I am very saddened to see how the Merchant Navy is still being left out of history. Sadly the records are poor and finding a deckboy is almost impossible, especially if there are 1000 possible occurrences of that name. This comm is for the Merchant Navy men as well as seamen from the Royal Navy Reserve and the RNVR that I have found in my travels.
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Born 1873
Died 1919
Royal Navy 2554C Leading Seaman Royal Naval Reserve. H.M.S. "Arrogant."
Royal Navy C 2554 Royal Naval Reserve
Royal Navy 2554.C. (CH) Leading Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Arrogant
Born 1884
Died 1919
Royal Navy DA 21143 Royal Naval Reserve
Royal Navy 21143. D.A. (Ch.) Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Gunner
Born 1891
Died 1919
Royal Navy 2966/A Seaman Royal Naval Reserve. H.M.S. "Wallington."
Royal Navy A 2966 Royal Naval Reserve
Royal Navy 2966.A. (CH) Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Wallington
Born 1863
Died 1918
Other Empire Force Chief Steward Mercantile Marine, HMHS Galway Castle
Born 1874
Died 1919
Royal Navy SD 1445 Royal Naval Reserve
Royal Navy 1445.S.D. (Ch.) Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve: HM Trawler Unity
Born 1893
Died 1916
Royal Navy S 4348 Stoker Royal Naval Reserve
Royal Navy 4348S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Flirt."
Born 1885
Died 1918
Other Empire Force Fireman Merchant Navy Mercantile Marine
Born 1890
Died 1919
Royal Navy DA 11907 Royal Naval Reserve
Royal Navy 11907.D.A. (Ch.) Leading Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve: HM Trawler Iceland
Born 1898
Died 1919
Royal Navy SD 4435 Royal Naval Reserve
Royal Navy 4435.S.D. (Ch) Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve: HMML 502
Born 1895
Died 1919
Royal Navy A 8896 Royal Naval Reserve
Royal Navy 8896.A. (CH) Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Dublin
Born 1900
Died 1918
Royal Navy Z/2776 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Royal Navy Bristol Z/2776 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: HMS Victory VI RN Depot Crystal Palace
Born 1869
Died 1940
Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve
Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve
Royal Navy Midshipman Royal Naval Reserve
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Born 1879
Died 1916
Royal Navy Z/1280 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division H.M.S. "Victory"
Born 1873
Died 1919
Royal Navy D 1830 Royal Naval Reserve
Royal Navy 1830/D Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Imperieuse
Royal Navy 1830.D. (CH) Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Imperieuse
Born 1884
Died 1915
Royal Navy 361977
Other Empire Force Assistant Cook Mercantile Marine HMS Baralong
Born 1885
Royal Navy A 6899 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve HMS Flirt
Born 1880
Died 1917
Other Empire Force Waiter Mercantile Marine. HMHS Asturias
Born 1900
Died 1919
Royal Navy DA 20536 Royal Naval Reserve
Royal Navy 20536. D.A. (Ch) Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve: HM Trawler Matthew Flynn
Born 1880
Died 1919
Other Empire Force Mate Mercantile Marine Reserve
Other Empire Force Mate Mercantile Marine Reserve: HM Drifter Cornrig
Born 1868
Died 1919
Royal Navy D 1350 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve
Royal Navy 1350/D Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - HM Yacht Iolaire
Royal Navy 1350 D. (PO) Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HM Yacht Iolaire