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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [7]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [7]

Brighton, Sussex [5]

Hull, Yorkshire [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Portsea, Hampshire [4]

Edinburgh [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Gosport, Hampshire [3]

Kensington, London [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Aberdeen [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Brixton, London [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Farnham, Surrey [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Ilford, Essex [2]

Leicester [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Acock's Green, Birmingham [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Alexandria, Dunbartonshire [1]

Allahabad, Northwest Province [1]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Ballhill, Donegal [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bicester, Oxfordshire [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bognor, Sussex [1]

Bourne, Lincolnshire [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Bressay, Shetland Isles, Scotland [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Brompton, London SW [1]

Buckland Dover, Kent [1]

Burgess Hill, Sussex [1]

Burmola [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [39]

Able Seaman [38]

Ordinary Seaman [28]

Stoker Petty Officer [17]

Petty Officer [11]

Leading Seaman [9]

Leading Stoker [9]

Boy 1st Class [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Commander [7]

Seaman [7]

Boy Telegraphist [6]

Lieutenant Commander [6]

Midshipman [6]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [5]

Gunner [5]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [4]

Ordinary Telegraphist [4]

Private [4]

Shipwright 2nd Class [4]

Stoker 2nd Class [4]

Telegraphist [4]

Acting Leading Stoker [3]

Armourer's Crew [3]

Captain [3]

Chief Stoker [3]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3]

Officer's Cook 1st Class [3]

Signalman [3]

Yeoman of Signals [3]

Acting Mate [2]

Admiral [2]

Artificer Engineer [2]

Assistant Clerk [2]

Assistant Paymaster [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Cook's Mate [2]

Electrical Artificer 3c [2]

Electrical Artificer 4c [2]

Engine Artificer 4th Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer [2]

Fleet Paymaster [2]

Mechanician [2]

Paymaster Lieutenant [2]

Rear Admiral [2]

Rear-Admiral [2]

Secretary Clerk [2]

Unit

HMS Barham [200]

HMS 'Barham' [35]

HMS BARHAM [20]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Barham [12]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Barham [7]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4]

H.M.S. Barham [3]

HMS Vindictive [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Barham [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

H.M.S. "Barham." [2]

HMS IRON DUKE [2]

HMS King George V [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [2]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Barham [2]

Royal Marines Band [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

4th Destroyer Flotilla [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Egmont II - Rifleman [1]

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

H.M.S. Powerful [1]

H.M.S. Victory I [1]

HM Submarine H10 [1]

HM Submarine H5 [1]

HM Submarine K5 [1]

HMAS Adelaide [1]

HMAS Brisbane [1]

HMAS Cerberus [1]

HMAS Sydney [1]

HMS "Barham" [1]

HMS "Endeavour" [1]

HMS "Indomitable" [1]

HMS "Pembroke II" [1]

HMS Albert & Victoria [1]

HMS Ariel [1]

HMS Ascania F.68 Atlantic Convoy Escort [1]

HMS Barham accomodated on HMS Valiant [1]

HMS Barham. [1]

HMS Blenheim [1]

HMS Centurion [1]

HMS Collingwood Communications Training Station [1]

HMS Collumbine [1]

HMS Cricket [1]

HMS Danae [1]

HMS Dido [1]

HMS Dreadnought [1]

HMS Falmouth [1]

Service

Royal Navy [294]

Other Empire Force [2]

British Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [34]

H [27]

S [27]

C [26]

W [21]

T [19]

M [18]

A [17]

D [17]

P [17]

E [12]

L [12]

F [11]

G [10]

J [8]

R [6]

I [3]

N [3]

K [2]

O [1]

Q [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [249]

Country

United Kingdom [64]

Australia [1]

Gibraltar [1]

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People [294] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [7] Portsmouth, Hampshire [7] Brighton, Sussex [5] Hull, Yorkshire [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Portsea, Hampshire [4] Edinburgh [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Gosport, Hampshire [3] Kensington, London [3] Lambeth, London [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Aberdeen [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Brixton, London [2] Chelsea, London [2] Farnham, Surrey [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] Hackney, London [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Ilford, Essex [2] Leicester [2] Marylebone, London [2] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Acock's Green, Birmingham [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Alexandria, Dunbartonshire [1] Allahabad, Northwest Province [1] Alton, Hampshire [1] Ballhill, Donegal [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bicester, Oxfordshire [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bognor, Sussex [1] Bourne, Lincolnshire [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Bressay, Shetland Isles, Scotland [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Brompton, London SW [1] Buckland Dover, Kent [1] Burgess Hill, Sussex [1] Burmola [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [39] Able Seaman [38] Ordinary Seaman [28] Stoker Petty Officer [17] Petty Officer [11] Leading Seaman [9] Leading Stoker [9] Boy 1st Class [8] Lieutenant [8] Commander [7] Seaman [7] Boy Telegraphist [6] Lieutenant Commander [6] Midshipman [6] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [5] Gunner [5] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [4] Ordinary Telegraphist [4] Private [4] Shipwright 2nd Class [4] Stoker 2nd Class [4] Telegraphist [4] Acting Leading Stoker [3] Armourer's Crew [3] Captain [3] Chief Stoker [3] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3] Officer's Cook 1st Class [3] Signalman [3] Yeoman of Signals [3] Acting Mate [2] Admiral [2] Artificer Engineer [2] Assistant Clerk [2] Assistant Paymaster [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Cook's Mate [2] Electrical Artificer 3c [2] Electrical Artificer 4c [2] Engine Artificer 4th Class [2] Engine Room Artificer [2] Fleet Paymaster [2] Mechanician [2] Paymaster Lieutenant [2] Rear Admiral [2] Rear-Admiral [2] Secretary Clerk [2]

Unit

HMS Barham [200] HMS 'Barham' [35] HMS BARHAM [20] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Barham [12] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Barham [7] Royal Marine Artillery [4] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4] H.M.S. Barham [3] HMS Vindictive [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Barham [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] H.M.S. "Barham." [2] HMS IRON DUKE [2] HMS King George V [2] HMS Victory I [2] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [2] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Barham [2] Royal Marines Band [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] 4th Destroyer Flotilla [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Egmont II - Rifleman [1] H.M.S. "Narbrough." [1] H.M.S. Powerful [1] H.M.S. Victory I [1] HM Submarine H10 [1] HM Submarine H5 [1] HM Submarine K5 [1] HMAS Adelaide [1] HMAS Brisbane [1] HMAS Cerberus [1] HMAS Sydney [1] HMS "Barham" [1] HMS "Endeavour" [1] HMS "Indomitable" [1] HMS "Pembroke II" [1] HMS Albert & Victoria [1] HMS Ariel [1] HMS Ascania F.68 Atlantic Convoy Escort [1] HMS Barham accomodated on HMS Valiant [1] HMS Barham. [1] HMS Blenheim [1] HMS Centurion [1] HMS Collingwood Communications Training Station [1] HMS Collumbine [1] HMS Cricket [1] HMS Danae [1] HMS Dido [1] HMS Dreadnought [1] HMS Falmouth [1]

Service

Royal Navy [294] Other Empire Force [2] British Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [34] H [27] S [27] C [26] W [21] T [19] M [18] A [17] D [17] P [17] E [12] L [12] F [11] G [10] J [8] R [6] I [3] N [3] K [2] O [1] Q [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [249]

Country

United Kingdom [64] Australia [1] Gibraltar [1]

Heber Henry Turton

Born 1888

Died 1954

Royal Navy 233350 Petty Officer HMS. BARHAM

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Robert Charles Lees

Born 1873

Died 1932

Royal Navy 270022 Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class HMS Barham

Royal Navy 270022 Chief Engine Room Artificer 2c HMS Barham

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Louis Silvers

Born 1885

Died 1932

Royal Navy 217783 Petty Officer HMS Barham

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Albert William Jesse Adams

Born 1886

Died 1964

Royal Navy 308486 Stoker 1st Class HMS Barham

Royal Navy 308486 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Barham

Royal Navy 308486 Leading Stoker HMS Barham

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Hywel Glynn Roberts

Born 1893

Died 1955

Royal Navy M8204 Electrical Artificer 4c HMS Barham

Royal Navy M8204 Electrical Artificer 3c HMS Barham

Royal Navy M8204 Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class HMS Barham

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Charles Henry Binstead

Born 1877

Died 1916

Royal Navy

Royal Navy 169865 Able Seaman HMS Barham. 5th.Battle Squadron.

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Richard Thomas Merrett

Born 1894

Royal Navy M8205 Electrical Artificer 4c HMS Barham

Royal Navy M8205 Electrical Artificer 3c HMS Barham

Royal Navy M8205 Acting Engine Artificer 4th Class HMS Barham

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Richard Joseph Mcbrinn

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy 272123 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS Barham 5th Battle Squadron

Royal Navy 272123 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class H.M.S. "Barham."

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Thomas Henry Sully

Born 1893

Royal Navy M7720 Cooks Mate HMS Barham

Royal Navy M7720 Cook HMS Barham

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Henry Crawford Clements

Born 1873

Died 1917

Royal Navy 145253 Petty Officer 2nd Class HMS Barham

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William Dent

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy 270528 Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS Barham 5th.Battle Squadron.

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Thomas Charles Adams

Born 1899

Died 1977

Royal Navy J39122 Signalman HMS Barham

Royal Navy J39122 Signal Boy HMS BARHAM

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John Spencer Place

Born 1875

Died 1916

Royal Navy Fleet Paymaster HMS Barham 5th Battle Squadron

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George Edward Morton

Born 1886

Died 1956

Royal Navy J70702 Ordinary Seaman HMS Barham

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William George Acklam

Born 1898

Died 1950

Royal Navy J29150 Leading Telegraphist HMS BARHAM

Royal Navy J29150 Telegraphist HMS Barham

Royal Navy J29150 Ordinary Telegraphist HMS BARHAM

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Joseph Lancaster

Born 1896

Royal Navy J21737

Royal Navy Able Seaman HMS Barham

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James John Greenland

Born 1876

Died 1932

Royal Navy 161574 Chief Petty Officer HMS Barham

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Charles Easter

Born 1899

Died 1916

Royal Navy J33434 Boy 1st Class HMS Barham 5th Battle Squadron

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Reginald Edward Blyth

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Barham 5th Battle Squadron

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Frank Victor Barnes

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy K5666 Stoker 1st Class HMS Barham

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