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Portsmouth, Hampshire [30]

Liverpool, Lancashire [14]

Southampton, Hampshire [14]

Leeds, Yorkshire [13]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [13]

Battersea, London [9]

Islington, London [9]

Brighton, Sussex [8]

Gosport, Hampshire [8]

Portsea, Hampshire [8]

Reading, Berkshire [8]

Wick, Caithness, Scotland [8]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [7]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7]

Aberdeen [6]

Chichester, Sussex [6]

Hull, Yorkshire [6]

Liverpool [6]

Manchester, Lancashire [6]

Portsea, Hants [6]

Bethnal Green, London [5]

Edinburgh [5]

Fareham, Hampshire [5]

Nottingham [5]

Sunderland, Durham [5]

Belfast, Antrim [4]

Camberwell, London [4]

Dublin [4]

Exeter, Devon [4]

Newcastle, Northumberland [4]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Portsmouth [4]

Saint Pancras, London [4]

Walsall, Staffordshire [4]

Windsor, Berkshire [4]

Woking, Surrey [4]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [3]

Belfast [3]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [3]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [3]

Hammersmith, London [3]

Henley, Oxfordshire [3]

Kentish Town, London [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [3]

Winchester, Hampshire [3]

Aberdeen, Scotland [2]

Alfreton, Derbyshire [2]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [206]

Able Seaman [155]

Private [61]

Leading Stoker [58]

Boy 1st Class [54]

Stoker [51]

Ordinary Seaman [38]

Stoker Petty Officer [30]

Gunner [25]

Petty Officer [23]

Seaman [23]

Leading Seaman [20]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [16]

Musician [15]

Midshipman [10]

Chief Stoker [9]

Lieutenant [9]

Signalman [9]

Wireman 2nd Class [9]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [8]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [7]

Cook's Mate [7]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [7]

Mechanician [7]

Leading Signalman [6]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [6]

Ordinary Signalman [6]

Shipwright 1st Class [6]

Stoker 2nd Class [6]

Chief Petty Officer [5]

Commander [5]

Corporal [5]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [5]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [5]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [4]

Armourer's Crew [4]

Boy Telegraphist [4]

Canteen Assistant [4]

Carpenter's Crew [4]

Sergeant [4]

Signal Boy [4]

Acting Gunner [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [3]

Assistant Paymaster [3]

Band Corporal [3]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [3]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [3]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [3]

Yeoman of Signals [3]

Unit

HMS INVINCIBLE [751]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS INVINCIBLE [73]

HMS Invincible [54]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS INVINCIBLE [36]

Royal Naval Reserve [24]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS INVINCIBLE [21]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS INVINCIBLE [14]

Royal Marines Band - HMS INVINCIBLE [10]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS INVINCIBLE [9]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS INVINCIBLE [9]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [7]

Royal Marine Artillery [6]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS INVINCIBLE [6]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS INVINCIBLE [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS INVINCIBLE [5]

Royal Marines Band - HMS INVINCIBLE [5]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS INVINCIBLE [5]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5]

Admiralty Civilian - HMS Invincible [4]

Royal Marine Brigade - Portsmouth Battalion [4]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Invincible [4]

Admiralty Civilian - HMS INVINCIBLE [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Marines - HMS INVINCIBLE [3]

HMS 'Invincible' [2]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS Excellent [2]

HMS Fisgard [2]

HMS Good Hope [2]

HMS Nelson [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde : HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS invincible [2]

Army Service Corps [1]

HM Submarine E18 [1]

HMS "Invincible" [1]

HMS 'Fishguard' [1]

HMS 'Ganges' [1]

HMS AGINCOURT [1]

HMS ALSATION [1]

HMS Aboukir [1]

HMS Actaeon [1]

HMS Agamemnon [1]

HMS Albion [1]

HMS Andromache [1]

HMS Appollo [1]

HMS Britannia [1]

HMS CRESCENT [1]

Service

Royal Navy [1041]

British Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [117]

M [110]

H [102]

C [93]

S [82]

W [67]

D [61]

P [55]

F [50]

R [47]

L [42]

T [41]

G [37]

J [25]

A [22]

K [22]

E [19]

N [14]

O [13]

V [10]

U [4]

Y [4]

I [3]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [840]

Country

United Kingdom [130]

Germany [1]

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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [30] Liverpool, Lancashire [14] Southampton, Hampshire [14] Leeds, Yorkshire [13] Sheffield, Yorkshire [13] Battersea, London [9] Islington, London [9] Brighton, Sussex [8] Gosport, Hampshire [8] Portsea, Hampshire [8] Reading, Berkshire [8] Wick, Caithness, Scotland [8] Birmingham, Warwickshire [7] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7] Aberdeen [6] Chichester, Sussex [6] Hull, Yorkshire [6] Liverpool [6] Manchester, Lancashire [6] Portsea, Hants [6] Bethnal Green, London [5] Edinburgh [5] Fareham, Hampshire [5] Nottingham [5] Sunderland, Durham [5] Belfast, Antrim [4] Camberwell, London [4] Dublin [4] Exeter, Devon [4] Newcastle, Northumberland [4] Plymouth, Devon [4] Portsmouth [4] Saint Pancras, London [4] Walsall, Staffordshire [4] Windsor, Berkshire [4] Woking, Surrey [4] Basingstoke, Hampshire [3] Belfast [3] Bournemouth, Hampshire [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Cardiff, Glamorgan [3] Greenock, Renfrewshire [3] Hammersmith, London [3] Henley, Oxfordshire [3] Kentish Town, London [3] Lambeth, London [3] Salisbury, Wiltshire [3] Winchester, Hampshire [3] Aberdeen, Scotland [2] Alfreton, Derbyshire [2]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [206] Able Seaman [155] Private [61] Leading Stoker [58] Boy 1st Class [54] Stoker [51] Ordinary Seaman [38] Stoker Petty Officer [30] Gunner [25] Petty Officer [23] Seaman [23] Leading Seaman [20] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [16] Musician [15] Midshipman [10] Chief Stoker [9] Lieutenant [9] Signalman [9] Wireman 2nd Class [9] Acting Sub Lieutenant [8] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [7] Cook's Mate [7] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [7] Mechanician [7] Leading Signalman [6] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [6] Ordinary Signalman [6] Shipwright 1st Class [6] Stoker 2nd Class [6] Chief Petty Officer [5] Commander [5] Corporal [5] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [5] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [5] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [4] Armourer's Crew [4] Boy Telegraphist [4] Canteen Assistant [4] Carpenter's Crew [4] Sergeant [4] Signal Boy [4] Acting Gunner [3] Acting Leading Stoker [3] Assistant Paymaster [3] Band Corporal [3] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [3] Officer's Steward 1st Class [3] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [3] Yeoman of Signals [3]

Unit

HMS INVINCIBLE [751] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS INVINCIBLE [73] HMS Invincible [54] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS INVINCIBLE [36] Royal Naval Reserve [24] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS INVINCIBLE [21] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS INVINCIBLE [14] Royal Marines Band - HMS INVINCIBLE [10] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS INVINCIBLE [9] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS INVINCIBLE [9] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [7] Royal Marine Artillery [6] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS INVINCIBLE [6] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS INVINCIBLE [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS INVINCIBLE [5] Royal Marines Band - HMS INVINCIBLE [5] Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS INVINCIBLE [5] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5] Admiralty Civilian - HMS Invincible [4] Royal Marine Brigade - Portsmouth Battalion [4] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Invincible [4] Admiralty Civilian - HMS INVINCIBLE [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Marines - HMS INVINCIBLE [3] HMS 'Invincible' [2] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS Excellent [2] HMS Fisgard [2] HMS Good Hope [2] HMS Nelson [2] HMS Victory I [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS INVINCIBLE [2] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde : HMS INVINCIBLE [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS invincible [2] Army Service Corps [1] HM Submarine E18 [1] HMS "Invincible" [1] HMS 'Fishguard' [1] HMS 'Ganges' [1] HMS AGINCOURT [1] HMS ALSATION [1] HMS Aboukir [1] HMS Actaeon [1] HMS Agamemnon [1] HMS Albion [1] HMS Andromache [1] HMS Appollo [1] HMS Britannia [1] HMS CRESCENT [1]

Service

Royal Navy [1041] British Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [117] M [110] H [102] C [93] S [82] W [67] D [61] P [55] F [50] R [47] L [42] T [41] G [37] J [25] A [22] K [22] E [19] N [14] O [13] V [10] U [4] Y [4] I [3] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [840]

Country

United Kingdom [130] Germany [1]

William James Ottaway

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy 15626 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 15405 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy PO/15405 Private Royal Marine Brigade - Portsmouth Battalion

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