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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]

Thomas Theodore Ambrose

Died 1915

British Army 16332 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 3rd Battalion

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Irving Brock Miles

Born 1870

Died 1917

Royal Navy Commander

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Harry Pine Andrews

Born 1860

Died 1915

Royal Navy 90598 Chief Writer HMS Vivid

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Joseph Noble

Born 1880

Died 1917

Royal Navy 301503 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Tornado

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George Alfred Warren Forbes White

Born 1881

Died 1918

Royal Navy 351134 Sick Berth Steward HMS Vivid

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Percy William Hodge

Born 1882

Died 1915

Royal Navy 346344 Armourer's Mate HMS Goliath

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Gilbert Edmund Freeman

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 16373 Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army 16373 Guardsman Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

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Armytage Percy Bosanquet

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Captain 1st Battalion Attached 3rd Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army Captain Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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William Harris

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 2909 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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Roderick Spicer Russell Porter

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers attached Baluchistan Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

British Army Lieutenant Indian Army 130th King George's Own Baluchis (Jacob's Rifles)

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Benjamin Pryor James

Born 1878

Died 1914

Royal Navy 189105 Petty Officer HMS Monmouth

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John Pengelly

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy 287332 Mechanician HMS Indefatigable

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