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Southampton, Hampshire, England [3757]

Southampton, Hampshire [3229]

Freemantle, Southampton, Hampshire [19]

Northam, Southampton, Hampshire [18]

Shirley, Southampton, Hampshire [18]

Woolston, Southampton, Hampshire [13]

Millbrook, Southampton, Hampshire [11]

Portswood, Southampton, Hampshire [10]

St Denys, Southampton, Hampshire [8]

Bitterne, Southampton, Hampshire [7]

Sholing, Southampton, Hampshire [7]

West End, Southampton, Hampshire [7]

Bevois Town, Southampton, Hampshire [5]

Botley, Southampton, Hampshire [5]

Eastleigh, Southampton, Hampshire [5]

Fawley, Southampton, Hampshire [5]

Netley, Southampton, Hampshire [4]

South Stoneham, Southampton, Hampshire [4]

Southampton Hampshire [4]

Beaulieu, Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Bitterne Park, Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Fareham Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Lyndhurst, Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Newtown, Southampton, Hampshire [3]

North Stoneham, Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Redbridge, Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Sholing Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Totton, Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Warsash, Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Bassett, Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Bitterne Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Chapel, Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Christchurch, Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Highfield, Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Hythe, Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Itchen, Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Lymington, Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Marchwood, Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Netley Marsh, Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Northam Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Nursling, Southampton, Hampshire [2]

St Mary's, Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Upham, Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Woolston Southampton, Hampshire [2]

1 Saint George's Place, Holy Rhood, Southampton, Hampshire [1]

46, Above Bar, Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Aldershot, Southampton, Hampshire [1]

All Saints Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Alverstoke, County of Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [86]

Private [61]

Stoker 1st Class [50]

Ordinary Seaman [30]

Boy 1st Class [24]

Boy 2nd Class [20]

Stoker Petty Officer [20]

Leading Stoker [16]

Leading Seaman [13]

Fireman [11]

Lieutenant [10]

Deck Hand [9]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Corporal [7]

Gunner [7]

Lance Corporal [7]

Petty Officer [7]

Captain [6]

Seaman [6]

Stoker [6]

Stoker 2nd Class [6]

Trimmer [6]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [5]

Major [5]

Telegraphist [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Chief Petty Officer [3]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [3]

Ordinary Signalman [3]

Petty Officer Stoker [3]

Pioneer [3]

Rifleman [3]

Sapper [3]

Signalman [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Acting Sergeant [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Boy Telegraphist [2]

Carpenter's Crew [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

Clerk 2nd Class [2]

Commander [2]

Driver [2]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [2]

Fireman and Trimmer [2]

Leading Signalman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Mechanician [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [28]

Royal Naval Reserve [25]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [18]

HMS MALAYA [18]

HMS IRON DUKE [17]

HMS BULWARK [15]

HMS INVINCIBLE [14]

HMS NEPTUNE [14]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [14]

HMS Impregnable [13]

HMS Princess Royal [11]

HMS QUEEN MARY [11]

HMS Agincourt [10]

HMS Good Hope [8]

HMS Victory I [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

HMS Hindustan [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

HMS TIPPERARY [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Mercantile Marine - S.S. "South Western" (Southampton) [5]

Mercantile Marine. HMHS Asturias [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

HMS Fearless [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

HMS Acasta [3]

HMS BROKE [3]

HMS INDOMITABLE [3]

HMS St Vincent [3]

HMS Vindictive [3]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Bulwark [3]

British Naval Siege Guns [2]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

HMS AMBUSCADE [2]

HMS Barham [2]

HMS Boscawen [2]

HMS CANADA [2]

HMS Canada [2]

HMS Castor [2]

HMS Cochrane [2]

Service

Royal Navy [2768]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [655]

British Army [103]

Other Empire Force [41]

Indian Army [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [837]

H [691]

S [672]

W [600]

C [580]

M [497]

P [480]

G [349]

D [330]

R [322]

L [308]

T [305]

F [278]

A [184]

K [161]

J [159]

E [155]

N [112]

O [103]

V [69]

Y [43]

I [33]

U [6]

Q [4]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [3758]

Military Service [3478]

Country

United Kingdom [138]

India [1]

Jersey [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

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Place of birth

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3757] Southampton, Hampshire [3229] Freemantle, Southampton, Hampshire [19] Northam, Southampton, Hampshire [18] Shirley, Southampton, Hampshire [18] Woolston, Southampton, Hampshire [13] Millbrook, Southampton, Hampshire [11] Portswood, Southampton, Hampshire [10] St Denys, Southampton, Hampshire [8] Bitterne, Southampton, Hampshire [7] Sholing, Southampton, Hampshire [7] West End, Southampton, Hampshire [7] Bevois Town, Southampton, Hampshire [5] Botley, Southampton, Hampshire [5] Eastleigh, Southampton, Hampshire [5] Fawley, Southampton, Hampshire [5] Netley, Southampton, Hampshire [4] South Stoneham, Southampton, Hampshire [4] Southampton Hampshire [4] Beaulieu, Southampton, Hampshire [3] Bitterne Park, Southampton, Hampshire [3] Fareham Southampton, Hampshire [3] Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire [3] Lyndhurst, Southampton, Hampshire [3] Newtown, Southampton, Hampshire [3] North Stoneham, Southampton, Hampshire [3] Redbridge, Southampton, Hampshire [3] Sholing Southampton, Hampshire [3] Totton, Southampton, Hampshire [3] Warsash, Southampton, Hampshire [3] Bassett, Southampton, Hampshire [2] Bitterne Southampton, Hampshire [2] Chapel, Southampton, Hampshire [2] Christchurch, Southampton, Hampshire [2] Highfield, Southampton, Hampshire [2] Hythe, Southampton, Hampshire [2] Itchen, Southampton, Hampshire [2] Lymington, Southampton, Hampshire [2] Marchwood, Southampton, Hampshire [2] Netley Marsh, Southampton, Hampshire [2] Northam Southampton, Hampshire [2] Nursling, Southampton, Hampshire [2] St Mary's, Southampton, Hampshire [2] Upham, Southampton, Hampshire [2] Woolston Southampton, Hampshire [2] 1 Saint George's Place, Holy Rhood, Southampton, Hampshire [1] 46, Above Bar, Southampton, Hampshire [1] Aldershot, Southampton, Hampshire [1] All Saints Southampton, Hampshire [1] Alverstoke, County of Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [86] Private [61] Stoker 1st Class [50] Ordinary Seaman [30] Boy 1st Class [24] Boy 2nd Class [20] Stoker Petty Officer [20] Leading Stoker [16] Leading Seaman [13] Fireman [11] Lieutenant [10] Deck Hand [9] Second Lieutenant [9] Corporal [7] Gunner [7] Lance Corporal [7] Petty Officer [7] Captain [6] Seaman [6] Stoker [6] Stoker 2nd Class [6] Trimmer [6] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [5] Major [5] Telegraphist [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Chief Petty Officer [3] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [3] Ordinary Signalman [3] Petty Officer Stoker [3] Pioneer [3] Rifleman [3] Sapper [3] Signalman [3] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Acting Sergeant [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Boy Telegraphist [2] Carpenter's Crew [2] Chief Stoker [2] Clerk 2nd Class [2] Commander [2] Driver [2] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [2] Fireman and Trimmer [2] Leading Signalman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Mechanician [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [28] Royal Naval Reserve [25] HMS BLACK PRINCE [18] HMS MALAYA [18] HMS IRON DUKE [17] HMS BULWARK [15] HMS INVINCIBLE [14] HMS NEPTUNE [14] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [14] HMS Impregnable [13] HMS Princess Royal [11] HMS QUEEN MARY [11] HMS Agincourt [10] HMS Good Hope [8] HMS Victory I [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] London Regiment [7] Royal Engineers [7] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [7] Army Service Corps [6] HMS Hindustan [6] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Naval Division [6] HMS TIPPERARY [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Mercantile Marine - S.S. "South Western" (Southampton) [5] Mercantile Marine. HMHS Asturias [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] HMS Fearless [4] Royal Marine Artillery [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] HMS Acasta [3] HMS BROKE [3] HMS INDOMITABLE [3] HMS St Vincent [3] HMS Vindictive [3] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Bulwark [3] British Naval Siege Guns [2] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] HMS AMBUSCADE [2] HMS Barham [2] HMS Boscawen [2] HMS CANADA [2] HMS Canada [2] HMS Castor [2] HMS Cochrane [2]

Service

Royal Navy [2768] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [655] British Army [103] Other Empire Force [41] Indian Army [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [837] H [691] S [672] W [600] C [580] M [497] P [480] G [349] D [330] R [322] L [308] T [305] F [278] A [184] K [161] J [159] E [155] N [112] O [103] V [69] Y [43] I [33] U [6] Q [4]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [3758] Military Service [3478]

Country

United Kingdom [138] India [1] Jersey [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1] Sri Lanka [1]

Charles W Maidment

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army S/15002 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 3rd Battalion

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Alfred Alford

Born 1884

Died 1918

Royal Navy 308073 Petty Officer Stoker

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John Henry White

Born 1888

Died 1979

Royal Navy M2472 HMS Glasgow

Royal Navy M2472 Petty Officer 1st Class HMS Bristol Carpenter Crew

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Henry Charles Stretch

Born 1897

Died 1947

Royal Navy J35746 Ordinary Seaman HMS Castor

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Frederick William Beal

Born 1895

Died 1978

British Army 147258 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Francis Needle

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy K35938 Stoker 2nd Class HMS "Victory II"

Royal Navy K/35938 Stoker 2nd Class H.M.S. "Argonaut"

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James Ings

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 7094 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 7095 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 7095 Corporal Rifle Brigade

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George Early Pitt

Born 1872

Died 1952

British Army Major Army Service Corps

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Frank Frederick Boncey

Born 1877

Died 1915

Royal Navy 282969 Petty Officer Stoker H.M.S. "Victory"

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Thomas Pollard

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 22417 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion.

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Joseph Frederick Jewett

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy M23675

Royal Navy M/23675 Engine Room Artificer IV HMS Princess Royal

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John Edward James Harder

Born 1886

Died 1970

British Army 7335 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 8964 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Albert Bell

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 318792

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George Henry Ferry

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS111108

Royal Navy SS111108 Stoker 1st Class HMS Princess Royal

Royal Navy SS111108 Stoker 1st Class HMS Princess Royal

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Philip Rodney Comport

Born 1897

Died 1934

British Army 505734 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 1565 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 240264 Private Hampshire Regiment

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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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Fred James Webb

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 1616 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 6th Company (Hants)

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