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Portsmouth, Hampshire [66]

Liverpool, Lancashire [59]

Plymouth, Devon [50]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [35]

Dublin [34]

Devonport, Devon [32]

Portsea, Hampshire [32]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [26]

Liverpool [26]

Brighton, Sussex [25]

Manchester, Lancashire [24]

Hull, Yorkshire [21]

London [20]

Beckenham, Kent [19]

Bromley, Kent [19]

Durham, County Durham [19]

Southampton, Hampshire [19]

Belfast, Antrim [17]

Camberwell, London [16]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [16]

Stonehouse, Devon [16]

Gosport, Hampshire [15]

Islington, London [15]

Penge [15]

Bermondsey, London [14]

Bromley Kent [14]

Edinburgh [14]

Exeter, Devon [14]

Lambeth, London [14]

Leicester [14]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [13]

Leeds, Yorkshire [13]

Nottingham [13]

Battersea, London [12]

Bethnal Green, London [12]

Chichester, Sussex [12]

Fulham, London [12]

Glasgow [12]

Hackney, London [12]

Plymouth [12]

West Ham, Essex [12]

Kensington, London [11]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [10]

Dartmouth, Devon [10]

Ipswich, Suffolk [10]

Paddington, London [10]

Peckham, London [10]

Saint Heliers Jersey [10]

Stockton, Durham [10]

Walworth, London [10]

Rank

Private [929]

Able Seaman [757]

Stoker 1st Class [327]

Lieutenant [253]

Petty Officer [253]

Stoker [246]

Second Lieutenant [204]

Captain [178]

Chief Stoker [154]

Leading Seaman [148]

Stoker Petty Officer [148]

Gunner [132]

Leading Stoker [132]

Ordinary Seaman [128]

Chief Petty Officer [122]

Corporal [111]

Serjeant [103]

Lance Corporal [89]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [88]

Commander [88]

Lieutenant Commander [79]

Boy 1st Class [65]

Sergeant [61]

Seaman [55]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [51]

Major [51]

Signalman [51]

Midshipman [49]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [46]

Stoker 2nd Class [42]

Sick Berth Steward [41]

Rifleman [40]

Lieutenant Colonel [38]

Petty Officer Stoker [36]

Petty Officer 1st Class [35]

Chaplain [29]

Engineer Commander [29]

Shipwright 1st Class [29]

Yeoman of Signals [29]

Mechanician [28]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [27]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [26]

Canteen Assistant [24]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [24]

Leading Signalman [24]

Admiral [23]

Chief Armourer [23]

Ship's Steward [23]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [22]

Sub-Lieutenant [22]

Unit

Royal Naval Division [447]

HMS Queen Mary [293]

HMS DEFENCE [290]

HMS Defence [234]

HMS QUEEN MARY [168]

Royal Naval Reserve [138]

HMS Indefatigable [137]

London Regiment [135]

HMS Monmouth [120]

Royal West Kent Regiment [110]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [102]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [101]

Royal Marine Artillery [84]

HMS Racoon [80]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Queen Mary [79]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Indefatigable [78]

HMS Hampshire [71]

HMS Vanguard [64]

Royal Field Artillery [63]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [62]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [62]

HMS Chester [58]

Royal Fusiliers [58]

HMS Princess Royal [57]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Defence [51]

HM Submarine K4 [50]

HMS Warrior [48]

Royal Engineers [47]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [47]

HMS Southampton [46]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [44]

HMS Ardent [42]

Royal Sussex Regiment [40]

HMS Barham [38]

HMS Agincourt [35]

HMS Marlborough [35]

HMS Benbow [34]

HMS New Zealand [34]

Royal Marines Band [33]

Army Service Corps [32]

Middlesex Regiment [32]

Rifle Brigade [30]

HMS Duke of Edinburgh [28]

Canadian Infantry [27]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [27]

East Surrey Regiment [26]

HM Submarine E16 [26]

HMS Falmouth [26]

HMS Superb [26]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

Service

Royal Navy [5124]

British Army [1302]

Australian Imperial Force [81]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [74]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38]

Indian Army [24]

Other Empire Force [24]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

South African Services [11]

Canadian Navy [2]

Last name first letter

B [790]

M [606]

C [588]

S [542]

H [495]

W [466]

P [416]

D [310]

R [302]

L [296]

G [284]

F [260]

T [253]

A [222]

J [190]

K [152]

E [142]

N [114]

O [95]

V [35]

Y [34]

I [25]

Q [15]

U [12]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4060]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [1265]

Canada [20]

Ireland [10]

India [7]

Australia [4]

United States [4]

Germany [3]

Malta [3]

New Zealand [3]

South Africa [3]

Egypt [2]

France [2]

Gibraltar [2]

Denmark [1]

Guernsey [1]

Jersey [1]

Sierra Leone [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

Yemen [1]

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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [66] Liverpool, Lancashire [59] Plymouth, Devon [50] Bristol, Gloucestershire [35] Dublin [34] Devonport, Devon [32] Portsea, Hampshire [32] Birmingham, Warwickshire [26] Liverpool [26] Brighton, Sussex [25] Manchester, Lancashire [24] Hull, Yorkshire [21] London [20] Beckenham, Kent [19] Bromley, Kent [19] Durham, County Durham [19] Southampton, Hampshire [19] Belfast, Antrim [17] Camberwell, London [16] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [16] Stonehouse, Devon [16] Gosport, Hampshire [15] Islington, London [15] Penge [15] Bermondsey, London [14] Bromley Kent [14] Edinburgh [14] Exeter, Devon [14] Lambeth, London [14] Leicester [14] Alverstoke, Hampshire [13] Leeds, Yorkshire [13] Nottingham [13] Battersea, London [12] Bethnal Green, London [12] Chichester, Sussex [12] Fulham, London [12] Glasgow [12] Hackney, London [12] Plymouth [12] West Ham, Essex [12] Kensington, London [11] Cardiff, Glamorgan [10] Dartmouth, Devon [10] Ipswich, Suffolk [10] Paddington, London [10] Peckham, London [10] Saint Heliers Jersey [10] Stockton, Durham [10] Walworth, London [10]

Rank

Private [929] Able Seaman [757] Stoker 1st Class [327] Lieutenant [253] Petty Officer [253] Stoker [246] Second Lieutenant [204] Captain [178] Chief Stoker [154] Leading Seaman [148] Stoker Petty Officer [148] Gunner [132] Leading Stoker [132] Ordinary Seaman [128] Chief Petty Officer [122] Corporal [111] Serjeant [103] Lance Corporal [89] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [88] Commander [88] Lieutenant Commander [79] Boy 1st Class [65] Sergeant [61] Seaman [55] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [51] Major [51] Signalman [51] Midshipman [49] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [46] Stoker 2nd Class [42] Sick Berth Steward [41] Rifleman [40] Lieutenant Colonel [38] Petty Officer Stoker [36] Petty Officer 1st Class [35] Chaplain [29] Engineer Commander [29] Shipwright 1st Class [29] Yeoman of Signals [29] Mechanician [28] Chief Yeoman of Signals [27] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [26] Canteen Assistant [24] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [24] Leading Signalman [24] Admiral [23] Chief Armourer [23] Ship's Steward [23] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [22] Sub-Lieutenant [22]

Unit

Royal Naval Division [447] HMS Queen Mary [293] HMS DEFENCE [290] HMS Defence [234] HMS QUEEN MARY [168] Royal Naval Reserve [138] HMS Indefatigable [137] London Regiment [135] HMS Monmouth [120] Royal West Kent Regiment [110] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [102] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [101] Royal Marine Artillery [84] HMS Racoon [80] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Queen Mary [79] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Indefatigable [78] HMS Hampshire [71] HMS Vanguard [64] Royal Field Artillery [63] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [62] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [62] HMS Chester [58] Royal Fusiliers [58] HMS Princess Royal [57] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Defence [51] HM Submarine K4 [50] HMS Warrior [48] Royal Engineers [47] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [47] HMS Southampton [46] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [44] HMS Ardent [42] Royal Sussex Regiment [40] HMS Barham [38] HMS Agincourt [35] HMS Marlborough [35] HMS Benbow [34] HMS New Zealand [34] Royal Marines Band [33] Army Service Corps [32] Middlesex Regiment [32] Rifle Brigade [30] HMS Duke of Edinburgh [28] Canadian Infantry [27] King's Royal Rifle Corps [27] East Surrey Regiment [26] HM Submarine E16 [26] HMS Falmouth [26] HMS Superb [26] Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

Service

Royal Navy [5124] British Army [1302] Australian Imperial Force [81] Canadian Expeditionary Force [74] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38] Indian Army [24] Other Empire Force [24] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] South African Services [11] Canadian Navy [2]

Last name first letter

B [790] M [606] C [588] S [542] H [495] W [466] P [416] D [310] R [302] L [296] G [284] F [260] T [253] A [222] J [190] K [152] E [142] N [114] O [95] V [35] Y [34] I [25] Q [15] U [12] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4060] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [1265] Canada [20] Ireland [10] India [7] Australia [4] United States [4] Germany [3] Malta [3] New Zealand [3] South Africa [3] Egypt [2] France [2] Gibraltar [2] Denmark [1] Guernsey [1] Jersey [1] Sierra Leone [1] Sri Lanka [1] Yemen [1]

Thomas Frederick Bowman

Born 1878

Died 1920

British Army 41733 Private Royal Fusiliers

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John Percival Edwards

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army B/19418 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Fusiliers

British Army B/19418 Company Serjeant Major Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion

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George Harry Mullin

Born 1892

Died 1963

British Army 51339 Private Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 51339 Sergeant Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry

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Charles John Melliss

Born 1862

Died 1936

British Army Major General Divisional and Brigade Headquarters Staff

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William Young

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 5938 Private East Lancashire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Maurice Berkeley Peel

Born 1873

Died 1917

British Army Army Chaplains' Department

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John Kendrick Skinner

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 6895 Lance Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 6895 Warrant Officer Class 2 King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 6895 Company Serjeant Major King's Own Scottish Borderers 1st Battalion

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Basil Arthur Horsfall

Born 1887

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Ceylon Engineer Volunteers

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion attached 11th Battalion

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Thomas James Bede Kenny

Born 1896

Died 1953

Australian Imperial Force 4195 Private 2 Battalion

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Thomas Tannatt Pryce

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army Captain Grenadier Guards 4th Battalion

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Percy Hayward Squirrell

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army L/31953 Driver Royal Field Artillery 68th Brigade, "A" Battery

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Lewis Mcgee

Born 1888

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 456 Sergeant 40th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Oswald Joseph Hoare

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 151734 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Edward Maynard Barnes

Born 1898

Died 1916

Royal Navy J34701 Boy 1st Class HMS Defence

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Henry George Gardiner

Born 1879

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26675

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26675 Serjeant Royal Flying Corps

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James Llewellyn Davies

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 31161 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

British Army 31161 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers 13th Battalion

British Army 44304 Royal Garrison Artillery

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Rupert Henry Trout

Born 1874

Died 1914

Royal Navy 154033 Chief Petty Officer HMS Monmouth

Royal Navy 154033 Chief Petty Officer HMS Monmouth

Royal Navy 154033 Leading Seaman HMS Phoenix

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William Henry Bulbeck

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy J4675

Royal Navy J.4675. (Po.) Able Seaman HM Submarine E16

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Richard Arthur Pennyfather

Born 1889

Died 1964

British Army 55031 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Samuel Lewis Honey

Born 1894

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 602174 Lieutenant Manitoba Regiment 78th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 34th Battalion

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