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Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Ramsgate, Kent [4]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Berry Brow, Yorkshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bishop's Waltham, Eastleigh, Hampshire [1]

Burford, Oxfordshire [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Corfe Mullen, Dorset [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Emsworth, Hampshire [1]

Glaston, Rutland [1]

Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Ibstone, Buckinghamshire [1]

Ilminster, Somerset [1]

Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Killingholme, Lincolnshire [1]

Landport, Hampshire [1]

Lewes, Sussex [1]

London [1]

Lymington, Hampshire [1]

Maidenhead, Berkshire [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Newark, Nottinghamshire [1]

Newham, Northumberland [1]

Northam, Hampshire [1]

Northwich, Cheshire [1]

Perth [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Pokesdown, Dorset [1]

Portchester, Hampshire [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Preston, Dorset [1]

Radford, Nottinghamshire [1]

Salford, Lancashire, England [1]

Sculcoates Hull Yorkshire [1]

Selby Yorkshire [1]

Sidlesham, Sussex [1]

Southwick, Hampshire [1]

St Edmunds, Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Stanley Lodge, Exmouth, Devon [1]

Timperley Cheshire. [1]

Wakefield [1]

Rank

Stoker [19]

Stoker 1st Class [17]

Private [15]

Stoker 2nd Class [15]

Leading Stoker [13]

Stoker Petty Officer [10]

Able Seaman [6]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Boy 2nd Class [5]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [5]

Leading Seaman [5]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4]

Acting Leading Stoker [3]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3]

Cook's Mate [3]

Domestic 3rd Class [3]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Master At Arms [3]

Ships Corporal 2nd Class [3]

Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Boatman [2]

Cadet [2]

Captain [2]

Carpenters Crew [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Chief Ship's Cook [2]

Corporal [2]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Major [2]

Midshipman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Petty Officer 1st Class [2]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Ships Corporal 1st Class [2]

Shipwright [2]

Shipwright 1st Class [2]

Stoker - 1st Class [2]

Stoker - 2nd Class [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

2nd Cooper [1]

Act. Eng. Rm. Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Chief Stoker [1]

Acting Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting ERA 4 [1]

Unit

HMS Duke of Wellington [20]

HMS Duke of Wellington II [18]

HMS Fearless [12]

HMS Agincourt [8]

HMS Victory II [8]

HMS Excellent [7]

HMS Fisgard [7]

HMS Victory I [6]

HMS Minotaur [5]

HMS Royal Sovereign [5]

HMS St Vincent [5]

HMS Vernon [5]

HMS Victory [5]

HMS Vulcan [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Duke of Wellington West Riding Regiment [4]

HMS Boscawen [4]

HMS Firequeen [4]

Duke of Wellington Regiment [3]

HMS Ariadne [3]

HMS Brilliant [3]

HMS Crescent [3]

HMS Duke Of Wellington [3]

HMS Duke of Wellington I [3]

HMS Formidable [3]

HMS Prince George [3]

HMS Revenge [3]

Duke of Wellington [2]

H.M.S. Duke of Wellington I [2]

HM Submarine E18 [2]

HM Submarine H3 [2]

HMS Active [2]

HMS Adamant [2]

HMS Alexandra [2]

HMS Amethyst [2]

HMS Apollo [2]

HMS Arrogant [2]

HMS Asia [2]

HMS Australia [2]

HMS Bonaventure [2]

HMS Britannia [2]

HMS Cormorant [2]

HMS Cressy [2]

HMS Drake [2]

HMS Duke of Wellington 2 [2]

HMS Eclipse [2]

HMS Firequeen 2 [2]

HMS Grafton [2]

HMS Halcyon [2]

HMS Hecla [2]

Service

Royal Navy [56]

British Army [22]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [8]

W [7]

D [6]

H [6]

J [6]

S [6]

A [5]

G [5]

R [5]

B [4]

L [4]

K [3]

M [3]

T [2]

F [1]

N [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [57]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

Australia [1]

Gibraltar [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

Malta [1]

South Africa [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

United States [1]

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People [73] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Ramsgate, Kent [4] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Battersea, London [1] Berry Brow, Yorkshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham [1] Bishop's Waltham, Eastleigh, Hampshire [1] Burford, Oxfordshire [1] Camden Town, London [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Corfe Mullen, Dorset [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Emsworth, Hampshire [1] Glaston, Rutland [1] Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Ibstone, Buckinghamshire [1] Ilminster, Somerset [1] Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire [1] Killingholme, Lincolnshire [1] Landport, Hampshire [1] Lewes, Sussex [1] London [1] Lymington, Hampshire [1] Maidenhead, Berkshire [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Marylebone, London [1] Newark, Nottinghamshire [1] Newham, Northumberland [1] Northam, Hampshire [1] Northwich, Cheshire [1] Perth [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Pokesdown, Dorset [1] Portchester, Hampshire [1] Portsmouth [1] Preston, Dorset [1] Radford, Nottinghamshire [1] Salford, Lancashire, England [1] Sculcoates Hull Yorkshire [1] Selby Yorkshire [1] Sidlesham, Sussex [1] Southwick, Hampshire [1] St Edmunds, Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] Stanley Lodge, Exmouth, Devon [1] Timperley Cheshire. [1] Wakefield [1]

Rank

Stoker [19] Stoker 1st Class [17] Private [15] Stoker 2nd Class [15] Leading Stoker [13] Stoker Petty Officer [10] Able Seaman [6] Ordinary Seaman [6] Boy 1st Class [5] Boy 2nd Class [5] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [5] Leading Seaman [5] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4] Acting Leading Stoker [3] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3] Cook's Mate [3] Domestic 3rd Class [3] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3] Lieutenant [3] Master At Arms [3] Ships Corporal 2nd Class [3] Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Boatman [2] Cadet [2] Captain [2] Carpenters Crew [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Chief Ship's Cook [2] Corporal [2] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Major [2] Midshipman [2] Petty Officer [2] Petty Officer 1st Class [2] Petty Officer 2nd Class [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Ships Corporal 1st Class [2] Shipwright [2] Shipwright 1st Class [2] Stoker - 1st Class [2] Stoker - 2nd Class [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] 2nd Cooper [1] Act. Eng. Rm. Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Chief Stoker [1] Acting Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting ERA 4 [1]

Unit

HMS Duke of Wellington [20] HMS Duke of Wellington II [18] HMS Fearless [12] HMS Agincourt [8] HMS Victory II [8] HMS Excellent [7] HMS Fisgard [7] HMS Victory I [6] HMS Minotaur [5] HMS Royal Sovereign [5] HMS St Vincent [5] HMS Vernon [5] HMS Victory [5] HMS Vulcan [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Duke of Wellington West Riding Regiment [4] HMS Boscawen [4] HMS Firequeen [4] Duke of Wellington Regiment [3] HMS Ariadne [3] HMS Brilliant [3] HMS Crescent [3] HMS Duke Of Wellington [3] HMS Duke of Wellington I [3] HMS Formidable [3] HMS Prince George [3] HMS Revenge [3] Duke of Wellington [2] H.M.S. Duke of Wellington I [2] HM Submarine E18 [2] HM Submarine H3 [2] HMS Active [2] HMS Adamant [2] HMS Alexandra [2] HMS Amethyst [2] HMS Apollo [2] HMS Arrogant [2] HMS Asia [2] HMS Australia [2] HMS Bonaventure [2] HMS Britannia [2] HMS Cormorant [2] HMS Cressy [2] HMS Drake [2] HMS Duke of Wellington 2 [2] HMS Eclipse [2] HMS Firequeen 2 [2] HMS Grafton [2] HMS Halcyon [2] HMS Hecla [2]

Service

Royal Navy [56] British Army [22] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [8] W [7] D [6] H [6] J [6] S [6] A [5] G [5] R [5] B [4] L [4] K [3] M [3] T [2] F [1] N [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [57]

Country

United Kingdom [33] Australia [1] Gibraltar [1] India [1] Ireland [1] Malta [1] South Africa [1] Sri Lanka [1] United States [1]

Joseph Wilmot

Born 1879

Died 1931

Canadian Expeditionary Force 6393 Private 36th (Res) Battalion

British Army 4606219 Private Duke of Wellington Regiment 5th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 6393 Private 1st Battalion

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William Breaks

Born 1884

Died 1957

Royal Navy 345306 HMS Duke of Wellington II

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John Reginald Newton Riley

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Wellington. (West Riding Regiment)

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Charles Reading

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 429 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regt) 4th Battalion

British Army 2538 Private Duke of Wellington Regt 4th Battalion

British Army

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Thomas James

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 14869 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 342133 Private Labour Corps

Royal Navy 302898 Stoker Nelson

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Ernest A. Danielson

Born 1883

Died 1943

Royal Navy 208716 H.M.S. Minerva

Royal Navy 208716 Ord. Seamen H.M.S. Duke of Wellington I

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Ernest Edward William Rook

Born 1875

Died 1934

Royal Navy 353080 Stoker HMS Duke Of Wellington

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Frank Trickett

Born 1900

British Army 3301 Private Duke of Wellington Regiment 3/7 Battalion

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Robert Scutt

Born 1878

Royal Navy 354484

Royal Navy 354484 Cook's Mate HMS Duke Of Wellington

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Claude Swanwick Worthington

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army Major Manchester Regiment attached Duke of Wellington

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Manchester Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonal

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James Edward Goldsmith

Born 1881

Royal Navy 293664 Stoker H.M.S. Duke of Wellington II

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Leonard Gates

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy Leading Seaman HMS Duke of Wellington

Royal Navy Petty Officer 1st Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy 178238 Petty Officer HMS Southampton

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Benjamin Walter Johnson

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy 359722 Under 18 HMS Duke of Wellington

British Army G/4258 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 8th Battalion

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James Frank Treagus

Born 1879

Died 1919

Royal Navy 293328

Royal Navy 293328 Stoker - 2nd Class HMS Duke of Wellington 2

Royal Navy 293328 Stoker - 2nd Class HMS Iris

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Charles Hucklesby, Medaille Militaire

Born 1876

Died 1937

Royal Navy 160142 Boy 2nd Class HMS Boscawen

Royal Navy 160142 Boy 1st Class HMS Boscawen

Royal Navy 160142 Boy 1st Class HMS Alexandra

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William George Jenkins

Born 1880

Royal Navy 345499 Plumber's Mate HMS Duke of Wellington

Royal Navy 345499 Plumber HMS Fearless

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George Addis

Born 1881

Died 1914

Royal Navy 298389 Stoker Duke of Wellington

Royal Navy 298389 Leading Stoker Duncan

Royal Navy 298389 Mechanic Prince of Wales

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David Leck Walton

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 205404 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 205404 Private Duke of Wellington West Riding Regiment 2/6th btn.

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Oliver Brierley

Died 1916

British Army 2162 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 2162 private Duke of wellington;s ( West Riding Regiment) 1st / 7th Bn

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Thomas Finnigan

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 201377 Serjeant West Riding Regiment

British Army Duke of Wellington West Riding Regiment 2nd/4thbn.

British Army 201377 Serjeant

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