Died On This Day
6th October
Cornwall Family History Society Cornwalls War History
Discover the stories of Cornish heroes who died on this day in history. Honor their memories with the Cornwall Family History Society’s detailed records
| Year | War | Surname | Forenames | Nationality | Rank | Service No | |||||
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| 1916 | WW I | HICKS | Edwin Charles | UK | Lance Corporal | 8554 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref2703 WarWW I SurnameHICKS ForenamesEdwin Charles NationalityUK RankLance Corporal Service No8554 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel2nd Battalion ServiceDevonshire Regiment Awards  1914 Star British War Medal WW I Victory Medal WW ICitations EnlistedPlymouth, Devon ResidenceSt Austell Date Of Death06-Oct-16 Will CauseKilled in action TheatreFrance and Flanders Interred Parish War MemorialSt Austell WM. Charlestown and Holmbush WM Role of Honor Remembered On MemorialLadock Churchyard, parents' grave Other MemorialLoos Memorial County/CountryFrance. County/Country (Cemetery) Age28 Year Born1888 Place Of BirthSt Austell ParentsJohn George and Dorothy Jane (nee HOOPER) HICKS Parents ResidenceLadock Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  Charlestown and Holmbush War Memorial | |||||||||||
| 1916 | WW I | PRESTON | John Alec Stanley | UK | Lieutenant | Open | |||||
Full Record CFHS Ref9654 WarWW I SurnamePRESTON ForenamesJohn Alec Stanley NationalityUK RankLieutenant Service No Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel11th (Reserve) Battalion ServiceGloucestershire Regiment Awards  Queen's South Africa MedalBritish War Medal WW IVictory Medal WW ICitations Enlisted Residence Date Of Death06-Oct-16 Will Cause Theatre InterredSalonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery Parish War Memorial Role of Honor Remembered On MemorialTreverbyn Churchyard, mother's grave Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)Greece Age38 Year Born1878 Place Of Birth ParentsAgnes and the late Alfred PRESTON Parents ResidenceLondon SpouseEllen Kate (nee GILL) PRESTON Spouse ResidenceCourtenay, Torquay, Devon Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  Family Grave - John Alec Stanley PRESTON | |||||||||||
| 1917 | WW I | BENNETT | Maurice Porter | UK | 2nd Lieutenant | Open | |||||
Full Record CFHS Ref3860 WarWW I SurnameBENNETT ForenamesMaurice Porter NationalityUK Rank2nd Lieutenant Service No Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel2nd Battalion ServiceRoyal West Surrey Regiment Awards British War Medal WW IVictory Medal WW ICitations Enlisted Residence Date Of Death06-Oct-17 Will CauseDied of wounds Theatre InterredGodewaersvelde British Cemetery Parish War MemorialTuckingmill WM. Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)France Age20 Year Born1897 Place Of BirthCamborne ParentsWilliam Francis and Mildred Amy (nee PORTER) BENNETT Parents ResidenceThe Cornwall Club, Truro Spouse Spouse Residence RemarksFormerly 23357 Oxforshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.  Maurice Porter BENNETTStoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  Tuckingmill War Memorial Tuckingmill War Memorial - Face | |||||||||||
| 1917 | WW I | JOSE | Richard Eastwood | UK | Private | 30414 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref1004 WarWW I SurnameJOSE ForenamesRichard Eastwood NationalityUK RankPrivate Service No30414 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel8th (Service) Battalion ServiceDevonshire Regiment Awards British War Medal WW IVictory Medal WW ICitations EnlistedRedruth Residence Date Of Death06-Oct-17 Will CauseKilled in action TheatreFrance and Flanders Interred Parish War MemorialRedruth PC. Redruth WM Role of Honor Remembered On MemorialRedruth (St Day Road) Cemetery, parents' grave D-916 Other MemorialTyne Cot Memorial County/CountryBelgium. County/Country (Cemetery) Age23 Year Born1894 Place Of Birth ParentsFrank and Mary Ann JOSE Parents Residence Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  Family Grave - Richard Eastwood JOSE Redruth War Memorial Tyne Cot Memorial | |||||||||||
| 1917 | WW I | PRIOR | William John | UK | Gunner | 82457 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref7486 WarWW I SurnamePRIOR ForenamesWilliam John NationalityUK RankGunner Service No82457 Section Company Battery177th Siege Battery Unit / Vessel ServiceRoyal Garrison Artillery Awards British War Medal WW IVictory Medal WW ICitations EnlistedHayle ResidenceHayle Date Of Death06-Oct-17 Will CauseKilled in action TheatreFrance and Flanders InterredYpres Reservoir Cemetery Parish War MemorialPhillack WM. Phillack PC. Hayle WM. St Erth WM. Role of HonorSt Erth RoH Remembered On Memorial Other MemorialRoyal Regiment of Artillery Memorial. County/CountryLondon. County/Country (Cemetery)Belgium Age27 Year Born1889 Place Of BirthSt Kew ParentsJohn and Laura Mary (nee PASCOE) PRIOR Parents Residence Spouse Spouse Residence RemarksOnly son. StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  Hayle War Memorial St Erth War Memorial St Erth Roll of Honour Royal Regiment of Artillery Memorial London | |||||||||||
| 1917 | WW I | TREMBETH | George | UK | Lieutenant | Open | |||||
Full Record CFHS Ref2086 WarWW I SurnameTREMBETH ForenamesGeorge NationalityUK RankLieutenant Service No Section Company Battery Unit / VesselHMS Begonia ServiceRoyal Naval Reserve Awards Citations Enlisted Residence Date Of Death06-Oct-17 Will CauseShip lost Theatre Interred Parish War MemorialTywardreath WM Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other MemorialPortsmouth Naval Memorial County/CountryHampshire. County/Country (Cemetery) Age26 Year Born1891 Place Of Birth ParentsGeorge and Maggie Isabella (nee STEWART) TREMBETH Parents ResidenceTywardreath Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here | |||||||||||
| 1917 | WW I | TRESIZE | John | UK | Private | 291016 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref9293 WarWW I SurnameTRESIZE ForenamesJohn NationalityUK RankPrivate Service No291016 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel9th (Service) Battalion ServiceDevonshire Regiment Awards British War Medal WW IVictory Medal WW ICitations Enlisted Residence Date Of Death06-Oct-17 Will CauseKilled in action TheatreFrance and Flanders InterredHooge Crater Cemetery Parish War MemorialPerranzabuloe WM. Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)Belgium Age35 Year Born1882 Place Of Birth ParentsFrederick and Josephine (nee OATES) TREZISE Parents Residence SpouseHettie TREZISE Spouse ResidenceRosedene, Callestick RemarksCWGC and SOGW show surname as TREZISE. Medal Card shows forenames as Frederick J O; CWGC Grave Registration shows name as F J. StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  Perranzabuloe War Memorial | |||||||||||
| 1917 | WW I | TREZISE | Frederick John Oates | UK | Private | 291016 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref3513 WarWW I SurnameTREZISE ForenamesFrederick John Oates NationalityUK RankPrivate Service No291016 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel9th (Service) Battalion ServiceDevonshire Regiment Awards British War Medal WW IVictory Medal WW ICitations EnlistedBodmin ResidenceCalstock Date Of Death06-Oct-17 Will CauseKilled in action TheatreFrance and Flanders InterredHooge Crater Cemetery Parish War Memorial Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)Belgium Age35 Year Born1879 Place Of BirthCalstock ParentsFrederick and Josephine Lucinda (nee OATES) TREZISE Parents Residence SpouseHettie (nee LORD) TREZISE Spouse ResidenceRosedene, Callestick Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here | |||||||||||
| 1918 | WW I | BENNALLICK | Alfred John | UK | Stoker 2nd Class | K/54010 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref7267 WarWW I SurnameBENNALLICK ForenamesAlfred John NationalityUK RankStoker 2nd Class Service NoK/54010 Section Company Battery Unit / VesselHMS Vivid ServiceRoyal Navy Awards Citations EnlistedDevonport, Devon Residence Date Of Death06-Oct-18 Will CausePneumonia Theatre InterredSt Mawgan (SS Mawgan and Nicholas) Churchyard Parish War MemorialSt Mawgan WM. Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)Cornwall Age18 Year Born1900 Place Of BirthTrevarrian ParentsGeorge Henry and Ethel Maude (nee YELLAND) BENNALLICK Parents ResidenceTrevarrian, Mawgan-in-Pydar Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here | |||||||||||
| 1918 | WW I | EDDY | Richard Henry | UK | Corporal | 19534 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref3546 WarWW I SurnameEDDY ForenamesRichard Henry NationalityUK RankCorporal Service No19534 Section Company BatteryB Company Unit / Vessel1st Battalion ServiceDevonshire Regiment Awards 1914 StarBritish War Medal WW IVictory Medal WW ICitations EnlistedSt Just Residence Date Of Death06-Oct-18 Will CauseDied of sickness TheatreEgypt InterredKantara War Memorial Cemetery Parish War MemorialSt Just WM. St Just PC Win. Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)Egypt Age34 Year Born1883 Place Of BirthSt Just ParentsChristiana Trevorrow EDDY Parents Residence7 Tregeseal, St Just SpouseLillian EDDY Spouse Residence5 Baladeulyn Terrace, Nantile, Penygroes, Carnarvonshire Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  St Just in Penwith War Memorial St Just in Penwith Church Window St Just in Penwith War Memorial - Face | |||||||||||
| 1918 | WW I | LEWIS | Ernest William | UK | Mechanician | 287608 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref10960 WarWW I SurnameLEWIS ForenamesErnest William NationalityUK RankMechanician Service No287608 Section Company Battery Unit / VesselHMS Glory IV ServiceRoyal Navy Awards Citations Enlisted Residence Date Of Death06-Oct-18 Will CauseBronchopneumonia Theatre InterredAllied Cemetery Archangel Parish War MemorialPolperro WM Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)Russia Age39 Year Born1879 Place Of BirthPortsea, Hampshire Parents Parents Residence SpouseLizzie (nee PUCKEY) LEWIS Spouse ResidencePolperro RemarksPolperro WM shows initials of W H. StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  Polperro War Memorial | |||||||||||
| 1918 | WW I | MELLON | Percival James | UK | Rifleman | S/36651 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref3960 WarWW I SurnameMELLON ForenamesPercival James NationalityUK RankRifleman Service NoS/36651 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel ServiceRifle Brigade Awards British War Medal WW IVictory Medal WW ICitations EnlistedCoventry, Warwickshire ResidenceSwindon, Wiltshire Date Of Death06-Oct-18 Will CauseKilled in action TheatreFrance and Flanders InterredRation Farm Military Cemetery Parish War Memorial Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)France Age20 Year Born1898 Place Of BirthBolton, Lancashire ParentsHenry C and Annie MELLON Parents Residence38 Trefusis Road, Redruth Spouse Spouse Residence RemarksHis brother Henry Carrodus MELLON (4094) also fell. StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here | |||||||||||
| 1918 | WW I | PRINN | Percy George | UK | Air Mechanic 2nd Class | 243158 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref5812 WarWW I SurnamePRINN ForenamesPercy George NationalityUK RankAir Mechanic 2nd Class Service No243158 Section Company Battery Unit / VesselHeadquarters Adriatic Group ServiceRoyal Flying Corps Awards Citations EnlistedBodmin ResidenceHong Kong, Liskeard Date Of Death06-Oct-18 Will Cause Theatre Interred Parish War MemorialLiskeard PC. Liskeard WM Role of Honor Remembered On MemorialLiskeard Churchyard, parents' grave Other MemorialRAF Memorial. County/CountryLondon. County/Country (Cemetery)France Age19 Year Born1899 Place Of BirthLiskeard ParentsHenry and Emma Jane (nee HARRIS) PRINN Parents Residence Spouse Spouse Residence RemarksHis brother Ambrose Harris PRINN (5812) also fell. Enlisted in 1915 in the DCLI and was discharged in Jun 1916 for making a misstatement regarding his age. Sixth son. StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  Liskeard Parish Church Liskeard War Memorial Royal Air Force Memorial London | |||||||||||
| 1918 | WW I | TREWERN | Richard | UK | Corporal | 306870 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref10064 WarWW I SurnameTREWERN ForenamesRichard NationalityUK RankCorporal Service No306870 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel1st/8th Battalion ServiceRoyal Warwickshire Regiment Awards British War Medal WW IVictory Medal WW ICitations Enlisted ResidenceTregiffian, Sennen Date Of Death06-Oct-18 Will Cause Theatre InterredBellicourt British Cemetery Parish War MemorialSt Just WM. St Just PC Win Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)France. Age25 Year Born1893 Place Of BirthPenzance RD ParentsRichard and Ellen TREWERN Parents ResidenceHigher Tregiffian, St Buryan Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here St Just in Penwith War MemorialSt Just in Penwith Church WindowSt Just in Penwith War Memorial - Face | |||||||||||
| 1941 | WW II | MEDLAND | Terence George William (Terry) | UK | Lance Sergeant | 5436169 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref5457 WarWW II SurnameMEDLAND ForenamesTerence George William (Terry) NationalityUK RankLance Sergeant Service No5436169 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel2nd Battalion ServiceDuke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Awards Citations Enlisted ResidenceCornwall Date Of Death06-Oct-41 Will Cause TheatreHome InterredLiskeard (St Martin) Churchyard Parish War MemorialLiskeard WM Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)Cornwall Age30 Year Born1911 Place Of BirthKent ParentsGeorge Henry and Florence Louise MEDLAND Parents Residence SpouseMary Ann MEDLAND Spouse ResidenceShieldaig, Strahcarron, Ross, Scotland Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  War Grave - Terence George William (Terry) MEDLANDLiskeard War Memorial Liskeard War Memorial - Face | |||||||||||
| 1942 | WW II | RYDER | Ernest Richard | UK | Lance Corporal | 10549996 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref12425 WarWW II SurnameRYDER ForenamesErnest Richard NationalityUK RankLance Corporal Service No10549996 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel ServiceRoyal Army Ordnance Corps Awards Citations Enlisted Residence Date Of Death06-Oct-42 Will Cause Theatre InterredMaker (SS Macra, Mary and Julian) Churchyard Parish War MemorialCawsand WM. Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)Cornwall Age37 Year Born1905 Place Of BirthWeymouth, Dorset ParentsEdwin Charles and Ethel RYDER Parents ResidenceCawsand Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  Cawsand and Rame War Memorial Cawsand and Rame War Memorial - Face | |||||||||||
| 1943 | WW II | HATCH | Arthur George | UK | Gunner | 1140773 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref744 WarWW II SurnameHATCH ForenamesArthur George NationalityUK RankGunner Service No1140773 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel138 Field Regiment ServiceRoyal Artillery Awards Citations Enlisted ResidenceCornwall Date Of Death06-Oct-43 Will Cause TheatreItaly InterredSangro River War Cemetery Parish War MemorialDelabole WM Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)Italy Age21 Year Born1922 Place Of BirthCornwall ParentsSamuel James and Lily (nee CANN) HATCH Parents ResidenceDelabole Spouse Spouse Residence RemarksHis brother Samuel John HATCH (746) also fell. StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  War Grave - Arthur George HATCH Delabole War Memorial Delabole War Memorial - Face | |||||||||||
| 1943 | WW II | PHILLIPS | Hugh Richard | UK | Aircraftman 1st Class | 1279173 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref1564 WarWW II SurnamePHILLIPS ForenamesHugh Richard NationalityUK RankAircraftman 1st Class Service No1279173 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel512 Squadron ServiceRoyal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Awards Citations Enlisted Residence Date Of Death06-Oct-43 Will CauseAcft flew into a barrage balloon cable and crashed during an air test Theatre InterredSt Ives (Barnoon) Cemetery Parish War Memorial Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other MemorialRAF Memorial. County/CountryLondon. County/Country (Cemetery)Cornwall Age22 Year Born1921 Place Of Birth ParentsJoseph and Maggie PHILLIPS Parents ResidenceSt Ives Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here Royal Air Force Memorial London | |||||||||||
| 1944 | WW II | COWLING | Sydney Oscar | UK | Lance Corporal | 5434022 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref403 WarWW II SurnameCOWLING ForenamesSydney Oscar NationalityUK RankLance Corporal Service No5434022 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel5th Battalion ServiceDuke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Awards Citations Enlisted ResidenceCornwall Date Of Death06-Oct-44 Will Cause TheatreWestern Europe Campaign 1944/45 Interred Parish War MemorialTruro-St John WM. Truro WM. Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other MemorialGroesbeek Memorial County/CountryNetherlands. County/Country (Cemetery) Age37 Year Born1907 Place Of BirthCornwall ParentsSidney Lewis and Linda COWLING Parents ResidenceTruro SpouseAudrey Doris COWLING Spouse ResidenceTruro Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  Truro WM Truro - St John The Evangelist Church - Face | |||||||||||
| 1944 | WW II | PASCOE | Kenneth Harold | UK | Private | 14704187 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref1462 WarWW II SurnamePASCOE ForenamesKenneth Harold NationalityUK RankPrivate Service No14704187 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel5th Battalion ServiceDuke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Awards Citations Enlisted ResidenceCornwall Date Of Death06-Oct-44 Will Cause TheatreWestern Europe Campaign 1944/45 InterredArnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery Parish War MemorialCamborne PC. Tuckingmill WM Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)Netherlands. Age18 Year Born1926 Place Of BirthCornwall ParentsThomas and Martha (nee JENKIN) PASCOE Parents ResidenceCamborne Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  War Grave - Kenneth Harold PASCOETuckingmill War Memorial Camborne Parish Church - Face | |||||||||||
| 1945 | WW II | BRENTON | Raymond | UK | Gunner | 933141 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref4986 WarWW II SurnameBRENTON ForenamesRaymond NationalityUK RankGunner Service No933141 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel75 Medium Regiment ServiceRoyal Artillery Awards Citations Enlisted ResidenceCornwall Date Of Death06-Oct-45 Will Cause TheatreSouth Africa InterredJohannesburg (West Park) Cemetery Parish War MemorialSt Merryn WM. Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)South Africa Age27 Year Born1918 Place Of BirthPlymouth, Devon ParentsHenry and Bartha BRENTON Parents ResidenceSt Merryn Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  St Merryn War Memorial St Merryn War Memorial - Face St Merryn War Memorial | |||||||||||
| 1946 | WW II | BECKETT | Francis Norman | UK | Aircraftman 1st Class | 3045024 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref5019 WarWW II SurnameBECKETT ForenamesFrancis Norman NationalityUK RankAircraftman 1st Class Service No3045024 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel511 Squadron ServiceRoyal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Awards Citations Enlisted Residence Date Of Death06-Oct-46 Will CauseCrashed in the sea during a transit flight carrying squadron ground crew Theatre Interred Parish War MemorialRedruth WM. Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other MemorialRunnymede Memorial. RAF Memorial. County/CountrySurrey. London. County/Country (Cemetery) Age21 Year Born1925 Place Of Birth ParentsArthur and Elizabeth Jane (nee BRAY) BECKETT Parents ResidenceRedruth Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here Redruth War Memorial Redruth War Memorial - Face Runnymede Memorial | |||||||||||