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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]

Arthur Herbert Harrison

Born 1896

Royal Navy 17219 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS INDOMITABLE

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Robert Bertram Hugh Thompson

Born 1897

Royal Navy 16838 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division: HMS INDOMITABLE

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Albert Oakes

Born 1896

Royal Navy 17136 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS INDOMITABLE

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William Ralph Odell

Born 1881

Royal Navy 12255 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division: HMS INDOMITABLE

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Clifford Pennall Kirkby

Born 1894

Royal Navy 17627 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division: HMS INDOMITABLE

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William Williams

Born 1892

Royal Navy 212960 Marine Royal Marines Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 12960 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS INDOMITABLE

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Joseph William Lee

Born 1897

Royal Navy 17242 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division: HMS INDOMITABLE

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Frank Southby

Born 1895

Royal Navy 17145 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS INDOMITABLE

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Frank Vaughan Green

Born 1895

Royal Navy 213289 Marine Royal Marines Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 13289 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS INDOMITABLE

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Horace Victor Lavers

Born 1897

Royal Navy 17221 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS INDOMITABLE

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Richard Mckay

Born 1894

Royal Navy 17421 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS INDOMITABLE

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John Allen

Born 1894

Royal Navy 17165 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division: HMS INDOMITABLE

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Fred Balshaw

Born 1894

Royal Navy 16159 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS INDOMITABLE

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Andrew Robertson Corstorphine

Born 1899

Royal Navy J78416

Royal Navy J78416 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J78416 Boy 1st Class HMS Powerful

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Kenneth Macaulay Boyd

Born 1886

Died 1921

Royal Navy 217767 Boy 1st Class HMS Caledonia

Royal Navy 217767 Boy 1st Class HMS Minotaur

Royal Navy 217767 Boy 1st Class HMS Agincourt

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Geoffrey Norman

Born 1890

Royal Navy F2827

Royal Navy Paymaster Lieutenant (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Assistant Paymaster (temporary) Royal Naval Reserve - HMS INDOMITABLE

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William Robert Settle

Born 1893

Died 1917

Royal Navy 17581 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division 1st RM Battalion

Royal Navy 17581 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division: HMS INDOMITABLE

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William Reeve

Born 1889

Died 1948

Royal Navy 14253 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 16880 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division: HMS INDOMITABLE

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Alfred Smith

Born 1897

Royal Navy PO/18565 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 18565 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS Indomitable Royal Marine Light Infantry

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James Dix

Born 1884

Died 1967

Royal Navy 8397 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 28397 Private Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 28397 Bugler Royal Marine Artillery

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