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Place of birth

St Ive, Cornwall, [5]

Edmonton, Middlesex [3]

Cramlington, Northumberland, [2]

Ingatestone, Essex, [2]

Linkinhorne, Cornwall, [2]

North Hill, Cornwall, [2]

Pensilva, Cornwall [2]

Asford, Kent, [1]

Ashford, Kent, [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, [1]

Camberwell, Surrey, [1]

Cramlington, Northumberland. [1]

Custom House, West Ham, Essex, [1]

Deal, Kent, [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dover, Kent, [1]

Eltham, Kent, [1]

Enfield, Middlesex, [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, [1]

Kensington, Middlesex [1]

Kings Stanley, Gloucestershire, [1]

Lambeth, Surrey, [1]

Lamerton, Devon [1]

Lee, Kent [1]

Lee, Kent, [1]

Lincoln, Lincolshire [1]

Noth Hill, Cornwall, [1]

Pensilva, Cornwall, [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Saltash, Cornwall, [1]

South Hill, Cornwall [1]

St Ive, Cornwall [1]

St Margarets at Cliff, Kent, [1]

St Stephen by Saltash, Cornwall, [1]

Torpoint, Cornwall, [1]

Tottenham, Middlesex, [1]

Truro, Cornwall, [1]

Walthanstow, Essex, [1]

Rank

Private [33]

Sapper [8]

Gunner [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Driver [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant [1]

WO Class II (CSM) [1]

Unit

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [9]

Royal Engineers [8]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Army Service Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

1st Northumbrian Brigade RFA [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls' Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

K O Royal Lancashire Regiment [1]

King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

RNVR [1]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South Lancashire Regiment Depot [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

Tank Corps [1]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

Service

British Army [54]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

S [11]

C [8]

D [6]

B [5]

F [5]

K [4]

R [4]

A [3]

H [2]

O [2]

W [2]

M [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [54]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

Australia [1]

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Place of birth

St Ive, Cornwall, [5] Edmonton, Middlesex [3] Cramlington, Northumberland, [2] Ingatestone, Essex, [2] Linkinhorne, Cornwall, [2] North Hill, Cornwall, [2] Pensilva, Cornwall [2] Asford, Kent, [1] Ashford, Kent, [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, [1] Camberwell, Surrey, [1] Cramlington, Northumberland. [1] Custom House, West Ham, Essex, [1] Deal, Kent, [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dover, Kent, [1] Eltham, Kent, [1] Enfield, Middlesex, [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire, [1] Kensington, Middlesex [1] Kings Stanley, Gloucestershire, [1] Lambeth, Surrey, [1] Lamerton, Devon [1] Lee, Kent [1] Lee, Kent, [1] Lincoln, Lincolshire [1] Noth Hill, Cornwall, [1] Pensilva, Cornwall, [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Saltash, Cornwall, [1] South Hill, Cornwall [1] St Ive, Cornwall [1] St Margarets at Cliff, Kent, [1] St Stephen by Saltash, Cornwall, [1] Torpoint, Cornwall, [1] Tottenham, Middlesex, [1] Truro, Cornwall, [1] Walthanstow, Essex, [1]

Rank

Private [33] Sapper [8] Gunner [5] Lance Corporal [4] Driver [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Serjeant [1] WO Class II (CSM) [1]

Unit

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [9] Royal Engineers [8] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5] Royal Field Artillery [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Army Service Corps [3] London Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] 1st Northumbrian Brigade RFA [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls' Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] K O Royal Lancashire Regiment [1] King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] RNVR [1] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] Royal Irish Regiment [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South Lancashire Regiment Depot [1] Suffolk Regiment [1] Tank Corps [1] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

Service

British Army [54] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

S [11] C [8] D [6] B [5] F [5] K [4] R [4] A [3] H [2] O [2] W [2] M [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [54]

Country

United Kingdom [37] Australia [1]

William John Kelly

Born 1893

British Army 24857 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry 10th Battalion

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Lionel Clegg

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Machine Gun Corps

British Army Z3470 Lieutenant Tank Corps 7 Battalion

Royal Navy RNVR 2nd Hawke Battalion, Blandford

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John Hodge Olver

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 6814 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 28513 Private East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Henry Shillito

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army G/9735 Lance Corporal The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 6 Battalion

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Richard Kelly Hornabrook

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 21142 Lance-Corporal East Surrey Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 21142 Lance Corporal East Surrey Regiment

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Frederick Percival Davy

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 86520 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 4th Div Ammunition Col

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James Henry Budge

Born 1886

Died 1958

British Army WR/320121 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 345591 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Samuel Drew

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 32389 Private Somerset Light Infantry 6th Battalion

British Army 27580 Private Devonshire Regiment

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John Henry Radford

Born 1897

Died 1982

British Army 14320 Private Grenadier Guards

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George James Flack

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army T2891 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Charles Michael Brett

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 47046 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Frederick Ernest Warne

Born 1893

Died 1919

British Army 132372 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery "Z" Anti-Aircraft Battery

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Ernest John Mannell

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 16790 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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William Henry Spiller

Died 1917

British Army Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 50266 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) 20th Battalion

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