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Place of birth

Exeter, Devon [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Blairgowrie, Perthshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Derby [1]

East Budleigh, Devon [1]

East Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Glasgow [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Leslie, Fifeshire [1]

Midhurst, Sussex [1]

Mile End, London [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Pottersbury, Northamptonshire [1]

Ratcliffe, London [1]

Skibbereen, Cork [1]

Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Torrington, Devon [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [14]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Commander [2]

Acting Gunner [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Signalman [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS Defender [32]

HMS Constance [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

Service

Royal Navy [32]

Last name first letter

B [7]

H [6]

S [4]

A [2]

F [2]

K [2]

M [2]

R [2]

C [1]

D [1]

L [1]

T [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [28]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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People [32] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Exeter, Devon [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Ashford, Kent [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Blairgowrie, Perthshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Derby [1] East Budleigh, Devon [1] East Stonehouse, Devon [1] Glasgow [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Leslie, Fifeshire [1] Midhurst, Sussex [1] Mile End, London [1] Poplar, London [1] Pottersbury, Northamptonshire [1] Ratcliffe, London [1] Skibbereen, Cork [1] Stonehouse, Devon [1] Torrington, Devon [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [14] Stoker 1st Class [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Commander [2] Acting Gunner [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Stoker [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Signalman [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS Defender [32] HMS Constance [1] HMS Vivid [1]

Service

Royal Navy [32]

Last name first letter

B [7] H [6] S [4] A [2] F [2] K [2] M [2] R [2] C [1] D [1] L [1] T [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [28]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

Charles Brown

Born 1870

Died 1916

Royal Navy 173640 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Defender

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Tom Howarth

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy J31132

Royal Navy Able Seaman HMS Defender

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Joseph Randall

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy SS4355 Able Seaman HMS Defender

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John Hamilton

Born 1896

Died 1917

Royal Navy J29355 Able Seaman HMS Defender

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Albert Henry Brettell

Born 1885

Royal Navy Acting Gunner

Royal Navy Acting Gunner HMS Defender

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Wilson Scott Fletcher

Born 1894

Royal Navy J13938 Able Seaman HMS Defender

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Ernest Albert Norris Keen

Born 1883

Royal Navy 203175 Able Seaman HMS Defender

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Frederick George Harris

Born 1890

Royal Navy K21607 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Defender

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John Bottrill

Born 1886

Royal Navy K1995 Leading Stoker HMS Defender

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Edgar Hulbert Hugh Lewis

Born 1894

Royal Navy J9563 Signalman HMS Defender

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George Blake

Born 1881

Royal Navy 296025 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Defender

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Ralph Armitage Broughton

Born 1893

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Defender

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Harry Sultan

Born 1893

Royal Navy J9290 Able Seaman HMS Defender

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John Mooney

Born 1896

Royal Navy J20534 Able Seaman HMS Defender

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Tom Battye

Born 1874

Royal Navy 268688 Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS Defender

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Henry Cockram

Born 1895

Royal Navy K19490 Stoker 1st Class HMS Defender

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Frank Dyer

Born 1880

Royal Navy 184235 Able Seaman HMS Defender

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Jens Christian Walter Agerskow

Born 1888

Royal Navy M1691 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS Defender

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Walter Joseph Suggate

Born 1896

Royal Navy J26326 Able Seaman HMS Defender

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Thomas Speed Mitchell

Born 1897

Royal Navy SS6588 Ordinary Seaman HMS Defender

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