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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]

Zealear Garrington

Born 1879

British Army 18428 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 35th Brigade

British Army 18428 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 35th Brigade

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Thomas Howarth

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy J20280 Able Seaman

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Gilbert Britton

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy K40777 Stoker 1st Class

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Herbert Frampton

Born 1893

Died 1915

Royal Navy SS111518

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Zadok Hardy

British Army 17909 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 151527 Private Royal Engineers

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James William George Axon

Born 1891

Royal Navy K3833

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Evan Thomas Organ

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS117103 Stoker 2nd class HMS Arabis

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William Beal

Born 1884

Royal Navy 351182 Sick Berth Petty Officer

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Abe Asofski

British Army 60407 Private Yorkshire Hussars

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Harold Smith

Born 1885

Died 1915

Royal Navy 217797

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William John Noble

Born 1876

Other Empire Force Donkeyman SS Mercutio

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Richard Gendall

Born 1881

Other Empire Force 1st Engineer SS Mercutio

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William Francis Hicks

Born 1882

Other Empire Force Able Seaman SS Mercutio

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Ebenezer T Spain

British Army 7109 Private Army Pay Corps

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Arthur Stephen Malley

Born 1891

Royal Navy SS3102

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George W Crossley

Died 1918

British Army 45769 Manchester Regiment

British Army G/99184 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Charles Kenelm Digby Jones

Died 1918

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

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Leonard Robert Burt

Died 1919

British Army 1132 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 355728 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Richard Hincksman Ronald Rea

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 1932 Private London Regiment 23rd county of lond Battalion

British Army 1932 Corporal London Regiment 23rd county of lond Battalion

British Army 69551 Corporal Tank Corps F Battalion

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Thomas Brownhill

British Army 155423 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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