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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]

John Chipman Kerr

Born 1887

Died 1963

Canadian Expeditionary Force 101465 Private

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Reginald Roy Inwood

Born 1890

Died 1971

Australian Imperial Force 506 Corporal 10th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Harry Blanshard Wood

Born 1882

Died 1924

British Army 16444 Private Scots Guards 3rd Battalion

British Army 16444 Lance Corporal Scots Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army 16444 Corporal Scots Guards 2nd Battalion

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Donald Forrester Brown

Born 1890

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/3504 Sergeant Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Thomas Bryan

Born 1882

Died 1945

British Army 22040 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 22040 Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 22040 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 2nd Tyneside Irish 25th Service Battalion

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Ernest Herbert Pitcher

Born 1887

Died 1946

Royal Navy 227029 Chief Petty Officer HMS Temeraire

Royal Navy Petty Officer HMS Q5 (Farnborough)

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George Henry Prowse

Born 1886

Died 1918

Royal Navy Wales Z/424 Chief Petty Officer Royal Naval Division Drake Battalion

Royal Navy Wales Z/424 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Royal Naval Divison

Royal Navy Wales Z/424 Able Seaman Royal Naval Divison

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Richard Charles Travis

Born 1884

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 9/523 Sergeant Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Walter Peeler

Born 1887

Died 1968

Australian Imperial Force 8345

Australian Imperial Force 114 Private 3rd Australian Pioneer Battalion

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Lawrence Carthage Weathers

Born 1890

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 1153 Private 11th Australian Infantry Brigade 43rd Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 1153 Corporal Australian Infantry 43rd Battalion

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Edward James Luxford

Born 1874

Died 1918

British Army SR/2542 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 277542 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army RA/9816

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Frank Lester

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 51674 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 51674 Corporal 10th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 51674 Sergeant 10th Battalion South Lancashire

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Percy Valentine Storkey

Born 1893

Died 1969

Australian Imperial Force Captain 19th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 2nd Lieutenant 19th Battalion

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William Charles Williams

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy 186774 Able Seaman HMS Hussar

Royal Navy RFR/PO/B/3766 Able Seaman Royal Navy H.M.S. "Hussar"

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Walton Horace John Petley

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 2021 Rifleman London Regiment 5th Battalion (London Rifle Brigade)

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Francis Faith Hodgson

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army Captain 84th Punjabis

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Albert Halton

Born 1893

Died 1971

British Army 241475 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Hubert George Cecil Muggridge

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army G/24488 Acting Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment

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John James Dwyer

Born 1890

Died 1962

Australian Imperial Force 2060 Sergeant 4th Australian Machine Gun Company

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Peter Penfold

Born 1887

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 524358

Canadian Expeditionary Force 524358 Private Canadian Army Medical Corps

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