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Plymouth, Devon [31]

Devonport, Devon [18]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [17]

Liverpool, Lancashire [17]

Dublin [14]

Manchester, Lancashire [11]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [7]

Queenstown, Cork [7]

Stonehouse, Devon [7]

Belfast, Antrim [6]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [6]

Cork [6]

Exeter, Devon [6]

West Ham, Essex [6]

Camberwell, London [5]

Durham, County Durham [5]

Plymouth [5]

Southwark, London [5]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Bristol, Somerset [4]

Glasgow [4]

Lambeth, London [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Liverpool [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Swansea, Glamorgan [4]

Aghada, Cork [3]

Bath, Somerset [3]

Battersea, London [3]

Bedminster, Somerset [3]

Bodmin, Cornwall [3]

Bridlington, Yorkshire [3]

Dartmouth, Devon [3]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [3]

London [3]

Okehampton, Devon [3]

Oldham, Lancashire [3]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [3]

Swindon, Wiltshire [3]

Torquay, Devon [3]

Totnes, Devon [3]

Waterford [3]

Bere Alston, Devon [2]

Blackawton, Devon [2]

Blockley, Worcestershire [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Devonport [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [155]

Stoker 1st Class [141]

Stoker [65]

Leading Stoker [59]

Boy 1st Class [36]

Ordinary Seaman [29]

Stoker Petty Officer [26]

Leading Seaman [24]

Gunner [19]

Private [19]

Chief Stoker [18]

Stoker 2nd Class [17]

Petty Officer [16]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [12]

Boy Telegraphist [9]

Midshipman [8]

Signal Boy [7]

Mechanician [6]

Shipwright 1st Class [6]

Wireman 2nd Class [6]

Canteen Assistant [5]

Chief Petty Officer [5]

Leading Signalman [5]

Seaman [5]

Acting Leading Stoker [4]

Armourer's Crew [4]

Engine Room Artificer [4]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [4]

Petty Officer Stoker [4]

Blacksmith [3]

Carpenter's Crew [3]

Cook's Mate [3]

Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [3]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Officer's Cook 1st Class [3]

Ordinary Signalman [3]

Ordinary Telegraphist [3]

Ship's Steward's Assistant [3]

Signalman [3]

Yeoman of Signals [3]

2nd Cook's Mate [2]

Assistant Paymaster [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Boy 2nd class [2]

Bugler [2]

Captain [2]

Corporal [2]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [2]

Engineer Lieutenant [2]

Unit

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [394]

HMS Indefatigable [276]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Indefatigable [80]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Indefatigable [13]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [12]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS INDEFATIGABLE [10]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Indefatigable [9]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Indefatigable [8]

Royal Naval Reserve [7]

Royal Marine Brigade - Plymouth Battalion [6]

Admiralty Civilian - HMS Indefatigable [5]

Royal Marine Artillery [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

HMS "Indefatigable" [4]

HMS Vivid [4]

Hms Indefatigable [4]

HMS Impregnable [3]

HMS Vivid II [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

HMS Caernarvon [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS Indefatigable - RMLI detachment [2]

HMS Indefatigable. [2]

HMS King Alfred [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division - HMS Indefatigable [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS INDEFATIGABLE [2]

Royal Marines Band [2]

Diana [1]

Excellent [1]

Ganges [1]

HM TB 067 [1]

HMS "Pembroke" [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Alacrity [an armed boarding vessel] [1]

HMS Commonwealth [1]

HMS Constance [Light cruiser] [1]

HMS Cornwallis [1]

HMS Curlew [C-Class light cruiser] [1]

HMS Cyclops [1]

HMS Defiance [1]

HMS Exmouth [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Highflyer [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS Impregnable [Training Ship] [1]

HMS Indus [1]

HMS Infefatigable [1]

HMS Leander [1]

Service

Royal Navy [815]

Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [92]

C [79]

H [74]

M [72]

S [66]

W [54]

R [44]

D [43]

T [40]

F [38]

P [37]

G [31]

L [31]

A [25]

J [23]

K [16]

E [14]

O [13]

N [11]

V [5]

Q [3]

Y [3]

U [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [623]

Country

United Kingdom [110]

Ireland [5]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [31] Devonport, Devon [18] Bristol, Gloucestershire [17] Liverpool, Lancashire [17] Dublin [14] Manchester, Lancashire [11] Cardiff, Glamorgan [7] Queenstown, Cork [7] Stonehouse, Devon [7] Belfast, Antrim [6] Birmingham, Warwickshire [6] Cork [6] Exeter, Devon [6] West Ham, Essex [6] Camberwell, London [5] Durham, County Durham [5] Plymouth [5] Southwark, London [5] Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Bristol, Somerset [4] Glasgow [4] Lambeth, London [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Liverpool [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Swansea, Glamorgan [4] Aghada, Cork [3] Bath, Somerset [3] Battersea, London [3] Bedminster, Somerset [3] Bodmin, Cornwall [3] Bridlington, Yorkshire [3] Dartmouth, Devon [3] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [3] London [3] Okehampton, Devon [3] Oldham, Lancashire [3] Salisbury, Wiltshire [3] Swindon, Wiltshire [3] Torquay, Devon [3] Totnes, Devon [3] Waterford [3] Bere Alston, Devon [2] Blackawton, Devon [2] Blockley, Worcestershire [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Devonport [2] Fulham, London [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [155] Stoker 1st Class [141] Stoker [65] Leading Stoker [59] Boy 1st Class [36] Ordinary Seaman [29] Stoker Petty Officer [26] Leading Seaman [24] Gunner [19] Private [19] Chief Stoker [18] Stoker 2nd Class [17] Petty Officer [16] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [12] Boy Telegraphist [9] Midshipman [8] Signal Boy [7] Mechanician [6] Shipwright 1st Class [6] Wireman 2nd Class [6] Canteen Assistant [5] Chief Petty Officer [5] Leading Signalman [5] Seaman [5] Acting Leading Stoker [4] Armourer's Crew [4] Engine Room Artificer [4] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [4] Petty Officer Stoker [4] Blacksmith [3] Carpenter's Crew [3] Cook's Mate [3] Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [3] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3] Lieutenant [3] Officer's Cook 1st Class [3] Ordinary Signalman [3] Ordinary Telegraphist [3] Ship's Steward's Assistant [3] Signalman [3] Yeoman of Signals [3] 2nd Cook's Mate [2] Assistant Paymaster [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Boy 2nd class [2] Bugler [2] Captain [2] Corporal [2] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [2] Engineer Lieutenant [2]

Unit

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [394] HMS Indefatigable [276] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Indefatigable [80] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Indefatigable [13] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [12] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS INDEFATIGABLE [10] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Indefatigable [9] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Indefatigable [8] Royal Naval Reserve [7] Royal Marine Brigade - Plymouth Battalion [6] Admiralty Civilian - HMS Indefatigable [5] Royal Marine Artillery [5] Royal Naval Division [5] HMS "Indefatigable" [4] HMS Vivid [4] Hms Indefatigable [4] HMS Impregnable [3] HMS Vivid II [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] HMS Caernarvon [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS Indefatigable - RMLI detachment [2] HMS Indefatigable. [2] HMS King Alfred [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division - HMS Indefatigable [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS INDEFATIGABLE [2] Royal Marines Band [2] Diana [1] Excellent [1] Ganges [1] HM TB 067 [1] HMS "Pembroke" [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Alacrity [an armed boarding vessel] [1] HMS Commonwealth [1] HMS Constance [Light cruiser] [1] HMS Cornwallis [1] HMS Curlew [C-Class light cruiser] [1] HMS Cyclops [1] HMS Defiance [1] HMS Exmouth [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Highflyer [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS Impregnable [Training Ship] [1] HMS Indus [1] HMS Infefatigable [1] HMS Leander [1]

Service

Royal Navy [815] Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [92] C [79] H [74] M [72] S [66] W [54] R [44] D [43] T [40] F [38] P [37] G [31] L [31] A [25] J [23] K [16] E [14] O [13] N [11] V [5] Q [3] Y [3] U [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [623]

Country

United Kingdom [110] Ireland [5] Canada [1]

Allan Mcmullen

Born 1898

Died 1916

Royal Navy 5136S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Indefatigable

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Joseph O'brien

Born 1881

Died 1915

Royal Navy S 6419 Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Indefatigable

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Arthur Ernest Hider

Born 1872

Died 1945

Royal Navy 5440 Private Royal Marines - RM Depot - Walmer, Kent. Royal Marines Light Infantry

Royal Navy 5440 Private Royal Marines - Portsmouth Division Royal Marines Light Infantry

Royal Navy 5440 Private Royal Marines - HMS Victory Royal Marines Light Infantry

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Robert Collingwood

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy 15571 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/15571 Private HMS Indefatigable

Royal Navy PLY/15571 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Lion

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Alfred Phipps

Born 1880

Royal Navy PO/9469 Private HMS Indefatigable - RMLI detachment

Royal Navy 9469 Corporal HMS MALAYA

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William Butler

Died 1916

Royal Navy 6033S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Indefatigable

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John Churnside

Died 1916

Royal Navy 6089S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Indefatigable

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Victor Carter

Died 1916

Royal Navy 6004S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Indefatigable

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Christopher Creighton

Died 1916

Royal Navy 6606S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Indefatigable

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George Carter

Died 1916

Royal Navy 6078S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Indefatigable

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Harry Dean

Died 1916

Royal Navy 8917S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Indefatigable

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Harold Victor Guest

Died 1916

Royal Navy Midshipman Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Indefatigable

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Leslie James Jarvis

Born 1885

Royal Navy 306000 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy 306000 Stoker HMS Indefatigable

Royal Navy 306000 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

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Charles Henry Webb

Born 1895

Royal Navy J19528 Boy 1st Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J19528 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J19628 Boy Telegraphist HMS Impregnable

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William Benjamin Knebeg

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy P.Z/1219 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Indefatigable

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John Mallin

Born 1875

Died 1916

Royal Navy PLY/7041 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Indefatigable

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Frederick Mattravers

Born 1878

Died 1916

Royal Navy PLY/8256 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Indefatigable

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William James Feltham

Born 1874

Died 1916

Royal Navy PLY/6796 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Indefatigable

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Hugh Mcaree

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy Clyde Z/8111 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Indefatigable

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Harold Beaven

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy 15882 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division - HMS Indefatigable

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