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Ramsgate, Kent [5]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Chichester, Sussex [2]

Acton, London [1]

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

Ashford, Kent [1]

Ballinasloe, Galway [1]

Brixham, Devon [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Cape Town, South Africa [1]

Carnarvon [1]

Cheadle, Staffordshire [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Droitwich, Worcestershire [1]

Dudley, Staffordshire [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Eltham, Kent [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Great Yarmouth [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hove, Sussex [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Hyde, Cheshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

London [1]

Lymington, Hampshire [1]

Margate, Kent [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire [1]

Mildenhall, Suffolk [1]

Milton, Kent [1]

Mitcham Croydon [1]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [1]

Pokesdown, Hampshire [1]

Portree Skye [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

Rugby, Warwickshire [1]

Saint Heliers, Channel Islands [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

St. Margarets, London [1]

Stanley, Staffordshire [1]

Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire [1]

Surbiton, Surrey [1]

Swansea Glamorgan [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [20]

Able Seaman [15]

Boy 1st Class [7]

Boy 2nd Class [6]

Deck Hand [3]

Leading Signalman [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Sick Berth Attendant [3]

Telegraphist [3]

Leading Seaman [2]

Leading Telegraphist [2]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2]

Ordinary Signalman [2]

3rd Writer [1]

Boy - 1st Class [1]

Boy - 2nd Class [1]

Boy Servant [1]

Chief Sick Berth Steward [1]

Chief Writer [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Cooks Mate [1]

Master At Arms [1]

Master At Arms (Pensioner) [1]

Master at Arms [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Ord. Seaman [1]

Ordinary Boy [1]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Seaman [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Writer 3rd [1]

Unit

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

H.M.S. Victory I [9]

HMS Victory I [6]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

H.M.S. Pembroke I [3]

H.M.S. Powerful [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

H.M.S Good Hope [1]

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

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

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

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

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

H.M.S. "Victory I" formerly H.M.S. "Attentive" [1]

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

H.M.S. Bacchante [1]

H.M.S. Barham [1]

H.M.S. Blake [1]

H.M.S. Fisgard [1]

H.M.S. Forward [1]

H.M.S. Impregnable [1]

H.M.S. Malaya [1]

H.M.S. Patrol [1]

H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth [1]

H.M.S. Wallington [1]

H.M.s. "Victory I" [1]

HMS "Pembroke" [1]

HMS "Victory I" [1]

HMS Abdiel [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Barham [1]

HMS Bayano [1]

HMS Diligence (Onslaught) [1]

HMS Diligence (Torch) [1]

HMS Dreadnought [1]

HMS Hardy [1]

HMS Hecla (Hardy) [1]

HMS Himalaya [1]

HMS ONSLAUGHT [1]

HMS Raglan [1]

HMS Superb [1]

HMS Vernon [1]

HMS Victory [1]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1]

Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve H.M.S. "Victory I" [1]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS MALAYA [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Victory." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. Colleen [1]

Royal Naval Reserve: H.M.S. "Victory I." [1]

Service

Royal Navy [65]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [10]

C [8]

S [8]

W [8]

M [6]

B [4]

F [4]

D [3]

G [2]

K [2]

R [2]

T [2]

V [2]

A [1]

J [1]

L [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [60]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [45]

Ireland [1]

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People [65] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ramsgate, Kent [5] Bethnal Green, London [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Chichester, Sussex [2] Acton, London [1] Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Lincolnshire [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Ballinasloe, Galway [1] Brixham, Devon [1] Canning Town, London [1] Cape Town, South Africa [1] Carnarvon [1] Cheadle, Staffordshire [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Droitwich, Worcestershire [1] Dudley, Staffordshire [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Eltham, Kent [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Great Yarmouth [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hove, Sussex [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hyde, Cheshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] London [1] Lymington, Hampshire [1] Margate, Kent [1] Marylebone, London [1] Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire [1] Mildenhall, Suffolk [1] Milton, Kent [1] Mitcham Croydon [1] Oxford, Oxfordshire [1] Pokesdown, Hampshire [1] Portree Skye [1] Portsmouth [1] Ramsgate, Kent. [1] Rugby, Warwickshire [1] Saint Heliers, Channel Islands [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire [1] Sittingbourne, Kent [1] St. Margarets, London [1] Stanley, Staffordshire [1] Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire [1] Surbiton, Surrey [1] Swansea Glamorgan [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [20] Able Seaman [15] Boy 1st Class [7] Boy 2nd Class [6] Deck Hand [3] Leading Signalman [3] Petty Officer [3] Sick Berth Attendant [3] Telegraphist [3] Leading Seaman [2] Leading Telegraphist [2] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2] Ordinary Signalman [2] 3rd Writer [1] Boy - 1st Class [1] Boy - 2nd Class [1] Boy Servant [1] Chief Sick Berth Steward [1] Chief Writer [1] Cook's Mate [1] Cooks Mate [1] Master At Arms [1] Master At Arms (Pensioner) [1] Master at Arms [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Ord. Seaman [1] Ordinary Boy [1] Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Seaman [1] Signalman [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Writer 3rd [1]

Unit

H.M.S. "Victory I" [43] H.M.S. Victory I [9] HMS Victory I [6] Royal Naval Reserve [4] H.M.S. Pembroke I [3] H.M.S. Powerful [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Impregnable [2] H.M.S Good Hope [1] H.M.S. "Bayano" [1] H.M.S. "Carnarvon" [1] H.M.S. "Onslaught." [1] H.M.S. "Raglan" [1] H.M.S. "Torch." [1] H.M.S. "Victory I" formerly H.M.S. "Attentive" [1] H.M.S. "Victory I." [1] H.M.S. Bacchante [1] H.M.S. Barham [1] H.M.S. Blake [1] H.M.S. Fisgard [1] H.M.S. Forward [1] H.M.S. Impregnable [1] H.M.S. Malaya [1] H.M.S. Patrol [1] H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth [1] H.M.S. Wallington [1] H.M.s. "Victory I" [1] HMS "Pembroke" [1] HMS "Victory I" [1] HMS Abdiel [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Barham [1] HMS Bayano [1] HMS Diligence (Onslaught) [1] HMS Diligence (Torch) [1] HMS Dreadnought [1] HMS Hardy [1] HMS Hecla (Hardy) [1] HMS Himalaya [1] HMS ONSLAUGHT [1] HMS Raglan [1] HMS Superb [1] HMS Vernon [1] HMS Victory [1] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1] Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve H.M.S. "Victory I" [1] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS MALAYA [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Victory." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. Colleen [1] Royal Naval Reserve: H.M.S. "Victory I." [1]

Service

Royal Navy [65] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [10] C [8] S [8] W [8] M [6] B [4] F [4] D [3] G [2] K [2] R [2] T [2] V [2] A [1] J [1] L [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [60] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [45] Ireland [1]

Joseph Augustine Walsh

Born 1898

Died 1920

Leading Telegraphist H.M.S. "Victory I"

Royal Navy J41572 Leading Telegraphist H.M.S. "Victory I"

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Cecil Stanley Duffield

Born 1892

Died 1956

Royal Navy M26015 Cooks Mate H.M.S. Victory I

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George Frederick Vincent

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy 364298 Leading Signalman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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Job Smallman

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy J8714 Leading Seaman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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Ronald Percival Shaw

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy J40631 Ordinary Signalman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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Duncan Mcintyre

Born 1886

Died 1917

Royal Navy J66420 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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William Thomas Allen

Born 1870

Died 1918

Royal Navy 150307 Chief Sick Berth Steward H.M.S. "Victory I"

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Frank Albert Sharpe

Born 1901

Died 1918

Royal Navy J71413 Boy 1st Class H.M.S. "Victory I"

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Herbert Calston Keyes

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy L11713 Officer's Steward 3rd Class H.M.S. "Victory I"

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David Laughton

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy M34139 Writer 3rd H.M.S. "Victory I"

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Edward Godden

Born 1885

Died 1918

Royal Navy 218270 Leading Signalman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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Ernest Albert Wilkins

Born 1898

Died 1978

Royal Navy M15188 H.M.S. Fisgard

Royal Navy M15188 Cook's Mate H.M.S. Victory I

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Walter Kellam

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy J14272 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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Albert Walton

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy J29140 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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William Wesson

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy J40028 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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Maurice Walter Foney

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy J45410 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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William Gordon Macredstone

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy J67113 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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James Stewart

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy J70493 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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William John Bradley

Born 1900

Died 1919

Royal Navy J78842 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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William Charles Edward Hadland

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy J84932 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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