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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [21]

Plymouth, Devon [17]

Devonport, Devon [14]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [12]

Belfast, Antrim [10]

Exeter, Devon [10]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [10]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [6]

Bath, Somerset [5]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Stonehouse, Devon [5]

Battersea, London [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Bristol [4]

Bristol, Somerset [4]

Edinburgh [4]

Kingsbridge, Devon [4]

Wandsworth, London [4]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Clonakilty, Cork [3]

Cork [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

London [3]

Southwark, London [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Aston, Warwickshire [2]

Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Belfast [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bideford, Devon [2]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [2]

Brixham, Devon [2]

Callington, Cornwall [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Dorchester, Dorset [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Malborough, Devon [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Northampton [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Ottery Saint Mary, Devon [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [205]

Ordinary Seaman [203]

Boy 1st Class [145]

Boy 2nd Class [140]

Stoker 1st Class [110]

Private [67]

Stoker 2nd Class [63]

Leading Seaman [37]

Gunner [31]

Midshipman [20]

Leading Stoker [19]

Naval Cadet [18]

Petty Officer [17]

Gunner 2nd Class [14]

Acting Leading Stoker [13]

Lieutenant [13]

Commander [11]

Stoker Petty Officer [11]

Musician [10]

Stoker [10]

Armourer's Crew [9]

Signalman [9]

Sub Lieutenant [9]

Bugler [8]

Acting ERA 4th Class [7]

Band Boy [7]

ERA 4th Class [7]

Lieutenant Commander [6]

Ordinary Signalman [6]

Signal Boy [6]

Captain [5]

Cook's Mate [5]

Corporal [5]

Ordinary Telegraphist [5]

Boy Artificer [4]

Boy Telegraphist [4]

ERA 5th Class [4]

Gunner 1st Class [4]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [4]

Shipwright 2nd Class [4]

Telegraphist [4]

2nd Cook's Mate [3]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3]

Acting Gunner [3]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Boy 2nd class [3]

Carpenter's Crew [3]

Leading Signalman [3]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [3]

Officer’s Steward 3rd Class [3]

Unit

HMS Erin [573]

HMS Vivid II [68]

HMS Impregnable [61]

HMS Vivid I [54]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [36]

Royal Marine Artillery [35]

HMS Ganges [30]

Royal Marine Light Infantry; HMS Erin [18]

HMS Ganges II [17]

Royal Marine Artillery; HMS Erin [17]

Royal Naval Division [17]

HMS Indus [11]

HMS Defiance [10]

HMS Argyll [9]

HMS ERIN [9]

HMS Lion [9]

HMS Northampton [9]

HMS Pembroke I [9]

HMS Powerful [9]

HMS Vivid [9]

Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Erin [9]

HMS Cornwallis [8]

HMS Monmouth [8]

HMS Victory I [8]

Royal Marines Band [8]

HMS Excellent [7]

HMS Hindustan [7]

HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [7]

HMS Kent [7]

Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Erin [7]

HMS Black Prince [6]

HMS Orion [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Erin [6]

HMS Commonwealth [5]

HMS Devonshire [5]

HMS Formidable [5]

HMS Pembroke II [5]

HMS Vernon [5]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Erin [5]

HMS Hibernia [4]

HMS Hogue [4]

HMS Leander [4]

HMS New Zealand [4]

HMS Talbot [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

HMS Caledonia [3]

HMS Cambrian [3]

HMS Collingwood [3]

HMS Cornwall [3]

HMS Donegal [3]

Service

Royal Navy [665]

British Army [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [89]

M [69]

H [67]

C [65]

P [55]

D [43]

L [40]

R [34]

G [33]

A [31]

J [22]

F [21]

S [19]

K [17]

E [12]

W [12]

T [11]

N [10]

O [10]

I [4]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [641]

Country

United Kingdom [131]

Ireland [3]

Australia [1]

Guernsey [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [21] Plymouth, Devon [17] Devonport, Devon [14] Bristol, Gloucestershire [12] Belfast, Antrim [10] Exeter, Devon [10] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [10] Cardiff, Glamorgan [6] Bath, Somerset [5] Birkenhead, Cheshire [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Stonehouse, Devon [5] Battersea, London [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Bristol [4] Bristol, Somerset [4] Edinburgh [4] Kingsbridge, Devon [4] Wandsworth, London [4] Barnsley, Yorkshire [3] Camberwell, London [3] Clonakilty, Cork [3] Cork [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] London [3] Southwark, London [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Aston, Warwickshire [2] Barnstaple, Devon [2] Belfast [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bideford, Devon [2] Brighouse, Yorkshire [2] Brixham, Devon [2] Callington, Cornwall [2] Chelsea, London [2] Dorchester, Dorset [2] Dover, Kent [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Islington, London [2] Lambeth, London [2] Malborough, Devon [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Marylebone, London [2] Northampton [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Ottery Saint Mary, Devon [2] Peckham, London [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [205] Ordinary Seaman [203] Boy 1st Class [145] Boy 2nd Class [140] Stoker 1st Class [110] Private [67] Stoker 2nd Class [63] Leading Seaman [37] Gunner [31] Midshipman [20] Leading Stoker [19] Naval Cadet [18] Petty Officer [17] Gunner 2nd Class [14] Acting Leading Stoker [13] Lieutenant [13] Commander [11] Stoker Petty Officer [11] Musician [10] Stoker [10] Armourer's Crew [9] Signalman [9] Sub Lieutenant [9] Bugler [8] Acting ERA 4th Class [7] Band Boy [7] ERA 4th Class [7] Lieutenant Commander [6] Ordinary Signalman [6] Signal Boy [6] Captain [5] Cook's Mate [5] Corporal [5] Ordinary Telegraphist [5] Boy Artificer [4] Boy Telegraphist [4] ERA 5th Class [4] Gunner 1st Class [4] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [4] Shipwright 2nd Class [4] Telegraphist [4] 2nd Cook's Mate [3] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3] Acting Gunner [3] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [3] Boy 2nd class [3] Carpenter's Crew [3] Leading Signalman [3] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [3] Officer’s Steward 3rd Class [3]

Unit

HMS Erin [573] HMS Vivid II [68] HMS Impregnable [61] HMS Vivid I [54] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [36] Royal Marine Artillery [35] HMS Ganges [30] Royal Marine Light Infantry; HMS Erin [18] HMS Ganges II [17] Royal Marine Artillery; HMS Erin [17] Royal Naval Division [17] HMS Indus [11] HMS Defiance [10] HMS Argyll [9] HMS ERIN [9] HMS Lion [9] HMS Northampton [9] HMS Pembroke I [9] HMS Powerful [9] HMS Vivid [9] Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Erin [9] HMS Cornwallis [8] HMS Monmouth [8] HMS Victory I [8] Royal Marines Band [8] HMS Excellent [7] HMS Hindustan [7] HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [7] HMS Kent [7] Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Erin [7] HMS Black Prince [6] HMS Orion [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Erin [6] HMS Commonwealth [5] HMS Devonshire [5] HMS Formidable [5] HMS Pembroke II [5] HMS Vernon [5] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Erin [5] HMS Hibernia [4] HMS Hogue [4] HMS Leander [4] HMS New Zealand [4] HMS Talbot [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] HMS Caledonia [3] HMS Cambrian [3] HMS Collingwood [3] HMS Cornwall [3] HMS Donegal [3]

Service

Royal Navy [665] British Army [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [89] M [69] H [67] C [65] P [55] D [43] L [40] R [34] G [33] A [31] J [22] F [21] S [19] K [17] E [12] W [12] T [11] N [10] O [10] I [4] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [641]

Country

United Kingdom [131] Ireland [3] Australia [1] Guernsey [1]

Albert Smith Redman

Born 1896

Died 1970

Royal Navy J65931

Royal Navy HMS Erin

Royal Navy HMS Vivid Shore based signals training establishment

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Albert Banford

Born 1897

Died 1981

Royal Navy J27964 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J27964 Ordinary Seaman HMS Erin

Royal Navy J27964 Able Seaman HMS Erin

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William Ernest Tilley

Born 1887

Royal Navy M8034 HMS Defiance

Royal Navy M8034 Electrical Artificer 4c HMS Erin

Royal Navy M8034 Electrical Artificer 3c HMS Erin

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John Catterall Leach

Born 1894

Died 1941

Royal Navy Naval Cadet.

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Acting Sub-Lieutenant HMS Erin

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William John Seagrove Morrell

Born 1867

Died 1948

Royal Navy Chief Carpenter HMS Erin

Royal Navy Shipwright Lieutenant Commander

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John Maurice Fitzroy-Newdegate

Born 1897

Died 1976

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Erin

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Henry Evans-Freke Aylmer

Born 1878

Died 1933

Royal Navy Rear Admiral

Royal Navy Commander HMS ERIN

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

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Joseph Bareham

Born 1893

Royal Navy M7831 Acting ERA 4th Class HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy M7831 ERA 4c HMS Erin

Royal Navy M7831 ERA 3c HMS Erin

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Percival Horace Taylor

Born 1892

Died 1917

Royal Navy M6362 Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class HMS Defiance

Royal Navy M6362 Electrical Artificer 4th Class HMS Erin

Royal Navy M6362 Electrical Artificer 3rd Class HMS Erin

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Adolphus John Croft-Cohen

Born 1897

Royal Navy Lieutenant (Acting)

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Erin

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

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Bertrand Percy Trees

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy Boy Sailor Impregnable

Royal Navy Gibraltar

Royal Navy Vivid

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Alfred Sidney Lock

Born 1881

Died 1921

Royal Navy 341256 Chief Petty Officer Victualling HMS Vivid

Royal Navy 341256 Ship’s Steward HMS Erin

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William Frank Sweet

Born 1900

Died 1975

Royal Navy J46354 Leading Signaller HMS Greenwich (HMS Vendetta)

Royal Navy J46354 Chief Yeoman Signaller HMS Danae

Royal Navy J46354 Yeoman Signaller HMS Courageous

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Wyndham George Dando

Born 1899

Died 1919

Royal Navy J44115 Able Seaman HMS Erin

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Albert Revett

Born 1897

Died 1975

Royal Navy J25988 Ordinary Seaman HMS Erin

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Charles Duncan Alexander Irvine

Born 1897

Died 1987

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Erin

Royal Navy Commander (Emergency)

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Edward Theobald Walsh Church

Born 1891

Died 1948

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant

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Henry Inglis Roslyn Townend

Born 1883

Died 1965

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Erin

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Henry Bradford Maltby

Born 1886

Died 1940

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Erin

Royal Navy Commander

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Job Harry Manning

Born 1884

Died 1917

Royal Navy Acting Gunner

Royal Navy Mate HMS Erin

Royal Navy Mate HMS Berwick

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