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Place of birth

Devonport, Devon [6]

Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Teignmouth, Devon [2]

Antrim [1]

Ballycotton, Cork [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beer Ferrers, Devon [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bethnal Green Middlesex England [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bexley Heath, Kent [1]

Birchington, Devon [1]

Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brixham, Devon [1]

Burnley, Lancs [1]

Campeltown, Nairnshire [1]

Chivelstone, Devon [1]

Church Town, Cork [1]

Crediton, Devon [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Devoran, Cornwall [1]

Dublin [1]

Dudley, Staffordshire [1]

Ealing, London [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Exeter [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

Galway [1]

Great Crosby, Liverpool, Lancs [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hassop, Derbyshire [1]

Hound, Hampshire [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Kilmore, Cork [1]

King Down, Gloucestershire [1]

Kingskerswell, Devon [1]

Knighton, Leicester [1]

Knighton, Radnorshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leicester [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [30]

Stoker 1st Class [19]

Ordinary Seaman [16]

Boy 1st Class [15]

Boy 2nd Class [11]

Leading Seaman [9]

Petty Officer [7]

Private [5]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Commander [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Captain [3]

Chief Stoker [3]

Gunner [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Midshipman [3]

Private RMLI [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Chief Gunner [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Paymaster Lieutenant (Temporary) [2]

Ship's Corporal 2nd Class [2]

Shipwright 2nd Class [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Sub-Lieutenant [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

Able seaman [1]

Acting Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Armourer's Mate [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Boatswain [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 2class [1]

Boy1class [1]

CERA 1 [1]

CERA 2 [1]

Cadet [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Armourer [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Chief Petty Officer Victualling [1]

Chief Ship's Cook [1]

Chief Shipwright [1]

Unit

HMS Colossus [87]

HMS COLOSSUS [15]

HMS Hindustan [7]

HMS Impregnable [7]

HMS Ajax [6]

HMS Vindictive [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "B" Company [5]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [4]

HMS Vivid I [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Colossus [3]

Colossus [2]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS Devonshire [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS Ganges II [2]

HMS Vivid II [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Colossus [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Diana [1]

H.M. Submarine No 20 [1]

H.M.S. Colossus [1]

HMS Barossa [1]

HMS Bellona [1]

HMS Birkenhead [Town-class light cruiser] [1]

HMS Bulwark [1]

HMS Collossus [1]

HMS Colossus - RMLI detachment [1]

HMS Cornwallis [1]

HMS DEFIANCE [1]

HMS Diana [1]

HMS Europa II [1]

HMS Flora [1]

HMS GOLIATH, HMS COLOSSUS [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Glendower [1]

HMS Hannibal [1]

HMS Hercules [a Colossus-class dreadnought battleship] [1]

HMS Hogue [1]

HMS Impregnable, HMS Colossus, HMS Victory I, HMS Bulwark, HMS Pricess Royal, [1]

HMS Isis [1]

HMS Larne [1]

HMS Lion [1]

HMS Mars [1]

HMS Morning Star [1]

HMS Musketeer [1]

HMS Musketeer (HMS Nymphe) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [117]

British Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [17]

R [11]

W [11]

H [10]

M [10]

C [9]

D [9]

S [6]

G [5]

F [4]

K [4]

T [4]

A [3]

J [3]

V [3]

E [2]

L [2]

P [2]

N [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [84]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Ireland [2]

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People [117] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Devonport, Devon [6] Barnstaple, Devon [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Teignmouth, Devon [2] Antrim [1] Ballycotton, Cork [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Beer Ferrers, Devon [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bethnal Green Middlesex England [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bexley Heath, Kent [1] Birchington, Devon [1] Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brixham, Devon [1] Burnley, Lancs [1] Campeltown, Nairnshire [1] Chivelstone, Devon [1] Church Town, Cork [1] Crediton, Devon [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Devoran, Cornwall [1] Dublin [1] Dudley, Staffordshire [1] Ealing, London [1] Edmonton, London [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Exeter [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Galway [1] Great Crosby, Liverpool, Lancs [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hassop, Derbyshire [1] Hound, Hampshire [1] Hoxton, London [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Kilmore, Cork [1] King Down, Gloucestershire [1] Kingskerswell, Devon [1] Knighton, Leicester [1] Knighton, Radnorshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leicester [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [30] Stoker 1st Class [19] Ordinary Seaman [16] Boy 1st Class [15] Boy 2nd Class [11] Leading Seaman [9] Petty Officer [7] Private [5] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Commander [4] Lieutenant [4] Lieutenant Commander [4] Captain [3] Chief Stoker [3] Gunner [3] Leading Stoker [3] Midshipman [3] Private RMLI [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Chief Gunner [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Paymaster Lieutenant (Temporary) [2] Ship's Corporal 2nd Class [2] Shipwright 2nd Class [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Sub-Lieutenant [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] Able seaman [1] Acting Leading Cook's Mate [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Armourer's Mate [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Blacksmith [1] Boatswain [1] Boy [1] Boy 2class [1] Boy1class [1] CERA 1 [1] CERA 2 [1] Cadet [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Armourer [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Chief Petty Officer Victualling [1] Chief Ship's Cook [1] Chief Shipwright [1]

Unit

HMS Colossus [87] HMS COLOSSUS [15] HMS Hindustan [7] HMS Impregnable [7] HMS Ajax [6] HMS Vindictive [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "B" Company [5] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [4] HMS Vivid I [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Colossus [3] Colossus [2] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS Devonshire [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS Ganges II [2] HMS Vivid II [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Colossus [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Diana [1] H.M. Submarine No 20 [1] H.M.S. Colossus [1] HMS Barossa [1] HMS Bellona [1] HMS Birkenhead [Town-class light cruiser] [1] HMS Bulwark [1] HMS Collossus [1] HMS Colossus - RMLI detachment [1] HMS Cornwallis [1] HMS DEFIANCE [1] HMS Diana [1] HMS Europa II [1] HMS Flora [1] HMS GOLIATH, HMS COLOSSUS [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Glendower [1] HMS Hannibal [1] HMS Hercules [a Colossus-class dreadnought battleship] [1] HMS Hogue [1] HMS Impregnable, HMS Colossus, HMS Victory I, HMS Bulwark, HMS Pricess Royal, [1] HMS Isis [1] HMS Larne [1] HMS Lion [1] HMS Mars [1] HMS Morning Star [1] HMS Musketeer [1] HMS Musketeer (HMS Nymphe) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [117] British Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [17] R [11] W [11] H [10] M [10] C [9] D [9] S [6] G [5] F [4] K [4] T [4] A [3] J [3] V [3] E [2] L [2] P [2] N [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [84]

Country

United Kingdom [18] Ireland [2]

Harry Ernest Perkins

Born 1875

Royal Navy 270063

Royal Navy 270063 CERA 2 HMS Colossus

Royal Navy 270063 CERA 1 HMS Colossus

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Leslie Graeme Herbert Farmer

Born 1895

Died 1979

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant HMS COLOSSUS

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Frederick Woodley Endicott

Born 1879

Died 1915

Royal Navy 183550 Chief Yeoman of Signals HMS Colossus

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William Francis Williams

Born 1886

Royal Navy 306177 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Devonshire

Royal Navy 306177 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Colossus

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Charles Patchcott Horn

Born 1875

Died 1918

Royal Navy 155947 Able Seaman HMS Colossus

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Thomas Charles Brock

Born 1874

Died 1916

Royal Navy 340917 Petty Officer 1st Class HMS Colossus

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Sidney Edward Mace

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy M13549

Royal Navy M13549 Painter 3rd Class HMS Colossus

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Alfred Elson

Born 1896

Died 1919

Royal Navy K24549 Stoker 1st Class HMS Colossus

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Arthur Gordon Johnson

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy M31798 Shipwright 4th Class HMS Colossus

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William Coombe Foard

Born 1881

Died 1919

Royal Navy 344183 Chief Petty Officer Victualling HMS Colossus

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Alexander Arthur Digges La Touche

Born 1899

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Colossus

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William Henry John Blatchford

Born 1887

Died 1918

Royal Navy J68011 Ordinary Seaman HMS Colossus

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Clifford George Sealy

Born 1899

Died 1976

Royal Navy J43557

Royal Navy J43557 Leading Telegrapher HMS Colossus

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Joseph Smith

Born 1897

Royal Navy K24538 Stoker 1st Class HMS Colossus

Royal Navy K24538 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vindictive

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Alexander Graham Buchanan

Born 1895

Died 1973

Royal Navy J12019 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J12019 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J12019 Ordinary Seaman HMS Colossus

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Henry Hugh Munro

Born 1893

Royal Navy K17318 Stoker 1st class HMS Colossus

Royal Navy K17318 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Collossus

Royal Navy K17318 Leading Stoker HMS Collossus

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Sydney Richard

Born 1889

Royal Navy 364730 Officer's Steward 1st Class HMS Colossus

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Reginald Agustine Cooper

Born 1894

Died 1972

Royal Navy SS114239 Stoker 1st Class HMS Colossus

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Patrick Griffin

Born 1880

Died 1918

Royal Navy 290942 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Colossus

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John Maurice Truscott De Burgh

Born 1895

Died 1915

Royal Navy Acting Sub-Lieutenant

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant HMS COLOSSUS

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