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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]

Frederick William Marsh

Born 1897

Died 1982

Royal Navy HMS Excellent

Royal Navy Tempy Sub Lieutenant HMS Excellent

Other Empire Force Probationary Flight Officer Royal Naval Air Service Royal Aero Club

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Reginald James Woodmore

Born 1899

Died 1948

Royal Navy K26460 Stoker II HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K26460 Stoker II HMS Neptune

Royal Navy K26460 Stoker I HMS Neptune

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Sidney Charles Warren

Born 1882

Died 1914

Royal Navy 205935 Able Seaman

Royal Navy 205935 Boy 2nd Class HMS Northampton

Royal Navy 205935 Boy 1st Class HMS Northampton

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Walter John Shepherd

Born 1868

Died 1922

Royal Navy 129810 Petty Officer 2nd Class

Royal Navy 129810 Petty Officer 2nd Class HMS Patia

Royal Navy 129810 Boy 2nd Class HMS Boscawen

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Peter Martin

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy 238767 Leading Seaman HMS King George V

Royal Navy 238767 Boy 2nd Class

Royal Navy 238767 Ordinary Seaman

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William John Staple

Born 1872

Died 1915

Royal Navy 142861 Ordinary Seaman HMS Boadicea

Royal Navy 142861 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory

Royal Navy 142861 Able Seaman HMS Active

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James Frank Treagus

Born 1879

Died 1919

Royal Navy 293328

Royal Navy 293328 Stoker - 2nd Class HMS Duke of Wellington 2

Royal Navy 293328 Stoker - 2nd Class HMS Iris

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Charles Wesley Cox

Born 1890

Royal Navy M3937 Armourer's Crew HMS Excellent

Royal Navy M3937 Armourer's Mate HMS Erin

Royal Navy M3937 Armourer's Mate HMS Erin

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Thomas Mcconnell

Born 1876

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Excellent

Royal Navy Gunner HMS Forte

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Henry Bowler

Born 1896

Royal Navy M7659 Acting 2nd Cook's Mate HMS Excellent

Royal Navy M7659 2nd Cook's Mate HMS Victory I

Royal Navy M7659 Cook's Mate HMS Inconstant

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Charles Henry Bradley

Born 1876

Royal Navy 171254 Master At Arms HMS Excellent

Royal Navy 171254 Master At Arms HMS Victory

Royal Navy 171254 Master At Arms HMS Victory

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The Revd. William Henry Goudge, M.a., O.b.e.

Born 1877

Died 1967

Royal Navy Chaplain

Royal Navy Naval Instructor

Royal Navy Chaplain and Naval Instructor HMS Russell

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Frederick George Sait

Born 1882

Died 1914

Royal Navy 343213 Shipwright 1st Class HMS BULWARK

Royal Navy 343213 Carpenters Crew Duke of Wellington 2

Royal Navy 343213 Leading Carpenters Crew HMS Minotaur

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Percival Metcalfe

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy J8700 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J8700 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J8700 Ordinary Seaman HMS Excellent

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James Eckersley Newton

Born 1897

Royal Navy J32053 Able Seaman on shore (HMS Victory)

Royal Navy J32053 Able Seaman HMS Excellent

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John Macleod

Born 1878

Died 1919

Royal Navy B 2736 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2736.B. (Ch) Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Excellent

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Malachi Dymock

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy J13846 Boy HMS Impregnable, HMS Colossus, HMS Victory I, HMS Bulwark, HMS Pricess Royal,

Royal Navy J13846 Ordinary Seaman HMS Princess Royal

Royal Navy J13846 Able Seaman HMS Zealandia, HMS Victory I, HMS Excellent, HMS Gensita

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Angus Campbell

Born 1880

Died 1919

Royal Navy C3590 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3590C (Ch) Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Excellent

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Charles Victor Gosney

Born 1886

Died 1930

Royal Navy 216387 Boy 2nd Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy 216387 Boy 1st Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy 216387 Ordinary Seaman HMS Prince George

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John Reed Richardson

Born 1888

Died 1917

Royal Navy M1401 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy M1401 Engine Room Artificer HMS Neptune

Royal Navy M1401 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS Excellent

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