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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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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]

Percival Spargo Tretheway

Born 1890

Died 1934

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 62416 Private New Zealand Machine Gun Corps

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Walter Arnold Trethewey

Born 1899

Died 1920

British Army 21413 Private Yorkshire & Lancashire Regiment

Royal Navy J51871 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Resolution"

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William Trethewey

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 19271 Lance Corporal Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 2158 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 5th Battalion

British Army 37220 Lance Corporal Somerset Light Infantry 12th Battalion

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Hubert Roy Trethewie

Born 1893

Australian Imperial Force 73 Sergeant 40th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 73 2nd Lieutenant 40th Battalion

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Walter Tretheway

Born 1891

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 86134 Private 45th Reinforcements B Company

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 86134 Private 46th Reinforcements 'B' Company

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William Edgar Trethewey

Born 1900

Royal Navy K54606 Stoker (1st Class)

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Frederick Albert Ernest Trethewey

Born 1896

British Army 1651 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 1651 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Arnold Trethewey

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 360201

Canadian Expeditionary Force 424430

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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William Wallace Trethewey

Born 1897

Died 1976

British Army 689546 Private Labour Corps

British Army 28084 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry 28th Brigade Royal Field Artillery

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Albert John Trethewey

Born 1899

Died 1979

British Army 48585 Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 2695 Lance Corporal DCLI

British Army 2695 Private DCLI 5th Battalion

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Albert Trethewey

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 42571 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Bertram Donne Trethewey

Born 1889

Died 1917

South African Services 129 Second Lieutenant 4th South African Infantry Wounded at Delville Wood as a Private

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Marshall Headley Trethewey

Born 1889

British Army 75596 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery 322 Siege Battery

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Paul Trethewey

Born 1877

Died 1922

British Army 2290 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 200543 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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Wilfred Trethewey

British Army 168501 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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James Edward Trethewey

Born 1893

British Army 202499 Private Somerset Light Infantry 2/4th Battalion

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Paul Trethewey Broome

Born 1864

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 527915 Private AMC Base Hospital Military District 2

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Handley Trethewie Scoble

Born 1893

Died 1976

Australian Imperial Force 7318 Private

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Jack Trethewey

Born 1889

Australian Imperial Force 4558 Private 9th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 4558 Private 18 D Battalion A Coy

Australian Imperial Force 5870 Private 26 Battalion 11th Reinforcements

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Edwin Trethewey

Born 1876

British Army SS/14332 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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