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Portsmouth, Hampshire [8]

Ramsgate, Kent [7]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Portsea, Hampshire [4]

Aberdeen [3]

Chichester, Sussex [3]

Dudley, Staffordshire [3]

Gosport, Hampshire [3]

Marylebone, London [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [2]

Ashford, Kent [2]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Clerkenwell, London [2]

Devizes, Wiltshire [2]

Egham, Surrey [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [2]

Portsmouth [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [2]

Worthing, Sussex [2]

York, Yorkshire [2]

Aberdovey, Merionethshire [1]

Acton, London [1]

Acton, Middlesex [1]

Aird Point, Stornoway [1]

Alfreton, Derbyshire [1]

Alverstoke [1]

Annan, Dumfriesshire [1]

Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Lincolnshire [1]

Balintore, Rossshire [1]

Ballinasloe, Galway [1]

Ballymoney, Antrim [1]

Barkham, Berkshire [1]

Barton Cliff, Hampshire [1]

Barton on Humber, Lincolnshire [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [45]

Ordinary Seaman [45]

Stoker 1st Class [41]

Stoker 2nd Class [31]

Deck Hand [24]

Petty Officer [17]

Petty Officer Stoker [13]

Seaman [9]

Boy 1st Class [8]

Leading Stoker [8]

Stoker II [8]

Leading Seaman [7]

Sick Berth Attendant [7]

Boy 2nd Class [6]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [5]

Telegraphist [5]

Boy Servant [4]

Cook's Mate [4]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4]

Petty Officer 1st Class [4]

Private [4]

Able Bodied Seaman [3]

Boy II [3]

Chief Stoker [3]

Cook's Mate 2nd Class [3]

Engine Room Artificer [3]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3]

Leading Signalman [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Trimmer [3]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Chief Writer [2]

Commander [2]

Engineman [2]

Leading Telegraphist [2]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2]

Ordinary Signalman [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [2]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [2]

Signalman [2]

Stoker [2]

Yeoman of Signals [2]

2nd Hand [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

3rd Writer [1]

Acting Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Acting Commander [1]

Acting ERA 4th Class [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Unit

H.M.S. "Victory" [100]

H.M.S. "Victory I" [43]

H.M.S. "Victory." [40]

Royal Naval Reserve [37]

H.M.S. "Victory II" [28]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Victory." [20]

H.M.S. Victory [10]

H.M.S. Victory II [10]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [10]

H.M.S. Victory I [9]

H.M.S. Barham [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

H.M.S. Victory 1 [7]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Victory" [7]

H.M.S. "Victory II." [6]

HMS Victory [6]

HMS Victory I [6]

H.M.S. Pembroke I [3]

H.M.S. Powerful [3]

HMS Agincourt [3]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [3]

H.M.S "Victory" [2]

H.M.S "Victory." [2]

H.M.S. " Victory." [2]

H.M.S. "Victory III" [2]

H.M.S. "Victory X" [2]

H.M.S. Hood [2]

HMS Dreadnought [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Nelson [2]

HMS Superb [2]

Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. "Victory." [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - H.M.S. "Victory." [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, H.M.S. "Victory." [2]

(R.F.R. P.O. B.5985). H.M.S. "Victory" [1]

(R.F.R.Dev B.4602) H.M.S. Victory [1]

(RFR PO/B5629). H.M.S. "Victory" [1]

(RFR. Dev. B. 4323). H.M.S. "Victory II" [1]

Auckland Mounted Rifles [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

H.M.S Good Hope [1]

H.M.S Victory 1 [1]

H.M.S, Victory [1]

H.M.S. " Victory" [1]

H.M.S. "Argonaut" [1]

H.M.S. "Bayano" [1]

H.M.S. "Carnarvon" [1]

H.M.S. "Columbine." [1]

H.M.S. "Neptune." [1]

Service

Royal Navy [339]

Other Empire Force [4]

British Army [3]

Canadian Navy [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [40]

B [36]

H [33]

S [30]

M [28]

W [23]

D [17]

P [17]

T [15]

A [13]

G [13]

R [13]

K [12]

F [11]

L [11]

N [8]

E [6]

J [6]

V [5]

I [2]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [265]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [159]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

United States [1]

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People [340] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [8] Ramsgate, Kent [7] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Brighton, Sussex [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Portsea, Hampshire [4] Aberdeen [3] Chichester, Sussex [3] Dudley, Staffordshire [3] Gosport, Hampshire [3] Marylebone, London [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Alverstoke, Hampshire [2] Ashford, Kent [2] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Camberwell, London [2] Clerkenwell, London [2] Devizes, Wiltshire [2] Egham, Surrey [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Islington, London [2] Lambeth, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Oxford, Oxfordshire [2] Portsmouth [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] Scarborough, Yorkshire [2] Worthing, Sussex [2] York, Yorkshire [2] Aberdovey, Merionethshire [1] Acton, London [1] Acton, Middlesex [1] Aird Point, Stornoway [1] Alfreton, Derbyshire [1] Alverstoke [1] Annan, Dumfriesshire [1] Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Lincolnshire [1] Balintore, Rossshire [1] Ballinasloe, Galway [1] Ballymoney, Antrim [1] Barkham, Berkshire [1] Barton Cliff, Hampshire [1] Barton on Humber, Lincolnshire [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [45] Ordinary Seaman [45] Stoker 1st Class [41] Stoker 2nd Class [31] Deck Hand [24] Petty Officer [17] Petty Officer Stoker [13] Seaman [9] Boy 1st Class [8] Leading Stoker [8] Stoker II [8] Leading Seaman [7] Sick Berth Attendant [7] Boy 2nd Class [6] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [5] Telegraphist [5] Boy Servant [4] Cook's Mate [4] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4] Petty Officer 1st Class [4] Private [4] Able Bodied Seaman [3] Boy II [3] Chief Stoker [3] Cook's Mate 2nd Class [3] Engine Room Artificer [3] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3] Leading Signalman [3] Lieutenant [3] Trimmer [3] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Chief Writer [2] Commander [2] Engineman [2] Leading Telegraphist [2] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2] Ordinary Signalman [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Petty Officer 2nd Class [2] Petty Officer Telegraphist [2] Signalman [2] Stoker [2] Yeoman of Signals [2] 2nd Hand [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 3rd Writer [1] Acting Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Acting Commander [1] Acting ERA 4th Class [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Unit

H.M.S. "Victory" [100] H.M.S. "Victory I" [43] H.M.S. "Victory." [40] Royal Naval Reserve [37] H.M.S. "Victory II" [28] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Victory." [20] H.M.S. Victory [10] H.M.S. Victory II [10] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [10] H.M.S. Victory I [9] H.M.S. Barham [8] Royal Naval Division [8] H.M.S. Victory 1 [7] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Victory" [7] H.M.S. "Victory II." [6] HMS Victory [6] HMS Victory I [6] H.M.S. Pembroke I [3] H.M.S. Powerful [3] HMS Agincourt [3] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [3] H.M.S "Victory" [2] H.M.S "Victory." [2] H.M.S. " Victory." [2] H.M.S. "Victory III" [2] H.M.S. "Victory X" [2] H.M.S. Hood [2] HMS Dreadnought [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Nelson [2] HMS Superb [2] Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. "Victory." [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - H.M.S. "Victory." [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, H.M.S. "Victory." [2] (R.F.R. P.O. B.5985). H.M.S. "Victory" [1] (R.F.R.Dev B.4602) H.M.S. Victory [1] (RFR PO/B5629). H.M.S. "Victory" [1] (RFR. Dev. B. 4323). H.M.S. "Victory II" [1] Auckland Mounted Rifles [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] H.M.S Good Hope [1] H.M.S Victory 1 [1] H.M.S, Victory [1] H.M.S. " Victory" [1] H.M.S. "Argonaut" [1] H.M.S. "Bayano" [1] H.M.S. "Carnarvon" [1] H.M.S. "Columbine." [1] H.M.S. "Neptune." [1]

Service

Royal Navy [339] Other Empire Force [4] British Army [3] Canadian Navy [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [40] B [36] H [33] S [30] M [28] W [23] D [17] P [17] T [15] A [13] G [13] R [13] K [12] F [11] L [11] N [8] E [6] J [6] V [5] I [2] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [265] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [159] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1] United States [1]

Cecil Tucker

Born 1898

Died 1915

Royal Navy L6182 Boy Servant H.M.S. "Victory"

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Arthur Edward Jerrard

Born 1897

Died 1915

Royal Navy L7533 Officer's Steward 3rd Class H.M.S. "Victory"

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Francis Edward Ray

Born 1902

Died 1919

Royal Navy L12053 Boy Servant H.M.S. "Victory"

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Edgar Thomas Pamment

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy M4344 Sick Berth Attendant H.M.S. "Victory" Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve

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Harry George Aspeck

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy M11034 Acting ERA 4th Class H.M.S. "Victory"

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George Edward Tinson

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy M18681 Wireman 2nd Class H.M.S. "Victory"

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Alfred Waller

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy M24967 Sick Berth Attendant H.M.S. "Victory"

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Stanley John Butcher

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy M33542

Royal Navy M/33542(PO) Assistant Victualling H.M.S "Victory."

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Lawrence Roberts

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS112964 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Victory"

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George Padbury

Born 1895

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS115751 Stoker 2nd Class H.M.S. "Victory"

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John Joseph Lloyd

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS116844

Royal Navy SS/116844 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Victory."

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Jack Eason

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS119350 Stoker 2nd Class H.M.S. "Victory"

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John Richard Daykin

Born 1900

Died 1919

Royal Navy SS119164 Stoker 2nd Class H.M.S. "Victory"

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Rupert William Matthews

Born 1885

Royal Navy 210094 Petty Officer H.M.S. "Victory"

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Walter Ford

Born 1886

Died 1941

Royal Navy 222298

Royal Navy P/222298 Petty Officer H.M.S. "Victory"

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Denis Keohane

Born 1861

Died 1918

Royal Navy Able Seaman

Royal Navy Chief Boatswain H.M.S "Victory"

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Hugh Daniel Campbell

Born 1892

Died 1918

Canadian Navy 1463X Seaman H.M.S. "Victory" Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve

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Sidney Alfred Buttle

Born 1900

Died 1919

Royal Navy 969/SBD Deck Boy H.M.S. "Victory"

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Harry Dampier Law

Born 1850

Died 1917

Royal Navy

Royal Navy Commander H.M.S. "Victory."

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J Allen

Born 1868

Died 1915

Royal Navy PO/5286 Private H.M.S. "Victory"

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