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Place of birth

Gosport, Hampshire [3]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1]

Alabama, United States of America [1]

Ampfield, Hampshire [1]

Ballymena, County Antrim, Ulster [1]

Bembridge Isle of Wight [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bexhill, Sussex [1]

Birr, Kings County [1]

Brixton, Surrey [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Burraton, St Germans, Cornwall [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Buxted, Sussex [1]

Chelmondiston, Suffolk [1]

Chislehurst, Kent [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Cowes Isle of Wight [1]

Cutwood, Surrey [1]

Derby [1]

Dereham, Norfolk [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Eastney, Portsmouth, Hants [1]

Ernestown, Ontario [1]

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Guston, Kent [1]

Hailsham, Sussex [1]

Hunton, Kent [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kennington, London [1]

Kingston, Hampshire [1]

Knighton, Radnorshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Madeley, Staffordshire [1]

Maidenhead, Berkshire [1]

Nonington, Kent [1]

Northallerton, Yorkshire [1]

Plaistow, London [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Rainford, Lancashire [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire [1]

Saint Giles, Edinburgh [1]

Saint Heliers Jersey [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Southall, Middlesex [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [20]

Boy 2nd Class [10]

Boy 1st Class [9]

Stoker 1st Class [9]

Ordinary Seaman [8]

Stoker 2nd Class [6]

Petty Officer [5]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Sick Berth Steward [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Able Bodied Seaman [2]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Assistant Paymaster [2]

Bugler [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Ordinary Signalman [2]

Signal Boy [2]

Signalman [2]

Stoker [2]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Artificer Engineer [1]

Acting Chief Stoker [1]

Acting Electrician [1]

Acting Paymaster [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Assistant Clerk [1]

Band Corporal [1]

Boy Artificer [1]

Boy Sailor [1]

Cadet [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Armourer [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Enginer Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Clerk [1]

Commander [1]

Commissioned Engineer [1]

Corporal [1]

Electrical Artificer [1]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Electrician 3rd Class [1]

Unit

HMS Cochrane [53]

HMS COCHRANE [5]

HMS Agincourt [4]

HMS Fearless [3]

HMS Impregnable [3]

HMS Victory II [3]

HMS Blenheim [2]

HMS Boscawen [2]

HMS Dolphin [2]

HMS Dominion [2]

HMS Drake [2]

HMS Fisgard [2]

HMS Ganges II [2]

HMS Jupiter [2]

HMS Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [2]

HMS Nelson [2]

HMS Powerful [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Cochrane [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Cochrane [2]

Continuous Service [1]

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

HM Submarine E22 [1]

HM Submarine E36 [1]

HM Submarine J6 [1]

HMS "Cochrane" [1]

HMS Acheron [Acheron Class destroyer] [1]

HMS Achilles [1]

HMS Agamemnon [1]

HMS Arrogant [1]

HMS Assistance [1]

HMS Berwick [1]

HMS Broke [1]

HMS COCHRANE. Present at the Battle of Jutland. [1]

HMS Caesar [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS Centaur [1]

HMS Champion [1]

HMS Cochrane [Warrior Class armoured cruiser] [1]

HMS Colleen [1]

HMS Collingwood [1]

HMS Cressy [1]

HMS Cullist [1]

HMS Cyclops [1]

HMS Danae [1]

HMS Defiance [1]

HMS Diana [1]

HMS Doris [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington II [1]

HMS Endymion [1]

Service

Royal Navy [71]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [11]

W [8]

F [6]

R [6]

H [5]

P [5]

B [4]

G [4]

L [4]

M [4]

D [3]

E [3]

C [2]

T [2]

I [1]

N [1]

O [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [46]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Canada [1]

United States [1]

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People [71] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Gosport, Hampshire [3] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1] Alabama, United States of America [1] Ampfield, Hampshire [1] Ballymena, County Antrim, Ulster [1] Bembridge Isle of Wight [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bexhill, Sussex [1] Birr, Kings County [1] Brixton, Surrey [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Burraton, St Germans, Cornwall [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Buxted, Sussex [1] Chelmondiston, Suffolk [1] Chislehurst, Kent [1] Clapton, London [1] Cowes Isle of Wight [1] Cutwood, Surrey [1] Derby [1] Dereham, Norfolk [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Eastney, Portsmouth, Hants [1] Ernestown, Ontario [1] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Guston, Kent [1] Hailsham, Sussex [1] Hunton, Kent [1] Islington, London [1] Kennington, London [1] Kingston, Hampshire [1] Knighton, Radnorshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Madeley, Staffordshire [1] Maidenhead, Berkshire [1] Nonington, Kent [1] Northallerton, Yorkshire [1] Plaistow, London [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Rainford, Lancashire [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire [1] Saint Giles, Edinburgh [1] Saint Heliers Jersey [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Southall, Middlesex [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [20] Boy 2nd Class [10] Boy 1st Class [9] Stoker 1st Class [9] Ordinary Seaman [8] Stoker 2nd Class [6] Petty Officer [5] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3] Leading Stoker [3] Sick Berth Steward [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Able Bodied Seaman [2] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Assistant Paymaster [2] Bugler [2] Chief Stoker [2] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2] Leading Seaman [2] Lieutenant [2] Ordinary Signalman [2] Signal Boy [2] Signalman [2] Stoker [2] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Artificer Engineer [1] Acting Chief Stoker [1] Acting Electrician [1] Acting Paymaster [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Assistant Clerk [1] Band Corporal [1] Boy Artificer [1] Boy Sailor [1] Cadet [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Armourer [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Enginer Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Clerk [1] Commander [1] Commissioned Engineer [1] Corporal [1] Electrical Artificer [1] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1] Electrician 3rd Class [1]

Unit

HMS Cochrane [53] HMS COCHRANE [5] HMS Agincourt [4] HMS Fearless [3] HMS Impregnable [3] HMS Victory II [3] HMS Blenheim [2] HMS Boscawen [2] HMS Dolphin [2] HMS Dominion [2] HMS Drake [2] HMS Fisgard [2] HMS Ganges II [2] HMS Jupiter [2] HMS Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [2] HMS Nelson [2] HMS Powerful [2] HMS Victory I [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Cochrane [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Cochrane [2] Continuous Service [1] H.M.S. "Cressy" [1] HM Submarine E22 [1] HM Submarine E36 [1] HM Submarine J6 [1] HMS "Cochrane" [1] HMS Acheron [Acheron Class destroyer] [1] HMS Achilles [1] HMS Agamemnon [1] HMS Arrogant [1] HMS Assistance [1] HMS Berwick [1] HMS Broke [1] HMS COCHRANE. Present at the Battle of Jutland. [1] HMS Caesar [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS Centaur [1] HMS Champion [1] HMS Cochrane [Warrior Class armoured cruiser] [1] HMS Colleen [1] HMS Collingwood [1] HMS Cressy [1] HMS Cullist [1] HMS Cyclops [1] HMS Danae [1] HMS Defiance [1] HMS Diana [1] HMS Doris [1] HMS Duke of Wellington II [1] HMS Endymion [1]

Service

Royal Navy [71] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [11] W [8] F [6] R [6] H [5] P [5] B [4] G [4] L [4] M [4] D [3] E [3] C [2] T [2] I [1] N [1] O [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [46]

Country

United Kingdom [18] Canada [1] United States [1]

Leonard Fisher

Born 1880

Died 1955

Royal Navy 270603

Royal Navy Acting Artificer Engineer HMS Cochrane

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Albert Frederick Husk

Born 1897

Died 1920

Royal Navy J/26742 Able Seaman

Royal Navy J/26742 Able Seaman HMS Cochrane

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James Ross Young

Born 1859

Royal Navy 361684 Officers Cook 1st Class

Royal Navy 361684 Officers Chief Cook

Royal Navy 361684

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Rupert Walter Paine

Born 1898

Royal Navy J31331 Ordinary Signalman HMS COCHRANE

Royal Navy J31331 Signalman HMS COCHRANE

Royal Navy J31331 Signalman

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Robert Elkins

Born 1885

Royal Navy SS634 Able Seaman HMS Victory, HMS Vengeance

Royal Navy K4181 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Cochrane

Royal Navy K4181 Leading Stoker HMS Cochrane

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Christopher Frank Samways

Born 1896

Died 1917

Royal Navy J24972 Able Seaman HMS COCHRANE

Royal Navy J24972 Able Seaman HMS Broke

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Giles Garnet Membery

Born 1874

Royal Navy Fleet Surgeon HMS Cochrane

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William Foster

Born 1897

Died 1988

Royal Navy K32647 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Cochrane

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William George Freeman

Born 1898

Royal Navy J32819 Ordinary Seaman HMS Cochrane

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George William Frederick Fitzgeorge

Born 1891

Royal Navy Cadet

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Cochrane

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Archibald Alexander Piper

Born 1892

Royal Navy Boy Sailor

Royal Navy J4148 Able Seaman

Royal Navy J4148 Able Seaman HMS Cochrane

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William Henry Norris

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy J7635 Petty Officer HMS Cochrane

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Percy William Crook

Born 1895

Royal Navy K32523 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Cochrane

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Robert William Flower

Born 1896

Died 1976

Royal Navy J23565 Able Seaman HMS Cochrane

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Thomas Henry George Rennison

Born 1883

Royal Navy 341816 Ship's Steward HMS Cochrane

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Julian Herbert Woodbridge

Born 1878

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Commander HMS Cochrane

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Henry Russell

Born 1875

Royal Navy 350483 Sick Berth Steward HMS Cochrane

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Henry Leach

Born 1874

Royal Navy 350370 Sick Berth Steward HMS Cochrane

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Thomas Prebble

Born 1875

Royal Navy 157368 Chief Petty Officer HMS Cochrane

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Frank Luck

Born 1876

Royal Navy Signal Lieutenant

Royal Navy Signal Boatswain HMS Cochrane

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