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Newhaven, Sussex [208]

Newhaven, Sussex, England [18]

Newhaven, Brighton, Sussex [2]

Newhaven Sussex [1]

Newhaven, East Sussex [1]

Newhaven, Lewes,Sussex. [1]

Rank

Private [7]

Leading Stoker [5]

Deck Hand [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Driver [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

HMS IRON DUKE [2]

Army Ordnance Department [1]

East African Forces [1]

East African Miscellaneous List [1]

French Red Cross [1]

H.M.S. "Opal." [1]

H.M.S. "Victory" [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS BROKE [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS Drake [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Fisgard [1]

HMS Genista [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Mary Rose [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS SOUTHAMPTON [1]

HMS Terror [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

HMS Victory II [1]

HMS Yarmouth [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1]

Red Cross [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Miura" [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Defence [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

Serbian Relief Fund [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [169]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28]

British Army [14]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [25]

B [24]

H [24]

M [20]

S [19]

L [17]

C [16]

R [14]

G [12]

P [11]

D [9]

A [8]

T [8]

F [7]

E [4]

J [4]

K [4]

N [2]

I [1]

O [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [205]

Merchant Navy [21]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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People [231] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Newhaven, Sussex [208] Newhaven, Sussex, England [18] Newhaven, Brighton, Sussex [2] Newhaven Sussex [1] Newhaven, East Sussex [1] Newhaven, Lewes,Sussex. [1]

Rank

Private [7] Leading Stoker [5] Deck Hand [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Lance Corporal [3] Able Seaman [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Driver [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant [1] Nursing Sister [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant [1] Sick Berth Attendant [1] Sister [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Telegraphist [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] HMS IRON DUKE [2] Army Ordnance Department [1] East African Forces [1] East African Miscellaneous List [1] French Red Cross [1] H.M.S. "Opal." [1] H.M.S. "Victory" [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS BROKE [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS Drake [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Fisgard [1] HMS Genista [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Mary Rose [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS SOUTHAMPTON [1] HMS Terror [1] HMS VALIANT [1] HMS Victory II [1] HMS Yarmouth [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1] Red Cross [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Miura" [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Defence [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1] Serbian Relief Fund [1] South Wales Borderers [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [169] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28] British Army [14] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [25] B [24] H [24] M [20] S [19] L [17] C [16] R [14] G [12] P [11] D [9] A [8] T [8] F [7] E [4] J [4] K [4] N [2] I [1] O [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [205] Merchant Navy [21]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Wilhelm Henry Wellsted

Born 1868

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Arthur Frank Larkin

Born 1863

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William Edward Geer

Born 1877

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Archibald Stewart Fisher

Born 1886

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Arthur George Cranston

Born 1879

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Cuthbert Edgar Fisher

Born 1881

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William Charles Austin Fenner

Born 1892

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Edgar George Buckwell

Born 1887

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Albert Edward Brown

Born 1884

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Albert James Warren

Born 1881

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Albert Victor Hedges

Born 1897

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