [1] 159th Battalion [1] 18 D Battalion [1] 1st Light Horse Regiment [1] 1st Pioneers [1] 1st South African Infantry Brigade [1] 25th Battalion [1] 26 Battalion [1] 29th Reinforcements [1] 2nd Battalion [1] 39th Battalion [1] 40th Battalion [1] 45th Reinforcements [1] 46th Reinforcements [1] 49 Wing [1] 4th Field Artillery [1] 4th Pioneers [1] 4th South African Infantry [1] 4th. South African Infantry. [1] 51 Squadron [1] 59th Batt. [1] 6 Hauraki Regiment [1] 6th Field Artillery Brigade [1] 704 Labour Corps [1] 72nd Battalion [1] 79th Battalion [1] 7th Infantry (Kimberley Regiment) [1] 9th Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [61] Royal Navy [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Australian Imperial Force [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] South African Services [5] Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

T [120] S [2] A [1] B [1] C [1] D [1] H [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [110] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7] South Africa [3] United States [2]

Wilfred Henry Trethewey

Born 1893

Died 1927

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army 241341 Private Royal West Kents 2nd 5th Battalion

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Edwin Clifford Trethewey

Born 1887

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 8218 Gunner 6th Field Artillery Brigade 17th Battery

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William John Tretheway

Born 1888

Died 1941

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/4235 Corporal

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/4235 Private 11th Reinforcements D Co

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/4235 Serjeant 11th Reinforcements D Co

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Charles William Trethewey

Born 1885

Died 1959

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3203098 Private Nova Scotia Regiment

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Howard Earle Trethewey

Born 1895

Died 1954

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3210979 Private Alberta Regiment 1st Depot Bn

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Orville Frederick Trethewey

Born 1895

Died 1941

Canadian Expeditionary Force 649208 Private

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Garnet Edward Trethewey

Born 1895

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2383665 Private Canadian Infantry 43rd Battalion

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Harry Tretheway

Born 1879

Died 1926

Canadian Expeditionary Force 47409 Private

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1358 Sergeant Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry 17th Battalion

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Robert Stanley Trethewey

Born 1888

Australian Imperial Force 440 Lance Corporal 1st Light Horse Regiment

Australian Imperial Force 440 Private 1st Light Horse Regiment

Australian Imperial Force 440 Corporal 1st Light Horse Regiment

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Warren Earle Trethewey

Born 1895

Canadian Expeditionary Force 477925 Sergeant Canadian Army Medical Corps

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Norman Thomas Trethewey

Born 1895

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1953 Private 1st Pioneers

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Arthur Thomas Trethewy

Born 1875

Died 1943

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain 110th Overseas Battalion

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Samuel Tretheway

Born 1893

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 649117 Private 4th Pioneers

Canadian Expeditionary Force 649117 Private 159th Battalion

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Marcus Trethewey

Born 1893

Died 1966

Canadian Expeditionary Force 151968 Private 79th Battalion

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Carey James Trethewey

Born 1875

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Colonel

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Emma Trethewey

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14329 fitter WRAF 42 Training Depot Station, Hounslow

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14329 fitter WRAF 18th Wing Aircraft Repair Section

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Clifford Trethewey

Born 1898

Australian Imperial Force 6824 Private 11th Battalion; 70th Battalion

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Thomas William Trethewey

Born 1896

Australian Imperial Force 36919 Gunner 29th Reinforcements 10th Field Artillery Battery

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Leslie Trethewey

Born 1896

Canadian Expeditionary Force 129926 Bombardier

Canadian Expeditionary Force 129926 Private 72nd Battalion

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Joseph Trethewey

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155079 Boy RFC

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155079 Pilot (2nd Class) RAF

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155079 Private (2nd Class) RAF

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