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Place of birth

Aghada, Cork [157]

Upper Aghada, Cork [2]

Aghada, Co. Cork [1]

Aghada, County Cork [1]

Midleton Aghada, Cork [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [14]

Leading Seaman [7]

Leading Stoker [4]

Petty Officer [4]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Commissioned Gunner [1]

Corporal [1]

Gunner (T) [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Private [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

HMS LION [4]

HMS Ajax [3]

HMS BELLEROPHON [2]

HMS Black Prince [2]

HMS Hampshire [2]

HMS Indefatigable [2]

HMS Vivid [2]

HMS WARSPITE [2]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

H.M.S. "Onslaught." [1]

H.M.S. "Prince George" [1]

HMS Bellerophon [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Canada [1]

HMS Cornwall [1]

HMS Curlew [1]

HMS DUBLIN [1]

HMS Defence [1]

HMS Duke of Edinburgh [1]

HMS Fury [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS Hawke [1]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

HMS MAENAD [1]

HMS Marlborough [1]

HMS Minotaur [1]

HMS OAK [1]

HMS Orion [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

HMS Royal Oak [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

HMS Valiant [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

HMS Vivid II [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Service

Royal Navy [158]

British Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [24]

F [16]

H [16]

S [15]

O [12]

L [11]

M [11]

B [10]

D [10]

W [9]

R [8]

A [7]

K [6]

G [4]

P [1]

T [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [148]

Merchant Navy [3]

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People [162] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Aghada, Cork [157] Upper Aghada, Cork [2] Aghada, Co. Cork [1] Aghada, County Cork [1] Midleton Aghada, Cork [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [14] Leading Seaman [7] Leading Stoker [4] Petty Officer [4] Stoker 1st Class [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Blacksmith [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Stoker [1] Commissioned Gunner [1] Corporal [1] Gunner (T) [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Private [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

HMS LION [4] HMS Ajax [3] HMS BELLEROPHON [2] HMS Black Prince [2] HMS Hampshire [2] HMS Indefatigable [2] HMS Vivid [2] HMS WARSPITE [2] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] H.M.S. "Onslaught." [1] H.M.S. "Prince George" [1] HMS Bellerophon [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Canada [1] HMS Cornwall [1] HMS Curlew [1] HMS DUBLIN [1] HMS Defence [1] HMS Duke of Edinburgh [1] HMS Fury [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS Hawke [1] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1] HMS MAENAD [1] HMS Marlborough [1] HMS Minotaur [1] HMS OAK [1] HMS Orion [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] HMS Royal Oak [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] HMS Valiant [1] HMS Vivid I [1] HMS Vivid II [1] Royal Highlanders [1]

Service

Royal Navy [158] British Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [24] F [16] H [16] S [15] O [12] L [11] M [11] B [10] D [10] W [9] R [8] A [7] K [6] G [4] P [1] T [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [148] Merchant Navy [3]

William Cashman

Born 1886

Died 1965

Royal Navy 228580

Royal Navy Leading Seaman HMS Hampshire

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Michael Coleman

Born 1885

Died 1915

Royal Navy 215453 Leading Seaman HMS Goliath

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William Dooley

Born 1886

Died 1918

Royal Navy 310227 Blacksmith HMS Vivid

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Willliam Smyth

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy 184644 Able Seaman HMS Fury

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John Fitzgerald

Born 1880

Died 1920

Royal Navy 184643 Able Seaman HMS Vivid

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John Francis Barry

Born 1889

Died 1914

Royal Navy L4274 Officer's Steward 3rd Class HMS Hawke

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Michael Halloran

Born 1878

Died 1956

Royal Navy 181390 Petty Officer HMS Bellerophon

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David O'brien

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy 187778 Able Seaman HMS Defence

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Thomas Wafer

Born 1886

Died 1916

Royal Navy 220997 Leading Stoker HMS INDEFATIGABLE

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Thomas Driscoll

Born 1880

Died 1916

Royal Navy 194861 Able Seaman HMS Indefatigable

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Charles Mccarthy

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy Acting Gunner

Royal Navy 193957

Royal Navy Gunner (T) H.M.S. "Onslaught."

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Stephens Kearns

Born 1889

Royal Navy K188 Stoker 1st Class HMS LION

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Edmond Hartnett

Born 1881

Royal Navy 194177 Stoker 1st Class HMS Princess Royal

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William O'callaghan

Born 1893

Royal Navy J7486 Able Seaman HMS LION

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Patrick O'halloran

Born 1893

Royal Navy J7480 Able Seaman HMS LION

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Thomas Connell

Born 1870

Died 1916

Royal Navy 165310 Chief Stoker HMS Indefatigable

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Edmond Fitzpatrick

Born 1885

Royal Navy 228591

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John Conway

Born 1887

Royal Navy 229669

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Joseph Scannell

Born 1888

Royal Navy 230506

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Michael Duhig

Born 1887

Royal Navy 231962

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