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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]

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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]

George Newman

Born 1897

Royal Navy J22643 Able Seaman HMS INDOMITABLE

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Victor Harold Pilgrim

Born 1895

Royal Navy J13864 Able Seaman HMS INDOMITABLE

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Charles Albert Doe

Born 1892

Royal Navy K8295 Stoker 1st Class HMS INDOMITABLE

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Hubert John William Fischer

Born 1898

Royal Navy Paymaster Lieutenant

Royal Navy Assistant Clerk HMS INDOMITABLE

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William George Babbage

Born 1896

Royal Navy M16146 2nd Cook's Mate HMS INDOMITABLE

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Benjamin Thomas Fox

Born 1892

Royal Navy K16370 Stoker 1st Class HMS INDOMITABLE

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Leonard William Staines

Born 1891

Royal Navy SS111773 Stoker 1st Class HMS INDOMITABLE

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Peter John Hutson

Born 1890

Royal Navy K5103 Leading Stoker HMS INDOMITABLE

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George Stephen Bates

Born 1897

Royal Navy K25138 Stoker 1st Class HMS INDOMITABLE

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Samuel Greene Kernaghan

Born 1891

Royal Navy M4729 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS INDOMITABLE

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John Gillanders Benjamin Berry

Born 1897

Royal Navy J20690 Able Seaman HMS INDOMITABLE

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Joseph John Philp

Born 1887

Royal Navy 311345 Stoker 1st Class HMS INDOMITABLE

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William Irwin Rutherford

Born 1891

Royal Navy 240104 Leading Signalman HMS INDOMITABLE

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Arthur Cecil Blanche

Born 1886

Royal Navy M647 Leading Cook's Mate HMS INDOMITABLE

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John Michael Ricketts

Born 1896

Royal Navy J21208 Able Seaman HMS INDOMITABLE

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George Hockley

Born 1894

Royal Navy K15470 Stoker 1st Class HMS INDOMITABLE

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Hugh Stanley Rogerson

Born 1899

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS INDOMITABLE

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Herbert Morley

Born 1891

Royal Navy J726 Able Seaman HMS INDOMITABLE

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Christopher Harry Seymour

Born 1890

Royal Navy 238177 Leading Seaman HMS INDOMITABLE

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Harry Frederick Coxhead

Born 1889

Royal Navy K13385 Stoker 1st Class HMS INDOMITABLE

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