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Place of birth

Plympton, Devon [297]

Plympton Saint Mary, Devon [13]

Plympton Devon [10]

Plympton, Devon, England [7]

Plympton St Mary, Devon [3]

Plympton, Plymouth, Devon [3]

Ermington, Plympton, Devon [2]

Plympton Saint Marys, Devon [2]

Yealmpton, Plympton, Devon [2]

Brixton, Plympton, Devon [1]

Colebrook, Plympton, Devon [1]

Plympton Plymouth, Devon [1]

Plympton st Mary, Devon [1]

Plympton, Saint Mary, Devon [1]

Plympton, St.Mary, Devon [1]

Plympton,Devon. [1]

Sparkwell, Plympton, Devon [1]

Tamerton Foliot, Plympton, Devon [1]

Underwood, Plympton, Devon [1]

Venton, Plympton, Devon [1]

West Plympton, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [25]

Stoker 1st Class [17]

Able Seaman [7]

Leading Stoker [6]

Stoker 2nd Class [6]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Chief Stoker [5]

Gunner [5]

Boy 2nd Class [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Stoker Petty Officer [4]

Cook's Mate [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Stoker [3]

Corporal [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Major [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Serjeant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

3rd Writer [1]

Acting Chief Stoker [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

C.S.M. [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Writer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Leading Stoker 1st Class [1]

Leading Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Shipwright [1]

Shipwright 2nd Class [1]

Shipwright Lieutenant Commander [1]

Stoker (1) [1]

Warrant Shipwright [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

HMS LION [6]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

HMS Ajax [3]

HMS Defence [3]

HMS Erin [3]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [3]

HMS Vivid II [3]

Vivid I [3]

Vivid II [3]

Coldstream Guards [2]

HMS BELLEROPHON [2]

HMS BENBOW [2]

HMS Benbow [2]

HMS Ganges II [2]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [2]

HMS TIGER [2]

HMS VALIANT [2]

HMS Vivid [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Algerine [1]

Andromeda [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Carnarvon [1]

Challenger (Monmouth) [1]

Defence [1]

Defiance [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

Donegal [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Edgar [1]

Europa [1]

Euryalus [1]

Forth [1]

Gibraltar [1]

H.M.S. "Vivid I" [1]

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

HM Paddle Minesweeper Ascot [1]

HM Submarine E50 [1]

HMS Anchusa [1]

HMS Ariadne [1]

HMS Arrogant [1]

HMS Bonaventure [1]

HMS Capetown [1]

HMS Colossus [1]

HMS Cornwall [1]

Service

Royal Navy [286]

British Army [32]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [40]

H [36]

P [32]

C [26]

W [26]

B [25]

R [25]

L [23]

M [23]

G [22]

T [19]

N [11]

E [9]

J [8]

D [7]

F [7]

K [4]

A [3]

Y [3]

O [1]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [329]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

Bermuda [1]

Gibraltar [1]

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People [351] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Plympton, Devon [297] Plympton Saint Mary, Devon [13] Plympton Devon [10] Plympton, Devon, England [7] Plympton St Mary, Devon [3] Plympton, Plymouth, Devon [3] Ermington, Plympton, Devon [2] Plympton Saint Marys, Devon [2] Yealmpton, Plympton, Devon [2] Brixton, Plympton, Devon [1] Colebrook, Plympton, Devon [1] Plympton Plymouth, Devon [1] Plympton st Mary, Devon [1] Plympton, Saint Mary, Devon [1] Plympton, St.Mary, Devon [1] Plympton,Devon. [1] Sparkwell, Plympton, Devon [1] Tamerton Foliot, Plympton, Devon [1] Underwood, Plympton, Devon [1] Venton, Plympton, Devon [1] West Plympton, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [25] Stoker 1st Class [17] Able Seaman [7] Leading Stoker [6] Stoker 2nd Class [6] Boy 1st Class [5] Chief Stoker [5] Gunner [5] Boy 2nd Class [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Stoker Petty Officer [4] Cook's Mate [3] Lieutenant [3] Petty Officer [3] Stoker [3] Corporal [2] Leading Seaman [2] Major [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Serjeant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] 3rd Writer [1] Acting Chief Stoker [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] C.S.M. [1] Captain [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Writer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Leading Stoker 1st Class [1] Leading Stoker 2nd Class [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Shipwright [1] Shipwright 2nd Class [1] Shipwright Lieutenant Commander [1] Stoker (1) [1] Warrant Shipwright [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] HMS LION [6] Canadian Infantry [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] HMS Ajax [3] HMS Defence [3] HMS Erin [3] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [3] HMS Vivid II [3] Vivid I [3] Vivid II [3] Coldstream Guards [2] HMS BELLEROPHON [2] HMS BENBOW [2] HMS Benbow [2] HMS Ganges II [2] HMS INFLEXIBLE [2] HMS TIGER [2] HMS VALIANT [2] HMS Vivid [2] HMS Vivid I [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Algerine [1] Andromeda [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Carnarvon [1] Challenger (Monmouth) [1] Defence [1] Defiance [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] Donegal [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Edgar [1] Europa [1] Euryalus [1] Forth [1] Gibraltar [1] H.M.S. "Vivid I" [1] H.M.S. "Vivid" [1] HM Paddle Minesweeper Ascot [1] HM Submarine E50 [1] HMS Anchusa [1] HMS Ariadne [1] HMS Arrogant [1] HMS Bonaventure [1] HMS Capetown [1] HMS Colossus [1] HMS Cornwall [1]

Service

Royal Navy [286] British Army [32] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [40] H [36] P [32] C [26] W [26] B [25] R [25] L [23] M [23] G [22] T [19] N [11] E [9] J [8] D [7] F [7] K [4] A [3] Y [3] O [1] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [329] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [37] Bermuda [1] Gibraltar [1]

Francis Ernest Cocker

Born 1900

Royal Navy SS119766

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William George Shepherd Finch

Born 1900

Royal Navy SS125327

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Walter Phillips

Born 1885

Royal Navy 224413

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Robert James Smith

Born 1887

Royal Navy 225704

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John Pitt White

Born 1887

Royal Navy 225696

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Edward Charles Gent

Born 1891

Royal Navy M1837 Leading Cook's Mate HMS Marlborough

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William George Pring

Born 1872

Royal Navy 161176 Chief Stoker HMS Warspite

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James Henry Beaver

Born 1896

Royal Navy K26421 Stoker 1st Class HMS NEW ZEALAND

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Frederick Wilkinson Grebbell

Born 1896

Royal Navy J18206 Able Seaman HMS BENBOW

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Ernest Pedrick

Born 1895

Royal Navy K20310 Stoker 1st Class HMS LION

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Reginald James Hilson

Born 1897

Royal Navy J28031 Able Seaman HMS VALIANT

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Sydney John Hocking

Born 1886

Royal Navy M6499 Shipwright 2nd Class HMS Colossus

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Charles Edward Tucker

Born 1891

Royal Navy J1428 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J1428 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J1428 Ordinary Seaman

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Herbert Earnest John Phillips

Born 1895

Royal Navy K18466 Stoker 1st Class HMS BELLEROPHON

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Walter John House

Born 1876

Royal Navy 353944 Chief Stoker HMS LION

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Stanley Henry Rundle

Born 1872

Royal Navy 350214 2nd Sick Berth Steward

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Francis Charles Gilbert

Born 1888

Royal Navy 310608 Stoker Petty Officer HMS LION

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Ronald Glinn Jefferson

Born 1888

Royal Navy 271692 Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class HMS Benbow

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Cyril Henry Robjohns

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249123

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Arthur Daniel Harvey

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249299

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