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Birdham, Sussex [1]

Brompton, London [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Corfe Mullen, Dorset [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Newlyn, Cornwall [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Leading Seaman [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Midshipman [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

AB [1]

Act. Eng. Rm. Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Admiral of the Fleet [1]

B1c [1]

B2c [1]

Boy - 1st Class [1]

Boy - 2nd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Commander [1]

Domestic 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Leading seaman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Officer's Cook 1st Class [1]

Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1]

Ord seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Seaman [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS Argonaut [5]

HMS Agamemnon [2]

Apollo [1]

Argonaut [1]

Diadem [1]

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

HMS "Victory II" [1]

HMS Amethyst [1]

HMS Amphitrite [1]

HMS Antrim [1]

HMS Berwick [1]

HMS Black Prince [1]

HMS Blenheim [1]

HMS Bonaventure [1]

HMS Bulwark [1]

HMS Calcutta [1]

HMS Canada [1]

HMS Century [1]

HMS Colombo [1]

HMS Defence [1]

HMS Despatch [1]

HMS Dolphin [1]

HMS Egmont [1]

HMS Essex [1]

HMS Europa I [1]

HMS Euryalus [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Fisgard [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Glory [1]

HMS Grafton [1]

HMS Hercules [1]

HMS Hermione [1]

HMS Illustrious [1]

HMS Jupiter [1]

HMS King Edward VII [1]

HMS Ladybird [1]

HMS Lord Nelson [1]

HMS Maidstone [1]

HMS Marshfort [1]

HMS Morning Star [1]

HMS Osiris II [1]

HMS Ossory [1]

HMS Pheasant [1]

HMS Royal Arthur [1]

HMS Seahorse [1]

HMS St George [1]

HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [1]

HMS Superb [1]

Service

Royal Navy [9]

British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [3]

G [1]

K [1]

L [1]

N [1]

S [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [7]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Argentina [1]

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People [9] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birdham, Sussex [1] Brompton, London [1] Camberwell, London [1] Corfe Mullen, Dorset [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Newlyn, Cornwall [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Leading Seaman [3] Able Seaman [2] Midshipman [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] AB [1] Act. Eng. Rm. Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Admiral of the Fleet [1] B1c [1] B2c [1] Boy - 1st Class [1] Boy - 2nd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Commander [1] Domestic 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Leading seaman [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Naval Cadet [1] Officer's Cook 1st Class [1] Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1] Ord seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Seaman [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS Argonaut [5] HMS Agamemnon [2] Apollo [1] Argonaut [1] Diadem [1] H.M.S. "Argonaut" [1] HMS "Victory II" [1] HMS Amethyst [1] HMS Amphitrite [1] HMS Antrim [1] HMS Berwick [1] HMS Black Prince [1] HMS Blenheim [1] HMS Bonaventure [1] HMS Bulwark [1] HMS Calcutta [1] HMS Canada [1] HMS Century [1] HMS Colombo [1] HMS Defence [1] HMS Despatch [1] HMS Dolphin [1] HMS Egmont [1] HMS Essex [1] HMS Europa I [1] HMS Euryalus [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Fisgard [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Glory [1] HMS Grafton [1] HMS Hercules [1] HMS Hermione [1] HMS Illustrious [1] HMS Jupiter [1] HMS King Edward VII [1] HMS Ladybird [1] HMS Lord Nelson [1] HMS Maidstone [1] HMS Marshfort [1] HMS Morning Star [1] HMS Osiris II [1] HMS Ossory [1] HMS Pheasant [1] HMS Royal Arthur [1] HMS Seahorse [1] HMS St George [1] HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [1] HMS Superb [1]

Service

Royal Navy [9] British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [3] G [1] K [1] L [1] N [1] S [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [7]

Country

United Kingdom [5] Argentina [1]

The Honorable Bernard Michael Bailey

Born 1899

Died 1916

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Argonaut

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Defence

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Francis Needle

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy K35938 Stoker 2nd Class HMS "Victory II"

Royal Navy K/35938 Stoker 2nd Class H.M.S. "Argonaut"

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Philip Louis Vian

Born 1894

Died 1968

Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Lord Nelson

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Charles Brown

Born 1884

Royal Navy 364077 Domestic 3rd Class HMS Victory

Royal Navy 364077 Officer's Cook 3rd Class HMS Argonaut

Royal Navy 364077 Officer's Cook 1st Class HMS Antrim

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Gustavus Adolphus Gyllenship

Born 1881

Died 1917

Royal Navy 194276 Leading Seaman HMS Pheasant

Royal Navy 194276 B2c St Vincent- Chatham

Royal Navy 194276 B1c St Vincent Chatham

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William Symons

Born 1877

Died 1914

Royal Navy 1523C Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy C 1523 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Argonaut

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Frederick George Knight

Born 1892

Died 1962

Royal Navy J3515

Royal Navy J3515 Boy - 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J3515 Boy - 1st Class HMS Ganges

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Eli Barnes

Born 1888

Died 1971

Royal Navy 228810 Ordinary Seaman HMS St George

Royal Navy 228810 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

Royal Navy 228810 Ordinary Seaman HMS Royal Arthur

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Victor Harold Campbell Lovell

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy 221135

Royal Navy 270685 Act. Eng. Rm. Artificer 4th Class HMSs Duke of Wellington, Mars, Duke of Wellington, Vernon

Royal Navy 270685 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMSs Vernon, Victory II

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