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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]

Edward John Brimilcombe

Born 1885

Royal Navy 214395 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 214395 Boy 1st Class HMS Lion

Royal Navy 214395 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

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Thomas James Walter

Born 1892

Royal Navy J6419 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J6419 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J6419 Ordinary Seaman HMS Bulwark

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Robert Pritchard

Born 1881

Died 1914

Royal Navy U 1887 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 1887U Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Bulwark

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Albert Joseph Beabey

Born 1877

Died 1914

Royal Navy 13520 Musician Royal Marines Light Infantry - Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 606 Band Corporal Royal Marines Band - HMS BULWARK

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Patrick Joseph Short

Born 1881

Died 1914

Royal Navy U 2014 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2014V Stoker Royal Naval Reserve *mistake in CWGC records

Royal Navy 2014.U. (Po) Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Bulwark

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Thomas Coogan

Born 1871

Died 1914

Royal Navy U 1984 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 1984V Stoker Royal Naval Reserve *mistake in CWGC records

Royal Navy 1984.U. (PO) Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Bulwark

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Alfred James Barrell

Born 1877

Died 1914

Royal Navy 13522 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 608 Musician Royal Marines Band - HMS BULWARK

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Frederick Arthur Trendell

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy J3319

Royal Navy J3319 Boy 2nd Class HMSs Ganges, Impregnable

Royal Navy J3319 Boy 1st Class HMSs Impregnable, Berwick, Bulwark, Dominion

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William Hessey

Born 1877

Died 1914

Royal Navy 16237 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 16526 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS BULWARK

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Alfred Thomas Hope

Born 1881

Died 1914

Royal Navy 12154 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 12612 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 374 Musician Royal Marines Band: HMS BULWARK

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Frederick Moore

Born 1882

Died 1914

Royal Navy 12722 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 757 Musician Royal Marines Band - HMS BULWARK

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Harry King

Born 1881

Died 1914

Royal Navy 12623 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 474 Musician Royal Marines Band - HMS BULWARK

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Arthur Thompson

Born 1884

Died 1914

Royal Navy 13776 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 15550 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS BULWARK

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Alfred Harris

Born 1876

Died 1914

Royal Navy PO/7495 Private Royal Marines Light Infantry - Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy PO/7495 Private Royal Marines Light Infantry - HMS 'Bulwark'

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Magnus Harper

Born 1875

Died 1914

Royal Navy U 885 Stoker Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 885/V Stoker Royal Naval Reserve *mistake in CWGC Records

Royal Navy 885/U Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Bulwark

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William Stillman

Born 1884

Died 1914

Royal Navy 11825 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 13269 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS BULWARK

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Frederick Tracy

Born 1888

Died 1914

Royal Navy 269 Royal Marines Depot

Royal Navy 15891 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS BULWARK

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William Maxwell

Born 1891

Died 1914

Royal Navy 14638 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 1379 Musician Royal Marines Band - HMS BULWARK

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Dennis Campbell

Born 1887

Died 1914

Royal Navy 13548 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 598 Musician Royal Marines Band - HMS BULWARK

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Samuel Edgar Lucking

Born 1886

Died 1914

Royal Navy 8836 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 13020 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS BULWARK

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