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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]

Francis Edmund Groves

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J23120 Able Seaman HMS QUEEN MARY

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Ernest Joseph Lightfoot

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy K13165 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Queen Mary

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Albert George Beechey

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy K6778 Stoker 1st Class HMS QUEEN MARY

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Peter Grant

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy K26977 Stoker 1st Class HMS QUEEN MARY

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George William Belsom

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy K5430 Stoker 1st Class HMS QUEEN MARY

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George Alfred Hide

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K14749 Leading Stoker HMS QUEEN MARY

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Robert Alexander Paterson

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy K25642 Stoker 1st Class HMS QUEEN MARY

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Frank Victor Mann

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy J30216 Ordinary Seaman HMS QUEEN MARY

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Edwin George Oesterlein

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy M1469 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS QUEEN MARY

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George Dodd

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy K966 Leading Stoker HMS QUEEN MARY

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Samuel Lawson

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy K13032 Stoker 1st Class HMS QUEEN MARY

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George Hopcraft

Born 1900

Died 1916

Royal Navy Midshipman

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Michael Dwyer

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy K23836 Stoker 1st Class HMS QUEEN MARY

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Lewis Payne

Born 1898

Died 1916

Royal Navy J32213 Boy 1st Class HMS QUEEN MARY

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William Frederick Hill

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy K8087 Stoker 1st Class HMS QUEEN MARY

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Hugh Moran

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy K15421 Stoker 1st Class HMS QUEEN MARY

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Frank Holland

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy K12314 Leading Stoker HMS QUEEN MARY

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Harry Francis

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy K14729 Stoker 1st Class HMS QUEEN MARY

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William Henry Gager

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy K4336 Stoker 1st Class HMS QUEEN MARY

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William Louch

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy K8046 Leading Stoker HMS QUEEN MARY

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