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Place of birth

St. Ives, Cornwall [2]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Crewkerne, Somerset [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Ealing, London [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Forest Gate, London [1]

Grampound, Cornwall [1]

Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Ide, Devon [1]

Ladywell Park, Lewisham, Westminster, London [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Mevagissey, Cornwall [1]

Milton Abbott, Devon [1]

Modbury, Devon [1]

Oxford [1]

Peel, Isle of Man [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Radford, Nottinghamshire [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Southwark, London [1]

St Margarets, Rochester, Kent [1]

Stoke Newington, London [1]

West Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Worthing, Sussex [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [9]

Stoker 2nd Class [8]

Able Seaman [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Midshipman [5]

Boy 2nd Class [4]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Seaman [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Commander [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Leading Seaman [2]

Lieutenant (Acting) [2]

Stoker [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

AC I [1]

Able Seaman (Rigger) [1]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Air Mechanic, 1st Class [1]

Boatswain [1]

Boy Artificer [1]

Boy Servant [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer (1st Class) [1]

Petty Officer (2nd Class) [1]

Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Sergeant Mechanic [1]

Stoker, 1st Class [1]

Stoker, 2nd Class [1]

Writer 2nd [1]

Unit

HMS Albion [29]

HMS Goliath [7]

HMS Magnificent [3]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS Implacable [2]

HMS Lion [2]

HMS Pembroke II [2]

HMS Prince George [2]

HMS Vivid [2]

Royal Fleet Reserve [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Albion [2]

Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Albion [2]

ACHERON [1]

Calshot [1]

Felixstowe [1]

Gibraltar (MYOSOTIS) [1]

H M Submarine K10 [1]

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

HM Submarine E18 [1]

HM Yacht Victoria and Albert [1]

HMS "Albion" [1]

HMS "Impregnable" [1]

HMS ALBION [1]

HMS Acheron [1]

HMS Actaeon [1]

HMS Berwick [1]

HMS Bonaventure [1]

HMS Boscawen III [1]

HMS Calypso [1]

HMS Calyspso [1]

HMS Cambridge [1]

HMS Champion [1]

HMS Cleopatra [1]

HMS Cornwallis [1]

HMS Cumberland [1]

HMS Curacoa [1]

HMS DAFFODIL [1]

HMS Defence [1]

HMS Defiance [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington II [1]

HMS Edgar [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Firequeen II [1]

HMS Fisgard [1]

HMS Formidable [1]

HMS GLORY [1]

HMS GOLIATH [1]

HMS HANNIBAL [1]

HMS Hermes [1]

Service

Royal Navy [35]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Last name first letter

C [5]

B [4]

G [3]

K [3]

T [3]

W [3]

F [2]

H [2]

N [2]

S [2]

A [1]

D [1]

L [1]

M [1]

Q [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [28]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [35] Stories Communities

Place of birth

St. Ives, Cornwall [2] Brighton, Sussex [1] Crewkerne, Somerset [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Ealing, London [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Forest Gate, London [1] Grampound, Cornwall [1] Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [1] Hoxton, London [1] Ide, Devon [1] Ladywell Park, Lewisham, Westminster, London [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Mevagissey, Cornwall [1] Milton Abbott, Devon [1] Modbury, Devon [1] Oxford [1] Peel, Isle of Man [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Radford, Nottinghamshire [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Southwark, London [1] St Margarets, Rochester, Kent [1] Stoke Newington, London [1] West Hartlepool, Durham [1] Worthing, Sussex [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [9] Stoker 2nd Class [8] Able Seaman [5] Lieutenant [5] Midshipman [5] Boy 2nd Class [4] Lieutenant Commander [4] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Seaman [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Commander [3] Leading Stoker [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Leading Seaman [2] Lieutenant (Acting) [2] Stoker [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] AC I [1] Able Seaman (Rigger) [1] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Air Mechanic, 1st Class [1] Boatswain [1] Boy Artificer [1] Boy Servant [1] Cook's Mate [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1] Leading Mechanic [1] Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer (1st Class) [1] Petty Officer (2nd Class) [1] Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Sergeant Mechanic [1] Stoker, 1st Class [1] Stoker, 2nd Class [1] Writer 2nd [1]

Unit

HMS Albion [29] HMS Goliath [7] HMS Magnificent [3] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS Implacable [2] HMS Lion [2] HMS Pembroke II [2] HMS Prince George [2] HMS Vivid [2] Royal Fleet Reserve [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Albion [2] Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Albion [2] ACHERON [1] Calshot [1] Felixstowe [1] Gibraltar (MYOSOTIS) [1] H M Submarine K10 [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] HM Submarine E18 [1] HM Yacht Victoria and Albert [1] HMS "Albion" [1] HMS "Impregnable" [1] HMS ALBION [1] HMS Acheron [1] HMS Actaeon [1] HMS Berwick [1] HMS Bonaventure [1] HMS Boscawen III [1] HMS Calypso [1] HMS Calyspso [1] HMS Cambridge [1] HMS Champion [1] HMS Cleopatra [1] HMS Cornwallis [1] HMS Cumberland [1] HMS Curacoa [1] HMS DAFFODIL [1] HMS Defence [1] HMS Defiance [1] HMS Duke of Wellington II [1] HMS Edgar [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Firequeen II [1] HMS Fisgard [1] HMS Formidable [1] HMS GLORY [1] HMS GOLIATH [1] HMS HANNIBAL [1] HMS Hermes [1]

Service

Royal Navy [35] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Last name first letter

C [5] B [4] G [3] K [3] T [3] W [3] F [2] H [2] N [2] S [2] A [1] D [1] L [1] M [1] Q [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [28]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

John Crispie

Born 1884

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Acting Boatswain HMS Albion

Royal Navy Acting Boatswain HMS Lion

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Samuel Trevorrow Quick

Born 1877

Royal Navy 3109 B Seaman Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Albion

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James Rice

Born 1871

Royal Navy D 1519 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Albion

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George Henty Short

Born 1880

Died 1946

Royal Navy F41250 AC I RNAS HMS "President II"

Royal Navy 192088 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Impregnable"

Royal Navy 192088 Able Seaman HMS "Albion"

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Charles Victor Gosney

Born 1886

Died 1930

Royal Navy 216387 Boy 2nd Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy 216387 Boy 1st Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy 216387 Ordinary Seaman HMS Prince George

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Herbert Edward King

Born 1888

Died 1977

Royal Navy K2200

Royal Navy K2200 Stoker 2nd Class ACHERON

Royal Navy K2200 Stoker 2nd Class HMS VICTORIOUS

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Maurice Harold Fuller

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy 271261 Boy Artificer HMS Firequeen II

Royal Navy 271261 Engine Room Artificer 5th Class HMS Fisgard

Royal Navy 271261 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Albion

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William Archer

Born 1883

Died 1917

Royal Navy 298383 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Duke of Wellington II

Royal Navy 298383 Stoker HMS Vulcan

Royal Navy 298383 Stoker 1st Class HMS Victory I

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William Birt Mckenzie

Born 1888

Died 1915

Royal Navy SS104170 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Cumberland

Royal Navy SS104170 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vivid

Royal Navy SS104170 Stoker 1st Class HMS Pandora

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John William Pettifer Kerswell

Born 1891

Died 1915

Royal Navy M/1182 Cook's Mate H.M.S. "Formidable."

Royal Navy M1182 2nd Cook's Mate HMS Berwick

Royal Navy M1182 2nd Cook's Mate HMS Pembroke I

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Ernest Wood

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy 193330 Able Seaman HMS Defence

Royal Navy 193330 Boy 2nd Class HMS Curacoa

Royal Navy 193330 Boy 1st Class HMS Curacoa

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Albert David Smith

Born 1879

Royal Navy 303896 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy 303896 Stoker HMS Perseus

Royal Navy 303896 Stoker 1st Class HMS Leander

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William Thomas

Born 1884

Royal Navy 2208 B Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2208 B Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Albion

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John Moore Heath

Born 1891

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Champion

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James Cowley

Born 1888

Royal Navy 235943 Boy 2nd Class HMS Boscawen III

Royal Navy 235943 Boy 1st Class HMS Boscawen III

Royal Navy 235943 Ordinary Seaman HMS Sutlej

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