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Place of birth

Brixham, Devon [2]

Queenstown, Cork [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Brading Isle of Wight [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Burton Bradstock, Dorset [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Carrigaline, Cork [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Cork, Ireland [1]

Derby [1]

Dumfries [1]

Dunsford, Devon [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

Felling, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear [1]

Forest Gate, Essex [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Ivybridge, Devon [1]

Kinsalebeg, Waterford [1]

Limehouse, London [1]

Llandudno, Caernarvonshire [1]

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [1]

Lymington, Hampshire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Monmouth [1]

Newton Abbot, Devon [1]

Nutfield, Surrey [1]

Oldbury, Worcestershire [1]

Paignton, Devon [1]

Phillips Norton, Bath [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Saint Andrews, Fifeshire [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Southwark, London [1]

St Helier, Jersey [1]

St Hellier [1]

Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Taunton, Somerset [1]

Thornaby, Yorkshire [1]

Torquay, Devon [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [16]

Ordinary Seaman [13]

Boy 1st Class [10]

Boy 2nd Class [9]

Lieutenant Commander [6]

Petty Officer [5]

Stoker 1st class [5]

Captain [4]

Midshipman [4]

Stoker 2nd class [4]

Commander [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Sub Lieutenant [3]

Artificer Engineer [2]

Cadet [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

Private [2]

Sick Berth Steward [2]

Signalman [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Admiral [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Assistant Clerk [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 1 [1]

CERA 2 [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Boatswain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Chief Master At Arms [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Commissioned Engineer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Fourth Mate [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Engineer [1]

Master At Arms [1]

Mechanician [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Ordinary Signaller [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Paymaster Midshipman [1]

Unit

HMS Centurion [52]

HMS CENTURION [10]

HMS Ganges [6]

HMS Victory I [4]

HMS Agincourt [3]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS Exmouth [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS St Vincent [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Centurion [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Centurion [2]

Centurion [1]

Director of Minesweeping [1]

HM Submarine G8 [1]

HM Submarine K17 [1]

HMS Alexandra [1]

HMS Barham [1]

HMS Bittern [1]

HMS Boscawen [1]

HMS Brilliant [1]

HMS CENTURION [at the Battle of Jutland] [1]

HMS Camperdown [1]

HMS Centurion - 14 days cells [1]

HMS Centurion Royal Marine Light Infantry [1]

HMS Conqueror [1]

HMS Conquest [1]

HMS Conway [1]

HMS Cossack [1]

HMS Dolphin [1]

HMS Dublin [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Flora [1]

HMS Forth [1]

HMS Ganges II [1]

HMS Garnet [1]

HMS Gloucester [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Greenwich (Pellew) [1]

HMS Greenwich (Strenuous) [1]

HMS Hannibal [1]

HMS Hawker [1]

HMS Invincible [1]

HMS King Edward VII [1]

HMS Lancaster [1]

HMS Lion [1]

HMS Lowestoft [1]

HMS Minotaur [1]

HMS Nelson [1]

Service

Royal Navy [70]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [8]

F [7]

A [6]

M [6]

W [6]

D [4]

H [4]

P [4]

S [4]

C [3]

G [3]

J [3]

N [3]

T [3]

L [2]

R [2]

E [1]

K [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [52]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Germany [1]

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People [71] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Brixham, Devon [2] Queenstown, Cork [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Brading Isle of Wight [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brixton, London [1] Burton Bradstock, Dorset [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Carrigaline, Cork [1] Chelsea, London [1] Cork, Ireland [1] Derby [1] Dumfries [1] Dunsford, Devon [1] Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Felling, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear [1] Forest Gate, Essex [1] Fulham, London [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Ivybridge, Devon [1] Kinsalebeg, Waterford [1] Limehouse, London [1] Llandudno, Caernarvonshire [1] Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [1] Lymington, Hampshire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Monmouth [1] Newton Abbot, Devon [1] Nutfield, Surrey [1] Oldbury, Worcestershire [1] Paignton, Devon [1] Phillips Norton, Bath [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Saint Andrews, Fifeshire [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Southwark, London [1] St Helier, Jersey [1] St Hellier [1] Stonehouse, Devon [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Taunton, Somerset [1] Thornaby, Yorkshire [1] Torquay, Devon [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [16] Ordinary Seaman [13] Boy 1st Class [10] Boy 2nd Class [9] Lieutenant Commander [6] Petty Officer [5] Stoker 1st class [5] Captain [4] Midshipman [4] Stoker 2nd class [4] Commander [3] Lieutenant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Sub Lieutenant [3] Artificer Engineer [2] Cadet [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Chief Stoker [2] Private [2] Sick Berth Steward [2] Signalman [2] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Stoker 1st Class [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Admiral [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Assistant Clerk [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Boy [1] Boy 1 [1] CERA 2 [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Boatswain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Gunner [1] Chief Master At Arms [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Commissioned Engineer [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Fourth Mate [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Engineer [1] Master At Arms [1] Mechanician [1] Naval Cadet [1] Ordinary Signaller [1] Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander [1] Paymaster Midshipman [1]

Unit

HMS Centurion [52] HMS CENTURION [10] HMS Ganges [6] HMS Victory I [4] HMS Agincourt [3] HMS Erin [2] HMS Exmouth [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS St Vincent [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Centurion [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Centurion [2] Centurion [1] Director of Minesweeping [1] HM Submarine G8 [1] HM Submarine K17 [1] HMS Alexandra [1] HMS Barham [1] HMS Bittern [1] HMS Boscawen [1] HMS Brilliant [1] HMS CENTURION [at the Battle of Jutland] [1] HMS Camperdown [1] HMS Centurion - 14 days cells [1] HMS Centurion Royal Marine Light Infantry [1] HMS Conqueror [1] HMS Conquest [1] HMS Conway [1] HMS Cossack [1] HMS Dolphin [1] HMS Dublin [1] HMS Duke of Wellington [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Flora [1] HMS Forth [1] HMS Ganges II [1] HMS Garnet [1] HMS Gloucester [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Greenwich (Pellew) [1] HMS Greenwich (Strenuous) [1] HMS Hannibal [1] HMS Hawker [1] HMS Invincible [1] HMS King Edward VII [1] HMS Lancaster [1] HMS Lion [1] HMS Lowestoft [1] HMS Minotaur [1] HMS Nelson [1]

Service

Royal Navy [70] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [8] F [7] A [6] M [6] W [6] D [4] H [4] P [4] S [4] C [3] G [3] J [3] N [3] T [3] L [2] R [2] E [1] K [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [52]

Country

United Kingdom [22] Germany [1]

Robert Thomas Bryan

Born 1890

Died 1967

Royal Navy K17269 Stoker 1st class HMS Centurion

Royal Navy K17269 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Centurion

Royal Navy K17269 Stoker 2nd class HMS Centurion

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Reginald George Kirton

Born 1890

Died 1964

Royal Navy K17343 Stoker 1st class HMS Centurion

Royal Navy K17343 Stoker 2nd class HMS Centurion

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Thomas Clare

Born 1886

Died 1977

Royal Navy 229354 Able Seaman HMS Centurion

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John Paul Lavallin-Puxley

Born 1900

Died 1983

Royal Navy Cadet

Royal Navy acting Sub Lieutenant HMS Centurion

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Centurion

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George Smedley

Born 1894

Royal Navy K17270 Stoker 1st class HMS Centurion

Royal Navy K17270 Stoker 2nd class HMS Centurion

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Frederick Wrixton

Born 1886

Died 1915

Royal Navy 229834 Able Seaman HMS Centurion

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Joseph Charles Vaughan

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy J37035 Ordinary Seaman HMS Centurion

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Angus Porter

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant HMS Centurion

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Robert Henry Medway

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy M11068 Shipwright 2c HMS Centurion

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Albert Victor James Granville

Born 1894

Royal Navy K17284 Stoker 1st class HMS Centurion

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Charles Edward Walters

Born 1894

Died 1947

Royal Navy K17275 Stoker 1st class HMS Centurion

Royal Navy K17275 Stoker 1st class HMS Centurion - 14 days cells

Royal Navy K17275 Stoker 1st class HMS Centurion

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John Edward Medway

Born 1876

Royal Navy 189588 Petty Officer HMS Centurion

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Josiah Stonelake

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy K32288 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Centurion

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Thomas Augustine Mccluskey Monteith

Born 1897

Died 1956

Royal Navy J23546 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J23546 Boy 1st Class HMS Centurion

Royal Navy J23546 Ordinary Seaman HMS Centurion

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John Dunlea

Born 1883

Royal Navy 298114 Mechanician HMS CENTURION

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Wilfred Frankland French

Born 1880

Died 1958

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Admiral

Royal Navy Commander HMS Centurion

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George Wright

Born 1898

Died 1920

Royal Navy J33449 Boy 1st Class HMS Centurion

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George Roberts

Born 1869

Died 1953

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Chief Gunner HMS Centurion

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Percy Waterlow

Born 1891

Royal Navy 238414 Able Seaman HMS Centurion

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Alexander Ellis

Born 1879

Died 1956

Royal Navy Commissioned Engineer

Royal Navy Artificer Engineer HMS Southampton

Royal Navy Artificer Engineer HMS Centurion

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