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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Bracknell, Berkshire [1]

Bridgetown [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bromley, London [1]

Burnlisland, Fifeshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Castlehaven, Cork [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Dunoon, Argyleshire [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Galway, County Galway [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Horsham, Sussex [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Isleworth, London [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Lewes, Sussex [1]

Listowel, Kerry [1]

Londonderry [1]

Lurgan, Armagh [1]

Midleton, Cork [1]

Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, County Durham [1]

Oxted, Surrey [1]

Petworth, Sussex [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Ryhope, County Durham [1]

Saint Marylebone, London [1]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Shepherd's Bush, London [1]

Sherbourne, Dorset [1]

Taunton, Somerset [1]

Troqueer Maxwelltown Kirkcudbright [1]

Uxbridge, Middlesex [1]

Ventnor Isle Of Wight [1]

Wallington, Oxfordshire [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Watford, Hertfordshire [1]

Witton Park, County Durham [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [43]

Ordinary Seaman [21]

Boy 1st Class [15]

Leading Seaman [6]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Boy [1]

Boy Sailor [1]

Cadet [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Midshipman [1]

Seaman [1]

Seaman RNR [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker RNR [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [48]

HMS Hindustan [45]

HMS Erin [8]

HMS Conqueror [7]

HMS King George V [7]

HMS Monarch [7]

HMS Orion [6]

HMS Ajax [5]

HMS Marlborough [5]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [4]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [3]

HMS Impregnable [3]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Hindustan [2]

Gibraltar [1]

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

HMS CONQUEROR [1]

HMS Collingwood [1]

HMS Hibernia [1]

HMS Hyacinth [1]

HMS KING GEORGE V [1]

HMS Revenge [1]

Impregnable [1]

RNVR Clyde - HMS Ajax [1]

RNVR Clyde - HMS Hindustan [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Inflexible [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS King George V [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Vivid [1]

Service

Royal Navy [48]

Last name first letter

B [6]

C [6]

S [6]

H [4]

W [4]

G [3]

K [3]

L [2]

M [2]

O [2]

P [2]

R [2]

T [2]

A [1]

D [1]

F [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [46]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Ireland [3]

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People [48] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Bracknell, Berkshire [1] Bridgetown [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bromley, London [1] Burnlisland, Fifeshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Castlehaven, Cork [1] Chelsea, London [1] Deptford, London [1] Dunoon, Argyleshire [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Fulham, London [1] Galway, County Galway [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Horsham, Sussex [1] Hoxton, London [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Isleworth, London [1] Kensington, London [1] Lewes, Sussex [1] Listowel, Kerry [1] Londonderry [1] Lurgan, Armagh [1] Midleton, Cork [1] Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, County Durham [1] Oxted, Surrey [1] Petworth, Sussex [1] Poplar, London [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Ryhope, County Durham [1] Saint Marylebone, London [1] Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] Shepherd's Bush, London [1] Sherbourne, Dorset [1] Taunton, Somerset [1] Troqueer Maxwelltown Kirkcudbright [1] Uxbridge, Middlesex [1] Ventnor Isle Of Wight [1] Wallington, Oxfordshire [1] Wandsworth, London [1] Watford, Hertfordshire [1] Witton Park, County Durham [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [43] Ordinary Seaman [21] Boy 1st Class [15] Leading Seaman [6] Boy 2nd Class [2] Lieutenant [2] Petty Officer [2] Acting Lieutenant [1] Boy [1] Boy Sailor [1] Cadet [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Midshipman [1] Seaman [1] Seaman RNR [1] Stoker [1] Stoker RNR [1] Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [48] HMS Hindustan [45] HMS Erin [8] HMS Conqueror [7] HMS King George V [7] HMS Monarch [7] HMS Orion [6] HMS Ajax [5] HMS Marlborough [5] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [4] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [3] HMS Impregnable [3] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Hindustan [2] Gibraltar [1] H.M.S. "Ajax." [1] HMS CONQUEROR [1] HMS Collingwood [1] HMS Hibernia [1] HMS Hyacinth [1] HMS KING GEORGE V [1] HMS Revenge [1] Impregnable [1] RNVR Clyde - HMS Ajax [1] RNVR Clyde - HMS Hindustan [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Inflexible [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS King George V [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Vivid [1]

Service

Royal Navy [48]

Last name first letter

B [6] C [6] S [6] H [4] W [4] G [3] K [3] L [2] M [2] O [2] P [2] R [2] T [2] A [1] D [1] F [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [46]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Ireland [3]

Andrew Carnochan

Born 1899

Died 1919

Royal Navy J/32306 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J32306 Boy 1st Class HMS Marlborough

Royal Navy J32306 Ordinary Seaman HMS Marlborough

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William Smith

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy J/25311 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J/25311 Boy 1st Class HMS King George V

Royal Navy J/25311 Ordinary Seaman HMS King George V

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Henry Wenman

Born 1887

Royal Navy 226886 Petty Officer HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy 226886 Petty Officer HMS King George V

Royal Navy 226886 Petty Officer HMS King George V

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Henry Craig

Born 1896

Royal Navy S 8823 Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Inflexible

Royal Navy S 8823 Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy S 8823 Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Inflexible

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William Frederick Frost

Born 1895

Royal Navy J15029 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J15029 Able Seaman HMS King George V

Royal Navy J15029 Able Seaman Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)

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John O'donnell

Born 1897

Royal Navy A 8202 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - HMS King George V

Royal Navy A 8202 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy A 8202 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

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Thomas Campbell

Born 1895

Royal Navy Clyde Z/6290 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/6290 Able Seaman RNVR Clyde - HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy Z/6290 Able Seaman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

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John Caine

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy J/12591 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J/12591 Able Seaman HMS King George V

Royal Navy J/12591 Able Seaman HMS King George V

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