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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]

Albert Victor Burrows

Born 1891

Royal Navy M5257 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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Samuel Henry Tucker

Born 1886

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Acting Warrant Officer

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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William Henry Francis

Born 1892

Royal Navy J1406 Leading Seaman HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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Thomas Keegan

Born 1893

Royal Navy SS116652 Stoker 1st Class HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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Ernest Lamb

Born 1873

Royal Navy 350274 Sick Berth Steward HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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Thomas John Sully

Born 1895

Royal Navy J21593 Able Seaman HMS DUKE OF EDINBURGH

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Thomas Mcclelland

Born 1887

Royal Navy 226296 Able Seaman HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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Harold William Pelly Brewer

Born 1897

Royal Navy K25222 Stoker 1st Class HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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Alfred Frederick William Collings

Born 1881

Royal Navy 350819 2nd Sick Berth Steward HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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Albert Forsey

Born 1875

Royal Navy 340545 Chief Armourer HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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George Edward Berger

Born 1883

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Acting Gunner (T) HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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Sydney Chown

Born 1895

Royal Navy K21524 Stoker 1st Class HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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Joseph Saddler

Born 1883

Royal Navy 211444 Petty Officer HMS DUKE OF EDINBURGH

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Sidney James Dulling

Born 1897

Royal Navy J22479 Able Seaman HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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Albert Edward Parker

Born 1888

Royal Navy 346451 Ship's Steward HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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Richard Belshaw Greenfield

Born 1881

Royal Navy 299000 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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Herbert Holt

Born 1886

Royal Navy 223116 Petty Officer HMS DUKE OF EDINBURGH

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John Trewolla

Born 1873

Royal Navy 340307 Shipwright 1st Class HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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Arthur Martin

Born 1878

Royal Navy 177787 Master at Arms HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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Edward Langan

Born 1885

Royal Navy 222625 Able Seaman HMS DUKE OF EDINBURGH

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