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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]

Arthur Naden

Born 1890

Royal Navy K8763 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K8763 Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy K8763 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Fearless

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William Dawson

Born 1889

Royal Navy M4302 Acting ERA 4th Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy M4302 ERA 4th Class HMS Fearless

Royal Navy M4302 ERA 3rd Class HMS Fearless

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Gustave Bonnor

Born 1891

Died 1973

Royal Navy K4610 Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy K4610 Stoker 1st Class HMS Tamar

Royal Navy K4610 Leading Stoker HMS Fearless

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William Edward Castleton

Born 1896

Died 1928

Royal Navy SS116558 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory

Royal Navy SS116558 Stoker 1st Class HMS Fearless

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James Richardson Honour

Born 1896

Died 1963

Royal Navy SS116556 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory

Royal Navy SS116556 Stoker 1st Class HMS Fearless

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Brien Michael Money

Born 1880

Died 1939

Royal Navy Vice Admiral

Royal Navy Vice-Admiral

Royal Navy Commander

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Henry Taylor

Born 1892

Royal Navy M15731 Junior Reserve Attendant Haslar Hospital

Royal Navy M15731 Junior Reserve Attendant HMS Fearless

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John Duffy

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy K17745 Stoker 1st Class HMS FEARLESS

Royal Navy K17745 Stoker 1st Class HM Submarine G7

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J F White

British Army Armourer's Crew HMS Fearless

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Frederick Edward Raw

Born 1890

Died 1932

Royal Navy acting Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Fearless

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Lysander

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William Simon Fraser Macleod

Born 1888

Died 1940

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Fearless

Royal Navy HMS Commonwealth

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant

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Algernon Usborne Willis

Born 1889

Died 1976

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant HMS Glory

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Richard Raper Brumwell

Born 1896

Died 1992

Royal Navy J21242 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J21242 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J21242 Ordinary Seaman HMS Fearless

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Frederick Alfred Shaw

Born 1896

Died 1959

Royal Navy J22813 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J22813 Signal Boy HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J22813 Ordinary Signaller HMS Fearless

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Walter Adshead

Born 1897

Died 1971

Royal Navy J35692 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J35692 Boy 1st Class HMS Victory I

Royal Navy J35692 Ordinary Seaman HMS Fearless

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William Charles Stephen Young

Born 1896

Died 1964

Royal Navy J20425 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J20425 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J20425 Ordinary Seaman HMS Fearless

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Frederick Tom Husted

Born 1896

Died 1970

Royal Navy J21553 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J21553 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J21553 Ordinary Seaman HMS Fearless

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Algernon Morton

Born 1896

Died 1955

Royal Navy J16604 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J16604 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J16604 Ordinary Seaman HMS Fearless

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Arthur Ronald Ferrett

Born 1896

Died 1991

Royal Navy J16600 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J16600 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J16600 Ordinary Seaman HMS Fearless

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Frederick Arthur Brand

Born 1886

Died 1919

Royal Navy 307776 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy 307776 Stoker HMS Hampshire

Royal Navy 307776 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hampshire

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