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Skibbereen, Cork [2]

(Ceylon) [1]

18 Top Bank, Radcliffe, Lancashire [1]

23 Oakley Road, Small Heath, Birmingham [1]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1]

Balloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brussels [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Christchurch, Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Clarence Street, Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Drysdale Victoria [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Framlingham, Suffolk [1]

Glasgow [1]

Gunbar New South Wales [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hawthorn Victoria [1]

Ilminster, Somerset [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kilmarnock [1]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Knaresborough, Yorkshire [1]

London [1]

Lowestoft, England [1]

Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1]

Newport Isle of Wight [1]

Oxford [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Portadown, Armagh [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Stoke on Trent, Staffs [1]

Streatham Hill,Surrey London SW [1]

Taylor's Farm, Houghton, near Preston, Lancashire [1]

Tracton, Cork [1]

Wanstead, Essex [1]

Whitechapel, London [1]

Wigton, Cumberland [1]

Woodville, South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [8]

Able Seaman [6]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Boy Telegraphist [2]

Corporal [2]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Major [2]

Sergeant [2]

Acting Regimental Sergeant Major [1]

Boy [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Driver [1]

Drummer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Major & Brevet Lieutenant Colonel (Temporary Brigadier General) [1]

Major-General (temporary Lieutenant-General) [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

HM Submarine C29 [3]

Labour Corps [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

14th Royal Irish Rifles [1]

1st Division, 2nd Brigade [1]

26th Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

4th Dragoon Guards [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Australian Machine Gun Corps [1]

British Military Mission to Poland [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

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

HMS Clan McNaughton [1]

HMS Defence [1]

HMS Formidable [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

HMS Theseus [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Dragoon Guards [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [24]

British Army [16]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Last name first letter

C [8]

B [6]

M [6]

S [4]

F [3]

A [2]

D [2]

H [2]

J [2]

L [2]

E [1]

G [1]

N [1]

R [1]

T [1]

U [1]

V [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [45]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Place of birth

Skibbereen, Cork [2] (Ceylon) [1] 18 Top Bank, Radcliffe, Lancashire [1] 23 Oakley Road, Small Heath, Birmingham [1] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1] Balloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brussels [1] Chelsea, London [1] Christchurch, Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Clarence Street, Dartmouth, Devon [1] Drysdale Victoria [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Framlingham, Suffolk [1] Glasgow [1] Gunbar New South Wales [1] Hackney, London [1] Hawthorn Victoria [1] Ilminster, Somerset [1] Islington, London [1] Kilmarnock [1] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Knaresborough, Yorkshire [1] London [1] Lowestoft, England [1] Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland [1] Marylebone, London [1] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] Newport Isle of Wight [1] Oxford [1] Poplar, London [1] Portadown, Armagh [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Stoke on Trent, Staffs [1] Streatham Hill,Surrey London SW [1] Taylor's Farm, Houghton, near Preston, Lancashire [1] Tracton, Cork [1] Wanstead, Essex [1] Whitechapel, London [1] Wigton, Cumberland [1] Woodville, South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [8] Able Seaman [6] Captain [4] Lieutenant [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Boy Telegraphist [2] Corporal [2] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Leading Stoker [2] Major [2] Sergeant [2] Acting Regimental Sergeant Major [1] Boy [1] Brigadier General [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Driver [1] Drummer [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Major & Brevet Lieutenant Colonel (Temporary Brigadier General) [1] Major-General (temporary Lieutenant-General) [1] Petty Officer [1] Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

HM Submarine C29 [3] Labour Corps [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 14th Royal Irish Rifles [1] 1st Division, 2nd Brigade [1] 26th Australian Infantry Battalion [1] 4th Dragoon Guards [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Australian Machine Gun Corps [1] British Military Mission to Poland [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] HMS Clan McNaughton [1] HMS Defence [1] HMS Formidable [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Indefatigable [1] HMS Pembroke [1] HMS Theseus [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Military Foot Police [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Dragoon Guards [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [24] British Army [16] Australian Imperial Force [5]

Last name first letter

C [8] B [6] M [6] S [4] F [3] A [2] D [2] H [2] J [2] L [2] E [1] G [1] N [1] R [1] T [1] U [1] V [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [45]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Archibald Mcvicar Sinclair

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy 271726 Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class

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Nelson Victor Carter

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 4 Company Sergeant Major Royal Sussex Regiment 12th Battalion

British Army 4 Acting Regimental Sergeant Major Royal Sussex Regiment 12th Battalion

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Malcolm Sinclair

Born 1871

British Army 516 Serjeant Military Foot Police

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Walter Muddle

Born 1897

Died 1915

Royal Navy Boy HMS Theseus

Royal Navy Boy HMS Pembroke Chatham

Royal Navy J26479 Boy HMS Impregnable

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Thomas Reginald Mullins

Born 1886

Died 1915

Royal Navy 216637 Able Seaman

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Louis George Norris

Born 1885

Died 1915

Royal Navy 212080 Petty Officer

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Harold Frederick Watson

Born 1898

Died 1915

Royal Navy J31341 Boy Telegraphist

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Reginald Ernest Stanley Bryant

Born 1898

Died 1915

Royal Navy J28056

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Jeremiah Casey

Born 1897

Died 1915

Royal Navy J27299

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Fredrick George Moore

Born 1897

Died 1915

Royal Navy M11984 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class

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Charles Ernest Hobbs

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy J6420 Able Seaman

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William Henry Faux

Born 1875

Died 1915

Royal Navy 291558 Leading Stoker

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Henry Joseph Floyd

Born 1898

Died 1915

Royal Navy J28072 Boy 1st Class HMS Goliath

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Andrew Ahern

Born 1883

Died 1915

Royal Navy 208176 Able Seaman HM Submarine C29

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William Richard Schofield

Born 1888

Died 1915

Royal Navy Lieutenant HM Submarine C29

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William Frederick Argyle

Born 1899

Died 1916

Royal Navy J33766

Royal Navy J33766 Boy Telegraphist HMS Defence

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John William Alexander Jackson

Born 1897

Died 1959

Australian Imperial Force 588 Private

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James Miller

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 12639 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 12639 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 7th Battalion

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George Ernest Lane

Born 1893

Died 1915

Royal Navy J9657 Able Seaman

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Daniel Casey

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy J11096 Able Seaman HMS Indefatigable

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