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Harwich, Essex, England [342]

Harwich, Essex [201]

Dovercourt, Harwich, Essex [3]

Ramsey, Harwich, Essex [2]

Great Oakley, Harwich, Essex [1]

Harwich Essex [1]

Little Oakley, Harwich, Essex [1]

Mistley, Harwich, Essex [1]

West Harwich, Essex [1]

Wrabness, Harwich, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [7]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy [1]

Bugler [1]

Corporal [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Fireman [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Boatman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Marine [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Hand [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Stoker, First Class [1]

Stoker, Second Class [1]

Trimmer [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [2]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Chatham Division [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

HMS Agamemnon [1]

HMS Benbow [1]

HMS Danae [1]

HMS Diomede [1]

HMS Hibernia [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS Lyne [1]

HMS Mars [1]

HMS Narbrough [1]

HMS Orion [1]

HMS PORPOISE [1]

HMS Pembroke II [1]

HMS Prince Rupert [1]

HMS Princetown [1]

HMS Racoon [1]

Hms Pathfinder [1]

Hussars [1]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1]

Mercantile Marine: S.S. "Copenhagen" [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Recruit Depot [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS VALIANT [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Zaria [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

Training Reserve [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [161]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39]

British Army [12]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [64]

B [57]

S [56]

M [48]

H [45]

G [40]

R [38]

W [33]

P [30]

D [21]

F [20]

T [19]

L [18]

A [17]

K [15]

E [13]

N [6]

J [4]

O [3]

U [2]

V [2]

Y [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [342]

Military Service [208]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [554] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Harwich, Essex, England [342] Harwich, Essex [201] Dovercourt, Harwich, Essex [3] Ramsey, Harwich, Essex [2] Great Oakley, Harwich, Essex [1] Harwich Essex [1] Little Oakley, Harwich, Essex [1] Mistley, Harwich, Essex [1] West Harwich, Essex [1] Wrabness, Harwich, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [7] Stoker 1st Class [3] Able Seaman [2] Lance Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Bombardier [1] Boy [1] Bugler [1] Corporal [1] Deck Hand [1] Fireman [1] Gunner [1] Leading Boatman [1] Lieutenant [1] Marine [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Sapper [1] Second Hand [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Stoker, First Class [1] Stoker, Second Class [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [4] Royal Naval Reserve [3] H.M.S. "Formidable." [2] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Chatham Division [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] HMS Agamemnon [1] HMS Benbow [1] HMS Danae [1] HMS Diomede [1] HMS Hibernia [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS Lyne [1] HMS Mars [1] HMS Narbrough [1] HMS Orion [1] HMS PORPOISE [1] HMS Pembroke II [1] HMS Prince Rupert [1] HMS Princetown [1] HMS Racoon [1] Hms Pathfinder [1] Hussars [1] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1] Mercantile Marine: S.S. "Copenhagen" [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Recruit Depot [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS VALIANT [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Zaria [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] Training Reserve [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [161] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39] British Army [12] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [64] B [57] S [56] M [48] H [45] G [40] R [38] W [33] P [30] D [21] F [20] T [19] L [18] A [17] K [15] E [13] N [6] J [4] O [3] U [2] V [2] Y [2] I [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [342] Military Service [208]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Reginald James Baxter

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200638

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Albert Sydney Darlow

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205553

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Wilfred Preston Scott

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 321903

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Henry Reginald Wynter

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59851

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Allan Basil Carpenter

Born 1884

Died 1919

Royal Navy 3818/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 3818 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Trawler "Mitres."

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Ernest Alexander

Born 1895

Died 1914

Royal Navy L5030 Officer's Steward 3rd Class Hms Pathfinder

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Frederick Mead

Born 1877

Died 1915

Royal Navy 298357

Royal Navy 298357 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Formidable."

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George Alfred Norman

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295574

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Mark Richmond

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298908

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Claude Henry Davis

Born 1896

Died 1961

Royal Navy A 9034 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Frederick John Stephen Andrews

Born 1885

Royal Navy 304244

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George Oswald Mallows

Born 1895

Died 1939

British Army 102 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 340034 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Harry James Culley

Born 1885

British Army 8468 Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment

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John William Littlewood

Born 1885

Royal Navy SS101290

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Offard Walter Button

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220861

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Leonard William Allen

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 32897 Private Essex Regiment

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Kate Amelia Bobby

Born 1885

Died 1958

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Leonard John Randall

Born 1887

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine: S.S. "Copenhagen"

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James Costick

Born 1890

Royal Navy 236338

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William Gordon Butters

Born 1890

Royal Navy 236898

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