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Sydney New South Wales [4]

Penryn, Cornwall [3]

Menheniot, Cornwall [2]

Charles, Devon [1]

Cornwall [1]

Erith, Kent [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

Launceston, Cornwall [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Mawgan, Cornwall [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Newquay, Cornwall [1]

Rockodile Queensland [1]

Rotherhithe, Kent [1]

Saint Germans, Cornwall [1]

Saint Just, Cornwall [1]

St James Victoria [1]

Torpoint, Cornwall [1]

Truro, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [28]

Driver [2]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Ship's Cook [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

2nd Battery Royal Horse Artillery [1]

2nd Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Clerks Section Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Duke Of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS Grafton [1]

HMS Nottingham [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

South African Forces [1]

South African Infantry [1]

Tank Corps [1]

Service

British Army [39]

Royal Navy [15]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [70]

Contribution

Military Service [68]

Merchant Navy [1]

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People [70] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [4] Penryn, Cornwall [3] Menheniot, Cornwall [2] Charles, Devon [1] Cornwall [1] Erith, Kent [1] Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Launceston, Cornwall [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Mawgan, Cornwall [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Newquay, Cornwall [1] Rockodile Queensland [1] Rotherhithe, Kent [1] Saint Germans, Cornwall [1] Saint Just, Cornwall [1] St James Victoria [1] Torpoint, Cornwall [1] Truro, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [28] Driver [2] Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Gunner [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Major [1] Ship's Cook [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5] Army Service Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] 2nd Battery Royal Horse Artillery [1] 2nd Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Clerks Section Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Duke Of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS Grafton [1] HMS Nottingham [1] HMS Vivid [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1] South African Forces [1] South African Infantry [1] Tank Corps [1]

Service

British Army [39] Royal Navy [15] Australian Imperial Force [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [70]

Contribution

Military Service [68] Merchant Navy [1]

Charles Benney

Born 1859

Died 1917

British Army 3/6363 Private Duke Of Cornwall's Light Infantry Depot

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Leonard Charles Benney

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307031

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Joseph Benney

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243859

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James William Benney

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 41357 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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William Arthur Benney

Australian Imperial Force 18193

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Victor Benney

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army M/27056 Private Army Service Corps

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Thomas Benney

Died 1915

British Army 15523 Private Somerset Light Infantry 8th Battalion

British Army 15523 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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W H Benney

Died 1917

British Army 17137 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 17137 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Frank Benney

Died 1914

British Army 4645 Private Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 4645 Private Welsh Regiment

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James Benney

Born 1890

Died 1917

Royal Navy K32870 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vivid

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Thomas Henry Benney

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 271323

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Frederick John Benney

Australian Imperial Force 3600

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Howard Benney

Born 1887

Died 1918

Royal Navy 347383 Ship's Cook HMS Grafton

Royal Navy 347383 Ship's Cook HMS Nottingham

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George Burleigh Benney

Australian Imperial Force 523

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Samuel Arthur Benney

Australian Imperial Force 10178

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Daniel Edwin Goodwin Benney

Australian Imperial Force 64798

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Benjamin Benney

Australian Imperial Force

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Richard Benney

Australian Imperial Force 1389

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Harry Benney

Born 1895

Royal Navy CH/22564 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 17358 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Joseph Benney

Born 1898

Royal Navy F43859

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