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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Bristol [3]

Portsea, Hampshire [3]

Birmingham [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Dundee [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Kingswood, Bristol [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Alverstoke, Gosport [1]

Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1]

Barvas, Lewis [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Clogherhead, County Louth [1]

Deal, Kent [1]

Devoport, Devon [1]

Dublin [1]

Foula, Shetland [1]

Kingston, Hampshire [1]

Kingston, Portsmouth [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Landport [1]

Landport, Hants [1]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

London [1]

Louth, Lincolnshire [1]

Mornington, County Meath [1]

New Cross, London [1]

Newhall, Burton-on-Trent [1]

Nutbourne, Sussex [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Portsea, Hants [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Saint James, Southampton [1]

St Helier, Jersey [1]

St James, Bristol [1]

Stoke Damerel, Plymouth, Devon [1]

West Lulworth, Dorset [1]

Westerleigh, Gloucestershire [1]

Wimborne [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [7]

Private [7]

Seaman [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Stoker [4]

Petty Officer 1st Class [3]

Artificer Engineer [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Canteen Manager [1]

Chief Armourer [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Corporal [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Engineer [1]

Musician [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Officers Cook [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Sailmaker [1]

Sapper [1]

Ship's Chief Cook [1]

Ship's Steward [1]

Shipwright Lieutenant Commander [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Surgeon [1]

Temporary Lance Corporal [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

HMS BULWARK [28]

Royal Naval Reserve [10]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Bulwark [10]

HMS Bulwark [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

HMS Good Hope [2]

Army Service Corps [1]

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

HMS Benbow [1]

HMS Formidable [1]

HMS Iron Duke [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS BULWARK [1]

Royal Marines Band - HMS BULWARK [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [56]

British Army [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [17]

D [7]

M [7]

A [5]

G [5]

H [5]

J [4]

K [4]

L [3]

C [2]

P [2]

W [2]

E [1]

I [1]

N [1]

O [1]

S [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [26]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

United States [1]

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People [69] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Bristol [3] Portsea, Hampshire [3] Birmingham [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Dundee [2] Edinburgh [2] Kingswood, Bristol [2] Aberdeen [1] Alverstoke, Gosport [1] Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1] Barvas, Lewis [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Clogherhead, County Louth [1] Deal, Kent [1] Devoport, Devon [1] Dublin [1] Foula, Shetland [1] Kingston, Hampshire [1] Kingston, Portsmouth [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Landport [1] Landport, Hants [1] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] London [1] Louth, Lincolnshire [1] Mornington, County Meath [1] New Cross, London [1] Newhall, Burton-on-Trent [1] Nutbourne, Sussex [1] Paddington, London [1] Portsea, Hants [1] Portsmouth [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Saint James, Southampton [1] St Helier, Jersey [1] St James, Bristol [1] Stoke Damerel, Plymouth, Devon [1] West Lulworth, Dorset [1] Westerleigh, Gloucestershire [1] Wimborne [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [7] Private [7] Seaman [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Stoker [4] Petty Officer 1st Class [3] Artificer Engineer [2] Leading Seaman [2] Petty Officer [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Serjeant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Canteen Manager [1] Chief Armourer [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Stoker [1] Corporal [1] Driver [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Gunner [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Engineer [1] Musician [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Officers Cook [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Sailmaker [1] Sapper [1] Ship's Chief Cook [1] Ship's Steward [1] Shipwright Lieutenant Commander [1] Signalman [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Surgeon [1] Temporary Lance Corporal [1] Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

HMS BULWARK [28] Royal Naval Reserve [10] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Bulwark [10] HMS Bulwark [3] Labour Corps [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] HMS Good Hope [2] Army Service Corps [1] H.M.S. "Bulwark" [1] HMS Benbow [1] HMS Formidable [1] HMS Iron Duke [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS BULWARK [1] Royal Marines Band - HMS BULWARK [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [56] British Army [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [17] D [7] M [7] A [5] G [5] H [5] J [4] K [4] L [3] C [2] P [2] W [2] E [1] I [1] N [1] O [1] S [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [26]

Country

United Kingdom [24] United States [1]

Edward Walter Badman

Born 1880

Died 1962

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168422

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Leonard Davis

Born 1887

Died 1951

Royal Navy 310329

Royal Navy 310329 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Iron Duke

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Percival Arthur Edward Bane

Born 1888

Died 1933

British Army 212170 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred Badman

Born 1881

Died 1938

British Army WR/310141 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

British Army 320238 Sapper Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

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Egbert Ralph W B Williams

Born 1987

Died 1942

British Army

British Army 35622 Private Worcestershire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Jack Davis

Born 1892

Died 1914

Royal Navy K16527

Royal Navy K16527 Stoker 1st Class HMS Bulwark

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John Edwin O'brien

Born 1884

British Army 60 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 845046 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 1893 Driver Royal Field Artillery 1st South Midland Brigade

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Eustace Edgar Betenson

Born 1898

Died 1979

British Army 97510 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 2nd London Sanitary Company

British Army 97510 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 116 Sanitary Section

British Army 97510 Private Royal Army Medical Corps "N" Company

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Courtenay Bane

Born 1892

Died 1974

British Army 2207 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 837040 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 837046 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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John Francis Cleall

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 3/9173 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 3/9173 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Sidney George Betenson

Born 1885

Died 1915

Royal Navy M1295

Royal Navy M/1295 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS Formidable

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Elam John Williams

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 204407 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 204407 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 3rd/4th Battalion

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Frederick Ernest George Tucker

Born 1898

Died 1972

British Army 15980 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 15980 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Ernest Augustus Betenson

Born 1881

Died 1964

Royal Navy 272159

Royal Navy 272159 Artificer Engineer HMS Benbow

Royal Navy Lieutenant Engineer

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James Thomas Gardner

Born 1868

Died 1914

Royal Navy 123062 Able Seaman HMS BULWARK

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Thomas Henry Loveitt

Born 1879

Died 1914

Royal Navy 186016 Able Seaman HMS BULWARK

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George Betenson

Born 1862

Died 1934

Royal Navy Shipwright Lieutenant Commander

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John Hooper Mavety

Born 1888

Died 1936

British Army 158177 Corporal Labour Corps

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George Attwood

Born 1882

Died 1914

Royal Navy 197728 Yeoman of Signals HMS BULWARK

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Albert Leary

Born 1877

Died 1914

Royal Navy 174149 Sailmaker HMS BULWARK

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