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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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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]

George Robert Fletcher

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy J2335 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J2335 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J2335 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

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Angus Macleod

Born 1877

Died 1919

Royal Navy 2808/C Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: H.M. Yacht "Iolaire"

Royal Navy 2808/C Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy C 2808 Royal Naval Reserve

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John Fields

Born 1892

Royal Navy J563 Able Seaman HMS Hercules

Royal Navy J563 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J563 Able Seaman Seaman Storming Party

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Upton Selway

Born 1887

Died 1918

Royal Navy 227897(PO) Petty Officer H.M.S. "Neptune."

Royal Navy 227897 Petty Officer HMS King George V

Royal Navy 227897 Petty Officer Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)

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Henry James Butcher

Born 1885

Royal Navy 347499 2nd Cook's Mate HMS Victory I

Royal Navy 347499 Acting 2nd Cook's Mate HMS Victory I

Royal Navy 347499 Acting Leading Cook's Mate HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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Jacob Behr

Born 1887

Royal Navy 231372 Ordinary Seaman HMS Royal Arthur

Royal Navy 231372 Able Seaman HMS Russell

Royal Navy 231372 Leading Seaman HMS Excellent

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Henry George Minchinton

Born 1893

Died 1917

Royal Navy J34577 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

Royal Navy J34577 Ordinary Seaman HMS Attentive

Royal Navy J34577 Able Seaman HMS Attentive

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William Jackson

Born 1867

Died 1954

Royal Navy 3615 Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 350023 Ships Corporal 2nd Class HMS Porpoise

Royal Navy 350023 Ships Corporal 2nd Class HMS Centurion

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Frank Burrows

Born 1898

Died 1959

Royal Navy J52131

Royal Navy 51231 Ordinary Seaman Victory 1

Royal Navy 52131 Ordinary Seaman Excellent

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Edward Charles White

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy 183342 Able Seaman HMS Ardent

Royal Navy 183342 Able Seaman HMS Hecla

Royal Navy 183342 Able Seaman Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Duke of Wellington)

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George William Hughes

Born 1893

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/3579 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/3579 Able Seaman RNVR Tyneside - HMS Excellent

Royal Navy Z/3579 Able Seaman RNVR Tyneside - HMS Hindustan

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William Garner Saxton

Born 1881

Royal Navy F22822 Air Mechanic 2nd Class HMS President II (Crystal Palace)

Royal Navy F22822 Air Mechanic 2nd Class HMS President II (Eastchurch)

Royal Navy F22822 Air Mechanic 2nd Class HMS President II (Excellent)

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Thomas Cansfield Alderson

Born 1884

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy EA 1302 Engine Room Artificer Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Assistant Engineer Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Excellent

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