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Portsmouth, Hampshire [8]

Nottingham [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bow, London [2]

Chichester, Sussex [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Shoreditch, London [2]

Alderney, Channel Island [1]

Alverstoke, Gosport [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Bamford, Sheffield [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Belfast [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birdham, Sussex [1]

Bishopwearmouth, Durham [1]

Bourne, Lincolnshire [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Bromley by Bow, London [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cape Town, South Africa [1]

Cheam, Surrey [1]

Chester [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Clun, Shropshire [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Compton, Dorset [1]

Cowes Isle of Wight [1]

Crewkerne, Somerset [1]

Dacenstown, Cork [1]

Denaby Main, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Derby [1]

Distington, Cumberland [1]

Feltham, Middlesex [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [38]

Stoker 1st Class [26]

Ordinary Seaman [14]

Boy 1st Class [10]

Boy 2nd Class [9]

Petty Officer [9]

Leading Seaman [8]

Leading Stoker [8]

Private [7]

Acting Leading Stoker [5]

Commander [5]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Signalman [3]

Stoker [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Captain [2]

Captain RMLI [2]

Chaplain [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Chief Warrant Engineer [2]

Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [2]

Engineer Commander [2]

Gunner [2]

Midshipman [2]

Sick Berth Steward [2]

Stoker 1st class [2]

Stoker I [2]

Stoker II [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

1st Writer [1]

AB [1]

Able Seaman (Rigger) [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Wing Commander [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Band Corporal [1]

Bandmaster 2nd Class [1]

Blacksmith's Mate [1]

Boy Signaller [1]

Bugler [1]

Cadet [1]

Chief Armourer [1]

Unit

HMS Hercules [126]

RNVR Tyneside - HMS Hercules [13]

HMS HERCULES [8]

HMS Hindustan [7]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Hercules [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5]

Royal Naval Division [4]

HMS Agincourt [3]

HMS Benbow [3]

HMS Dido [3]

HMS Fearless [3]

HMS Good Hope [3]

HMS Impregnable [3]

HMS Pembroke [3]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party [3]

HMS Blenheim [2]

HMS Egmont [2]

HMS Excellent [2]

HMS Fisgard [2]

HMS Glatton [2]

HMS Iron Duke [2]

HMS Royal Arthur [2]

HMS St George [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Hercules [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Hercules [2]

Seaman Storming Party [2]

1st Dragoon Guards [1]

Britannia [1]

Dockyard and RN Hospital Ship Bermuda [1]

H.M.S. Hercules [1]

H.M.S. Impregnable [1]

HM Submarine K4 [1]

HMS "Hercules" [1]

HMS Achilles [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Argonaut [1]

HMS Badger (Shore Establishment) [1]

HMS Birkenhead [Town-class light cruiser] [1]

HMS Black Prince [1]

HMS Caledonia [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS Canada [1]

HMS Capetown [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS Century [1]

HMS Cornwall [1]

HMS Coventry [1]

Service

Royal Navy [165]

British Army [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [21]

B [20]

M [16]

S [14]

C [12]

W [12]

D [11]

P [11]

G [10]

J [6]

L [6]

R [5]

T [5]

A [4]

F [4]

K [3]

N [3]

O [2]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [124]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

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People [166] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [8] Nottingham [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bow, London [2] Chichester, Sussex [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Shoreditch, London [2] Alderney, Channel Island [1] Alverstoke, Gosport [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] Bamford, Sheffield [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Battersea, London [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Belfast [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birdham, Sussex [1] Bishopwearmouth, Durham [1] Bourne, Lincolnshire [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brixton, London [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cape Town, South Africa [1] Cheam, Surrey [1] Chester [1] Clapham, London [1] Clun, Shropshire [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Compton, Dorset [1] Cowes Isle of Wight [1] Crewkerne, Somerset [1] Dacenstown, Cork [1] Denaby Main, Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Derby [1] Distington, Cumberland [1] Feltham, Middlesex [1] Gillingham, Kent [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [38] Stoker 1st Class [26] Ordinary Seaman [14] Boy 1st Class [10] Boy 2nd Class [9] Petty Officer [9] Leading Seaman [8] Leading Stoker [8] Private [7] Acting Leading Stoker [5] Commander [5] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4] Lieutenant [4] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Signalman [3] Stoker [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [2] Captain [2] Captain RMLI [2] Chaplain [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Chief Warrant Engineer [2] Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [2] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [2] Engineer Commander [2] Gunner [2] Midshipman [2] Sick Berth Steward [2] Stoker 1st class [2] Stoker I [2] Stoker II [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] 1st Writer [1] AB [1] Able Seaman (Rigger) [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Wing Commander [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Band Corporal [1] Bandmaster 2nd Class [1] Blacksmith's Mate [1] Boy Signaller [1] Bugler [1] Cadet [1] Chief Armourer [1]

Unit

HMS Hercules [126] RNVR Tyneside - HMS Hercules [13] HMS HERCULES [8] HMS Hindustan [7] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Hercules [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5] Royal Naval Division [4] HMS Agincourt [3] HMS Benbow [3] HMS Dido [3] HMS Fearless [3] HMS Good Hope [3] HMS Impregnable [3] HMS Pembroke [3] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party [3] HMS Blenheim [2] HMS Egmont [2] HMS Excellent [2] HMS Fisgard [2] HMS Glatton [2] HMS Iron Duke [2] HMS Royal Arthur [2] HMS St George [2] HMS Victory I [2] HMS Vivid I [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Hercules [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Hercules [2] Seaman Storming Party [2] 1st Dragoon Guards [1] Britannia [1] Dockyard and RN Hospital Ship Bermuda [1] H.M.S. Hercules [1] H.M.S. Impregnable [1] HM Submarine K4 [1] HMS "Hercules" [1] HMS Achilles [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Argonaut [1] HMS Badger (Shore Establishment) [1] HMS Birkenhead [Town-class light cruiser] [1] HMS Black Prince [1] HMS Caledonia [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS Canada [1] HMS Capetown [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS Century [1] HMS Cornwall [1] HMS Coventry [1]

Service

Royal Navy [165] British Army [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [21] B [20] M [16] S [14] C [12] W [12] D [11] P [11] G [10] J [6] L [6] R [5] T [5] A [4] F [4] K [3] N [3] O [2] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [124]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

William Davis

Born 1895

Died 1917

Royal Navy SS116045 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hercules

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Ronald Charles Boddie

Born 1886

Royal Navy Engineer Student

Royal Navy Engineer Sub Lieutenant

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant

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Alfred George Thomas Southam

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy J23112 Able Seaman HMS HERCULES

Royal Navy J23112 Able Seaman HMS NARBOROUGH

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Ernest William Denison

Born 1876

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy

Royal Navy HMS Inflexible

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Frederick Joyce

Born 1891

Royal Navy J/522 Petty Officer HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J522 Petty Officer HMS Hercules

Royal Navy J522 Petty Officer HMS Hercules

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Archibald Taylor

Born 1892

Royal Navy K16812 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hercules

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Leonard Davies

Born 1894

Royal Navy M5737 Blacksmith's Mate HMS Hercules

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Arthur William Martin

Born 1873

Royal Navy 340326 Plumber HMS Hercules

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Robert Leal Jermain

Born 1882

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander HMS Hercules

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Albert Penfold

Born 1891

Royal Navy L668 Officer's Steward 1st Class HMS Hercules

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Herbert Hare

Born 1893

Royal Navy K13491 Leading Stoker HMS HERCULES

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John Revill

Born 1884

Royal Navy SS100836 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hercules

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Frank Moore

Born 1890

Royal Navy M5174 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS Hercules

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John Richard Wolley

Born 1891

Royal Navy J966 Petty Officer Telegraphist HMS HERCULES

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Frederick George Mason

Born 1892

Royal Navy K16219 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hercules

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Albert Thornhill

Born 1887

Royal Navy 223369 Leading Seaman HMS HERCULES

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Alfred Percy Bridgewater

Born 1892

Royal Navy K8761 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Hercules

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Walter Spencer

Born 1872

Royal Navy 340765 Chief Shipwright HMS Hercules

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Arthur James Burn

Born 1893

Royal Navy K17134 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hercules

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Charles Henry Hale

Born 1877

Royal Navy 355078 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hercules

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