Died On This Day
14th August
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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| 1915 | WW I | BELL | Eric Victor | UK | 2nd Lieutenant | Open | |||||
Full Record CFHS Ref5463 WarWW I SurnameBELL ForenamesEric Victor NationalityUK Rank2nd Lieutenant Service No Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel11th (Service) Battalion ServiceManchester Regiment Awards  1914-15 Star British War Medal WW I Mentioned in Despatches Victory Medal WW ICitations Enlisted Residence Date Of Death14-Aug-15 Will CauseDied of wounds TheatreSulva Bay Interred Parish War MemorialSt Levan WM. Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other MemorialHelles Memorial. County/CountryTurkey. County/Country (Cemetery) Age19 Year Born1896 Place Of BirthPulborough, Sussex ParentsJohn and Lilian BELL Parents ResidenceOaks Lodge, Newmarket, Spouse Spouse Residence RemarksWorked at Porthcurno.  Eric Victor BELLStoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  St Levan War Memorial | |||||||||||
| 1915 | WW I | QUICK | John Kitchen | AUS | Private | 371 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref4277 WarWW I SurnameQUICK ForenamesJohn Kitchen NationalityAUS RankPrivate Service No371 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel28th Battalion ServiceAustralian Imperial Force Awards 1914-15 StarBritish War Medal WW IVictory Medal WW ICitations EnlistedKalgoorlie, Western Australia Residence Date Of Death14-Aug-15 Will CausePneumonia TheatreEgypt InterredCairo War Memorial Cemetery Parish War MemorialTowednack PC Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other MemorialAustralian Memorial - Canberra. Australian Memorial - London. County/CountryAustralia. London. County/Country (Cemetery)Egypt. Age26 Year Born1889 Place Of BirthSt Ives ParentsMatthew and Mary Jane (nee KITCHEN) QUICK Parents ResidenceSt Ives Spouse Spouse Residence RemarksDied at 1st General Hospital, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt. StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  Towednack Parish Church Australian War Memorial, Canberra | |||||||||||
| 1915 | WW I | STEPHENS | Charles | UK | Private | 14163 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref2529 WarWW I SurnameSTEPHENS ForenamesCharles NationalityUK RankPrivate Service No14163 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel7th (Service) Battalion ServiceSomerset Light Infantry Awards 1914-15 StarBritish War Medal WW IVictory Medal WW ICitations EnlistedPorth, Glamorgan, Wales Residence Date Of Death14-Aug-15 Will CauseKilled in action TheatreFrance and Flanders InterredDesplanque Farm Cemetery Parish War MemorialLostwithiel WM. Lostwithiel PC. Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)France Age19 Year Born1896 Place Of BirthLostwithiel ParentsFrederick and Lily STEPHENS Parents Residence37 Githin Terrace, Llwyncelyn, Porth, Glamorgan Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  War Grave - Charles STEPHENS Lostwithiel War Memorial Lostwithiel Parish Church Lostwithiel War Memorial - Face | |||||||||||
| 1916 | WW I | BIRD | Richard | UK | Private | 5707 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref12035 WarWW I SurnameBIRD ForenamesRichard NationalityUK RankPrivate Service No5707 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel ServiceBritish West Indies Regiment Awards 1914-15 StarBritish War Medal WW IVictory Medal WW ICitations Enlisted Residence Date Of Death14-Aug-16 Will Cause Theatre InterredMillbrook (All Saints) Churchyard Cemetery Parish War Memorial Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)Cornwall Age24 Year Born1892 Place Of Birth ParentsSimon and Rebecca BIRD Parents Residence Spouse Spouse Residence RemarksDied at Whitsand Battery Camp. Soldier came from Sierra Leon in Jul of 1916. StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here | |||||||||||
| 1916 | WW I | BUCKINHAM | Harry | UK | Private | 202104 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref12194 WarWW I SurnameBUCKINHAM ForenamesHarry NationalityUK RankPrivate Service No202104 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel1st/4th Battalion ServiceRoyal Berkshire Regiment Awards Citations EnlistedBodmin ResidenceTresillian Date Of Death14-Aug-16 Will Cause Theatre Interred Parish War MemorialProbus WM. Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other MemorialThiepval Memorial County/CountryFrance. County/Country (Cemetery) Age25 Year Born1891 Place Of BirthProbus Parents Parents Residence SpouseEthel M (nee BURLEY) BUCKINGHAM Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  Probus War Memorial Thiepval Memorial | |||||||||||
| 1916 | WW I | SEMMENS | Thomas Henry | UK | Private | 35542 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref10017 WarWW I SurnameSEMMENS ForenamesThomas Henry NationalityUK RankPrivate Service No35542 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel12th (Service) Battalion (3rd Gwent) ServiceSouth Wales Borderers Awards British War Medal WW IVictory Medal WW ICitations EnlistedAbertillery, Wales Residence Date Of Death14-Aug-16 Will CauseDied of wounds TheatreFrance and Flanders InterredChocques Military Hospital Parish War MemorialPenzance WM. St Just WM. Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)France Age23 Year Born1892 Place Of BirthSt Just ParentsJohn and Elizabeth SEMMENS Parents Residence Spouse Spouse Residence RemarksHis brother Peter J SEMMENS (3514) also fell. Penzance WM shows name as T B SEMMONS. StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  Penzance War Memorial St Just in Penwith War Memorial Penzance War Memorial - Face | |||||||||||
| 1917 | WW I | CLEMO | Charles Reginald | UK | Shipwright 2nd Class | M/16543 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref328 WarWW I SurnameCLEMO ForenamesCharles Reginald NationalityUK RankShipwright 2nd Class Service NoM/16543 Section Company Battery Unit / VesselHMS Prize ServiceRoyal Navy Awards British War Medal WW IVictory Medal WW ICitations EnlistedDevonport, Devon Residence Date Of Death14-Aug-17 Will CauseShip lost Theatre Interred Parish War Memorial Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other MemorialPlymouth Naval Memorial County/CountryDevon. County/Country (Cemetery) Age22 Year Born1895 Place Of BirthSt Erth ParentsCharles and Elizabeth Henrietta T (nee HAYES) CLEMO Parents Residence1 Beatrice Avenue, Keyham, Devonport, Devon Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  Plymouth Naval Memorial Plymouth Naval Memorial - Face 22a | |||||||||||
| 1917 | WW I | CORTIS | James | UK | Corporal | 57993 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref384 WarWW I SurnameCORTIS ForenamesJames NationalityUK RankCorporal Service No57993 Section Company Battery29th Battery Unit / Vessel42nd Brigade ServiceRoyal Garrison Artillery Awards  1914 StarBritish War Medal WW IVictory Medal WW ICitations EnlistedExeter, Devon Residence Date Of Death14-Aug-17 Will CauseKilled in action TheatreFrance and Flanders InterredLebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension Parish War MemorialBlackwater WM. St Agnes WM. St Agnes PC. Role of Honor Remembered On MemorialMithian (St Peter's) Churchyard, parents' grave Other MemorialRoyal Regiment of Artillery Memorial. County/CountryLondon. County/Country (Cemetery)France Age26 Year Born1891 Place Of BirthCusgarne ParentsEdward Charles and Annie (nee RICKARD) CORTIS Parents Residence SpouseRachel (nee WRIGLEY) CORTIS Spouse ResidenceBlackwater Hill, Blackwater, Scorrier RemarksHis brother Stephen CORTIS (385) also fell. StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  Blackwater War Memorial St Agnes War Memorial St Agnes Parish Church Blackwater War Memorial - Face Royal Regiment of Artillery Memorial London | |||||||||||
| 1917 | WW I | KELLY | Samuel Thomas | NZ | Private | 36919 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref3752 WarWW I SurnameKELLY ForenamesSamuel Thomas NationalityNZ RankPrivate Service No36919 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel3rd Battalion ServiceCanterbury Regiment Awards Citations Enlisted Residence Date Of Death14-Aug-17 Will CauseDied of wounds Theatre InterredTrois Arbres Cemetery Parish War Memorial Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other MemorialNZ Memorial - London. County/CountryLondon. County/Country (Cemetery)France Age26 Year Born1891 Place Of Birth ParentsThomas and Jane KELLY Parents ResidenceTrenance, St Keverne Spouse Spouse Residence RemarksDied at 2nd Casualty Clearing Station. StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  New Zealand Memorial London | |||||||||||
| 1917 | WW I | MARTYN | John | UK | Rifleman | 820419 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref9143 WarWW I SurnameMARTYN ForenamesJohn NationalityUK RankRifleman Service No820419 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel31st Battlalion ServiceLondon Regiment Awards British War Medal WW IVictory Medal WW ICitations EnlistedSouthwark, London ResidenceBlackfriars, London Date Of Death14-Aug-17 Will CauseKilled in action TheatreFrance and Flanders InterredLijssenthoek Military Cemetery Parish War MemorialLewannick PC. Lewannick WM Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)Belgium Age26 Year Born1891 Place Of BirthLewannick ParentsWilliam Charles and Annie MARTYN Parents ResidenceSt Columb Minor Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  Lewannick War Memorial | |||||||||||
| 1917 | WW I | STEVENS | Richard Paynter | CAN | Private | 190372 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref5300 WarWW I SurnameSTEVENS ForenamesRichard Paynter NationalityCAN RankPrivate Service No190372 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel87th (Canadian Grenadier Guards) Battalion ServiceCanadian Expeditionary Force Awards British War Medal WW IVictory Medal WW I Canadian Silver Memorial Cross WW1Citations EnlistedSt Thomas, Ontario, CAN ResidenceDetroit, Michigan, USA Date Of Death14-Aug-17 Will CauseKilled in action Theatre Interred Parish War MemorialSt Ives WM. St Ives PC. St Ives Wesleyan Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other MemorialCBR1. Canadian Memorial - London. Vimy Memorial. County/CountryCanada. London. France. County/Country (Cemetery) Age29 Year Born1888 Place Of BirthSt Ives ParentsHenry and Mary Ann STEVENS Parents Residence23 Trenwith Place, St Ives Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  Canadian Book of Remembrance WW1 Canadian Book of Remembrance WW1 - Face 332 | |||||||||||
| 1917 | WW I | TARRAWAY | Robert | UK | Petty Officer | 153498 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref11505 WarWW I SurnameTARRAWAY ForenamesRobert NationalityUK RankPetty Officer Service No153498 Section Company Battery Unit / VesselHMS Prize ServiceRoyal Navy Awards 1914-15 StarBritish War Medal WW IVictory Medal WW ICitations EnlistedDevonport, Devon Residence Date Of Death14-Aug-17 Will CauseDied on duty Theatre Interred Parish War MemorialRedruth WM Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other MemorialPlymouth Naval Memorial County/CountryDevon. County/Country (Cemetery) Age41 Year Born1875 Place Of BirthFalmouth ParentsGeorge Henry and Sarah A (nee ELLICOTT) TARRAWAY Parents Residence SpouseLillie (nee GEORGE) TARRAWAY Spouse Residence31 Blight's Row, Redruth Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  Redruth War Memorial Redruth War Memorial - FacePlymouth Naval Memorial Plymouth Naval Memorial - Face 20a | |||||||||||
| 1918 | WW I | CURTIS | William | UK | Private | 201166 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref4617 WarWW I SurnameCURTIS ForenamesWilliam NationalityUK RankPrivate Service No201166 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel2nd/4th Battalion ServiceDuke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Awards British War Medal WW I Territorial Force War MedalCitations EnlistedDelabole ResidenceTintagel Date Of Death14-Aug-18 Will Cause TheatreIndia InterredDelhi War Cemetery Parish War MemorialTintagel WM. Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)India Age23 Year Born1895 Place Of BirthTintagel ParentsHarry and Ellen CURTIS Parents ResidenceTrevena, Tintagel Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  Tintagel War Memorial Tintagel War Memorial - Face | |||||||||||
| 1918 | WW I | HAWKEN | Richard Charles | UK | Corporal | 491856 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref3981 WarWW I SurnameHAWKEN ForenamesRichard Charles NationalityUK RankCorporal Service No491856 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel1st/13th Kensington Battalion ServiceLondon Regiment Awards  Military MedalBritish War Medal WW IVictory Medal WW ICitations EnlistedKensington, London ResidenceSt James Court, Date Of Death14-Aug-18 Will CauseKilled in action TheatreFrance and Flanders InterredDainville British Cemetery Parish War MemorialSt Minver WM. Wadebridge (Town Hall) WM. Role of HonorSt Minver RoH 1 Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)France Age27 Year Born1891 Place Of Birth ParentsMartyn and Emma HAWKEN Parents ResidenceSt Minver Village Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  St Minver War Memorial Wadebridge (Town Hall) War Memorial St Minver War Memorial - Face St Minver Roll of Honour World War 1 | |||||||||||
| 1918 | WW I | PARSONS | Preston John | UK | Rifleman | 45011 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref2750 WarWW I SurnamePARSONS ForenamesPreston John NationalityUK RankRifleman Service No45011 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel1st Battalion ServiceKing's Royal Rifle Corps Awards British War Medal WW IVictory Medal WW ICitations EnlistedSt Austell ResidenceBugle Date Of Death14-Aug-18 Will CauseKilled in action TheatreFrance and Flanders InterredSt Amand British Cemetery Parish War MemorialSt Austell WM. Treverbyn WM Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)France Age19 Year Born1899 Place Of BirthBugle ParentsJohn Rounceval and Henrietta (nee HORE) PARSONS Parents ResidenceBugle Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  Treverbyn War Memorial | |||||||||||
| 1918 | WW I | ROOKE | Percy | UK | Private | 40127 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref3916 WarWW I SurnameROOKE ForenamesPercy NationalityUK RankPrivate Service No40127 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel8th (Service) Battalion ServiceSomerset Light Infantry Awards British War Medal WW IVictory Medal WW ICitations Enlisted Residence Date Of Death14-Aug-18 Will Cause Theatre InterredBienvillers Military Cemetery Parish War Memorial Role of HonorSt Stephen by Launceston RoH Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)France. Age19 Year Born1899 Place Of Birth ParentsWilliam and Sarah A ROOKE Parents ResidenceTrethorne Gate, St Thomas. Launceston. Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here | |||||||||||
| 1940 | WW II | HUNKIN | Morley Gordon | UK | Leading Aircraftman | 533140 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref902 WarWW II SurnameHUNKIN ForenamesMorley Gordon NationalityUK RankLeading Aircraftman Service No533140 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel ServiceRoyal Air Force Awards Citations Enlisted Residence Date Of Death14-Aug-40 Will Cause Theatre InterredStanton St Quintin (St Giles) Churchyard Extension Parish War MemorialLiskeard WM Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other MemorialRAF Memorial. County/CountryLondon. County/Country (Cemetery)Wiltshire Age25 Year Born1915 Place Of Birth ParentsWilliam and Minnie HUNKIN Parents ResidenceLiskeard SpouseJoan (nee MATTHEWS) HUNKIN Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  Liskeard War Memorial Liskeard War Memorial - Face Royal Air Force Memorial London | |||||||||||
| 1946 | WW II | THOMSON | Edward John T | UK | Chief Petty Officer | D/J 21547 | Open | ||||
Full Record CFHS Ref5750 WarWW II SurnameTHOMSON ForenamesEdward John T NationalityUK RankChief Petty Officer Service NoD/J 21547 Section Company Battery Unit / VesselHMS Defiance ServiceRoyal Navy Awards Citations Enlisted Residence71 Warfelton Crescent, Saltash Date Of Death14-Jun-46 Will1 CauseUraemia Theatre InterredPlymouth (Weston Mill) Cemetery Parish War MemorialSt Stephens by Saltash WM. Saltash WM2. Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)Devon Age48 Year Born1898 Place Of BirthSelkirk, Scotland Parents Parents Residence SpouseFlorence (nee JOHNS) THOMSON Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  War Grave - Edward John T THOMSON St Stephen by Saltash War Memorial St Stephen by Saltash War Memorial - Face | |||||||||||