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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Ballinacurra, Cork [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Burraton, St Germans, Cornwall [1]

Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Corgerrick, Kuggar, Cornwall [1]

Droitwich, Worcestershire [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Hill of Garmouth, Elgin, Scotland [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Kilburn, London [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Landport, Hampshire [1]

Lewisham, Kent [1]

Lymington, Hampshire [1]

Malvern Link, Worcestershire [1]

Millwall, London [1]

New Forest, Hampshire [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Pokesdown, Dorset [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Saint Heliers, Jersey [1]

Saint Luke's, London [1]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Shaftesbury, Dorset [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Swanage, Dorset [1]

West Drayton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Windsor, Berkshire, England [1]

Worthing, Sussex [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [32]

Boy 2nd Class [31]

Ordinary Seaman [31]

Boy 1st Class [30]

Leading Seaman [14]

Petty Officer [5]

Able Bodied Seaman [2]

Able Seaman Driver [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Master At Arms [2]

Petty Officer 1st Class [2]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Able Seaman (Rigger) [1]

Acting Chief Master at Arms [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Paymaster [1]

Assistant Clerk [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Boatman [1]

Boy 1 c [1]

Boy 1c [1]

Boy 1st Class (B1C) [1]

Boy 2 c [1]

Boy 2nd Class (B2C) [1]

Boy First Class [1]

Boy I Class [1]

Boy II Class [1]

Boy Seaman [1]

Boy Second Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Chief Master At Arms [1]

Clerk [1]

Commissioned Boatman [1]

Corporal [1]

Gunner [1]

Gunner (T) [1]

Leading Boatswain [1]

Leading Seaman (Leading Boatswain) [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Paymaster Captain [1]

Paymaster Commander [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1]

Petty Officer I Class [1]

Petty Officer II Class [1]

Private [1]

Seaman 2nd Class [1]

Ships Corporal 1st Class [1]

Unit

HMS Boscawen [23]

HMS Agincourt [11]

HMS Boscawen III [11]

HMS Excellent [6]

HMS Victory I [5]

HMS Fearless [4]

HMS Hawke [4]

HMS Victory [4]

HMS Ajax [3]

HMS Boscawen II [3]

HMS Duke of Wellington [3]

HMS Good Hope [3]

HMS Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [3]

HMS Majestic [3]

HMS Minotaur [3]

HMS Sapphire [3]

HMS Vernon [3]

HMS Active [2]

HMS Alexandra [2]

HMS Australia [2]

HMS Blenheim [2]

HMS Boscawen I [2]

HMS Caesar [2]

HMS Cochrane [2]

HMS Crescent [2]

HMS Defiance [2]

HMS Diana [2]

HMS Donegal [2]

HMS Drake [2]

HMS Dreadnought [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS Formidable [2]

HMS Furious [2]

HMS Ganges II [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Juno [2]

HMS King Alfred [2]

HMS King Edward VII [2]

HMS Mars [2]

HMS Nelson [2]

HMS Royal Sovereign [2]

HMS St Vincent [2]

HMS Sutlej [2]

HMS Thames [2]

HMS Vivid [2]

HMS Wildfire [2]

Boscawen [1]

Casheen River Coastguard - Ireland [1]

Crookhaven Coastguard - Ireland [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [41]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [7]

B [5]

F [4]

S [4]

D [3]

H [3]

E [2]

K [2]

M [2]

O [2]

T [2]

G [1]

J [1]

P [1]

W [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [32]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Ireland [2]

Egypt [1]

Jersey [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [41] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Hoxton, London [2] Ballinacurra, Cork [1] Battersea, London [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Burraton, St Germans, Cornwall [1] Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Corgerrick, Kuggar, Cornwall [1] Droitwich, Worcestershire [1] Fulham, London [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Hill of Garmouth, Elgin, Scotland [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire [1] Kilburn, London [1] Lambeth, London [1] Landport, Hampshire [1] Lewisham, Kent [1] Lymington, Hampshire [1] Malvern Link, Worcestershire [1] Millwall, London [1] New Forest, Hampshire [1] Paddington, London [1] Pokesdown, Dorset [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Saint Heliers, Jersey [1] Saint Luke's, London [1] Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] Shaftesbury, Dorset [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Swanage, Dorset [1] West Drayton, Buckinghamshire [1] Windsor, Berkshire, England [1] Worthing, Sussex [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [32] Boy 2nd Class [31] Ordinary Seaman [31] Boy 1st Class [30] Leading Seaman [14] Petty Officer [5] Able Bodied Seaman [2] Able Seaman Driver [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Master At Arms [2] Petty Officer 1st Class [2] Petty Officer 2nd Class [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Able Seaman (Rigger) [1] Acting Chief Master at Arms [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Paymaster [1] Assistant Clerk [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Boatman [1] Boy 1 c [1] Boy 1c [1] Boy 1st Class (B1C) [1] Boy 2 c [1] Boy 2nd Class (B2C) [1] Boy First Class [1] Boy I Class [1] Boy II Class [1] Boy Seaman [1] Boy Second Class [1] Bugler [1] Chief Master At Arms [1] Clerk [1] Commissioned Boatman [1] Corporal [1] Gunner [1] Gunner (T) [1] Leading Boatswain [1] Leading Seaman (Leading Boatswain) [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Paymaster Captain [1] Paymaster Commander [1] Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1] Petty Officer I Class [1] Petty Officer II Class [1] Private [1] Seaman 2nd Class [1] Ships Corporal 1st Class [1]

Unit

HMS Boscawen [23] HMS Agincourt [11] HMS Boscawen III [11] HMS Excellent [6] HMS Victory I [5] HMS Fearless [4] HMS Hawke [4] HMS Victory [4] HMS Ajax [3] HMS Boscawen II [3] HMS Duke of Wellington [3] HMS Good Hope [3] HMS Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [3] HMS Majestic [3] HMS Minotaur [3] HMS Sapphire [3] HMS Vernon [3] HMS Active [2] HMS Alexandra [2] HMS Australia [2] HMS Blenheim [2] HMS Boscawen I [2] HMS Caesar [2] HMS Cochrane [2] HMS Crescent [2] HMS Defiance [2] HMS Diana [2] HMS Donegal [2] HMS Drake [2] HMS Dreadnought [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS Formidable [2] HMS Furious [2] HMS Ganges II [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Juno [2] HMS King Alfred [2] HMS King Edward VII [2] HMS Mars [2] HMS Nelson [2] HMS Royal Sovereign [2] HMS St Vincent [2] HMS Sutlej [2] HMS Thames [2] HMS Vivid [2] HMS Wildfire [2] Boscawen [1] Casheen River Coastguard - Ireland [1] Crookhaven Coastguard - Ireland [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [41] Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [7] B [5] F [4] S [4] D [3] H [3] E [2] K [2] M [2] O [2] T [2] G [1] J [1] P [1] W [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [32]

Country

United Kingdom [20] Ireland [2] Egypt [1] Jersey [1] South Africa [1]

Walter Henry Sewell

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy 12138 Bugler Royal Marines Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 227577 Boy 2nd Class St Vincent

Royal Navy 227577 Boy 1st Class HMSs St Vincent, Boscawen III, St Vincent, Grafton, Terrible

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