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Place of birth

Portsea, Hampshire [4]

Islington, London [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Woolwich, London [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1]

Arran, Galway [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Boughton, Kent [1]

Bridgewater, Somerset [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Durham [1]

Fakenham, Norfolk [1]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1]

Forest Hill, Kent [1]

Frome, Somerset [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Glamorgan, Cardiff [1]

Guestling, Sussex [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

High Barnet, Middlesex [1]

Horribridge, Devon [1]

Hunton, Kent [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Isleworth, Middx [1]

Lancaster [1]

Lincoln. Lincolnshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Loose, Maidstone, Kent [1]

Lyndhurst, near Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Malswick, Gloucestershire [1]

N Woolwich [1]

Newcastle Upon Tyne [1]

North Somercotes, near Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Petworth, Sussex [1]

Pevensey, Sussex [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Putney [1]

Queens Park, London [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Reading [1]

Redditch, Warwickshire [1]

Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Shaftesbury, Dorset [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [29]

Stoker 1st Class [13]

Ordinary Seaman [9]

Private [8]

Boy 1st Class [7]

Boy 2nd Class [7]

Stoker 2nd Class [7]

Leading Seaman [4]

Leading Stoker [4]

Stoker 1st class [4]

Petty Officer [3]

Able Seaman (Rigger) [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Midshipman [2]

Sick Berth Steward [2]

Stoker [2]

3rd Writer [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer, Fourth Class [1]

Boy Servant [1]

Canteen Assistant [1]

Carpenters Crew [1]

Carpenters Mate [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Corporal [1]

Engine Room Artificer, 1st Class [1]

Leading Carpenters Crew [1]

Leading Shipwright [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Officer's Cook 1st Class [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Officers Cook 3rd Class [1]

Officers Steward 2nd class [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Private RMLI [1]

Sergeant [1]

Ship's Chief Cook [1]

Ships Steward [1]

Ships Steward Assistant [1]

Shipwright [1]

Shipwright - 1st Class [1]

Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Shipwright 2nd Class [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

HMS Cressy [65]

H.M.S. "Cressy" [4]

HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

HMS Agincourt [3]

HMS Ganges II [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Cressy [3]

HMS "Acheron" [2]

HMS "Cressy" [2]

HMS Aboukir [a Cressy-class armoured cruiser] [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS Fisgard [2]

HMS Victoria and Albert [2]

Army Service Corps [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Duke of Wellington 2 [1]

HM Submarine E36 [1]

HM Submarine E49 [1]

HMS "Benbow" [1]

HMS "Carnarvon" [1]

HMS "Cochrane" [1]

HMS "Impregnable" [1]

HMS "Lancaster" [1]

HMS "Lion" [1]

HMS "Pembroke I" [1]

HMS "Pembroke" [1]

HMS "St George" [1]

HMS "Wildfire" [1]

HMS 'Cressy' [1]

HMS Acheron then HMS Pembroke II then HMS Irresistible [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS Bacchante [Cressy Class armoured cruiser] [1]

HMS Berwick [1]

HMS Bulwark [1]

HMS Campania [1]

HMS Cochrane [1]

HMS Devonshire [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington II [1]

HMS Duncan [1]

HMS Edgar [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Firequeen 2 [1]

HMS Foresight [1]

HMS Grafton [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS Hercules [1]

HMS Implacable [a Formidable-class battleship] [1]

HMS Irresistible then HMS Duncan plus HMS Pembroke II (twice) [1]

HMS London [1]

Service

Royal Navy [80]

British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [13]

A [11]

H [7]

S [7]

C [5]

W [5]

L [4]

P [4]

T [4]

D [3]

E [3]

F [3]

G [3]

M [3]

J [2]

I [1]

Q [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [57]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

Iran, Islamic Republic of [1]

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Place of birth

Portsea, Hampshire [4] Islington, London [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Woolwich, London [2] Aberdeen [1] Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1] Arran, Galway [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Boughton, Kent [1] Bridgewater, Somerset [1] Camden Town, London [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Durham [1] Fakenham, Norfolk [1] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1] Forest Hill, Kent [1] Frome, Somerset [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Glamorgan, Cardiff [1] Guestling, Sussex [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] High Barnet, Middlesex [1] Horribridge, Devon [1] Hunton, Kent [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Isleworth, Middx [1] Lancaster [1] Lincoln. Lincolnshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Loose, Maidstone, Kent [1] Lyndhurst, near Southampton, Hampshire [1] Malswick, Gloucestershire [1] N Woolwich [1] Newcastle Upon Tyne [1] North Somercotes, near Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Petworth, Sussex [1] Pevensey, Sussex [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Putney [1] Queens Park, London [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Reading [1] Redditch, Warwickshire [1] Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Shaftesbury, Dorset [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [29] Stoker 1st Class [13] Ordinary Seaman [9] Private [8] Boy 1st Class [7] Boy 2nd Class [7] Stoker 2nd Class [7] Leading Seaman [4] Leading Stoker [4] Stoker 1st class [4] Petty Officer [3] Able Seaman (Rigger) [2] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Midshipman [2] Sick Berth Steward [2] Stoker [2] 3rd Writer [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer, Fourth Class [1] Boy Servant [1] Canteen Assistant [1] Carpenters Crew [1] Carpenters Mate [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Corporal [1] Engine Room Artificer, 1st Class [1] Leading Carpenters Crew [1] Leading Shipwright [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Naval Cadet [1] Officer's Cook 1st Class [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Officers Cook 3rd Class [1] Officers Steward 2nd class [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Private RMLI [1] Sergeant [1] Ship's Chief Cook [1] Ships Steward [1] Ships Steward Assistant [1] Shipwright [1] Shipwright - 1st Class [1] Shipwright 1st Class [1] Shipwright 2nd Class [1] Signalman [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

HMS Cressy [65] H.M.S. "Cressy" [4] HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] HMS Agincourt [3] HMS Ganges II [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Cressy [3] HMS "Acheron" [2] HMS "Cressy" [2] HMS Aboukir [a Cressy-class armoured cruiser] [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS Fisgard [2] HMS Victoria and Albert [2] Army Service Corps [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Duke of Wellington 2 [1] HM Submarine E36 [1] HM Submarine E49 [1] HMS "Benbow" [1] HMS "Carnarvon" [1] HMS "Cochrane" [1] HMS "Impregnable" [1] HMS "Lancaster" [1] HMS "Lion" [1] HMS "Pembroke I" [1] HMS "Pembroke" [1] HMS "St George" [1] HMS "Wildfire" [1] HMS 'Cressy' [1] HMS Acheron then HMS Pembroke II then HMS Irresistible [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS Bacchante [Cressy Class armoured cruiser] [1] HMS Berwick [1] HMS Bulwark [1] HMS Campania [1] HMS Cochrane [1] HMS Devonshire [1] HMS Duke of Wellington II [1] HMS Duncan [1] HMS Edgar [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Firequeen 2 [1] HMS Foresight [1] HMS Grafton [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS Hercules [1] HMS Implacable [a Formidable-class battleship] [1] HMS Irresistible then HMS Duncan plus HMS Pembroke II (twice) [1] HMS London [1]

Service

Royal Navy [80] British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [13] A [11] H [7] S [7] C [5] W [5] L [4] P [4] T [4] D [3] E [3] F [3] G [3] M [3] J [2] I [1] Q [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [57]

Country

United Kingdom [25] Iran, Islamic Republic of [1]

Harry Stanley Butcher

Born 1892

Died 1914

Royal Navy J3004 Able Seaman HMS 'Cressy'

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William Courtnay Hore

Born 1894

Died 1914

Royal Navy M1598

Royal Navy M/1598 Ships Steward HMS Cressy

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Harry George Midmer

Born 1888

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS2026 Able Seaman HMS Cressy

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James Barratt

Born 1888

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS106889

Royal Navy SS/106889 Stoker 1st Class HMS Cressy

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William Henry Bailey

Born 1888

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS106853 Stoker 1st Class HMS Cressy

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George Alfred Wheat

Born 1891

Died 1914

Royal Navy 239001

Royal Navy 239001 Signalman HMS Cressy

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Joseph Henry Fricker

Born 1891

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS/110662 Stoker 1st Class HMS Cressy

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Tom Samuel Lampard

Born 1893

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS111443 Stoker 1st class HMS Cressy

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Robert Charles Winn

Born 1884

Died 1914

Royal Navy 213622 HMS Cressy

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Thomas William Beerling

Born 1893

Died 1914

Royal Navy J6394 Able Seaman HMS Cressy

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Arthur James Mitchell

Born 1892

Died 1914

Royal Navy L3202 Officers Steward 2nd class HMS Cressy

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John Aubrey Froude

Born 1898

Died 1914

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Cressy

Royal Navy Naval Cadet Osborne , Isle of Wight

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Arthur Styance

Born 1888

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS106626 Stoker 2nd Class HMS "Acheron"

Royal Navy SS/106626 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Cressy"

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John Leslie Tocher

Born 1884

Died 1914

Royal Navy 215576 Ordinary Seaman

Royal Navy 215576 Able Seaman

Royal Navy 215576 Leading Seaman

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William Lyon Forrest

Born 1892

Died 1914

Royal Navy M2759 3rd Writer HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy M2759 3rd Writer HMS Cressy

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Charles George Weller

Born 1893

Died 1914

Royal Navy L837 Officers Cook 3rd Class HMS "Cochrane"

Royal Navy L/837 Officer's Cook 1st Class H.M.S. "Cressy"

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Gilbert Johnson Barton

Born 1885

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS100 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Pembroke"

Royal Navy SS/100 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Cressy"

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Thomas Clifton

Born 1890

Died 1914

Royal Navy K2938

Royal Navy K2938 Stoker 2nd Class HMS "Acheron"

Royal Navy K/2938 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Cressy"

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Ephraim Beer

Born 1884

Died 1970

Royal Navy 308797

Royal Navy 308797 Private HMS NELSON

Royal Navy 308797 Private HMS Victory III

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James Badenoch

Born 1876

Died 1914

Royal Navy B.9396 Royal Fleet Reserve Chatham Port Division

Royal Navy 296586 Leading Stoker HMS "Cressy"

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