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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [13]

Liverpool, Lancashire [6]

Brighton, Sussex [5]

Gosport, Hampshire [4]

Hastings, Sussex [4]

Islington, London [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Coventry, Warwickshire [3]

Hammersmith, London [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

Marylebone, London [3]

Arundel, Sussex [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

Cowes, Isle of Wight [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Guildford, Surrey [2]

Hove, Sussex [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Newbury, Berkshire [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Nottingham [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Walsall, Staffordshire [2]

3 Woodside Place,Kelvin,Glasgow, Scotland. [1]

Abinger, Surrey [1]

Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1]

Alderney [1]

Alderney, Channel Islands [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Balham, London [1]

Ballintoy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Battersea [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Beer Ferris, Devon [1]

Birmingham, Staffordshire [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [1]

Blyth, Lincolnshire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [51]

Stoker 1st Class [37]

Ordinary Seaman [35]

Private [25]

Boy 1st Class [20]

Signalman [11]

Stoker Petty Officer [10]

Ordinary Signalman [9]

Leading Seaman [8]

Leading Stoker [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Petty Officer [7]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [6]

Commander [5]

Lieutenant Commander [5]

Leading Signalman [4]

Mechanician [4]

Signal Boy [4]

Stoker 2nd Class [4]

Telegraphist [4]

Carpenter's Crew [3]

Wireman 2nd Class [3]

3rd Writer [2]

Acting Paymaster [2]

Armourer's Crew [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Cook's Mate [2]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Engineer Captain [2]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [2]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Paymaster Captain [2]

Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [2]

Shipwright [2]

2nd Cooper [1]

Acting Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Mate [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Admiral [1]

Armourer [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Assistant Clerk [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Boy [1]

Boy First Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Bugler [1]

Unit

HMS Castor [265]

HMS CASTOR [18]

HMS Castor Royal Marine Light Infantry [17]

HMS Castor Royal Marine Light Infantry: [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [3]

HMS Blenheim [2]

HMS Defiance [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Pembroke [2]

HMS Victory [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Castor [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

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

HM Minesweeper Zetland [1]

HMS Agamemnon [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Arrogant [1]

HMS Badger (Shore Establishment) [1]

HMS Blake [1]

HMS Boscawen [1]

HMS Brilliant [1]

HMS Castor RNVR [1]

HMS Castor Royal Naval Reserve [1]

HMS Castor: Royal Marine Light Infantry [1]

HMS Centaur [1]

HMS Champion [1]

HMS Cochrane [1]

HMS Colleen [1]

HMS Collingwood [1]

HMS Coventry [1]

HMS Danae [1]

HMS Dido [1]

HMS Dominion [1]

HMS Doris [1]

HMS Drake [1]

HMS Erebus [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Executive [1]

HMS Forte [1]

HMS Forward [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS Hannibal [1]

HMS Hazard [1]

HMS Hecla [1]

HMS Hercules [1]

HMS Inflexible [1]

HMS Jupiter [1]

HMS Leander [1]

HMS Lion [1]

HMS Marlborough [1]

Service

Royal Navy [299]

British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [34]

H [28]

M [27]

C [25]

S [24]

P [22]

D [20]

R [18]

W [18]

F [15]

L [15]

T [11]

G [10]

A [7]

J [6]

K [6]

O [5]

E [4]

N [2]

I [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [281]

Country

United Kingdom [52]

Jersey [2]

Guernsey [1]

India [1]

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People [299] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [13] Liverpool, Lancashire [6] Brighton, Sussex [5] Gosport, Hampshire [4] Hastings, Sussex [4] Islington, London [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Coventry, Warwickshire [3] Hammersmith, London [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Lambeth, London [3] Marylebone, London [3] Arundel, Sussex [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Camberwell, London [2] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] Cowes, Isle of Wight [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Guildford, Surrey [2] Hove, Sussex [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Newbury, Berkshire [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Nottingham [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Walsall, Staffordshire [2] 3 Woodside Place,Kelvin,Glasgow, Scotland. [1] Abinger, Surrey [1] Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1] Alderney [1] Alderney, Channel Islands [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Balham, London [1] Ballintoy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Battersea [1] Battersea, London [1] Beccles, Suffolk [1] Beer Ferris, Devon [1] Birmingham, Staffordshire [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [1] Blyth, Lincolnshire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [51] Stoker 1st Class [37] Ordinary Seaman [35] Private [25] Boy 1st Class [20] Signalman [11] Stoker Petty Officer [10] Ordinary Signalman [9] Leading Seaman [8] Leading Stoker [8] Lieutenant [7] Petty Officer [7] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [6] Commander [5] Lieutenant Commander [5] Leading Signalman [4] Mechanician [4] Signal Boy [4] Stoker 2nd Class [4] Telegraphist [4] Carpenter's Crew [3] Wireman 2nd Class [3] 3rd Writer [2] Acting Paymaster [2] Armourer's Crew [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Cook's Mate [2] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Engineer Captain [2] Officer's Steward 1st Class [2] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Paymaster Captain [2] Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [2] Shipwright [2] 2nd Cooper [1] Acting Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Mate [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Admiral [1] Armourer [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Assistant Clerk [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Boy [1] Boy First Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Bugler [1]

Unit

HMS Castor [265] HMS CASTOR [18] HMS Castor Royal Marine Light Infantry [17] HMS Castor Royal Marine Light Infantry: [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry [3] HMS Blenheim [2] HMS Defiance [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Pembroke [2] HMS Victory [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Castor [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] H.M.S. "Victory." [1] HM Minesweeper Zetland [1] HMS Agamemnon [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Arrogant [1] HMS Badger (Shore Establishment) [1] HMS Blake [1] HMS Boscawen [1] HMS Brilliant [1] HMS Castor RNVR [1] HMS Castor Royal Naval Reserve [1] HMS Castor: Royal Marine Light Infantry [1] HMS Centaur [1] HMS Champion [1] HMS Cochrane [1] HMS Colleen [1] HMS Collingwood [1] HMS Coventry [1] HMS Danae [1] HMS Dido [1] HMS Dominion [1] HMS Doris [1] HMS Drake [1] HMS Erebus [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Executive [1] HMS Forte [1] HMS Forward [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS Hannibal [1] HMS Hazard [1] HMS Hecla [1] HMS Hercules [1] HMS Inflexible [1] HMS Jupiter [1] HMS Leander [1] HMS Lion [1] HMS Marlborough [1]

Service

Royal Navy [299] British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [34] H [28] M [27] C [25] S [24] P [22] D [20] R [18] W [18] F [15] L [15] T [11] G [10] A [7] J [6] K [6] O [5] E [4] N [2] I [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [281]

Country

United Kingdom [52] Jersey [2] Guernsey [1] India [1]

Albert Frank Victor Wicks

Born 1886

Royal Navy 229226 Able Seaman HMS Castor

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Thomas Scott

Born 1885

Royal Navy 226799 Able Seaman HMS Castor

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Frederick George Mccall

Born 1897

Royal Navy J24968 Ordinary Signalman HMS Castor

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Joseph Osborn

Born 1887

Royal Navy 232651 Able Seaman HMS Castor

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Norman John Trewern

Born 1899

Royal Navy J39589 Boy 1st Class HMS Castor

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Ernest Laine Le Tissier

Born 1899

Royal Navy J34294 Boy 1st Class HMS Castor

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Ernest Alfred Hayman

Born 1884

Died 1923

Royal Navy SS103466 Leading Stoker HMS Castor

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Walter Ivill

Born 1898

Royal Navy J39708 Boy 1st Class HMS Castor

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Patrick O'donnell

Born 1897

Royal Navy J24430 Able Seaman HMS Castor

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Frederick Sharpe

Born 1893

Royal Navy K16192 Stoker 1st Class HMS Castor

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Robert George Chant

Born 1884

Royal Navy 308615 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Castor

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Edward Pontin

Born 1893

Royal Navy K11386 Leading Stoker HMS Castor

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Stanley Curtis

Born 1894

Royal Navy K14993 Stoker 1st Class HMS Castor

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Oliver Woodford

Born 1899

Royal Navy J41378 Boy 1st Class HMS Castor

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Samuel Joyce

Born 1886

Royal Navy 307343 Stoker 1st Class HMS Castor

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Fred Wheatley

Born 1885

Royal Navy M17000 Carpenters Crew HMS Castor

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Frederick Thorpe Child

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy 308828 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Castor

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William Henry Williams

Born 1890

Royal Navy L2082 Officers Clerk HMS Castor

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William Reed

Born 1896

Royal Navy K26478 Stoker 1st Class HMS Castor

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Laurence Edward Horsnell Durell

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy M5454 Carpenter's Crew HMS Castor

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