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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [16]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [11]

Devonport, Devon [10]

Liverpool, Lancashire [10]

Manchester, Lancashire [10]

Battersea, London [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6]

Belfast, Antrim [5]

Cork [5]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Exeter, Devon [4]

Gloucester [4]

Marylebone, London [4]

Salford, Lancashire [4]

Torpoint, Cornwall [4]

Bath, Somerset [3]

Bedminster, Somerset [3]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Eastney, Portsmouth, Hants [3]

Frome, Somerset [3]

Islington, London [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Pulborough, Sussex [3]

Stonehouse, Devon [3]

Truro, Cornwall [3]

Aberdeen [2]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [2]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Bridgewater, Somerset [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Chester [2]

Derby [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Ivybridge, Devon [2]

Kingsbridge, Devon [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Newton Abbot, Devon [2]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [2]

Plaistow, Essex [2]

Pontypool, Monmouthshire [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [152]

Ordinary Seaman [89]

Stoker 1st Class [84]

Boy 1st Class [57]

Private [34]

Gunner [32]

Leading Seaman [24]

Stoker 2nd Class [18]

Stoker Petty Officer [17]

Boy 2nd Class [16]

Midshipman [15]

Musician [13]

Leading Stoker [11]

Lieutenant [10]

Lieutenant Commander [9]

Petty Officer [9]

Commander [8]

Captain [6]

Ordinary Telegraphist [6]

Commander (Retd) [5]

Lieutenant Commander (Retd) [5]

Signal Boy [5]

Boy Telegraphist [4]

Leading Signalman [4]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [4]

Armourer's Crew [3]

Artificer Engineer [3]

Assistant Paymaster [3]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3]

Chief Stoker [3]

Corporal [3]

Ordinary Signalman [3]

Paymaster Captain [3]

Paymaster Commander [3]

Signalman [3]

Acting Engineer Lieutenant Commander (Temporary Service) [2]

Armourer [2]

Band Corporal [2]

Blacksmith [2]

Carpenter's Crew [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Engineer Commander [2]

Engineer Lieutenant (temporary) [2]

Fleet Paymaster [2]

Leading Telegraphist [2]

Lieutenant (Retd) [2]

Mechanician [2]

Officer's Cook 3rd Class [2]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [2]

Painter 1st Class [2]

Unit

HMS COLLINGWOOD [386]

HMS Collingwood [64]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [49]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS COLLINGWOOD [30]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS COLLINGWOOD [27]

RNVR Clyde - HMS Collingwood [22]

Royal Marines Band - HMS COLLINGWOOD [14]

HMS Hindustan [11]

HMS Impregnable [9]

RNVR Tyneside - HMS Collingwood [9]

RNVR London - HMS Collingwood [8]

Royal Marine Artillery [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6]

HMS Ajax [5]

RNVR Bristol - HMS Collingwood [5]

Royal Naval Division - Collingwood Battalion [5]

Seaman Storming Party [5]

HMS Erin [4]

HMS Vindictive [4]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS COLLINGWOOD [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [3]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [2]

HM Submarine J6 [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Ganges II [2]

HMS Jupiter [2]

HMS Powerful [2]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party [2]

HMS Vivid [2]

HMS Vivid II [2]

RNVR Sussex - HMS Collingwood [2]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [2]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [1]

Collingwood [1]

Columbine [1]

Defiance [1]

Dolphin [1]

Felpham Coastguard Station - W. Sussex [1]

Fishbourne Coastguard Station - IOW [1]

Ganges [1]

Ganges, St Vincent, Vivid I & Colllingwood [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

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

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

HM Submarine E14 [1]

HM Submarine G4 [1]

HMS Impregnable undertraining [1]

HMS Agamemnon [1]

Service

Royal Navy [585]

British Army [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [68]

H [63]

B [57]

W [49]

C [47]

P [38]

S [37]

T [30]

R [29]

D [23]

G [23]

L [23]

F [20]

J [18]

E [14]

A [12]

K [12]

N [10]

O [6]

Y [3]

I [2]

U [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [553]

Country

United Kingdom [63]

Australia [1]

Jersey [1]

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People [586] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [16] Bristol, Gloucestershire [11] Devonport, Devon [10] Liverpool, Lancashire [10] Manchester, Lancashire [10] Battersea, London [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6] Belfast, Antrim [5] Cork [5] Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Exeter, Devon [4] Gloucester [4] Marylebone, London [4] Salford, Lancashire [4] Torpoint, Cornwall [4] Bath, Somerset [3] Bedminster, Somerset [3] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Camberwell, London [3] Eastney, Portsmouth, Hants [3] Frome, Somerset [3] Islington, London [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Pulborough, Sussex [3] Stonehouse, Devon [3] Truro, Cornwall [3] Aberdeen [2] Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [2] Banbury, Oxfordshire [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Bridgewater, Somerset [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Chester [2] Derby [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Hoxton, London [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Ivybridge, Devon [2] Kingsbridge, Devon [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Newton Abbot, Devon [2] Northampton, Northamptonshire [2] Plaistow, Essex [2] Pontypool, Monmouthshire [2] Poplar, London [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [152] Ordinary Seaman [89] Stoker 1st Class [84] Boy 1st Class [57] Private [34] Gunner [32] Leading Seaman [24] Stoker 2nd Class [18] Stoker Petty Officer [17] Boy 2nd Class [16] Midshipman [15] Musician [13] Leading Stoker [11] Lieutenant [10] Lieutenant Commander [9] Petty Officer [9] Commander [8] Captain [6] Ordinary Telegraphist [6] Commander (Retd) [5] Lieutenant Commander (Retd) [5] Signal Boy [5] Boy Telegraphist [4] Leading Signalman [4] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [4] Armourer's Crew [3] Artificer Engineer [3] Assistant Paymaster [3] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3] Chief Stoker [3] Corporal [3] Ordinary Signalman [3] Paymaster Captain [3] Paymaster Commander [3] Signalman [3] Acting Engineer Lieutenant Commander (Temporary Service) [2] Armourer [2] Band Corporal [2] Blacksmith [2] Carpenter's Crew [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Engineer Commander [2] Engineer Lieutenant (temporary) [2] Fleet Paymaster [2] Leading Telegraphist [2] Lieutenant (Retd) [2] Mechanician [2] Officer's Cook 3rd Class [2] Officer's Steward 1st Class [2] Painter 1st Class [2]

Unit

HMS COLLINGWOOD [386] HMS Collingwood [64] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [49] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS COLLINGWOOD [30] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS COLLINGWOOD [27] RNVR Clyde - HMS Collingwood [22] Royal Marines Band - HMS COLLINGWOOD [14] HMS Hindustan [11] HMS Impregnable [9] RNVR Tyneside - HMS Collingwood [9] RNVR London - HMS Collingwood [8] Royal Marine Artillery [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6] HMS Ajax [5] RNVR Bristol - HMS Collingwood [5] Royal Naval Division - Collingwood Battalion [5] Seaman Storming Party [5] HMS Erin [4] HMS Vindictive [4] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS COLLINGWOOD [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [3] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [2] HM Submarine J6 [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Ganges II [2] HMS Jupiter [2] HMS Powerful [2] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party [2] HMS Vivid [2] HMS Vivid II [2] RNVR Sussex - HMS Collingwood [2] Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [2] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [1] Collingwood [1] Columbine [1] Defiance [1] Dolphin [1] Felpham Coastguard Station - W. Sussex [1] Fishbourne Coastguard Station - IOW [1] Ganges [1] Ganges, St Vincent, Vivid I & Colllingwood [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. "Ajax." [1] H.M.S. "Perdita." [1] HM Submarine E14 [1] HM Submarine G4 [1] HMS Impregnable undertraining [1] HMS Agamemnon [1]

Service

Royal Navy [585] British Army [3] Australian Imperial Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [68] H [63] B [57] W [49] C [47] P [38] S [37] T [30] R [29] D [23] G [23] L [23] F [20] J [18] E [14] A [12] K [12] N [10] O [6] Y [3] I [2] U [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [553]

Country

United Kingdom [63] Australia [1] Jersey [1]

Joseph Hatcher

Born 1891

Royal Navy 13127 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 945 Musician Royal Marines Band - HMS COLLINGWOOD

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William Henry Barrett

Born 1886

Royal Navy 14043 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 216832 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 1026 Band Corporal Royal Marine Band, HMS Collingwood

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Thomas Agnew Mcmaster

Born 1897

Royal Navy Clyde Z/7450 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Clyde Z/7450 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Clyde Z/7450 Signalman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

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Ellis Howarth Taylor

Born 1882

Royal Navy PLY/10026 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/10026 Serjeant Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy Royal Marine Gunner HMS Collingwood

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Harry Stokes

Born 1895

Royal Navy Clyde Z/4894 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/4894 Able Seaman RNVR Clyde - HMS Collingwood

Royal Navy DA 17814 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Frank Lefevre

Born 1877

Royal Navy 7574 Serjeant Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 7574 Sergeant Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS COLLINGWOOD

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