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Southampton, Hampshire, England [3757]

Southampton England [203]

Southampton, England [8]

Fawley Southampton England [1]

North Eling, Portswood, Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

South Stoneham, Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Southampton ENGLAND [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England. [1]

West End, Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Rank

Fireman [11]

Private [11]

Trimmer [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Fireman and Trimmer [2]

Waiter [2]

2nd Steward [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Assistant Steward [1]

Boatswain's Mate [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Corporal [1]

Deck Boy [1]

Engineer [1]

Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Fifth Engineer [1]

Fourth Engineer Officer [1]

Gunner [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Master Mariner [1]

Midshipman [1]

Midshipman (Temporary) [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Commander [1]

Third Assistant Cook [1]

Unit

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [11]

Mercantile Marine - S.S. "South Western" (Southampton) [6]

Mercantile Marine. HMHS Asturias [6]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Mercantile Marine [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Mercantile Marine, HMHS Galway Castle [2]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

51st Battalion, Australian Infantry [1]

6th Divisional Troops - 17th Field Company Engineers [1]

Australian Field Artillery [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

Cape Town Highlanders [1]

HMS Assistance [1]

HMS Boscawen [1]

HMS Cochrane [1]

HMS Diana [1]

Llandaff Castle [1]

London Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Mercantile Marine - H.M.H.S. "Asturias" (Belfast) [1]

Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Galway Castle" (London) [1]

Mercantile Marine - SS Brokenshire [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve - H.M.S. "Pembroke" [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve - HMS Sagitta [1]

Mercantile Marine, HMHS Glenart Castle [1]

Mercantile Marine, S.S. Liberty IV [1]

Mercantile Marine. HMHS Galway Castle [1]

Mercantile Marine: HMHS Galway Castle [1]

Merchant Navy SS Drina [1]

Merchant Navy, HMHS "Asturias" [1]

Merchant Navy, HMS Asturias [1]

Merchant Navy. HMHS Asturias [1]

Merchantile Marine [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [204]

Other Empire Force [33]

British Army [10]

Royal Navy [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [442]

H [387]

S [369]

W [321]

C [304]

M [276]

P [262]

G [214]

D [181]

L [167]

R [167]

T [157]

F [153]

A [110]

E [91]

K [88]

J [84]

O [63]

N [55]

V [38]

Y [21]

I [20]

Q [2]

U [2]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [3754]

Military Service [219]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

Canada [2]

Australia [1]

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Southampton, Hampshire, England [3757] Southampton England [203] Southampton, England [8] Fawley Southampton England [1] North Eling, Portswood, Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] South Stoneham, Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Southampton ENGLAND [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England. [1] West End, Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Rank

Fireman [11] Private [11] Trimmer [4] Able Seaman [3] Fireman and Trimmer [2] Waiter [2] 2nd Steward [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Assistant Steward [1] Boatswain's Mate [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Corporal [1] Deck Boy [1] Engineer [1] Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Fifth Engineer [1] Fourth Engineer Officer [1] Gunner [1] Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Master Mariner [1] Midshipman [1] Midshipman (Temporary) [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Temporary Lieutenant Commander [1] Third Assistant Cook [1]

Unit

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [11] Mercantile Marine - S.S. "South Western" (Southampton) [6] Mercantile Marine. HMHS Asturias [6] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6] Hampshire Regiment [3] Mercantile Marine [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Mercantile Marine, HMHS Galway Castle [2] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [2] Royal Naval Division [2] 51st Battalion, Australian Infantry [1] 6th Divisional Troops - 17th Field Company Engineers [1] Australian Field Artillery [1] Australian Infantry [1] Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] Cape Town Highlanders [1] HMS Assistance [1] HMS Boscawen [1] HMS Cochrane [1] HMS Diana [1] Llandaff Castle [1] London Regiment [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Mercantile Marine - H.M.H.S. "Asturias" (Belfast) [1] Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Galway Castle" (London) [1] Mercantile Marine - SS Brokenshire [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve - H.M.S. "Pembroke" [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve - HMS Sagitta [1] Mercantile Marine, HMHS Glenart Castle [1] Mercantile Marine, S.S. Liberty IV [1] Mercantile Marine. HMHS Galway Castle [1] Mercantile Marine: HMHS Galway Castle [1] Merchant Navy SS Drina [1] Merchant Navy, HMHS "Asturias" [1] Merchant Navy, HMS Asturias [1] Merchant Navy. HMHS Asturias [1] Merchantile Marine [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [204] Other Empire Force [33] British Army [10] Royal Navy [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [442] H [387] S [369] W [321] C [304] M [276] P [262] G [214] D [181] L [167] R [167] T [157] F [153] A [110] E [91] K [88] J [84] O [63] N [55] V [38] Y [21] I [20] Q [2] U [2]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [3754] Military Service [219]

Country

United Kingdom [28] Canada [2] Australia [1]

James Scott

Born 1881

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 5491 Private Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 6th Bn.

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George Bevis Harvey

Born 1858

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Engineer Merchant Navy, HMS Asturias

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William George Kimber

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force

Australian Imperial Force 3828 Private 8th Battalion

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Christopher Young

Born 1891

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Noel Ridgway

Born 1887

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 3898 Private 49th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 3898 Sergeant 49th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 3898 Private

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Charles Algernon Fryatt

Born 1872

Died 1916

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Reginald Conway

Born 1893

Died 1956

Other Empire Force Fifth Engineer Mercantile Marine - SS Brokenshire

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Albert Edward Castle

Born 1881

Died 1942

Other Empire Force Master Mariner Llandaff Castle

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Jesse White

Born 1890

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine, HMHS Glenart Castle

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Daniel Marcus William Beak

Born 1891

Died 1967

Royal Navy Z.P/1061 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Temporary Lieutenant Commander Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve Commanding Officer of the Drake Battalion

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Sidney Hillier

Born 1887

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 101109

Canadian Expeditionary Force 101109 Private Canadian Infantry

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Charles Harold Hinton

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 1690

Australian Imperial Force 1690/A Private Australian Infantry 25th Battalion

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Arthur Charles Andrews

Born 1880

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Waiter Mercantile Marine. HMHS Asturias

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James George Alfred Munson

Born 1881

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Waiter Mercantile Marine. HMHS Asturias

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Orlando William Green

Born 1888

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine - H.M.H.S. "Asturias" (Belfast)

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Arthur Edward Humby

Born 1885

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine. HMHS Asturias

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Ernest Albert Eyers

Born 1895

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Fireman and Trimmer Mercantile Marine: HMHS Galway Castle HMHS Galway Castle

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William Henry Crook

Born 1875

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine. HMHS Asturias

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Frederick William Coles

Born 1872

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine - S.S. "South Western" (Southampton)

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John Robert Sibley

Born 1888

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine, S.S. Liberty IV

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