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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]

John Palmer

Born 1887

Royal Navy K38313 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy K38313 Stoker 1st Class HMS Monarch

Royal Navy K38313 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

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John Hamilton Mcphail

Born 1894

Royal Navy SS113865 Stoker 1st Class HMS BELLEROPHON

Royal Navy SS113865 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy SS113865 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vindictive

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Frederick George Adams

Born 1899

Royal Navy K43194 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy K43194 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Indomitable

Royal Navy K43194 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vindictive

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Victor Reginald Bush

Born 1896

Royal Navy K23345 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy K23345 Stoker 1st Class HMS Marlborough

Royal Navy K23345 Stoker 1st Class HMS Iphigenia

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Frank White

Born 1893

Royal Navy SS115252 Stoker 1st Class HMS BELLEROPHON

Royal Navy SS115252 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy Stoker 1st Class HMS Vindictive

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Fred Thompson

Born 1894

Royal Navy K17824 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy K17824 Stoker 1st Class HMS Superb

Royal Navy K17824 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vindictive

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Patrick Joseph Higgins

Born 1894

Royal Navy K16114 Stoker 1st Class HMS THUNDERER

Royal Navy K16114 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy K16114 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vindictive

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Noah Garnham Smy

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy K/17913 acting Leading Stoker HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy K/17913 acting Leading Stoker HMS Intrepid

Royal Navy K17913 Stoker 1st Class HMS Royal Oak

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William John Maxey

Born 1898

Royal Navy K36174 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy K36174 Stoker 1st Class HMS Colossus

Royal Navy K36174 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vindictive

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George William Andrews

Born 1891

Royal Navy K14864 Leading Stoker HMS INFLEXIBLE

Royal Navy K14864 Leading Stoker HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy K14864 Leading Stoker HMS Vindictive

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James Richard Turrill

Born 1896

Royal Navy K31667 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy K31667 Stoker 1st Class HMS Indomitable

Royal Navy K31667 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vindictive

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Bert Herbert White

Born 1895

Royal Navy K22895 Stoker 1st Class HMS SUPERB

Royal Navy K22895 Stoker 1st Class Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)

Royal Navy K22895 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

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Frederick William Richards

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy J32880 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J32880 Boy 1st Class HMS Inflexible

Royal Navy J32880 Able Seaman HMS Inflexible

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Edward Reginald Macdonald Lane

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Acting Sub Lieutenant HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant HMS Natal

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Bertrand Percy Trees

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy Boy Sailor Impregnable

Royal Navy Gibraltar

Royal Navy Vivid

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George Arthur Mills

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy J25150 Able Seaman HMS HERCULES

Royal Navy J25150 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J/25150 Able Seaman HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party

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John Webb

Born 1885

Royal Navy 210040 Petty Officer HMS IRON DUKE

Royal Navy 210040 Petty Officer HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy 210040 Petty Officer HMS Hindustan

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Reginald Weeks

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy J18219

Royal Navy J18219 Able Seaman HMS Repulse

Royal Navy J/18219 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

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Mervyn George Grant

Born 1893

Died 1956

Royal Navy K14407 Stoker 1st Class HMS Nottingham

Royal Navy K14407 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy K14407 Stoker 1st Class HMS Bellerophon

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Herbert Daniel Bishop Allen

Born 1890

Died 1968

Royal Navy 235420 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy 235420 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy 235420 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

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