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Saint Helens, Lancashire [444]

Haydock Saint Helens, Lancashire [2]

Parr Saint Helens, Lancashire [2]

Windle Saint Helens, Lancashire [2]

Eccleston Saint Helens, Lancashire [1]

Saint Helens, Lancashire, England [1]

Saint Thomas Saint Helens, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [8]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Deck Hand [4]

Stoker 2nd Class [4]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Driver [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Serjeant [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Wireman 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [11]

HMS CANADA [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

HMS MALAYA [3]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS BELLEROPHON [2]

HMS TIGER [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

HMS Barham [1]

HMS Benbow [1]

HMS Caroline [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS Lion [1]

HMS Mignonette [1]

HMS Pathfinder [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

HMS Victory II [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

HMS Warrior [1]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [1]

Royal Naval Division - Collingwood Battalion [1]

Service

Royal Navy [440]

British Army [13]

Last name first letter

C [44]

B [40]

H [39]

W [36]

M [34]

G [31]

L [26]

P [26]

F [25]

S [23]

R [22]

A [21]

D [20]

J [15]

T [15]

E [9]

K [9]

O [6]

I [3]

N [3]

V [3]

Y [3]

Contribution

Military Service [452]

Merchant Navy [1]

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People [453] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Saint Helens, Lancashire [444] Haydock Saint Helens, Lancashire [2] Parr Saint Helens, Lancashire [2] Windle Saint Helens, Lancashire [2] Eccleston Saint Helens, Lancashire [1] Saint Helens, Lancashire, England [1] Saint Thomas Saint Helens, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [8] Ordinary Seaman [6] Able Seaman [5] Deck Hand [4] Stoker 2nd Class [4] Boy 1st Class [2] Driver [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Serjeant [1] Telegraphist [1] Wireman 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [11] HMS CANADA [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] HMS MALAYA [3] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS BELLEROPHON [2] HMS TIGER [2] Royal Engineers [2] HMS Barham [1] HMS Benbow [1] HMS Caroline [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS LION [1] HMS Lion [1] HMS Mignonette [1] HMS Pathfinder [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS VALIANT [1] HMS Victory II [1] HMS Vivid [1] HMS Warrior [1] Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [1] Royal Naval Division - Collingwood Battalion [1]

Service

Royal Navy [440] British Army [13]

Last name first letter

C [44] B [40] H [39] W [36] M [34] G [31] L [26] P [26] F [25] S [23] R [22] A [21] D [20] J [15] T [15] E [9] K [9] O [6] I [3] N [3] V [3] Y [3]

Contribution

Military Service [452] Merchant Navy [1]

William Preston

Born 1893

Died 1963

Royal Navy SS3866 Able Seaman HMS Lion

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Peter Forsyth

Born 1895

Died 1914

Royal Navy J19371

Royal Navy Able Seaman HMS Pathfinder

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Henry James Jennion

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS118717

Royal Navy SS/118717 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid

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William Mowe

Born 1896

Died 1958

British Army T6898 Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 432073 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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William Whalley

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy K44589

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Henry Howard

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy K25656 Stoker 1st Class HMS QUEEN MARY

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Ralph Johnson

Born 1898

Died 1916

Royal Navy J37132 Boy 1st Class HMS Barham 5th Battle Squadron

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James Cresswell

Born 1889

Royal Navy 235582 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division - Collingwood Battalion

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Seth Critchley

Born 1898

Royal Navy F20923

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John Mitchell

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J35928 Able Seaman HMS INVINCIBLE

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William Herbert Ashcroft

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy J31701 Telegraphist HMS Mignonette

Royal Navy J31701 Telegraphist HMS Warrior

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William Connor

Born 1890

Royal Navy SS108723

Royal Navy RFR/B/10756 Stoker 1st Class Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

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Samuel Cook

Born 1895

Royal Navy SS114689

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George Mills

Born 1896

Royal Navy SS116953

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James Whitby

Born 1896

Royal Navy K30539

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Charles Vallet

Born 1887

Royal Navy 233668

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Wilfred George Holland

Born 1889

Royal Navy 234912

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Herbert William Hudson

Born 1888

Royal Navy 235570

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Charles George Woods

Born 1890

Royal Navy 237819

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Eric Rudolph Gorse

Born 1891

Royal Navy 239135

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