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5 Agnes Street, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Amble, Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Barrow on Furness, Lancs [1]

Bebington, Cheshire [1]

Bourke New South Wales [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Brighton [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Bywall, Northumberland [1]

Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Clapham [1]

Cobar New South Wales [1]

Deptford, London South East [1]

Doncaster,Yorkshire. [1]

Durham [1]

Eastbourne Sussex [1]

Garinin [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hollinwood, Oldham [1]

Islington, London [1]

Lincolnshire [1]

Liverpool [1]

Maryhill,Glasgow. [1]

Milborne Port, Somerset [1]

North Walsham, Norfolk [1]

Paul, Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Perryn, Cornwall [1]

Portslade, Steyning, Sussex [1]

Redhill, Nottingham [1]

South Shields [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

St Marys, Nottingham [1]

Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Thurgoland, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Toxteth Park, Liverpool [1]

Wells, Norfolk [1]

Whitby, Yorkshire [1]

Widnes, Lancashire [1]

Wolverhampton [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [18]

Private [14]

Lieutenant [8]

Sapper [7]

Sub Lieutenant [7]

Leading Seaman [4]

Petty Officer [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Seaman [3]

Sub-Lieutenant [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Abel Seaman [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Colonel [1]

Corporal [1]

Driver [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Flight Second Lieutenant [1]

Flight Sub Lieutenant [1]

Hon. Second Lieutenant [1]

Musician [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer RNR [1]

Recruit [1]

Serjeant [1]

Sub Lieutenant. [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Division [118]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [17]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Marines Medical Unit [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Collingwood Battalion.Royal Naval Division [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

London Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fuisliers [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Devonshire Yeomanry [1]

Royal Fleet Reserve [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Brigade [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Marines [1]

Royal Marines Band [1]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [1]

Royal Marines Divisional Train: [1]

Royal Naval Division - Anson Battalion [1]

Royal Naval Division - Drake Battalion [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - Benbow Bn. R.N. Div. [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Laurentic." [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMT Gascon [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Navy [1]

Royal Navy Volunteer Reserves [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [152]

British Army [23]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [24]

H [18]

M [18]

S [18]

C [13]

R [13]

W [11]

G [10]

L [9]

P [8]

D [6]

E [5]

F [5]

J [4]

T [4]

A [2]

I [2]

O [2]

K [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [173]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [127]

Australia [1]

France [1]

Germany [1]

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People [174] Stories Communities

Place of birth

5 Agnes Street, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Amble, Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Barrow on Furness, Lancs [1] Bebington, Cheshire [1] Bourke New South Wales [1] Bow, London [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Brighton [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Bywall, Northumberland [1] Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Clapham [1] Cobar New South Wales [1] Deptford, London South East [1] Doncaster,Yorkshire. [1] Durham [1] Eastbourne Sussex [1] Garinin [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hollinwood, Oldham [1] Islington, London [1] Lincolnshire [1] Liverpool [1] Maryhill,Glasgow. [1] Milborne Port, Somerset [1] North Walsham, Norfolk [1] Paul, Penzance, Cornwall [1] Perryn, Cornwall [1] Portslade, Steyning, Sussex [1] Redhill, Nottingham [1] South Shields [1] South Shields, Durham [1] St Marys, Nottingham [1] Stonehouse, Devon [1] Thurgoland, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Toxteth Park, Liverpool [1] Wells, Norfolk [1] Whitby, Yorkshire [1] Widnes, Lancashire [1] Wolverhampton [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [18] Private [14] Lieutenant [8] Sapper [7] Sub Lieutenant [7] Leading Seaman [4] Petty Officer [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Seaman [3] Sub-Lieutenant [3] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Abel Seaman [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Colonel [1] Corporal [1] Driver [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Flight Second Lieutenant [1] Flight Sub Lieutenant [1] Hon. Second Lieutenant [1] Musician [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer RNR [1] Recruit [1] Serjeant [1] Sub Lieutenant. [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Division [118] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [17] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] Army Service Corps [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Marines Medical Unit [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Collingwood Battalion.Royal Naval Division [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] London Regiment [1] Northumberland Fuisliers [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Devonshire Yeomanry [1] Royal Fleet Reserve [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Brigade [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Marines [1] Royal Marines Band [1] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [1] Royal Marines Divisional Train: [1] Royal Naval Division - Anson Battalion [1] Royal Naval Division - Drake Battalion [1] Royal Naval Reserve - Benbow Bn. R.N. Div. [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Laurentic." [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMT Gascon [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Navy [1] Royal Navy Volunteer Reserves [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [152] British Army [23] Australian Imperial Force [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [24] H [18] M [18] S [18] C [13] R [13] W [11] G [10] L [9] P [8] D [6] E [5] F [5] J [4] T [4] A [2] I [2] O [2] K [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [173] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [127] Australia [1] France [1] Germany [1]

Henry Curtis

Born 1892

Royal Navy K.W/765 Royal Naval Division

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George Adam Reddick

Born 1894

Royal Navy Royal Naval Division

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Christopher M Finnigan

Born 1884

Royal Navy Z/322 Royal Naval Division

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John Alaric Eva Tremayne

Born 1890

Royal Navy Royal Naval Division

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James Beattie

Born 1892

Royal Navy Z/1283 Royal Naval Division

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Arnold Birch

Born 1891

Royal Navy K.W/ 876 Royal Naval Division

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Frederick John Berry

Born 1893

Royal Navy 3/1025 Royal Naval Division

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Ernest Edward Matthews

Born 1897

Royal Navy R/1125 Royal Naval Division

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Thomas Mclaughlin

Born 1888

Royal Navy Z/245 Royal Naval Division

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Davidson Morris

Born 1897

Royal Navy Z/7165 Royal Naval Division

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Robert Reynolds

Born 1895

Royal Navy Z/ 1137 Royal Naval Division

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Charles Redmond

Born 1891

Royal Navy 3/152 Royal Naval Division

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Robert Shipley

Born 1890

Royal Navy K.X/230 Royal Naval Division

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George Wallace

Born 1895

Royal Navy Z/5039 Royal Naval Division

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William Lewis Watts

Born 1897

Royal Navy Z/68 Royal Naval Division

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Clifford Squires Codner

Born 1885

Royal Navy Z/1230 Royal Naval Division

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Guy Proudfoot Cooke

Born 1894

Royal Navy 1/2879 Royal Naval Division

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William Edgar Curnuck

Born 1885

Royal Navy Z/431 Royal Naval Division

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Clifford Charles Groom

Born 1890

Royal Navy 3/3595 Royal Naval Division

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John H Hobbs

Born 1891

Royal Navy 1/1350 Royal Naval Division

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