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Bendigo Victoria [4]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Mousehole, Cornwall [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Camborne, Cornwall [2]

Castlemaine Victoria [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Glen Iris Victoria [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Maldon Victoria [2]

Newstead Victoria [2]

Penzance, Cornwall [2]

Plympton, Devon [2]

Redruth England [2]

Redruth, Cornwall [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

St Arnaud Victoria [2]

Trewen, Cornwall [2]

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire [1]

Blackheath, Kent [1]

Blackwater, Cornwall, England [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Broomfield Victoria [1]

Callington, Cornwall [1]

Campbells Creek Victoria [1]

Cardiff South Wales [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Chewton Victoria [1]

Constantine, Cornwall [1]

Copperhouse Hill, Cornwall [1]

Cornwall [1]

Cornwall England [1]

Devonport [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall, England [1]

Glebe New South Wales [1]

Halston, Cornwall [1]

Hartland, Devon [1]

Horsham Victoria [1]

Inverell New South Wales [1]

Kangaroo Ground Victoria [1]

Kea near Truro, Cornwall England [1]

Kyabram Victoria [1]

Launceston, Cornwall [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Liskeard, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [126]

Sapper [19]

Corporal [14]

Gunner [13]

Lieutenant [12]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Serjeant [9]

Driver [8]

Captain [7]

Lance Corporal [7]

Acting Corporal [4]

Major [4]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

3rd Writer [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Bugler [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major Battalion Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sick Berth Steward 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [44]

Royal Engineers [32]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Devonshire Regiment [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

London Regiment [9]

Labour Corps [8]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Australian Infantry [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

General List [2]

Indian Ordnance Department [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Devonshire Yeomanry [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Supply and Transport Corps [2]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

51st Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

Army Printing and Stationery Services [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Australian Army Medical Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Forestry Corps [1]

County Of London Yeomanry [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Attached Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [223]

Royal Navy [49]

Australian Imperial Force [48]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

J [361]

Contribution

Military Service [347]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Australia [1]

Ireland [1]

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People [361] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bendigo Victoria [4] Melbourne Victoria [3] Mousehole, Cornwall [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Camborne, Cornwall [2] Castlemaine Victoria [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Glen Iris Victoria [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Maldon Victoria [2] Newstead Victoria [2] Penzance, Cornwall [2] Plympton, Devon [2] Redruth England [2] Redruth, Cornwall [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] St Arnaud Victoria [2] Trewen, Cornwall [2] Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire [1] Blackheath, Kent [1] Blackwater, Cornwall, England [1] Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Broomfield Victoria [1] Callington, Cornwall [1] Campbells Creek Victoria [1] Cardiff South Wales [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Chewton Victoria [1] Constantine, Cornwall [1] Copperhouse Hill, Cornwall [1] Cornwall [1] Cornwall England [1] Devonport [1] Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Falmouth, Cornwall, England [1] Glebe New South Wales [1] Halston, Cornwall [1] Hartland, Devon [1] Horsham Victoria [1] Inverell New South Wales [1] Kangaroo Ground Victoria [1] Kea near Truro, Cornwall England [1] Kyabram Victoria [1] Launceston, Cornwall [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Liskeard, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [126] Sapper [19] Corporal [14] Gunner [13] Lieutenant [12] Second Lieutenant [10] Serjeant [9] Driver [8] Captain [7] Lance Corporal [7] Acting Corporal [4] Major [4] Acting Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Deck Hand [2] Sister [2] Staff Serjeant [2] 2nd Corporal [1] 3rd Writer [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Bugler [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major Battalion Lieutenant Colonel [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sick Berth Steward 2nd Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [44] Royal Engineers [32] Royal Field Artillery [14] Army Service Corps [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Devonshire Regiment [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] London Regiment [9] Labour Corps [8] Royal Fusiliers [6] Hampshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Tank Corps [5] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Australian Infantry [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] General List [2] Indian Ordnance Department [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Devonshire Yeomanry [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Supply and Transport Corps [2] Territorial Force Nursing Service [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 51st Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] Army Printing and Stationery Services [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Australian Army Medical Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Forestry Corps [1] County Of London Yeomanry [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Attached Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [223] Royal Navy [49] Australian Imperial Force [48] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

J [361]

Contribution

Military Service [347] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7] Australia [1] Ireland [1]

Percy Spencer Jenkin

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 12371 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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Richard Douglas Pryce Jenkin

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderers

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William John Jenkin

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 3036 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 2nd/5th Battalion

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John Charles Jenkin

Born 1882

Died 1915

Royal Navy 10961 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/10961 (RMR B1696) Private HMS Goliath Royal Marine Reserve

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Thomas Henry Jenkin

Born 1894

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2831 Corporal Australian Infantry 58th Bn.

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Robert James Jenkin

Born 1889

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 3571

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William John Jenkin

Born 1886

Died 1918

Royal Navy DA15226 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 15226/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve: H.M. Trawler "Hercules IV"

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Richard Charles Jenkin

Born 1890

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Deck Hand Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy Deck Hand Mercantile Marine Reserve: H.M.S. "Victory"

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John Charles Jenkin

Born 1884

Died 1918

Royal Navy 351139 Sick Berth Steward 2nd Class HMS Blake

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John Jenkin

Born 1876

Died 1917

Royal Navy F/25398 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Naval Air Service: HMS President II

Royal Navy F25398 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Naval Air Service

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William Jenkin

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226143

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Harold Philip Jenkin

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 127995 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Reginald Trevor Jenkin

Born 1887

Died 1962

British Army Captain Indian Army Supply Column

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William Walter Lloyd Jenkin

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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Lawrence Jenkin

Died 1947

British Army 2754 Acting Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 200909 Acting Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Leonard Jenkin

Born 1897

Died 1921

British Army 3/5564 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

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Harry Jenkin

Born 1875

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1786

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1786 Private Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

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Wilfred Jenkin

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251572

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Victor David Jenkin

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 19879 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

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Percy Jenkin

Died 1915

British Army 17099 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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