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Place of birth

Islington, London [9]

Plymouth, Devon [7]

Norwich, Norfolk [6]

West Ham, Essex [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5]

Bethnal Green, London [4]

Canterbury, Kent [4]

Gillingham, Kent [4]

Lambeth, London [4]

Stepney, London [4]

Belfast, Antrim [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Clapham, London [3]

Dover, Kent [3]

Ipswich, Suffolk [3]

Kensington, London [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Poplar, London [3]

Ashford, Kent [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Birchington, Kent [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

East Ham, London [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Greenwich, Kent [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Mile End, London [2]

Pimlico, London [2]

Whitechapel, London [2]

Aberdare, Glamorgan [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Allanheads, Northumberland [1]

Amersham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Ballyragget, Kilkenny [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Beccles, Norfolk [1]

Beer, Devon [1]

Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bewdley, Worcestershire [1]

Bexley, Kent [1]

Birmingham [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [73]

Able Seaman [57]

Private [18]

Ordinary Seaman [12]

Stoker Petty Officer [12]

Boy 1st Class [9]

Leading Stoker [9]

Stoker 2nd Class [9]

Acting Leading Stoker [8]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [7]

Petty Officer [7]

Signalman [7]

Leading Seaman [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Carpenter's Crew [5]

Boy Telegraphist [4]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3]

Leading Signalman [3]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [3]

Shipwright 2nd Class [3]

Signal Boy [3]

Wireman 2nd Class [3]

2nd Cook's Mate [2]

Armourer's Crew [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

Commander [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Leading Cook's Mate [2]

Leading Telegraphist [2]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [2]

Ship's Steward's Assistant [2]

Sick Berth Attendant [2]

Wireman 1st Class [2]

Yeoman of Signals [2]

3rd Writer [1]

A/CERA 2c [1]

Acting Artificer Engineer [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Paymaster [1]

Acting Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Assistant Clerk [1]

Unit

HMS Falmouth [298]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Falmouth [21]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [18]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Falmouth [10]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

HMS FALMOUTH [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

H.M.S. Barham [1]

HMS Auricula [1]

HMS Diamond [1]

HMS FALMOUTH [at the Battle of Jutland] [1]

HMS Hecla (Racoon) [1]

HMS Lion [1]

HMS Pembroke II [1]

HMS Q15 [1]

HMS Racoon [1]

HMS Salvia [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

HMS Wakeful [1]

M.F.A. "Eleanor." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - "HMS Falmouth" [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Falmouth [1]

Service

Royal Navy [334]

Last name first letter

C [39]

M [39]

B [33]

H [27]

S [21]

W [21]

D [18]

P [17]

E [15]

F [14]

G [12]

L [12]

T [11]

J [10]

R [9]

A [8]

K [8]

O [7]

N [3]

V [3]

I [2]

U [2]

Y [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [313]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

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People [334] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Islington, London [9] Plymouth, Devon [7] Norwich, Norfolk [6] West Ham, Essex [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5] Bethnal Green, London [4] Canterbury, Kent [4] Gillingham, Kent [4] Lambeth, London [4] Stepney, London [4] Belfast, Antrim [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Clapham, London [3] Dover, Kent [3] Ipswich, Suffolk [3] Kensington, London [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Poplar, London [3] Ashford, Kent [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Battersea, London [2] Birchington, Kent [2] Devonport, Devon [2] East Ham, London [2] Fulham, London [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Greenwich, Kent [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Mile End, London [2] Pimlico, London [2] Whitechapel, London [2] Aberdare, Glamorgan [1] Aberdeen [1] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Allanheads, Northumberland [1] Amersham, Buckinghamshire [1] Ballyragget, Kilkenny [1] Barking, Essex [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Beccles, Norfolk [1] Beer, Devon [1] Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bewdley, Worcestershire [1] Bexley, Kent [1] Birmingham [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [73] Able Seaman [57] Private [18] Ordinary Seaman [12] Stoker Petty Officer [12] Boy 1st Class [9] Leading Stoker [9] Stoker 2nd Class [9] Acting Leading Stoker [8] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [7] Petty Officer [7] Signalman [7] Leading Seaman [6] Lieutenant [6] Carpenter's Crew [5] Boy Telegraphist [4] Captain [4] Lieutenant Commander [4] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3] Leading Signalman [3] Officer's Steward 1st Class [3] Shipwright 2nd Class [3] Signal Boy [3] Wireman 2nd Class [3] 2nd Cook's Mate [2] Armourer's Crew [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Chief Stoker [2] Commander [2] Deck Hand [2] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Leading Cook's Mate [2] Leading Telegraphist [2] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [2] Ship's Steward's Assistant [2] Sick Berth Attendant [2] Wireman 1st Class [2] Yeoman of Signals [2] 3rd Writer [1] A/CERA 2c [1] Acting Artificer Engineer [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Paymaster [1] Acting Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Assistant Clerk [1]

Unit

HMS Falmouth [298] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Falmouth [21] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [18] Royal Naval Division [10] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Falmouth [10] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4] Royal Naval Reserve [3] HMS FALMOUTH [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] H.M.S. Barham [1] HMS Auricula [1] HMS Diamond [1] HMS FALMOUTH [at the Battle of Jutland] [1] HMS Hecla (Racoon) [1] HMS Lion [1] HMS Pembroke II [1] HMS Q15 [1] HMS Racoon [1] HMS Salvia [1] HMS Vivid I [1] HMS Wakeful [1] M.F.A. "Eleanor." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - "HMS Falmouth" [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Falmouth [1]

Service

Royal Navy [334]

Last name first letter

C [39] M [39] B [33] H [27] S [21] W [21] D [18] P [17] E [15] F [14] G [12] L [12] T [11] J [10] R [9] A [8] K [8] O [7] N [3] V [3] I [2] U [2] Y [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [313]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Christopher Sally

Born 1885

Royal Navy 13936 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 13936 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Falmouth

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Herbert Harrison

Born 1894

Royal Navy Z/6983 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/6983 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Falmouth

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Joseph Embleton

Born 1894

Royal Navy Z/1198 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/1198 Signalman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Falmouth

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George Isaac Nicholls

Born 1895

Royal Navy Z/ 4931 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Bristol Z/4931 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Falmouth

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Matthew Gordon

Born 1897

Royal Navy Z/ 6234 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/6234 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Falmouth

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George Frederick Jones

Born 1897

Royal Navy Z/4480 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy London Z/4480 Signalman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Falmouth

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Arthur Ernest Harding

Born 1897

Royal Navy 3428 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 19189 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 19189 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Falmouth

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Horace Jackson

Born 1896

Royal Navy 21568 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 16263 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 21568 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Falmouth

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George Doidge

Born 1893

Royal Navy 16839 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 14540 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 16839 Bugler Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Falmouth

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Frederick William Foster

Born 1886

Royal Navy 16123 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 13731 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 16123 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Falmouth

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Leonard Bampfyeld Cogan

Royal Navy Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Falmouth

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Uriah Taylor

Born 1888

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/6964 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/6964 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/6964 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Falmouth

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George Henry Bowen

Born 1896

Royal Navy London Z/2217 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Falmouth

Royal Navy Z/2217 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy London Z/2217 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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John Nelson Broad

Born 1896

Royal Navy London Z/2219 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Falmouth

Royal Navy Z/ 2219 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy London Z/2219 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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