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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [20]

Maidstone, Kent [13]

Plymouth, Devon [13]

Southampton, Hampshire [13]

Exeter, Devon [10]

Liverpool, Lancashire [10]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [10]

West Ham, Essex [9]

Devonport, Devon [8]

Hackney, London [7]

Camberwell, London [6]

Poplar, London [6]

Belfast, Antrim [5]

Bethnal Green, London [5]

Islington, London [5]

Barnstaple, Devon [4]

Battersea, London [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [4]

Marylebone, London [4]

Peckham, London [4]

Rotherhithe, London [4]

Stonehouse, Devon [4]

Torquay, Devon [4]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Bristol, Somerset [3]

Edmonton, London [3]

Holborn, London [3]

Reading, Berkshire [3]

Westminster, London [3]

Alderney, Channel Islands [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bodmin, Cornwall [2]

Bridport, Dorset [2]

Canning Town, London [2]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2]

Dartmouth, Devon [2]

Gloucester [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

King's Norton, Worcestershire [2]

Kingsbridge, Devon [2]

Lewisham, London [2]

Limehouse, London [2]

Ludlow, Shropshire [2]

Mile End, London [2]

Newbury, Berkshire [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Rank

Boy 2nd Class [521]

Boy 1st Class [393]

Ordinary Seaman [346]

Able Seaman [296]

Leading Seaman [80]

Petty Officer [38]

Boy Telegraphist [27]

Ordinary Telegraphist [25]

Signalman [25]

Telegraphist [25]

Ordinary Signalman [22]

Signal Boy [20]

Leading Signalman [15]

Leading Telegraphist [14]

Boy 2nd class [11]

Chief Petty Officer [8]

Private [8]

Boy 1st class [7]

Stoker 1st Class [7]

Boy 2c [6]

Boy I [6]

Master At Arms [6]

Ordinary Signaller [6]

Boy [5]

Boy II [5]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Deck Hand [4]

Gunner [4]

Leading Stoker [4]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [4]

Able Seaman (Rigger) [3]

Boy Sailor [3]

Musician [3]

AB [2]

Able seaman [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Acting Petty Officer [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

B1C [2]

B2C [2]

Boy 1 [2]

Boy First Class [2]

Boy1class [2]

Boy1st Class [2]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [2]

Commissioned Gunner [2]

Corporal [2]

Driver [2]

Ordinary seaman [2]

Signaller [2]

Unit

HMS Impregnable [563]

HMS Ajax [141]

HMS Ganges [68]

HMS Agincourt [67]

HMS Erin [62]

HMS Vivid I [40]

HMS Fearless [38]

HMS Lion [28]

HMS Victory I [27]

HMS "Impregnable" [20]

HMS Vivid [14]

HMS Hindustan [12]

HMS Powerful [12]

HMS Natal [11]

HMS Collingwood [10]

HMS Vernon [10]

HMS Excellent [9]

HMS Pembroke I [9]

HMS Commonwealth [8]

HMS Pembroke [8]

Royal Naval Reserve [8]

HMS Dolphin [7]

HMS Monmouth [7]

HMS Bellerophon [6]

HMS Colossus [6]

HMS Diana [6]

HMS Minotaur [6]

HMS New Zealand [6]

HMS Victory [6]

HMS "Pembroke I" [5]

HMS Black Prince [5]

HMS Blake [5]

HMS Cornwallis [5]

HMS Donegal [5]

HMS Hannibal [5]

HMS Hibernia [5]

HMS Morning Star [5]

HMS Orion [5]

HM Submarine H3 [4]

HM Submarine H5 [4]

HMS Cyclops [4]

HMS Defiance [4]

HMS Edgar [4]

HMS Essex [4]

HMS Good Hope [4]

HMS Hercules [4]

HMS Hermione [4]

HMS Majestic [4]

HMS Argyll [3]

HMS Arrogant [3]

Service

Royal Navy [612]

British Army [7]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [96]

C [59]

S [51]

H [42]

M [42]

W [42]

G [39]

D [35]

P [28]

A [27]

F [27]

R [23]

L [21]

T [21]

E [16]

K [16]

J [9]

O [7]

I [4]

N [2]

Y [2]

Q [1]

U [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [582]

Country

United Kingdom [194]

Ireland [4]

Australia [2]

Guernsey [2]

Malta [2]

Gibraltar [1]

Iran, Islamic Republic of [1]

New Zealand [1]

Turkey [1]

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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [20] Maidstone, Kent [13] Plymouth, Devon [13] Southampton, Hampshire [13] Exeter, Devon [10] Liverpool, Lancashire [10] Portsmouth, Hampshire [10] West Ham, Essex [9] Devonport, Devon [8] Hackney, London [7] Camberwell, London [6] Poplar, London [6] Belfast, Antrim [5] Bethnal Green, London [5] Islington, London [5] Barnstaple, Devon [4] Battersea, London [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Cardiff, Glamorgan [4] Marylebone, London [4] Peckham, London [4] Rotherhithe, London [4] Stonehouse, Devon [4] Torquay, Devon [4] Bermondsey, London [3] Bristol, Somerset [3] Edmonton, London [3] Holborn, London [3] Reading, Berkshire [3] Westminster, London [3] Alderney, Channel Islands [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Bodmin, Cornwall [2] Bridport, Dorset [2] Canning Town, London [2] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2] Dartmouth, Devon [2] Gloucester [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] King's Norton, Worcestershire [2] Kingsbridge, Devon [2] Lewisham, London [2] Limehouse, London [2] Ludlow, Shropshire [2] Mile End, London [2] Newbury, Berkshire [2] Paddington, London [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Rank

Boy 2nd Class [521] Boy 1st Class [393] Ordinary Seaman [346] Able Seaman [296] Leading Seaman [80] Petty Officer [38] Boy Telegraphist [27] Ordinary Telegraphist [25] Signalman [25] Telegraphist [25] Ordinary Signalman [22] Signal Boy [20] Leading Signalman [15] Leading Telegraphist [14] Boy 2nd class [11] Chief Petty Officer [8] Private [8] Boy 1st class [7] Stoker 1st Class [7] Boy 2c [6] Boy I [6] Master At Arms [6] Ordinary Signaller [6] Boy [5] Boy II [5] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Deck Hand [4] Gunner [4] Leading Stoker [4] Petty Officer Telegraphist [4] Able Seaman (Rigger) [3] Boy Sailor [3] Musician [3] AB [2] Able seaman [2] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Acting Petty Officer [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] B1C [2] B2C [2] Boy 1 [2] Boy First Class [2] Boy1class [2] Boy1st Class [2] Chief Yeoman of Signals [2] Commissioned Gunner [2] Corporal [2] Driver [2] Ordinary seaman [2] Signaller [2]

Unit

HMS Impregnable [563] HMS Ajax [141] HMS Ganges [68] HMS Agincourt [67] HMS Erin [62] HMS Vivid I [40] HMS Fearless [38] HMS Lion [28] HMS Victory I [27] HMS "Impregnable" [20] HMS Vivid [14] HMS Hindustan [12] HMS Powerful [12] HMS Natal [11] HMS Collingwood [10] HMS Vernon [10] HMS Excellent [9] HMS Pembroke I [9] HMS Commonwealth [8] HMS Pembroke [8] Royal Naval Reserve [8] HMS Dolphin [7] HMS Monmouth [7] HMS Bellerophon [6] HMS Colossus [6] HMS Diana [6] HMS Minotaur [6] HMS New Zealand [6] HMS Victory [6] HMS "Pembroke I" [5] HMS Black Prince [5] HMS Blake [5] HMS Cornwallis [5] HMS Donegal [5] HMS Hannibal [5] HMS Hibernia [5] HMS Morning Star [5] HMS Orion [5] HM Submarine H3 [4] HM Submarine H5 [4] HMS Cyclops [4] HMS Defiance [4] HMS Edgar [4] HMS Essex [4] HMS Good Hope [4] HMS Hercules [4] HMS Hermione [4] HMS Majestic [4] HMS Argyll [3] HMS Arrogant [3]

Service

Royal Navy [612] British Army [7] Australian Imperial Force [6] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [96] C [59] S [51] H [42] M [42] W [42] G [39] D [35] P [28] A [27] F [27] R [23] L [21] T [21] E [16] K [16] J [9] O [7] I [4] N [2] Y [2] Q [1] U [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [582]

Country

United Kingdom [194] Ireland [4] Australia [2] Guernsey [2] Malta [2] Gibraltar [1] Iran, Islamic Republic of [1] New Zealand [1] Turkey [1]

James William Dunbar

Born 1885

Royal Navy 224545

Royal Navy 224545 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I, Donegal

Royal Navy 224545 Able Seaman HMS Vivid I, Monmouth, Majestic, Cornwallis

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Edward Joseph Tester

Born 1880

Royal Navy 190254 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable Training Vessel

Royal Navy 190254 Ordinary Seaman HMS Renown

Royal Navy 190254 Able Seaman HMS Pegasus

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Ernest Edward Deves

Born 1875

Died 1955

Royal Navy 156464 Boy 2nd Class HMSs Impregnable, Lion

Royal Navy 156464 Boy 1st Class HMSs Lion, Sirius

Royal Navy 156464 Ordinary Seaman HMS Sirius

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Samuel David Mitchell Fitzwater

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy 271709 Engine Room Artificer 5th Class HMSs Tenedos, Sappho, Egmont, Queen

Royal Navy 271709 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Queen

Royal Navy 271709 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMSs Queen, Vivid II, Leander,Forth, Egmont

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Edward John Sully

Born 1898

Royal Navy J35073 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J35073 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J35073 Boy 1st Class HMS Illustrious

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John Thomas Hockaday

Born 1872

Died 1916

Royal Navy A976 Royal Marine Reserve

Royal Navy 5595 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 5595 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Impregnable

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W Reidford

Died 1915

Royal Navy 1972 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 1972 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Impregnable

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Charles William Pile

Born 1889

Royal Navy 12921 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 860 Band Boy Royal Marines Band

Royal Navy 860 Musician Royal Marines Band; HMS Impregnable

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Horace Henry Jury

Born 1873

Died 1923

British Army 3050 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

British Army Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army Colour Serjeant The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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James Augustus Middleton

Born 1884

Royal Navy 204856

Australian Imperial Force 75N Serjeant 36th Heavy Artillery Group

Australian Imperial Force 1587 Commonwealth Naval Forces

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Arthur Harry Goodheart

Born 1884

Australian Imperial Force 201 Able Seaman Sapper Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

Australian Imperial Force 201N Sapper 4th Divisional Troops - 13th Field Company Engineers

Royal Navy 201718 Able Seaman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

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Arthur Donaldson

Born 1882

Died 1925

British Army 691191 Private Labour Corps Eastern Command Labour Centre

British Army 22764 Private Essex Regiment 1st Garrison Battalion

British Army 4945 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 2/4 Battalion

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