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Portsmouth, Hampshire [25]

Brighton, Sussex [15]

Liverpool, Lancashire [11]

Southampton, Hampshire [11]

Leeds, Yorkshire [8]

Portsea, Hampshire [8]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [8]

Gosport, Hampshire [5]

Islington, London [5]

Newcastle, Northumberland [5]

Plymouth, Devon [5]

Reading, Berkshire [5]

West Ham, Essex [5]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [5]

Deptford, London [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Hackney, London [4]

Lambeth, London [4]

Marylebone, London [4]

Nottingham [4]

Paddington, London [4]

Peckham, London [4]

Wandsworth, London [4]

Winchester, Hampshire [4]

Aldershot, Hampshire [3]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [3]

Battersea, London [3]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Dublin [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Poplar, London [3]

Saint Pancras, London [3]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [3]

Southwark, London [3]

Sunderland, Durham [3]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2]

Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Botley, Hampshire [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Clapham, London [2]

Cowes Isle of Wight [2]

Derby [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [251]

Ordinary Seaman [244]

Boy 1st Class [194]

Boy 2nd Class [182]

Stoker 1st Class [100]

Private [69]

Leading Seaman [60]

Stoker 2nd Class [59]

Gunner [29]

Leading Stoker [21]

Petty Officer [20]

Stoker [19]

Acting Leading Stoker [18]

Gunner 2nd Class [15]

Able Seaman (Rigger) [13]

Lieutenant [13]

Musician [11]

Deck Hand [10]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [10]

Naval Cadet [10]

Ordinary Signalman [10]

Signal Boy [10]

Stoker Petty Officer [10]

Signalman [9]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [8]

Band Boy [8]

Midshipman [8]

Cook's Mate [7]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [7]

Sub Lieutenant [7]

Armourer's Crew [6]

Commander [6]

Lieutenant Commander [6]

Captain [5]

Chief Stoker [5]

Shipwright 2nd Class [5]

2nd Cook's Mate [4]

Boy Telegraphist [4]

Chief Petty Officer [4]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [4]

Acting Chief Stoker [3]

Boy [3]

Boy Signaller [3]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3]

Corporal [3]

Electrical Artificer 3c [3]

Probationary Sick Berth Attendant [3]

Ship's Steward's Assistant [3]

Sick Berth Attendant [3]

Telegraphist [3]

Unit

HMS Agincourt [642]

HMS Impregnable [67]

HMS Ganges [54]

HMS Victory I [46]

HMS Victory II [40]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [37]

Royal Marine Artillery [32]

Royal Naval Division [23]

HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [22]

HMS Ganges II [21]

HMS Vivid I [21]

Royal Marine Light Infantry; HMS Agincourt [21]

Royal Marine Artillery; HMS Agincourt [15]

HMS Nelson [14]

HMS Excellent [12]

HMS Powerful [11]

HMS Vernon [11]

Royal Marines Band [11]

HMS Good Hope [10]

HMS Victoria and Albert [10]

Royal Naval Reserve [10]

HMS Minotaur [9]

HMS Victory [9]

HMS Lion [8]

HMS St Vincent [8]

HMS Royal Sovereign [7]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Agincourt [7]

HMS AGINCOURT [6]

HMS Hindustan [6]

HMS Pembroke I [6]

Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Agincourt [6]

Royal Marine Band, HMS Agincourt [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Agincourt [6]

HMS Boscawen III [5]

HMS Hermione [5]

HMS Majestic [5]

HMS Northampton [5]

HMS Alexandra [4]

HMS Duke of Wellington II [4]

HMS Exmouth [4]

HMS Hampshire [4]

HMS Indomitable [4]

HMS Vivid II [4]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Agincourt [4]

HMS 'Agincourt' [3]

HMS Australia [3]

HMS Berwick [3]

HMS Boscawen [3]

HMS Camperdown [3]

HMS Cochrane [3]

Service

Royal Navy [758]

British Army [3]

Last name first letter

B [102]

H [84]

C [83]

M [72]

P [52]

L [50]

G [46]

D [43]

F [36]

J [28]

W [26]

A [25]

E [21]

K [18]

R [16]

S [15]

T [13]

N [12]

O [8]

I [5]

V [2]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [694]

Country

United Kingdom [168]

Italy [2]

Malta [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [25] Brighton, Sussex [15] Liverpool, Lancashire [11] Southampton, Hampshire [11] Leeds, Yorkshire [8] Portsea, Hampshire [8] Sheffield, Yorkshire [8] Gosport, Hampshire [5] Islington, London [5] Newcastle, Northumberland [5] Plymouth, Devon [5] Reading, Berkshire [5] West Ham, Essex [5] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [5] Deptford, London [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Hackney, London [4] Lambeth, London [4] Marylebone, London [4] Nottingham [4] Paddington, London [4] Peckham, London [4] Wandsworth, London [4] Winchester, Hampshire [4] Aldershot, Hampshire [3] Alverstoke, Hampshire [3] Battersea, London [3] Bermondsey, London [3] Bethnal Green, London [3] Dublin [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Poplar, London [3] Saint Pancras, London [3] Salisbury, Wiltshire [3] Southwark, London [3] Sunderland, Durham [3] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2] Barnstaple, Devon [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Botley, Hampshire [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Camberwell, London [2] Clapham, London [2] Cowes Isle of Wight [2] Derby [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [251] Ordinary Seaman [244] Boy 1st Class [194] Boy 2nd Class [182] Stoker 1st Class [100] Private [69] Leading Seaman [60] Stoker 2nd Class [59] Gunner [29] Leading Stoker [21] Petty Officer [20] Stoker [19] Acting Leading Stoker [18] Gunner 2nd Class [15] Able Seaman (Rigger) [13] Lieutenant [13] Musician [11] Deck Hand [10] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [10] Naval Cadet [10] Ordinary Signalman [10] Signal Boy [10] Stoker Petty Officer [10] Signalman [9] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [8] Band Boy [8] Midshipman [8] Cook's Mate [7] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [7] Sub Lieutenant [7] Armourer's Crew [6] Commander [6] Lieutenant Commander [6] Captain [5] Chief Stoker [5] Shipwright 2nd Class [5] 2nd Cook's Mate [4] Boy Telegraphist [4] Chief Petty Officer [4] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [4] Acting Chief Stoker [3] Boy [3] Boy Signaller [3] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3] Corporal [3] Electrical Artificer 3c [3] Probationary Sick Berth Attendant [3] Ship's Steward's Assistant [3] Sick Berth Attendant [3] Telegraphist [3]

Unit

HMS Agincourt [642] HMS Impregnable [67] HMS Ganges [54] HMS Victory I [46] HMS Victory II [40] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [37] Royal Marine Artillery [32] Royal Naval Division [23] HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [22] HMS Ganges II [21] HMS Vivid I [21] Royal Marine Light Infantry; HMS Agincourt [21] Royal Marine Artillery; HMS Agincourt [15] HMS Nelson [14] HMS Excellent [12] HMS Powerful [11] HMS Vernon [11] Royal Marines Band [11] HMS Good Hope [10] HMS Victoria and Albert [10] Royal Naval Reserve [10] HMS Minotaur [9] HMS Victory [9] HMS Lion [8] HMS St Vincent [8] HMS Royal Sovereign [7] Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Agincourt [7] HMS AGINCOURT [6] HMS Hindustan [6] HMS Pembroke I [6] Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Agincourt [6] Royal Marine Band, HMS Agincourt [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Agincourt [6] HMS Boscawen III [5] HMS Hermione [5] HMS Majestic [5] HMS Northampton [5] HMS Alexandra [4] HMS Duke of Wellington II [4] HMS Exmouth [4] HMS Hampshire [4] HMS Indomitable [4] HMS Vivid II [4] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Agincourt [4] HMS 'Agincourt' [3] HMS Australia [3] HMS Berwick [3] HMS Boscawen [3] HMS Camperdown [3] HMS Cochrane [3]

Service

Royal Navy [758] British Army [3]

Last name first letter

B [102] H [84] C [83] M [72] P [52] L [50] G [46] D [43] F [36] J [28] W [26] A [25] E [21] K [18] R [16] S [15] T [13] N [12] O [8] I [5] V [2] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [694]

Country

United Kingdom [168] Italy [2] Malta [1] South Africa [1]

Thomas Gibson Dodshon

Born 1891

Died 1976

Royal Navy M17768 Ship c 4c HMS Agincourt

Royal Navy M17768 Shipwright 2nd Class HMS Agincourt

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Albert Victor Green

Born 1898

Died 1985

Royal Navy J26130 Ordinary Seaman HMS Agincourt

Royal Navy J26130 Able Seaman HMS Agincourt

Royal Navy J26130 Boy 1st class HMS Agincourt

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Joseph Fenn

Born 1894

Died 1968

Royal Navy M11600 Wireman 2c HMS Agincourt

Royal Navy M11600 Wireman 1c HMS Agincourt

Royal Navy M11600 Armourer's Crew HMS Agincourt

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William George Ward

Born 1882

Royal Navy Engine Room Artifices (Fitter)

Royal Navy 271505 Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS Agincourt

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Arthur James Wheeler

Born 1892

Royal Navy M6826 Electrical Artificer 4th Class HMS Agincourt

Royal Navy M6826 Electrical Artificer 3c HMS Agincourt

Royal Navy M6826 Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class HMS Agincourt

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Charles Leonard Smith

Born 1876

Died 1914

Royal Navy 161131 (PO) Able Seaman HMS 'Agincourt'

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George William Lambton

Born 1895

Died 1972

Royal Navy SS115516 Stoker 1st Class HMS Agincourt

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Alfred Whitter

Born 1874

Died 1935

Royal Navy 280500 Stoker

Royal Navy 280500 Stoker H.M.S. Agincourt

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William Henry Wilson

Born 1893

Royal Navy M7740 Electrical Artificer 4c HMS Agincourt

Royal Navy M7740 Electrical Artificer 3c HMS Agincourt

Royal Navy M7740 Artificer 4c HMS Agincourt

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Frederick James Young

Born 1892

Royal Navy M741 Electrical Artificer 4c HMS Agincourt

Royal Navy M7741 Electrical Artificer 3c HMS Agincourt

Royal Navy M7741 Artificer 4c HMS Agincourt

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Herbert Harold Thomas

Born 1895

Royal Navy M7788 3rd Writer HMS Agincourt

Royal Navy M7788 Ship's Steward's Assistant HMS Agincourt

Royal Navy M7788 3rd Writer HMS Agincourt

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Valentine Francis Gibbs

Born 1881

Died 1918

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant

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John Edward King Stanley

Born 1888

Died 1959

Royal Navy J73558 Ordinary Seaman Various: HMS Agincourt, Monarch and Sandhurst

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William Aaron Albiston

Born 1897

Died 1955

Royal Navy J23785 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J23785 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J23785 Ordinary Seaman HMS Agincourt

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John Haughton Arundale

Born 1864

Died 1944

British Army 8235 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army 6143 Colour Sergeant Lancashire Fusiliers 12th Battalion (s)

British Army 6143 Quartermaster Sergeant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Robert Cecil Hamilton

Born 1882

Died 1947

Royal Navy Vice Admiral

Royal Navy Commander HMS Agincourt

Royal Navy Vice-Admiral

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Joseph Bernard Tennant

Born 1895

Died 1914

Royal Navy J11936 (PO) Able Seaman HMS 'Agincourt'

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William Elliott

Born 1878

Died 1918

Royal Navy 178221 Chief Petty Officer (NS) HMS Agincourt

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William George Pacey

Born 1897

Died 1978

Royal Navy J25929 Ordinary Seaman HMS Agincourt

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Henry Jack Egerton

Born 1892

Died 1972

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Agincourt

Royal Navy Midshipman

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