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Ballarat Victoria [5]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Brentwood, Essex [3]

Cassilis New South Wales [3]

London England [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Callington, Cornwall [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Castlemaine Victoria [2]

Collington, Cornwall [2]

Dulwich Hill New South Wales [2]

Dulwich South Australia [2]

Dungog New South Wales [2]

Enfield, Middlesex [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Folkestone, Kent, England [2]

Fremington, Devon [2]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hamilton Victoria [2]

Holborn, London [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Kensington South Australia [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Lameroo South Australia [2]

Leighton Buzzard England [2]

Lewisham, Kent [2]

Liskeard, Cornwall [2]

Malvern South Australia [2]

Minehead, Somerset [2]

Plumstead, Kent [2]

St Arnaud Victoria [2]

Stawell Victoria [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Taunton, Somerset [2]

Tavistock, Devon [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Aldgate, London, Middlesex [1]

Alresford, Hampshire [1]

Aracoon New South Wales [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Augathella Queensland [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Barnstaple,Devon. [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Rank

Private [501]

Gunner [52]

Serjeant [45]

Driver [44]

Corporal [38]

Sapper [32]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Lance Corporal [14]

Pioneer [10]

Lieutenant [9]

Major [8]

Bombardier [6]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Captain [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Musician [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Reverend [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Lieut/Acting Captain [1]

2nd Lieut/Temporary Captain [1]

2nd Lieut/Temporary Lieutenant [1]

AC2 [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bombardier Acting Serjeant [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain Reverend [1]

Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Civilian [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Dispatch-rider [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [62]

Royal Engineers [60]

Army Service Corps [57]

London Regiment [52]

Labour Corps [39]

Devonshire Regiment [36]

Royal Army Medical Corps [31]

Royal Garrison Artillery [28]

Machine Gun Corps [23]

Somerset Light Infantry [22]

Suffolk Regiment [22]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [17]

East Surrey Regiment [16]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Gloucestershire Regiment [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Wiltshire Regiment [12]

Dorsetshire Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Essex Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [10]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Bedfordshire Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Royal Irish Rifles [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

South Wales Borderers [8]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Tank Corps [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

East Kent Regiment [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Marine Artillery [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [777]

Royal Navy [122]

Australian Imperial Force [91]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [76]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [68]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [1155]

K [3]

W [2]

B [1]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1138]

Merchant Navy [20]

Country

United Kingdom [52]

Canada [2]

Australia [1]

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Ballarat Victoria [5] London, Middlesex, England [4] Brentwood, Essex [3] Cassilis New South Wales [3] London England [3] London, Middlesex [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Callington, Cornwall [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] Castlemaine Victoria [2] Collington, Cornwall [2] Dulwich Hill New South Wales [2] Dulwich South Australia [2] Dungog New South Wales [2] Enfield, Middlesex [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Folkestone, Kent, England [2] Fremington, Devon [2] Fulham, London, Middlesex [2] Hackney, London [2] Hamilton Victoria [2] Holborn, London [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Kensington South Australia [2] Lambeth, London [2] Lameroo South Australia [2] Leighton Buzzard England [2] Lewisham, Kent [2] Liskeard, Cornwall [2] Malvern South Australia [2] Minehead, Somerset [2] Plumstead, Kent [2] St Arnaud Victoria [2] Stawell Victoria [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Taunton, Somerset [2] Tavistock, Devon [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Aldgate, London, Middlesex [1] Alresford, Hampshire [1] Aracoon New South Wales [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Augathella Queensland [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Barnstaple,Devon. [1] Battersea, London [1]

Rank

Private [501] Gunner [52] Serjeant [45] Driver [44] Corporal [38] Sapper [32] Second Lieutenant [21] Lance Corporal [14] Pioneer [10] Lieutenant [9] Major [8] Bombardier [6] Company Serjeant Major [6] Acting Corporal [5] Able Seaman [4] Captain [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Musician [2] Petty Officer [2] Reverend [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Worker [2] 2nd Lieut/Acting Captain [1] 2nd Lieut/Temporary Captain [1] 2nd Lieut/Temporary Lieutenant [1] AC2 [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bombardier Acting Serjeant [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain Reverend [1] Chaplain to the Forces [1] Civilian [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Dispatch-rider [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [62] Royal Engineers [60] Army Service Corps [57] London Regiment [52] Labour Corps [39] Devonshire Regiment [36] Royal Army Medical Corps [31] Royal Garrison Artillery [28] Machine Gun Corps [23] Somerset Light Infantry [22] Suffolk Regiment [22] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [17] East Surrey Regiment [16] Royal Fusiliers [16] Gloucestershire Regiment [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Middlesex Regiment [13] Wiltshire Regiment [12] Dorsetshire Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] Essex Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Berkshire Regiment [10] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] Yorkshire Regiment [9] Bedfordshire Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Royal Irish Rifles [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] South Wales Borderers [8] Hampshire Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Tank Corps [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] East Kent Regiment [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Canadian Infantry [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Royal Marine Artillery [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal Scots Fusiliers [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [777] Royal Navy [122] Australian Imperial Force [91] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [76] Canadian Expeditionary Force [68] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [1155] K [3] W [2] B [1] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1138] Merchant Navy [20]

Country

United Kingdom [52] Canada [2] Australia [1]

Ronald James Cornish

Born 1898

Died 1986

British Army 24531 Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Cornish

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 8588 Corporal Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 8588 Acting Colour Serjeant Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 8588 Sergeant Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frederick Alfred Richard Cornish

Born 1898

Died 1919

British Army 111255 Private Tank Corps

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Walter James Cornish

Born 1883

Died 1936

British Army 1858 Driver Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force

British Army 870020 Driver Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force

British Army 1858 870020 Essex Regiment 3 WILTS BATTERY

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Leonard Cornish

Born 1894

British Army 2521 Private East Surrey Regiment 9th east Battalion

British Army G-35898 Private East Kent Regiment

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Lionel Alfred Cornish

Born 1899

Died 1984

British Army 142561 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Robert Vaughan Kestell-Cornish

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 2nd Lieut/Temporary Captain Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Alfred Joseph Cornish

Died 1918

British Army 21469 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 18070 King's Own Scottish Borderers 19th Battalion

British Army 21469 Corporal Liverpool Regiment

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Ernest Cornish

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 29451 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 21499 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army 29451 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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George Cornish

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 22996 Private East Surrey Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Albert Edward Cornish

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army G/312 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 31239 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 1st

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Robert William Cornish

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 5561 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 37641 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry 9th Bn.

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Harry Croft Cornish

Born 1884

Died 1975

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32261

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Harold Cornish

Born 1895

Died 1920

Royal Navy 16621 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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John Kendall Cornish

Born 1891

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654022

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Corporal 47th Westminster Battalion

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Bernard George Cornish

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army GS/8015 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army Dragoon Guards

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Henry Cornish

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37395

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Walter Croft Cornish

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218566

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William Alfred Cornish

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31011

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Charles Albert Cornish

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 7005 Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 7005 Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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