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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Sheerness, Kent [2]

14 Desborough Rd, Princerock, Plymouth, Devon [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Beer Ferrers, Devon [1]

Benbridge, Down [1]

Berealston, Devon [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Calcutta [1]

Calstock, Cornwall [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex [1]

Clifden, Galway [1]

Clontarf, County Dublin [1]

Dalston, London [1]

Derby [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Devonport, Devon, England [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Hilltown, Cork [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kirkwall, Orkney [1]

Launceston, Cornwall [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Looe, Cornwall [1]

Mappowder, Dorset [1]

Melton Abbott, Devon [1]

Middleton, Yorkshire [1]

Modbury, Devon [1]

Mossley Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Near Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Newport, Isle of Wight [1]

Ottery Saint Mary, Devon [1]

Plympton, Devon [1]

Redditch, Worcestershire [1]

Rotherhithe, Surrey [1]

Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Stowford, Devon [1]

Temple, Bristol [1]

Torpoint, Cornwall [1]

Torquay, Devon [1]

Winkleigh, Devon [1]

Yealmpton, Devon [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [21]

Boy Artificer [18]

Stoker 2nd Class [17]

Leading Stoker [13]

Stoker Petty Officer [13]

ERA 5th Class [8]

Stoker [8]

Able Seaman [7]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [7]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [6]

Acting Leading Stoker [5]

ERA 4th Class [5]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [5]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Acting ERA 4th Class [3]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Mechanician [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Acting Assistant Engineer [1]

Acting ERA 4th class [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer [1]

Acting Mechanician [1]

Assistant Engineer [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Engineer [1]

Commissioned Engineer [1]

ERA 3rd class [1]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Electrical Artificer 5th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Engine room Articifer 4th class [1]

Engineer [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Engineer Rear Admiral [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer (Stoker) [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Ship's Corporal [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Ship's Corporal 2nd Class [1]

Shipwright 2nd Class [1]

Warrant Engineer [1]

Unit

HMS Indus [49]

HMS Vivid II [16]

HMS Ajax [11]

HMS Erin [11]

HMS Tenedos [4]

HMS Vivid I [4]

HMS Defence [3]

HMS Majestic [3]

HMS New Zealand [3]

HMS Vivid [3]

HMS Argyll [2]

HMS Blake [2]

HMS Cleopatra [2]

HMS Cornwall [2]

HMS Cornwallis [2]

HMS Diana [2]

HMS Emperor of India [2]

HMS Hogue [2]

HMS Leviathan [2]

HMS Lion [2]

HMS Phoebe [2]

HMS Royal Arthur [2]

Colossus [1]

Diana [1]

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

HM Submarine C3 [1]

HM Submarine E36 [1]

HM Submarine E37 [1]

HM Submarine E50 [1]

HM Submarine H5 [1]

HMS Adamant [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Albion [1]

HMS Ardent [1]

HMS Arrogant [1]

HMS Asia [1]

HMS Asia for HMS Pandora [1]

HMS Attentive II [1]

HMS Attentive II (HMS Afridi) [1]

HMS Bellerophon [1]

HMS Bonaventure [1]

HMS Bulwark [1]

HMS Calypso [1]

HMS Calyspso [1]

HMS Cambrian [1]

HMS Cambridge [1]

HMS Challenger [1]

HMS Collingwood [1]

HMS Commonwealth [1]

HMS Cordelia [1]

Service

Royal Navy [53]

Last name first letter

H [7]

W [7]

C [5]

D [5]

B [4]

P [4]

S [4]

G [3]

M [3]

J [2]

K [2]

R [2]

A [1]

E [1]

F [1]

N [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [41]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [6] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Sheerness, Kent [2] 14 Desborough Rd, Princerock, Plymouth, Devon [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Beer Ferrers, Devon [1] Benbridge, Down [1] Berealston, Devon [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Calcutta [1] Calstock, Cornwall [1] Chiswick, Middlesex [1] Clifden, Galway [1] Clontarf, County Dublin [1] Dalston, London [1] Derby [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Devonport, Devon, England [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Hilltown, Cork [1] Islington, London [1] Kirkwall, Orkney [1] Launceston, Cornwall [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Looe, Cornwall [1] Mappowder, Dorset [1] Melton Abbott, Devon [1] Middleton, Yorkshire [1] Modbury, Devon [1] Mossley Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Near Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Newport, Isle of Wight [1] Ottery Saint Mary, Devon [1] Plympton, Devon [1] Redditch, Worcestershire [1] Rotherhithe, Surrey [1] Stonehouse, Devon [1] Stowford, Devon [1] Temple, Bristol [1] Torpoint, Cornwall [1] Torquay, Devon [1] Winkleigh, Devon [1] Yealmpton, Devon [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [21] Boy Artificer [18] Stoker 2nd Class [17] Leading Stoker [13] Stoker Petty Officer [13] ERA 5th Class [8] Stoker [8] Able Seaman [7] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [7] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [6] Acting Leading Stoker [5] ERA 4th Class [5] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [5] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Acting ERA 4th Class [3] Boy 1st Class [3] Boy 2nd Class [3] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Leading Seaman [2] Mechanician [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Acting Assistant Engineer [1] Acting ERA 4th class [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer [1] Acting Mechanician [1] Assistant Engineer [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Engineer [1] Commissioned Engineer [1] ERA 3rd class [1] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Electrical Artificer 5th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Engine room Articifer 4th class [1] Engineer [1] Engineer Captain [1] Engineer Commander [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Engineer Rear Admiral [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer (Stoker) [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Ship's Corporal [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Ship's Corporal 2nd Class [1] Shipwright 2nd Class [1] Warrant Engineer [1]

Unit

HMS Indus [49] HMS Vivid II [16] HMS Ajax [11] HMS Erin [11] HMS Tenedos [4] HMS Vivid I [4] HMS Defence [3] HMS Majestic [3] HMS New Zealand [3] HMS Vivid [3] HMS Argyll [2] HMS Blake [2] HMS Cleopatra [2] HMS Cornwall [2] HMS Cornwallis [2] HMS Diana [2] HMS Emperor of India [2] HMS Hogue [2] HMS Leviathan [2] HMS Lion [2] HMS Phoebe [2] HMS Royal Arthur [2] Colossus [1] Diana [1] H.M.S. "Cricket." [1] HM Submarine C3 [1] HM Submarine E36 [1] HM Submarine E37 [1] HM Submarine E50 [1] HM Submarine H5 [1] HMS Adamant [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Albion [1] HMS Ardent [1] HMS Arrogant [1] HMS Asia [1] HMS Asia for HMS Pandora [1] HMS Attentive II [1] HMS Attentive II (HMS Afridi) [1] HMS Bellerophon [1] HMS Bonaventure [1] HMS Bulwark [1] HMS Calypso [1] HMS Calyspso [1] HMS Cambrian [1] HMS Cambridge [1] HMS Challenger [1] HMS Collingwood [1] HMS Commonwealth [1] HMS Cordelia [1]

Service

Royal Navy [53]

Last name first letter

H [7] W [7] C [5] D [5] B [4] P [4] S [4] G [3] M [3] J [2] K [2] R [2] A [1] E [1] F [1] N [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [41]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Alec Holdsworth

Born 1896

Royal Navy M3839 Boy Artificer HMS Indus

Royal Navy M3839 ERA 5th Class HMS Agincourt

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Hector Mclean Matheson

Born 1894

Royal Navy M2166 Boy Artificer HMS Indus

Royal Navy M2166 ERA 5th Class HMS Indus

Royal Navy M2166 Acting ERA 4th class HMS Erin

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Alfred Henry Dewar

Born 1894

Royal Navy M2186 Boy Artificer HMS Indus

Royal Navy M2186 ERA 5th Class HMS Indus

Royal Navy M2186 Acting ERA 4th Class HMS Erin

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Marrack Sennett

Born 1865

Died 1935

Royal Navy Acting Assistant Engineer HMS Asia

Royal Navy Acting Assistant Engineer HMS President

Royal Navy Assistant Engineer HMS President

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Sydney Francis Bluett

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy M2161 Boy Artificer HMS Indus

Royal Navy M2161 ERA 5th Class HMS Ajax

Royal Navy M2161 Acting ERA 4th Class HMS Ajax

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George Saunders

Born 1885

Royal Navy 305270 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid

Royal Navy 305270 Stoker HMS Minerva

Royal Navy 305270 Stoker 1st Class HMS Indus

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Allan Gordon Roxburgh

Born 1891

Royal Navy 272442 Boy Artificer HMS Tenedos

Royal Navy 272442 Electrical Artificer 5th Class HMS Indus

Royal Navy 272442 Electrical Artificer 4th Class

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Richard Henry Copp

Born 1882

Died 1918

Royal Navy 295964 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy 295964 Stoker HMS Phoebe

Royal Navy 295964 Stoker 1st Class HMS Cornwallis

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Henry Fradd Warburton

Born 1884

Died 1917

Royal Navy 310622 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy 310622 Stoker 1st Class HMS Skirmisher

Royal Navy 310622 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Blake

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Charles Richard Thomas Olden

Born 1891

Died 1917

Royal Navy 272471 Boy Artificer HMS Tenedos

Royal Navy 272471 Engine Room Artificer 5th Class HMS Indus

Royal Navy 272471 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Monarch

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William Charles Dinwoodey

Born 1894

Died 1956

Royal Navy M1559 Boy Artificer HMS Tenedos

Royal Navy M1559 ERA 5th Class HMS Indus

Royal Navy M1559 Acting ERA 4th Class HMS Ajax

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Walter Henry Meek

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy 271695 Boy Artificer HMS Indus II

Royal Navy 271695 Engine Room Artificer 5th Class HMS Fisgard

Royal Navy 271695 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS New Zealand

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Reginald Walter Cuff

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy 309680

Royal Navy 309680 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy 309680 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Hogue

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Francis Palmer Selleck Horne

Born 1878

Died 1916

Royal Navy 290860 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Defence

Royal Navy 290860 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy 290860 Stoker HMS Vivid II

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Albert Charles Henry Jennings

Born 1885

Royal Navy 307680 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy 307680 Stoker 1st Class HMS New Zealand

Royal Navy 307680 Leading Seaman HMS Indus

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Frederick John Neale

Born 1889

Royal Navy K1778 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy K1778 Stoker 1st Class HMS Leviathan

Royal Navy K1778 Leading Stoker HMS Indus

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Albert John Dyer

Born 1892

Royal Navy M497 Boy Artificer HMS Tenedos

Royal Navy M497 ERA 5th Class HMS Indus

Royal Navy M497 ERA 4th Class HMS Erin

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Frederick William Holmes

Born 1891

Royal Navy K4811 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy K4811 Stoker 1st Class HMS Mars

Royal Navy K4811 Leading Seaman HMS Indus

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Alfred Gordon Dixon

Born 1886

Died 1918

Royal Navy 227056 Boy 2nd Class HMS Northampton

Royal Navy 227056 Boy 1st Class HMS Cleopatra

Royal Navy 227056 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hood

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David Hourston

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy M2807 Boy Artificer HMS Indus

Royal Navy M2807 Engine Room Artificer 5th Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy M2807 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Argyll

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