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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Axbridge, Somerset [1]

Banbridge, Down [1]

Castlehaven, Cork [1]

Ellenborough, Cumberland [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Harwich, Essex [1]

Highgate, Middlesex [1]

Highlittleton, Somerset [1]

Hoxton, Shoreditch, London [1]

Lockford, Devon [1]

Malta [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Saint Clement Danes, London [1]

Stanstead, Suffolk [1]

Steyning District, Sussex [1]

Torpoint, Cornwall [1]

Ware, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [15]

Boy 1st Class [13]

Boy 2nd Class [13]

Ordinary Seaman [13]

Leading Seaman [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Cadet [2]

Midshipman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Private [2]

Acting Electrician 4th Class [1]

Acting Gunner (T) [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Commander [1]

Commissioned Gunner [1]

Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Electrician 4th Class [1]

Gunner (T) [1]

Ldg. Seaman [1]

Ldg. Stoker 1st Class [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieut Commander [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Private RMLI [1]

Sergeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker, First Class [1]

Stoker, Second Class [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Sub-Liieutenant [1]

Sub.Lieutenant [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Unit

HMS Hibernia [25]

HMS Impregnable [6]

HMS Ajax [5]

HMS Erin [5]

HMS Vivid I [3]

HMS Broke [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Ganges II [2]

HMS Morning Star [2]

HMS Northampton [2]

HMS Vernon [2]

D.N..T. Calais [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

HMS Agamemnon [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Berwick [1]

HMS Caledonia [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS Devonshire [1]

HMS Diana [1]

HMS Donegal [1]

HMS Doon [1]

HMS Endymion [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Firequeen 1 [1]

HMS Gladiator [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS HIbernia [1]

HMS Hannibal [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS Implacable [1]

HMS Intrepid [1]

HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [1]

HMS Leviathan [1]

HMS Lightfoot [1]

HMS Maidstone for HM Submarine E24 [1]

HMS Orcadia [1]

HMS Orion [1]

HMS P.25 [1]

HMS Rodney [1]

HMS Spitfire [1]

HMS Thames [1]

HMS Victory [1]

HMS Victory 1 [1]

HMS Victory 1 - Shore Purchase [1]

HMS Vivid II [1]

HMSs Dolphin, Cormorant HM Submarine B7 [1]

HMSs Hibernia, Dido, Ness, Dreadnought, Formidable, Illustrious [1]

HMSs Lancaster, King George V, Blake for Fury, Dolphin [1]

N.J.O. Boulogne [1]

Service

Royal Navy [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [9]

D [3]

C [2]

G [2]

H [2]

W [2]

A [1]

F [1]

J [1]

K [1]

M [1]

P [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [27]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Ireland [1]

Turkey [1]

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People [27] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Axbridge, Somerset [1] Banbridge, Down [1] Castlehaven, Cork [1] Ellenborough, Cumberland [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Harwich, Essex [1] Highgate, Middlesex [1] Highlittleton, Somerset [1] Hoxton, Shoreditch, London [1] Lockford, Devon [1] Malta [1] Marylebone, London [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Saint Clement Danes, London [1] Stanstead, Suffolk [1] Steyning District, Sussex [1] Torpoint, Cornwall [1] Ware, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [15] Boy 1st Class [13] Boy 2nd Class [13] Ordinary Seaman [13] Leading Seaman [3] Lieutenant [3] Cadet [2] Midshipman [2] Petty Officer [2] Private [2] Acting Electrician 4th Class [1] Acting Gunner (T) [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Blacksmith [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Commander [1] Commissioned Gunner [1] Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Electrician 4th Class [1] Gunner (T) [1] Ldg. Seaman [1] Ldg. Stoker 1st Class [1] Leading Mechanic [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieut Commander [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Naval Cadet [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Private RMLI [1] Sergeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker, First Class [1] Stoker, Second Class [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Sub-Liieutenant [1] Sub.Lieutenant [1] Telegraphist [1]

Unit

HMS Hibernia [25] HMS Impregnable [6] HMS Ajax [5] HMS Erin [5] HMS Vivid I [3] HMS Broke [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Ganges II [2] HMS Morning Star [2] HMS Northampton [2] HMS Vernon [2] D.N..T. Calais [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] HMS Agamemnon [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Berwick [1] HMS Caledonia [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS Devonshire [1] HMS Diana [1] HMS Donegal [1] HMS Doon [1] HMS Endymion [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Firequeen 1 [1] HMS Gladiator [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS HIbernia [1] HMS Hannibal [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS Implacable [1] HMS Intrepid [1] HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [1] HMS Leviathan [1] HMS Lightfoot [1] HMS Maidstone for HM Submarine E24 [1] HMS Orcadia [1] HMS Orion [1] HMS P.25 [1] HMS Rodney [1] HMS Spitfire [1] HMS Thames [1] HMS Victory [1] HMS Victory 1 [1] HMS Victory 1 - Shore Purchase [1] HMS Vivid II [1] HMSs Dolphin, Cormorant HM Submarine B7 [1] HMSs Hibernia, Dido, Ness, Dreadnought, Formidable, Illustrious [1] HMSs Lancaster, King George V, Blake for Fury, Dolphin [1] N.J.O. Boulogne [1]

Service

Royal Navy [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [9] D [3] C [2] G [2] H [2] W [2] A [1] F [1] J [1] K [1] M [1] P [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [27]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Ireland [1] Turkey [1]

Thomas Ford

Born 1890

Royal Navy J702 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J702 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J702 Ordinary Seaman HMS Leviathan

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Cyril Ernest Knowles

Born 1896

Royal Navy J29581 Boy 1st Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J29581 Boy 2nd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J29581 Boy Telegraphist HMS Impregnable

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Henry Covens Penney

Born 1892

Royal Navy J2205 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J2205 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J2205 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hibernia

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William Walter Caple

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy J9885

Royal Navy J9885 Able Seaman Royal Naval Air Service

Royal Navy J9885 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Naval Air Service

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James Ernest Young

Born 1880

Royal Navy 10855 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy RFR/B/1546 Private Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

Royal Navy CH/10855 Private RMLI N.J.O. Boulogne

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Russell Ernest Birch

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy Cadet Training Establishments

Royal Navy Midshipman HMSs Hibernia, Dido, Ness, Dreadnought, Formidable, Illustrious

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant HMSs Lancaster, King George V, Blake for Fury, Dolphin

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A Arnott

British Army M/19239 Blacksmith Royal Navy HMS Hibernia

British Army 3136 Private Northumberland Fusiliers Territorial Force

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