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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [27]

Manchester, Lancashire [17]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [15]

Liverpool, Lancashire [15]

Devonport, Devon [12]

Belfast, Antrim [8]

Exeter, Devon [8]

Stonehouse, Devon [8]

Durham, County Durham [7]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6]

Taunton, Somerset [5]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Dublin [4]

Hackney, London [4]

Leicester [4]

Liverpool [4]

Nottingham [4]

Plympton, Devon [4]

Barnstaple, Devon [3]

Battersea, London [3]

Beer, Devon [3]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Bristol, Somerset [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Gloucester [3]

Newton Abbot, Devon [3]

Saint Germans, Cornwall [3]

Saint Pancras, London [3]

Stockport, Cheshire [3]

Torquay, Devon [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Aberdeen [2]

Bangor, Carnarvonshire [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Barry, Glamorgan [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Belfast [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Bristol [2]

Callington, Cornwall [2]

Cork [2]

Darlington, Durham [2]

Dublin, Ireland [2]

East Ham, Essex [2]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Griffithstown, Monmouthshire [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [149]

Stoker 1st Class [88]

Ordinary Seaman [60]

Leading Stoker [42]

Boy 1st Class [41]

Stoker [39]

Leading Seaman [32]

Gunner [28]

Stoker 2nd Class [26]

Petty Officer [25]

Stoker Petty Officer [25]

Private [17]

Bandsman [11]

Seaman [9]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [8]

Acting Leading Stoker [7]

Boy Telegraphist [7]

Signal Boy [7]

Signalman [7]

Boy 2nd Class [6]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [6]

Leading Signalman [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Mechanician [6]

Chief Petty Officer [5]

Cook's Mate [5]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [4]

Chief Stoker [4]

Midshipman [4]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [4]

Ordinary Signalman [4]

Petty Officer 1st Class [4]

Petty Officer Stoker [4]

Yeoman of Signals [4]

Armourer's Crew [3]

Carpenter's Crew [3]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [3]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [3]

Sergeant [3]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [3]

Sub-Lieutenant [3]

Telegraphist [3]

Wireman 2nd Class [3]

2nd Cook's Mate [2]

Acting Lieutenant [2]

Blacksmith's Mate [2]

Boatswain [2]

Bombardier [2]

CERA 2c [2]

Canteen Server [2]

Unit

HMS DEFENCE [356]

HMS Defence [305]

Royal Naval Reserve [52]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Defence [52]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS DEFENCE [17]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Defence [15]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [13]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Defence [11]

HMS Vivid I [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

HMS Vivid II [6]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Defence [6]

Royal Marine Artillery [5]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4]

Civilian - HMS Defence [3]

HMS Ajax [3]

HMS Indus [3]

Royal Marine Brigade - Plymouth Battalion [3]

HMS Cornwallis [2]

HMS Ganges II [2]

HMS Hogue [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Majestic [2]

RNVR Tyneside - HMS Defence [2]

Various HM Ships and Establishments [2]

Admiralty Civilian - HMS Defence [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Defence [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

H.M.S Defence [1]

HM Trawler Wallington - Boom Defence Vessel [1]

HMS 'Defence' [1]

HMS ? [1]

HMS Aboukir [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Albion [1]

HMS Amphitrite [1]

HMS Argonaut [1]

HMS Arrogant [1]

HMS Attentive II [1]

HMS Attentive II (HMS Afridi) [1]

HMS Bellerophon [1]

HMS Blanche [1]

HMS Bonaventure [1]

HMS Caesar [1]

HMS Calypso [1]

HMS Calyspso [1]

HMS Cambridge [1]

HMS Cleopatra [1]

HMS Cornwall [1]

Service

Royal Navy [771]

British Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [82]

M [78]

C [65]

S [58]

H [56]

P [52]

W [50]

G [46]

R [32]

L [31]

T [31]

F [30]

A [28]

D [28]

J [25]

K [21]

E [19]

O [15]

N [14]

V [6]

Y [2]

I [1]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [609]

Country

United Kingdom [95]

Malta [2]

Ireland [1]

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People [771] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [27] Manchester, Lancashire [17] Bristol, Gloucestershire [15] Liverpool, Lancashire [15] Devonport, Devon [12] Belfast, Antrim [8] Exeter, Devon [8] Stonehouse, Devon [8] Durham, County Durham [7] Cardiff, Glamorgan [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6] Taunton, Somerset [5] Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Dublin [4] Hackney, London [4] Leicester [4] Liverpool [4] Nottingham [4] Plympton, Devon [4] Barnstaple, Devon [3] Battersea, London [3] Beer, Devon [3] Bermondsey, London [3] Bethnal Green, London [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Bristol, Somerset [3] Camberwell, London [3] Gloucester [3] Newton Abbot, Devon [3] Saint Germans, Cornwall [3] Saint Pancras, London [3] Stockport, Cheshire [3] Torquay, Devon [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Aberdeen [2] Bangor, Carnarvonshire [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Barry, Glamorgan [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Belfast [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Bristol [2] Callington, Cornwall [2] Cork [2] Darlington, Durham [2] Dublin, Ireland [2] East Ham, Essex [2] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Griffithstown, Monmouthshire [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [149] Stoker 1st Class [88] Ordinary Seaman [60] Leading Stoker [42] Boy 1st Class [41] Stoker [39] Leading Seaman [32] Gunner [28] Stoker 2nd Class [26] Petty Officer [25] Stoker Petty Officer [25] Private [17] Bandsman [11] Seaman [9] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [8] Acting Leading Stoker [7] Boy Telegraphist [7] Signal Boy [7] Signalman [7] Boy 2nd Class [6] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [6] Leading Signalman [6] Lieutenant [6] Mechanician [6] Chief Petty Officer [5] Cook's Mate [5] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [4] Chief Stoker [4] Midshipman [4] Officer's Steward 1st Class [4] Ordinary Signalman [4] Petty Officer 1st Class [4] Petty Officer Stoker [4] Yeoman of Signals [4] Armourer's Crew [3] Carpenter's Crew [3] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [3] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [3] Sergeant [3] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [3] Sub-Lieutenant [3] Telegraphist [3] Wireman 2nd Class [3] 2nd Cook's Mate [2] Acting Lieutenant [2] Blacksmith's Mate [2] Boatswain [2] Bombardier [2] CERA 2c [2] Canteen Server [2]

Unit

HMS DEFENCE [356] HMS Defence [305] Royal Naval Reserve [52] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Defence [52] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS DEFENCE [17] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Defence [15] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [13] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Defence [11] HMS Vivid I [7] Royal Naval Division [7] HMS Vivid II [6] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Defence [6] Royal Marine Artillery [5] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4] Civilian - HMS Defence [3] HMS Ajax [3] HMS Indus [3] Royal Marine Brigade - Plymouth Battalion [3] HMS Cornwallis [2] HMS Ganges II [2] HMS Hogue [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Majestic [2] RNVR Tyneside - HMS Defence [2] Various HM Ships and Establishments [2] Admiralty Civilian - HMS Defence [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Defence [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] H.M.S Defence [1] HM Trawler Wallington - Boom Defence Vessel [1] HMS 'Defence' [1] HMS ? [1] HMS Aboukir [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Albion [1] HMS Amphitrite [1] HMS Argonaut [1] HMS Arrogant [1] HMS Attentive II [1] HMS Attentive II (HMS Afridi) [1] HMS Bellerophon [1] HMS Blanche [1] HMS Bonaventure [1] HMS Caesar [1] HMS Calypso [1] HMS Calyspso [1] HMS Cambridge [1] HMS Cleopatra [1] HMS Cornwall [1]

Service

Royal Navy [771] British Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [82] M [78] C [65] S [58] H [56] P [52] W [50] G [46] R [32] L [31] T [31] F [30] A [28] D [28] J [25] K [21] E [19] O [15] N [14] V [6] Y [2] I [1] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [609]

Country

United Kingdom [95] Malta [2] Ireland [1]

Francis Melville Prattent

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy 002629 Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Acting Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Defence

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William Hoare

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy 15624 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 15624 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Defence

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Charles John Pittey

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy 16469 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/16469 Private Royal Marine Brigade - Plymouth Battalion

Royal Navy PLY/16469 Private HMS Defence

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Harry Banks

Born 1898

Died 1916

Royal Navy 17898 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/17898 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Defence

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Albert Whiddon

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy 15247 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 15247 Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Defence

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Henry Bowen

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy S 3770 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3770S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Defence

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John Boyd

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy 3807S Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3807S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Defence

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Peter Mitchell

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy Z/4587 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Clyde Z/4587 Signalman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Defence

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James Albert Bird

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy S 3984 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3984S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Defence

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Frances George Bevan

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy S 3805 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3805S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Defence

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James Crawford

Born 1882

Died 1916

Royal Navy Z/5996 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Clyde Z/5996 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Clyde Z/5996 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Defence

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