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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Bedminster, Somerset [2]

Crediton, Devon [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Taunton, Somerset [2]

7 Portland Square, Plymouth, Devon [1]

Aldershot, near Farnham, Hampshire [1]

Ballinora, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1]

Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Blackawton, Devon [1]

Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland [1]

Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Corgerrick, Kuggar, Cornwall [1]

Derby [1]

Dublin [1]

Evercreech, Somerset, England [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Fermoy, Cork [1]

Fernhurst, Surrey [1]

Gorey, County Wexford [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Hartlepool, County Durham [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kimberley [1]

Linlithgow [1]

London England [1]

Looe, Cornwall [1]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1]

Morice Town, Devon [1]

New Brighton, Cheshire [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Newton Heath, Lancashire [1]

Oswestry, Shropshire [1]

Panteg, Monmouthshire [1]

Plympton St Mary, Devon [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Reigate, Surrey [1]

Rugby, Warwickshire [1]

Saint Johns Chatham, Kent [1]

Saltcoats, Ayrshire [1]

South Hackney, London [1]

St Leonard's, Hastings, Sussex [1]

St Marys, Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Tavistock, Devon [1]

Teignmouth, Newton Abbot, Devon, England [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [27]

Ordinary Seaman [13]

Stoker 1st Class [13]

Stoker 2nd Class [7]

Boy 2nd Class [6]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Leading Seaman [4]

Leading Stoker [3]

Signalman [3]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Gunner [2]

Leading Signalman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Petty Officer 1st Class [2]

Private [2]

Sapper [2]

Sick Berth Attendant [2]

Stoker [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Able Seaman R.A.N. [1]

Able Seaman Sapper [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Mechanician [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Boy I Class [1]

Boy II Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Chief Stoker (Pensioner) [1]

Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Leading Signalman RNVR [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Mechanic [1]

Midshipman [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Petty Officer (1st Class) (Pensioner) [1]

Petty Officer I Class [1]

Petty Officer II Class [1]

Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Unit

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [68]

HMS Hindustan [14]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Devonport [7]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [7]

HMS Vindictive [6]

HMS Iris II (Victory X) [5]

HMS Tiger [4]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [4]

Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion [4]

HMS Colossus [3]

HMS Ganges [3]

HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [3]

HMS Marlborough [3]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [3]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "B" Company [3]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [3]

HMS BELLEROPHON [2]

HMS Benbow [2]

HMS Cambridge [2]

HMS Defiance [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Revenge [2]

HMS Temeraire [2]

HMS Vivid [2]

HMS Warrior [2]

RNVR Clyde - HMS Collingwood [2]

RNVR Clyde - HMS Hindustan [2]

Royal Naval Division Blandford Camp [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Seaman Storming Party [2]

4th Division - 10th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

4th Divisional Troops - 13th Field Company Engineers [1]

5th Division - 8th Infantry Brigade [1]

5th Divisional Troops - 14th Field Company Engineers [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Australian Field Artillery [1]

Australian Flying Corps [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Drake) [1]

Edgar [1]

Forth [1]

H.M.S. "Warrior." [1]

HMAS Australia [1]

HMAS Melbourne [1]

HMAS Sydney [1]

HMS Arrogant [1]

HMS Aurora [1]

HMS Bellona, Cruiser [1]

HMS Blanche [1]

HMS Blonde [1]

Service

Royal Navy [68]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

British Army [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [9]

S [9]

B [8]

G [6]

M [6]

H [4]

P [4]

T [4]

K [3]

A [2]

F [2]

J [2]

W [2]

D [1]

L [1]

N [1]

O [1]

R [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [59]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

South Africa [2]

Australia [1]

Egypt [1]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

Turkey [1]

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People [68] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Bedminster, Somerset [2] Crediton, Devon [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Taunton, Somerset [2] 7 Portland Square, Plymouth, Devon [1] Aldershot, near Farnham, Hampshire [1] Ballinora, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1] Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Blackawton, Devon [1] Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland [1] Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Corgerrick, Kuggar, Cornwall [1] Derby [1] Dublin [1] Evercreech, Somerset, England [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Fermoy, Cork [1] Fernhurst, Surrey [1] Gorey, County Wexford [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Hartlepool, County Durham [1] Islington, London [1] Kimberley [1] Linlithgow [1] London England [1] Looe, Cornwall [1] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] Morice Town, Devon [1] New Brighton, Cheshire [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Newton Heath, Lancashire [1] Oswestry, Shropshire [1] Panteg, Monmouthshire [1] Plympton St Mary, Devon [1] Poplar, London [1] Reigate, Surrey [1] Rugby, Warwickshire [1] Saint Johns Chatham, Kent [1] Saltcoats, Ayrshire [1] South Hackney, London [1] St Leonard's, Hastings, Sussex [1] St Marys, Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Tavistock, Devon [1] Teignmouth, Newton Abbot, Devon, England [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [27] Ordinary Seaman [13] Stoker 1st Class [13] Stoker 2nd Class [7] Boy 2nd Class [6] Boy 1st Class [5] Leading Seaman [4] Leading Stoker [3] Signalman [3] Chief Petty Officer [2] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Gunner [2] Leading Signalman [2] Petty Officer [2] Petty Officer 1st Class [2] Private [2] Sapper [2] Sick Berth Attendant [2] Stoker [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Able Seaman R.A.N. [1] Able Seaman Sapper [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Mechanician [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Boy I Class [1] Boy II Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Chief Stoker (Pensioner) [1] Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1] Cook's Mate [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Mechanic [1] Leading Signalman RNVR [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Mechanic [1] Midshipman [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Petty Officer (1st Class) (Pensioner) [1] Petty Officer I Class [1] Petty Officer II Class [1] Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Unit

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [68] HMS Hindustan [14] Royal Fleet Reserve - Devonport [7] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [7] HMS Vindictive [6] HMS Iris II (Victory X) [5] HMS Tiger [4] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [4] Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion [4] HMS Colossus [3] HMS Ganges [3] HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [3] HMS Marlborough [3] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [3] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "B" Company [3] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [3] HMS BELLEROPHON [2] HMS Benbow [2] HMS Cambridge [2] HMS Defiance [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Revenge [2] HMS Temeraire [2] HMS Vivid [2] HMS Warrior [2] RNVR Clyde - HMS Collingwood [2] RNVR Clyde - HMS Hindustan [2] Royal Naval Division Blandford Camp [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Seaman Storming Party [2] 4th Division - 10th Field Artillery Brigade [1] 4th Divisional Troops - 13th Field Company Engineers [1] 5th Division - 8th Infantry Brigade [1] 5th Divisional Troops - 14th Field Company Engineers [1] Army Service Corps [1] Australian Field Artillery [1] Australian Flying Corps [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Drake) [1] Edgar [1] Forth [1] H.M.S. "Warrior." [1] HMAS Australia [1] HMAS Melbourne [1] HMAS Sydney [1] HMS Arrogant [1] HMS Aurora [1] HMS Bellona, Cruiser [1] HMS Blanche [1] HMS Blonde [1]

Service

Royal Navy [68] Australian Imperial Force [6] British Army [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [9] S [9] B [8] G [6] M [6] H [4] P [4] T [4] K [3] A [2] F [2] J [2] W [2] D [1] L [1] N [1] O [1] R [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [59]

Country

United Kingdom [19] South Africa [2] Australia [1] Egypt [1] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1] Turkey [1]

Howard Spooner

Born 1880

Died 1941

Royal Navy M21175 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

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Joseph Patrick Mcguire

Born 1885

Royal Navy SS100003 Stoker 2nd Class Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

Royal Navy SS100003 Stoker 2nd Class Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

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Alfred Brewer

Born 1887

Died 1918

Royal Navy 228439

Royal Navy 228439 Able Seaman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

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Stanley George Odam

Born 1890

Royal Navy M3166

Royal Navy M/3166 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

Royal Navy M/3166 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS Iris II (Victory X)

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Leonard Whiting

Born 1890

Royal Navy 236915 Leading Signalman

Royal Navy 236915 Leading Signalman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

Royal Navy 236915 Leading Signalman HMS Colossus

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Horace Morgan

Born 1884

Royal Navy 351289 Sick Berth Attendant Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

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John Kennedy

Born 1878

Royal Navy SS101935 Stoker 2nd Class Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

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John Chaplain

Born 1900

Royal Navy J86957 Ordinary Seaman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

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Arthur William Bond

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy J9105 Able Seaman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

Royal Navy J9105 Able Seaman HMS Warspite

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James Mcbratney

Born 1876

Royal Navy 166603 Chief Petty Officer HMS Tiger

Royal Navy 166603 Chief Petty Officer Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

Royal Navy 166603 Boy 2nd Class

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Edward Bunsell

Born 1864

Died 1917

Royal Navy 128603 Chief Stoker (Pensioner) HMS Vivid

Royal Navy 128603 Chief Stoker Petty Officer Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

Royal Navy 128603 Chief Stoker Petty Officer HMS Essex

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Edwin George Youlton

Born 1879

Royal Navy 183625 Petty Officer 1st Class HMS Vindictive

Royal Navy 183625 Petty Officer 1st Class Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

Royal Navy 183625 Petty Officer 1st Class Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

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William Edwin Bassett

Born 1886

Royal Navy 227412 Leading Seaman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

Royal Navy 227412 Leading Seaman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

Royal Navy 227412 Leading Seaman HMS Iris II (Victory X)

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William Henry Jenkins

Born 1883

Died 1916

Royal Navy 308004 Acting Mechanician Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

Royal Navy 308004 Mechanic H.M.S. "Warrior."

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Henry Charles Hann

Born 1893

Royal Navy J7967

Royal Navy J/7967 Able Seaman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

Royal Navy J/7967 Able Seaman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

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Charley Pengelly

Born 1892

Royal Navy M2979

Royal Navy M/2979 Cook's Mate Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

Royal Navy M/2979 Cook's Mate Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

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Edwin Neiass

Born 1871

Royal Navy 153260 Stoker 1st Class Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

Australian Imperial Force 7123 Stoker RAN HMAS Melbourne

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George Auldren Hoar

Born 1885

Royal Navy 221869 Able Seaman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

Royal Navy 221869 Able Seaman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

Royal Navy 221869 Able Seaman HMS Isis

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Andrew Mcconnachie

Born 1892

Royal Navy K19496 Stoker 1st Class HMS Tiger

Royal Navy K19496 Stoker 1st Class Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

Royal Navy K19496 Stoker 2nd Class Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

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John Charles Fosh

Born 1897

Died 1949

Royal Navy J36721 Boy 2nd Class Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

Royal Navy RFR/B/16660 Able Seaman Royal Fleet Reserve - Devonport

Royal Navy J36721 Able Seaman Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)

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