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Portsmouth, Hampshire [6717]

Portsmouth [436]

Portsmouth England [265]

Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire [91]

Landport, Portsmouth, Hampshire [60]

Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire [56]

Kingston, Portsmouth, Hampshire [54]

Landport, Portsmouth [35]

Southsea, Portsmouth [29]

Eastney, Portsmouth, Hants [26]

Portsea, Portsmouth [21]

Eastney, Portsmouth [19]

Portsmouth, Hants [17]

Kingston Portsmouth [16]

Kingston Portsmouth, Hampshire [15]

Kingston, Portsmouth [15]

Portsmouth, England [14]

Buckland, Portsmouth, Hampshire [13]

Gosport, Portsmouth, Hampshire [13]

Eastney, Portsmouth, Hampshire [10]

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England [9]

Fratton, Portsmouth, Hampshire [8]

Havant, Portsmouth, Hampshire [8]

Fratton, Portsmouth [7]

Landport Portsmouth [7]

North End Portsmouth [7]

Portsmouth Hampshire [7]

Buckland Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Cosham, Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Portsea Island, Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Southsea Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Eastney Portsmouth [5]

Landport Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Portsea Portsmouth [5]

Southsea Portsmouth [5]

portsmouth [5]

Buckland, Portsmouth [4]

Kingston, Portsmouth, Hants [4]

Portsea Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Fareham, Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Gosport, Portsmouth [3]

Landport, Portsmouth, Hants [3]

Milton Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Milton, Portsmouth [3]

North End Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

North End, Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Portsea Island, Portsmouth [3]

Stamshaw, Portsmouth [3]

Catherington, Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Fratton Portsmouth [2]

Rank

Private [277]

Able Seaman [152]

Stoker 1st Class [79]

Gunner [69]

Ordinary Seaman [57]

Leading Seaman [43]

Corporal [40]

Boy 1st Class [38]

Serjeant [32]

Petty Officer [28]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [27]

Boy 2nd Class [26]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [25]

Leading Stoker [25]

Bugler [22]

Lance Corporal [22]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Captain [20]

Rifleman [20]

Stoker Petty Officer [20]

Cook's Mate [18]

Sapper [17]

Lieutenant [16]

Sergeant [13]

Stoker 2nd Class [13]

Bombardier [12]

Leading Signalman [12]

Musician [12]

Boy Telegraphist [11]

Chief Stoker [11]

Deck Hand [11]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [11]

Acting Corporal [10]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [10]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [10]

Shipwright 1st Class [10]

Shipwright 2nd Class [10]

Driver [9]

Boy Artificer [8]

Chief Ship's Cook [8]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [8]

Signalman [8]

Acting Leading Stoker [7]

Chief Armourer [7]

Chief Petty Officer [7]

Major [7]

Painter 1st Class [7]

Petty Officer Stoker [7]

Ship's Steward [7]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [6]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [102]

Royal Marine Artillery [60]

HMS IRON DUKE [58]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [50]

Royal Engineers [34]

HMS INVINCIBLE [33]

HMS Good Hope [32]

HMS BULWARK [31]

HMS NEPTUNE [30]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [30]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [29]

Royal Field Artillery [29]

HMS Agincourt [26]

London Regiment [26]

HMS Hampshire [21]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

HMS Princess Royal [20]

HMS Queen Mary [20]

HMS Ganges [18]

HMS MALAYA [17]

Royal Naval Reserve [16]

Army Service Corps [14]

HMS Fearless [14]

Royal Naval Air Service [14]

HMS CANADA [13]

HMS Castor [13]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

HMS Impregnable [11]

HMS QUEEN MARY [11]

HMS Victory I [11]

Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [11]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

HMS Superb [10]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Royal Air Force [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Royal Marines Band [10]

H.M.S. "Victory" [9]

HMS Fisgard [9]

HMS Southampton [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

South Wales Borderers [9]

HMS Hercules [8]

HMS VALIANT [8]

HMS Vernon [8]

HMS Victory II [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Service

Royal Navy [6575]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [917]

British Army [424]

Australian Imperial Force [273]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

Other Empire Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [892]

C [744]

S [724]

W [706]

H [694]

M [630]

P [553]

G [387]

R [383]

D [353]

L [336]

T [325]

F [294]

A [257]

J [233]

K [188]

E [153]

N [141]

O [76]

Y [49]

V [43]

I [21]

Q [12]

U [9]

Z [3]

Contribution

Military Service [8017]

Merchant Navy [18]

Country

United Kingdom [386]

India [5]

Canada [4]

South Africa [2]

Argentina [1]

Australia [1]

Malta [1]

New Zealand [1]

Sierra Leone [1]

Singapore [1]

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Portsmouth, Hampshire [6717] Portsmouth [436] Portsmouth England [265] Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire [91] Landport, Portsmouth, Hampshire [60] Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire [56] Kingston, Portsmouth, Hampshire [54] Landport, Portsmouth [35] Southsea, Portsmouth [29] Eastney, Portsmouth, Hants [26] Portsea, Portsmouth [21] Eastney, Portsmouth [19] Portsmouth, Hants [17] Kingston Portsmouth [16] Kingston Portsmouth, Hampshire [15] Kingston, Portsmouth [15] Portsmouth, England [14] Buckland, Portsmouth, Hampshire [13] Gosport, Portsmouth, Hampshire [13] Eastney, Portsmouth, Hampshire [10] Portsmouth, Hampshire, England [9] Fratton, Portsmouth, Hampshire [8] Havant, Portsmouth, Hampshire [8] Fratton, Portsmouth [7] Landport Portsmouth [7] North End Portsmouth [7] Portsmouth Hampshire [7] Buckland Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Cosham, Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Portsea Island, Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Southsea Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Eastney Portsmouth [5] Landport Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Portsea Portsmouth [5] Southsea Portsmouth [5] portsmouth [5] Buckland, Portsmouth [4] Kingston, Portsmouth, Hants [4] Portsea Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Fareham, Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Gosport, Portsmouth [3] Landport, Portsmouth, Hants [3] Milton Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Milton, Portsmouth [3] North End Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] North End, Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Portsea Island, Portsmouth [3] Stamshaw, Portsmouth [3] Catherington, Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Fratton Portsmouth [2]

Rank

Private [277] Able Seaman [152] Stoker 1st Class [79] Gunner [69] Ordinary Seaman [57] Leading Seaman [43] Corporal [40] Boy 1st Class [38] Serjeant [32] Petty Officer [28] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [27] Boy 2nd Class [26] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [25] Leading Stoker [25] Bugler [22] Lance Corporal [22] Second Lieutenant [21] Captain [20] Rifleman [20] Stoker Petty Officer [20] Cook's Mate [18] Sapper [17] Lieutenant [16] Sergeant [13] Stoker 2nd Class [13] Bombardier [12] Leading Signalman [12] Musician [12] Boy Telegraphist [11] Chief Stoker [11] Deck Hand [11] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [11] Acting Corporal [10] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [10] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [10] Shipwright 1st Class [10] Shipwright 2nd Class [10] Driver [9] Boy Artificer [8] Chief Ship's Cook [8] Officer's Steward 1st Class [8] Signalman [8] Acting Leading Stoker [7] Chief Armourer [7] Chief Petty Officer [7] Major [7] Painter 1st Class [7] Petty Officer Stoker [7] Ship's Steward [7] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [6]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [102] Royal Marine Artillery [60] HMS IRON DUKE [58] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [50] Royal Engineers [34] HMS INVINCIBLE [33] HMS Good Hope [32] HMS BULWARK [31] HMS NEPTUNE [30] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [30] HMS BLACK PRINCE [29] Royal Field Artillery [29] HMS Agincourt [26] London Regiment [26] HMS Hampshire [21] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] HMS Princess Royal [20] HMS Queen Mary [20] HMS Ganges [18] HMS MALAYA [17] Royal Naval Reserve [16] Army Service Corps [14] HMS Fearless [14] Royal Naval Air Service [14] HMS CANADA [13] HMS Castor [13] Machine Gun Corps [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] HMS Impregnable [11] HMS QUEEN MARY [11] HMS Victory I [11] Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [11] Devonshire Regiment [10] HMS Superb [10] Middlesex Regiment [10] Royal Air Force [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Royal Marines Band [10] H.M.S. "Victory" [9] HMS Fisgard [9] HMS Southampton [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] South Wales Borderers [9] HMS Hercules [8] HMS VALIANT [8] HMS Vernon [8] HMS Victory II [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Somerset Light Infantry [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Service

Royal Navy [6575] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [917] British Army [424] Australian Imperial Force [273] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] Other Empire Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [892] C [744] S [724] W [706] H [694] M [630] P [553] G [387] R [383] D [353] L [336] T [325] F [294] A [257] J [233] K [188] E [153] N [141] O [76] Y [49] V [43] I [21] Q [12] U [9] Z [3]

Contribution

Military Service [8017] Merchant Navy [18]

Country

United Kingdom [386] India [5] Canada [4] South Africa [2] Argentina [1] Australia [1] Malta [1] New Zealand [1] Sierra Leone [1] Singapore [1]

Arthur John Brading

Born 1891

Died 1917

Royal Navy R/34 Able Seaman Royal Naval Reserve Division Howe Battalion

Royal Navy

British Army Reserve

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Harry George Treagus

Born 1892

Died 1961

Royal Navy K5572 Stoker - 2nd Class HMS Victory 2

Royal Navy K5572 Stoker - 2nd Class HMS Renown

Royal Navy K5572 Stoker - 2nd Class HMS Victory 2

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Henry White Holmes

Born 1883

Died 1958

British Army 21994 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 21994 Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Btn Coldstream Guards

British Army 21994 Guardsman Coldstream Guards Guards Garrison Company

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Ethelred Arthur Osgood Gould

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army SE20273 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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Joseph Edward Marshman

Born 1861

Died 1918

British Army 20686 Private Hampshire Regiment 4th Supernumery Company, 5th Battalion

British Army 4956 Private 12th Lancers

British Army 31529 Private Royal Defence Corps

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John William H Houldey

Born 1883

Died 1959

Royal Navy R/6406 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Division 3rd Reserve Battalion

Royal Navy R/6406 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division Hood Battalion

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Maurice Victor Parsons

Born 1895

Died 1942

British Army WR/257615 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway Operating Train Division

British Army 188971 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway Operating Train Division

British Army 257615 Sapper RE Railway Operating Train Division Royal Engineers Railway Operating Division

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Joseph Thomas Martyn

Born 1895

Died 1950

British Army 9779 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 49084 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 9779 & 49084 Private and A/Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry & MGC 1st & 12th

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George Albert Harvey

Born 1894

Died 1921

British Army 235452 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army T518975 Private Royal Engineers

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Charles Shergold

Born 1870

British Army 22453 Sergeant Royal Engineers Telegraph Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Temporary Honorary Lieutenant Royal Canadian Engineers

Canadian Expeditionary Force Temporary Quartermaster and Honorary Captain Royal Canadian Engineers

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Percy Eastland

Born 1898

Died 1970

British Army 15128 Private Hampshire 1st Battalion

British Army 15128 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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James Henry Simmonds

Born 1886

Died 1918

Royal Navy

Royal Navy 362474

Royal Navy 362474

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Arthur Henry Froome

Born 1885

Died 1951

British Army 131114 Sapper Royal Engineers 233rd Field Company

British Army 131114 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers 233rd Field Company

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Guy Sidney Raftery

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 3763 Private Irish Guards 1st Battalion

British Army Private Irish Guards Reserves

British Army 3763 Private Irish Guards 1st Battalion

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Henry Smith Houldey

Born 1883

Died 1942

Royal Navy 344098 Carpenter Crew

Royal Navy 344098 Leading Carpenter Crew

Royal Navy 344098 Shipwright Class II

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Alfred Pelham Peachey

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 13961 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 13961 Private Hampshire Regiment 14th (Service) Battalion

British Army 13961 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Rowland William Theodore Thorowgood

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Francis Cleall

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 3/9173 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 3/9173 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Yates

Born 1882

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134406 Corporal Royal Air Force School of Technical Training (Holton)

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Francis Edgar Jenkins

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 8286 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps No 1st Reserve Squadron

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