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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]

James Mantle

Born 1894

Died 1974

Royal Navy SS113415 Stoker 1st Class HMS Fearless

Royal Navy SS113415 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

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George David Freeman

Born 1889

Died 1971

Royal Navy M14265 3rd Writer HMS Victory I

Royal Navy M14265 3rd Writer HMS Fearless

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George Harold Kennington

Born 1896

Died 1953

Royal Navy J42728 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

Royal Navy J42728 Able Seaman HMS Fearless

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Edwin Arthur Fairminer

Born 1884

Died 1918

Royal Navy 12674 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 12674 Lance Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy PO/12674 Lance Corporal SS Dalewood

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Thomas Bridge

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS116362 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy SS116362 Stoker 1st Class HMS Fearless

Royal Navy SS116362 Stoker 1st Class HMS Glatton

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Frederick Cribdon

Born 1890

Died 1965

Royal Navy K14989 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K14989 Stoker 1st Class HMS Thetis

Royal Navy K14989 Stoker 1st Class HMS Fearless

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George Albert Jackson

Born 1891

Royal Navy K3685 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy K3685 Stoker 1st Class HMS Forward

Royal Navy K3685 Leading Stoker HMS Fearless

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Donald Mcleod

Born 1896

Royal Navy J19874 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J19874 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J19874 Ordinary Seaman HMS Fearless

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Robert James Dannel Watson

Born 1893

Royal Navy M105 Boy Artificer HMS Fisgard

Royal Navy M105 ERA 5th Class HMS Fisgard

Royal Navy M105 HMS St Vincent HMS St Vincent

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Basil Stillman Read

Born 1896

Royal Navy J19875 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J18975 Boy Telegraphist HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J18975 Ordinary Telegraphist HMS Fearless

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Albert Percy George White

Born 1887

Royal Navy K8733 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K8733 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy K8733 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Fearless

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Richard Smith

Born 1890

Royal Navy K3414 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy K3414 Stoker 1st class HMS Essex

Royal Navy K3414 Leading Stoker HMS fearless

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John Fox

Born 1896

Royal Navy J21243 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J21243 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J21243 Ordinary Seaman HMS Fearless

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William Hiscock

Born 1896

Royal Navy J17530 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J17530 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J17530 Ordinary Seaman HMS Fearless

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Percival Metcalfe

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy J8700 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J8700 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J8700 Ordinary Seaman HMS Excellent

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Joseph Minton

Born 1881

Died 1917

Royal Navy 306596 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy 306596 Stoker HMS Canopus

Royal Navy 306596 Stoker 1st Class HMS Canopus

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Sidney Chalkley

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy K4332 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy K4332 Stoker 1st Class HMS Blenheim

Royal Navy K4332 Leading Stoker HMS Fisgard

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Alfred Brattley

Born 1896

Royal Navy SS116356 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy SS116356 Stoker 1st Class HMS Fearless

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Andrew Nichol Gould

Born 1890

Royal Navy SS113643 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy SS113643 Stoker 1st Class HMS Fearless

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Arthur Shelford

Born 1894

Royal Navy K17742 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K17742 Stoker 1st Class HMS Fearless

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