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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [30]

Liverpool, Lancashire [24]

Southampton, Hampshire [18]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [8]

Manchester, Lancashire [8]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [8]

Leeds, Yorkshire [7]

Nottingham [7]

Battersea, London [6]

Bethnal Green, London [6]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [6]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [6]

Reading, Berkshire [6]

Bo'ness, Linlithgow [5]

Brighton, Sussex [5]

Durham [5]

Emsworth, Hampshire [5]

Islington, London [5]

Poole, Dorset [5]

Belfast [4]

Croydon, Surrey [4]

Derby [4]

Glasgow [4]

Hull, Yorkshire [4]

Kensington, London [4]

Portsea, Hampshire [4]

Portsea, Hants [4]

Preston, Lancashire [4]

Stepney, London [4]

Winchester, Hampshire [4]

Aldershot, Hampshire [3]

Alverstoke, Gosport, Hants [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [3]

Canterbury, Kent [3]

Chichester, Sussex [3]

Eastbourne, Sussex [3]

Malta [3]

Marylebone, London [3]

Newcastle, Northumberland [3]

Walsall, Staffordshire [3]

York [3]

Abingdon, Berkshire [2]

Aghada, Cork [2]

Alfriston, Sussex [2]

Alton, Hampshire [2]

Alverstoke, Hants [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Bognor, Sussex [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Bridport, Dorset [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [226]

Stoker 1st Class [163]

Ordinary Seaman [70]

Private [69]

Boy 1st Class [68]

Petty Officer [39]

Leading Seaman [38]

Boy 2nd Class [31]

Stoker [30]

Leading Stoker [26]

Stoker Petty Officer [23]

Stoker 2nd Class [12]

Bandsman [11]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [11]

Signalman [11]

Chief Stoker [10]

Lieutenant [9]

Leading Signalman [7]

Chief Petty Officer [6]

Corporal [6]

Mechanician [6]

Boy Telegraphist [5]

Cook's Mate [5]

Signal Boy [5]

Yeoman of Signals [5]

Assistant Paymaster [4]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [4]

Ordinary Signalman [4]

Shipwright 2nd Class [4]

Artificer Engineer [3]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [3]

Wireman 2nd Class [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Armourer's Crew [2]

Blacksmith [2]

Canteen Server [2]

Captain [2]

Carpenter's Crew [2]

Chief Ship's Cook [2]

Commander [2]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Gunner [2]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [2]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2]

Plumber's Mate [2]

Seaman [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Surgeon [2]

Unit

HMS BLACK PRINCE [644]

HMS Black Prince [89]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS BLACK PRINCE [52]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS BLACK PRINCE [33]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS BLACK PRINCE [18]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS BLACK PRINCE [9]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS BLACK PRINCE [8]

HMS Ajax [7]

HMS Erin [7]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS BLACK PRINCE [6]

HMS Impregnable [5]

Admiralty Civilian - HMS BLACK PRINCE [4]

HMS Ganges [4]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS BLACK PRINCE [4]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4]

HMS Agincourt [3]

HMS Cornwall [3]

HMS Emerald [3]

HMS Fearless [3]

HMS Minotaur [3]

HMS Revenge [3]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Bristol - HMS BLACK PRINCE [3]

HM Submarine E18 [2]

HMS Acheron [2]

HMS Cambrian [2]

HMS Curlew [2]

HMS Drake [2]

HMS Excellent [2]

HMS Hogue [2]

HMS Natal [2]

HMS New Zealand [2]

HMS Prince George [2]

HMS Russell [2]

HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [2]

HMS Temeraire [2]

HMS Victory II [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

RNVR - HMS BLACK PRINCE [2]

Admiralty Civilian - HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

Blacvk Prince [1]

Boscowen [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

H.M.S. Black Prince [1]

HM Submarine E22 [1]

HM Submarine E50 [1]

HM Submarine H3 [1]

HMS Black Prince [1]

HMS "Black Prince" [1]

HMS "Ganges II" [1]

HMS "Prince George" [1]

Service

Royal Navy [891]

British Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [105]

C [82]

M [81]

S [81]

W [73]

P [67]

H [56]

D [50]

G [44]

T [37]

R [36]

F [32]

L [31]

A [23]

E [19]

K [18]

J [11]

N [11]

V [11]

O [8]

Y [6]

I [4]

Q [3]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [760]

Country

United Kingdom [139]

Malta [4]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

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People [891] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [30] Liverpool, Lancashire [24] Southampton, Hampshire [18] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [8] Manchester, Lancashire [8] Sheffield, Yorkshire [8] Leeds, Yorkshire [7] Nottingham [7] Battersea, London [6] Bethnal Green, London [6] Birmingham, Warwickshire [6] Bournemouth, Hampshire [6] Reading, Berkshire [6] Bo'ness, Linlithgow [5] Brighton, Sussex [5] Durham [5] Emsworth, Hampshire [5] Islington, London [5] Poole, Dorset [5] Belfast [4] Croydon, Surrey [4] Derby [4] Glasgow [4] Hull, Yorkshire [4] Kensington, London [4] Portsea, Hampshire [4] Portsea, Hants [4] Preston, Lancashire [4] Stepney, London [4] Winchester, Hampshire [4] Aldershot, Hampshire [3] Alverstoke, Gosport, Hants [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire [3] Canterbury, Kent [3] Chichester, Sussex [3] Eastbourne, Sussex [3] Malta [3] Marylebone, London [3] Newcastle, Northumberland [3] Walsall, Staffordshire [3] York [3] Abingdon, Berkshire [2] Aghada, Cork [2] Alfriston, Sussex [2] Alton, Hampshire [2] Alverstoke, Hants [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Bognor, Sussex [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Bridport, Dorset [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [226] Stoker 1st Class [163] Ordinary Seaman [70] Private [69] Boy 1st Class [68] Petty Officer [39] Leading Seaman [38] Boy 2nd Class [31] Stoker [30] Leading Stoker [26] Stoker Petty Officer [23] Stoker 2nd Class [12] Bandsman [11] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [11] Signalman [11] Chief Stoker [10] Lieutenant [9] Leading Signalman [7] Chief Petty Officer [6] Corporal [6] Mechanician [6] Boy Telegraphist [5] Cook's Mate [5] Signal Boy [5] Yeoman of Signals [5] Assistant Paymaster [4] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [4] Ordinary Signalman [4] Shipwright 2nd Class [4] Artificer Engineer [3] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [3] Wireman 2nd Class [3] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Armourer's Crew [2] Blacksmith [2] Canteen Server [2] Captain [2] Carpenter's Crew [2] Chief Ship's Cook [2] Commander [2] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [2] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Gunner [2] Officer's Steward 1st Class [2] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2] Plumber's Mate [2] Seaman [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Surgeon [2]

Unit

HMS BLACK PRINCE [644] HMS Black Prince [89] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS BLACK PRINCE [52] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS BLACK PRINCE [33] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS BLACK PRINCE [18] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS BLACK PRINCE [9] Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS BLACK PRINCE [8] HMS Ajax [7] HMS Erin [7] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS BLACK PRINCE [6] HMS Impregnable [5] Admiralty Civilian - HMS BLACK PRINCE [4] HMS Ganges [4] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS BLACK PRINCE [4] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4] HMS Agincourt [3] HMS Cornwall [3] HMS Emerald [3] HMS Fearless [3] HMS Minotaur [3] HMS Revenge [3] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Bristol - HMS BLACK PRINCE [3] HM Submarine E18 [2] HMS Acheron [2] HMS Cambrian [2] HMS Curlew [2] HMS Drake [2] HMS Excellent [2] HMS Hogue [2] HMS Natal [2] HMS New Zealand [2] HMS Prince George [2] HMS Russell [2] HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [2] HMS Temeraire [2] HMS Victory II [2] HMS Vivid I [2] RNVR - HMS BLACK PRINCE [2] Admiralty Civilian - HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] Blacvk Prince [1] Boscowen [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] H.M.S. Black Prince [1] HM Submarine E22 [1] HM Submarine E50 [1] HM Submarine H3 [1] HMS Black Prince [1] HMS "Black Prince" [1] HMS "Ganges II" [1] HMS "Prince George" [1]

Service

Royal Navy [891] British Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [105] C [82] M [81] S [81] W [73] P [67] H [56] D [50] G [44] T [37] R [36] F [32] L [31] A [23] E [19] K [18] J [11] N [11] V [11] O [8] Y [6] I [4] Q [3] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [760]

Country

United Kingdom [139] Malta [4] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1] Sri Lanka [1]

William Herbert Atkin

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS117201 Stoker 1st Class HMS BLACK PRINCE

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George Armitage

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS114148 Stoker 1st Class HMS BLACK PRINCE

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Robert Charles Chichester

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Black Prince

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Albert Edward Beaton

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy 308012 Stoker Petty Officer HMS BLACK PRINCE

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William Edward Hawkins

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K23717 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K23717 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K23717 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Black Prince

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Guiseppe Cuomo

Born 1886

Died 1916

Royal Navy 363248 Bandsman HMS BLACK PRINCE

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Henry Foster

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J25113 Able Seaman HMS BLACK PRINCE

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Richard Turnbull Dixon

Born 1898

Died 1916

Royal Navy J30513 Ordinary Seaman HMS Black Prince

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Herbert Carlile

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy K19422 Stoker 1st Class HMS BLACK PRINCE

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Henry Thornton Cleare

Born 1886

Died 1916

Royal Navy M267

Royal Navy Mate(E) HMS BLACK PRINCE

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Reginald James Frederick Ferris

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy M10824 Ship's Steward's Assistant HMS BLACK PRINCE

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Joseph Daniel Ostle

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS116849 Stoker 1st Class HMS Black Prince

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Robert Irvine Faulkner

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Black Prince

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Charles Henry Carpenter

Born 1886

Died 1916

Royal Navy 307424 Stoker 1st Class HMS BLACK PRINCE

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Ernest John Townsend

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J19865 Able Seaman HMS Black Prince

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Cyril Sturgess

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy K29888 Stoker 1st Class HMS Black Prince 1st Cruiser Squadron.

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William Arthur Arnell

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy J10061 Able Seaman HMS BLACK PRINCE

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John Algeo

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy K23707 Stoker 1st Class HMS Black Prince

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Walter Stickley

Born 1882

Died 1916

Royal Navy 196856 Petty Officer HMS BLACK PRINCE

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Albert John Foam

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS5488 Able Seaman HMS Black Prince

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