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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]

Daniel Doyle

Born 1869

Died 1916

Royal Navy 690V Stoker 1st Class Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Indefatigable

Royal Navy 690V Stoker Royal Naval Reserve

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Allan Broadbridge

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy 10435 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy RMA/10435 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Indefatigable

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John Barber

Born 1883

Died 1916

Royal Navy 10429 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division - HMS Indefatigable

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Albert Hunt

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy 12924 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 12924 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS INDEFATIGABLE

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Michael Percy Gregory

Born 1891

Died 1951

Royal Navy K5291 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy K5291 Stoker 1st Class HMS King Alfred

Royal Navy K5291 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Indefatigable

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James Smith

Born 1892

Royal Navy Clyde Z/6113 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Indefatigable

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Wilfred Rowbotham

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy 12894 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 12894 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Indefatigable

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George Brown

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy S 6425 Stoker Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 6425S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Indefatigable

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John Mcevoy

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy S 8029 Stoker Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 8029S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Indefatigable

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John Ahern

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy A 5239 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 5239A Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Indefatigable

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Hugh Byrne

Born 1877

Died 1916

Royal Navy 6614S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Indefatigable

Royal Navy S 6614 Stoker Royal Naval Reserve

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Bertie Wallace Lennox Deacon

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy 1830 Royal Marines Band

Royal Navy 1830 Musician Royal Marines Band - HMS Indefatigable

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Bernard Richard Henley

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy 1834 Royal Marines Band

Royal Navy RMB/1834 Musician Royal Marine Band - HMS Indefatigable

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Harry Mills

Born 1883

Died 1916

Royal Navy 9027 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy RMA/9027 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Indefatigable

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Harry James Antrobus

Born 1899

Died 1916

Royal Navy 16147 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 16147 Bugler Royal Marine Light Infantry HMS Indefatigable

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William George Ambrose Humberstone

Born 1901

Died 1960

Royal Navy J80632 Boy II then Boy I HMS Impregnable [Training Ship]

Royal Navy J80632 Boy I HMS New Zealand [Indefatigable Class battle cruiser]

Royal Navy J80632 Boy I HMS Vivid I [Navy barracks at Devonport Plymouth]

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Charles Abraham

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy 10681 Private Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 10681 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 10681 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Barfleur

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John Peters

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy Z/367 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Wales/Z/367 Leading Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Indefatigable

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Robert Hunter Weatherstone

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy Z/6545 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/6545 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Indefatigable

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George Doherty

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy Wales Z/916 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/916 Able Seaman RNVR Wales - HMS Indefatigable

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