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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [22]

Newcastle, Northumberland [11]

Leeds, Yorkshire [10]

Sunderland, Durham [10]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [9]

Gateshead, Durham [8]

Southampton, Hampshire [8]

Brighton, Sussex [7]

Hull, Yorkshire [7]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [6]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [6]

Islington, London [5]

Bermondsey, London [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Camberwell, London [4]

Gosport, Hampshire [4]

Lambeth, London [4]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

South Shields, Durham [4]

Chatham, Kent [3]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3]

Chichester, Sussex [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Ramsgate, Kent [3]

Southport, Lancashire [3]

Weymouth, Dorset [3]

Widnes, Lancashire [3]

Alderney, Channel Islands [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [2]

Batley, Yorkshire [2]

Blyth, Northumberland [2]

Bromley, Kent [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Durham [2]

Hartlepool, Durham [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2]

Morpeth, Northumberland [2]

North Shields, Northumberland [2]

Oswestry, Shropshire [2]

Petersfield, Hampshire [2]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [451]

Deck Hand [374]

Able Seaman [80]

Boy 2nd Class [70]

Master At Arms [53]

Boy 1st Class [48]

Leading Seaman [15]

Cook's Mate [13]

2nd Cook's Mate [11]

Petty Officer [10]

Stoker 2nd Class [9]

Signal Boy [8]

Ordinary Signalman [7]

Signalman [7]

Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Master at Arms [5]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [5]

3rd Writer [4]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [4]

Boy I [4]

Boy II [4]

Leading Signalman [4]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [4]

Private [4]

Telegraphist [4]

Acting Chief Master at Arms [3]

Acting Leading Cook's Mate [3]

Boy Telegraphist [3]

Chief Petty Officer [3]

Leading Cook's Mate [3]

Leading Telegraphist [3]

Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [3]

Probationary Sick Berth Attendant [3]

Ships Corporal 2nd Class [3]

Sick Berth Attendant [3]

Trimmer [3]

Acting 2nd Class Cook's Mate [2]

Acting Petty Officer [2]

Boy Servant [2]

Bugler [2]

Master At Arms (Pensioner) [2]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [2]

Officers Steward 2nd Class [2]

Officers Steward 3rd Class [2]

Officer’s Steward 3rd Class [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Ship's Steward Assistant [2]

Ship's Steward's Assistant [2]

Ships Corporal 1st Class [2]

Unit

HMS Victory I [551]

Royal Naval Reserve [382]

HMS Pembroke I [68]

HMS Agincourt [48]

HMS Impregnable [26]

HMS Fearless [22]

HMS St Vincent [17]

HMS Ganges [14]

Royal Naval Division [13]

HMS Excellent [12]

HMS Vernon [12]

HMS Vivid I [12]

HMS Victory [11]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [9]

HMS "Victory I" [8]

HMS Erin [8]

HMS Ajax [7]

HMS Powerful [7]

HMS Vindictive [7]

HMS Victory II [6]

HMS Boscawen [5]

HMS Barham [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

HMS Asia [3]

HMS Centurion [3]

HMS Crescent [3]

HMS Dolphin [3]

HMS Fisgard [3]

HMS Formidable [3]

HMS Ganges II [3]

HMS Leviathan [3]

HMS Minotaur [3]

HMS Pekin [3]

HMS Thunderer [3]

In Cells [3]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2]

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

H.M.S. Victory I [2]

HMS "Pembroke I" [2]

HMS Albermarle [2]

HMS Alexandra [2]

HMS Bayano [2]

HMS Benbow [2]

HMS Blake [2]

HMS Cormorant [2]

HMS Cornwallis [2]

HMS Cruizer [2]

HMS Dartmouth [2]

HMS Dido [2]

HMS Drake [2]

Service

Royal Navy [588]

British Army [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [100]

R [62]

S [46]

P [45]

M [42]

L [39]

B [36]

W [35]

J [28]

C [24]

A [18]

N [18]

T [17]

K [16]

O [15]

D [10]

F [9]

G [9]

E [6]

Y [6]

I [4]

Q [2]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [528]

Country

United Kingdom [82]

Australia [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [588] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [22] Newcastle, Northumberland [11] Leeds, Yorkshire [10] Sunderland, Durham [10] Portsmouth, Hampshire [9] Gateshead, Durham [8] Southampton, Hampshire [8] Brighton, Sussex [7] Hull, Yorkshire [7] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [6] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [6] Islington, London [5] Bermondsey, London [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Camberwell, London [4] Gosport, Hampshire [4] Lambeth, London [4] Salisbury, Wiltshire [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] South Shields, Durham [4] Chatham, Kent [3] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3] Chichester, Sussex [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Ramsgate, Kent [3] Southport, Lancashire [3] Weymouth, Dorset [3] Widnes, Lancashire [3] Alderney, Channel Islands [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Alverstoke, Hampshire [2] Batley, Yorkshire [2] Blyth, Northumberland [2] Bromley, Kent [2] Deptford, London [2] Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Durham [2] Hartlepool, Durham [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Marylebone, London [2] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2] Morpeth, Northumberland [2] North Shields, Northumberland [2] Oswestry, Shropshire [2] Petersfield, Hampshire [2]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [451] Deck Hand [374] Able Seaman [80] Boy 2nd Class [70] Master At Arms [53] Boy 1st Class [48] Leading Seaman [15] Cook's Mate [13] 2nd Cook's Mate [11] Petty Officer [10] Stoker 2nd Class [9] Signal Boy [8] Ordinary Signalman [7] Signalman [7] Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Master at Arms [5] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [5] 3rd Writer [4] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [4] Boy I [4] Boy II [4] Leading Signalman [4] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [4] Private [4] Telegraphist [4] Acting Chief Master at Arms [3] Acting Leading Cook's Mate [3] Boy Telegraphist [3] Chief Petty Officer [3] Leading Cook's Mate [3] Leading Telegraphist [3] Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [3] Probationary Sick Berth Attendant [3] Ships Corporal 2nd Class [3] Sick Berth Attendant [3] Trimmer [3] Acting 2nd Class Cook's Mate [2] Acting Petty Officer [2] Boy Servant [2] Bugler [2] Master At Arms (Pensioner) [2] Officer's Steward 1st Class [2] Officers Steward 2nd Class [2] Officers Steward 3rd Class [2] Officer’s Steward 3rd Class [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Ship's Steward Assistant [2] Ship's Steward's Assistant [2] Ships Corporal 1st Class [2]

Unit

HMS Victory I [551] Royal Naval Reserve [382] HMS Pembroke I [68] HMS Agincourt [48] HMS Impregnable [26] HMS Fearless [22] HMS St Vincent [17] HMS Ganges [14] Royal Naval Division [13] HMS Excellent [12] HMS Vernon [12] HMS Vivid I [12] HMS Victory [11] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [9] HMS "Victory I" [8] HMS Erin [8] HMS Ajax [7] HMS Powerful [7] HMS Vindictive [7] HMS Victory II [6] HMS Boscawen [5] HMS Barham [4] Royal Marine Artillery [4] HMS Asia [3] HMS Centurion [3] HMS Crescent [3] HMS Dolphin [3] HMS Fisgard [3] HMS Formidable [3] HMS Ganges II [3] HMS Leviathan [3] HMS Minotaur [3] HMS Pekin [3] HMS Thunderer [3] In Cells [3] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2] H.M.S. "Victory I" [2] H.M.S. Victory I [2] HMS "Pembroke I" [2] HMS Albermarle [2] HMS Alexandra [2] HMS Bayano [2] HMS Benbow [2] HMS Blake [2] HMS Cormorant [2] HMS Cornwallis [2] HMS Cruizer [2] HMS Dartmouth [2] HMS Dido [2] HMS Drake [2]

Service

Royal Navy [588] British Army [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [100] R [62] S [46] P [45] M [42] L [39] B [36] W [35] J [28] C [24] A [18] N [18] T [17] K [16] O [15] D [10] F [9] G [9] E [6] Y [6] I [4] Q [2] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [528]

Country

United Kingdom [82] Australia [1] South Africa [1]

Frederick Thomas Hawkins

Born 1896

Died 1915

Royal Navy M7570 Cooks Mate 2nd Class HMS Victory I

Royal Navy M7570 Acting Cooks Mate 2nd Class HMS Victory I

Royal Navy M7570 Cooks Mate 2nd Class HMS Inflexible

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Samson Jesse Crittenden

Born 1898

Royal Navy J64023

Royal Navy J64023 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

Royal Navy J64023 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

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Charles Hucklesby, Medaille Militaire

Born 1876

Died 1937

Royal Navy 160142 Boy 2nd Class HMS Boscawen

Royal Navy 160142 Boy 1st Class HMS Boscawen

Royal Navy 160142 Boy 1st Class HMS Alexandra

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George Ledson

Born 1869

Royal Navy 128993 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 128993 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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Arthur Frederick Parsons Gibson

Born 1893

Died 1964

Royal Navy J9406 Boy II HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J9406 Boy I HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J9406 Boy I HMS Victorious

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Percy Shute

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy L7164 Officer's Steward 3rd Class HMS Victory I

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William James Sadler

Born 1867

Died 1915

Royal Navy 120676 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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William Henry Payne

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy 234310 Leading Seaman HMS Victory I

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Robert Niven Ritchie

Born 1867

Died 1934

Royal Navy 118025

Royal Navy 118025 Petty Officer HMS Victory I

Royal Navy 118025 Petty Officer HMS Drake

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Reginald James Elsey

Born 1898

Died 1955

Royal Navy J39320 Ordinary Signalman HMS Cochrane

Royal Navy J39320 Signalman HMS Victory I

Royal Navy J39320 Ordinary Signalman HMS Victory I

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James Campbell

Born 1869

Royal Navy Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy Acting Chief Master at Arms

Royal Navy 132748 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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Robert Windebank

Born 1878

Died 1961

Royal Navy 150182 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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Sidney Beazley

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J49523 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Victory I"

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Frank Collins

Born 1865

Royal Navy 115889 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 115889 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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William James Smart

Born 1865

Royal Navy 2463 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 150092 Ships Corporal 2nd Class HMS Victory I

Royal Navy 150092 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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Masson Mclennan

Born 1888

Died 1920

Royal Navy 226782

Royal Navy 226782 Able Seaman HMS Victory I

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William James Polatch

Born 1871

Died 1931

Royal Navy 139107 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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Ernest Arthur Yeates

Born 1894

Died 1975

Royal Navy L2749 Boy Servant HMS Victory I

Royal Navy L2749 Officer's Steward 3rd Class HMS Victory I

Royal Navy L2749 Officer's Steward 2nd Class HMS Lion

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Thomas Charles May

Born 1899

Died 1940

Royal Navy J42494

Royal Navy J42494 Boy 2nd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J42494 Boy 1st Class HMS Vivid I

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Ernest Edward Raison

Born 1871

Royal Navy Acting Chief Master at Arms

Royal Navy 138107 Boy 2nd Class HMS Penelope

Royal Navy 138107 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnble

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