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Queenstown, Cork [36]

Dublin [1]

Haulbowline, Cork [1]

Middleton, Cork [1]

Queenstown, Co Cork [1]

Ringaskiddy, Cork [1]

Rushbrooke, Cork [1]

Temple Robin, Cork [1]

Rank

Petty Officer [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Stoker Petty Officer [4]

Commander [2]

Shipwright 1st Class [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Paymaster [1]

Assistant Clerk [1]

Boy First Class [1]

Capain [1]

Captain [1]

Captain (Retd) [1]

Chief Writer [1]

Clerk [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Fleet Paymaster [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Paymaster [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Private [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Reverend [1]

Sailmaker [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Ship's Steward [1]

Ship's Stores Assistant [1]

Shipwright 2nd Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

HMS DEFENCE [4]

HMS Revenge [3]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [2]

HMS Indefatigable [2]

HMS LION [2]

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

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Canada [1]

HMS Duke of Edinburgh [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS Moorsom [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS NESSUS [1]

HMS New Zealand [1]

HMS Pheasant [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS SOUTHAMPTON [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

HMS Tiger [1]

HMS WARSPITE [1]

HMS Warrior [1]

HMS. PEMBROKE [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Black Prince [1]

Service

Royal Navy [46]

British Army [2]

Last name first letter

M [6]

C [5]

D [5]

W [5]

H [4]

O [4]

B [3]

K [3]

F [2]

L [2]

A [1]

J [1]

N [1]

P [1]

Q [1]

S [1]

T [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [37]

Country

Ireland [2]

United Kingdom [2]

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People [48] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Queenstown, Cork [36] Dublin [1] Haulbowline, Cork [1] Middleton, Cork [1] Queenstown, Co Cork [1] Ringaskiddy, Cork [1] Rushbrooke, Cork [1] Temple Robin, Cork [1]

Rank

Petty Officer [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Able Seaman [4] Stoker Petty Officer [4] Commander [2] Shipwright 1st Class [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Paymaster [1] Assistant Clerk [1] Boy First Class [1] Capain [1] Captain [1] Captain (Retd) [1] Chief Writer [1] Clerk [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Fleet Paymaster [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Paymaster [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Private [1] Rear Admiral [1] Reverend [1] Sailmaker [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Ship's Steward [1] Ship's Stores Assistant [1] Shipwright 2nd Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

HMS DEFENCE [4] HMS Revenge [3] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [2] HMS Indefatigable [2] HMS LION [2] H.M.S. "Temeraire." [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Canada [1] HMS Duke of Edinburgh [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS Moorsom [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS NESSUS [1] HMS New Zealand [1] HMS Pheasant [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS SOUTHAMPTON [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] HMS Tiger [1] HMS WARSPITE [1] HMS Warrior [1] HMS. PEMBROKE [1] Leinster Regiment [1] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Black Prince [1]

Service

Royal Navy [46] British Army [2]

Last name first letter

M [6] C [5] D [5] W [5] H [4] O [4] B [3] K [3] F [2] L [2] A [1] J [1] N [1] P [1] Q [1] S [1] T [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [37]

Country

Ireland [2] United Kingdom [2]

Richard Herbert Denny Townsend

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy Commander HMS INVINCIBLE

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Stephen O'leary

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy 305903 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Indefatigable

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Richard St John Young

Born 1878

Died 1917

Royal Navy Clerk

Royal Navy Acting Paymaster

Royal Navy Paymaster

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Henry Devlin

Born 1880

Died 1916

Royal Navy 289832 Stoker 1st Class HMS NESSUS

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Maurice Kiely

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy K29032 Stoker 2nd Class HMS DEFENCE

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William Cotter

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy 305929 Stoker Petty Officer HMS INDEFATIGABLE

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Harry Dryer

Born 1883

Died 1917

Royal Navy SS100290

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William Henry Marshall

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy 232762 Stoker Petty Officer HMS DEFENCE

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James Flaherty

Born 1892

Royal Navy M7593 Shipwright 2nd Class HMS BENBOW

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Desmond Fitz Harry Dolphin

Born 1884

Died 1940

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Captain (Retd)

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander HMS NEPTUNE

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Alfred William Delves Broughton

Born 1880

Died 1916

Royal Navy 2nd Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy Capain Royal Marine Light Infantry

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Edward Fairfoul

Born 1878

Died 1920

Royal Navy 175031

Royal Navy 175031 Ship's Corporal 1st Class HMS. PEMBROKE

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Dunstan Harris

Born 1883

Died 1916

Royal Navy 213238 Petty Officer HMS DEFENCE

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Timothy Verling

Born 1886

Royal Navy 221119 Able Seaman

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Daniel Joseph O'mahoney

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy K5835 Stoker 1st Class HMS DEFENCE

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Daniel Leahy

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy 206208 Petty Officer HMS Indefatigable

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William Joseph Wilson

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy K796

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Michael O'shea

Born 1893

Died 1914

Royal Navy K20963

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George Patterson

Born 1875

Died 1916

Royal Navy 277739 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Warrior

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James Langford

Born 1892

Royal Navy M8716 Electrical Artificer 4th Class HMS SOUTHAMPTON

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