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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [9]

Devizes, Wiltshire [2]

Fulham - London [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Huby, Yorkshire [1]

Huby, Yorkshire. [1]

Lackeen Point [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Lewes, Sussex [1]

Lymington, Hampshire [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Sittingbourne, Kent. [1]

Stoke Demeral (Devonport), Devon [1]

Thornton Heath, Surrey. [1]

Rank

Private [13]

Stoker - 1st Class [6]

Stoker - 2nd Class [6]

Boatman [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Stoker [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Boy - 2nd Class [2]

Carpenters Crew [2]

Commissioned Boatman [2]

Corporal [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Stoker [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Boy [1]

Boy - 1st Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Carpenters Mate [1]

Domestic 3rd Class [1]

Drummer [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Boatman [1]

Leading Carpenters Crew [1]

Leading Shipwright [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Petty Officer - 2nd Class [1]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [1]

Shipwright [1]

Shipwright - 1st Class [1]

Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Stoker - 1st Class01 [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker- 2nd Class [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Unit

HMS Victory 2 [9]

HMS Nelson [5]

HMS Excellent [4]

HMS Fisgard [4]

HMS Revenge [4]

HMS Vernon [4]

HMS Victory 1 [4]

HMS Dolphin [3]

HMS Hecla [3]

HMS Hermione [3]

HMS Prince of Wales [3]

HMS Victory [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) [2]

HMS Bulwark [2]

HMS Crescent [2]

HMS Despatch [2]

HMS Drake [2]

HMS Duke of Wellington [2]

HMS Duke of Wellington 2 [2]

HMS Firequeen 2 [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Halcyon [2]

HMS Illustrious [2]

HMS Maidstone [2]

HMS Malabar [2]

HMS Minotaur [2]

HMS Orion [2]

HMS Renown [2]

HMS Vivid 2 [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Casheen River Coastguard - Ireland [1]

Crookhaven Coastguard - Ireland [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) [1]

Duke of Wellington 2 [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Felpham Coastguard Station - W. Sussex [1]

Fishbourne Coastguard Station - IOW [1]

HM Submarine E20 [1]

HMS Active [1]

HMS Agamemnon [1]

HMS Albemarle [1]

HMS Alexandria [1]

HMS Amethyst [1]

HMS Amphitrite [1]

HMS Apollo [1]

Service

British Army [15]

Royal Navy [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

A [4]

H [4]

K [4]

S [4]

T [4]

B [3]

C [2]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [22]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

Ireland [2]

Argentina [1]

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People [26] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [9] Devizes, Wiltshire [2] Fulham - London [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Huby, Yorkshire [1] Huby, Yorkshire. [1] Lackeen Point [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Lewes, Sussex [1] Lymington, Hampshire [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Portsmouth [1] Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Sittingbourne, Kent. [1] Stoke Demeral (Devonport), Devon [1] Thornton Heath, Surrey. [1]

Rank

Private [13] Stoker - 1st Class [6] Stoker - 2nd Class [6] Boatman [4] Able Seaman [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Stoker [3] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Boy - 2nd Class [2] Carpenters Crew [2] Commissioned Boatman [2] Corporal [2] Lance Corporal [2] Leading Seaman [2] Leading Stoker [2] Petty Officer [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Stoker [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Boy [1] Boy - 1st Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Carpenters Mate [1] Domestic 3rd Class [1] Drummer [1] Gunner [1] Leading Boatman [1] Leading Carpenters Crew [1] Leading Shipwright [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Petty Officer - 2nd Class [1] Petty Officer 2nd Class [1] Shipwright [1] Shipwright - 1st Class [1] Shipwright 1st Class [1] Stoker - 1st Class01 [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker- 2nd Class [1] Telegraphist [1]

Unit

HMS Victory 2 [9] HMS Nelson [5] HMS Excellent [4] HMS Fisgard [4] HMS Revenge [4] HMS Vernon [4] HMS Victory 1 [4] HMS Dolphin [3] HMS Hecla [3] HMS Hermione [3] HMS Prince of Wales [3] HMS Victory [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) [2] HMS Bulwark [2] HMS Crescent [2] HMS Despatch [2] HMS Drake [2] HMS Duke of Wellington [2] HMS Duke of Wellington 2 [2] HMS Firequeen 2 [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Halcyon [2] HMS Illustrious [2] HMS Maidstone [2] HMS Malabar [2] HMS Minotaur [2] HMS Orion [2] HMS Renown [2] HMS Vivid 2 [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Casheen River Coastguard - Ireland [1] Crookhaven Coastguard - Ireland [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) [1] Duke of Wellington 2 [1] Essex Regiment [1] Felpham Coastguard Station - W. Sussex [1] Fishbourne Coastguard Station - IOW [1] HM Submarine E20 [1] HMS Active [1] HMS Agamemnon [1] HMS Albemarle [1] HMS Alexandria [1] HMS Amethyst [1] HMS Amphitrite [1] HMS Apollo [1]

Service

British Army [15] Royal Navy [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

A [4] H [4] K [4] S [4] T [4] B [3] C [2] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [22]

Country

United Kingdom [23] Ireland [2] Argentina [1]

George Harold Andrews

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 7842 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 13th Battalion

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Joseph Arthur Treagus

Born 1889

Died 1959

Royal Navy 312414

Royal Navy 312414 Stoker - 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy 312414 Stoker - 2nd Class HMS Forte

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Frederick George Knight

Born 1892

Died 1962

Royal Navy J3515

Royal Navy J3515 Boy - 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J3515 Boy - 1st Class HMS Ganges

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Alfred Charles Ashfield

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 16400 Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 16400 Lance Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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William John Ashfield

Born 1894

Died 1972

British Army 8902 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frank Hider

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 10333 Private Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) 5th Battalion

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