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Liverpool, Lancashire [12]

Dover, Kent [11]

West Ham, Essex [11]

Islington, London [10]

Battersea, London [9]

Maidstone, Kent [9]

Belfast, Antrim [8]

Bethnal Green, London [8]

Hackney, London [8]

Hull, Yorkshire [8]

Lambeth, London [8]

Manchester, Lancashire [7]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [7]

Woolwich, London [7]

Croydon, Surrey [6]

Dublin [6]

Fulham, London [6]

Marylebone, London [6]

Peckham, London [6]

Poplar, London [6]

Woolwich, Kent [6]

Gravesend, Kent [5]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [5]

Tottenham, London [5]

Wandsworth, London [5]

Bermondsey, London [4]

Bow, London [4]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Chatham, Kent [4]

Chelsea, London [4]

Clerkenwell, London [4]

Colchester, Essex [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Rochester, Kent [4]

Rotherhithe, London [4]

Stepney, London [4]

Yarmouth, Norfolk [4]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Cork [3]

Dartford, Kent [3]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Edinburgh [3]

Edmonton, London [3]

Faversham, Kent [3]

Gillingham, Kent [3]

Ipswich, Suffolk [3]

Leicester [3]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [175]

Able Seaman [170]

Boy 1st Class [64]

Stoker 2nd Class [61]

Leading Stoker [56]

Ordinary Seaman [37]

Leading Seaman [28]

Stoker Petty Officer [24]

Gunner [21]

Private [19]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [17]

Midshipman [15]

Lieutenant Commander [14]

Signal Boy [12]

Bandsman [10]

Commander [10]

Lieutenant [10]

Petty Officer [10]

Boy 2nd Class [9]

Captain [8]

Cook's Mate [6]

Lieutenant Commander (Retd) [6]

Ordinary Signalman [6]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [5]

Wireman 2nd Class [5]

Acting Lieutenant [4]

Armourer's Mate [4]

Artificer Engineer [4]

Carpenter's Crew [4]

Chief Stoker [4]

Leading Signalman [4]

Mechanician [4]

2nd Cook's Mate [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [3]

Assistant Paymaster [3]

Boy Telegraphist [3]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [3]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3]

Ordinary Telegraphist [3]

Petty Officer Stoker [3]

Ship's Steward's Assistant [3]

Shipwright 2nd Class [3]

Signalman [3]

Stoker 1 [3]

Stoker 2 [3]

Sub-Lieutenant [3]

Yeoman of Signals [3]

3rd Writer [2]

Assistant Clerk [2]

Blacksmith's Mate [2]

Unit

HMS INDOMITABLE [744]

HMS Indomitable [51]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS INDOMITABLE [18]

HMS Hindustan [9]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division: HMS INDOMITABLE [9]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS INDOMITABLE [7]

HMS Vindictive [6]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [5]

HMS Ganges [5]

HMS Pembroke [5]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [5]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS INDOMITABLE [5]

HMS Agincourt [4]

HMS Pembroke I [4]

HMS "Pembroke II" [3]

HMS Ramillies [3]

HMS Royal Oak [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

HM Submarine H5 [2]

HMS "Indomitable" [2]

HMS Blenheim [2]

HMS Edgar [2]

HMS Ganges II [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Pembroke II [2]

HMS Revenge [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

HMS Vulcan [2]

HMS Warspite [2]

HMS Wildfire [2]

RN Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve - HMS INDOMITABLE [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS Indomitable [2]

Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

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

H.M.S. Malcolm [1]

H.M.S. Pembroke [1]

H.M.S. Stag [1]

HMS [1]

HMS "Acheron" [1]

HMS "Barham" [1]

HMS "Ceasar" [1]

HMS "Endeavour" [1]

HMS "Minotaur" [1]

HMS "Pembroke" [1]

HMS ABERCROMBIE [1]

HMS ACTAEON [1]

Service

Royal Navy [843]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [112]

S [89]

H [79]

C [73]

M [63]

W [60]

P [54]

G [37]

F [34]

T [34]

L [33]

R [30]

D [28]

A [26]

J [21]

K [21]

E [18]

N [12]

O [7]

Y [5]

V [3]

I [1]

Q [1]

U [1]

X [1]

Contribution

Military Service [797]

Country

United Kingdom [29]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [12] Dover, Kent [11] West Ham, Essex [11] Islington, London [10] Battersea, London [9] Maidstone, Kent [9] Belfast, Antrim [8] Bethnal Green, London [8] Hackney, London [8] Hull, Yorkshire [8] Lambeth, London [8] Manchester, Lancashire [7] Portsmouth, Hampshire [7] Woolwich, London [7] Croydon, Surrey [6] Dublin [6] Fulham, London [6] Marylebone, London [6] Peckham, London [6] Poplar, London [6] Woolwich, Kent [6] Gravesend, Kent [5] Sheffield, Yorkshire [5] Tottenham, London [5] Wandsworth, London [5] Bermondsey, London [4] Bow, London [4] Brighton, Sussex [4] Chatham, Kent [4] Chelsea, London [4] Clerkenwell, London [4] Colchester, Essex [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Rochester, Kent [4] Rotherhithe, London [4] Stepney, London [4] Yarmouth, Norfolk [4] Banbury, Oxfordshire [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Camberwell, London [3] Cork [3] Dartford, Kent [3] Devonport, Devon [3] Edinburgh [3] Edmonton, London [3] Faversham, Kent [3] Gillingham, Kent [3] Ipswich, Suffolk [3] Leicester [3]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [175] Able Seaman [170] Boy 1st Class [64] Stoker 2nd Class [61] Leading Stoker [56] Ordinary Seaman [37] Leading Seaman [28] Stoker Petty Officer [24] Gunner [21] Private [19] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [17] Midshipman [15] Lieutenant Commander [14] Signal Boy [12] Bandsman [10] Commander [10] Lieutenant [10] Petty Officer [10] Boy 2nd Class [9] Captain [8] Cook's Mate [6] Lieutenant Commander (Retd) [6] Ordinary Signalman [6] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [5] Wireman 2nd Class [5] Acting Lieutenant [4] Armourer's Mate [4] Artificer Engineer [4] Carpenter's Crew [4] Chief Stoker [4] Leading Signalman [4] Mechanician [4] 2nd Cook's Mate [3] Acting Leading Stoker [3] Assistant Paymaster [3] Boy Telegraphist [3] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [3] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3] Ordinary Telegraphist [3] Petty Officer Stoker [3] Ship's Steward's Assistant [3] Shipwright 2nd Class [3] Signalman [3] Stoker 1 [3] Stoker 2 [3] Sub-Lieutenant [3] Yeoman of Signals [3] 3rd Writer [2] Assistant Clerk [2] Blacksmith's Mate [2]

Unit

HMS INDOMITABLE [744] HMS Indomitable [51] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS INDOMITABLE [18] HMS Hindustan [9] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division: HMS INDOMITABLE [9] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS INDOMITABLE [7] HMS Vindictive [6] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [5] HMS Ganges [5] HMS Pembroke [5] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [5] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS INDOMITABLE [5] HMS Agincourt [4] HMS Pembroke I [4] HMS "Pembroke II" [3] HMS Ramillies [3] HMS Royal Oak [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] HM Submarine H5 [2] HMS "Indomitable" [2] HMS Blenheim [2] HMS Edgar [2] HMS Ganges II [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Pembroke II [2] HMS Revenge [2] HMS Vivid I [2] HMS Vulcan [2] HMS Warspite [2] HMS Wildfire [2] RN Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve - HMS INDOMITABLE [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS Indomitable [2] Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] H.M.S. "Indomitable" [1] H.M.S. Malcolm [1] H.M.S. Pembroke [1] H.M.S. Stag [1] HMS [1] HMS "Acheron" [1] HMS "Barham" [1] HMS "Ceasar" [1] HMS "Endeavour" [1] HMS "Minotaur" [1] HMS "Pembroke" [1] HMS ABERCROMBIE [1] HMS ACTAEON [1]

Service

Royal Navy [843] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [112] S [89] H [79] C [73] M [63] W [60] P [54] G [37] F [34] T [34] L [33] R [30] D [28] A [26] J [21] K [21] E [18] N [12] O [7] Y [5] V [3] I [1] Q [1] U [1] X [1]

Contribution

Military Service [797]

Country

United Kingdom [29]

Edward Albert George Clarence Cox

Born 1894

Royal Navy J12127 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J12127 Boy 1st Class HMS King Edward III

Royal Navy J12127 Ordinary Seaman HMS Indomitable

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Percy Ernest Edward Payne

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy J15471 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J15471 Signal Boy HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J15471 Ordinary Signalman HMS Pembroke I

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Frederick Williams

Born 1898

Royal Navy Mersey Z/975 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy K32630 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy K32630 Stoker 1st Class HMS Indomitable

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Claude Pennington Sparrow

Born 1898

Royal Navy Major

Royal Navy Acting Lieutenant Royal Marine Artillery - HMS INDOMITABLE

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Arthur Robert Cockram

Born 1893

Died 1969

Royal Navy J3491 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J3491 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J3491 Ordinary Seaman HMS Indomitable

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Herbert Bailey

Born 1879

Royal Navy 293817 Stoker 2 HMS "Pembroke II"

Royal Navy 293817 Stoker 1 HMS "Pembroke II"

Royal Navy 293817 Leading Stoker HMS "Pembroke II"

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John Alexander Cameron Allen

Born 1881

Died 1917

Royal Navy 6 E.S.L. Temporary Engineer Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Warrant Engineer Royal Naval Reserve - HMS INDOMITABLE

Royal Navy Chief Warrant Engineer Royal Naval Reserve - HMS INDOMITABLE

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Ernest Pavitt

Born 1892

Royal Navy J390 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J390 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J390 Boy 1st Class HMS Natal

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Edward Albert George Field

Born 1892

Royal Navy J4139 Able Seaman HMS INDOMITABLE

Royal Navy J4139 Able Seaman Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

Royal Navy J4139 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

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William Martin

Born 1878

Royal Navy 288115 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Indomitable

Royal Navy 288115 Chief Stoker Petty Officer Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

Royal Navy 288115 Chief Stoker Petty Officer HMS Lowestoft

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Frances Morton

Born 1873

Royal Navy M9420 Senior Reserve Attendant RN Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve - HMS INDOMITABLE

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Norman Duckworth

Born 1895

Royal Navy M9022 Senior Reserve Attendant RN Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve - HMS INDOMITABLE

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Herbert Williamson

Born 1896

Died 1920

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/6944 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/6944 Able Seaman RNVR Tyneside - HMS Indomitable

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Frederick Smith

Born 1889

Died 1972

Royal Navy 14519 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS INDOMITABLE

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James William Bain

Born 1894

Royal Navy J71859 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy J71859 Ordinary Seaman HMS Attentive I (Minor)

Royal Navy J71859 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

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Charles Bark

Born 1891

Royal Navy J4535 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J4535 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J4535 Ordinary Seaman HMS Charyblis

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Walter David Baldwin

Born 1892

Royal Navy J1906 Able Seaman HMS INDOMITABLE

Royal Navy J1906 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J1906 Able Seaman HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company

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Frederick Cox

Born 1879

Died 1950

Royal Navy 6668 Sergeant Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 6668 Sergeant Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Indomitable

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George Saberi

Born 1894

Royal Navy 17632 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division: HMS INDOMITABLE

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William Spokes

Born 1895

Royal Navy 3784 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 14182 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS INDOMITABLE

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