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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]

Henry John Adams

Born 1878

Royal Navy 178246 Petty Officer (NS) HMS Neptune

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William Henry James Wagstaff

Born 1889

Royal Navy K33 Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy K33 Stoker 1st Class HMS Amethyst

Royal Navy K33 Leading Stoker HMS Agincourt

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George Alfred Smith

Born 1879

Royal Navy 355732

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Henry Gallienne

Born 1874

Royal Navy 350388

Royal Navy 350388 2nd Sick Berth Steward

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Alfred Edgar Moth

Born 1881

Royal Navy 201912 Petty Officer HMS Hercules

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Arthur Roy Ellis

Born 1895

Royal Navy M3241 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS NEPTUNE

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Bertie Annett

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209684

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Archibald Henry Browning

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238047

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Henry Thomas Childs

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240290

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James Lowes Tomlinson

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252053

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Aubrey Ernest William Hartfall

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 159439

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William Albert Ralph

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196798

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Albert Ernest Jolliffe

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87850

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Robert Cecil Habens

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 157024

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George Henry Cudd

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216300

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Cecil Stephen Turnbull

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224675

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Charles William Doling

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234375

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Robert Edward Beard

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81204

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Hedley George Creal

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 8298 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 8298 Private Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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James Arthur Cuell

Born 1879

Died 1949

Royal Navy 195551

Royal Navy 195551 Able Seaman HMS Mercury

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