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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [13]

Liverpool, Lancashire [10]

Leicester [7]

Southampton, Hampshire [7]

Hull, Yorkshire [6]

Battersea, London [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [5]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Wandsworth, London [4]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [3]

Gateshead, Durham [3]

Newcastle, Northumberland [3]

Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Alton, Hampshire [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Chelmsford, Essex [2]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

Crewe, Cheshire [2]

Derby [2]

Dereham, Norfolk [2]

Dublin [2]

Dudley, Worcestershire [2]

Edmonton, Middlesex [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

Guildford, Surrey [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Hertford, Hertfordshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Newbury, Berkshire [2]

Saint Georges in the East, London [2]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [2]

Saint Lukes, London [2]

Southwark, London [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Walsall, Staffordshire [2]

Walworth, London [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Abbotsbury, Dorset [1]

Alcester, Warwickshire [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Alresford, Hampshire [1]

Amberley, Sussex [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [118]

Leading Stoker [30]

Ordinary Seaman [29]

Private [25]

Able Seaman [19]

Boy 1st Class [18]

Captain [12]

Midshipman [12]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Lieutenant [8]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [7]

Gunner [6]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [5]

Ordinary Signalman [5]

Serjeant [5]

Stoker Petty Officer [5]

Boy Telegraphist [4]

Commander [4]

Major [4]

Sapper [3]

Signal Boy [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Wireman 2nd Class [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Corporal [2]

Driver [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Plumber's Mate [2]

Shipwright 2nd Class [2]

Stoker [2]

Stoker 1st class [2]

Stoker First Class [2]

Telegraphist [2]

Trooper [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Signal Boatswain [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Unit

HMS QUEEN MARY [175]

HMS Queen Mary [101]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Marine Artillery [6]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

HMS Victory II [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Marines Band [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Canadian Cavalry [2]

HMS Excellent [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

King Edward's Horse [2]

Labour Corps [2]

London Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS QUEEN MARY [2]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Queen Mary [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

1 22nd Punjabis [1]

4th Battalion Royal Naval Division [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Attached to H.M.S. Palace [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

Boscawen [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Church Army [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Excellent [1]

Garnet [1]

General List [1]

Gibraltar [1]

H.M.S. "Queen Mary" [1]

H.M.S. Victory [1]

Service

Royal Navy [378]

British Army [59]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [61]

B [58]

H [53]

M [45]

C [35]

G [29]

F [28]

D [26]

L [18]

S [17]

W [16]

E [12]

A [10]

K [10]

R [7]

T [7]

J [6]

Y [4]

N [3]

O [3]

I [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [448]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [55]

Germany [1]

United States [1]

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People [450] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [13] Liverpool, Lancashire [10] Leicester [7] Southampton, Hampshire [7] Hull, Yorkshire [6] Battersea, London [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Sheffield, Yorkshire [5] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Wandsworth, London [4] Bournemouth, Hampshire [3] Gateshead, Durham [3] Newcastle, Northumberland [3] Norwich, Norfolk [3] Alton, Hampshire [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Chelmsford, Essex [2] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] Crewe, Cheshire [2] Derby [2] Dereham, Norfolk [2] Dublin [2] Dudley, Worcestershire [2] Edmonton, Middlesex [2] Fulham, London [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] Guildford, Surrey [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Hertford, Hertfordshire [2] Islington, London [2] Newbury, Berkshire [2] Saint Georges in the East, London [2] Saint Helens, Lancashire [2] Saint Lukes, London [2] Southwark, London [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Walsall, Staffordshire [2] Walworth, London [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Abbotsbury, Dorset [1] Alcester, Warwickshire [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Alresford, Hampshire [1] Amberley, Sussex [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [118] Leading Stoker [30] Ordinary Seaman [29] Private [25] Able Seaman [19] Boy 1st Class [18] Captain [12] Midshipman [12] Second Lieutenant [10] Lieutenant [8] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [7] Gunner [6] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [5] Ordinary Signalman [5] Serjeant [5] Stoker Petty Officer [5] Boy Telegraphist [4] Commander [4] Major [4] Sapper [3] Signal Boy [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Temporary Captain [3] Wireman 2nd Class [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [2] Corporal [2] Driver [2] Leading Seaman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Plumber's Mate [2] Shipwright 2nd Class [2] Stoker [2] Stoker 1st class [2] Stoker First Class [2] Telegraphist [2] Trooper [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Signal Boatswain [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Assistant Paymaster [1]

Unit

HMS QUEEN MARY [175] HMS Queen Mary [101] Royal Naval Division [8] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Marine Artillery [6] East Surrey Regiment [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] HMS Victory II [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Marines Band [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Canadian Cavalry [2] HMS Excellent [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] King Edward's Horse [2] Labour Corps [2] London Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS QUEEN MARY [2] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Queen Mary [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] 1 22nd Punjabis [1] 4th Battalion Royal Naval Division [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Attached to H.M.S. Palace [1] Australian Infantry [1] Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] Boscawen [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Church Army [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Excellent [1] Garnet [1] General List [1] Gibraltar [1] H.M.S. "Queen Mary" [1] H.M.S. Victory [1]

Service

Royal Navy [378] British Army [59] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [61] B [58] H [53] M [45] C [35] G [29] F [28] D [26] L [18] S [17] W [16] E [12] A [10] K [10] R [7] T [7] J [6] Y [4] N [3] O [3] I [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [448] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [55] Germany [1] United States [1]

Arthur Albert Martin

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army 73110 Corporal 2nd Royal Engineers

British Army 73110 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers Air Line Service

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John Edward Lysagh Pennefather

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291564

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George Henry Head

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy 16317 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Albert Frederick Jones

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy 14035 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS QUEEN MARY

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Charles John Herbert

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy 11139 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Leslie William Mattholie

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 6675 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Ernest Pennyfather

Born 1878

Died 1938

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77138

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David Henry Taylor

Born 1888

Died 1981

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 7137 Cadet London Regiment (Artist's Rifles) O.T.C. 28th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Harry Daniel West

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy J22146 Able Seaman HMS QUEEN MARY

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Frederick George Charles Vince

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J20591

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William Wilkins

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy J20561

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Cecil Arthur Howard

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy M2950

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Frederick Harris

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS110634

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Walter Newton King

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy M450 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS QUEEN MARY

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John Cain Emmerson

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J22144 Able Seaman HMS QUEEN MARY

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Alfred John Dewdney

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy K813 Stoker Petty Officer HMS QUEEN MARY

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Charles Victor Tollman

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy J22699 Ordinary Signalman HMS QUEEN MARY

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Henry John Fox

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy J31090 Able Seaman HMS QUEEN MARY

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John Thomas Charlesworth

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy K25971 Stoker 1st Class HMS QUEEN MARY

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Reginald James Cox

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J23116 Able Seaman HMS QUEEN MARY

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