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Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Southsea, Hampshire [2]

York [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Armley, Yorkshire [1]

Balintore, Rossshire [1]

Ballintoy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birdham, Sussex [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackawton, Devon [1]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

Botley, Hampshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bridport, Dorset [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Burgess Hill, Sussex [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Charles, Devon [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Clonakilty, Cork [1]

Cornwall Torpoint [1]

Cromore, Rossshire [1]

Crowlista, Uig [1]

Denaby Main, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Dunrossness [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Everton, Liverpool [1]

Hartland, North Devon [1]

Hastings [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hertford [1]

Highworth, Wiltshire [1]

Hindley, Lancashire [1]

Horndean, Hampshire [1]

Hornsey, Middlesex [1]

Horsham, Sussex [1]

Howth, Dublin [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Kilmaluag, Skye [1]

Kingsbury, Edgware, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [43]

Ordinary Seaman [33]

Boy 2nd Class [24]

Boy 1st Class [21]

Leading Seaman [20]

Petty Officer [15]

Armourer's Crew [11]

Chief Petty Officer [8]

Seaman [8]

Lieutenant [6]

Gunner [4]

Petty Officer 1st Class [4]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Armourer's Mate [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Master At Arms [3]

2nd Cook's Mate [2]

Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [2]

Acting Armourer's Mate [2]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Acting Gunner [2]

Acting Leading Seaman [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Armourer [2]

Boatman [2]

Boy II [2]

Chief Gunner [2]

Chief Master At Arms [2]

Engine Room Artificer [2]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2]

Ships Corporal 1st Class [2]

Ships Corporal 2nd Class [2]

Stoker - 1st Class [2]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

AB [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Stoker [1]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [1]

Acting Temporary Lieutenant Commander [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourers Crew [1]

Armourer’s Crew [1]

Assistant Engineer [1]

Unit

HMS Excellent [72]

HMS Agincourt [12]

HMS Victory I [12]

Royal Naval Reserve [12]

H.M.S. "Excellent" [11]

HMS Victory [10]

HMS Impregnable [9]

HMS Ganges [8]

HMS Erin [7]

HMS Duke of Wellington [6]

HMS Minotaur [6]

Excellent [5]

HMS Boscawen [5]

HMS King George V [5]

HMS St Vincent [5]

HMS Vernon [5]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5]

HMS Dolphin [4]

HMS Fisgard [4]

HMS Hercules [4]

HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [4]

HMS Vindictive [4]

HMS Active [3]

HMS Australia [3]

HMS Fearless [3]

HMS Formidable [3]

HMS Good Hope [3]

HMS Royal Arthur [3]

RN Gunnery School Whale Island (HMS Excellent) [3]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Excellent [3]

H.M.S. Excellent [2]

HMS Asia [2]

HMS Benbow [2]

HMS Black Prince [2]

HMS Blake [2]

HMS Calliope [2]

HMS Canada [2]

HMS Cornwall [2]

HMS Cruizer [2]

HMS Drake [2]

HMS Eclipse [2]

HMS Firequeen [2]

HMS Forte [2]

HMS Hampshire [2]

HMS Hecla [2]

HMS Invincible [2]

HMS King Edward VII [2]

HMS Lion [2]

HMS Monarch [2]

HMS Renown [2]

Service

Royal Navy [115]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

British Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [19]

S [15]

M [12]

C [10]

W [9]

H [7]

A [6]

F [5]

G [5]

T [5]

D [4]

P [4]

R [4]

K [3]

N [2]

I [1]

J [1]

L [1]

U [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [79]

Country

United Kingdom [55]

Ireland [2]

South Africa [1]

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People [115] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Southsea, Hampshire [2] York [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Armley, Yorkshire [1] Balintore, Rossshire [1] Ballintoy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Beccles, Suffolk [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birdham, Sussex [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackawton, Devon [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Botley, Hampshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bridport, Dorset [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Burgess Hill, Sussex [1] Camden Town, London [1] Charles, Devon [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Clonakilty, Cork [1] Cornwall Torpoint [1] Cromore, Rossshire [1] Crowlista, Uig [1] Denaby Main, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Dunrossness [1] Edinburgh [1] Everton, Liverpool [1] Hartland, North Devon [1] Hastings [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hertford [1] Highworth, Wiltshire [1] Hindley, Lancashire [1] Horndean, Hampshire [1] Hornsey, Middlesex [1] Horsham, Sussex [1] Howth, Dublin [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire [1] Kilmaluag, Skye [1] Kingsbury, Edgware, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [43] Ordinary Seaman [33] Boy 2nd Class [24] Boy 1st Class [21] Leading Seaman [20] Petty Officer [15] Armourer's Crew [11] Chief Petty Officer [8] Seaman [8] Lieutenant [6] Gunner [4] Petty Officer 1st Class [4] Petty Officer 2nd Class [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Armourer's Mate [3] Leading Stoker [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Master At Arms [3] 2nd Cook's Mate [2] Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [2] Acting Armourer's Mate [2] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Acting Gunner [2] Acting Leading Seaman [2] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [2] Armourer [2] Boatman [2] Boy II [2] Chief Gunner [2] Chief Master At Arms [2] Engine Room Artificer [2] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2] Ships Corporal 1st Class [2] Ships Corporal 2nd Class [2] Stoker - 1st Class [2] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] AB [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Leading Cook's Mate [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Stoker [1] Acting Stoker 1st Class [1] Acting Temporary Lieutenant Commander [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourers Crew [1] Armourer’s Crew [1] Assistant Engineer [1]

Unit

HMS Excellent [72] HMS Agincourt [12] HMS Victory I [12] Royal Naval Reserve [12] H.M.S. "Excellent" [11] HMS Victory [10] HMS Impregnable [9] HMS Ganges [8] HMS Erin [7] HMS Duke of Wellington [6] HMS Minotaur [6] Excellent [5] HMS Boscawen [5] HMS King George V [5] HMS St Vincent [5] HMS Vernon [5] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5] HMS Dolphin [4] HMS Fisgard [4] HMS Hercules [4] HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [4] HMS Vindictive [4] HMS Active [3] HMS Australia [3] HMS Fearless [3] HMS Formidable [3] HMS Good Hope [3] HMS Royal Arthur [3] RN Gunnery School Whale Island (HMS Excellent) [3] Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Excellent [3] H.M.S. Excellent [2] HMS Asia [2] HMS Benbow [2] HMS Black Prince [2] HMS Blake [2] HMS Calliope [2] HMS Canada [2] HMS Cornwall [2] HMS Cruizer [2] HMS Drake [2] HMS Eclipse [2] HMS Firequeen [2] HMS Forte [2] HMS Hampshire [2] HMS Hecla [2] HMS Invincible [2] HMS King Edward VII [2] HMS Lion [2] HMS Monarch [2] HMS Renown [2]

Service

Royal Navy [115] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] British Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [19] S [15] M [12] C [10] W [9] H [7] A [6] F [5] G [5] T [5] D [4] P [4] R [4] K [3] N [2] I [1] J [1] L [1] U [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [79]

Country

United Kingdom [55] Ireland [2] South Africa [1]

William Mansell Barry

Born 1875

Died 1918

Royal Navy 157657 Chief Petty Officer HMS Excellent

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John Richard Hambly

Born 1873

Died 1919

Royal Navy Chief Gunner H.M.S. "Excellent"

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Alfred Lee Lloyd

Born 1883

Died 1950

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77978

Royal Navy Domestic Navy Man HMS Excellent

Royal Navy 358832

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Arthur John Dallimore

Born 1890

Died 1920

Royal Navy 236802 Petty Officer H.M.S. "Excellent"

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Albert Edward Summers

Born 1893

Died 1917

Royal Navy J8847 Petty Officer H.M.S. "Excellent"

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Wilfred John Snelling

Born 1897

Died 1919

Royal Navy J22256 Able Seaman HMS Excellent

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Henry Thomas Scott

Born 1884

Died 1920

Royal Navy 212649 Chief Petty Officer H.M.S. "Excellent"

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Herbert Alfred Willsteed

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy M21587 Carpenter's Crew H.M.S. "Excellent"

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William Henry Tice

Born 1889

Died 1982

Royal Navy 231650 HMS Victory

Royal Navy 231650 Able Seaman HMS Excellent

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Joseph John James Wilson

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy J9905 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Excellent"

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Frederick James Ingham

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS5700 Able Seaman HMS Excellent

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Llewellyn Edmund Traherne

Born 1863

Died 1914

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander HMS Excellent

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

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John Bartlett Ham

Born 1877

Died 1921

Royal Navy Chief Gunner HMS Excellent

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Matthew White

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy 366374 Officer's Steward 1st Class H.M.S. "Excellent"

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Thomas Hendel Stevens

Born 1885

Died 1921

Royal Navy 212326 Chief Petty Officer H.M.S. "Excellent"

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Edward George Daysh

Born 1862

Died 1917

Royal Navy 1166750 Ship's Chief Cook HMS Excellent

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James Black

Born 1880

Died 1921

Royal Navy 191084 Chief Petty Officer H.M.S. "Excellent"

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Gamaliel Bowen

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy Wales Z/4247 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S "Excellent"

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John Joshua Young

Born 1873

Died 1916

Royal Navy 147446 Boy 2 c Boscawen

Royal Navy 147446 Boy 1c Boscawen

Royal Navy 147446 Boy 1 c Garnet

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Joseph Apps

Born 1892

Died 1941

Royal Navy J1907 Boy II H.M.S. Ganges

Royal Navy Gunner

Royal Navy Gunner H.M.S. Excellent

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