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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [32]

Devonport, Devon [17]

Liverpool, Lancashire [15]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [12]

Manchester, Lancashire [11]

Exeter, Devon [10]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [9]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [9]

Bristol, Somerset [8]

Belfast, Antrim [6]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [6]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [6]

Leeds, Yorkshire [6]

Kingsbridge, Devon [5]

Swindon, Wiltshire [5]

Battersea, London [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Dartmouth, Devon [4]

Dublin [4]

Falmouth, Cornwall [4]

Gloucester [4]

Hull, Yorkshire [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Taunton, Somerset [4]

Truro, Cornwall [4]

Wandsworth, London [4]

Aghada, Cork [3]

Bath, Somerset [3]

Bedminster, Somerset [3]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Deptford, London [3]

Halifax, Yorkshire [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

Penzance, Cornwall [3]

Reading, Berkshire [3]

Ballymena, Antrim [2]

Bandon, Cork [2]

Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Beccles, Suffolk [2]

Bideford, Devon [2]

Bodmin, Cornwall [2]

Bristol [2]

Brixton, London [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2]

Chester [2]

Cork [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Derby [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [192]

Stoker 1st Class [128]

Boy 1st Class [43]

Ordinary Seaman [38]

Leading Stoker [37]

Private [32]

Leading Seaman [30]

Gunner [24]

Midshipman [18]

Stoker Petty Officer [18]

Lieutenant Commander [17]

Stoker 2nd Class [17]

Lieutenant [16]

Commander [13]

Musician [13]

Petty Officer [13]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [8]

Mechanician [8]

Cook's Mate [7]

Signal Boy [7]

Boy 2nd Class [6]

Carpenter's Crew [6]

Telegraphist [6]

Armourer's Crew [5]

Boy Telegraphist [5]

Captain [5]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [5]

Signalman [5]

Chief Stoker [4]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [4]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [4]

Leading Signalman [4]

Officer's Cook 3rd Class [4]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [4]

Artificer Engineer [3]

Corporal [3]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [3]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [3]

Ordinary Signalman [3]

Sergeant [3]

Shipwright 1st Class [3]

Sub-Lieutenant [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Blacksmith's Mate [2]

Boatswain [2]

Bombardier [2]

Bugler [2]

Chief Armourer [2]

Unit

HMS BELLEROPHON [610]

HMS Bellerophon [38]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS BELLEROPHON [35]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS BELLEROPHON [31]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [17]

Royal Marines Band - HMS BELLEROPHON [15]

HMS Hindustan [13]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS BELLEROPHON [8]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS BELLEROPHON [8]

HMS Vindictive [7]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [7]

HMS Impregnable [6]

RNVR London - HMS BELLEROPHON [6]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "B" Company [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS BELLEROPHON [5]

HMS Ajax [4]

HMS Vivid I [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS BELLEROPHON [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [2]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [2]

HMS Vivid II [2]

RNVR Bristol - HMS BELLEROPHON [2]

RNVR Tyneside - HMS BELLEROPHON [2]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS BELLEROPHON [2]

Bellerophon [1]

HM Submarine "L.10" [1]

HM Submarine G8 [1]

HM Submarine K4 [1]

HMS "Bellerophon" [1]

HMS "Rifleman" [1]

HMS Attentive II [1]

HMS Attentive II (HMS Afridi) [1]

HMS Benbow [1]

HMS Broke [1]

HMS Bulwark [1]

HMS Concord [1]

HMS Cornwall [1]

HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [1]

HMS Defence [1]

HMS Edgar [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Ganges II [1]

HMS Hogue [1]

HMS Indus [1]

HMS Leander [1]

Service

Royal Navy [770]

Last name first letter

B [83]

M [76]

W [74]

H [62]

S [62]

C [50]

R [47]

P [42]

G [38]

D [36]

T [35]

L [33]

F [26]

A [20]

E [18]

N [17]

J [13]

K [13]

O [9]

Y [8]

I [4]

V [3]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [733]

Country

United Kingdom [45]

Guernsey [1]

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People [770] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [32] Devonport, Devon [17] Liverpool, Lancashire [15] Bristol, Gloucestershire [12] Manchester, Lancashire [11] Exeter, Devon [10] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [9] Portsmouth, Hampshire [9] Bristol, Somerset [8] Belfast, Antrim [6] Birmingham, Warwickshire [6] Cardiff, Glamorgan [6] Leeds, Yorkshire [6] Kingsbridge, Devon [5] Swindon, Wiltshire [5] Battersea, London [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Dartmouth, Devon [4] Dublin [4] Falmouth, Cornwall [4] Gloucester [4] Hull, Yorkshire [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Taunton, Somerset [4] Truro, Cornwall [4] Wandsworth, London [4] Aghada, Cork [3] Bath, Somerset [3] Bedminster, Somerset [3] Bermondsey, London [3] Bethnal Green, London [3] Deptford, London [3] Halifax, Yorkshire [3] Lambeth, London [3] Penzance, Cornwall [3] Reading, Berkshire [3] Ballymena, Antrim [2] Bandon, Cork [2] Barnstaple, Devon [2] Beccles, Suffolk [2] Bideford, Devon [2] Bodmin, Cornwall [2] Bristol [2] Brixton, London [2] Camberwell, London [2] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2] Chester [2] Cork [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Derby [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [192] Stoker 1st Class [128] Boy 1st Class [43] Ordinary Seaman [38] Leading Stoker [37] Private [32] Leading Seaman [30] Gunner [24] Midshipman [18] Stoker Petty Officer [18] Lieutenant Commander [17] Stoker 2nd Class [17] Lieutenant [16] Commander [13] Musician [13] Petty Officer [13] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [8] Mechanician [8] Cook's Mate [7] Signal Boy [7] Boy 2nd Class [6] Carpenter's Crew [6] Telegraphist [6] Armourer's Crew [5] Boy Telegraphist [5] Captain [5] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [5] Signalman [5] Chief Stoker [4] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [4] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [4] Leading Signalman [4] Officer's Cook 3rd Class [4] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [4] Artificer Engineer [3] Corporal [3] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [3] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [3] Ordinary Signalman [3] Sergeant [3] Shipwright 1st Class [3] Sub-Lieutenant [3] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [2] Blacksmith's Mate [2] Boatswain [2] Bombardier [2] Bugler [2] Chief Armourer [2]

Unit

HMS BELLEROPHON [610] HMS Bellerophon [38] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS BELLEROPHON [35] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS BELLEROPHON [31] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [17] Royal Marines Band - HMS BELLEROPHON [15] HMS Hindustan [13] Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS BELLEROPHON [8] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS BELLEROPHON [8] HMS Vindictive [7] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [7] HMS Impregnable [6] RNVR London - HMS BELLEROPHON [6] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "B" Company [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS BELLEROPHON [5] HMS Ajax [4] HMS Vivid I [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS BELLEROPHON [4] Royal Marine Artillery [3] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [2] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [2] HMS Vivid II [2] RNVR Bristol - HMS BELLEROPHON [2] RNVR Tyneside - HMS BELLEROPHON [2] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS BELLEROPHON [2] Bellerophon [1] HM Submarine "L.10" [1] HM Submarine G8 [1] HM Submarine K4 [1] HMS "Bellerophon" [1] HMS "Rifleman" [1] HMS Attentive II [1] HMS Attentive II (HMS Afridi) [1] HMS Benbow [1] HMS Broke [1] HMS Bulwark [1] HMS Concord [1] HMS Cornwall [1] HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [1] HMS Defence [1] HMS Edgar [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Ganges II [1] HMS Hogue [1] HMS Indus [1] HMS Leander [1]

Service

Royal Navy [770]

Last name first letter

B [83] M [76] W [74] H [62] S [62] C [50] R [47] P [42] G [38] D [36] T [35] L [33] F [26] A [20] E [18] N [17] J [13] K [13] O [9] Y [8] I [4] V [3] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [733]

Country

United Kingdom [45] Guernsey [1]

Albert Foreman Cox

Born 1889

Died 1949

Royal Navy M18605 Carpenter's Crew HMS Bellerophon

Royal Navy M18605 Joiner 4th class HMS Bellerophon

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George Stephen Braxston

Born 1891

Died 1921

Royal Navy K20253 Stoker 1st Class HMS BELLEROPHON

Royal Navy K/20253 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vivid

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Gerald Bowerman

Born 1888

Died 1914

Royal Navy Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS "Bellerophon"

Royal Navy M2403 (Dev) Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS "Rifleman"

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William Whitesmith

Born 1891

Died 1959

Royal Navy J284 Able Seaman HMS BELLEROPHON

Royal Navy J284 Boy 2c HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J284 Leading Seaman HMS Bellerophon

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Eli Dyer

Born 1885

Died 1958

Royal Navy 224417 Able Seaman

Royal Navy 224417 Able Seaman HMS BELLEROPHON

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Edward Francis Bruen

Born 1866

Died 1952

Royal Navy Captain HMS Bellerophon

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Wilfred Charles Coles

Born 1896

Royal Navy A.B. HMS Benbow

Royal Navy J21418 Able Seaman HMS BELLEROPHON

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Nicholas Southwood

Born 1874

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Gunner HMS BELLEROPHON

Royal Navy Chief Gunner HMS BELLEROPHON

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John Mcclelland

Born 1888

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant HMS BELLEROPHON

Royal Navy Engineer Sub-Lieutenant HMS BELLEROPHON

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Thomas Stewart

Born 1892

Royal Navy M2529 Leading Cook's Mate HMS BELLEROPHON

Royal Navy M2529 Cook's Mate HMS BELLEROPHON

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Albert John Harris

Born 1885

Royal Navy 214906 Sailmaker's Mate HMS BELLEROPHON

Royal Navy Able Seaman HMS BELLEROPHON

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Charles Bradkirk Dickson

Born 1881

Royal Navy Commander HMS BELLEROPHON

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander HMS BELLEROPHON

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Walter Stuart Mcmath

Born 1892

Royal Navy M507 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS BELLEROPHON

Royal Navy M507 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS BELLEROPHON

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Adrian Mariner Pigott

Born 1894

Royal Navy Acting Paymaster Lieutenant

Royal Navy Clerk HMS BELLEROPHON

Royal Navy Assistant Paymaster HMS BELLEROPHON

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Reginald Morton Nicholls

Born 1881

Died 1946

Royal Navy Chaplain Rev HMS BELLEROPHON

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Stanley Brian De Courcy-Ireland

Born 1900

Died 2001

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Bellerophon

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James William Fishenden

Born 1876

Died 1919

Royal Navy Gunner(T) HMS BELLEROPHON

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Alfred Ernest Samuel Baker

Born 1894

Died 1966

Royal Navy L2710 Officer's Cook 1st Class HMS BELLEROPHON

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Michael Halloran

Born 1878

Died 1956

Royal Navy 181390 Petty Officer HMS Bellerophon

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Leopold Arthur Edwin Barrett

Born 1896

Royal Navy J16689 Able Seaman HMS Bellerophon

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