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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Belfast, County Antrim [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Godshill, Isle of Wight [1]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Ilkeston, Derbyshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Liskeard, Cornwall [1]

Liverpool [1]

Llanfair, Anglesey [1]

Looe, Cornwall [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Norwood, London [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Saffron Walden, Essex [1]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Taunton, Somerset [1]

Torquay, Devon [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [9]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Signalman [2]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Commander [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Recruit [1]

Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

acting Leading Stoker [1]

Unit

HMS Iris II (Victory X) [29]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [7]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [5]

HMS Cullist [5]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [3]

HMS Black Prince [1]

HMS Cochrane [1]

HMS Colleen [1]

HMS Collingwood [1]

HMS Drake [1]

HMS Hardy [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

HMS Prometheus [1]

HMS Rival [1]

HMS Temeraire [1]

RNVR Clyde - HMS Research [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Hood Battalion [1]

Service

Royal Navy [29]

Last name first letter

B [4]

H [4]

C [3]

M [3]

J [2]

L [2]

S [2]

T [2]

W [2]

D [1]

G [1]

O [1]

P [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [28]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [29] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Belfast, County Antrim [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Deptford, London [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Godshill, Isle of Wight [1] Goole, Yorkshire, England [1] Ilkeston, Derbyshire [1] Islington, London [1] Liskeard, Cornwall [1] Liverpool [1] Llanfair, Anglesey [1] Looe, Cornwall [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Marylebone, London [1] Norwood, London [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Saffron Walden, Essex [1] Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] Taunton, Somerset [1] Torquay, Devon [1] West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [9] Stoker 1st Class [6] Ordinary Seaman [3] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2] Signalman [2] Acting Lieutenant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Commander [1] Cook's Mate [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Recruit [1] Shipwright 1st Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] acting Leading Stoker [1]

Unit

HMS Iris II (Victory X) [29] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [7] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [5] HMS Cullist [5] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [3] HMS Black Prince [1] HMS Cochrane [1] HMS Colleen [1] HMS Collingwood [1] HMS Drake [1] HMS Hardy [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] HMS Prometheus [1] HMS Rival [1] HMS Temeraire [1] RNVR Clyde - HMS Research [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Hood Battalion [1]

Service

Royal Navy [29]

Last name first letter

B [4] H [4] C [3] M [3] J [2] L [2] S [2] T [2] W [2] D [1] G [1] O [1] P [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [28] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

John William Conolly

Born 1897

Royal Navy J27687

Royal Navy J/27687 Able Seaman Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)

Royal Navy J/27687 Able Seaman HMS Iris II (Victory X)

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Henry Mabb

Born 1889

Royal Navy K1043

Royal Navy K/1043 Petty Officer Stoker Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

Royal Navy K/1043 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Iris II (Victory X)

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David William Whyte Cunningham

Born 1893

Died 1920

Royal Navy J4130

Royal Navy J/4130 Able Seaman Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

Royal Navy J/4130 Able Seaman HMS Colleen

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William Edwin Bassett

Born 1886

Royal Navy 227412 Leading Seaman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

Royal Navy 227412 Leading Seaman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

Royal Navy 227412 Leading Seaman HMS Iris II (Victory X)

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Henry Charles Hann

Born 1893

Royal Navy J7967

Royal Navy J/7967 Able Seaman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

Royal Navy J/7967 Able Seaman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

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Charley Pengelly

Born 1892

Royal Navy M2979

Royal Navy M/2979 Cook's Mate Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

Royal Navy M/2979 Cook's Mate Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

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William Rowlands Dibben

Born 1886

Died 1918

Royal Navy 214950 Boy 2nd Class HMS Black Prince

Royal Navy 214950 Boy 1st Class HMS Black Prince

Royal Navy 214950 Ordinary Seaman HMS Drake

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Stanley George Odam

Born 1890

Royal Navy M3166

Royal Navy M/3166 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

Royal Navy M/3166 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS Iris II (Victory X)

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Stewart Dunsmore Macdougall

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy Clyde 1/2087 Recruit Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Clyde 1/2087 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Hood Battalion

Royal Navy 1/2087 Signalman RNVR Clyde - HMS Research

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