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Penzance, Cornwall [7]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Hope Valley South Australia [2]

Mousehole, Cornwall [2]

Swansea, Glamorganshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Breage, Cornwall [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Burra South Australia [1]

Charles, Plymouth [1]

Cheapside England [1]

Claremont, Western Australia [1]

Cornwall [1]

Deniliquin New South Wales [1]

Devon [1]

Dunkerton, Milton Abbott, Devon [1]

Ellesmere, Shropshire [1]

Flintshire, Wales [1]

Glanville South Australia [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Goroke Victoria [1]

Hawker South Australia [1]

Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Leicester [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Llanelly, Breconshire [1]

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [1]

Neath, Glamorganshire [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Newquay, Cornwall [1]

Northcote Victoria [1]

Par, Cornwall [1]

Par, Cornwall, England [1]

Pennsylvania [1]

Plymouth, Devon, England [1]

Port Melbourne Victoria [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Queens Park, Lancashire, England [1]

Redruth England [1]

Rank

Private [133]

Gunner [15]

Serjeant [11]

Captain [10]

Driver [10]

Sapper [10]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Lieutenant [9]

Corporal [8]

Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Worker [2]

3rd Master Gunner [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bearer [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bugler [1]

Chief Armourer [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Clerk [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Naik [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Scout [1]

Seaman [1]

Shipwright Lieutenant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [21]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Labour Corps [17]

Royal Engineers [17]

Army Service Corps [14]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [11]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

British West Indies Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Supply and Transport Corps [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

2/17th Infantry [1]

20th Infantry [1]

26th Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

Army Cyclist Corps Transport [1]

Army Service Corps Expeditionary Force Canteens [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Attached Cheshire Regiment [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Australian Field Artillery [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Canadian Army Infantry Unit [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry, Western Ont Regt, 18th Bttln [1]

Canadian Red Cross Society [1]

Service

British Army [217]

Royal Navy [43]

Australian Imperial Force [29]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [340]

F [2]

L [2]

J [1]

M [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [331]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Penzance, Cornwall [7] Melbourne Victoria [5] Plymouth, Devon [4] Bendigo Victoria [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Hope Valley South Australia [2] Mousehole, Cornwall [2] Swansea, Glamorganshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Breage, Cornwall [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Burra South Australia [1] Charles, Plymouth [1] Cheapside England [1] Claremont, Western Australia [1] Cornwall [1] Deniliquin New South Wales [1] Devon [1] Dunkerton, Milton Abbott, Devon [1] Ellesmere, Shropshire [1] Flintshire, Wales [1] Glanville South Australia [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Goroke Victoria [1] Hawker South Australia [1] Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Leicester [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Llanelly, Breconshire [1] Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [1] Neath, Glamorganshire [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Newquay, Cornwall [1] Northcote Victoria [1] Par, Cornwall [1] Par, Cornwall, England [1] Pennsylvania [1] Plymouth, Devon, England [1] Port Melbourne Victoria [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Queens Park, Lancashire, England [1] Redruth England [1]

Rank

Private [133] Gunner [15] Serjeant [11] Captain [10] Driver [10] Sapper [10] Second Lieutenant [10] Lieutenant [9] Corporal [8] Lance Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Worker [2] 3rd Master Gunner [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bearer [1] Bombardier [1] Bugler [1] Chief Armourer [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Clerk [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Naik [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Scout [1] Seaman [1] Shipwright Lieutenant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [21] Royal Field Artillery [20] Labour Corps [17] Royal Engineers [17] Army Service Corps [14] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [11] Devonshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] British West Indies Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Middlesex Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Tank Corps [3] Hampshire Regiment [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Supply and Transport Corps [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 2/17th Infantry [1] 20th Infantry [1] 26th Australian Infantry Battalion [1] Army Cyclist Corps Transport [1] Army Service Corps Expeditionary Force Canteens [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Attached Cheshire Regiment [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Australian Field Artillery [1] Australian Infantry [1] Canadian Army Infantry Unit [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry, Western Ont Regt, 18th Bttln [1] Canadian Red Cross Society [1]

Service

British Army [217] Royal Navy [43] Australian Imperial Force [29] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [340] F [2] L [2] J [1] M [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [331] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Frank Hendy Harry

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 289 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 159th Heavy Battery

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William Richard Harry

Born 1859

Died 1916

British Army 16251 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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William Gilbert Harry

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy 3215C Seaman HMS Goliath Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3215C Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3215C Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Goliath."

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Samuel William Harry

Born 1882

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force Captain Australian Infantry

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John Harry

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147647

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Edward Cecil Ewart Harry

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264405

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Alfred Harry

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263472

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George Harry

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265673

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Alfred Edward Harry

Died 1916

British Army Captain Attached Cheshire Regiment

British Army Captain Cheshire Regiment

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Benjamin Harry

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251703

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Frederick Evan John Harry

Born 1888

Died 1919

British Army 315246 Private Devonshire Regiment 15th Battalion

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Edward James Harry

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409709

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William Thomas Winstone Harry

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy K19181 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid

Royal Navy K19181 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Cornwallis

Royal Navy K19181 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vivid

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Gilbert Harry

Born 1893

Died 1931

Australian Imperial Force 634

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant 26th Australian Infantry Battalion

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George Frederick Annear Harry

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136178

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Edward Frederick Godfrey Harry

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282850

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Frederick Thomas Harry

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149440

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Ivor Harry

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177857

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Albert John Harry

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202628

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Seth Reginald Harry

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65140

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