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Place of birth

Horndean, Hampshire [44]

Catherington, Horndean, Hampshire [2]

Horndean, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [3]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

Acting Armourer's Mate [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Chief Writer [1]

Gunner [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Caroline [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS Onslaught [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - H.M.S. "Princess Royal." [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [41]

British Army [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Last name first letter

S [7]

H [5]

P [5]

A [4]

B [4]

G [4]

M [4]

C [3]

E [3]

W [3]

L [2]

T [2]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [45]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [47] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Horndean, Hampshire [44] Catherington, Horndean, Hampshire [2] Horndean, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [3] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] Acting Armourer's Mate [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Chief Writer [1] Gunner [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Petty Officer [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Caroline [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS Onslaught [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery - H.M.S. "Princess Royal." [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [41] British Army [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Last name first letter

S [7] H [5] P [5] A [4] B [4] G [4] M [4] C [3] E [3] W [3] L [2] T [2] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [45]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Walter Robert Chinchen

Born 1886

Died 1956

Royal Navy 217488

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Walter Albert Pearson

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy 12198 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy RMA/12198 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - H.M.S. "Princess Royal."

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Percival John Spickernell

Born 1879

Died 1925

Royal Navy 294986 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Onslaught

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William George Luff

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202634

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Edward Merrett

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 2007 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Harry Martin Hoar

Born 1897

Died 1978

Royal Navy L7529 Officer's Steward 3rd Class HMS Caroline

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Charles William Smith

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy 340264 Chief Writer HMS Queen Mary

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Raymond Arthur Patrick

Born 1897

Died 1983

Royal Navy J22279

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William Henry Attwood

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy 203625 Petty Officer HMS INVINCIBLE

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Arthur Jordan Manser

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 24880 Private Hampshire Regiment 14th (Service) Battalion.

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Sidney Seymour Ewens

Born 1882

Royal Navy 343730

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Harry Charles Hurst

Born 1887

Royal Navy 364827

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William George Lubb

Born 1890

Royal Navy F2634

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Edward George Gulley

Born 1900

Royal Navy F47828

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William Henry Bignell

Born 1900

Royal Navy J44209

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Edward John Aldred

Born 1897

Royal Navy J62158

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Arthur Edward Meadus

Born 1901

Royal Navy J77252

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Albert Owen Tilbury

Born 1890

Royal Navy K1547

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Gilbert Thomas Gale

Born 1899

Royal Navy K43265

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Alfred Henry Victor Holland

Born 1901

Royal Navy K57524

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