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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [8]

Manchester, Lancashire [5]

Newcastle, Northumberland [5]

Hull, Yorkshire [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Northampton [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Winchester, Hampshire [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Cannock, Staffordshire [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Holborn, London [2]

Islington, London [2]

Limehouse, London [2]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Abbotsbury, Dorset [1]

Abbotshall, Fife [1]

Alfreton, Derbyshire [1]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Ashford, Middlesex [1]

Bedford [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bewdley, Worcestershire [1]

Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bollington, Cornwall [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Broadwater, Sussex [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chester [1]

Christchurch, Hampshire [1]

Clay Cross, Derbyshire [1]

County Cavan [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Darlington, Yorkshire [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Derby [1]

East Battersea, London [1]

East Hoathly, Sussex [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [72]

Able Seaman [31]

Stoker Petty Officer [11]

Leading Stoker [10]

Commander [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Leading Seaman [5]

Midshipman [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Stoker [4]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [3]

Leading Signalman [3]

Naval Cadet [3]

Ordinary Telegraphist [3]

Private [3]

Signalman [3]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

Gunner (T) [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [2]

Ship's Steward's Assistant [2]

Telegraphist [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

Acting Gunner (T) [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Admiral [1]

Armourer [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Commissioned Gunner [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant (Rtd) [1]

Lieutenant in Command [1]

Naval Cadet. [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Seaman [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker First Class [1]

Unit

HMS BROKE [141]

HMS Broke [34]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS BROKE [4]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Broke [4]

HMS Hibernia [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

*mistake in CWGC records [1]

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

HMS "Broke" [1]

HMS Antrim [1]

HMS Ariel [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS Boscawen [1]

HMS COCHRANE [1]

HMS Chester [1]

HMS Crusader [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS Intrepid [1]

HMS Kestrel [1]

HMS Nepean [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

HMS Phaeton [1]

HMS Superb [1]

HMS Tirade [1]

HMS Victory [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

HMS Voyager [1]

HMS Wallace [1]

HMS Wolfhound [1]

HMS Yarmouth [1]

RNVR Mersey - HMS Arrogant [1]

RNVR Mersey - HMS Broke [1]

RNVR Tyneside - HMS Greyhound [1]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [1]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Portsmouth [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS BROKE [1]

Royal Naval Division - Collingwood Battalion [1]

Service

Royal Navy [185]

Last name first letter

B [21]

M [17]

P [16]

S [15]

C [14]

H [13]

G [11]

W [11]

R [10]

T [10]

L [8]

D [7]

A [6]

F [6]

J [5]

E [4]

N [3]

Y [3]

K [2]

O [2]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [163]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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People [185] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [8] Manchester, Lancashire [5] Newcastle, Northumberland [5] Hull, Yorkshire [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Northampton [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Winchester, Hampshire [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Cannock, Staffordshire [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Holborn, London [2] Islington, London [2] Limehouse, London [2] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Abbotsbury, Dorset [1] Abbotshall, Fife [1] Alfreton, Derbyshire [1] Alton, Hampshire [1] Ashford, Middlesex [1] Bedford [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bewdley, Worcestershire [1] Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bollington, Cornwall [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Broadwater, Sussex [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chester [1] Christchurch, Hampshire [1] Clay Cross, Derbyshire [1] County Cavan [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Darlington, Yorkshire [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Derby [1] East Battersea, London [1] East Hoathly, Sussex [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [72] Able Seaman [31] Stoker Petty Officer [11] Leading Stoker [10] Commander [8] Lieutenant [8] Leading Seaman [5] Midshipman [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Captain [4] Lieutenant Commander [4] Stoker [4] Acting Sub Lieutenant [3] Leading Signalman [3] Naval Cadet [3] Ordinary Telegraphist [3] Private [3] Signalman [3] Boy 2nd Class [2] Chief Stoker [2] Gunner (T) [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Petty Officer Telegraphist [2] Ship's Steward's Assistant [2] Telegraphist [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] Acting Gunner (T) [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Admiral [1] Armourer [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Commissioned Gunner [1] Cook's Mate [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant (Rtd) [1] Lieutenant in Command [1] Naval Cadet. [1] Paymaster Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Petty Officer [1] Seaman [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker First Class [1]

Unit

HMS BROKE [141] HMS Broke [34] Royal Naval Reserve [4] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS BROKE [4] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Broke [4] HMS Hibernia [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] *mistake in CWGC records [1] H.M.S. "Broke." [1] HMS "Broke" [1] HMS Antrim [1] HMS Ariel [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS Boscawen [1] HMS COCHRANE [1] HMS Chester [1] HMS Crusader [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS Intrepid [1] HMS Kestrel [1] HMS Nepean [1] HMS Pembroke [1] HMS Phaeton [1] HMS Superb [1] HMS Tirade [1] HMS Victory [1] HMS Vivid I [1] HMS Voyager [1] HMS Wallace [1] HMS Wolfhound [1] HMS Yarmouth [1] RNVR Mersey - HMS Arrogant [1] RNVR Mersey - HMS Broke [1] RNVR Tyneside - HMS Greyhound [1] Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [1] Royal Fleet Reserve - Portsmouth [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS BROKE [1] Royal Naval Division - Collingwood Battalion [1]

Service

Royal Navy [185]

Last name first letter

B [21] M [17] P [16] S [15] C [14] H [13] G [11] W [11] R [10] T [10] L [8] D [7] A [6] F [6] J [5] E [4] N [3] Y [3] K [2] O [2] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [163]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Nelson Benger

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS106311 Stoker 1st Class HMS BROKE

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George William Thompson

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy SS112635 HMS "Broke"

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John Edward Frederick Boulter

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy 235985 Able Seaman HMS BROKE

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Samuel Field

Born 1880

Died 1917

Royal Navy SS101225 Stoker 1st Class HMS Broke

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Harry Beadle

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS106419 Stoker 1st Class HMS BROKE

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Lionel Hall Peppe

Born 1897

Died 1991

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Superb

…

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William Foreman Mather

Born 1884

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS106828 Leading Stoker HMS Victory

Royal Navy Stoker 1st Class HMS BROKE

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Irvine Gordon Glennie

Born 1892

Died 1980

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS BROKE

…

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Edward Sansom

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy 287633 Stoker 1st Class HMS Broke

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Frederick Orpet

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy 290268 Leading Stoker HMS Broke

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James Bell

Born 1877

Died 1916

Royal Navy 283394 Stoker 1st Class HMS Broke

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Thomas William Phillips

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J28425 Able Seaman HMS BROKE

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William John Merritt

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy M12106 Ship's Steward's Assistant HMS BROKE

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Dixon Slater

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy K347 Stoker Petty Officer HMS BROKE

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Hudson Smith

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS100578 Stoker 1st Class HMS BROKE

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Frank Burrows

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS107890 Stoker 1st Class HMS BROKE

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James Padmore

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS108624 Stoker 1st Class HMS BROKE

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William Gill

Born 1880

Died 1916

Royal Navy 294562 Stoker Petty Officer HMS BROKE

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William John Boxall

Born 1882

Died 1916

Royal Navy 296810 Leading Stoker HMS BROKE

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Hugh Clarke

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy 300806 Stoker 1st Class HMS BROKE

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