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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [8]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [6]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Southampton, Hampshire [6]

Bermondsey, London [4]

Deptford, London [4]

Farnham, Surrey [4]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Cork, Ireland [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Kensington, London [3]

Tottenham, London [3]

Axbridge, Somerset [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bedminster, Somerset [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Bow, London [2]

Brixham, Devon [2]

Camden Town, London [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Derby [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Leicester [2]

Midleton, Cork [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

Warrington, Lancashire [2]

Abingdon, Oxfordshire [1]

Aldershot, near Farnham, Hampshire [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Avoch, Rosshire [1]

Barmouth, Merionethshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bellshill, Lanarkshire [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Bexley, Kent [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Bitterne, Hampshire [1]

Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bracknell, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [178]

Stoker 1st Class [69]

Ordinary Seaman [67]

Boy 1st Class [41]

Stoker 2nd Class [21]

Leading Seaman [17]

Boy 2nd Class [13]

Lieutenant [12]

Leading Stoker [8]

Lieutenant Commander [8]

Midshipman [7]

Sub Lieutenant [7]

Naval Cadet [6]

Petty Officer [6]

Stoker [6]

Gunner [4]

Acting Leading Stoker [3]

Private [3]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [2]

Boy [2]

Captain [2]

Commander [2]

Cook's Mate [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Signal Boy [2]

Able Seaman Rigger [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Admiral [1]

Boy 2nd class [1]

Boy Sailor [1]

Cadet [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Ship's Cook [1]

Domestic 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

Fireman [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Seaman [1]

Seaman RNR [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker RNR [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Victualling Chief Petty Officer [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

acting Leading Stoker [1]

Unit

HMS Hindustan [268]

HMS Vindictive [62]

HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [48]

Seaman Storming Party - "C" Company (Demolition) [39]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [25]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [24]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "B" Company [22]

Seaman Storming Party [21]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [16]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party [15]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [13]

HMS Collingwood [11]

HMS Impregnable [11]

HMS Superb [11]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [11]

HMS Repulse [10]

HMS St Vincent [10]

HMS Monarch [9]

HMS Orion [9]

HMS Tiger [9]

HMS BELLEROPHON [8]

HMS Conqueror [8]

HMS Erin [8]

HMS King George V [8]

HMS Marlborough [8]

HMS Resolution [8]

HMS Temeraire [8]

HMS Colossus [7]

HMS Hercules [7]

HMS Indomitable [7]

HMS Inflexible [7]

HMS Lion [7]

HMS Agincourt [6]

HMS Ajax [6]

HMS Princess Royal [6]

HMS Royal Sovereign [6]

HMS Bellerophon [5]

HMS Canada [5]

HMS Emperor of India [5]

HMS Fearless [5]

HMS IRON DUKE [5]

HMS New Zealand [5]

HMS Renown [5]

HMS Benbow [4]

HMS LION [4]

HMS NEPTUNE [4]

HMS Royal Oak [4]

HMS Thunderer [4]

HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [3]

HMS Ganges [3]

Service

Royal Navy [281]

British Army [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [28]

C [27]

W [27]

S [25]

B [24]

G [19]

T [17]

M [16]

L [13]

R [12]

P [11]

A [10]

D [10]

K [9]

F [7]

J [6]

E [5]

O [5]

V [3]

Y [3]

I [2]

N [2]

Contribution

Military Service [272]

Country

United Kingdom [54]

Ireland [4]

Denmark [1]

France [1]

Germany [1]

Greece [1]

Guernsey [1]

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People [281] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [8] Birmingham, Warwickshire [6] Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Southampton, Hampshire [6] Bermondsey, London [4] Deptford, London [4] Farnham, Surrey [4] Bethnal Green, London [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Camberwell, London [3] Cork, Ireland [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Kensington, London [3] Tottenham, London [3] Axbridge, Somerset [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Bedminster, Somerset [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Bow, London [2] Brixham, Devon [2] Camden Town, London [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Derby [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Hackney, London [2] Hoxton, London [2] Lambeth, London [2] Leicester [2] Midleton, Cork [2] Poplar, London [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] Warrington, Lancashire [2] Abingdon, Oxfordshire [1] Aldershot, near Farnham, Hampshire [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Avoch, Rosshire [1] Barmouth, Merionethshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bellshill, Lanarkshire [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Bexley, Kent [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Bitterne, Hampshire [1] Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bracknell, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [178] Stoker 1st Class [69] Ordinary Seaman [67] Boy 1st Class [41] Stoker 2nd Class [21] Leading Seaman [17] Boy 2nd Class [13] Lieutenant [12] Leading Stoker [8] Lieutenant Commander [8] Midshipman [7] Sub Lieutenant [7] Naval Cadet [6] Petty Officer [6] Stoker [6] Gunner [4] Acting Leading Stoker [3] Private [3] Acting Sub Lieutenant [2] Boy [2] Captain [2] Commander [2] Cook's Mate [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Signal Boy [2] Able Seaman Rigger [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Admiral [1] Boy 2nd class [1] Boy Sailor [1] Cadet [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Ship's Cook [1] Domestic 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1] Fireman [1] Leading Signalman [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Seaman [1] Seaman RNR [1] Signalman [1] Stoker RNR [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Victualling Chief Petty Officer [1] Yeoman of Signals [1] acting Leading Stoker [1]

Unit

HMS Hindustan [268] HMS Vindictive [62] HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [48] Seaman Storming Party - "C" Company (Demolition) [39] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [25] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [24] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "B" Company [22] Seaman Storming Party [21] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [16] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party [15] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [13] HMS Collingwood [11] HMS Impregnable [11] HMS Superb [11] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [11] HMS Repulse [10] HMS St Vincent [10] HMS Monarch [9] HMS Orion [9] HMS Tiger [9] HMS BELLEROPHON [8] HMS Conqueror [8] HMS Erin [8] HMS King George V [8] HMS Marlborough [8] HMS Resolution [8] HMS Temeraire [8] HMS Colossus [7] HMS Hercules [7] HMS Indomitable [7] HMS Inflexible [7] HMS Lion [7] HMS Agincourt [6] HMS Ajax [6] HMS Princess Royal [6] HMS Royal Sovereign [6] HMS Bellerophon [5] HMS Canada [5] HMS Emperor of India [5] HMS Fearless [5] HMS IRON DUKE [5] HMS New Zealand [5] HMS Renown [5] HMS Benbow [4] HMS LION [4] HMS NEPTUNE [4] HMS Royal Oak [4] HMS Thunderer [4] HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [3] HMS Ganges [3]

Service

Royal Navy [281] British Army [4] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [28] C [27] W [27] S [25] B [24] G [19] T [17] M [16] L [13] R [12] P [11] A [10] D [10] K [9] F [7] J [6] E [5] O [5] V [3] Y [3] I [2] N [2]

Contribution

Military Service [272]

Country

United Kingdom [54] Ireland [4] Denmark [1] France [1] Germany [1] Greece [1] Guernsey [1]

Arthur Sullivan

Born 1896

Royal Navy K25552 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy K25552 Stoker 1st Class HMS Inflexible

Royal Navy K25552 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

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William Larrett

Born 1898

Royal Navy J28133 Able Seaman HMS Conqueror

Royal Navy J28133 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

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Henry O'neill

Born 1891

Royal Navy M18716 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Repulse

Royal Navy M18716 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Hindustan

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Arthur Charles Gant

Born 1894

Royal Navy J9234 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J9234 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J9234 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hindustan

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Louis James Hayman

Born 1898

Royal Navy L13785

Royal Navy K35627 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy K35627 Stoker 1st Class HMS Thunderer

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Thomas John Watling

Born 1900

Died 1984

Royal Navy K43039 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy K43039 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Collingwood

Royal Navy K43039 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vindictive

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Fred Birkhead

Born 1896

Died 1955

Royal Navy SS116933 Stoker 1st Class HMS Temeraire

Royal Navy SS116933 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vindictive

Royal Navy SS116933 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

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Edwin Dunmow

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy J4405 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J/4405 Able Seaman HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party

Royal Navy J4405 Able Seaman HMS Hercules

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Harold Thomas Coulthard Walker

Born 1891

Died 1975

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Admiral

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William Levi Williams

Born 1897

Royal Navy K36572 Stoker 1st Class HMS Bellerophon

Royal Navy K36572 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy K36572 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vindictive

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John Connick

Born 1895

Royal Navy SS115283 Stoker 1st Class HMS Lion

Royal Navy SS115283 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy SS115283 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vindictive

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Dennis Longshaw

Born 1894

Royal Navy SS114154 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy SS114154 Stoker 1st Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy SS114154 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vindictive

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George Charles Summers

Born 1893

Royal Navy SS111550 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy SS111550 Stoker 1st Class HMS Yarmouth

Royal Navy SS111550 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

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Thomas George Beecham

Born 1892

Royal Navy K22975 Stoker 1st Class HMS Tiger

Royal Navy K22975 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy K22975 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vindictive

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Richard Strathan

Born 1896

Royal Navy SS116153 Stoker 1st Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy SS116153 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy SS116153 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vindictive

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James William Evison Nettleship

Born 1898

Royal Navy K37807 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy K37807 Stoker 1st Class HMS Bellerophon

Royal Navy K37807 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vindictive

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Joseph Hynes

Born 1895

Royal Navy SS114359 Stoker 1st Class HMS Revenge

Royal Navy SS114359 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy SS114359 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vindictive

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Henry Norman Lesley

Born 1889

Died 1917

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Leviathan

Royal Navy Lieutenant

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George Henry Philp

Born 1892

Royal Navy K18888 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy K18888 Stoker 1st Class HMS Temeraire

Royal Navy K18888 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vindictive

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William Ernest Jones

Born 1895

Royal Navy K21702 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy K21702 Stoker 1st Class HMS Lion

Royal Navy K21702 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vindictive

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