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Alverstoke, Hampshire [306]

Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire [23]

Alverstoke, Hampshire, England [11]

Gosport, Alverstoke, Hampshire [3]

Alverstoke Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Alverstoke Gosport Hampshire [1]

Alverstoke Hampshire [1]

Alverstoke, County of Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire, England [1]

Alverstoke, South Hampshire [1]

Alverstoke,Gosport,Hampshire. [1]

Alverstoke,Hampshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [11]

Private [11]

Lieutenant [7]

Captain [6]

Major [4]

Petty Officer [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Serjeant [4]

Ship's Steward [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Bugler [3]

Chief Petty Officer [3]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Petty Officer 1st Class [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

Cooper [2]

Corporal [2]

Gunner [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Master At Arms [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

Able Seaman (Rigger) [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Temporary Chief Master at Arms [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Chief Shipwright [1]

Chief Writer [1]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Colonel /Temporary Major General [1]

Commander [1]

Commander (Retd) [1]

Commanding Officer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

HMS Good Hope [9]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [9]

HMS IRON DUKE [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

HMS Agincourt [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

HMS BULWARK [2]

HMS Monarch [2]

HMS NEPTUNE [2]

HMS Neptune [2]

HMS Princess Royal [2]

HMS Queen Mary [2]

HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Staff [2]

3rd Labour Battalion [1]

Australian Army Medical Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Dorset Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Gold Coast Regiment [1]

Gold Coast Regiment West African Force [1]

H. M. Submarine B6 [1]

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

H.M.S. "Victory" formerly H.M.S. "Colombo" [1]

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

HM Submarine E10 [1]

HMS Abdiel [1]

HMS Acasta [1]

HMS Alert [1]

HMS Amethyst [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS Benbow [1]

HMS Canada [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Flirt [1]

HMS Glory [1]

HMS Hercules [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS Implacable [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Majestic [1]

HMS Mercury [1]

HMS Minotaur [1]

HMS Myosotis [1]

Service

Royal Navy [290]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

British Army [24]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [43]

H [36]

C [33]

W [27]

S [26]

D [25]

M [22]

R [18]

L [15]

P [15]

F [14]

G [13]

T [13]

A [12]

E [10]

J [9]

O [8]

K [5]

V [3]

N [2]

I [1]

Q [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [315]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

South Africa [2]

France [1]

India [1]

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People [352] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Alverstoke, Hampshire [306] Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire [23] Alverstoke, Hampshire, England [11] Gosport, Alverstoke, Hampshire [3] Alverstoke Gosport, Hampshire [2] Alverstoke Gosport Hampshire [1] Alverstoke Hampshire [1] Alverstoke, County of Southampton, Hampshire [1] Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire, England [1] Alverstoke, South Hampshire [1] Alverstoke,Gosport,Hampshire. [1] Alverstoke,Hampshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [11] Private [11] Lieutenant [7] Captain [6] Major [4] Petty Officer [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Serjeant [4] Ship's Steward [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Boy 2nd Class [3] Bugler [3] Chief Petty Officer [3] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Petty Officer 1st Class [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Chief Stoker [2] Cooper [2] Corporal [2] Gunner [2] Leading Seaman [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Master At Arms [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] Able Seaman (Rigger) [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Temporary Chief Master at Arms [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Blacksmith [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Chief Shipwright [1] Chief Writer [1] Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Colonel /Temporary Major General [1] Commander [1] Commander (Retd) [1] Commanding Officer [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

HMS Good Hope [9] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [9] HMS IRON DUKE [4] Royal Engineers [4] HMS Agincourt [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] HMS BULWARK [2] HMS Monarch [2] HMS NEPTUNE [2] HMS Neptune [2] HMS Princess Royal [2] HMS Queen Mary [2] HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [2] HMS Victory I [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Staff [2] 3rd Labour Battalion [1] Australian Army Medical Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Dorset Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Gold Coast Regiment [1] Gold Coast Regiment West African Force [1] H. M. Submarine B6 [1] H.M.S. "Victory" [1] H.M.S. "Victory" formerly H.M.S. "Colombo" [1] H.M.S. "Vivien." [1] HM Submarine E10 [1] HMS Abdiel [1] HMS Acasta [1] HMS Alert [1] HMS Amethyst [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS Benbow [1] HMS Canada [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Flirt [1] HMS Glory [1] HMS Hercules [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS Implacable [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Majestic [1] HMS Mercury [1] HMS Minotaur [1] HMS Myosotis [1]

Service

Royal Navy [290] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] British Army [24] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [43] H [36] C [33] W [27] S [26] D [25] M [22] R [18] L [15] P [15] F [14] G [13] T [13] A [12] E [10] J [9] O [8] K [5] V [3] N [2] I [1] Q [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [315] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [19] South Africa [2] France [1] India [1]

Frederick Maurice House Md

Born 1865

Died 1965

Australian Imperial Force

Australian Imperial Force Captain Australian Army Medical Corps

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James Henley Johnson

Born 1878

Died 1916

Royal Navy 174479 Ship's Steward HMS Queen Mary

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John James Woods

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy K3757 Stoker 1st Class HMS Flirt

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Victor George Howard Rickard

Born 1872

Died 1915

British Army Major Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Munster Fusiliers 2 Battalion

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John Ames

Born 1879

Died 1914

Royal Navy 181534 Petty Officer 1st Class HMS Good Hope

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Sydney Arthur Hammond Ward

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy 13029 Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Robert Cotton Money

Born 1888

Died 1985

British Army Lieutenant Scottish Rifles

British Army Captain Infantry Brigade

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Frederick Dickson

Born 1892

Died 1920

Royal Navy M549 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class H.M.S. "Victory"

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Stuart Welwood Hare

Born 1867

Died 1952

British Army Commanding Officer Shorncliffe Camp

British Army Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General Staff

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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William John Blake

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196275

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Rowland John Raggett

Born 1896

Died 1955

British Army 14758 Serjeant Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Rifles

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Thomas Edwin George Jacobs

Born 1884

Died 1920

Royal Navy 205244 Petty Officer H.M.S. "Victory" formerly H.M.S. "Colombo"

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Albert Bernard Germain

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 179626

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William John Edmund Shaw

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213075

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Arthur Seymour Miller

Born 1892

Died 1919

Royal Navy 15924 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy PO/15924 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS President III

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Edward Charles Street

Born 1879

Died 1952

Royal Navy 190782 Petty Officer 1st Class HMS Spitfire

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Frederick Cornelius Flory

Born 1897

Died 1915

Royal Navy 16521 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy PO/16521 Bugler Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Queen" "C" Company

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Charles Beatty

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 6570 Serjeant Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Johnson

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 8032 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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John Henry Culling

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 12261 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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