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Penzance, Cornwall, England [7]

Leicester [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Amlwch, Wales [1]

Barry, Glamorgan [1]

Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1]

Battersea, Surrey, England [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Burton on Trent [1]

Chyandour, Gulval, Cornwall, England [1]

Croydon Surrey [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Fenit, Tralee, Co Kerry [1]

Heamoor, Cornwall, England [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kettering, Northants [1]

Kilburn, London [1]

Lambeth [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Lisburn [1]

Llandudno [1]

Manchester [1]

Mousehole, Cornwall, England [1]

Normanton, Derbyshire [1]

Over Norton, Chipping Norton [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Porthleven, Cornwall, England [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Redhill, Surrey [1]

Romford, Essex [1]

Shadwell, London [1]

Springburn, Glasgow [1]

St Agnes, Scilly Isles, Cornwall, England [1]

St Johns, Redhill, Surrey [1]

Streatham [1]

Streatham, London [1]

Thornaby on Tees, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [28]

Able Seaman [8]

Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Driver [4]

Captain [3]

Gunner [3]

Donkeyman [2]

Serjeant [2]

1st Engineer [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Boatswain [1]

Fireman [1]

First Engineer [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Master [1]

Mate [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Engineer [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sick Berth Petty Officer [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd class [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

SS Coath [11]

Tank Corps [11]

Royal Engineers [6]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

SS Mercutio [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

15th Tank Corps [1]

1st Royal Scots [1]

5th Tank Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Gloucestershire Yeomanry [1]

HMS Arabis [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Queens Royal West Surrey [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [41]

Royal Navy [15]

Other Empire Force [14]

Last name first letter

B [10]

H [9]

M [7]

S [7]

W [6]

C [4]

L [4]

A [3]

F [3]

G [3]

J [3]

R [3]

O [2]

P [2]

T [2]

I [1]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [56]

Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Ireland [2]

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People [70] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Penzance, Cornwall, England [7] Leicester [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Amlwch, Wales [1] Barry, Glamorgan [1] Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1] Battersea, Surrey, England [1] Birmingham [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Burton on Trent [1] Chyandour, Gulval, Cornwall, England [1] Croydon Surrey [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Fenit, Tralee, Co Kerry [1] Heamoor, Cornwall, England [1] Islington, London [1] Kettering, Northants [1] Kilburn, London [1] Lambeth [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Lisburn [1] Llandudno [1] Manchester [1] Mousehole, Cornwall, England [1] Normanton, Derbyshire [1] Over Norton, Chipping Norton [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Porthleven, Cornwall, England [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Redhill, Surrey [1] Romford, Essex [1] Shadwell, London [1] Springburn, Glasgow [1] St Agnes, Scilly Isles, Cornwall, England [1] St Johns, Redhill, Surrey [1] Streatham [1] Streatham, London [1] Thornaby on Tees, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [28] Able Seaman [8] Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Driver [4] Captain [3] Gunner [3] Donkeyman [2] Serjeant [2] 1st Engineer [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Boatswain [1] Fireman [1] First Engineer [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Master [1] Mate [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Sapper [1] Second Engineer [1] Sergeant [1] Sick Berth Petty Officer [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd class [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

SS Coath [11] Tank Corps [11] Royal Engineers [6] Hampshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [3] SS Mercutio [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] 15th Tank Corps [1] 1st Royal Scots [1] 5th Tank Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Gloucestershire Yeomanry [1] HMS Arabis [1] HMS Vivid [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Queens Royal West Surrey [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1] Yorkshire Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [41] Royal Navy [15] Other Empire Force [14]

Last name first letter

B [10] H [9] M [7] S [7] W [6] C [4] L [4] A [3] F [3] G [3] J [3] R [3] O [2] P [2] T [2] I [1] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [56] Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [16] Ireland [2]

Gerald Harris Brooks

Born 1897

Died 1988

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant 15th Tank Corps

British Army Acting Captain 5th Tank Corps

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Frank Pass Johnson

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 69522 Private Tank Corps

British Army 69522 Gunner Tank Corps

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James Albert Croxton

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 69617 Private Tank Corps F Battalion

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Samuel Collis Harding

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 2653 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Tank Corps F Battalion

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Albert Edward Lock

British Army 201005 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Richard George Skinner

Born 1880

Died 1918

Royal Navy 361338 Officer's Steward 1st Class HMS Vivid

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Thomas H Lock

British Army 1013 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 955281 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William Wroath

Born 1883

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Able Seaman SS Coath

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Thomas C Bradley

Born 1884

British Army 69492 Private Tank Corps

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Samuel Hanna

Born 1877

British Army 69430 Private Tank Corps

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Arthur Edmund Arnold

Born 1892

British Army Second Lieutenant Tank Corps

British Army Captain Machine Gun Corps

British Army Captain Tank Corps

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Alexander Francey

Born 1883

British Army 0/8156 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 69684 Private Tank Corps

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William Riley Croxton

Born 1892

Died 1982

Royal Navy J4118 Able Seaman

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Ernest Pinnock Ireland

Born 1892

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Tank Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Tank Corps

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Zebulum Harding

Born 1871

British Army 72695 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Fred Murrell

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army L/10618 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army L.10618 Private Queens Royal West Surrey 10th Batt.

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Luke Spargo Berryman

Born 1877

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Master SS Coath

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Richard Henry Wilkins

Born 1858

Died 1916

Other Empire Force First Engineer SS Coath

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Edward Murrell

British Army L/7982 Private The Queen's Regiment

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John Thomas Wallis Williams

Born 1877

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Fireman SS Coath

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