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Plymouth, Devon [3]

Falmouth, Cornwall [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bristol [1]

Coleraine, Londonderry [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Fareham, Hampshire [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1]

Llangefni, Anglesey [1]

Londonderry [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Poole, Dorset [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Redruth, Cornwall [1]

Saint Peter Port, Guernsey [1]

Silverhill, Sussex [1]

Sudbury, Suffolk [1]

Teignmouth, Devon [1]

Twickenham, Middlesex [1]

Wadebridge, Cornwall [1]

Walworth, London [1]

West Kensington, London [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [8]

Leading Seaman [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Boy 2nd Class [4]

Stoker 2nd Class [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Private [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Captain [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Acting ERA 4th Class [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Acting leading Stoker [1]

Admiral [1]

Band Corporal [1]

Blacksmith's Mate [1]

Boy Bugler [1]

Boy I [1]

Boy II [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Canteen Manager [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Corporal [1]

ERA 4th Class [1]

Engine Room artificer 4th Class [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Midshipman [1]

Musician [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker I [1]

Stoker II [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

HMS Cumberland [24]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

HMS Vivid [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Cumberland [3]

HMS Ajax [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

HMS Vivid II [2]

Royal Fleet Reserve [2]

??? [1]

??? Force Land operations [1]

Apollo [1]

Cumberland [1]

Diligence (Scout) [1]

Eclipse [1]

Emperor of India [1]

HMS "Boscowen" [1]

HMS "Cumberland" [1]

HMS "Impregnable" [1]

HMS "Pembroke I" [1]

HMS 'Cumberland' [1]

HMS Actaeon [1]

HMS Active [1]

HMS Albion [1]

HMS Arrogant [1]

HMS Benbow [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS Caledonia [1]

HMS Colombo [1]

HMS Columbine (Solent) [1]

HMS Dance [1]

HMS Diana [1]

HMS Dragon [1]

HMS Eaglet (Banbury) [1]

HMS Enterprise [1]

HMS Exeter [1]

HMS Fox [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Ganges II [1]

HMS Gloucester [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS Hecla [1]

HMS Hogue [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Iron Duke [1]

HMS Kildonan Castle [1]

HMS Magnificent [1]

HMS Mars (Test Mobilisation) [1]

HMS New Zealand [1]

HMS Pandora [1]

Service

Royal Navy [31]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [6]

B [3]

W [3]

C [2]

F [2]

N [2]

P [2]

R [2]

T [2]

A [1]

D [1]

G [1]

H [1]

J [1]

K [1]

L [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [27]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [32] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [3] Falmouth, Cornwall [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bristol [1] Coleraine, Londonderry [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Fareham, Hampshire [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Hoxton, London [1] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1] Llangefni, Anglesey [1] Londonderry [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Poole, Dorset [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Redruth, Cornwall [1] Saint Peter Port, Guernsey [1] Silverhill, Sussex [1] Sudbury, Suffolk [1] Teignmouth, Devon [1] Twickenham, Middlesex [1] Wadebridge, Cornwall [1] Walworth, London [1] West Kensington, London [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [8] Leading Seaman [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Boy 2nd Class [4] Stoker 2nd Class [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Private [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Captain [2] Petty Officer [2] Acting ERA 4th Class [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Acting leading Stoker [1] Admiral [1] Band Corporal [1] Blacksmith's Mate [1] Boy Bugler [1] Boy I [1] Boy II [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Canteen Manager [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Stoker [1] Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Corporal [1] ERA 4th Class [1] Engine Room artificer 4th Class [1] Gunner [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Midshipman [1] Musician [1] Naval Cadet [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Signal Boy [1] Signalman [1] Stoker I [1] Stoker II [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

HMS Cumberland [24] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] HMS Vivid [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Cumberland [3] HMS Ajax [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS Vivid I [2] HMS Vivid II [2] Royal Fleet Reserve [2] ??? [1] ??? Force Land operations [1] Apollo [1] Cumberland [1] Diligence (Scout) [1] Eclipse [1] Emperor of India [1] HMS "Boscowen" [1] HMS "Cumberland" [1] HMS "Impregnable" [1] HMS "Pembroke I" [1] HMS 'Cumberland' [1] HMS Actaeon [1] HMS Active [1] HMS Albion [1] HMS Arrogant [1] HMS Benbow [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS Caledonia [1] HMS Colombo [1] HMS Columbine (Solent) [1] HMS Dance [1] HMS Diana [1] HMS Dragon [1] HMS Eaglet (Banbury) [1] HMS Enterprise [1] HMS Exeter [1] HMS Fox [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Ganges II [1] HMS Gloucester [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS Hecla [1] HMS Hogue [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Iron Duke [1] HMS Kildonan Castle [1] HMS Magnificent [1] HMS Mars (Test Mobilisation) [1] HMS New Zealand [1] HMS Pandora [1]

Service

Royal Navy [31] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

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

Contribution

Military Service [27]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Fred Foster

Born 1889

Royal Navy M2088 Acting ERA 4th Class HMS Vivid

Royal Navy M2088 ERA 4th Class HMS Cumberland

Royal Navy M2088 ERA 4th Class HMS Ajax

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James Francis Beard

Born 1893

Died 1921

Royal Navy K10768

Royal Navy K10768 Stoker II Cumberland

Royal Navy K10768 Stoker I Cumberland

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Samuel Tolhurst

Born 1886

Died 1948

Royal Navy 222759 Leading Seaman HMS "Pembroke I"

Royal Navy 222759 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Impregnable"

Royal Navy 222759 Boy 1st Class HMS "Impregnable"

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M Newton

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Canteen Manager Mercantile Marine

Other Empire Force Canteen Manager Mercantile Marine: HMS Cumberland

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Hedley Thomas Crump

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy 13773 Boy Bugler Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy J1272 Able Seaman HMS Cumberland

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John Wallace

Born 1885

Died 1918

Royal Navy 12482 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS BELLEROPHON

Royal Navy PLY/12482 Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 12482 Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Cumberland

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Hugh Mccollum

Born 1888

Royal Navy 232688 Boy 2nd Class HMS Caledonia

Royal Navy 232688 Boy 1st Class HMS Caledonia

Royal Navy 232688 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

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Thomas Dunne Lowther

Born 1892

Royal Navy J8780 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J8780 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J8780 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hogue

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Alfred Chippett

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy 18100 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/18100 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Cumberland

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William Honey

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy 16339 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/16339 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Cumberland

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William Guthrie

Born 1885

Royal Navy 11946 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 1277 Musician Royal Marines Band

Royal Navy 1277 Band Corporal Royal Marine Band, HMS Cumberland

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William Aitken

Born 1885

Royal Navy SS24

Royal Navy SS24 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy SS24 Ordinary Seaman HMS Arrogant

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