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Place of birth

Southampton, Hampshire, England [5]

Dublin [4]

Crewe, Cheshire [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Deptford, London [2]

London [2]

Plumstead, Kent [2]

Adelaide, Australia [1]

Armidale, New South Wales [1]

Balham, London [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Belgrave, London [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brenchley, Kent [1]

Bury [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chelsea [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Cliffe, Kent [1]

Clifton, Galway [1]

Cobham, Kent [1]

Coleraine [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dalston, London [1]

Dartmoor, Devon [1]

Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Devonport, Devon, England [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Duffield near Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Durham [1]

Earls Colne, Essex [1]

Earlsfield, London [1]

East Ham, Essex [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Exeter [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Forrest Row, Sussex [1]

Frome, Somerset [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Harmondsworth, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [29]

Able Seaman [17]

Ordinary Seaman [14]

Stoker 1st Class [11]

Boy 1st Class [9]

Leading Seaman [5]

Leading Stoker [5]

Petty Officer Stoker [4]

Apprentice [2]

Midshipman [2]

Senior Reserve Attendant [2]

Serjeant [2]

2nd Engineer [1]

2nd Steward [1]

3rd Engineer [1]

3rd Officer [1]

4th Engineer [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic (1st Class) [1]

Air Mechanic (2nd Class) [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Air Mechanic First Class [1]

Armourer's Mate [1]

Boy First Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chief Petty Officer Mech 3rd Grade [1]

Commander [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corporal [1]

Deck Boy [1]

Driver [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant [1]

Fireman [1]

Fleet Paymaster [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Greaser Fireman [1]

Gunner [1]

Junior Officer [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Master [1]

Mechanician [1]

Messroom Steward [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Painter 2nd Class [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Sailmaker [1]

Unit

H.M.S. "Formidable" [38]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [37]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable." [27]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [27]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [16]

Mercantile Marine - SS War Knight [9]

Mercantile Marine - S.S. "South Western" (Southampton) [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

HMS Formidable [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve - H.M.S. "Formidable." [2]

'HMS Formidable', Channel Fleet [1]

(RFR/CH/B/9853). H M.S. "Formidable." [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

H.M. Drifter "New Dawn." [1]

H.M.S. Formidable [1]

HMS Inflexible [1]

HMS Magpie (New Dawn) [1]

HMS Moldavia [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS Victory II [1]

Mercantile Marine - H.M.H.S. "Asturias" (Belfast) [1]

Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Cardiff" [1]

Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Clematis" [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve - "Kathleen" [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve - M.F.A. "Eleanor" [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Naval Air Service - HM Airship C8 [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - S.S. "South Western" (Southampton) [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - SS War Knight [1]

Seaplane Station [1]

Service

Royal Navy [122]

Other Empire Force [16]

British Army [6]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Last name first letter

B [41]

M [24]

C [18]

L [12]

A [11]

H [9]

W [7]

P [6]

D [5]

T [4]

F [2]

G [2]

N [2]

R [2]

S [2]

J [1]

K [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [131]

Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

United States [1]

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People [151] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Southampton, Hampshire, England [5] Dublin [4] Crewe, Cheshire [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Belfast, Antrim [2] Deptford, London [2] London [2] Plumstead, Kent [2] Adelaide, Australia [1] Armidale, New South Wales [1] Balham, London [1] Battersea, London [1] Belgrave, London [1] Bermondsey, Surrey, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brenchley, Kent [1] Bury [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chelsea [1] Clapham, London [1] Cliffe, Kent [1] Clifton, Galway [1] Cobham, Kent [1] Coleraine [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dalston, London [1] Dartmoor, Devon [1] Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Devonport, Devon, England [1] Dover, Kent [1] Duffield near Derby, Derbyshire [1] Durham [1] Earls Colne, Essex [1] Earlsfield, London [1] East Ham, Essex [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Exeter [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Forrest Row, Sussex [1] Frome, Somerset [1] Fulham, London [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Grays, Essex [1] Guernsey, Channel Islands [1] Hackney, London [1] Harmondsworth, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [29] Able Seaman [17] Ordinary Seaman [14] Stoker 1st Class [11] Boy 1st Class [9] Leading Seaman [5] Leading Stoker [5] Petty Officer Stoker [4] Apprentice [2] Midshipman [2] Senior Reserve Attendant [2] Serjeant [2] 2nd Engineer [1] 2nd Steward [1] 3rd Engineer [1] 3rd Officer [1] 4th Engineer [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic (1st Class) [1] Air Mechanic (2nd Class) [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Air Mechanic First Class [1] Armourer's Mate [1] Boy First Class [1] Bugler [1] Captain [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chief Petty Officer Mech 3rd Grade [1] Commander [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corporal [1] Deck Boy [1] Driver [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant [1] Fireman [1] Fleet Paymaster [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Greaser Fireman [1] Gunner [1] Junior Officer [1] Lance Corporal [1] Master [1] Mechanician [1] Messroom Steward [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Painter 2nd Class [1] Petty Officer [1] Sailmaker [1]

Unit

H.M.S. "Formidable" [38] H.M.S. "Formidable." [37] Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable." [27] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [27] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [16] Mercantile Marine - SS War Knight [9] Mercantile Marine - S.S. "South Western" (Southampton) [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] HMS Formidable [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve - H.M.S. "Formidable." [2] 'HMS Formidable', Channel Fleet [1] (RFR/CH/B/9853). H M.S. "Formidable." [1] Army Service Corps [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] H.M. Drifter "New Dawn." [1] H.M.S. Formidable [1] HMS Inflexible [1] HMS Magpie (New Dawn) [1] HMS Moldavia [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS Victory II [1] Mercantile Marine - H.M.H.S. "Asturias" (Belfast) [1] Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Cardiff" [1] Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Clematis" [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve - "Kathleen" [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve - M.F.A. "Eleanor" [1] Merchant Navy [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry - Plymouth Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Naval Air Service - HM Airship C8 [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - S.S. "South Western" (Southampton) [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - SS War Knight [1] Seaplane Station [1]

Service

Royal Navy [122] Other Empire Force [16] British Army [6] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Last name first letter

B [41] M [24] C [18] L [12] A [11] H [9] W [7] P [6] D [5] T [4] F [2] G [2] N [2] R [2] S [2] J [1] K [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [131] Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [12] United States [1]

Maxwell Frame

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy Z/3172 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Z/3172 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Clyde

Royal Navy Clyde Z/3172 Leading Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - S.S. "South Western" (Southampton)

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Ernest Alexander Lane-Baber

Born 1891

Died 1915

Royal Navy J2055

Royal Navy J/2055 Leading Seaman H.M.S. "Formidable."

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James William Abon

Born 1895

Died 1915

Royal Navy SS4918

Royal Navy SS/4918 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Formidable"

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John Villiers Russell

Born 1885

Died 1915

Royal Navy M10985

Royal Navy M/10985 Senior Reserve Attendant Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve - H.M.S. "Formidable."

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Arthur Noel Loxley

Born 1874

Died 1915

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Captain HMS Inflexible

Royal Navy HMS Formidable

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Arthur John Priest

Born 1887

Died 1937

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Clifford Charles Lucas

Born 1897

Died 1915

Royal Navy J29528

Royal Navy J/29528 Boy 1st Class H.M.S. "Formidable."

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Albert Frank Webley

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 1937 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Henri Villiers Russell

Born 1885

Died 1915

Royal Navy M10984

Royal Navy M/10984 Senior Reserve Attendant Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve - H.M.S. "Formidable."

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Alexander Day

Born 1891

Died 1915

Royal Navy K8310 Stoker 1st Class 'HMS Formidable', Channel Fleet

Royal Navy K/8310 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Formidable."

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Ernest Geoffrey Cadle

Born 1898

Died 1915

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Midshipman H.M.S. "Formidable"

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