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Islington, London [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Catford, London [1]

Cove, Dumbartonshire [1]

Gloucester, Gloustershire [1]

Harringay, London [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

South Shields, County Durham, England [1]

St. George in the East, London [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Wallsend, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [70]

Ordinary Seaman [14]

Leading Seaman [13]

Petty Officer [11]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Able Seaman RNVR [3]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Private [3]

Sub Lieutenant [3]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [2]

Recruit [2]

Sub Lieutenant RNVR [2]

1st Writer [1]

AB [1]

Able seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Corporal [1]

Driver [1]

Leading Seaman RNVR [1]

Leading Seaman/Acting Petty Officer [1]

Major [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Petty Officer Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Serjeant [1]

Temporary Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Drake Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [49]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [34]

Royal Naval Division - Drake Battalion [29]

Drake Battalion/Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [11]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Drake Battalion [7]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve/Drake Battalion [3]

BEF [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Drake Battalion 63rd Royal Naval Division [1]

Drake Battalion Infantry Brigade Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Drake Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve attached Trench Mortar Battery [1]

Drake Battalion attached Machine Gun Corps/Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Drake Battalion/Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve attached Machine Gun Corps [1]

Drake battalion MEF [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

MEF Mudros [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Maintenance Unit, R.N. Depot (Reserves), Crystal Palace (HMS Victory VI) [1]

RNVR London - HMS Hindustan [1]

RNVR London - HMS Royal Oak [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport [1]

Royal Field Artillery (Special Reserve) [1]

Royal Naval Division - Hood Battalion [1]

Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion [1]

Royal Naval Division Blandford Camp [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: Drake Battalion R N Division [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: Drake Battalion RN Division [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: Drake Battalion. R.N. Div [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal naval Division [1]

Seaman Storming Party - "C" Company (Demolition) [1]

Tank Corps [1]

Service

British Army [71]

Royal Navy [45]

Last name first letter

H [13]

S [11]

P [10]

F [9]

R [9]

T [9]

M [8]

W [8]

D [6]

L [6]

B [4]

C [4]

A [3]

G [2]

O [2]

E [1]

J [1]

K [1]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [108]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

Greece [1]

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People [108] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Islington, London [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Catford, London [1] Cove, Dumbartonshire [1] Gloucester, Gloustershire [1] Harringay, London [1] Kensington, London [1] Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Lewisham, London [1] South Shields, County Durham, England [1] St. George in the East, London [1] Tottenham, London [1] Wallsend, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [70] Ordinary Seaman [14] Leading Seaman [13] Petty Officer [11] Second Lieutenant [4] Able Seaman RNVR [3] Acting Bombardier [3] Private [3] Sub Lieutenant [3] Lance Serjeant [2] Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [2] Recruit [2] Sub Lieutenant RNVR [2] 1st Writer [1] AB [1] Able seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Corporal [1] Driver [1] Leading Seaman RNVR [1] Leading Seaman/Acting Petty Officer [1] Major [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Petty Officer Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Serjeant [1] Temporary Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Drake Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [49] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [34] Royal Naval Division - Drake Battalion [29] Drake Battalion/Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [11] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Drake Battalion [7] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve/Drake Battalion [3] BEF [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Drake Battalion 63rd Royal Naval Division [1] Drake Battalion Infantry Brigade Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Drake Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve attached Trench Mortar Battery [1] Drake Battalion attached Machine Gun Corps/Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Drake Battalion/Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve attached Machine Gun Corps [1] Drake battalion MEF [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] MEF Mudros [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Maintenance Unit, R.N. Depot (Reserves), Crystal Palace (HMS Victory VI) [1] RNVR London - HMS Hindustan [1] RNVR London - HMS Royal Oak [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport [1] Royal Field Artillery (Special Reserve) [1] Royal Naval Division - Hood Battalion [1] Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion [1] Royal Naval Division Blandford Camp [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: Drake Battalion R N Division [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: Drake Battalion RN Division [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: Drake Battalion. R.N. Div [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal naval Division [1] Seaman Storming Party - "C" Company (Demolition) [1] Tank Corps [1]

Service

British Army [71] Royal Navy [45]

Last name first letter

H [13] S [11] P [10] F [9] R [9] T [9] M [8] W [8] D [6] L [6] B [4] C [4] A [3] G [2] O [2] E [1] J [1] K [1] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [108]

Country

United Kingdom [33] Greece [1]

J W Fry

British Army London Z/176 Petty Officer Drake Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Charles William Gibbons

British Army KW217 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Drake Battalion

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John William Hindmarch

British Army TZ/5717 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve/Drake Battalion

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Frederick Holloway

British Army BZ/3046 Leading Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve/Drake Battalion

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J Mcaullay

British Army CZ 6987 Able Seaman Drake Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Frank Rise

British Army MZ130 Able Seaman Drake Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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J Watson

British Army CZ/3763 Petty Officer Drake Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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A Ross

British Army C/Z/231 Acting Petty Officer Drake Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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James Mooney

British Army MZ 138 Able Seaman Drake Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Samuel Ord

British Army CZ2465 Petty Officer Drake Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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E W Silverton

Royal Navy L.Z/993 Lance Serjeant Drake Battalion/Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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F Price

British Army MZ529 Able Seaman Drake Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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J T Hubble

Royal Navy KP/158 Leading Seaman/Acting Petty Officer Drake Battalion/Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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W Leather

British Army KW557 Able Seaman Drake Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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T Reilly

British Army C.Z. 4790 Able Seaman Drake Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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A Skivington

Royal Navy C.Z. 4595 Able Seaman Drake Battalion/Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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H Smith

Royal Navy CZ/5603 Petty Officer Drake Battalion/Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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J Sorrell

Royal Navy R/1175 Able Seaman Drake Battalion/Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Thomas Turpin

British Army KW589 Leading Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Drake Battalion

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J Walker

British Army CZ/4789 Able Seaman Drake Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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