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Battersea, London [13]

Liverpool, Lancashire [12]

Dover, Kent [11]

Stepney, London [9]

West Ham, Essex [9]

Belfast, Antrim [7]

Bermondsey, London [7]

Bethnal Green, London [7]

Croydon, Surrey [7]

Hull, Yorkshire [7]

Islington, London [7]

Mile End, London [7]

Camberwell, London [6]

Manchester, Lancashire [6]

Plumstead, Kent [6]

Poplar, London [6]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Saint Pancras, London [6]

Dartford, Kent [5]

Hackney, London [5]

Hammersmith, London [5]

Limehouse, London [5]

Maidstone, Kent [5]

Sittingbourne, Kent [5]

Bromley, London [4]

Chelsea, London [4]

Edinburgh [4]

Edmonton, London [4]

Fulham, London [4]

Gillingham, Kent [4]

Gravesend, Kent [4]

Norwich, Norfolk [4]

Paddington, London [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Sliema, Malta [4]

Woolwich, Kent [4]

Belfast, Down [3]

Belvedere, Kent [3]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Cambridge [3]

Canning Town, London [3]

Chatham, Kent [3]

Chichester, Sussex [3]

Colchester, Essex [3]

Erith, Kent [3]

Forest Hill, London [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Grays, Essex [3]

Ipswich, Suffolk [3]

Rank

Able Seaman [194]

Stoker 1st Class [194]

Stoker 2nd Class [66]

Boy 1st Class [48]

Leading Stoker [47]

Gunner [44]

Ordinary Seaman [37]

Stoker Petty Officer [30]

Private [23]

Leading Seaman [22]

Lieutenant [21]

Lieutenant Commander [19]

Midshipman [17]

Musician [16]

Petty Officer [14]

Captain [13]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [13]

Commander [11]

Signal Boy [10]

Chief Stoker [9]

Boy Telegraphist [7]

Carpenter's Crew [5]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [5]

Chief Petty Officer [5]

Leading Signalman [5]

Shipwright 2nd Class [5]

Stoker [5]

Commander (Retd) [4]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [4]

Mechanician [4]

Naval Cadet [4]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [4]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [4]

Ship's Steward's Assistant [4]

Sub Lieutenant [4]

Acting Leading Stoker [3]

Armourer's Crew [3]

Chief Ship's Cook [3]

Cook's Mate [3]

Corporal [3]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [3]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [3]

Wireman 2nd Class [3]

3rd Writer [2]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [2]

Admiral [2]

Assistant Paymaster [2]

Boatswain [2]

Bombardier [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Unit

HMS INFLEXIBLE [702]

HMS Inflexible [66]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS INFLEXIBLE [44]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [32]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division: HMS INFLEXIBLE [20]

Royal Marines Band - HMS INFLEXIBLE [18]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS INFLEXIBLE [16]

Royal Marine Artillery [14]

HMS Hindustan [8]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS INFLEXIBLE [7]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5]

HMS Vindictive [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS INFLEXIBLE [4]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Inflexible [4]

HMS Impregnable [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS INFLEXIBLE [3]

Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [3]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Bristol - HMS INFLEXIBLE [3]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS INFLEXIBLE [3]

Seaman Storming Party [3]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2]

HMS "Pembroke I" [2]

RNVR Wales - HMS INFLEXIBLE [2]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Inflexible [2]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS INFLEXIBLE [2]

H.M.S. "Pembroke." [1]

H.M.S. Beaver II [1]

H.M.S. Ceres [1]

H.M.S. Formidable [1]

H.M.S. Ganges [1]

H.M.S. Inflexible [1]

HM Submarine E36 [1]

HM Submarine G8 [1]

HMS " Inflexible" [1]

HMS "Chester" [1]

HMS "Inflexible" (Chester) [1]

HMS "Pembroke II" [1]

HMS "inflexible" [1]

HMS Audacious [1]

HMS Bermuda [1]

HMS Blanche [1]

HMS Blenheim [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS Columbine [1]

HMS Crown of Gallicia [1]

HMS Crusader [1]

HMS Dolphin [1]

Service

Royal Navy [901]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [89]

B [83]

W [80]

S [75]

C [73]

M [57]

G [54]

P [53]

F [43]

R [42]

A [41]

D [38]

L [35]

T [35]

J [30]

K [24]

E [16]

N [11]

O [8]

V [7]

I [4]

Y [2]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [863]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [67]

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Place of birth

Battersea, London [13] Liverpool, Lancashire [12] Dover, Kent [11] Stepney, London [9] West Ham, Essex [9] Belfast, Antrim [7] Bermondsey, London [7] Bethnal Green, London [7] Croydon, Surrey [7] Hull, Yorkshire [7] Islington, London [7] Mile End, London [7] Camberwell, London [6] Manchester, Lancashire [6] Plumstead, Kent [6] Poplar, London [6] Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Saint Pancras, London [6] Dartford, Kent [5] Hackney, London [5] Hammersmith, London [5] Limehouse, London [5] Maidstone, Kent [5] Sittingbourne, Kent [5] Bromley, London [4] Chelsea, London [4] Edinburgh [4] Edmonton, London [4] Fulham, London [4] Gillingham, Kent [4] Gravesend, Kent [4] Norwich, Norfolk [4] Paddington, London [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Sliema, Malta [4] Woolwich, Kent [4] Belfast, Down [3] Belvedere, Kent [3] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Brighton, Sussex [3] Cambridge [3] Canning Town, London [3] Chatham, Kent [3] Chichester, Sussex [3] Colchester, Essex [3] Erith, Kent [3] Forest Hill, London [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Grays, Essex [3] Ipswich, Suffolk [3]

Rank

Able Seaman [194] Stoker 1st Class [194] Stoker 2nd Class [66] Boy 1st Class [48] Leading Stoker [47] Gunner [44] Ordinary Seaman [37] Stoker Petty Officer [30] Private [23] Leading Seaman [22] Lieutenant [21] Lieutenant Commander [19] Midshipman [17] Musician [16] Petty Officer [14] Captain [13] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [13] Commander [11] Signal Boy [10] Chief Stoker [9] Boy Telegraphist [7] Carpenter's Crew [5] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [5] Chief Petty Officer [5] Leading Signalman [5] Shipwright 2nd Class [5] Stoker [5] Commander (Retd) [4] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [4] Mechanician [4] Naval Cadet [4] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [4] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [4] Ship's Steward's Assistant [4] Sub Lieutenant [4] Acting Leading Stoker [3] Armourer's Crew [3] Chief Ship's Cook [3] Cook's Mate [3] Corporal [3] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [3] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [3] Wireman 2nd Class [3] 3rd Writer [2] Acting Sub Lieutenant [2] Admiral [2] Assistant Paymaster [2] Boatswain [2] Bombardier [2] Boy 2nd Class [2]

Unit

HMS INFLEXIBLE [702] HMS Inflexible [66] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS INFLEXIBLE [44] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [32] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division: HMS INFLEXIBLE [20] Royal Marines Band - HMS INFLEXIBLE [18] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS INFLEXIBLE [16] Royal Marine Artillery [14] HMS Hindustan [8] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS INFLEXIBLE [7] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5] HMS Vindictive [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS INFLEXIBLE [4] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Inflexible [4] HMS Impregnable [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS INFLEXIBLE [3] Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [3] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Bristol - HMS INFLEXIBLE [3] Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS INFLEXIBLE [3] Seaman Storming Party [3] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2] HMS "Pembroke I" [2] RNVR Wales - HMS INFLEXIBLE [2] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Inflexible [2] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS INFLEXIBLE [2] H.M.S. "Pembroke." [1] H.M.S. Beaver II [1] H.M.S. Ceres [1] H.M.S. Formidable [1] H.M.S. Ganges [1] H.M.S. Inflexible [1] HM Submarine E36 [1] HM Submarine G8 [1] HMS " Inflexible" [1] HMS "Chester" [1] HMS "Inflexible" (Chester) [1] HMS "Pembroke II" [1] HMS "inflexible" [1] HMS Audacious [1] HMS Bermuda [1] HMS Blanche [1] HMS Blenheim [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS Columbine [1] HMS Crown of Gallicia [1] HMS Crusader [1] HMS Dolphin [1]

Service

Royal Navy [901] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [89] B [83] W [80] S [75] C [73] M [57] G [54] P [53] F [43] R [42] A [41] D [38] L [35] T [35] J [30] K [24] E [16] N [11] O [8] V [7] I [4] Y [2] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [863] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [67]

Thomas William Wright

Born 1882

Died 1954

Royal Navy 8700 Gunner HMS INFLEXIBLE Royal Marine Aritllery

Royal Navy 8700 Gunner HMS INFLEXIBLE Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 8700 Gunner HMS EGMONT (Malta) Royal Marine Artillery

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Arthur Stephen Ryan

Born 1888

Died 1947

Royal Navy 228470 Able Seaman HMS INFLEXIBLE

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Arthur William Histed

Born 1897

Died 1961

Royal Navy K29176 Stoker 1st Class HMS INFLEXIBLE

Royal Navy K29176 Stoker 2nd Class HMS INFLEXIBLE

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William Ernest Dadd

Born 1892

Died 1968

Royal Navy K12129 Stoker 1st class HMS Inflexible

Royal Navy K12129 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Inflexible

Royal Navy K12129 Leading Stoker HMS Inflexible

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George Charles Barter

Born 1893

Died 1963

Royal Navy M7870 Electrical Artificer 3c HMS Inflexible

Royal Navy M7870 Electrical Artificer 4th Class HMS Inflexible

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Eugene Azzopardi

Born 1887

Died 1919

Royal Navy 365058 O.C.II HMS Europa British AEgean Squadron

Royal Navy 365058 Officers Cook 1st Class HMS INFLEXIBLE

Royal Navy 365058 Officers Steward 3rd Class HMS Inflexible

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George Thomas Rebbeck

Born 1880

Died 1966

Royal Navy 270386 Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class HMS INFLEXIBLE

Royal Navy 270386 CERA 2c HMS Inflexible

Royal Navy 270386 CERA 1c HMS Inflexible

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Arthur Wilfrid Blaker

Born 1889

Died 1915

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Inflexible

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Charles Brown

Born 1890

Royal Navy M8029 Cook's Mate HMS Inflexible

Royal Navy M8029 Probationary Cook's Mate HMS INFLEXIBLE

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Robert John Ellen

Born 1881

Royal Navy 293785 Stoker Petty Officer HMS INFLEXIBLE

Royal Navy 293785 Chief Stoker HMS INFLEXIBLE

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Albert Ernest Winfield

Born 1893

Royal Navy K15115 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Inflexible

Royal Navy K15115 Stoker 1st Class HMS Inflexible

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William James Steed

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy K28824 Stoker 2nd Class HMS INFLEXIBLE

Royal Navy K28824 Stoker 1st Class HMS INFLEXIBLE

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Alfred Frederick Hanson

Born 1897

Died 1940

Royal Navy K28776 Stoker 1st Class HMS INFLEXIBLE

Royal Navy K28776 Stoker 2nd Class HMS INFLEXIBLE

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Albert Winerton Slater

Born 1884

Died 1918

Royal Navy K77 Acting Leading Stoker HMS INFLEXIBLE

Royal Navy K77 Stoker 1st Class HMS INFLEXIBLE

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Thomas Stanley Lane Fox-Pitt

Born 1897

Died 1989

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy HMS Inflexible

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James Rose Price Hawksley

Born 1871

Died 1955

Royal Navy Vice-Admiral

Royal Navy Captain HMS Inflexible

Royal Navy Captain

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Frederick William Spratling

Born 1878

Royal Navy 182032 Chief Petty Officer HMS Inflexible

Royal Navy 182032 Petty Officer HMS Inflexible

Royal Navy 182032 Acting Chief Petty Officer HMS Inflexible

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Rupert Fenna

Born 1890

Died 1964

Royal Navy M18840 3rd Writer HMS INFLEXIBLE

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Percy William Hind

Born 1894

Died 1915

Royal Navy J9233 Able Seaman Hms Inflexible

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Ralph Stuart Adams

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy J2403 Able Seaman HMS Inflexible

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