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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [9]

Southsea, Hampshire [2]

Antwerp [1]

Baldock, Hertfordshire [1]

Basford, Nottinghamshire [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Burford, Oxfordshire [1]

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Cripplegate, London [1]

Elie, Fifeshire [1]

Huby, Yorkshire. [1]

Kensington, Middlesex [1]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1]

Kilmuir Easter, Ross, Scotland [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Maidenhead, Berkshire [1]

Marden, Kent [1]

Newhaven, Sussex [1]

Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Nordton, Sussex [1]

Northwich, Cheshire [1]

Paignton, Devon [1]

Petersfield, Hampshire [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Portland, Dorset [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Rogate, Sussex [1]

Rugby, Warwickshire [1]

Southall, Middlesex [1]

St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

Tenby, Pembrokeshire [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Ventnor Isle of Wight [1]

Warsash, Hampshire [1]

West Auckland, Durham [1]

Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Yeovil, Somerset [1]

Rank

Leading Stoker [20]

Stoker 1st Class [19]

Stoker 2nd Class [17]

Stoker Petty Officer [15]

Acting Leading Stoker [14]

Boy Artificer [10]

Stoker [10]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [5]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [5]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [5]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [4]

ERA 4th Class [4]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [4]

Acting ERA 4th Class [3]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3]

ERA 3rd Class [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Boy - 2nd Class [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

ERA 5th Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Petty Officer 1st Class [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

ACT FOR ...? [1]

ACT FOR ...? to Engine Room Artificer 4 on 4 April 1914 [1]

Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Chief Stoker [1]

Acting ERA 4 [1]

Acting Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Mate [1]

Acting Stoker [1]

Artificer [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Boatman [1]

Boy [1]

Boy - 1st Class [1]

Boy Artificer to Engine Room Artificer 5C [1]

Boy Shipwright [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Bugler [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Carpenters Crew [1]

Carpenters Mate [1]

Chief ERA 2nd Class [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Sick Berth Steward [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Unit

HMS Fisgard [48]

HMS Fearless [17]

HMS Nelson [12]

HMS Victory II [11]

HMS Duke of Wellington II [6]

HMS Agincourt [4]

HMS Drake [4]

HMS Excellent [4]

HMS Revenge [4]

HMS Bulwark [3]

HMS Despatch [3]

HMS Dolphin [3]

HMS Good Hope [3]

HMS Hecla [3]

HMS Hermione [3]

HMS Royal Sovereign [3]

HMS Vernon [3]

HMS Victory 1 [3]

HMS Victory 2 [3]

HMS Victory I [3]

Fisgard [2]

HMS Achilles [2]

HMS Ariadne [2]

HMS Arrogant [2]

HMS Blenheim [2]

HMS Bonaventure [2]

HMS Britannia [2]

HMS Conqueror [2]

HMS Cressy [2]

HMS Formidable [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Hercules [2]

HMS Illustrious [2]

HMS Powerful [2]

HMS Superb [2]

HMS Vivid 2 [2]

Apollo [1]

Argus [1]

Blenheim [1]

Cornflower [1]

Diligence [1]

Dolphin [1]

Duke of Wellington 2 [1]

Gibraltar [1]

H.M.S. "Columbine." [1]

HM Submarine E18 [1]

HM Submarine E36 [1]

HM Submarine E50 [1]

HM Submarine G9 [1]

HM Submarine H5 [1]

Service

Royal Navy [52]

Last name first letter

B [8]

C [6]

A [5]

D [4]

G [4]

S [4]

M [3]

P [3]

R [3]

W [3]

K [2]

O [2]

E [1]

F [1]

H [1]

L [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [48]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Argentina [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [9] Southsea, Hampshire [2] Antwerp [1] Baldock, Hertfordshire [1] Basford, Nottinghamshire [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Burford, Oxfordshire [1] Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Cripplegate, London [1] Elie, Fifeshire [1] Huby, Yorkshire. [1] Kensington, Middlesex [1] Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1] Kilmuir Easter, Ross, Scotland [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Maidenhead, Berkshire [1] Marden, Kent [1] Newhaven, Sussex [1] Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Nordton, Sussex [1] Northwich, Cheshire [1] Paignton, Devon [1] Petersfield, Hampshire [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Portland, Dorset [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Rogate, Sussex [1] Rugby, Warwickshire [1] Southall, Middlesex [1] St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands [1] Tenby, Pembrokeshire [1] Tottenham, London [1] Ventnor Isle of Wight [1] Warsash, Hampshire [1] West Auckland, Durham [1] Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Yeovil, Somerset [1]

Rank

Leading Stoker [20] Stoker 1st Class [19] Stoker 2nd Class [17] Stoker Petty Officer [15] Acting Leading Stoker [14] Boy Artificer [10] Stoker [10] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [5] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [5] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [5] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [4] ERA 4th Class [4] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [4] Acting ERA 4th Class [3] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3] ERA 3rd Class [3] Able Seaman [2] Boy - 2nd Class [2] Chief Stoker [2] ERA 5th Class [2] Engine Room Artificer [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Petty Officer 1st Class [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] ACT FOR ...? [1] ACT FOR ...? to Engine Room Artificer 4 on 4 April 1914 [1] Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting Chief Stoker [1] Acting ERA 4 [1] Acting Leading Cook's Mate [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Mate [1] Acting Stoker [1] Artificer [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Boatman [1] Boy [1] Boy - 1st Class [1] Boy Artificer to Engine Room Artificer 5C [1] Boy Shipwright [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Bugler [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Carpenters Crew [1] Carpenters Mate [1] Chief ERA 2nd Class [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Sick Berth Steward [1] Cook's Mate [1]

Unit

HMS Fisgard [48] HMS Fearless [17] HMS Nelson [12] HMS Victory II [11] HMS Duke of Wellington II [6] HMS Agincourt [4] HMS Drake [4] HMS Excellent [4] HMS Revenge [4] HMS Bulwark [3] HMS Despatch [3] HMS Dolphin [3] HMS Good Hope [3] HMS Hecla [3] HMS Hermione [3] HMS Royal Sovereign [3] HMS Vernon [3] HMS Victory 1 [3] HMS Victory 2 [3] HMS Victory I [3] Fisgard [2] HMS Achilles [2] HMS Ariadne [2] HMS Arrogant [2] HMS Blenheim [2] HMS Bonaventure [2] HMS Britannia [2] HMS Conqueror [2] HMS Cressy [2] HMS Formidable [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Hercules [2] HMS Illustrious [2] HMS Powerful [2] HMS Superb [2] HMS Vivid 2 [2] Apollo [1] Argus [1] Blenheim [1] Cornflower [1] Diligence [1] Dolphin [1] Duke of Wellington 2 [1] Gibraltar [1] H.M.S. "Columbine." [1] HM Submarine E18 [1] HM Submarine E36 [1] HM Submarine E50 [1] HM Submarine G9 [1] HM Submarine H5 [1]

Service

Royal Navy [52]

Last name first letter

B [8] C [6] A [5] D [4] G [4] S [4] M [3] P [3] R [3] W [3] K [2] O [2] E [1] F [1] H [1] L [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [48]

Country

United Kingdom [19] Argentina [1] New Zealand [1]

Ernest John Wiltshire

Born 1902

Died 1921

Royal Navy M27334 Boy Artificer HMS Fisgard

Royal Navy M27334 Engine Room Artificer Apprentice HMS Fisgard

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Cecil Gordon Constable

Born 1885

Died 1918

Royal Navy M685 Painter 1st Class HMS Fisgard

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Reginald Frank Edmiston

Born 1903

Died 1941

Royal Navy M33264 Boy Artificer HMS Fisgard

Royal Navy P/M33264 Chief Engine Room Artificer HMS Hood

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Kenneth Augustus Brown

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy M8005 Boy Artificer HMS Fisgard

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Robert Thomas Priscott

Born 1862

Died 1919

Royal Navy 116608 Stoker 1st Class HMS Fisgard

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Thomas John Osborne

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy M5414

Royal Navy M/5414 Painter 2nd Class HMS Fisgard

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Albert Clover

Born 1875

Died 1917

Royal Navy 350475 Chief Sick Berth Steward HMS Fisgard

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Frank James Boyland

Born 1894

Died 1940

Royal Navy M1118 Boy Artificer HMS Fisgard

Royal Navy M1118 Engine Room Artificer 5th Class HMS Fisgard

Royal Navy Lieutenant (Engineer) HMS Acasta

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Charles Marshall

Born 1862

Died 1918

Royal Navy 101627 Petty Officer 1st Class HMS Fisgard

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Egbert Ernest Hodges

Born 1895

Died 1976

Royal Navy M2216 Boy Artificer HMS Fisgard

Royal Navy M2216 ERA 5th Class HMS Fisgard

Royal Navy M2216 Acting ERA 4th Class HMS Agincourt

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James Henry Bear

Born 1867

Died 1914

Royal Navy 119092 Petty Officer 1st Class HMS Fisgard II

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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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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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Sidney Chalkley

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy K4332 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy K4332 Stoker 1st Class HMS Blenheim

Royal Navy K4332 Leading Stoker HMS Fisgard

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George Robertson Osborne

Born 1891

Died 1921

Royal Navy 272405 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS Fisgard

Royal Navy Acting Mate HMS Conqueror

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant HMS Whitley

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Ralph Bert Plucknett

Born 1890

Died 1971

Royal Navy M4328 Acting ERA 4th Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy M4328 ERA 4th Class HMS Fisgard

Royal Navy M4328 ERA 3rd Class HMS Fearless

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Herbert Edward Philip Burwell

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy M3779 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS TITANIA

Royal Navy M3779 Boy Artificer HMS Fisgard

Royal Navy M3779 Engine Room Artificer 5th Class. HMS COCHRANE. Present at the Battle of Jutland.

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William George Richards

Born 1894

Royal Navy M1147

Royal Navy M1147 Shipwright 3rd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy M1147 Shipwright 2nd Class HMS Fisgard

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Arthur Frederick Redman

Born 1885

Royal Navy 310980 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy 310980 Stoker 1st Class HMS Renown

Royal Navy 310980 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Weymouth

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Robert James Dannel Watson

Born 1893

Royal Navy M105 Boy Artificer HMS Fisgard

Royal Navy M105 ERA 5th Class HMS Fisgard

Royal Navy M105 HMS St Vincent HMS St Vincent

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