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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [6]

Devonport, Devon [5]

Belfast, Antrim [3]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Exeter, Devon [3]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Dartmouth, Devon [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Tavistock, Devon [2]

26 Ontario Street, Bermondsey, Southwark, London [1]

Aghada, Cork [1]

Ancoats, Manchester [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Berealston, Devon [1]

Berkeley, Gloucestershire [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Bishop's Frome, Herefordshire [1]

Brixham, Devon [1]

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Cainscross, Gloucestershire [1]

Cambridge [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Carlow [1]

Castlebar, Mayo [1]

Castlereagh, County Down [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chichester, Surrey [1]

Clifton,Bristol. [1]

Cork [1]

Dawlish, Devon [1]

Dublin [1]

Dursley, Gloucestershire [1]

Dymock, Gloucestershire [1]

East Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Emly, Tipperary [1]

Glasgow [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Gourdon, Kincardineshire [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Harris, Invernesshire [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [30]

Stoker 1st Class [12]

Ordinary Seaman [8]

Boy 1st Class [6]

Petty Officer [6]

Boy 2nd Class [5]

Captain [5]

Commander [5]

Leading Seaman [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Lieutenant Commander [5]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [4]

Chief Stoker [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Private [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Leading Cook's Mate [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant-Commander [2]

Mechanician [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Petty Officer (NS) [2]

Serjeant [2]

Signalman [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

Abe Bodied Seaman [1]

Abe Seaman [1]

Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting CERA 2c [1]

Acting Chief Stoker [1]

Acting Gunner (T) [1]

Acting Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Signal Boatswain [1]

Acting Warrant Officer [1]

Admiral [1]

Armourer [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Band Boy [1]

Band Corporal [1]

Bandmaster 2nd Class [1]

Boatswain [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 2c [1]

Unit

HMS Duke of Edinburgh [100]

HMS DUKE OF EDINBURGH [12]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6]

HMS Duke Of Edinburgh [5]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

HMS Impregnable [3]

HMS Pembroke I [3]

HMS Vivid I [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Duke of Edinburgh [3]

HMS Ajax [2]

HMS Fearless [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

RNVR Tyneside - HMS Duke of Edinburgh [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS DUKE OF EDINBURGH [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Duke of Edinburgh [2]

Amphion [1]

Argyll [1]

Britannia [1]

Dover Patrol [1]

Duke of Edinburgh [1]

Fox M 33 [1]

HM Submarine B10 [1]

HM Submarine G11 [1]

HM Submarine H3 [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Arabis [1]

HMS Argyll [1]

HMS Boadicea [1]

HMS Caladon [1]

HMS Cleopatra [1]

HMS Cornwall [1]

HMS Cullist [1]

HMS Dolphin [1]

HMS Egmont [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Hannibal [1]

HMS Hawke [1]

HMS Jupiter [1]

HMS Lion [1]

HMS Louvain [1]

HMS Mischief [1]

HMS Nelson [1]

HMS Northampton [1]

HMS Pembroke 1 [1]

HMS Powerful [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS Ringdove [1]

Service

Royal Navy [129]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [19]

H [15]

C [12]

M [11]

S [10]

K [7]

P [7]

D [6]

L [6]

J [5]

T [5]

W [5]

E [4]

G [4]

A [3]

F [3]

R [3]

N [2]

I [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [102]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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People [129] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [6] Devonport, Devon [5] Belfast, Antrim [3] Brighton, Sussex [3] Exeter, Devon [3] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Dartmouth, Devon [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Paddington, London [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Tavistock, Devon [2] 26 Ontario Street, Bermondsey, Southwark, London [1] Aghada, Cork [1] Ancoats, Manchester [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Berealston, Devon [1] Berkeley, Gloucestershire [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Bishop's Frome, Herefordshire [1] Brixham, Devon [1] Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Cainscross, Gloucestershire [1] Cambridge [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Carlow [1] Castlebar, Mayo [1] Castlereagh, County Down [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chichester, Surrey [1] Clifton,Bristol. [1] Cork [1] Dawlish, Devon [1] Dublin [1] Dursley, Gloucestershire [1] Dymock, Gloucestershire [1] East Stonehouse, Devon [1] Edinburgh [1] Edmonton, London [1] Emly, Tipperary [1] Glasgow [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Gourdon, Kincardineshire [1] Hackney, London [1] Harris, Invernesshire [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [30] Stoker 1st Class [12] Ordinary Seaman [8] Boy 1st Class [6] Petty Officer [6] Boy 2nd Class [5] Captain [5] Commander [5] Leading Seaman [5] Lieutenant [5] Lieutenant Commander [5] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [4] Chief Stoker [3] Deck Hand [3] Private [3] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [2] Leading Cook's Mate [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant-Commander [2] Mechanician [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Petty Officer (NS) [2] Serjeant [2] Signalman [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] Abe Bodied Seaman [1] Abe Seaman [1] Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting CERA 2c [1] Acting Chief Stoker [1] Acting Gunner (T) [1] Acting Leading Cook's Mate [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Signal Boatswain [1] Acting Warrant Officer [1] Admiral [1] Armourer [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Band Boy [1] Band Corporal [1] Bandmaster 2nd Class [1] Boatswain [1] Boy [1] Boy 2c [1]

Unit

HMS Duke of Edinburgh [100] HMS DUKE OF EDINBURGH [12] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6] HMS Duke Of Edinburgh [5] Royal Naval Reserve [4] HMS Impregnable [3] HMS Pembroke I [3] HMS Vivid I [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Duke of Edinburgh [3] HMS Ajax [2] HMS Fearless [2] HMS Victory I [2] RNVR Tyneside - HMS Duke of Edinburgh [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS DUKE OF EDINBURGH [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Duke of Edinburgh [2] Amphion [1] Argyll [1] Britannia [1] Dover Patrol [1] Duke of Edinburgh [1] Fox M 33 [1] HM Submarine B10 [1] HM Submarine G11 [1] HM Submarine H3 [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Arabis [1] HMS Argyll [1] HMS Boadicea [1] HMS Caladon [1] HMS Cleopatra [1] HMS Cornwall [1] HMS Cullist [1] HMS Dolphin [1] HMS Egmont [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Hannibal [1] HMS Hawke [1] HMS Jupiter [1] HMS Lion [1] HMS Louvain [1] HMS Mischief [1] HMS Nelson [1] HMS Northampton [1] HMS Pembroke 1 [1] HMS Powerful [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS Ringdove [1]

Service

Royal Navy [129] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [19] H [15] C [12] M [11] S [10] K [7] P [7] D [6] L [6] J [5] T [5] W [5] E [4] G [4] A [3] F [3] R [3] N [2] I [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [102]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Arthur Walter Ager

Born 1897

Died 1974

Royal Navy J31546 Ordinary Telegraphist HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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George John Pessell

Born 1879

Died 1915

Royal Navy 345096 Ship's Chief Cook HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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Henry Blackett

Born 1867

Died 1952

Royal Navy Admiral

Royal Navy Captain HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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Arthur Frederick Benning

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy J21918 Able Seaman HMS DUKE OF EDINBURGH

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Henry Allen Martin

Born 1898

Died 1959

Royal Navy J34106 Ordinary Telegraphist HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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Francis Henry Dowling

Born 1895

Royal Navy K17283 Stoker 1st Class HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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James Gaul

Born 1882

Died 1917

Royal Navy 2424B Leading Seaman HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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Thomas Alfred Lewis

Born 1874

Died 1932

Royal Navy 276163 Chief Stoker HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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William May

Born 1879

Royal Navy 270362 Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS Duke of Edinburgh

Royal Navy 270362 ERA 1c HMS Duke of Edinburgh

Royal Navy 270362 Acting CERA 2c HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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John Kenneth Beaufoy Birch

Born 1880

Died 1940

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander HMS DUKE OF EDINBURGH

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Percy Capper

Born 1896

Royal Navy J22059 Signalman HMS Duke Of Edinburgh

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Edward Williams

Born 1878

Royal Navy 178750 Petty Officer HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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Percival Samuel Smith

Born 1880

Died 1960

Royal Navy 270763 Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class HMS DUKE OF EDINBURGH

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William Samuel Cable

Born 1899

Royal Navy J40951 Boy 1st Class HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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Henry Mallett

Born 1871

Died 1922

Royal Navy Warrant Engineer

Royal Navy Artificer Engineer HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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John Oconnell

Born 1894

Royal Navy J10252 Able Seaman HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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Edwin Charley

Born 1886

Royal Navy M1543 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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Walter Woolhead

Born 1892

Royal Navy J849 Able Seaman HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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William John Harley

Born 1875

Royal Navy 277472 Chief Stoker HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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John James Wallace

Born 1893

Royal Navy K16487 Stoker 1st Class HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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