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Saltash, Cornwall [22]

Saltash [4]

Buenos Ayres [2]

Saint Germans, Cornwall [2]

Ascension Island [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Burraton, Cornwall [1]

Callington, Cornwall [1]

Colebrook, Plympton [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Devonport, Devonshire. [1]

Forder St. Stephens, Cornwall [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Kilburn, Middx. [1]

Launceston, Cornwall [1]

Leeds [1]

Loee, Cornwall [1]

Looe, Cornwall [1]

Marylebone, Middx. [1]

Mawgan, Cornwall [1]

Morval, Cornwall [1]

North Hill, Cornwall [1]

Northill, Launceston, Cornwall [1]

Old Trematon, Trematon. St. Stephens [1]

Penryn, Cornwall [1]

Plymouth [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Port Simpson, British Columbia [1]

Saltash, Cornwall, England [1]

Saltash, Devon [1]

Southwell,Notts [1]

St John's Glastonbury, Somerset [1]

St Stephen by Saltash, Cornwall, [1]

St. Juliot, Cornwall. [1]

St. Stephen's-By-Saltash, Cornwall [1]

St. Stephens by Saltash [1]

St. Stephens, Cornwall [1]

Tavistock, Devon [1]

Tideford, Cornwall [1]

Truro, Cornwall [1]

Walthamstow, Essex [1]

Worcester [1]

Rank

Private [56]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Able Seaman [4]

Gunner [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Stoker 2nd Class [4]

Leading Seaman [3]

Petty Officer Stoker [3]

Captain [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

Chief Writer [2]

Commander [2]

Corporal [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Serjeant [2]

ALIAS Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer's Mate [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Bombardier [1]

Canteen Manager [1]

Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Guardsman [1]

Master at Arms [1]

Mechanician [1]

Naval Instructor [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Probationary Flight Officer [1]

Sick Berth Steward [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Surgeon Lieutenant Commander [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [14]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [12]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [11]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

H.M.S. "Vivid." [4]

HMS Defence [3]

HMS Monmouth [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

52nd Graduate Battalion [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

H.M.S. "Pegasus." [2]

HMS Goliath [2]

HMS Indefatigable [2]

HMS TIGER [2]

HMS Vivid [2]

Labour Corps [2]

London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) [2]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

(RFR/DEV/B/5640), S.S. Ascanius. [1]

10th Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

1st Battalion Attached 3rd Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

1st Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Air Service [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke Of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H M Submarine H10 [1]

H.M.S. "Amphion [1]

H.M.S. "Brisk." [1]

H.M.S. "Impregnable." [1]

H.M.S. "Indefatigable." [1]

H.M.S. "Marlborough." [1]

H.M.S. "Marmion.", [1]

H.M.S. Amphion [1]

H.M.S. Brisk [1]

H.M.S. Centaur [1]

H.M.S. Valkyrie [1]

HMS 'Seagull' [1]

HMS Ariadne [1]

HMS Dragon [1]

Service

British Army [73]

Royal Navy [54]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [15]

C [13]

B [12]

H [12]

M [11]

R [11]

T [9]

S [8]

W [6]

G [5]

O [5]

D [4]

K [4]

N [4]

A [3]

E [2]

F [2]

J [2]

L [2]

V [2]

Contribution

Military Service [102]

Country

United Kingdom [53]

Canada [1]

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People [132] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Saltash, Cornwall [22] Saltash [4] Buenos Ayres [2] Saint Germans, Cornwall [2] Ascension Island [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Burraton, Cornwall [1] Callington, Cornwall [1] Colebrook, Plympton [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Devonport, Devonshire. [1] Forder St. Stephens, Cornwall [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Kilburn, Middx. [1] Launceston, Cornwall [1] Leeds [1] Loee, Cornwall [1] Looe, Cornwall [1] Marylebone, Middx. [1] Mawgan, Cornwall [1] Morval, Cornwall [1] North Hill, Cornwall [1] Northill, Launceston, Cornwall [1] Old Trematon, Trematon. St. Stephens [1] Penryn, Cornwall [1] Plymouth [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Port Simpson, British Columbia [1] Saltash, Cornwall, England [1] Saltash, Devon [1] Southwell,Notts [1] St John's Glastonbury, Somerset [1] St Stephen by Saltash, Cornwall, [1] St. Juliot, Cornwall. [1] St. Stephen's-By-Saltash, Cornwall [1] St. Stephens by Saltash [1] St. Stephens, Cornwall [1] Tavistock, Devon [1] Tideford, Cornwall [1] Truro, Cornwall [1] Walthamstow, Essex [1] Worcester [1]

Rank

Private [56] Second Lieutenant [10] Stoker 1st Class [6] Able Seaman [4] Gunner [4] Lieutenant [4] Stoker 2nd Class [4] Leading Seaman [3] Petty Officer Stoker [3] Captain [2] Chief Stoker [2] Chief Writer [2] Commander [2] Corporal [2] Lance Corporal [2] Leading Stoker [2] Petty Officer [2] Rifleman [2] Serjeant [2] ALIAS Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer's Mate [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Bombardier [1] Canteen Manager [1] Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Driver [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Engineer Commander [1] Guardsman [1] Master at Arms [1] Mechanician [1] Naval Instructor [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Probationary Flight Officer [1] Sick Berth Steward [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Surgeon Lieutenant Commander [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [14] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [12] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [11] London Regiment [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] H.M.S. "Vivid." [4] HMS Defence [3] HMS Monmouth [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] 52nd Graduate Battalion [2] Canadian Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] H.M.S. "Pegasus." [2] HMS Goliath [2] HMS Indefatigable [2] HMS TIGER [2] HMS Vivid [2] Labour Corps [2] London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) [2] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] (RFR/DEV/B/5640), S.S. Ascanius. [1] 10th Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] 1st Battalion Attached 3rd Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] 1st Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Air Service [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke Of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Essex Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H M Submarine H10 [1] H.M.S. "Amphion [1] H.M.S. "Brisk." [1] H.M.S. "Impregnable." [1] H.M.S. "Indefatigable." [1] H.M.S. "Marlborough." [1] H.M.S. "Marmion.", [1] H.M.S. Amphion [1] H.M.S. Brisk [1] H.M.S. Centaur [1] H.M.S. Valkyrie [1] HMS 'Seagull' [1] HMS Ariadne [1] HMS Dragon [1]

Service

British Army [73] Royal Navy [54] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [15] C [13] B [12] H [12] M [11] R [11] T [9] S [8] W [6] G [5] O [5] D [4] K [4] N [4] A [3] E [2] F [2] J [2] L [2] V [2]

Contribution

Military Service [102]

Country

United Kingdom [53] Canada [1]

Herbert Dyer

Born 1883

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66228

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66228 Air Mechanic 2nd Class

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Edward Warwick Pearn

Born 1874

Died 1915

Royal Navy Gunner

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John Scarlett Pym

Died 1916

British Army 221 Corporal Royal Canadian Dragoons

British Army Second Lieutenant Imperial Army

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal West Surrey Regiment

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Nicholas William John Blake

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy J32553

Royal Navy Ordinary Telegraphist

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John Alfred Ough

Born 1895

Died 1915

Royal Navy K22541

Royal Navy HMS Tiger

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Ebenezer Charleston

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 27200 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Edwin Cook

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 150352 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur Bancroft

Born 1877

Died 1918

Royal Navy Artificer Engineer

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Frederick Gard

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1st Batallion

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Ronald Baynton Picken

Born 1898

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Cyril Wilfred Newton

Born 1893

Died 1914

Royal Navy K17335 Stoker 1st Class HMS Monmouth

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James Stanley Smith

Died 1920

British Army 2180 Private Royal North Devonshire Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Ernest George Marks

Born 1891

Died 1917

Royal Navy K5640 Leading Stoker HMS TIGER

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Richard Dewdney

Born 1870

Died 1917

Royal Navy 147006

Royal Navy RFR/PO/2954 Royal Fleet Reserve

Royal Navy 147006(Dev.) Chief Stoker HMS Ariadne

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William Screech

Born 1887

Died 1918

Royal Navy J66673

Royal Navy J/66673 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Pegasus."

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Alfred St A S Gibson

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 34952 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 34952 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Roger Philip Russell Porter

Born 1899

Died 1920

British Army 50422 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Charles H Miller

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 866 Private Dragoon Guards

British Army D/866 Private Dragoon Guards

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Arthur Francis Callaghan

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 65509 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 56355 Private Essex Regiment

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John Coles

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 5771 Private London Regiment 21st Battalion

British Army 652618 Private London Regiment 21st Battalion

British Army 652618 Rifleman London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles)

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