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Mousehole, Cornwall [4]

Koorawatha New South Wales [2]

Penzance, Cornwall [2]

Abertillery, Monmouthshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Camborne, Cornwall [1]

Christchurch, Middlesex [1]

Clunes Victoria [1]

Cornwall [1]

Cornwall England [1]

Cowra New South Wales [1]

Dawlish, Devon [1]

Deniliquin New South Wales [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Garway, Herefordshire, England [1]

Gourdon, Kincardineshire, Scotland [1]

Manchester [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Newlyn, Cornwall [1]

Newlyn, Cornwall, England [1]

Par, Cornwall [1]

Penzance, Cornwall, England [1]

Peterborough, Ontario [1]

Pill, Somerset [1]

Plymouth England [1]

Plympton Saint Mary, Devon [1]

St Mabyn, Cornwall, England [1]

Straits Settlements [1]

Treen, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [62]

Driver [8]

Gunner [5]

Pioneer [5]

Sapper [5]

Seaman [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Corporal [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [11]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

10th Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Devon Yeomanry [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

H.M. Submarine No 20 [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS Colossus [1]

HMS Cornwall [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Europa II [1]

HMS Ganges II [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Service

British Army [92]

Royal Navy [22]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Last name first letter

B [148]

Contribution

Military Service [136]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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Mousehole, Cornwall [4] Koorawatha New South Wales [2] Penzance, Cornwall [2] Abertillery, Monmouthshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Camborne, Cornwall [1] Christchurch, Middlesex [1] Clunes Victoria [1] Cornwall [1] Cornwall England [1] Cowra New South Wales [1] Dawlish, Devon [1] Deniliquin New South Wales [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Garway, Herefordshire, England [1] Gourdon, Kincardineshire, Scotland [1] Manchester [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Newlyn, Cornwall [1] Newlyn, Cornwall, England [1] Par, Cornwall [1] Penzance, Cornwall, England [1] Peterborough, Ontario [1] Pill, Somerset [1] Plymouth England [1] Plympton Saint Mary, Devon [1] St Mabyn, Cornwall, England [1] Straits Settlements [1] Treen, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [62] Driver [8] Gunner [5] Pioneer [5] Sapper [5] Seaman [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Corporal [3] Leading Seaman [3] Able Seaman [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Nursing Sister [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [11] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Army Service Corps [6] Devonshire Regiment [6] Royal Field Artillery [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Hampshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Labour Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Canadian Army Medical Corps [2] HMS Vivid I [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] South Wales Borderers [2] 10th Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Devon Yeomanry [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] H.M. Submarine No 20 [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS Colossus [1] HMS Cornwall [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Europa II [1] HMS Ganges II [1] HMS Impregnable [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Service

British Army [92] Royal Navy [22] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Australian Imperial Force [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Last name first letter

B [148]

Contribution

Military Service [136] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Stephen Blewett

Born 1881

Died 1948

Royal Navy C2676 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Majestic

Royal Navy C2676 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Hussar from HMS Blenheim

Royal Navy C2676 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Majestic

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Edwin Charles Blewett

Born 1878

Died 1916

Royal Navy C 2204 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2204/C Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Albion."

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John Marrack Blewett

Born 1877

Died 1917

Royal Navy C 1488 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Albion"

Royal Navy C 1488 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. Vivid

Royal Navy 1488C Leading Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - S.S. "Alnwick Castle."

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John Thomas Blewett

Born 1878

Died 1915

Royal Navy C 1494 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 1494C Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Goliath."

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William Henry Blewett

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 1247 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Cornwall Brigade

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Seymour Blewett

Died 1918

British Army 5995 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 70654 Private Machine Gun Corps 51st Bn.

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Charles Henry Lloyd Blewett

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264300

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Joseph Blewett

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 27489 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Cecil Blewett

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 33850 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Edward Rowland Blewett

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25954

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Samuel Howard Blewett

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 159683

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Oliver William Blewett

Australian Imperial Force 2271

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Fred Blewett

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 18965 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 44315 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Reginald Blewett

Died 1916

British Army 18875 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 18875 Lance Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Richard Buckline Blewett

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy DA 9905 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 9905DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Loch Naver."

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William Blewett

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy J16054 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J16054 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J16054 Ordinary Seaman HMS Colossus

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Walter James Blewett

Australian Imperial Force 3463

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Beatrice Jean Blewett

Born 1890

Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps King's Red Cross Convalescent Hospital

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Harold Christopher Blewett

Australian Imperial Force 3318

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Albert Mathew Blewett

Australian Imperial Force 407

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