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Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Southsea, Hampshire [2]

York [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Armley, Yorkshire [1]

Ballintoy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birdham, Sussex [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackawton, Devon [1]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

Botley, Hampshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bridport, Dorset [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Burgess Hill, Sussex [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Charles, Devon [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Clonakilty, Cork [1]

Crowlista, Uig [1]

Denaby Main, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Everton, Liverpool [1]

Hartland, North Devon [1]

Hastings [1]

Highworth, Wiltshire [1]

Horndean, Hampshire [1]

Hornsey, Middlesex [1]

Horsham, Sussex [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Kingsbury, Edgware, Middlesex [1]

Kingston, Portsmouth [1]

Landport, Hampshire [1]

Langholm, Dumfriesshire [1]

Leicester [1]

Lewes, Sussex [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Lymington, Hampshire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Margate, Kent [1]

Marldon, Devon [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [39]

Ordinary Seaman [31]

Boy 2nd Class [24]

Boy 1st Class [21]

Leading Seaman [20]

Petty Officer [13]

Armourer's Crew [11]

Chief Petty Officer [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Petty Officer 1st Class [4]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [4]

Seaman [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Armourer's Mate [3]

Gunner [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Master At Arms [3]

2nd Cook's Mate [2]

Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [2]

Acting Armourer's Mate [2]

Acting Gunner [2]

Acting Leading Seaman [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Armourer [2]

Boatman [2]

Chief Master At Arms [2]

Engine Room Artificer [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2]

Ships Corporal 1st Class [2]

Ships Corporal 2nd Class [2]

Stoker - 1st Class [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

AB [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Stoker [1]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [1]

Acting Temporary Lieutenant Commander [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourers Crew [1]

Armourer’s Crew [1]

Assistant Engineer [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

B1C [1]

Unit

HMS Excellent [72]

HMS Agincourt [12]

HMS Victory I [12]

HMS Victory [10]

HMS Impregnable [9]

HMS Ganges [8]

HMS Erin [7]

Royal Naval Reserve [7]

HMS Duke of Wellington [6]

HMS Minotaur [6]

HMS Boscawen [5]

HMS King George V [5]

HMS St Vincent [5]

HMS Vernon [5]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5]

HMS Dolphin [4]

HMS Fisgard [4]

HMS Hercules [4]

HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [4]

HMS Vindictive [4]

Excellent [3]

HMS Active [3]

HMS Australia [3]

HMS Fearless [3]

HMS Formidable [3]

HMS Good Hope [3]

HMS Royal Arthur [3]

RN Gunnery School Whale Island (HMS Excellent) [3]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Excellent [3]

HMS Asia [2]

HMS Benbow [2]

HMS Black Prince [2]

HMS Blake [2]

HMS Calliope [2]

HMS Canada [2]

HMS Cornwall [2]

HMS Cruizer [2]

HMS Drake [2]

HMS Eclipse [2]

HMS Firequeen [2]

HMS Forte [2]

HMS Hampshire [2]

HMS Hecla [2]

HMS Invincible [2]

HMS King Edward VII [2]

HMS Lion [2]

HMS Monarch [2]

HMS Renown [2]

HMS Revenge [2]

HMS Roxburgh [2]

Service

Royal Navy [93]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

British Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [15]

S [11]

C [10]

M [10]

H [6]

W [6]

F [5]

G [5]

T [4]

A [3]

D [3]

K [3]

P [3]

N [2]

R [2]

I [1]

J [1]

L [1]

U [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [65]

Country

United Kingdom [46]

Ireland [2]

South Africa [1]

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People [93] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Southsea, Hampshire [2] York [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Armley, Yorkshire [1] Ballintoy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Beccles, Suffolk [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birdham, Sussex [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackawton, Devon [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Botley, Hampshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bridport, Dorset [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Burgess Hill, Sussex [1] Camden Town, London [1] Charles, Devon [1] Chelsea, London [1] Clonakilty, Cork [1] Crowlista, Uig [1] Denaby Main, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Edinburgh [1] Everton, Liverpool [1] Hartland, North Devon [1] Hastings [1] Highworth, Wiltshire [1] Horndean, Hampshire [1] Hornsey, Middlesex [1] Horsham, Sussex [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire [1] Kingsbury, Edgware, Middlesex [1] Kingston, Portsmouth [1] Landport, Hampshire [1] Langholm, Dumfriesshire [1] Leicester [1] Lewes, Sussex [1] Lewisham, London [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Lymington, Hampshire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Margate, Kent [1] Marldon, Devon [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [39] Ordinary Seaman [31] Boy 2nd Class [24] Boy 1st Class [21] Leading Seaman [20] Petty Officer [13] Armourer's Crew [11] Chief Petty Officer [4] Lieutenant [4] Petty Officer 1st Class [4] Petty Officer 2nd Class [4] Seaman [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Armourer's Mate [3] Gunner [3] Leading Stoker [3] Master At Arms [3] 2nd Cook's Mate [2] Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [2] Acting Armourer's Mate [2] Acting Gunner [2] Acting Leading Seaman [2] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [2] Armourer [2] Boatman [2] Chief Master At Arms [2] Engine Room Artificer [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2] Ships Corporal 1st Class [2] Ships Corporal 2nd Class [2] Stoker - 1st Class [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] AB [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Leading Cook's Mate [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Stoker [1] Acting Stoker 1st Class [1] Acting Temporary Lieutenant Commander [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourers Crew [1] Armourer’s Crew [1] Assistant Engineer [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] B1C [1]

Unit

HMS Excellent [72] HMS Agincourt [12] HMS Victory I [12] HMS Victory [10] HMS Impregnable [9] HMS Ganges [8] HMS Erin [7] Royal Naval Reserve [7] HMS Duke of Wellington [6] HMS Minotaur [6] HMS Boscawen [5] HMS King George V [5] HMS St Vincent [5] HMS Vernon [5] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5] HMS Dolphin [4] HMS Fisgard [4] HMS Hercules [4] HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [4] HMS Vindictive [4] Excellent [3] HMS Active [3] HMS Australia [3] HMS Fearless [3] HMS Formidable [3] HMS Good Hope [3] HMS Royal Arthur [3] RN Gunnery School Whale Island (HMS Excellent) [3] Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Excellent [3] HMS Asia [2] HMS Benbow [2] HMS Black Prince [2] HMS Blake [2] HMS Calliope [2] HMS Canada [2] HMS Cornwall [2] HMS Cruizer [2] HMS Drake [2] HMS Eclipse [2] HMS Firequeen [2] HMS Forte [2] HMS Hampshire [2] HMS Hecla [2] HMS Invincible [2] HMS King Edward VII [2] HMS Lion [2] HMS Monarch [2] HMS Renown [2] HMS Revenge [2] HMS Roxburgh [2]

Service

Royal Navy [93] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] British Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

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

Contribution

Military Service [65]

Country

United Kingdom [46] Ireland [2] South Africa [1]

Clifford Wheller

Born 1879

Died 1914

Royal Navy Able Seaman HMS Excellent

Royal Navy 186074 Able Seaman HMS Good Hope

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Frederick Arthur Chaddock

Born 1896

Died 1973

Royal Navy M12542 Armourer's Crew HMS Excellent

Royal Navy M12542 Armourer's Crew HMS Erin

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Arthur John Reginald Nobes

Born 1897

Died 1921

Royal Navy J26368 Leading Seaman H.M.S. "Excellent"

Royal Navy J26368 Ordinary Seaman HMS Agincourt

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James Beer

Born 1896

Royal Navy M15655 Armourer's Crew HMS Excellent

Royal Navy M15655 Armourer's Crew HMS Agincourt

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William Thomas Pearce

Born 1872

Royal Navy 350241

Royal Navy 2nd Sick Berth Steward HMS Excellent

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Frederick Charles William Bax

Born 1901

Died 1975

Royal Navy J58612 Able Seaman HMS Excellent

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314105 Royal Air Force

Royal Navy J58612 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

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Harry James Dowland

Born 1882

Died 1957

Royal Navy Boy 2nd Class (B2C) HMS Boscawen

Royal Navy Boy 1st Class (B1C) HMS Boscawen

Royal Navy Boy 1st Class HMS Minotaur

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Alfred Adams

Born 1866

Died 1918

Royal Navy 123528 Boy 2nd Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy 123528 Boy 1st Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy 123528 Boy 1st Class HMS Pegasus

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Albert Charles Cruttenden

Born 1901

Royal Navy J91874

Royal Navy K56207

Royal Navy SS121782

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Frederick Albert Harris

Born 1877

Died 1914

Royal Navy Able Seaman HMS Excellent

Royal Navy 173534 Petty Officer Telegraphist HMS Good Hope

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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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Claude Arthur Bates

Born 1896

Royal Navy M11049 Armourer's Crew HMS Excellent

Royal Navy M11049 Armourer's Crew HMS Erin

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Frank Newby Travis

Born 1892

Royal Navy M4095 Armourer's Crew HMS Excellent

Royal Navy M4095 Acting Armourer's Mate HMS Agincourt

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Aubrey John Andrews

Born 1891

Royal Navy M11003 Armourer's Crew HMS Excellent

Royal Navy M11003 Armourer's Crew HMS Erin

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Arthur Collier

Born 1896

Royal Navy M13491 Armourer’s Crew HMS Excellent

Royal Navy M13491 Armourer’s Crew HMS Erin

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James Henry Perry

Born 1892

Royal Navy M2843 Armourer's Crew HMS Excellent

Royal Navy M2843 Acting Armourer's Mate HMS Agincourt

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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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Arthur Frederick Parsons Gibson

Born 1893

Died 1964

Royal Navy J9406 Boy II HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J9406 Boy I HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J9406 Boy I HMS Victorious

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William Stone

Born 1874

Died 1917

Royal Navy 148368 Petty Officer 1st Class HMS Excellent

Royal Navy A4011 Petty Officer Royal Fleet Reserve

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Arthur Edward Blundell

Born 1882

Royal Navy 346929 Armourer's Crew HMS Excellent

Royal Navy 346929 Armourer's Mate HMS Invincible

Royal Navy 346929 Armourer HMS Agincourt

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