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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]

George James Harding

Born 1897

Died 1973

Royal Navy J25179 Ordinary Seaman HMS Agincourt

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Albert Heffer

Born 1896

Died 1977

Royal Navy SS5459 Ordinary Seaman HMS Agincourt

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Ernest Victor Lippett

Born 1895

Died 1960

Royal Navy J11265 Able Seaman HMS Agincourt

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Philip Francis Hutchings

Born 1896

Died 1989

Royal Navy J25672 Able Seaman HMS Agincourt

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Alexander Charles James

Born 1898

Died 1976

Royal Navy J24733 Ordinary Seaman HMS Agincourt

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Alexander Mclachlan

Born 1883

Died 1935

Royal Navy 345079 Cooper HMS Agincourt

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David Tweedy

Born 1897

Royal Navy SS5441 Ordinary Seaman HMS AGINCOURT

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Arthur Frederick Jeyes

Born 1898

Died 1973

Royal Navy J26121 Ordinary Signalman HMS Agincourt

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James Henry Maitland-Makgill-Crichton

Born 1885

Died 1948

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander HMS Agincourt

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Ernest Frank Rance

Born 1899

Died 1984

Royal Navy J30999 Signal Boy HMS Agincourt

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Walter Courtnall Morton

Born 1897

Died 1981

Royal Navy SS5808 Ordinary Seaman HMS Agincourt

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Edward Ferdinand Murray

Born 1877

Died 1933

Royal Navy Paymaster Captain

Royal Navy Fleet Paymaster HMS Agincourt

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Wilfred Haigh

Born 1899

Died 1977

Royal Navy J37888 Boy 1st Class HMS Agincourt

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Leonard William Henbury

Born 1894

Royal Navy K21778 Stoker 1st Class HMS Agincourt

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Edgar Cyril Eugene Jameson

Born 1895

Died 1955

Royal Navy J13813 Able Seaman HMS Agincourt

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Walter Hewett

Born 1882

Royal Navy 345999 Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class HMS Agincourt

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William Henry Hallum

Born 1896

Died 1978

Royal Navy J25048 Ordinary Seaman HMS Agincourt

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Philip Henry Plant

Born 1899

Died 1987

Royal Navy J39503 Boy 1st Class HMS Agincourt

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Rowland Samuel James Hathaway

Born 1899

Died 1977

Royal Navy J36192 Boy Telegraphist HMS Agincourt

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George William Neat

Born 1899

Died 1975

Royal Navy J33298 Signal Boy HMS Agincourt

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