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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Ballinabill, Galway [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Chillington, Devon [1]

Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hankow [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Limerick [1]

Middleton, Yorkshire [1]

Newton Abbot, Devon [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Queensland, Australia [1]

Queenstown, Cork [1]

Ross, Herefordshire [1]

Southall, Middlesex [1]

Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Streatham, London [1]

Tavistock [1]

Teignmouth, Devon [1]

The Folly, Steynton, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [13]

Boy 1st Class [13]

Boy 2nd Class [12]

Ordinary Seaman [12]

Leading Seaman [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Stoker 2nd Class [4]

Sub Lieutenant [4]

Midshipman [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [2]

Captain [2]

Commander [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Naval Cadet [2]

Private [2]

AB [1]

Acting Electrician 4th Class [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Assistant Clerk [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

B1C [1]

B2C [1]

Boy Sailor [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Cadet [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Clerk [1]

Corporal [1]

Driver [1]

Electrician 2nd Class [1]

Electrician 3rd Class [1]

Electrician 4th Class [1]

Gunner [1]

Gunner 2nd Class [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Carpenter [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Leading seaman [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Ord. Telegraphist [1]

Plumber’s Mate [1]

Sailmaker [1]

Sergeant [1]

Unit

HMS Commonwealth [29]

HMS Impregnable [9]

HMS Erin [6]

HMS Ajax [5]

HMS Vivid II [5]

HMS Ganges II [3]

HMS London [2]

HMS Pegasus [2]

HMS Sirius [2]

36th Heavy Artillery Group [1]

Boscawen111 [1]

Commonwealth [1]

Commonwealth Naval Forces [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Ganges11 [1]

HM Submarine E22 [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Argyll [1]

HMS Black Prince [1]

HMS Bulwark [1]

HMS Collingwood [1]

HMS Concourer [1]

HMS Coquette [1]

HMS Defiance [1]

HMS Diana [1]

HMS Dolphin [1]

HMS Edgar [1]

HMS Emerald [1]

HMS Erebus [1]

HMS Exeter [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Formidable [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Hannibal [1]

HMS Hyacinth [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

HMS Indus [1]

HMS Irresistible [1]

HMS Lapwing (Hecla) [1]

HMS Lennox (Dido) [1]

HMS Leviathan [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS Northampton [1]

HMS Orestes (Greenwich) [1]

HMS Orion [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

HMS Queen [1]

HMS Sharpshooter (Dido) [1]

HMS Tobago (Greenwich) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [30]

British Army [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [8]

C [3]

M [3]

S [3]

T [3]

D [2]

W [2]

A [1]

E [1]

F [1]

H [1]

J [1]

K [1]

L [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [31]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Ballinabill, Galway [1] Camberwell, London [1] Chillington, Devon [1] Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Hackney, London [1] Hankow [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Limerick [1] Middleton, Yorkshire [1] Newton Abbot, Devon [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Queensland, Australia [1] Queenstown, Cork [1] Ross, Herefordshire [1] Southall, Middlesex [1] Stockport, Cheshire [1] Streatham, London [1] Tavistock [1] Teignmouth, Devon [1] The Folly, Steynton, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [13] Boy 1st Class [13] Boy 2nd Class [12] Ordinary Seaman [12] Leading Seaman [4] Lieutenant [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Stoker 2nd Class [4] Sub Lieutenant [4] Midshipman [3] Petty Officer [3] Acting Sub Lieutenant [2] Captain [2] Commander [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Naval Cadet [2] Private [2] AB [1] Acting Electrician 4th Class [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Assistant Clerk [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] B1C [1] B2C [1] Boy Sailor [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Cadet [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Clerk [1] Corporal [1] Driver [1] Electrician 2nd Class [1] Electrician 3rd Class [1] Electrician 4th Class [1] Gunner [1] Gunner 2nd Class [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Carpenter [1] Leading Stoker [1] Leading seaman [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Ord. Telegraphist [1] Plumber’s Mate [1] Sailmaker [1] Sergeant [1]

Unit

HMS Commonwealth [29] HMS Impregnable [9] HMS Erin [6] HMS Ajax [5] HMS Vivid II [5] HMS Ganges II [3] HMS London [2] HMS Pegasus [2] HMS Sirius [2] 36th Heavy Artillery Group [1] Boscawen111 [1] Commonwealth [1] Commonwealth Naval Forces [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Ganges11 [1] HM Submarine E22 [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Argyll [1] HMS Black Prince [1] HMS Bulwark [1] HMS Collingwood [1] HMS Concourer [1] HMS Coquette [1] HMS Defiance [1] HMS Diana [1] HMS Dolphin [1] HMS Edgar [1] HMS Emerald [1] HMS Erebus [1] HMS Exeter [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Formidable [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Hannibal [1] HMS Hyacinth [1] HMS Indefatigable [1] HMS Indus [1] HMS Irresistible [1] HMS Lapwing (Hecla) [1] HMS Lennox (Dido) [1] HMS Leviathan [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS Northampton [1] HMS Orestes (Greenwich) [1] HMS Orion [1] HMS Pembroke [1] HMS Queen [1] HMS Sharpshooter (Dido) [1] HMS Tobago (Greenwich) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [30] British Army [3] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [8] C [3] M [3] S [3] T [3] D [2] W [2] A [1] E [1] F [1] H [1] J [1] K [1] L [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [31]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Thomas Arthur Buckmaster

Born 1898

Died 1980

Royal Navy 15301 Private Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 15301 Gunner 2nd Class Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 15301 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

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Charles Pedler

Born 1880

Royal Navy 344026 Carpenter's Crew HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy 344026 Leading Carpenter HMS Commonwealth

Royal Navy 344026 Shipwright 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

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Alan George Shave

Born 1892

Royal Navy J550 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J550 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J550 Ordinary Seaman HMS Commonwealth

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Wilfred Davey

Born 1882

Royal Navy 311082 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy 311082 Stoker 1st Class HMS Commonwealth

Royal Navy 311082 Plumber’s Mate HMS Collingwood

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George W P Miles

British Army 93757 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 15935 Driver HMS Commonwealth

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Ernest Sidney Tanner

Born 1895

Died 1973

Royal Navy J16136 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy 6 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J16136 Ordinary Seaman HMS London

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Alan James Carles

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Formidable

Royal Navy Acting Sub Lieutenant HMS Commonwealth

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Douglas Kennedy Trollope

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Acting Sub Lieutenant

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant

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William Meredith Evans

Born 1893

Royal Navy J11907 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J11907 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J11907 Ordinary Seaman HMS Commonwealth

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James Barry

Born 1887

Royal Navy 228042 Boy 2nd Class HMS Black Prince

Royal Navy 228042 Boy 1st Class HMS Emerald

Royal Navy 228042 Ordinary Seaman HMS Impregnable

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Archibald R Axford

British Army 1930 Acting Serjeant East Lancashire Regiment 1/4th east Battalion

British Army 200390 Acting Serjeant East Lancashire Regiment 1/4th east Battalion

British Army 57907 Store keeper HMS Commonwealth

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James Augustus Middleton

Born 1884

Royal Navy 204856

Australian Imperial Force 75N Serjeant 36th Heavy Artillery Group

Australian Imperial Force 1587 Commonwealth Naval Forces

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