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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]

Philip Edwin Holman Wakeham

Born 1892

Royal Navy K18822 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy K18822 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Ajax

Royal Navy K18822 Stoker 1st Class HMS Ajax

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Arthur Cecil Redston

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy J39967 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J39967 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J39967 Boy 1st Class HMS Ajax

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Percy Randolph Parry

Born 1896

Royal Navy J20535 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J20535 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J20535 Boy 1st Class HMS Ajax

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Frederick Nelson Britton

Born 1895

Died 1960

Royal Navy K18820 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy K18820 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Ajax

Royal Navy K18820 Stoker 1st Class HMS Ajax

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David Murray Anderson

Born 1874

Died 1936

Royal Navy Captain HMS Hyacinth

Royal Navy Captain HMS Ajax

Royal Navy Admiral

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Arthur David Baker

Born 1896

Royal Navy J20432 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J20432 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J20432 Boy 1st Class HMS Ajax

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Frederick Allender

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy Engineer Sub Lieutenant for Temporary service HMS 'Victory'

Royal Navy Engineer Sub Lieutenant For Temporary Service HMS Ajax

Royal Navy Engineer Sub Lieutenant For Temporary Service HMS Vanguard

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Edward Stuart Willcocks

Born 1884

Royal Navy 346418 Armourer HMS Ajax

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Norman Hepburn Adcock

Born 1898

Died 1929

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Ajax

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Coryton Hawkesley Awdry Mayne

Born 1900

Died 1962

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Ajax

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Leon Swain

Born 1896

Died 1963

Royal Navy SS5370 Able Seaman HMS Ajax

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Awbery Richmond Bishop Phelp

Born 1896

Died 1986

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Ajax

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Walter Vickery Stowar

Born 1894

Died 1973

Royal Navy M16495 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Ajax

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Edward Fleetwood Mcneil-Smith

Born 1898

Royal Navy Assistant Clerk

Royal Navy Assistant Clerk HMS Ajax

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Charles Wardroper Tallemach

Born 1898

Died 1982

Royal Navy J30766 Ordinary Seaman HMS Ajax

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Richard Waring

Born 1898

Royal Navy J33817 Ordinary Seaman HMS Ajax

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Charles Benjamin Williams

Born 1896

Died 1976

Royal Navy K25768 Stoker 1st Class HMS Ajax

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Montague John Warr

Born 1889

Died 1964

Royal Navy 237324 Able Seaman HMS Ajax

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Sidney Oswell Frew

Born 1890

Died 1982

Royal Navy 271978

Royal Navy Acting Mate HMS Ajax

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Albert Phillips

Born 1879

Died 1918

Royal Navy Gunner HMS Ajax

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