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Weymouth, Dorset [722]

Poole, Dorset [565]

Dorchester, Dorset [515]

Bridport, Dorset [435]

Portland, Dorset [392]

Dorset [319]

Blandford, Dorset [208]

Wimborne, Dorset [206]

Sherborne, Dorset [174]

Wareham, Dorset [164]

Weymouth, Dorset, England [158]

Swanage, Dorset [139]

Shaftesbury, Dorset [127]

Gillingham, Dorset [91]

Parkstone, Dorset [72]

Lyme Regis, Dorset [71]

Dorset England [68]

Beaminster, Dorset [46]

Sturminster Newton, Dorset [46]

Dorset, England [45]

Bridport, Dorset, England [35]

Wimborne Minster, Dorset [35]

Abbotsbury, Dorset [32]

Branksome, Dorset [26]

Stalbridge, Dorset [23]

Maiden Newton, Dorset [22]

Bere Regis, Dorset [20]

Bournemouth, Dorset [20]

Corfe Castle, Dorset [19]

Cranborne, Dorset [19]

Sherbourne, Dorset [18]

Kinson, Dorset [17]

Poole, Dorset, England [17]

Alderney, Dorset, England [16]

Charminster, Dorset [16]

Burton Bradstock, Dorset [15]

Charmouth, Dorset [15]

Chickerell, Dorset [15]

Sturminster, Dorset [14]

Swanage, Dorset, England [14]

Yetminster, Dorset [14]

Kingston, Dorset [13]

Sturminster Marshall, Dorset [13]

Wimbourne, Dorset [13]

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England [12]

Preston, Dorset [12]

Winfrith, Dorset [12]

Wool, Dorset [12]

Symondsbury, Dorset [11]

Upway, Dorset [11]

Rank

Private [684]

Able Seaman [133]

Stoker 1st Class [100]

Gunner [76]

Corporal [70]

Lance Corporal [66]

Second Lieutenant [47]

Lieutenant [46]

Serjeant [46]

Ordinary Seaman [42]

Sapper [42]

Leading Seaman [36]

Stoker 2nd Class [34]

Captain [32]

Boy 1st Class [26]

Petty Officer [26]

Stoker Petty Officer [25]

Leading Stoker [23]

Rifleman [23]

Deck Hand [21]

Driver [21]

Major [17]

Acting Corporal [14]

Boy 2nd Class [12]

Sergeant [12]

Bombardier [11]

Lieutenant Colonel [10]

Chief Petty Officer [8]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [8]

Petty Officer Stoker [8]

Lieutenant Commander [7]

Petty Officer 1st Class [7]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [6]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Leading Signalman [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Acting Leading Stoker [5]

Armourer's Crew [5]

Boy [5]

Nurse [5]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [5]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [5]

2nd Lieutenant [4]

Blacksmith [4]

Shipwright 2nd Class [4]

Stoker [4]

Trooper [4]

Unit

Dorsetshire Regiment [283]

Royal Engineers [71]

Somerset Light Infantry [58]

Royal Garrison Artillery [57]

Hampshire Regiment [56]

Royal Field Artillery [47]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [40]

Dorset Yeomanry [37]

Labour Corps [34]

London Regiment [34]

Royal Naval Reserve [32]

Army Service Corps [29]

Devonshire Regiment [28]

HMS IRON DUKE [28]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [26]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [23]

Wiltshire Regiment [23]

Royal Air Force [22]

Machine Gun Corps [21]

HMS BULWARK [20]

Corps of Hussars [18]

HMS MALAYA [18]

HMS Good Hope [17]

HMS INVINCIBLE [17]

HMS QUEEN MARY [16]

HMS Victory II [16]

HMS Fearless [14]

HMS Victory I [14]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14]

Dorset Regiment [13]

Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [13]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [13]

HMS Victory [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [12]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Gloucestershire Regiment [11]

HMS NEPTUNE [11]

Royal Flying Corps [11]

Canadian Infantry [10]

HMS CANADA [10]

HMS Queen Mary [10]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Tank Corps [10]

HMS Impregnable [9]

South Wales Borderers [9]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [8]

HMS Agincourt [8]

HMS Caroline [8]

Service

Royal Navy [4132]

British Army [1049]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [993]

Australian Imperial Force [83]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [28]

Other Empire Force [18]

Indian Army [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [704]

B [687]

H [655]

C [622]

W [456]

M [439]

P [419]

G [327]

D [318]

L [310]

R [310]

T [293]

F [247]

A [212]

K [130]

J [124]

E [116]

N [112]

O [76]

V [53]

I [32]

Y [31]

U [10]

Q [2]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6041]

Merchant Navy [409]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [538]

India [4]

Canada [2]

Ireland [2]

South Africa [2]

Australia [1]

Malaysia [1]

New Zealand [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Weymouth, Dorset [722] Poole, Dorset [565] Dorchester, Dorset [515] Bridport, Dorset [435] Portland, Dorset [392] Dorset [319] Blandford, Dorset [208] Wimborne, Dorset [206] Sherborne, Dorset [174] Wareham, Dorset [164] Weymouth, Dorset, England [158] Swanage, Dorset [139] Shaftesbury, Dorset [127] Gillingham, Dorset [91] Parkstone, Dorset [72] Lyme Regis, Dorset [71] Dorset England [68] Beaminster, Dorset [46] Sturminster Newton, Dorset [46] Dorset, England [45] Bridport, Dorset, England [35] Wimborne Minster, Dorset [35] Abbotsbury, Dorset [32] Branksome, Dorset [26] Stalbridge, Dorset [23] Maiden Newton, Dorset [22] Bere Regis, Dorset [20] Bournemouth, Dorset [20] Corfe Castle, Dorset [19] Cranborne, Dorset [19] Sherbourne, Dorset [18] Kinson, Dorset [17] Poole, Dorset, England [17] Alderney, Dorset, England [16] Charminster, Dorset [16] Burton Bradstock, Dorset [15] Charmouth, Dorset [15] Chickerell, Dorset [15] Sturminster, Dorset [14] Swanage, Dorset, England [14] Yetminster, Dorset [14] Kingston, Dorset [13] Sturminster Marshall, Dorset [13] Wimbourne, Dorset [13] Lyme Regis, Dorset, England [12] Preston, Dorset [12] Winfrith, Dorset [12] Wool, Dorset [12] Symondsbury, Dorset [11] Upway, Dorset [11]

Rank

Private [684] Able Seaman [133] Stoker 1st Class [100] Gunner [76] Corporal [70] Lance Corporal [66] Second Lieutenant [47] Lieutenant [46] Serjeant [46] Ordinary Seaman [42] Sapper [42] Leading Seaman [36] Stoker 2nd Class [34] Captain [32] Boy 1st Class [26] Petty Officer [26] Stoker Petty Officer [25] Leading Stoker [23] Rifleman [23] Deck Hand [21] Driver [21] Major [17] Acting Corporal [14] Boy 2nd Class [12] Sergeant [12] Bombardier [11] Lieutenant Colonel [10] Chief Petty Officer [8] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [8] Petty Officer Stoker [8] Lieutenant Commander [7] Petty Officer 1st Class [7] Pioneer [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Air Mechanic 1st Class [6] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6] Lance Serjeant [6] Leading Signalman [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Acting Leading Stoker [5] Armourer's Crew [5] Boy [5] Nurse [5] Officer's Steward 1st Class [5] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [5] 2nd Lieutenant [4] Blacksmith [4] Shipwright 2nd Class [4] Stoker [4] Trooper [4]

Unit

Dorsetshire Regiment [283] Royal Engineers [71] Somerset Light Infantry [58] Royal Garrison Artillery [57] Hampshire Regiment [56] Royal Field Artillery [47] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [40] Dorset Yeomanry [37] Labour Corps [34] London Regiment [34] Royal Naval Reserve [32] Army Service Corps [29] Devonshire Regiment [28] HMS IRON DUKE [28] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [26] HMS BLACK PRINCE [23] Wiltshire Regiment [23] Royal Air Force [22] Machine Gun Corps [21] HMS BULWARK [20] Corps of Hussars [18] HMS MALAYA [18] HMS Good Hope [17] HMS INVINCIBLE [17] HMS QUEEN MARY [16] HMS Victory II [16] HMS Fearless [14] HMS Victory I [14] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14] Dorset Regiment [13] Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [13] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [13] HMS Victory [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Royal Berkshire Regiment [12] Royal Fusiliers [12] Gloucestershire Regiment [11] HMS NEPTUNE [11] Royal Flying Corps [11] Canadian Infantry [10] HMS CANADA [10] HMS Queen Mary [10] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Tank Corps [10] HMS Impregnable [9] South Wales Borderers [9] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [8] HMS Agincourt [8] HMS Caroline [8]

Service

Royal Navy [4132] British Army [1049] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [993] Australian Imperial Force [83] Canadian Expeditionary Force [28] Other Empire Force [18] Indian Army [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [704] B [687] H [655] C [622] W [456] M [439] P [419] G [327] D [318] L [310] R [310] T [293] F [247] A [212] K [130] J [124] E [116] N [112] O [76] V [53] I [32] Y [31] U [10] Q [2] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6041] Merchant Navy [409] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [538] India [4] Canada [2] Ireland [2] South Africa [2] Australia [1] Malaysia [1] New Zealand [1] United States [1]

Walter Sturmey

Born 1878

Royal Navy 357775 Officer's Steward 1st Class HMS NEW ZEALAND

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Albert George Chick

Born 1886

Royal Navy 365140 Stoker 1st Class HMS IRON DUKE

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Harry John Hawkins

Born 1889

Royal Navy J65340 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

Royal Navy DA 15651 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Frederick Sansom

Born 1878

Royal Navy 293540

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Arthur Hurt

Born 1892

British Army A902 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 10th (Service) Battalion

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Edwin Henry Gould

Born 1891

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Walter Sturmey

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Edwin Henry Gould