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Place of birth

Bacup, Lancashire [1]

Beith, Ayrshire [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Gaerwen, Anglesey [1]

Higham, Kent [1]

Highbury, London [1]

Hindley, Lancashire [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Johnstown, Denbighshire, Wales [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kingswear, Devon [1]

Maldon, Essex [1]

Midleton, Cork [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Old Radford, Nottinghamshire [1]

Oxford [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Saint Peters Port Guernsey, Channel Islands [1]

Southport, Lancashire [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Tonbridge, Kent [1]

Upton Park, London [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Wellington, Somerset [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Whitchurch, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [11]

Stoker 1st Class [10]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Temporary Acting Lieutenant [2]

Acting Engine Room Artificer [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

First Lieutenant [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant (In Command) [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Private [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Senior Commander Engineer [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Signalman [1]

Unit

HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [28]

HMS Daffodil [5]

HMS Hindustan [3]

HMS Ajax [2]

HMS Orion [2]

HMS Royal Sovereign [2]

HMS Vivid II [2]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Daffodil [2]

ACHERON [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gibraltar (MYOSOTIS) [1]

HMS ALBION [1]

HMS Amazon [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS Blanche [1]

HMS DAFFODIL [1]

HMS Flint [1]

HMS GLORY [1]

HMS GOLIATH [1]

HMS HANNIBAL [1]

HMS Hood [1]

HMS Laverock [1]

HMS MYOSOTIS/HMS COLLEEN [1]

HMS Monarch [1]

HMS PEMBROKE II [1]

HMS RESEARCH [1]

HMS RUSSELL [1]

HMS Redoubt [1]

HMS Russell [1]

HMS Shannon [1]

HMS St Vincent [1]

HMS VICTORIOUS [1]

HMS VIVID II [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Service

Royal Navy [36]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [7]

C [4]

H [4]

R [3]

A [2]

D [2]

G [2]

K [2]

M [2]

P [2]

E [1]

J [1]

L [1]

O [1]

S [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [34]

Merchant Navy [1]

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People [36] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bacup, Lancashire [1] Beith, Ayrshire [1] Belfast, Down [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Gaerwen, Anglesey [1] Higham, Kent [1] Highbury, London [1] Hindley, Lancashire [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Johnstown, Denbighshire, Wales [1] Kensington, London [1] Kingswear, Devon [1] Maldon, Essex [1] Midleton, Cork [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Old Radford, Nottinghamshire [1] Oxford [1] Poplar, London [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Saint Peters Port Guernsey, Channel Islands [1] Southport, Lancashire [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Tonbridge, Kent [1] Upton Park, London [1] Wandsworth, London [1] Wellington, Somerset [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Weymouth, Dorset [1] Whitchurch, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [11] Stoker 1st Class [10] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Ordinary Seaman [3] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Leading Stoker [2] Petty Officer [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Temporary Acting Lieutenant [2] Acting Engine Room Artificer [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Cook's Mate [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1] First Lieutenant [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant (In Command) [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Private [1] Private 1st Class [1] Senior Commander Engineer [1] Signal Boy [1] Signalman [1]

Unit

HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [28] HMS Daffodil [5] HMS Hindustan [3] HMS Ajax [2] HMS Orion [2] HMS Royal Sovereign [2] HMS Vivid II [2] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Daffodil [2] ACHERON [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gibraltar (MYOSOTIS) [1] HMS ALBION [1] HMS Amazon [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS Blanche [1] HMS DAFFODIL [1] HMS Flint [1] HMS GLORY [1] HMS GOLIATH [1] HMS HANNIBAL [1] HMS Hood [1] HMS Laverock [1] HMS MYOSOTIS/HMS COLLEEN [1] HMS Monarch [1] HMS PEMBROKE II [1] HMS RESEARCH [1] HMS RUSSELL [1] HMS Redoubt [1] HMS Russell [1] HMS Shannon [1] HMS St Vincent [1] HMS VICTORIOUS [1] HMS VIVID II [1] HMS Vanguard [1] Royal Air Force [1]

Service

Royal Navy [36] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [7] C [4] H [4] R [3] A [2] D [2] G [2] K [2] M [2] P [2] E [1] J [1] L [1] O [1] S [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [34] Merchant Navy [1]

Ralph Lawrence Pretoria Carpenter

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy J36355

Royal Navy J/36355 Able Seaman HMS Daffodil

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John Buurma

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy 311415 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Daffodil

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Robert Galbraith

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy K26963 Stoker 1st Class HMS Daffodil

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Joseph Hance

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy 228182

Royal Navy 228182 Leading Signalman HMS Daffodil

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Frederick John Easter

Born 1887

Died 1937

Royal Navy 224844 Stoker 1st Class HMS Daffodil (Victory X)

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James Holroyd Cownie

Born 1891

Royal Navy 239385 Petty Officer HMS Daffodil (Victory X)

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Eric Dudley Ernest Tomlyn

Born 1898

Died 1969

Royal Navy M6791 Cook's Mate HMS Daffodil (Victory X)

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William Lloyd Jones

Born 1896

Royal Navy J62189 Able Seaman HMS Daffodil (Victory X)

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Charles Henry Arnold

Born 1890

Died 1923

Royal Navy 236201 Petty Officer HMS Daffodil (Victory X)

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William Henderson

Born 1898

Royal Navy J65623 Able Seaman HMS Daffodil (Victory X)

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Alfred Cooper

Born 1893

Royal Navy SS115035 Stoker 1st Class HMS Daffodil (Victory X)

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Cecil Pitcairn Duncan

Born 1897

Royal Navy J27505 Able Seaman HMS Daffodil (Victory X)

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William Mark Sutton

Born 1878

Royal Navy Artificer Engineer HMS Daffodil (Victory X)

Royal Navy Senior Commander Engineer

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Leopold Hegarty

Born 1893

Died 1963

Royal Navy Temporary Acting Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Daffodil

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Frank Pilling

Born 1898

Royal Navy J62170 Able Seaman HMS Daffodil (Victory X)

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Albert Armitage Armstead

Born 1899

Royal Navy J39561 Able Seaman HMS Daffodil (Victory X)

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Alfred Ernest Boulton

Born 1898

Royal Navy J31974 Able Seaman HMS Daffodil (Victory X)

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Reginald Harry Bunyard

Born 1883

Died 1939

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy First Lieutenant HMS Flint

Royal Navy First Lieutenant HMS Laverock

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George Frederick Goodfellow

Born 1899

Royal Navy K41899 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Daffodil (Victory X)

Royal Navy K41899 Stoker 1st Class HMS Daffodil (Victory X)

British Army 2763 Private Essex Regiment 7th Battalion

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Harold Vivian Rogers

Born 1887

Royal Navy Temporary Acting Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Daffodil

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