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Devonport, Devon [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Bolton England [2]

Maldon Victoria [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Bridlington England [1]

Calcutta [1]

Callington, Cornwall [1]

Camborne, Cornwall [1]

Casterton Victoria [1]

Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Clifton Hill Victoria [1]

Cork [1]

Cornwall [1]

Echunga South Australia [1]

Emerald Queensland [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Harrow Victoria [1]

Hull [1]

Hull England [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Kensington Victoria [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lincolnshire [1]

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Marfleet [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Moonta Mines South Australia [1]

Morgan South Australia [1]

Port Talbot, Glamorgan [1]

Port Talbot, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Portlaw, County Waterford [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Potterne Wilts [1]

Prahran Victoria [1]

Redruth, Cornwall, England [1]

Sennen Cove, Cornwall [1]

Sennen, Cornwall [1]

St. Werburgh's, Bristol [1]

Stainforth, Thorne, Yorkshire, England [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Thirsk, Yorkshire [1]

Truro, Cornwall [1]

York [1]

Young New South Wales [1]

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Private [106]

Gunner [16]

Lieutenant [12]

Corporal [11]

Captain [10]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Sapper [8]

Serjeant [8]

Driver [6]

Acting Corporal [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Bombardier [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Major [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Colonel [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

AA [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Captain Flight Commandant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Deputy Administrator [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Rifleman [1]

Seaman [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Wheeler Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Labour Corps [16]

Royal Engineers [16]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

London Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Lancers [2]

Leinster Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

4th Rajputs [1]

Alberta Regiment also Westminster B.C. Regiment [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [195]

Royal Navy [25]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [283]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [3]

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United Kingdom [9]

Canada [1]

Ireland [1]

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People [294] Stories Communities

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Devonport, Devon [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Bolton England [2] Maldon Victoria [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Bridlington England [1] Calcutta [1] Callington, Cornwall [1] Camborne, Cornwall [1] Casterton Victoria [1] Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Clifton Hill Victoria [1] Cork [1] Cornwall [1] Echunga South Australia [1] Emerald Queensland [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Harrow Victoria [1] Hull [1] Hull England [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Kensington Victoria [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lincolnshire [1] Malvern Victoria [1] Marfleet [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Moonta Mines South Australia [1] Morgan South Australia [1] Port Talbot, Glamorgan [1] Port Talbot, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Portlaw, County Waterford [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Potterne Wilts [1] Prahran Victoria [1] Redruth, Cornwall, England [1] Sennen Cove, Cornwall [1] Sennen, Cornwall [1] St. Werburgh's, Bristol [1] Stainforth, Thorne, Yorkshire, England [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Thirsk, Yorkshire [1] Truro, Cornwall [1] York [1] Young New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [106] Gunner [16] Lieutenant [12] Corporal [11] Captain [10] Second Lieutenant [10] Sapper [8] Serjeant [8] Driver [6] Acting Corporal [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Bombardier [3] Lance Corporal [3] Major [3] Temporary Captain [3] Colonel [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Pioneer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] AA [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Captain Flight Commandant [1] Deck Hand [1] Deputy Administrator [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Rifleman [1] Seaman [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Wheeler Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [20] Labour Corps [16] Royal Engineers [16] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Army Service Corps [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] London Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Devonshire Regiment [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal West Surrey Regiment [4] East Lancashire Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Welsh Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Lancers [2] Leinster Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] 4th Rajputs [1] Alberta Regiment also Westminster B.C. Regiment [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [195] Royal Navy [25] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] Australian Imperial Force [22] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [283] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Canada [1] Ireland [1]

Cecil Bennetts Penrose

Australian Imperial Force 6371

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Ernest Penrose

Australian Imperial Force 7291

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Herbert James Cooper Penrose-Fitzgerald

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Captain Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Fusiliers 3rd Bn. attd. 1st Bn

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James Ledran Penrose

Born 1896

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654077

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654077 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private Alberta Regiment also Westminster B.C. Regiment 31st Battalion (Alta.) and 47th (B.C.)

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Maurice John Penrose-Fitzgerald

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal West Surrey Regiment 7th Battalion

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Leonard Francis Edward Penrose

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 25/563 New Zealand Machine Gun Corps

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Jordon Mitchell Penrose

Australian Imperial Force 2486

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Thomas Francis Penrose

Australian Imperial Force 569

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Henry Penrose

Australian Imperial Force 3638

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Charles Penrose

Australian Imperial Force Q21776

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Joseph Sanders Penrose

Australian Imperial Force

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Clarence Stephen Penrose

Australian Imperial Force 3464

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John Edmund Penrose

Australian Imperial Force 265

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Arthur Penrose

Australian Imperial Force 8075

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Harold George Penrose

Australian Imperial Force 15565

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Herbert Henry Penrose

Australian Imperial Force 3489

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William Victor Penrose

Australian Imperial Force 655

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Edwin Lewis Charles Penrose

Born 1896

Royal Navy 1821 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Harold Theodore Penrose

Born 1897

Royal Navy 14441 Royal Marine Artillery

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Ernest Francis Penrose

Born 1895

Royal Navy 1421 Royal Marine Artillery

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