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Queenstown, Cork [284]

Queenstown, County Cork [16]

Little Islands, via Queenstown, County Cork [2]

Queenstown, Co Cork [2]

Queenstown, Co. Cork [2]

Cobh (Queenstown), Co. Cork [1]

Haulbowline, Queenstown, Co Cork [1]

Queenstown Cork, Ireland [1]

Saint Coleman Queenstown, Cork [1]

Spike Island, Queenstown, Co Cork [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [13]

Stoker 1st Class [11]

Stoker Petty Officer [9]

Petty Officer [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Private [5]

Commander [4]

Trimmer [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Shipwright 1st Class [3]

Shipwright 2nd Class [3]

Admiral [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Captain [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Corporal [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Gunner [2]

Leading Cook's Mate [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Petty Officer 1st Class [2]

Sailmaker [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Boy First Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Capain [1]

Captain (Retd) [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Chief Writer [1]

Commander (retired) [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Doctor [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Gunner's Mate [1]

Gunners' Mate [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant RMLI [1]

Major [1]

Midshipman [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [7]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [5]

HMS LION [3]

HMS Revenge [3]

HMS VALIANT [3]

HMS Vivid [3]

HMS BENBOW [2]

HMS Centurion [2]

HMS DEFENCE [2]

HMS Indefatigable [2]

HMS New Zealand [2]

HMS Tiger [2]

HMS WARSPITE [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs [1]

Attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

HM Submarine E22 [1]

HM Trawler Sophron [1]

HMS AJAX [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Albemarle [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS Barham [1]

HMS Bellona [1]

HMS Britannia [1]

HMS Bulwark [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Canada [1]

HMS Collingwood [1]

HMS Colossus [1]

HMS Commonwealth [1]

HMS Duke of Edinburgh [1]

HMS ERIN [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Essex [1]

HMS Evryalus [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Falmouth [1]

HMS Ganges II [1]

HMS Gloucester [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS Highflyer [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

Service

Royal Navy [295]

British Army [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [44]

M [38]

B [27]

D [25]

O [22]

W [22]

H [18]

F [17]

K [16]

S [15]

L [13]

G [11]

T [9]

A [8]

P [5]

R [5]

E [3]

J [3]

N [3]

Q [2]

V [2]

I [1]

U [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [276]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Ireland [3]

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People [311] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Queenstown, Cork [284] Queenstown, County Cork [16] Little Islands, via Queenstown, County Cork [2] Queenstown, Co Cork [2] Queenstown, Co. Cork [2] Cobh (Queenstown), Co. Cork [1] Haulbowline, Queenstown, Co Cork [1] Queenstown Cork, Ireland [1] Saint Coleman Queenstown, Cork [1] Spike Island, Queenstown, Co Cork [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [13] Stoker 1st Class [11] Stoker Petty Officer [9] Petty Officer [8] Lieutenant [7] Private [5] Commander [4] Trimmer [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Shipwright 1st Class [3] Shipwright 2nd Class [3] Admiral [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Captain [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Corporal [2] Deck Hand [2] Gunner [2] Leading Cook's Mate [2] Leading Seaman [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Petty Officer 1st Class [2] Sailmaker [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Major [1] Boy First Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Capain [1] Captain (Retd) [1] Chief Stoker [1] Chief Writer [1] Commander (retired) [1] Cook's Mate [1] Doctor [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Gunner's Mate [1] Gunners' Mate [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Stoker [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant RMLI [1] Major [1] Midshipman [1] Naval Cadet [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [7] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [5] HMS LION [3] HMS Revenge [3] HMS VALIANT [3] HMS Vivid [3] HMS BENBOW [2] HMS Centurion [2] HMS DEFENCE [2] HMS Indefatigable [2] HMS New Zealand [2] HMS Tiger [2] HMS WARSPITE [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] South Wales Borderers [2] 14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs [1] Attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] HM Submarine E22 [1] HM Trawler Sophron [1] HMS AJAX [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Albemarle [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS Barham [1] HMS Bellona [1] HMS Britannia [1] HMS Bulwark [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Canada [1] HMS Collingwood [1] HMS Colossus [1] HMS Commonwealth [1] HMS Duke of Edinburgh [1] HMS ERIN [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Essex [1] HMS Evryalus [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Falmouth [1] HMS Ganges II [1] HMS Gloucester [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS Highflyer [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1]

Service

Royal Navy [295] British Army [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [44] M [38] B [27] D [25] O [22] W [22] H [18] F [17] K [16] S [15] L [13] G [11] T [9] A [8] P [5] R [5] E [3] J [3] N [3] Q [2] V [2] I [1] U [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [276] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Ireland [3]

Jeremiah Buckley

Born 1872

Royal Navy 173356 Sailmaker HMS Revenge

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Edwin Veale Underhill

Born 1868

Died 1928

Royal Navy Admiral

Royal Navy Captain HMS TEMERAIRE

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James Flaherty

Born 1892

Royal Navy M7593 Shipwright 2nd Class HMS BENBOW

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Dunstan Harris

Born 1883

Died 1916

Royal Navy 213238 Petty Officer HMS DEFENCE

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Patrick O'callaghan

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy 309404 Stoker 1st Class HMS INDEFATIGABLE

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Richard Valentine Carroll

Born 1895

Royal Navy M6151 Ship's Stores Assistant HMS Revenge

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Wilfred Frankland French

Born 1880

Died 1958

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Admiral

Royal Navy Commander HMS Centurion

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William Henry Marshall

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy 232762 Stoker Petty Officer HMS DEFENCE

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Thomas Alfred Mudd

Born 1894

Royal Navy K17987 Stoker 1st Class HMS LION

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Daniel Leahy

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy 206208 Petty Officer HMS Indefatigable

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Mike Sliney

Born 1879

Royal Navy 191103 Petty Officer HMS Moorsom

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Richard Archibald Cathie

Born 1852

Died 1918

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Gunners' Mate HMS Evryalus

Royal Navy 65553 Gunner's Mate HMS Excellent

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Archibald Frederick Ritchie

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Louis Richard Fowle

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Indian Army

Indian Army Lieutenant 14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs

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Patrick O'sullivan

Born 1888

Royal Navy 232782

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Patrick John Donovan

Born 1888

Royal Navy 231975

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Augustine Patrick Corcoran

Born 1888

Royal Navy 232226

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Stephen Walker

Born 1882

Royal Navy 236030

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Thomas Conway

Born 1889

Royal Navy 236835

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John Paul Collins

Born 1891

Royal Navy 239029

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