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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 Holloway

Born 1892

Royal Navy J7962 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J7962 Boy 1st Class HMS Victorious

Royal Navy J7962 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victorious

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Samuel Seymour Brand

Born 1887

Royal Navy 224811 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 224811 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 224811 Ordinary Seaman HMS Tyne

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Frank Oliver Read

Born 1892

Royal Navy J4553 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J4553 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J4553 Ordinary Seaman HMS Minotaur

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Ernest William Blake

Born 1896

Royal Navy J25677 Boy 2nd Class HMS Vivid

Royal Navy J25677 Boy 1st Class HMS Prince of Wales

Royal Navy J25677 Ordinary Seaman HMS Prince of Wales

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William Joseph Chandler

Born 1888

Royal Navy 229919 Ordinary Seaman HMS Powerful

Royal Navy 229919 Able Seaman HMS Powerful

Royal Navy 229919 Boy 2nd Class HMS St Vincent (Haslar) Training Vessel

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John Gale

Born 1887

Royal Navy 227836 Boy 2nd Class HMS Boscowan

Royal Navy 227836 Boy 1st Class HMS Boscowan I

Royal Navy 227836 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hampshire

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Theodore George Dedman

Born 1880

Royal Navy 291699 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy 291699 Stoker HMS Duke of Wellington

Royal Navy 291699 Stoker 1st Class HMS Victoria Falls

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James Alexandra Burden

Born 1885

Royal Navy 361980 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy 361980 Stoker 1st Class HMS Duncan

Royal Navy 361980 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Furious

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Arthur Edwin Eede

Born 1884

Royal Navy 207346 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 207346 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 207346 Ordinary Seaman HMS Camperdown

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David Dowsett Marsh

Born 1892

Royal Navy J6435 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J6435 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victorious

Royal Navy J6435 Able Seaman HMS Highflyer

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John Adde

Born 1884

Royal Navy 219374 Boy 2nd Class HMS Northampton

Royal Navy 219374 Boy 1st Class HMS Calliope

Royal Navy 219374 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory

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Thomas Richard Adams

Born 1875

Royal Navy 158182 Boy 2nd Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy 158182 Boy 1st Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy 158182 Ordinary Seaman HMS Garnet

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Jacob Behr

Born 1887

Royal Navy 231372 Ordinary Seaman HMS Royal Arthur

Royal Navy 231372 Able Seaman HMS Russell

Royal Navy 231372 Leading Seaman HMS Excellent

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John Anstee

Born 1883

Royal Navy 207080 Ordinary Seaman HMS Camperdown

Royal Navy 207080 Able Seaman HMS Revenge

Royal Navy 207080 Leading Seaman HMS Black Prince

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William John Flake

Born 1879

Died 1967

Royal Navy 184721 Boy 2nd Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy 184721 Boy 1st Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy 184721 Ordinary Seaman HMS Majestic

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Kenneth Macaulay Boyd

Born 1886

Died 1921

Royal Navy 217767 Boy 1st Class HMS Caledonia

Royal Navy 217767 Boy 1st Class HMS Minotaur

Royal Navy 217767 Boy 1st Class HMS Agincourt

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Frederick William Harding

Born 1883

Royal Navy 203544 Ordinary Seaman HMS Cressy

Royal Navy 203544 Able Seaman HMS Cressy

Royal Navy 203544 Leading Seaman HMS Victoria and Albert

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James Cowley

Born 1888

Royal Navy 235943 Boy 2nd Class HMS Boscawen III

Royal Navy 235943 Boy 1st Class HMS Boscawen III

Royal Navy 235943 Ordinary Seaman HMS Sutlej

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