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Place of birth

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

Charles, Devon [1]

Christchurch, Hampshire [1]

Devonport, Devon, England [1]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

Farmborough near Bath, Somerset [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Chief Petty Officer [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [2]

Midshipman [2]

Able Bodied Seaman [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Boatman [1]

Boy (First Class) [1]

Boy (Second Class) [1]

Boy Artificer [1]

Bugler [1]

Carpenters Crew [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer (First Class) [1]

Petty Officer (Second Class) [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker - 1st Class [1]

Stoker - 2nd Class [1]

Stoker I [1]

Stoker II [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Sub Lieutenanrt [1]

Temporary Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS Eclipse [10]

HMS Fearless [3]

HMS Vernon [3]

HMS Victory II [3]

HMS Cruizer [2]

HMS Excellent [2]

HMS Prince of Wales [2]

HMS Southampton [2]

HMS Victory [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

HMS Vulcan [2]

??? [1]

??? Force Land operations [1]

Apollo [1]

Britannia (Royal Naval College) [1]

Cumberland [1]

Diligence (Scout) [1]

Eclipse [1]

Emperor of India [1]

HM Submarine E22 [1]

HMCS Naden [1]

HMCS Naden (Vancouver) [1]

HMCS Stadacona [1]

HMS [1]

HMS Achilles & Victoria [1]

HMS Acteon I (TB 113) [1]

HMS Active [1]

HMS Alecto [1]

HMS Alexandra [1]

HMS Alexandria [1]

HMS Amethyst [1]

HMS Arethusa [1]

HMS Asia [1]

HMS Australia [1]

HMS Bacchante [1]

HMS Benbow [1]

HMS Birmingham [1]

HMS Blake [1]

HMS Boscawen [1]

HMS Brilliant [1]

HMS Buzzard [1]

HMS Cambridge [1]

HMS Cerberus [1]

HMS Columbine [1]

HMS Columbine (Tetrarch) [1]

HMS Columbine (Tower) [1]

HMS Cornwallis [1]

HMS Crescent [1]

HMS Cyclops (K26) [1]

HMS Dolphin [1]

Service

Royal Navy [13]

Last name first letter

S [4]

H [2]

A [1]

B [1]

C [1]

D [1]

F [1]

I [1]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [11]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Ireland [1]

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People [13] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] Charles, Devon [1] Christchurch, Hampshire [1] Devonport, Devon, England [1] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1] Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Farmborough near Bath, Somerset [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [5] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Able Seaman [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Boy 2nd Class [3] Chief Petty Officer [3] Leading Seaman [3] Acting Sub Lieutenant [2] Midshipman [2] Able Bodied Seaman [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Boatman [1] Boy (First Class) [1] Boy (Second Class) [1] Boy Artificer [1] Bugler [1] Carpenters Crew [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Naval Cadet [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer (First Class) [1] Petty Officer (Second Class) [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Stoker [1] Stoker - 1st Class [1] Stoker - 2nd Class [1] Stoker I [1] Stoker II [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Sub Lieutenanrt [1] Temporary Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS Eclipse [10] HMS Fearless [3] HMS Vernon [3] HMS Victory II [3] HMS Cruizer [2] HMS Excellent [2] HMS Prince of Wales [2] HMS Southampton [2] HMS Victory [2] HMS Victory I [2] HMS Vulcan [2] ??? [1] ??? Force Land operations [1] Apollo [1] Britannia (Royal Naval College) [1] Cumberland [1] Diligence (Scout) [1] Eclipse [1] Emperor of India [1] HM Submarine E22 [1] HMCS Naden [1] HMCS Naden (Vancouver) [1] HMCS Stadacona [1] HMS [1] HMS Achilles & Victoria [1] HMS Acteon I (TB 113) [1] HMS Active [1] HMS Alecto [1] HMS Alexandra [1] HMS Alexandria [1] HMS Amethyst [1] HMS Arethusa [1] HMS Asia [1] HMS Australia [1] HMS Bacchante [1] HMS Benbow [1] HMS Birmingham [1] HMS Blake [1] HMS Boscawen [1] HMS Brilliant [1] HMS Buzzard [1] HMS Cambridge [1] HMS Cerberus [1] HMS Columbine [1] HMS Columbine (Tetrarch) [1] HMS Columbine (Tower) [1] HMS Cornwallis [1] HMS Crescent [1] HMS Cyclops (K26) [1] HMS Dolphin [1]

Service

Royal Navy [13]

Last name first letter

S [4] H [2] A [1] B [1] C [1] D [1] F [1] I [1] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [11]

Country

United Kingdom [8] Ireland [1]

Ewart Claude Sands

Born 1899

Died 1917

Royal Navy K39888 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Eclipse

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Frederick Whiddon Stear

Born 1877

Died 1939

Royal Navy 173071 Boy (Second Class) HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 173071 Boy (First Class) HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 173071 Boy (First Class) HMS

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Thomas Henry Wilfrid Sharples

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy Acting Sub Lieutenant

Royal Navy

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Eclipse

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Bernard Hopkinson

Born 1892

Died 1985

Royal Navy K9371 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K9371 Stoker 1st Class HMS Eclipse

Royal Navy K9371 Stoker 1st Class HMS Fearless

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Charles Hucklesby, Medaille Militaire

Born 1876

Died 1937

Royal Navy 160142 Boy 2nd Class HMS Boscawen

Royal Navy 160142 Boy 1st Class HMS Boscawen

Royal Navy 160142 Boy 1st Class HMS Alexandra

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John Edwin Clench

Born 1892

Died 1950

Royal Navy K7965 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K7965 Stoker 1st Class HMS Eclipse

Royal Navy K7965 Stoker 1st Class HMS Fearless

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William Henry Dumelow

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy K7807 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K7807 Stoker 1st Class HMS Eclipse

Royal Navy K7807 Stoker 1st Class HM Submarine E22

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Frederick James Knight

Born 1879

Died 1940

Royal Navy 342354 Stoker 1st Class HMS Sparrowhawk

Royal Navy 342354 Carpenters Crew HMS Victory 2

Royal Navy 342354 Carpenters Crew HMS Majestic

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James Francis Beard

Born 1893

Died 1921

Royal Navy K10768

Royal Navy K10768 Stoker II Cumberland

Royal Navy K10768 Stoker I Cumberland

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Ralph Ireland

Born 1888

Died 1917

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Terrible

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Leviathan

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Ocean

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Samuel David Mitchell Fitzwater

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy 271709 Engine Room Artificer 5th Class HMSs Tenedos, Sappho, Egmont, Queen

Royal Navy 271709 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Queen

Royal Navy 271709 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMSs Queen, Vivid II, Leander,Forth, Egmont

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Walter Henry Sewell

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy 12138 Bugler Royal Marines Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 227577 Boy 2nd Class St Vincent

Royal Navy 227577 Boy 1st Class HMSs St Vincent, Boscawen III, St Vincent, Grafton, Terrible

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David Muir Anderson

Born 1894

Royal Navy J11142

Royal Navy J11142 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J11142 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

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