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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [33]

Southampton, Hampshire [20]

Brighton, Sussex [13]

Hull, Yorkshire [9]

Liverpool, Lancashire [8]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [7]

Leeds, Yorkshire [7]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [6]

Chichester, Sussex [6]

Nottingham [5]

Croydon, Surrey [4]

Edinburgh [4]

Hastings, Sussex [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Alton, Hampshire [3]

Battersea, London [3]

Birmingham [3]

Bow, London [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Dublin [3]

Gosport, Hampshire [3]

Holloway, London [3]

Leicester [3]

Reading, Berkshire [3]

Sunderland, Durham [3]

Winchester, Hampshire [3]

Aberdeen [2]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Blandford, Dorset [2]

Boscombe, Hampshire [2]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Bridport, Dorset [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Chertsey, Surrey [2]

Cranleigh, Surrey [2]

Dartmouth, Devon [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Dundee [2]

Farnham, Surrey [2]

Hertford [2]

Holyhead, Anglesey [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Lewisham, London [2]

Littlehampton, Sussex [2]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2]

Mile End, London [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [146]

Ordinary Seaman [95]

Stoker 1st Class [90]

Boy 1st Class [75]

Private [75]

Leading Seaman [30]

Seaman [29]

Stoker 2nd Class [26]

Leading Stoker [25]

Stoker [20]

Boy 2nd Class [19]

Midshipman [17]

Petty Officer [16]

Musician [14]

Lieutenant [12]

Petty Officer 1st Class [9]

Stoker Petty Officer [9]

Chief Stoker [6]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [6]

Petty Officer Stoker [6]

Ordinary Signalman [5]

Shipwright 2nd Class [5]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4]

Artificer Engineer [4]

Cook's Mate [4]

Gunner [4]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Shipwright 1st Class [4]

Signalman [4]

Armourer's Crew [3]

Corporal [3]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3]

Leading Signalman [3]

Naval Cadet [3]

Officer's Cook 3rd Class [3]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [3]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [3]

Sub Lieutenant [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Assistant Paymaster [2]

Blacksmith's Mate [2]

Bugler [2]

Captain [2]

Carpenter's Crew [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Commander [2]

Engineer Commander [2]

Engineer Lieutenant [2]

Mechanician [2]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [2]

Unit

HMS BULWARK [546]

HMS Bulwark [71]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS BULWARK [67]

Royal Naval Reserve [55]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Bulwark [55]

Royal Marines Band - HMS BULWARK [12]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS BULWARK [10]

HMS Ganges II [7]

HMS Ajax [6]

HMS Fearless [5]

HMS Ganges [5]

Royal Marine Artillery [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5]

HMS Impregnable [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

HMS Erin [3]

HMS Fisgard [3]

HMS Jupiter [3]

HMS Northampton [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

HMS 'Bulwark' [2]

HMS Amphitrite [2]

HMS Berwick [2]

HMS Drake [2]

HMS Duncan [2]

HMS Excellent [2]

HMS Lion [2]

HMS Minotaur [2]

HMS Vanguard [2]

HMS Victory II [2]

"HMS Bulwark" [1]

Admiralty Civilian/HMS BULWARK [1]

Britannia [1]

Duke of Wellington 2 [1]

HM Submarine [1]

HM TB 114 [1]

HMS 'Prince George' [1]

HMS ABERCROMBIE [1]

HMS ACTAEON [1]

HMS Agamemnon [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Amethyst [1]

HMS Antrim [1]

HMS Argonaut [1]

HMS Argyll [1]

HMS Ariadne [1]

HMS BULWARK, HM Submarines and others [1]

HMS BULWARK, HMS OPHELIA [1]

HMS Bacchante [1]

HMS Bellerophon [1]

Service

Royal Navy [780]

Last name first letter

B [105]

H [75]

C [60]

S [60]

M [59]

W [55]

P [54]

G [35]

A [33]

D [33]

T [33]

L [28]

R [28]

F [24]

K [24]

E [20]

J [19]

N [15]

O [6]

U [6]

V [4]

I [2]

Q [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [654]

Country

United Kingdom [67]

Ireland [2]

Argentina [1]

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People [780] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [33] Southampton, Hampshire [20] Brighton, Sussex [13] Hull, Yorkshire [9] Liverpool, Lancashire [8] Birmingham, Warwickshire [7] Leeds, Yorkshire [7] Basingstoke, Hampshire [6] Chichester, Sussex [6] Nottingham [5] Croydon, Surrey [4] Edinburgh [4] Hastings, Sussex [4] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Alton, Hampshire [3] Battersea, London [3] Birmingham [3] Bow, London [3] Camberwell, London [3] Dublin [3] Gosport, Hampshire [3] Holloway, London [3] Leicester [3] Reading, Berkshire [3] Sunderland, Durham [3] Winchester, Hampshire [3] Aberdeen [2] Alverstoke, Hampshire [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Blandford, Dorset [2] Boscombe, Hampshire [2] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Bridport, Dorset [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Chertsey, Surrey [2] Cranleigh, Surrey [2] Dartmouth, Devon [2] Dover, Kent [2] Dundee [2] Farnham, Surrey [2] Hertford [2] Holyhead, Anglesey [2] Hoxton, London [2] Kensington, London [2] Lewisham, London [2] Littlehampton, Sussex [2] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2] Mile End, London [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [146] Ordinary Seaman [95] Stoker 1st Class [90] Boy 1st Class [75] Private [75] Leading Seaman [30] Seaman [29] Stoker 2nd Class [26] Leading Stoker [25] Stoker [20] Boy 2nd Class [19] Midshipman [17] Petty Officer [16] Musician [14] Lieutenant [12] Petty Officer 1st Class [9] Stoker Petty Officer [9] Chief Stoker [6] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [6] Petty Officer Stoker [6] Ordinary Signalman [5] Shipwright 2nd Class [5] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4] Artificer Engineer [4] Cook's Mate [4] Gunner [4] Lieutenant Commander [4] Shipwright 1st Class [4] Signalman [4] Armourer's Crew [3] Corporal [3] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3] Leading Signalman [3] Naval Cadet [3] Officer's Cook 3rd Class [3] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [3] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [3] Sub Lieutenant [3] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Assistant Paymaster [2] Blacksmith's Mate [2] Bugler [2] Captain [2] Carpenter's Crew [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Commander [2] Engineer Commander [2] Engineer Lieutenant [2] Mechanician [2] Officer's Steward 1st Class [2]

Unit

HMS BULWARK [546] HMS Bulwark [71] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS BULWARK [67] Royal Naval Reserve [55] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Bulwark [55] Royal Marines Band - HMS BULWARK [12] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS BULWARK [10] HMS Ganges II [7] HMS Ajax [6] HMS Fearless [5] HMS Ganges [5] Royal Marine Artillery [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5] HMS Impregnable [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] HMS Erin [3] HMS Fisgard [3] HMS Jupiter [3] HMS Northampton [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] HMS 'Bulwark' [2] HMS Amphitrite [2] HMS Berwick [2] HMS Drake [2] HMS Duncan [2] HMS Excellent [2] HMS Lion [2] HMS Minotaur [2] HMS Vanguard [2] HMS Victory II [2] "HMS Bulwark" [1] Admiralty Civilian/HMS BULWARK [1] Britannia [1] Duke of Wellington 2 [1] HM Submarine [1] HM TB 114 [1] HMS 'Prince George' [1] HMS ABERCROMBIE [1] HMS ACTAEON [1] HMS Agamemnon [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Amethyst [1] HMS Antrim [1] HMS Argonaut [1] HMS Argyll [1] HMS Ariadne [1] HMS BULWARK, HM Submarines and others [1] HMS BULWARK, HMS OPHELIA [1] HMS Bacchante [1] HMS Bellerophon [1]

Service

Royal Navy [780]

Last name first letter

B [105] H [75] C [60] S [60] M [59] W [55] P [54] G [35] A [33] D [33] T [33] L [28] R [28] F [24] K [24] E [20] J [19] N [15] O [6] U [6] V [4] I [2] Q [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [654]

Country

United Kingdom [67] Ireland [2] Argentina [1]

Francis Carter

Born 1876

Died 1914

Royal Navy Acting Artificer Engineer HMS Bulwark

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Jack Davis

Born 1892

Died 1914

Royal Navy K16527

Royal Navy K16527 Stoker 1st Class HMS Bulwark

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Arthur Willison

Born 1894

Died 1914

Royal Navy K17669 Stoker 1st Class HMS BULWARK

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Frederick George Dorey

Born 1870

Died 1914

Royal Navy 152697 Petty Officer Stoker HMS BULWARK

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James Thomas Gardner

Born 1868

Died 1914

Royal Navy 123062 Able Seaman HMS BULWARK

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William Balmer

Born 1867

Died 1914

Royal Navy 149705 Chief Stoker HMS BULWARK

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Arthur E Foord

Born 1877

Died 1914

Royal Navy 176283 Petty Officer HMS BULWARK

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Anthony Eames

Born 1876

Died 1914

Royal Navy 283372 Stoker 1st Class HMS BULWARK

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Ernest Edward Godden

Born 1880

Died 1914

Royal Navy 343011 Shipwright 2nd Class HMS BULWARK

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Charles John Crowther

Born 1887

Died 1914

Royal Navy 271317 Boy Artificer

Royal Navy 271317 Engine Room Artificer 5th Class

Royal Navy 271317 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Drake

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George Waggett

Born 1880

Died 1914

Royal Navy 343008 Shipwright 1st Class HMS BULWARK

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Stanley Martin

Born 1879

Died 1914

Royal Navy 345056 Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class HMS BULWARK

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George Armstrong

Born 1895

Died 1914

Royal Navy J15512 Ordinary Seaman HMS Bulwark

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William Frederick George Underhay

Born 1881

Died 1914

Royal Navy 195322 Able Seaman

Royal Navy 195322 (PO) Able Seaman HMS Bulwark

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George Davies

Born 1874

Died 1914

Royal Navy 278049 (RFR PO B925) Petty Officer Stoker 2nd Class HMS BULWARK

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Alfred Henry Adames

Born 1878

Died 1914

Royal Navy 341309 Blacksmith's Mate HMS BULWARK

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Rupert Buckland

Born 1878

Died 1914

Royal Navy 341349 Plumber HMS BULWARK

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William Walter Scott

Born 1876

Died 1914

Royal Navy 150144 Master at Arms HMS Bulwark

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George Attwood

Born 1882

Died 1914

Royal Navy 197728 Yeoman of Signals HMS BULWARK

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Henry Chapman

Born 1869

Died 1914

Royal Navy 147160 Petty Officer Stoker "HMS Bulwark"

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