PENZANCE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE For many years a copy of the original Book of Remembrance was on display in the Remembrance Garden adjacent to Penlee House Gallery and Museum and more recently, due to structural problems, within the gallery itself. The book contained sparse information on those who gave their lives from the Second Boer War to the present day and it was therefore decided that a fuller record should be compiled. This book, which has taken several years of research, is the result of those efforts but it is still not yet complete and possibly never will be as it is now 100 years since the start of the Great War. However, it is hoped that, by putting the details collated so far into the public domain, further information will be forthcoming and that in the end we will have a comprehensive record and a fitting tribute to those from the Town who made the supreme sacrifice. The enlargement of Penzance Borough in 1934 has also been taken into account with the inclusion of Gulval, Heamoor, Newlyn, Mousehole and Paul. The total number of names is 655 broken down as follows: Boer War 8 Great War 380 World War II 260 Korean War 3 Other Conflicts 4 This Roll of Honour was formally presented to Penzance by the Town Council in August 2014 during the celebrations to mark the 400th year since the granting of the charter to the town and the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of The Great War. The biographical information has come from many sources and we are pleased to acknowledge the contribution made by the following: Commonwealth War Grave Commission The Naval and Military Press The Cornishman Newspaper Cornish Evening Tidings Newspaper DCLI Museum, Bodmin National Maritime Museum/Library, Falmouth The Morrab Library, Penzance Public Library, Penzance Cornwall Record Office, Truro Cornwall Centre, Redruth Cornwall Family History Society, Truro We are also indebted to the personal accounts and comments from many of the relations and friends of those honoured. PENZANCE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE 1896 – 1903 CHAMPION, W.L. Trooper Imperial Light Horse South Africa DUNN, J.S. Lieutenant Scottish Light Horse South Africa EDE, W. Trooper Kitchener’s Fighting Scouts South Africa EDWARDS, J. Trooper Imperial Yeomanry South Africa MCDONALD, M. Corporal Devonshire Regiment South Africa PAYNTER, G. Trooper Imperial Yeomanry South Africa ROGERS, R.J. Private Royal Army Medical Corps South Africa SIMONS, C. QM Sergeant Imperial Yeomanry South Africa 1914 – 1919 ACKFORD, T. ADLAM, J.F. Steward Mercantile Marine Bay of Biscay SS Trewyn AMOR, L. Sergeant 2/8th Bn. Worcestershire Regiment France ANCELL, F.G. Sergeant 11th Bn. Royal Fusiliers France ANGWIN, J.T. Private 6th Bn. Duke of Cornwall’s L.I. France ARBERY, F.J. Captain 1st Bn. Duke of Cornwall’s L.I. France MC ARBERY, R.S. Gunner Royal Field Artillery France ASH, E. L/Seaman Royal Naval Reserve Atlantic SS Dartmoor BAILEY, H. Engineman Royal Naval Reserve Devon BARKER, R.E. HMS Vivid BATTEN, J.M. Private 9TH Bn. Cheshire Regiment Belgium BEARD, D. L/Corporal 1st Bn. Duke of Cornwall’s L.I. France BECKERLEG, J. Private 3rd Regiment, South African Infantry Egypt BENNETTS, W.H. Seaman Royal Naval Reserve Gallipoli, Turkey HMS Goliath BERRYMAN, L.S. Master Mercantile Marine English Channel SS Coath BIRD, C.E. 2/Lieutenant 9 th Bn. Royal Fusiliers France BIRD, H.G.D. Private 5th Bn. Canadian Infantry France BIRD, R. de B. M. L/Corporal 8th Bn. Canadian Infantry Belgium BLAKE, H.G. Sapper Railway Troops, Royal Engineers Devon BLAMEY, H. Sergeant 1st Bn. Duke of Cornwall’s L.I. France BLEWETT, C. Private 1st Bn. Devonshire Regiment France BLEWETT, E.C. Seaman Royal Naval Reserve Cornwall HMS Albion BLEWETT, J.M. L/Seaman Royal Naval Reserve Atlantic SS Alnwick Castle BLEWETT, J.T. Seaman Royal Naval Reserve Gallipoli, Turkey HMS Goliath BLEWETT, R.B. Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve Mediterranean HM Trawler Loch Naver BOADEN, W.G. Private Royal Marine L.I. Cornwall BOASE, H. Lieutenant Royal Navy Suffolk HM Submarine C16 BOASE, W.H. Private Army Service Corps France BODINAR, W. Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve Scotland HMS Blackmorevale BOLITHO, W.E.T. Lt. Colonel Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry England DSO BOLITHO, W.H. Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery France BOLITHO, Lieutenant 19th Hussars France W.T.M. BOLLAND, T.J. Major 2/9th Bn. Liverpool Regiment France BONE, S.H. Private 4th Regiment, South African Infantry France BONE, T.T. 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers France BONETTO, F. Private 1/4th Bn. Duke of Cornwall’s L.I. Palestine BOON, C. Private 7th Bn. Duke of Cornwall’s L.I. France BRIDGEMAN, S. Private 1/4th Bn. Duke of Cornwall’s L.I. Palestine BROAD, C.E. Master Mercantile Marine Irish Sea SS Boynton BROAD, S. Steward Mercantile Marine Irish Sea SS Greldon BROCK, F.D. Sergeant 1st Bn. Royal Irish Fusiliers France BROMLEY, J.M. Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery Essex BRYANT, G.A.C. Private 15th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers France CARNE, J.C. Private 6th Bn. Australian Infantry Gall ipoli, Turkey CARNE, R. Private 2nd Bn. Devonshire Regiment France CARTER WOOD, 2/Lieutenant 2 nd Bn. Coldstream Guards France J.A. CASLEY, R.T. CATTRAN, J.P. Private 43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry France CHAPPELL, G. Chief Mercantile Marine English Channel Engineer SS Red Rose CHAPPELL, J.J. Private 2nd Bn. Duke of Cornwall’s L.I. Greece CHAPPELL, P. Private 1st Bn. Devonshire Regiment Belgium CHAPPLE, E. Pioneer Royal Engineers France CHAPPLE, J. Private 1st Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment Belgium CHAPPLE, W.J. Private 7th Bn. Duke of Cornwall’s L.I. France CHIRGWIN, J.C. Corporal 15th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment France CHIRGWIN, T.W. Private 12th Bn. Green Howards Fra nce CHRISTOPHER, 2/Lieutenant Indian Army Mesopotamia J.H. CHURCHWARD, L/Corporal 1/9th Bn. London Regiment France T.J. CLOKE, A.C. Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Cornwall COLTON, T.J. Able Mercantile Marine English Channel Seaman SS Coath COMBELLACK, Sergeant 1/4th Bn. Hampshire Regiment Mesopotamia R.J. DCM COOK, J.F. Private 1/4th Bn. Duke of Cornwall’s L.I. Italy CORIN, C.S. Private 6th Bn. Duke of Cornwall’s L.I. France CORIN, H.E. Private 2/1st Bn. Honourable Artillery France Company (Inf.) CORRISON, Gunner Royal Fortress Artillery France A.S.N. COTTON, T. Corporal 20th Bn. Canadian Infantry Belgium COX, J. Private 1st Bn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers France CROCKER, Rifleman 10th Bn. King’s Royal Rifle Corps Belgium C.J.L. CROCKER, J. AB Seaman Mercantile Marine North Sea SS Birtley CROFT, F.G. Private 10th Bn. Duke of Cornwall’s L.I. France CROWLE, A.J. Petty Officer Royal Navy North Sea HMS Defence CURNOW, W.J. Petty Officer Royal Navy Scotland 1st Class HMS Aurora DANIEL, J.J. Stoker Royal Navy Scotland 1st Class HMS Blake DANIEL, R.T. Rifles DAVEY, J. Sapper Royal Engineers Belgium DAVEY, W.J. Private 4th Bn. Canadian Mounted Rifles France DENLEY, J. C. Chief Mercantile Marine Atlantic Engineer SS Sowwell DENTON, G. Sergeant Royal Field Artillery France DENTON, T. Sgt. Maj. Royal Field Artillery Cornwall DOWNING, J.P. Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery France DREW, E. Private Labour Corps England DUNSTAN, R.J. Corporal Tank Corps Dorset DUSTING, L. Private 1st Regiment South African Infantry France EADIE, J. Lieutenant Royal Navy North Sea HMS Defence EDE, R.E. Corporal 1st Bn. Duke of Cornwall’s L.I. Belgium EDWARDS, G. Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve Bristol Channel HM Trawler Star of Freedom EDWARDS, G. Private 5th Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment France EDWARDS, J.F. Private 9th Bn. Royal Fusiliers F rance EDWARDS, M. L/Seaman Royal Naval Reserve Irish Sea LS & GC SS Bandon EDWARDS, R.V. Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery France ELLERY, E.E. Bombardier Royal Field Artillery Greece FITZGERALD, Chief Petty Royal Navy Cornwall D.J. Officer FORBES, W.A.S. 2/Lieutenant 1 st Bn. Duke of Cornwall’s L.I. France FRANCIS, C. Royal Naval Division Cornwall FRANCIS, J.L. 2/Lieutenant 2 nd Regiment, South African Infantry France FREETHY, T. 2nd Engineer Mercantile Marine English Channel SS Coath FRIGGENS, R.H. Private Army Service Corps Aegean Sea FRY, W.T. Private 1/4th Bn. Duke of Cornwall’s L.I. Egypt GAGE, R.H.R. Bombardier Royal Field Artillery Turkey GALLOWAY, Private 6th Bn. Duke of Cornwall’s L.I. Belgium W.T. GARSTIN, D.N. Captain 10th Hussars Russia DSO, MC GIBSON, J.A. Private 1/4th Bn. Duke of Cornwall’s L.I. Palestine GILES, P. Private 9th Bn. King’s Own Yorkshire L.I. France GLASSON, R.B. Private 4th Bn. Duke of Cornwall’s L.I. Wiltshire GOODING, Sapper Railway Op. Div. Royal Engineers France T.C.W. GOODMAN, S. Private 17th Bn. Australian Infantry France GRAY, F.C. Private 2nd Bn. Duke of Cornwall’s L.I. France GREEN, J.H.B. Private 2nd Bn. Devonshire Regiment France GREEN, R. Seaman Royal Navy Gallipoli, Turkey HMS Goliath GREEN, W.H. Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve Cornwall HM Drifter Beryl III GRENFELL, F.J. Master Mercantile Marine Irish Sea SS Hannah Croasdell GRIFFITHS, W.G. GROVES, L. GROVES, L.R. Private 8th Bn. Devonshire Regiment France GUNDRY, C.E. Petty Officer Royal Navy Middlesex Stoker HALL, G. Private 1/5th Bn. Duke of Cornwall’s L.I. Belgium HALL, H.C. Private 12th Bn. Manchester Regiment France HALL, J.T. Private 15th Bn. Hampshire Regiment France HALL, R. T. Private 17th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) France HALL, W.H. Private 1st Bn. Wiltshire Regiment France HALL, W.K. Private 2nd Bn.