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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [35]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [25]

Liverpool, Lancashire [21]

Devonport, Devon [14]

Exeter, Devon [11]

Manchester, Lancashire [11]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [8]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [8]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [8]

Stonehouse, Devon [8]

Tavistock, Devon [7]

Bath, Somerset [6]

Belfast, Antrim [6]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [5]

Dublin [5]

Hackney, London [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Teignmouth, Devon [5]

Battersea, London [4]

Sunderland, Durham [4]

Taunton, Somerset [4]

Aghada, Cork [3]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Edmonton, London [3]

Ivybridge, Devon [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

London [3]

Oldham, Lancashire [3]

Portsmouth [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Southwark, London [3]

Torquay, Devon [3]

Walsall, Staffordshire [3]

Antony, Cornwall [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Belfast [2]

Belfast, Down [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Birmingham [2]

Bodmin, Cornwall [2]

Bristol [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Camborne, Cornwall [2]

Carlisle, Cumberland [2]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2]

Clonakilty, Cork [2]

Cork [2]

Cork, Ireland [2]

Rank

Boy 1st Class [274]

Boy 2nd Class [268]

Ordinary Seaman [266]

Able Seaman [223]

Stoker 1st Class [141]

Stoker 2nd Class [141]

Private [56]

Leading Seaman [40]

Leading Stoker [40]

Gunner [25]

Acting Leading Stoker [22]

Stoker [21]

Midshipman [20]

Lieutenant [18]

Petty Officer [18]

Gunner 2nd Class [17]

Stoker Petty Officer [17]

Musician [14]

Commander [13]

Naval Cadet [12]

Signalman [11]

Sub Lieutenant [11]

Boy Telegraphist [10]

Signal Boy [10]

Carpenter's Crew [9]

Band Boy [8]

Cook's Mate [8]

ERA 4th Class [8]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [8]

2nd Cook's Mate [7]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [7]

Armourer's Crew [7]

Lieutenant Commander [7]

Ordinary Telegraphist [7]

Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [7]

Acting ERA 4th Class [6]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [6]

Captain [6]

Leading Signalman [6]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [6]

Officers Steward 3rd Class [6]

Telegraphist [6]

Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class [5]

Acting Electrician 4th Class [5]

Electrician 4th Class [5]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [5]

Ordinary Signalman [5]

Wireman 2nd Class [5]

Artificer Engineer [4]

Electrician 3rd Class [4]

Unit

HMS Ajax [707]

HMS Vivid II [160]

HMS Impregnable [141]

HMS Ganges [79]

HMS Vivid I [66]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [30]

Royal Marine Artillery [28]

HMS Ganges II [23]

HMS Powerful [23]

Royal Naval Division [22]

HMS Vivid [14]

Royal Marines Band [14]

Royal Marine Light Infantry; HMS Ajax [13]

HMS Cornwallis [11]

HMS Indus [11]

HMS Northampton [11]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Ajax [11]

HMS Lion [10]

HMS New Zealand [10]

HMS AJAX [9]

HMS Argyll [9]

HMS Vernon [9]

Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Ajax [9]

Royal Marine Artillery; HMS Ajax [9]

Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Ajax [9]

HMS Defiance [8]

HMS Black Prince [7]

HMS Caledonia [7]

HMS Hindustan [7]

HMS Magnificent [7]

HMS Pembroke I [7]

HMS Queen [7]

HMS Diana [6]

HMS Donegal [6]

HMS Hannibal [6]

HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [6]

HMS Lancaster [6]

HMS Pembroke II [6]

HMS Russell [6]

HMS Victory I [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [6]

HMS Bulwark [5]

HMS Caesar [5]

HMS Colossus [5]

HMS Commonwealth [5]

HMS Essex [5]

HMS Monmouth [5]

HMS Suffolk [5]

HMS Victorious [5]

Royal Marine Band; HMS Ajax [5]

Service

Royal Navy [800]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [88]

H [81]

W [71]

S [70]

M [67]

C [65]

P [45]

T [39]

D [37]

G [37]

F [31]

L [26]

A [25]

R [23]

K [21]

E [20]

J [19]

O [12]

N [11]

Y [5]

Q [4]

U [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [774]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [210]

Ireland [3]

Isle of Man [1]

Jersey [1]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [35] Bristol, Gloucestershire [25] Liverpool, Lancashire [21] Devonport, Devon [14] Exeter, Devon [11] Manchester, Lancashire [11] Birmingham, Warwickshire [8] Cardiff, Glamorgan [8] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [8] Stonehouse, Devon [8] Tavistock, Devon [7] Bath, Somerset [6] Belfast, Antrim [6] Birkenhead, Cheshire [5] Dublin [5] Hackney, London [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Teignmouth, Devon [5] Battersea, London [4] Sunderland, Durham [4] Taunton, Somerset [4] Aghada, Cork [3] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Camberwell, London [3] Edmonton, London [3] Ivybridge, Devon [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] London [3] Oldham, Lancashire [3] Portsmouth [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Southwark, London [3] Torquay, Devon [3] Walsall, Staffordshire [3] Antony, Cornwall [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Barnstaple, Devon [2] Belfast [2] Belfast, Down [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Birmingham [2] Bodmin, Cornwall [2] Bristol [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Camborne, Cornwall [2] Carlisle, Cumberland [2] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2] Clonakilty, Cork [2] Cork [2] Cork, Ireland [2]

Rank

Boy 1st Class [274] Boy 2nd Class [268] Ordinary Seaman [266] Able Seaman [223] Stoker 1st Class [141] Stoker 2nd Class [141] Private [56] Leading Seaman [40] Leading Stoker [40] Gunner [25] Acting Leading Stoker [22] Stoker [21] Midshipman [20] Lieutenant [18] Petty Officer [18] Gunner 2nd Class [17] Stoker Petty Officer [17] Musician [14] Commander [13] Naval Cadet [12] Signalman [11] Sub Lieutenant [11] Boy Telegraphist [10] Signal Boy [10] Carpenter's Crew [9] Band Boy [8] Cook's Mate [8] ERA 4th Class [8] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [8] 2nd Cook's Mate [7] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [7] Armourer's Crew [7] Lieutenant Commander [7] Ordinary Telegraphist [7] Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [7] Acting ERA 4th Class [6] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [6] Captain [6] Leading Signalman [6] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [6] Officers Steward 3rd Class [6] Telegraphist [6] Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class [5] Acting Electrician 4th Class [5] Electrician 4th Class [5] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [5] Ordinary Signalman [5] Wireman 2nd Class [5] Artificer Engineer [4] Electrician 3rd Class [4]

Unit

HMS Ajax [707] HMS Vivid II [160] HMS Impregnable [141] HMS Ganges [79] HMS Vivid I [66] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [30] Royal Marine Artillery [28] HMS Ganges II [23] HMS Powerful [23] Royal Naval Division [22] HMS Vivid [14] Royal Marines Band [14] Royal Marine Light Infantry; HMS Ajax [13] HMS Cornwallis [11] HMS Indus [11] HMS Northampton [11] Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Ajax [11] HMS Lion [10] HMS New Zealand [10] HMS AJAX [9] HMS Argyll [9] HMS Vernon [9] Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Ajax [9] Royal Marine Artillery; HMS Ajax [9] Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Ajax [9] HMS Defiance [8] HMS Black Prince [7] HMS Caledonia [7] HMS Hindustan [7] HMS Magnificent [7] HMS Pembroke I [7] HMS Queen [7] HMS Diana [6] HMS Donegal [6] HMS Hannibal [6] HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [6] HMS Lancaster [6] HMS Pembroke II [6] HMS Russell [6] HMS Victory I [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry [6] HMS Bulwark [5] HMS Caesar [5] HMS Colossus [5] HMS Commonwealth [5] HMS Essex [5] HMS Monmouth [5] HMS Suffolk [5] HMS Victorious [5] Royal Marine Band; HMS Ajax [5]

Service

Royal Navy [800] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [88] H [81] W [71] S [70] M [67] C [65] P [45] T [39] D [37] G [37] F [31] L [26] A [25] R [23] K [21] E [20] J [19] O [12] N [11] Y [5] Q [4] U [2] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [774] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [210] Ireland [3] Isle of Man [1] Jersey [1]

Lancelot Kilroy

Born 1870

Died 1941

Royal Navy Surgeon

Royal Navy Staff Surgeon

Royal Navy Fleet Surgeon HMS Diana

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Spiro Farrugia

Born 1893

Royal Navy L5052 Officer's Steward 2nd Class

Royal Navy L5052 Officer's Steward 3rd Class HMS Ajax

Royal Navy L5052 Officer's Steward 2nd Class HMS Ajax

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Frederic John Walker

Born 1896

Died 1944

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Ajax

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant HMS Mermaid

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George Henry Buse

Born 1895

Royal Navy M5658

Royal Navy M5658 Cook's Mate HMS Ajax

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Frederick John Trevethan

Born 1885

Died 1941

Royal Navy 343536 Shipwright 2nd Class HMS Ajax

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Robert Sidney Whitelock

Born 1895

Died 1978

Royal Navy M15540 Armourer’s Crew HMS Ajax

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Frederick Charles Fisher

Born 1877

Died 1958

Royal Navy Commander HMS Ajax

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman

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Bertie Edwin Winwright

Born 1899

Died 1956

Royal Navy J39401 Boy 1st Class HMS Ajax

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Wilfred Henry Cooper

Born 1894

Died 1962

Royal Navy J7743 Able Seaman HMS AJAX

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Alfred Tom Tremlett

Born 1891

Died 1972

Royal Navy 237499 Able Seaman HMS Ajax

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Arthur James

Born 1896

Died 1959

Royal Navy SS116185 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy SS116185 Stoker 1st Class HMS Ajax

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Francis John Ebling

Born 1894

Died 1919

Royal Navy M2182 Boy Artificer HMS Indus

Royal Navy M2182 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Ajax

Royal Navy M2182 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class L55

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Frank Warrick Frearson

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy M11320 Carpenter's Crew HMS AJAX

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Edwin Charles Sullivan

Born 1878

Royal Navy 343261 Armourer HMS Ajax

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Frederick James Chambers

Born 1899

Died 1982

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Ajax

Royal Navy Acting Sub Lieutenant

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George Stephen Beswick

Born 1889

Died 1951

Royal Navy K25999 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy K25999 Stoker 1st class HMS Ajax

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Albert Henry Bunley

Born 1895

Royal Navy K20264 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy K20264 Stoker 1 Class HMS Ajax

Royal Navy K20264 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Ajax

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John Joseph Cliffe

Born 1894

Died 1976

Royal Navy M638 Boy Shipwright

Royal Navy M638 Shipwright 3rd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy M638 Shipwright 3rd Class HMS Ajax

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Matthew William Morgan

Born 1894

Died 1987

Royal Navy J41119 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J41119 Ordinary Seaman HMS Ajax

Royal Navy J41119 Able Seaman HMS Ajax

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Samuel Douglas Craige

Born 1895

Died 1952

Royal Navy K18816 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy K18816 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Ajax

Royal Navy K18816 Stoker 1st Class HMS Ajax

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