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Emsworth, Hampshire [166]

Emsworth, Hampshire, England [14]

Chidham Emsworth, Hampshire [1]

Landport, Emsworth, Hampshire [1]

Lordington House, Emsworth, Hampshire [1]

Westbourne Emsworth, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [10]

Private [7]

Leading Stoker [6]

Able Seaman [4]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Leading Seaman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Chief Shipwright [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Colonel [1]

Corporal [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Second Hand [1]

Ship's Steward [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Unit

HMS BLACK PRINCE [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

HMS Good Hope [3]

HMS QUEEN MARY [3]

HMS BULWARK [2]

HMS Fearless [2]

HMS IRON DUKE [2]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

H.M.S. Barham [1]

H.M.S. Fisgard [1]

HM Submarine E3 [1]

HM Submarine V3 [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS Caroline [1]

HMS Cornwall [1]

HMS DUBLIN [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington [1]

HMS Galatea [1]

HMS Ganges II [1]

HMS Hercules [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS Kempenfelt [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS Nomad [1]

HMS Roxburgh [1]

HMS SOUTHAMPTON [1]

HMS SUPERB [1]

HMS St George [1]

HMS Superb [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

London Regiment [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M. Yacht "Iolaire." [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Artillery Southern Command [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Queen Mary [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [146]

British Army [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [30]

B [20]

P [18]

W [16]

C [13]

D [13]

H [11]

M [11]

K [10]

F [6]

L [6]

R [6]

T [6]

G [5]

N [5]

O [3]

A [2]

E [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [161]

Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [184] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Emsworth, Hampshire [166] Emsworth, Hampshire, England [14] Chidham Emsworth, Hampshire [1] Landport, Emsworth, Hampshire [1] Lordington House, Emsworth, Hampshire [1] Westbourne Emsworth, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [10] Private [7] Leading Stoker [6] Able Seaman [4] Ordinary Seaman [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Leading Seaman [2] Petty Officer [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Petty Officer Stoker [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Chief Shipwright [1] Chief Stoker [1] Colonel [1] Corporal [1] Deck Hand [1] Gunner [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Second Hand [1] Ship's Steward [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Telegraphist [1] Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Unit

HMS BLACK PRINCE [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] HMS Good Hope [3] HMS QUEEN MARY [3] HMS BULWARK [2] HMS Fearless [2] HMS IRON DUKE [2] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] H.M.S. Barham [1] H.M.S. Fisgard [1] HM Submarine E3 [1] HM Submarine V3 [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS Caroline [1] HMS Cornwall [1] HMS DUBLIN [1] HMS Duke of Wellington [1] HMS Galatea [1] HMS Ganges II [1] HMS Hercules [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS Kempenfelt [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS Nomad [1] HMS Roxburgh [1] HMS SOUTHAMPTON [1] HMS SUPERB [1] HMS St George [1] HMS Superb [1] HMS Vivid I [1] London Regiment [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M. Yacht "Iolaire." [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Artillery Southern Command [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Queen Mary [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [146] British Army [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [30] B [20] P [18] W [16] C [13] D [13] H [11] M [11] K [10] F [6] L [6] R [6] T [6] G [5] N [5] O [3] A [2] E [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [161] Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Frederick Guy Lomer Borrow

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 2349 Private London Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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William Smith

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy K2031 Acting Petty Officer Stoker HM Submarine V3

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Ernest Leggett

Born 1879

Died 1919

Other Empire Force Deck Hand Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M. Yacht "Iolaire."

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Edward Benford

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164975

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Victor John Whiting

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy 193168 Petty Officer HMS BLACK PRINCE

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Joseph Kennett

Born 1900

Died 1941

Royal Navy K55113

Royal Navy K55113 Leading Stoker H.M.S. Fisgard

Royal Navy P/K 55113 Chief Stoker H.M.S. Barham

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George Miller

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262650

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Edward Walter Foster

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 22101 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Frederick Charles Brister

Born 1898

Died 1921

British Army 2847 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 281252 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Jesse Whittington

Born 1891

Died 1914

Royal Navy K3399 Stoker 1st Class HM Submarine E3

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Arthur Young

Born 1884

Died 1918

Royal Navy 2643DA Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 2643 Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Trawler "Thomas Cornwall."

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Frederick Parham

Born 1879

Died 1914

Royal Navy 286907 Leading Stoker HMS Good Hope

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George Denyer

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 562

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Edwin Savage

Born 1883

Died 1914

Royal Navy 202244 Petty Officer HMS Good Hope

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Horace Dawkins

Born 1894

Died 1939

Royal Navy J70174

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Harry Norton

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 319590

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Horace Minnell

Born 1894

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 10/1923 Wellington Infantry Battalion

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John Ernest Harry Hawkins

Born 1891

Died 1956

British Army 19805 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Leigh Buick

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy 235941 Leading Seaman HMS BLACK PRINCE

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Morton Swinburne

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181827

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