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Beccles, Suffolk [184]

Beccles, Suffolk, England [13]

Barnby, Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Barsham Beccles Suffolk [1]

Barsham, Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Beccles Suffolk [1]

Beccles,Suffolk. [1]

Brampton, Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Ingate Road, Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Mutford, Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Shadingfield, Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Shaw's Yard, Ravensmeer, Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Weston, Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [17]

Corporal [7]

Deck Hand [7]

Able Seaman [5]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Driver [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Rifleman [2]

Second Hand [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Bombadier [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant (Quartermaster) [1]

Major [1]

Merchant Marine [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer 1st class [1]

Seaman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st class [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Trimmer [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [12]

Suffolk Regiment [10]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Labour Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

HMS BELLEROPHON [2]

HMS Pembroke I [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

British Naval Siege Guns [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

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

H.M.S. Alcantara [1]

HM Submarine K4 [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS Liberty [1]

HMS Natal [1]

HMS Pathfinder [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

HMS YARMOUTH [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

Merchant Marines [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Nigerian Regiment, West Africa Frontier Force [1]

Norfolk Regiment Depot [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

RNVR London - HMS Excellent [1]

RNVR London - HMS Vindictive [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Ocean Star." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Bracklyn." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Vivid." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. "Colleen" [1]

Royal Naval Reserve: HM Drifter Golden Rule [1]

Service

Royal Navy [118]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

British Army [32]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [27]

B [24]

S [24]

A [18]

C [14]

P [13]

F [11]

G [11]

H [10]

R [8]

D [7]

K [7]

M [7]

E [6]

L [6]

O [4]

T [4]

J [3]

Y [2]

I [1]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [179]

Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Ecuador [1]

Nigeria [1]

United States [1]

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People [208] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Beccles, Suffolk [184] Beccles, Suffolk, England [13] Barnby, Beccles, Suffolk [1] Barsham Beccles Suffolk [1] Barsham, Beccles, Suffolk [1] Beccles Suffolk [1] Beccles,Suffolk. [1] Brampton, Beccles, Suffolk [1] Ingate Road, Beccles, Suffolk [1] Mutford, Beccles, Suffolk [1] Shadingfield, Beccles, Suffolk [1] Shaw's Yard, Ravensmeer, Beccles, Suffolk [1] Weston, Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [17] Corporal [7] Deck Hand [7] Able Seaman [5] Boy 1st Class [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Driver [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Lance Sergeant [2] Leading Seaman [2] Rifleman [2] Second Hand [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Gunner [1] Lance Bombadier [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant (Quartermaster) [1] Major [1] Merchant Marine [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer 1st class [1] Seaman [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st class [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [12] Suffolk Regiment [10] Royal Field Artillery [5] Labour Corps [3] London Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] HMS BELLEROPHON [2] HMS Pembroke I [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] British Naval Siege Guns [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Dreadnought." [1] H.M.S. Alcantara [1] HM Submarine K4 [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS LION [1] HMS Liberty [1] HMS Natal [1] HMS Pathfinder [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS Vivid I [1] HMS YARMOUTH [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] Merchant Marines [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Nigerian Regiment, West Africa Frontier Force [1] Norfolk Regiment Depot [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] RNVR London - HMS Excellent [1] RNVR London - HMS Vindictive [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Ocean Star." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Bracklyn." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Vivid." [1] Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. "Colleen" [1] Royal Naval Reserve: HM Drifter Golden Rule [1]

Service

Royal Navy [118] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] British Army [32] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [27] B [24] S [24] A [18] C [14] P [13] F [11] G [11] H [10] R [8] D [7] K [7] M [7] E [6] L [6] O [4] T [4] J [3] Y [2] I [1] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [179] Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [17] Ecuador [1] Nigeria [1] United States [1]

Clifford Edwin Hall

Born 1885

Royal Navy 209641

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Bertie Ernest Victor Matson

Born 1885

Royal Navy 210447

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Ernest George Ife

Born 1885

Royal Navy 219728

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Mabel Foster

Born 1882

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Walter Frederick Wiggett

Born 1896

Royal Navy J22939 Boy 2nd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J22939 Boy 1st Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J22939 Ordinary Seaman HMS Natal

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Frederick Robert Gardiner

Born 1899

Royal Navy J31461 Boy 1st Class HMS BELLEROPHON

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Albert George Adams

Born 1898

Royal Navy J28594 Boy 1st Class HMS BELLEROPHON

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Isiah William Shulver

Born 1886

Royal Navy J69999 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy DA 16325 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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William Borrett

Born 1876

Royal Navy DA 7211 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. "Colleen"

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William Wigg

Born 1871

Royal Navy SD 2722 Leading Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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William Thomas Frederick Adams

Born 1900

Royal Navy F45866

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245866 Royal Air Force

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Henry George Dyer

Born 1896

Royal Navy SS116643 Stoker 1st Class HMS TIGER

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Arthur William Dack

Born 1891

Royal Navy K5692 Stoker 1st Class HMS YARMOUTH

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Robert William Lewis

Born 1895

Royal Navy 13319 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION

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Edmund Guy Buckenham

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1666 Private Suffolk Regiment 6th (cyclist Battalion

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Herbert Ashley

Born 1897

British Army 2728 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 3rd Battalion

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Richard Smith

Born 1877

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James Woolnough

Born 1871

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Henry Woolner

Born 1888

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George William Moore

Born 1887

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