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Portsmouth, Hampshire [27]

Portsea, Hampshire [23]

Brighton, Sussex [14]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [12]

Nottingham [12]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [10]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [9]

Gosport, Hampshire [9]

Leeds, Yorkshire [9]

Southampton, Hampshire [8]

Winchester, Hampshire [7]

Birmingham [6]

Hull, Yorkshire [6]

Leicester [6]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [5]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [5]

Lincoln [5]

Manchester, Lancashire [5]

Newcastle, Northumberland [5]

Peckham, London [5]

Southsea, Hampshire [5]

Wandsworth, London [5]

Aldershot, Hampshire [4]

Battersea, London [4]

Bristol, Somerset [4]

Lambeth, London [4]

Saint Pancras, London [4]

Southwark, London [4]

West Ham, Essex [4]

York [4]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Botley, Hampshire [3]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [3]

Derby [3]

Dublin [3]

Hanley, Staffordshire [3]

Hastings, Sussex [3]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [3]

Reading, Berkshire [3]

Westminster, London [3]

Barrow, Lancashire [2]

Basford, Nottinghamshire [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Bootle, Lancashire [2]

Canning Town, London [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [278]

Stoker 1st Class [193]

Stoker [34]

Stoker 2nd Class [34]

Leading Seaman [33]

Leading Stoker [32]

Ordinary Seaman [29]

Petty Officer [25]

Stoker Petty Officer [18]

Boy 1st Class [14]

Private [14]

Boy 2nd Class [13]

Petty Officer Stoker [11]

Gunner [9]

Lieutenant [9]

Midshipman [9]

Acting Leading Stoker [7]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [7]

Chief Petty Officer [6]

Chief Stoker [6]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [6]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [6]

Petty Officer 1st Class [6]

Cook's Mate [5]

Mechanician [5]

Acting Gunner [4]

Leading Cook's Mate [4]

Leading Signalman [4]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [4]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [4]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [4]

Shipwright 1st Class [4]

Acting Artificer Engineer [3]

Assistant Paymaster [3]

Commander [3]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [3]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3]

Officer's Cook 2nd Class [3]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [3]

2nd Yeoman of Signals [2]

Armourer's Crew [2]

Artificer Engineer [2]

Boatswain [2]

Canteen Assistant [2]

Carpenter's Crew [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Chief Ship's Cook [2]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [2]

Unit

HMS Good Hope [830]

HMS Agincourt [10]

HMS Nelson [6]

Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Good Hope [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6]

HMS Fearless [5]

HMS Victory II [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Good Hope [5]

HMS Impregnable [4]

HMS Royal Sovereign [4]

HMS Terrible [4]

Royal Fleet Reserve [4]

HMS Excellent [3]

HMS Fisgard [3]

HMS Hercules [3]

HMS Majestic [3]

HMS Northampton [3]

HMS Prince George [3]

HMS Vernon [3]

HMS Victory [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Good Hope [3]

HMS Alexander [2]

HMS Calliope [2]

HMS Exmouth [2]

HMS Furious [2]

HMS Good Hope, Royal Marine Light Infantry [2]

HMS Hawke [2]

HMS Invincible [2]

HMS Jupiter [2]

HMS Lion [2]

HMS Orlando [2]

HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [2]

HMS Trafalgar [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry, Portsmouth Division, HMS Good Hope [2]

1st Field Artillery [1]

Admiralty Civilian - HMS Good Hope [1]

Admiralty Civilian Canteen Assistant, HMS Good Hope [1]

Britannia [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Grand Fleet 2 i/c [1]

H.M.S. "Good Hope" [1]

H.M.S. "Victory II" [1]

HM Submarine E22 [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS "Blake" [1]

HMS "Good Hope" [1]

HMS "Impregnable" [1]

HMS "Lion" [1]

Service

Royal Navy [858]

Canadian Navy [4]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [89]

C [81]

H [79]

S [73]

W [62]

M [55]

G [47]

P [45]

T [45]

R [42]

L [40]

D [39]

A [32]

F [31]

J [22]

K [20]

E [17]

N [13]

O [12]

V [8]

Y [5]

I [3]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [611]

Country

United Kingdom [78]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

China [1]

Gibraltar [1]

Ireland [1]

Malta [1]

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People [862] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [27] Portsea, Hampshire [23] Brighton, Sussex [14] Birmingham, Warwickshire [12] Nottingham [12] Sheffield, Yorkshire [10] Alverstoke, Hampshire [9] Gosport, Hampshire [9] Leeds, Yorkshire [9] Southampton, Hampshire [8] Winchester, Hampshire [7] Birmingham [6] Hull, Yorkshire [6] Leicester [6] Basingstoke, Hampshire [5] Bristol, Gloucestershire [5] Lincoln [5] Manchester, Lancashire [5] Newcastle, Northumberland [5] Peckham, London [5] Southsea, Hampshire [5] Wandsworth, London [5] Aldershot, Hampshire [4] Battersea, London [4] Bristol, Somerset [4] Lambeth, London [4] Saint Pancras, London [4] Southwark, London [4] West Ham, Essex [4] York [4] Bethnal Green, London [3] Botley, Hampshire [3] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [3] Derby [3] Dublin [3] Hanley, Staffordshire [3] Hastings, Sussex [3] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [3] Reading, Berkshire [3] Westminster, London [3] Barrow, Lancashire [2] Basford, Nottinghamshire [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Bootle, Lancashire [2] Canning Town, London [2] Chelsea, London [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [278] Stoker 1st Class [193] Stoker [34] Stoker 2nd Class [34] Leading Seaman [33] Leading Stoker [32] Ordinary Seaman [29] Petty Officer [25] Stoker Petty Officer [18] Boy 1st Class [14] Private [14] Boy 2nd Class [13] Petty Officer Stoker [11] Gunner [9] Lieutenant [9] Midshipman [9] Acting Leading Stoker [7] Petty Officer 2nd Class [7] Chief Petty Officer [6] Chief Stoker [6] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [6] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [6] Petty Officer 1st Class [6] Cook's Mate [5] Mechanician [5] Acting Gunner [4] Leading Cook's Mate [4] Leading Signalman [4] Lieutenant Commander [4] Officer's Steward 1st Class [4] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [4] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [4] Shipwright 1st Class [4] Acting Artificer Engineer [3] Assistant Paymaster [3] Commander [3] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [3] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3] Officer's Cook 2nd Class [3] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [3] 2nd Yeoman of Signals [2] Armourer's Crew [2] Artificer Engineer [2] Boatswain [2] Canteen Assistant [2] Carpenter's Crew [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Chief Ship's Cook [2] Chief Yeoman of Signals [2]

Unit

HMS Good Hope [830] HMS Agincourt [10] HMS Nelson [6] Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Good Hope [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6] HMS Fearless [5] HMS Victory II [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Good Hope [5] HMS Impregnable [4] HMS Royal Sovereign [4] HMS Terrible [4] Royal Fleet Reserve [4] HMS Excellent [3] HMS Fisgard [3] HMS Hercules [3] HMS Majestic [3] HMS Northampton [3] HMS Prince George [3] HMS Vernon [3] HMS Victory [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Good Hope [3] HMS Alexander [2] HMS Calliope [2] HMS Exmouth [2] HMS Furious [2] HMS Good Hope, Royal Marine Light Infantry [2] HMS Hawke [2] HMS Invincible [2] HMS Jupiter [2] HMS Lion [2] HMS Orlando [2] HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [2] HMS Trafalgar [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry, Portsmouth Division, HMS Good Hope [2] 1st Field Artillery [1] Admiralty Civilian - HMS Good Hope [1] Admiralty Civilian Canteen Assistant, HMS Good Hope [1] Britannia [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Grand Fleet 2 i/c [1] H.M.S. "Good Hope" [1] H.M.S. "Victory II" [1] HM Submarine E22 [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS "Blake" [1] HMS "Good Hope" [1] HMS "Impregnable" [1] HMS "Lion" [1]

Service

Royal Navy [858] Canadian Navy [4] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [89] C [81] H [79] S [73] W [62] M [55] G [47] P [45] T [45] R [42] L [40] D [39] A [32] F [31] J [22] K [20] E [17] N [13] O [12] V [8] Y [5] I [3] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [611]

Country

United Kingdom [78] Australia [1] Canada [1] China [1] Gibraltar [1] Ireland [1] Malta [1]

Albert Frank Collins

Born 1880

Died 1943

Royal Navy SS 103667 Stoker 1st Class MFA Ramillies

Royal Navy SS 103667 Stoker 1st Class SS Starmount (Q-Ship)

Royal Navy SS 103667 Stoker 1st Class SS Barranca (Q-Ship Q3)

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George Deacon

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy 342784 Band Boy HMS GANGES

Royal Navy 342784 Bandsman HMS AGINCOURT

Royal Navy 342784 Bandsman HMS Empress of India

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