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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Paddington [2]

Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1]

Benenden, Kent [1]

Berwick [1]

Birmingham [1]

Burford, Oxfordshire [1]

Calstock, Cornwall [1]

Carrigaline, Cork [1]

Charles, Devon [1]

Charminster, Dorset [1]

Crewkerne, Somerset [1]

Dorking, Surrey [1]

Douglas [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dudley [1]

Felixstowe, Suffolk [1]

Forest Hill, London [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Ilkley, Yorkshire [1]

Kilrush, Clare [1]

Laira,Plymouth, Devon [1]

Limerick [1]

Little Gaddesden [1]

Macroom, Cork [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Misida [1]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Penryn, Cornwall [1]

Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Plympton, Devon [1]

Rathcoursey, Cork [1]

Saint Austell, Cornwall [1]

Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

South Shields [1]

St Peter Port [1]

Stoke Newington, London [1]

Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Woodstock, Oxfordshire [1]

Woolwich, London [1]

Worcester [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [24]

Able Seaman [22]

Stoker 1st Class [14]

Boy 1st Class [13]

Boy 2nd Class [13]

Stoker 2nd Class [10]

Leading Stoker [9]

Leading Seaman [6]

Private [5]

Stoker [5]

Stoker First Class [4]

Stoker Petty Officer [4]

Petty Officer [3]

Acting Chief Stoker [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Boy 2nd class [2]

Boy I [2]

Boy II [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

1st Writer [1]

2nd Writer [1]

3rd Writer [1]

Acting Electrician [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Boy (First Class) [1]

Boy (Second Class) [1]

Boy 1st Class Bugler [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chief Writer [1]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Electrician 3rd Class [1]

Electrician 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Fireman [1]

Leading Carpenter's Crew [1]

Leading Cook [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Midshipman [1]

Musician [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

P.O.N.S. [1]

Petty Officer (First Class) [1]

Petty Officer (Second Class) [1]

Unit

HMS Cornwallis [35]

H.M.S. "Cornwallis" [14]

HMS Ajax [11]

HMS Erin [8]

HMS Vivid II [7]

HMS Impregnable [6]

HMS Ganges [5]

HMS Vivid I [4]

HMS Ganges II [3]

Duke of Cornwallis Light Infantry [2]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS Arrogant [2]

HMS Defence [2]

HMS Emerald [2]

HMS Hogue [2]

HMS Indus [2]

HMS Majestic [2]

HMS Pembroke [2]

HMS Vivid [2]

Royal Fleet Reserve [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Army Service Corps [1]

Berwick [1]

Chatham Yard (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Cornwallis [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

H M S Cornwallis [1]

H.M.S. "Cressy" (sunk by U-9) [1]

HM Submarine E36 [1]

HM Submarine G9 [1]

HMS [1]

HMS "Pembroke II" [1]

HMS Adamant [1]

HMS Africa [1]

HMS Agamemnon [1]

HMS Albion [1]

HMS Arethusa [1]

HMS Benbow [1]

HMS Bennie [1]

HMS Black Prince [1]

HMS Blake [1]

HMS Bonaventure [1]

HMS Buzzard [1]

HMS Caesar [1]

HMS Caledonian [1]

HMS Cambridge [1]

HMS Carnarvon [1]

HMS Collingwood [1]

HMS Colossus [1]

Service

Royal Navy [60]

British Army [3]

Last name first letter

C [7]

B [5]

D [5]

M [5]

S [5]

P [4]

T [4]

W [4]

A [3]

F [3]

H [3]

N [3]

R [3]

E [2]

G [2]

L [2]

J [1]

Q [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [53]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Isle of Man [1]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [4] Goole, Yorkshire [2] Hackney, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Paddington [2] Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1] Benenden, Kent [1] Berwick [1] Birmingham [1] Burford, Oxfordshire [1] Calstock, Cornwall [1] Carrigaline, Cork [1] Charles, Devon [1] Charminster, Dorset [1] Crewkerne, Somerset [1] Dorking, Surrey [1] Douglas [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dudley [1] Felixstowe, Suffolk [1] Forest Hill, London [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Hoxton, London [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Ilkley, Yorkshire [1] Kilrush, Clare [1] Laira,Plymouth, Devon [1] Limerick [1] Little Gaddesden [1] Macroom, Cork [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Misida [1] Paisley, Renfrewshire [1] Peckham, London [1] Penryn, Cornwall [1] Penzance, Cornwall [1] Plympton, Devon [1] Rathcoursey, Cork [1] Saint Austell, Cornwall [1] Sittingbourne, Kent [1] South Shields [1] St Peter Port [1] Stoke Newington, London [1] Stonehouse, Devon [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Woodstock, Oxfordshire [1] Woolwich, London [1] Worcester [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [24] Able Seaman [22] Stoker 1st Class [14] Boy 1st Class [13] Boy 2nd Class [13] Stoker 2nd Class [10] Leading Stoker [9] Leading Seaman [6] Private [5] Stoker [5] Stoker First Class [4] Stoker Petty Officer [4] Petty Officer [3] Acting Chief Stoker [2] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [2] Boy 2nd class [2] Boy I [2] Boy II [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Chief Stoker [2] 1st Writer [1] 2nd Writer [1] 3rd Writer [1] Acting Electrician [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Boy (First Class) [1] Boy (Second Class) [1] Boy 1st Class Bugler [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chief Writer [1] Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Cook's Mate [1] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1] Electrician 3rd Class [1] Electrician 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Fireman [1] Leading Carpenter's Crew [1] Leading Cook [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Midshipman [1] Musician [1] Naval Cadet [1] P.O.N.S. [1] Petty Officer (First Class) [1] Petty Officer (Second Class) [1]

Unit

HMS Cornwallis [35] H.M.S. "Cornwallis" [14] HMS Ajax [11] HMS Erin [8] HMS Vivid II [7] HMS Impregnable [6] HMS Ganges [5] HMS Vivid I [4] HMS Ganges II [3] Duke of Cornwallis Light Infantry [2] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS Arrogant [2] HMS Defence [2] HMS Emerald [2] HMS Hogue [2] HMS Indus [2] HMS Majestic [2] HMS Pembroke [2] HMS Vivid [2] Royal Fleet Reserve [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Army Service Corps [1] Berwick [1] Chatham Yard (HMS Pembroke) [1] Cornwallis [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] H M S Cornwallis [1] H.M.S. "Cressy" (sunk by U-9) [1] HM Submarine E36 [1] HM Submarine G9 [1] HMS [1] HMS "Pembroke II" [1] HMS Adamant [1] HMS Africa [1] HMS Agamemnon [1] HMS Albion [1] HMS Arethusa [1] HMS Benbow [1] HMS Bennie [1] HMS Black Prince [1] HMS Blake [1] HMS Bonaventure [1] HMS Buzzard [1] HMS Caesar [1] HMS Caledonian [1] HMS Cambridge [1] HMS Carnarvon [1] HMS Collingwood [1] HMS Colossus [1]

Service

Royal Navy [60] British Army [3]

Last name first letter

C [7] B [5] D [5] M [5] S [5] P [4] T [4] W [4] A [3] F [3] H [3] N [3] R [3] E [2] G [2] L [2] J [1] Q [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [53]

Country

United Kingdom [12] Isle of Man [1]

Arthur Taylor

Born 1887

Died 1919

Royal Navy SS101436 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Cornwallis

Royal Navy SS101436 Stoker 1st Class HMS Prince George

Royal Navy SS101436 Stoker 1st Class HMS Albion

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George Harry Albert Atkins

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy 187361 Ship's Corporal 1st Class HMS Cornwallis

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Albert Taylor

Born 1899

Royal Navy J38731 Boy 1st Class HMS Cornwallis

Royal Navy J38731 Boy 2nd Class

Royal Navy J38731 Ordinary Seaman

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George Henry Rix

Born 1896

Died 1915

Royal Navy J/24052 Ordinary Seaman HMS Cornwallis

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Arthur Roake

Born 1889

Royal Navy SS1940 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Cornwallis"

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Roland Davis

Born 1884

Died 1917

Royal Navy 213456 (Devonport) and R.F.R. Dev B.5666 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Cornwallis"

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Alfred John Chatwin

Born 1875

Royal Navy 156109 Chief Yeoman of Signals H.M.S. "Cornwallis"

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Henry William Scott

Born 1872

Died 1917

Royal Navy 160031 (Chatham) Stoker Petty Officer (Pensioner) H.M.S. "Cornwallis"

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Thomas Nicol

Born 1878

Died 1917

Royal Navy 285906 (R.F.R. Ch B.6122) (Chatham) Stoker First Class H.M.S. "Cornwallis"

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Harry Fox

Born 1882

Died 1917

Royal Navy 298334 (Portsmouth) (R.F.R.Po B.2692) Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Cornwallis"

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Richard Elijah Norris

Born 1890

Died 1917

Royal Navy K3982 (Chatham) Stoker First Class H.M.S. "Cornwallis"

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Tom Martin

Born 1891

Died 1917

Royal Navy K7009 (Chatham) Leading Stoker H.M.S. "Cornwallis"

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Robert Newman

Born 1888

Died 1917

Royal Navy K11856 Leading Stoker H.M.S. "Cornwallis"

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George Thomas Mansfield

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS7377 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Cornwallis"

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Frank Werran

Born 1896

Died 1914

Royal Navy J14504

Royal Navy J 14504 Boy II Impregnable

Royal Navy Boy I Impregnable

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Harold Edward Dauncey

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy J7939 Able Seaman H M S Cornwallis

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Vivian John Voelcker

Born 1897

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman

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Sidney Arthur Pratt

Born 1895

Died 1917

Royal Navy K22801 Stoker 2nd Class HMS "Pembroke II"

Royal Navy K/22801 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Cornwallis"

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Albert Playford

Born 1882

Died 1919

Royal Navy 202189

Royal Navy CH/B/5432 Royal Fleet Reserve

Royal Navy 202189 Petty Officer H.M.S. "Cornwallis"

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Albert Edward Gray

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy RMB. 2120 (Portsmouth) Musician Royal Marines Band, H.M.S. "Cornwallis"

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