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Portsmouth, Hampshire [12]

Liverpool, Lancashire [8]

Hull, Yorkshire [7]

Leeds, Yorkshire [5]

Portsea, Hampshire [5]

Bethnal Green, London [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Southampton, Hampshire [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Chichester, Sussex [3]

Dorchester, Dorset [3]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Burton Bradstock, Dorset [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Emsworth, Hampshire [2]

Fareham, Hampshire [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

Guildford, Surrey [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hampstead, London [2]

Kilburn, London [2]

Lincoln [2]

Manchester [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Petersfield, Hampshire [2]

Plaistow, London [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

Walsall, Staffordshire [2]

Winchester, Hampshire [2]

Woolwich, Kent [2]

Acton, London [1]

Addlestone, Surrey [1]

Alfreton, Nottinghamshire [1]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Arnold, Nottingham [1]

Ash, Surrey [1]

Ashbourne, Derbyshire [1]

Athlone, Ireland [1]

Ayr [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Barrhead, Renfrewshire [1]

Basford, Nottingham [1]

Basford, Nottinghamshire [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [136]

Stoker 2nd Class [133]

Boy 2nd Class [78]

Boy 1st Class [73]

Ordinary Seaman [69]

Able Seaman [67]

Leading Stoker [29]

Private [21]

Stoker [18]

Acting Leading Stoker [16]

Leading Seaman [16]

Stoker Petty Officer [10]

Signal Boy [9]

Armourer's Crew [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Ordinary Telegraphist [7]

Telegraphist [7]

2nd Cook's Mate [6]

Commander [6]

Leading Signalman [6]

Ordinary Signalman [6]

Petty Officer [6]

Signalman [6]

Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [5]

Cook's Mate [5]

Lieutenant Commander [5]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [5]

Wireman 2nd Class [5]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4]

ERA 3rd Class [4]

ERA 4th Class [4]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [4]

Midshipman [4]

Ordinary Signaller [4]

Acting ERA 4th Class [3]

Boy Servant [3]

Captain [3]

Carpenter's Crew [3]

Domestic 3rd Class [3]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3]

Leading Cook's Mate [3]

Leading Telegraphist [3]

Sub Lieutenant [3]

Acting Leading Cook's Mate [2]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Assistant Clerk [2]

Boy Artificer [2]

Boy Shipwright [2]

Boy Telegraphist [2]

Unit

HMS Fearless [300]

HMS Victory II [99]

HMS Impregnable [38]

HMS Nelson [31]

HMS Ganges [29]

HMS Victory I [22]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [19]

HMS Fisgard [17]

HMS Ganges II [14]

HMS Vernon [13]

HMS Duke of Wellington II [10]

HMS Prince George [10]

HMS Victory [10]

Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Fearless [8]

HMS Formidable [6]

HMS Liverpool [6]

HMS Prince of Wales [6]

HMS Superb [6]

HMS Britannia [5]

HMS Bulwark [5]

HMS Cyclops [5]

HMS Revenge [5]

HMS St Vincent [5]

HMS Venerable [5]

HMS Boscawen [4]

HMS Drake [4]

HMS Eclipse [4]

HMS FEARLESS [4]

HMS Good Hope [4]

HMS Hermes [4]

HMS Hindustan [4]

HMS Illustrious [4]

HMS King Edward VII [4]

HMS Vindictive [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Fearless [4]

HMS Black Prince [3]

HMS Cochrane [3]

HMS Excellent [3]

HMS Glatton [3]

HMS Goliath [3]

HMS Powerful [3]

HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [3]

HMS Thetis [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [3]

HMS Achilles [2]

HMS Albemarle [2]

HMS Andromeda [2]

HMS Antrim [2]

HMS Apollo [2]

HMS Ariadne [2]

Service

Royal Navy [328]

British Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [38]

B [35]

S [27]

C [26]

W [22]

P [18]

L [17]

M [16]

G [15]

J [15]

R [14]

A [12]

K [12]

D [11]

T [11]

F [9]

E [7]

Y [7]

I [5]

N [5]

O [3]

U [3]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [318]

Country

United Kingdom [92]

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People [329] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [12] Liverpool, Lancashire [8] Hull, Yorkshire [7] Leeds, Yorkshire [5] Portsea, Hampshire [5] Bethnal Green, London [4] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Southampton, Hampshire [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Chichester, Sussex [3] Dorchester, Dorset [3] Alverstoke, Hampshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Burton Bradstock, Dorset [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Emsworth, Hampshire [2] Fareham, Hampshire [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] Guildford, Surrey [2] Hackney, London [2] Hampstead, London [2] Kilburn, London [2] Lincoln [2] Manchester [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Paddington, London [2] Petersfield, Hampshire [2] Plaistow, London [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [2] Tottenham, London [2] Walsall, Staffordshire [2] Winchester, Hampshire [2] Woolwich, Kent [2] Acton, London [1] Addlestone, Surrey [1] Alfreton, Nottinghamshire [1] Alton, Hampshire [1] Arnold, Nottingham [1] Ash, Surrey [1] Ashbourne, Derbyshire [1] Athlone, Ireland [1] Ayr [1] Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Barrhead, Renfrewshire [1] Basford, Nottingham [1] Basford, Nottinghamshire [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [136] Stoker 2nd Class [133] Boy 2nd Class [78] Boy 1st Class [73] Ordinary Seaman [69] Able Seaman [67] Leading Stoker [29] Private [21] Stoker [18] Acting Leading Stoker [16] Leading Seaman [16] Stoker Petty Officer [10] Signal Boy [9] Armourer's Crew [8] Lieutenant [8] Ordinary Telegraphist [7] Telegraphist [7] 2nd Cook's Mate [6] Commander [6] Leading Signalman [6] Ordinary Signalman [6] Petty Officer [6] Signalman [6] Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [5] Cook's Mate [5] Lieutenant Commander [5] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [5] Wireman 2nd Class [5] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4] ERA 3rd Class [4] ERA 4th Class [4] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [4] Midshipman [4] Ordinary Signaller [4] Acting ERA 4th Class [3] Boy Servant [3] Captain [3] Carpenter's Crew [3] Domestic 3rd Class [3] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3] Leading Cook's Mate [3] Leading Telegraphist [3] Sub Lieutenant [3] Acting Leading Cook's Mate [2] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [2] Assistant Clerk [2] Boy Artificer [2] Boy Shipwright [2] Boy Telegraphist [2]

Unit

HMS Fearless [300] HMS Victory II [99] HMS Impregnable [38] HMS Nelson [31] HMS Ganges [29] HMS Victory I [22] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [19] HMS Fisgard [17] HMS Ganges II [14] HMS Vernon [13] HMS Duke of Wellington II [10] HMS Prince George [10] HMS Victory [10] Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Fearless [8] HMS Formidable [6] HMS Liverpool [6] HMS Prince of Wales [6] HMS Superb [6] HMS Britannia [5] HMS Bulwark [5] HMS Cyclops [5] HMS Revenge [5] HMS St Vincent [5] HMS Venerable [5] HMS Boscawen [4] HMS Drake [4] HMS Eclipse [4] HMS FEARLESS [4] HMS Good Hope [4] HMS Hermes [4] HMS Hindustan [4] HMS Illustrious [4] HMS King Edward VII [4] HMS Vindictive [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Fearless [4] HMS Black Prince [3] HMS Cochrane [3] HMS Excellent [3] HMS Glatton [3] HMS Goliath [3] HMS Powerful [3] HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [3] HMS Thetis [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry [3] HMS Achilles [2] HMS Albemarle [2] HMS Andromeda [2] HMS Antrim [2] HMS Apollo [2] HMS Ariadne [2]

Service

Royal Navy [328] British Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [38] B [35] S [27] C [26] W [22] P [18] L [17] M [16] G [15] J [15] R [14] A [12] K [12] D [11] T [11] F [9] E [7] Y [7] I [5] N [5] O [3] U [3] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [318]

Country

United Kingdom [92]

Edgar John Kimber

Born 1895

Royal Navy J12534 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J12534 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J12534 Ordinary Seaman HMS King George V

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Herbert Bellinger

Born 1886

Royal Navy 220087 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 220087 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 220087 Ordinary Seaman HMS Egmont

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Ralph Ernest Bowler

Born 1891

Royal Navy J4261 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J4261 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J4261 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victorious

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Henry James Butcher

Born 1885

Royal Navy 347499 2nd Cook's Mate HMS Victory I

Royal Navy 347499 Acting 2nd Cook's Mate HMS Victory I

Royal Navy 347499 Acting Leading Cook's Mate HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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John James Bowden

Born 1884

Royal Navy 303468 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy 303468 Stoker HMS Humber

Royal Navy 303468 Stoker 1st Class HMS King Alfred

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Walter William Hoare

Born 1883

Royal Navy 358111 Domestic 3rd Class HMS Duke of Wellington

Royal Navy 358111 Acting 2nd Cook's Mate HMS Minotaur

Royal Navy 358111 2nd Cook's Mate HMS Duke of Wellington

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William George Sheppard

Born 1877

Royal Navy 270558 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Duke of Wellington II

Royal Navy 270558 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Duke of Wellington

Royal Navy 270558 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS Apollo

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Charles Coombes

Born 1878

Royal Navy 292838 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Duke of Wellington II

Royal Navy 292838 Stoker HMS Prince George

Royal Navy 292838 Stoker 1st Class HMS Dryad

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David Muir Anderson

Born 1894

Royal Navy J11142

Royal Navy J11142 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J11142 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

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