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Plymouth, Devon [5180]

Plymouth, Devon, England [609]

Charles, Plymouth, Devon [94]

Stonehouse, Plymouth, Devon [20]

St Jude's, Plymouth, Devon [18]

Charles Plymouth, Devon [12]

Mutley, Plymouth, Devon [9]

Saint Peters Plymouth, Devon [8]

Saint Andrews Plymouth, Devon [7]

Devonport, Plymouth, Devon [6]

Stoke Damerel, Plymouth, Devon [6]

Plymstock, Plymouth, Devon [4]

St Andrews, Plymouth, Devon [4]

Stoke, Plymouth, Devon [4]

Near Plymouth, Devon [3]

Plympton, Plymouth, Devon [3]

7 Portland Square, Plymouth, Devon [2]

Brixton, Plymouth, Devon [2]

Cattedown, Plymouth, Devon [2]

Egg Buckland, Plymouth, Devon [2]

Ermington, Plymouth, Devon [2]

Holy Trinity Plymouth, Devon [2]

Ivybridge, Plymouth, Devon [2]

Modbury, Plymouth, Devon [2]

Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, Devon [2]

Plymouth Devon [2]

Plymouth Devon England [2]

Saint Andrew's Plymouth, Devon [2]

Saint Johns Plymouth, Devon [2]

Saint Judes Plymouth, Devon [2]

Stonehouse Plymouth, Devon [2]

Trinity, Plymouth, Devon [2]

14 Desborough Rd, Princerock, Plymouth, Devon [1]

20 Oakfield Tce, Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1]

24 St Johns Rd, Plymouth, Devon [1]

3 DudleyTerrace, St Judes, Plymouth, Devon [1]

5 Alma St, Parish of Sutton Plym, Plymouth, Devon [1]

60 Grenville Rd, Plymouth, Devon [1]

61 York St, Plymouth, Devon, England [1]

7 Lambhay St, Plymouth, Devon [1]

7 Moon St, Parish of Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1]

9 Summerland St, Plymouth, Devon [1]

All Saints Plymouth, Devon [1]

Bickleigh, Plymouth, Devon [1]

Brent, Plymouth, Devon [1]

Christchurch Plymouth, Devon [1]

Christchurch, Plymouth, Devon [1]

Cornwood, Plymouth, Devon [1]

Crabtree Plymouth, Devon [1]

Crownhill, Plymouth, Devon [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [156]

Private [98]

Able Seaman [95]

Leading Stoker [59]

Stoker 2nd Class [43]

Leading Seaman [30]

Ordinary Seaman [29]

Lieutenant [27]

Stoker Petty Officer [27]

Boy 1st Class [24]

Second Lieutenant [24]

Petty Officer [22]

Captain [20]

Boy 2nd Class [16]

Cook's Mate [16]

Petty Officer Stoker [16]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [12]

Gunner [12]

Lance Corporal [12]

Major [11]

Shipwright 1st Class [11]

Acting Leading Stoker [10]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [10]

Serjeant [9]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [8]

Chief Petty Officer [7]

Chief Stoker [7]

Driver [7]

Mechanician [7]

Rifleman [7]

Sapper [7]

Seaman [7]

Shipwright 2nd Class [7]

Sick Berth Attendant [7]

Boy Telegraphist [6]

Petty Officer 1st Class [6]

Deck Hand [5]

Plumber [5]

Stoker [5]

Armourer [4]

Boy [4]

Corporal [4]

Officer's Cook 1st Class [4]

Signal Boy [4]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [3]

Acting Gunner [3]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [3]

Boy Artificer [3]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3]

Unit

HMS LION [50]

HMS TIGER [50]

Devonshire Regiment [43]

HMS Ajax [36]

HMS THUNDERER [35]

HMS BELLEROPHON [33]

HMS VALIANT [33]

HMS Monmouth [30]

HMS Vivid [30]

HMS Vivid II [30]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [24]

Royal Naval Reserve [21]

HMS New Zealand [18]

HMS Erin [17]

HMS DEFENCE [16]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [15]

Royal Engineers [15]

HMS Defence [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

HMS Impregnable [13]

Labour Corps [12]

London Regiment [11]

HMS IRON DUKE [10]

HMS Vivid I [10]

HMS Warrior [10]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

HMS BENBOW [9]

HMS Goliath [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [8]

HMS Falmouth [7]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

HMS Benbow [6]

HMS Indefatigable [6]

HMS Indus [6]

HMS WARRIOR [6]

Various HM Ships and Establishments [6]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

HMS NEPTUNE [5]

HMS NEW ZEALAND [5]

HMS Tiger [5]

HMS Warspite [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

HMS DUBLIN [4]

HMS Good Hope [4]

Service

Royal Navy [4696]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [585]

British Army [192]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Other Empire Force [7]

Indian Army [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [620]

H [599]

S [503]

C [475]

W [456]

P [423]

M [411]

R [329]

T [314]

L [287]

D [281]

G [241]

F [208]

J [190]

E [164]

A [153]

K [125]

N [115]

O [61]

V [56]

I [27]

Y [25]

Q [10]

U [7]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5326]

Merchant Navy [603]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [159]

India [3]

France [2]

Germany [2]

Canada [1]

China [1]

Egypt [1]

Isle of Man [1]

Malta [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

Turkey [1]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [5180] Plymouth, Devon, England [609] Charles, Plymouth, Devon [94] Stonehouse, Plymouth, Devon [20] St Jude's, Plymouth, Devon [18] Charles Plymouth, Devon [12] Mutley, Plymouth, Devon [9] Saint Peters Plymouth, Devon [8] Saint Andrews Plymouth, Devon [7] Devonport, Plymouth, Devon [6] Stoke Damerel, Plymouth, Devon [6] Plymstock, Plymouth, Devon [4] St Andrews, Plymouth, Devon [4] Stoke, Plymouth, Devon [4] Near Plymouth, Devon [3] Plympton, Plymouth, Devon [3] 7 Portland Square, Plymouth, Devon [2] Brixton, Plymouth, Devon [2] Cattedown, Plymouth, Devon [2] Egg Buckland, Plymouth, Devon [2] Ermington, Plymouth, Devon [2] Holy Trinity Plymouth, Devon [2] Ivybridge, Plymouth, Devon [2] Modbury, Plymouth, Devon [2] Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, Devon [2] Plymouth Devon [2] Plymouth Devon England [2] Saint Andrew's Plymouth, Devon [2] Saint Johns Plymouth, Devon [2] Saint Judes Plymouth, Devon [2] Stonehouse Plymouth, Devon [2] Trinity, Plymouth, Devon [2] 14 Desborough Rd, Princerock, Plymouth, Devon [1] 20 Oakfield Tce, Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1] 24 St Johns Rd, Plymouth, Devon [1] 3 DudleyTerrace, St Judes, Plymouth, Devon [1] 5 Alma St, Parish of Sutton Plym, Plymouth, Devon [1] 60 Grenville Rd, Plymouth, Devon [1] 61 York St, Plymouth, Devon, England [1] 7 Lambhay St, Plymouth, Devon [1] 7 Moon St, Parish of Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1] 9 Summerland St, Plymouth, Devon [1] All Saints Plymouth, Devon [1] Bickleigh, Plymouth, Devon [1] Brent, Plymouth, Devon [1] Christchurch Plymouth, Devon [1] Christchurch, Plymouth, Devon [1] Cornwood, Plymouth, Devon [1] Crabtree Plymouth, Devon [1] Crownhill, Plymouth, Devon [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [156] Private [98] Able Seaman [95] Leading Stoker [59] Stoker 2nd Class [43] Leading Seaman [30] Ordinary Seaman [29] Lieutenant [27] Stoker Petty Officer [27] Boy 1st Class [24] Second Lieutenant [24] Petty Officer [22] Captain [20] Boy 2nd Class [16] Cook's Mate [16] Petty Officer Stoker [16] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [12] Gunner [12] Lance Corporal [12] Major [11] Shipwright 1st Class [11] Acting Leading Stoker [10] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [10] Serjeant [9] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [8] Chief Petty Officer [7] Chief Stoker [7] Driver [7] Mechanician [7] Rifleman [7] Sapper [7] Seaman [7] Shipwright 2nd Class [7] Sick Berth Attendant [7] Boy Telegraphist [6] Petty Officer 1st Class [6] Deck Hand [5] Plumber [5] Stoker [5] Armourer [4] Boy [4] Corporal [4] Officer's Cook 1st Class [4] Signal Boy [4] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [3] Acting Gunner [3] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [3] Acting Sub Lieutenant [3] Boy Artificer [3] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3]

Unit

HMS LION [50] HMS TIGER [50] Devonshire Regiment [43] HMS Ajax [36] HMS THUNDERER [35] HMS BELLEROPHON [33] HMS VALIANT [33] HMS Monmouth [30] HMS Vivid [30] HMS Vivid II [30] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [24] Royal Naval Reserve [21] HMS New Zealand [18] HMS Erin [17] HMS DEFENCE [16] HMS COLLINGWOOD [15] Royal Engineers [15] HMS Defence [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] HMS Impregnable [13] Labour Corps [12] London Regiment [11] HMS IRON DUKE [10] HMS Vivid I [10] HMS Warrior [10] Royal Field Artillery [10] HMS BENBOW [9] HMS Goliath [9] Somerset Light Infantry [8] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [8] HMS Falmouth [7] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Welsh Regiment [7] HMS Benbow [6] HMS Indefatigable [6] HMS Indus [6] HMS WARRIOR [6] Various HM Ships and Establishments [6] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] HMS NEPTUNE [5] HMS NEW ZEALAND [5] HMS Tiger [5] HMS Warspite [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] HMS DUBLIN [4] HMS Good Hope [4]

Service

Royal Navy [4696] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [585] British Army [192] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Other Empire Force [7] Indian Army [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [620] H [599] S [503] C [475] W [456] P [423] M [411] R [329] T [314] L [287] D [281] G [241] F [208] J [190] E [164] A [153] K [125] N [115] O [61] V [56] I [27] Y [25] Q [10] U [7] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5326] Merchant Navy [603] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [159] India [3] France [2] Germany [2] Canada [1] China [1] Egypt [1] Isle of Man [1] Malta [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1] Turkey [1]

Reginald Frank Martin

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 5021 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 372416 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Douglas Wilson Gordon Barrett

Born 1897

Died 1980

Royal Navy J24700 Boy 2nd Class Ganges

Royal Navy J24700 Petty Officer See uploaded service record

Royal Navy J24700 Acting Petty Officer See uploaded service record

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William Frederick Charles Owen

Born 1897

Died 1983

British Army 212302 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 212302 BDR RFA A/113 Brigade

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Phillip Henry Pillage

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 241099 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Charles Edward Lavers

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 43150 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 85th Siege Battery

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William Henry Honeychurch

Born 1890

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 447426

Canadian Expeditionary Force 447426 Private Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

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Arthur Leonard Russell

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 117875 Driver Royal Field Artillery 463/179 Brigade

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William Robert Carne

Born 1868

Died 1915

Royal Navy 130625 (RFR DEV A3717) Petty Officer HMS Goliath Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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S Susan Sophia Wills

Born 1882

Died 1918

Royal Navy G847 Greaser Women's Royal Naval Service

Royal Navy G/847 Member Women's Royal Naval Service attached Royal Air Force Cattewater

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Andrew Burgoyne

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 7061 Private Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Devonshire Regiment 1st

British Army Private Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Thomas Marker

Born 1863

Died 1915

Royal Navy Sailmaker HMS Terror

Royal Navy 128594 Sailmaker HMS Goliath

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Thomas Langworthy Carver

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy K6128 Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy K6128 Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy K6128 Stoker 1st Class HMS Goliath

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Thomas William Warwick

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 370698 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 2494 Corporal London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 370698 Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Albert Perry

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 374525 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 8581 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 4442 Private Cheshire Regiment 16th Battalion

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Charles Edward Nodder

Born 1883

Died 1969

Canadian Expeditionary Force 237671 Private 204th Battalion

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Fred Wyatt Sargent

Born 1888

Died 1917

Royal Navy 220552 B 2 Cl (Boy 2 Class) Various HM Ships and Establishments

Royal Navy 220552 Petty Officer HMS Orion

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Alfred Charles De Gruchy

Born 1900

Died 1960

Royal Navy M7909 Shipfitter Class II

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Reginald George Bastard

Born 1887

Died 1914

Royal Navy 362308 Officer's Chief Steward HMS Good Hope

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Frederick John Charles Prowse

Born 1895

Died 1939

Royal Navy K24322

Royal Navy K24322 Stoker 2 Vivid 2

Royal Navy K24322 Stoker 1 Orion

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Ernest William Sanford Marshall

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 28899 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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