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Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Alverstone, Tasmania [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dublin [1]

Kirkwall, Orkney [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Mawgan, Cornwall [1]

Shetford Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Thames Ditton, Surrey [1]

Torquay, Devon [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [9]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Lieutenant [2]

Plumber [2]

Acting CERA 2c [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Paymaster [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Artificer [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

CERA 2c [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Commander Emergency [1]

Corporal [1]

Deck Hand [1]

ERA 1c [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Master at Arms [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Plumber's Mate [1]

Private [1]

Rear-Admiral [1]

Shipwright 1c [1]

Shipwright 2c [1]

Shipwright 2c ns [1]

Shipwright 2nd class [1]

Sick Berth Steward [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS Cordelia [19]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Cordelia [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Cordelia [2]

HM Submarine E37 [1]

HMS Argyll [1]

HMS Bendish [1]

HMS CORDELIA [1]

HMS Edgar [1]

HMS Essex [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Indus [1]

HMS Jupiter [1]

HMS Minotaur [1]

HMS Renown [1]

HMS Royalist [1]

HMS Spartiate [1]

HMS Stormont [1]

HMS Superb [1]

HMS Victory [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

HMS Vivid II [1]

HMS Waterwitch [1]

HMS cordelia [1]

RNVR London - HMS Calypso [1]

RNVR London - HMS Cardiff [1]

RNVR London - HMS Cordelia [1]

RNVR Wales - HMS Cordelia [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Cordelia [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Tiger [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Vivid I [1]

Service

Royal Navy [27]

Last name first letter

B [5]

C [4]

K [3]

A [2]

D [2]

G [2]

H [2]

M [2]

W [2]

J [1]

R [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [20]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [27] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Alverstone, Tasmania [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Battersea, London [1] Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dublin [1] Kirkwall, Orkney [1] Lambeth, London [1] Mawgan, Cornwall [1] Shetford Manchester, Lancashire [1] Stepney, London [1] Thames Ditton, Surrey [1] Torquay, Devon [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [9] Ordinary Seaman [5] Lieutenant [2] Plumber [2] Acting CERA 2c [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Paymaster [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Artificer [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] CERA 2c [1] Cadet [1] Captain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Commander Emergency [1] Corporal [1] Deck Hand [1] ERA 1c [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1] Leading Seaman [1] Master at Arms [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Petty Officer [1] Plumber's Mate [1] Private [1] Rear-Admiral [1] Shipwright 1c [1] Shipwright 2c [1] Shipwright 2c ns [1] Shipwright 2nd class [1] Sick Berth Steward [1] Signalman [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS Cordelia [19] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Cordelia [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Cordelia [2] HM Submarine E37 [1] HMS Argyll [1] HMS Bendish [1] HMS CORDELIA [1] HMS Edgar [1] HMS Essex [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Indus [1] HMS Jupiter [1] HMS Minotaur [1] HMS Renown [1] HMS Royalist [1] HMS Spartiate [1] HMS Stormont [1] HMS Superb [1] HMS Victory [1] HMS Vivid [1] HMS Vivid I [1] HMS Vivid II [1] HMS Waterwitch [1] HMS cordelia [1] RNVR London - HMS Calypso [1] RNVR London - HMS Cardiff [1] RNVR London - HMS Cordelia [1] RNVR Wales - HMS Cordelia [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Cordelia [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Tiger [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Vivid I [1]

Service

Royal Navy [27]

Last name first letter

B [5] C [4] K [3] A [2] D [2] G [2] H [2] M [2] W [2] J [1] R [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [20]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

John Mitchell Moore

Born 1891

Died 1951

Royal Navy M8420 Shipwright 1c HMS Cordelia

Royal Navy M8420 Shipwright 2c ns HMS cordelia

Royal Navy M8420 Shipwright 2c HMS Cordelia

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William Charles James Bennett

Born 1899

Royal Navy J31908

Royal Navy J31908 Boy Telegraphist HMS Cordelia

Royal Navy J31908 Ordinary Telegraphist HMS Cordelia

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James Kennedy

Born 1879

Royal Navy 270211

Royal Navy 270211 ERA 1c HMS Cordelia

Royal Navy 270211 Acting CERA 2c HMS Cordelia

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Ernest Howard

Born 1882

Royal Navy 203400

Royal Navy HMS Cordelia

Royal Navy Able Seaman HMS Cordelia

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John Bibby

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy J50577 Ordinary Seaman

Royal Navy J/50577 Able Seaman HMS Cordelia

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William Edward Barton

Born 1893

Died 1919

Royal Navy J7512 Able Seaman HMS CORDELIA

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Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish

Born 1874

Died 1951

Royal Navy Rear-Admiral

Royal Navy Cadet

Royal Navy Captain HMS Cordelia

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Thomas Clemett

Born 1893

Died 1927

Royal Navy M8518 Shipwright 2nd class HMS Cordelia

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James Gabriel

Born 1893

Royal Navy SS5343 Able Seaman HMS Cordelia

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Claude Oakley Jones

Born 1893

Royal Navy J43994 Ordinary Seaman HMS Cordelia

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George Challice

Born 1873

Royal Navy 342047 Plumber HMS Cordelia

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Stephen Cooper

Born 1878

Royal Navy 177837 Able Seaman HMS Cordelia

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Herbert Matthew Giles

Born 1875

Royal Navy 277917 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Cordelia

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George Thomas Squance

Born 1875

Royal Navy 277693 Master at Arms HMS Cordelia

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James Charles Butcher

Born 1876

Royal Navy 269374 Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS Cordelia

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William George Anderson

Born 1889

Royal Navy 351698 Sick Berth Steward HMS Cordelia

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Hugh Ladas Agnew

Born 1894

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Commander Emergency

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant HMS Cordelia

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Frederick Moody

Born 1896

Died 1917

Royal Navy London Z/933 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/933 Signalman RNVR London - HMS Calypso

Royal Navy Z/933 Signalman RNVR London - HMS Cordelia

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William Arthur Williams

Born 1860

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Cordelia

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Thomas Emrys Daniel

Born 1886

Royal Navy Acting Paymaster Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Cordelia

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