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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Falmouth, Cornwall [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Abingdon, Berkshire [1]

Amersham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Ashburton, Devon [1]

Badulla [1]

Belfast, County Antrim [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Bushley, Hertfordshire [1]

Campden, Gloucestershire [1]

Carshalton, Surrey [1]

Cattedown, Plymouth [1]

Cork [1]

Danmanway, Cork [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Delgany, Wicklow [1]

Dukinfield, Cheshire [1]

East Greenwich, London [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Hartlepool, County Durham [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hawkchurch, Dorset [1]

Hendon, London [1]

Isleworth, London [1]

Kelloe, County Durham, England [1]

Killeagh, Cork [1]

Kingston [1]

Lawford, Essex [1]

Leeming, Northallerton, Yorkshire [1]

Lochgelly, Fifeshire [1]

Lurgan, Armagh [1]

Maghere, Down [1]

Monkstown, Dublin [1]

Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, County Durham [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Norfolk, Norwich [1]

Oldland, Keynsham, Somerset [1]

Ottery Saint Mary [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Paignton, Devon [1]

Peterborough, Lincolnshire [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [23]

Ordinary Seaman [14]

Boy 1st Class [13]

Lieutenant [8]

Boy 2nd Class [6]

Commander [5]

Midshipman [5]

Petty Officer [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Leading Seaman [4]

Captain [3]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3]

Chief Petty Officer [3]

Naval Cadet [3]

Private [3]

Able Bodied Seaman [2]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Engineer Lieutenant [2]

Gunner [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Rear Admiral [2]

Sick Berth Steward [2]

Signal Boy [2]

Stoker [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Vice Admiral [2]

Acting Chaplain [1]

Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Acting Colonel 2nd Commandant [1]

Acting Instructor of cookery [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Mate [1]

Acting Stoker [1]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Admiral [1]

Admiral of the Fleet [1]

Assistant Cook [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Assistant Steward [1]

Band Corporal [1]

Bandmaster 2nd Class [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Boy [1]

Boy - 2nd Class [1]

Boy Bugler [1]

Unit

HMS Conqueror [61]

HMS Hindustan [8]

HMS CONQUEROR [7]

HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [7]

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

HMS Ganges [5]

H.M.S. Conqueror [4]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

H.M.S. "Conqueror." [2]

HMS Conquest [2]

HMS Fisgard [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Revenge [2]

HMS Victory [2]

Mercantile Marine Reserve - H.M. Yacht "Conqueror II" [2]

RNVR London - HMS Conqueror [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Marines Band [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Conqueror [2]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [1]

Admiralty Civilian, HMS Conqueror [1]

Admiralty Civilian, HMS Pegasus [1]

Conqueror [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

Egmont (St Columb) [1]

H.M.S. Constance [1]

H.M.S. Ganges [1]

HM Submarine G8 [1]

HMS Acasta [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Apollo [1]

HMS Assistance [1]

HMS Attentive (Mentor) [1]

HMS Aurora [1]

HMS Birmingham [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS Centurion [1]

HMS Courageous [1]

HMS Crocus [1]

HMS Despatch [1]

HMS Dolphin [1]

HMS Dublin [1]

HMS Emperor of India [1]

HMS Enchantress [1]

HMS Enterprise [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Exmouth [1]

HMS Flinders [1]

Service

Royal Navy [86]

Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

C [11]

B [10]

S [8]

W [8]

H [6]

M [6]

P [6]

A [5]

K [5]

R [5]

O [4]

T [4]

D [3]

J [3]

L [3]

F [2]

G [1]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [65]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Falmouth, Cornwall [2] Kensington, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Abingdon, Berkshire [1] Amersham, Buckinghamshire [1] Ashburton, Devon [1] Badulla [1] Belfast, County Antrim [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Brixton, London [1] Bushley, Hertfordshire [1] Campden, Gloucestershire [1] Carshalton, Surrey [1] Cattedown, Plymouth [1] Cork [1] Danmanway, Cork [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Delgany, Wicklow [1] Dukinfield, Cheshire [1] East Greenwich, London [1] Edinburgh [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Hartlepool, County Durham [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hawkchurch, Dorset [1] Hendon, London [1] Isleworth, London [1] Kelloe, County Durham, England [1] Killeagh, Cork [1] Kingston [1] Lawford, Essex [1] Leeming, Northallerton, Yorkshire [1] Lochgelly, Fifeshire [1] Lurgan, Armagh [1] Maghere, Down [1] Monkstown, Dublin [1] Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, County Durham [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Norfolk, Norwich [1] Oldland, Keynsham, Somerset [1] Ottery Saint Mary [1] Paddington, London [1] Paignton, Devon [1] Peterborough, Lincolnshire [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [23] Ordinary Seaman [14] Boy 1st Class [13] Lieutenant [8] Boy 2nd Class [6] Commander [5] Midshipman [5] Petty Officer [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Leading Seaman [4] Captain [3] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3] Chief Petty Officer [3] Naval Cadet [3] Private [3] Able Bodied Seaman [2] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2] Engineer Lieutenant [2] Gunner [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Rear Admiral [2] Sick Berth Steward [2] Signal Boy [2] Stoker [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Vice Admiral [2] Acting Chaplain [1] Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Acting Colonel 2nd Commandant [1] Acting Instructor of cookery [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Mate [1] Acting Stoker [1] Acting Stoker 1st Class [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Admiral [1] Admiral of the Fleet [1] Assistant Cook [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Assistant Steward [1] Band Corporal [1] Bandmaster 2nd Class [1] Blacksmith [1] Boy [1] Boy - 2nd Class [1] Boy Bugler [1]

Unit

HMS Conqueror [61] HMS Hindustan [8] HMS CONQUEROR [7] HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [7] Royal Naval Reserve [6] HMS Ganges [5] H.M.S. Conqueror [4] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] H.M.S. "Conqueror." [2] HMS Conquest [2] HMS Fisgard [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Revenge [2] HMS Victory [2] Mercantile Marine Reserve - H.M. Yacht "Conqueror II" [2] RNVR London - HMS Conqueror [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Marines Band [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Conqueror [2] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [1] Admiralty Civilian, HMS Conqueror [1] Admiralty Civilian, HMS Pegasus [1] Conqueror [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] Egmont (St Columb) [1] H.M.S. Constance [1] H.M.S. Ganges [1] HM Submarine G8 [1] HMS Acasta [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Apollo [1] HMS Assistance [1] HMS Attentive (Mentor) [1] HMS Aurora [1] HMS Birmingham [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS Centurion [1] HMS Courageous [1] HMS Crocus [1] HMS Despatch [1] HMS Dolphin [1] HMS Dublin [1] HMS Emperor of India [1] HMS Enchantress [1] HMS Enterprise [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Exmouth [1] HMS Flinders [1]

Service

Royal Navy [86] Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

C [11] B [10] S [8] W [8] H [6] M [6] P [6] A [5] K [5] R [5] O [4] T [4] D [3] J [3] L [3] F [2] G [1] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [65]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

William Norman Rosier

Born 1893

Died 1966

Royal Navy M8044 Joiner 3c HMS Conqueror

Royal Navy M8044 Carpenter's Crew HMS Conqueror

Royal Navy Conqueror

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John William Clarkson

Born 1899

Died 1941

Royal Navy J32392 Able Bodied Seaman H.M.S. Conqueror

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Percy Ward

Born 1896

Died 1971

Royal Navy J16279

Royal Navy J16279 Able Seaman HMS Conqueror

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Alan Birkbeck Mott

Born 1897

Died 1919

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Conqueror

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Cyril Waite

Born 1880

Royal Navy 362883 Officers' Cook 1st Class HMS Conqueror

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James Macnair-Smith

Born 1881

Died 1966

Royal Navy Colonel

Royal Navy Captain HMS Conqueror

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George Elvey Creasy

Born 1895

Died 1972

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Conqueror

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant

Royal Navy Lieutenant

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John Miles Steel

Born 1877

Died 1965

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Forte

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Edwin Charles Jarvis

Born 1887

Died 1950

Royal Navy 10993 Gunner Vivid I for HMS Conqueror Royal marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy 10993 Gunner HMS Conqueror Royal marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy 10993 Boy Bugler Royal Marine Various HM Ships and Establishments

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Frederick Ashby

Born 1897

Died 1915

Royal Navy J22496 Boy 1st Class HMS Conqueror

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Ernest Colenso

Born 1886

Died 1918

Royal Navy 224170 Petty Officer HMS Conqueror

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George Edward Rose

Born 1898

Royal Navy J33397

Royal Navy J33397 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. Conqueror

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Harold Hodge

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy J1248 Petty Officer HMS Conqueror

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Thomas Fyfe Grant

Born 1877

Died 1918

Royal Navy M17547

Royal Navy M/17547 Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class H.M.S. "Conqueror."

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Timothy Crowley

Born 1893

Died 1917

Royal Navy SS117317

Royal Navy SS/117317(Dev) Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Conqueror."

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George Edwin Harrison

Born 1898

Died 1943

Royal Navy J27464

Royal Navy J27464 Able Bodied Seaman H.M.S. Conqueror

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George Moore Allender Rowe

Born 1883

Died 1920

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Commander HMS Conqueror

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Charles Theodore Paynter

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Conqueror

Royal Navy Acting Sub Lieutenant HMS Conqueror

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Arthur Ramage

Born 1899

Royal Navy J32546

Royal Navy J/32546 Able Seaman

Royal Navy J/32546 HMS Conqueror

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Jeremiah Donoghue

Born 1899

Died 1920

Royal Navy J45965 Boy 1st Class HMS Conqueror

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