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Harborne, Staffordshire [58]

Harborne, Staffordshire, England [2]

Harborne Staffordshire [1]

Harborne, Birmingham, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [3]

Gunner [2]

Private [2]

L Bombadier [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Master At Arms [1]

Musician [1]

Painter 1st Class [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Ships Corporal [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Un.Pd L/Cpl [1]

Unit

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

H.M. Submarine E47 [1]

HM Submarine D5 [1]

HM Submarine G7 [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artilliery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marines Band - HMS IRON DUKE [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [47]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

British Army [4]

Last name first letter

H [8]

B [7]

S [7]

W [6]

D [5]

C [4]

T [4]

G [3]

L [3]

M [3]

E [2]

F [2]

K [2]

P [2]

R [2]

A [1]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [58]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [62] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Harborne, Staffordshire [58] Harborne, Staffordshire, England [2] Harborne Staffordshire [1] Harborne, Birmingham, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [3] Gunner [2] Private [2] L Bombadier [1] Leading Seaman [1] Master At Arms [1] Musician [1] Painter 1st Class [1] Petty Officer [1] Ships Corporal [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Telegraphist [1] Un.Pd L/Cpl [1]

Unit

Royal Garrison Artillery [2] H.M. Submarine E47 [1] HM Submarine D5 [1] HM Submarine G7 [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS Victory I [1] HMS Vivid I [1] Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artilliery [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marines Band - HMS IRON DUKE [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [47] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] British Army [4]

Last name first letter

H [8] B [7] S [7] W [6] D [5] C [4] T [4] G [3] L [3] M [3] E [2] F [2] K [2] P [2] R [2] A [1] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [58] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Harold Reeves Crompton

Born 1891

Royal Navy J4696

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Solomon Parker

Born 1900

Royal Navy J51299

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Francis George Harris

Born 1896

Royal Navy J17004

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James Wakelin

Born 1896

Royal Navy J24471

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John Thomas Edgerton

Born 1900

Royal Navy J88698

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Ernest Edward Kettle

Born 1885

Royal Navy SS416

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Norbert Gregory Redfern

Born 1885

Royal Navy 362077

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William Dunshee

Born 1882

Royal Navy F25173

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Will Thatcher

Born 1900

Royal Navy J48216

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Benjamin Marsh

Born 1882

Royal Navy 205668

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Albert Edward Slater

Born 1889

Royal Navy 236686

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George Philip Clark

Born 1893

Royal Navy J6386

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William Simcox

Born 1882

Royal Navy 204992

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Charles William Slade

Born 1893

Royal Navy J7273

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Matthew Leonard

Born 1892

Royal Navy J7642

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Arthur Victor Bromwell

Born 1900

Royal Navy F51596

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Noah Henry Smallwood

Born 1878

Royal Navy 346122

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Thomas William Edwin Higginbottom

Born 1892

Royal Navy J2659

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William George Fox

Born 1899

Royal Navy K2023

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Frank Herbert Insley

Born 1892

Royal Navy J1718

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