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Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Buckland, Hampshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Mile End, London [1]

Morval, Cornwall [1]

Moville, County Donegal [1]

Musselburgh [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Shoreham, Sussex [1]

St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

St. Georges, Shropshire [1]

Tarnagulla, Australia [1]

Titchfield, Hampshire [1]

Whitechapel, London [1]

Whitehaven, Cumberland [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Able Seaman [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Stoker [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Acting Chaplain [1]

Armourer [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

ERA 1c [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Mechanician [1]

Private [1]

Seaman [1]

Sick Berth Steward [1]

Unit

HMS Birkenhead [16]

HMS BIRKENHEAD [6]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Birkenhead [4]

HMS Birkenhead [Town-class light cruiser] [1]

HMS Hercules [a Colossus-class dreadnought battleship] [1]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [1]

Service

Royal Navy [27]

Last name first letter

W [4]

B [3]

C [2]

G [2]

H [2]

K [2]

M [2]

P [2]

T [2]

A [1]

D [1]

E [1]

F [1]

J [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [15]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [27] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Andover, Hampshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Buckland, Hampshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Mile End, London [1] Morval, Cornwall [1] Moville, County Donegal [1] Musselburgh [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Shoreham, Sussex [1] St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands [1] St. Georges, Shropshire [1] Tarnagulla, Australia [1] Titchfield, Hampshire [1] Whitechapel, London [1] Whitehaven, Cumberland [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [5] Able Seaman [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Petty Officer [2] Stoker [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Acting Chaplain [1] Armourer [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Cook's Mate [1] ERA 1c [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Leading Stoker [1] Mechanician [1] Private [1] Seaman [1] Sick Berth Steward [1]

Unit

HMS Birkenhead [16] HMS BIRKENHEAD [6] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Birkenhead [4] HMS Birkenhead [Town-class light cruiser] [1] HMS Hercules [a Colossus-class dreadnought battleship] [1] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry [1]

Service

Royal Navy [27]

Last name first letter

W [4] B [3] C [2] G [2] H [2] K [2] M [2] P [2] T [2] A [1] D [1] E [1] F [1] J [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [15]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Walter De Caen

Born 1877

Died 1918

Royal Navy 178604 Petty Officer HMS Birkenhead

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Charles William Graham

Born 1897

Royal Navy SS116733 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Birkenhead

Royal Navy SS116733 Stoker 1st Class HMS Birkenhead

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Charles Burchell

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy 192332

Royal Navy 192332 Leading Stoker HMS Birkenhead

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Frederick Painter

Born 1874

Royal Navy 270166

Royal Navy 270166 ERA 1c HMS Birkenhead

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Cecil Henry Gove

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy J17825 Able Seaman HMS Birkenhead

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William George Jago

Born 1894

Royal Navy M7860 Cook's Mate HMS Birkenhead

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Robert Bone

Born 1887

Died 1959

Royal Navy SS103158 Stoker 1st Class HMS Birkenhead

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Stanley Thomas Kneebone

Born 1898

Royal Navy J35975 Boy 1st Class HMS BIRKENHEAD

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Edwin Wilfred Oyns

Born 1881

Royal Navy 300003 Mechanician HMS Birkenhead

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Walter Cecil

Born 1887

Royal Navy 223497 Able Seaman HMS BIRKENHEAD

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James Frederick Webb

Born 1879

Royal Navy 342299 Armourer HMS Birkenhead

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William Pendleton

Born 1896

Royal Navy SS116705 Stoker 1st Class HMS BIRKENHEAD

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Frederick John Adcock

Born 1886

Royal Navy 223553 Petty Officer HMS BIRKENHEAD

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Robert Walter Knight

Born 1878

Royal Navy 350749 Sick Berth Steward HMS Birkenhead

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James Heaton

Born 1876

Royal Navy 269745 Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class HMS BIRKENHEAD

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William Bennett

Born 1897

Royal Navy J37639 Ordinary Seaman HMS BIRKENHEAD

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William Alfred Wells

Born 1899

Royal Navy J37617 Boy 1st Class HMS Birkenhead

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Frederick William Hoskin

Born 1878

Royal Navy 269832 Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS Birkenhead

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Wallace William Crawford Wagner

Born 1884

Royal Navy SS102851 Stoker 1st Class HMS Birkenhead

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William Newitt Westmore

Royal Navy Acting Chaplain HMS Birkenhead

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