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Shaldon, Devon [20]

Shaldon, Devon, England [17]

Shaldon, Saint Nicholas, Devon [2]

Saint Nicholas Shaldon, Devon [1]

Shaldon, Teignmouth, Devon [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Able Seaman (Petty Officer Coast Guard) [1]

Chief Ship's Cook [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private [1]

Seaman [1]

Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Warrant Engineer [1]

Unit

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

HMS Defiance [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS Morning Star [1]

HMS Narwhal [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Hawke [1]

Royal Navy [1]

Service

Royal Navy [23]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

British Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [8]

H [6]

B [4]

M [3]

O [3]

A [2]

C [2]

L [2]

P [2]

S [2]

D [1]

F [1]

G [1]

N [1]

R [1]

T [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [20]

Merchant Navy [16]

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People [41] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Shaldon, Devon [20] Shaldon, Devon, England [17] Shaldon, Saint Nicholas, Devon [2] Saint Nicholas Shaldon, Devon [1] Shaldon, Teignmouth, Devon [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [2] Leading Seaman [2] Able Seaman (Petty Officer Coast Guard) [1] Chief Ship's Cook [1] Petty Officer [1] Private [1] Seaman [1] Shipwright 1st Class [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Warrant Engineer [1]

Unit

H.M.S. "Tiger." [1] HMS Defiance [1] HMS LION [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS Morning Star [1] HMS Narwhal [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] HMS VALIANT [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Hawke [1] Royal Navy [1]

Service

Royal Navy [23] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] British Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [8] H [6] B [4] M [3] O [3] A [2] C [2] L [2] P [2] S [2] D [1] F [1] G [1] N [1] R [1] T [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [20] Merchant Navy [16]

William Robert Gilley Cowling

Born 1880

Died 1914

Royal Navy Warrant Engineer Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Hawke

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Robert William Sampson

Born 1877

Died 1915

Royal Navy 168113

Royal Navy 168113 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Tiger."

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Harry Cowling Neiass

Born 1887

Died 1917

Royal Navy 218280 Petty Officer HMS Defiance

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Albert F M Onion

Born 1889

British Army 122629 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Sydney Graton Woolway

Born 1885

Died 1936

Royal Navy 216933 Leading Seaman HMS Morning Star

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Albert William Dart

Born 1892

Royal Navy J4039 Able Seaman HMS THUNDERER

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Henry John Westlake

Born 1888

Royal Navy 229414

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James Edward Lakeman

Born 1877

Royal Navy 343754

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Frederick Walter Attwood

Born 1891

Royal Navy K3854

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Frederick William Osey

Born 1885

Royal Navy 212333

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William George Rich

Born 1885

Royal Navy 221162

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Frederick Brimilcombe

Born 1891

Royal Navy 7170A Leading Seaman Royal Navy

Royal Navy A 7170 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

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William John Merchant

Born 1891

Royal Navy K30171

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William Stanley Holland

Born 1891

Royal Navy M34187

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Samuel Cook Hunt

Born 1887

Royal Navy 227923

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William Henry Alford

Born 1886

Royal Navy 229011

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Sidney Brimilcombe

Born 1886

Royal Navy 230527

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Frederick John Westlake

Born 1887

Royal Navy 230418

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James Solway

Born 1887

Royal Navy 223055

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Frederick Thomas Cowling

Born 1881

Royal Navy 195316 Able Seaman HMS Narwhal

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