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Place of birth

Gosport, Hampshire [3]

Deptford, London [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

Taunton, Somerset [2]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Belfast, County Antrim [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bracknell, Berkshire [1]

Bridgetown [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bromley, London [1]

Burnlisland, Fifeshire [1]

Cape Colony Grahamstown [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Castlehaven, Cork [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Dunedin [1]

Dunoon, Argyleshire [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Galway, County Galway [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Godshill, Isle of Wight [1]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Horsham, Sussex [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Ilkeston, Derbyshire [1]

Isleworth, London [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Lewes, Sussex [1]

Liskeard, Cornwall [1]

Listowel, Kerry [1]

Liverpool [1]

Llanfair, Anglesey [1]

Londonderry [1]

Looe, Cornwall [1]

Lurgan, Armagh [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Midleton, Cork [1]

Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, County Durham [1]

Norwood, London [1]

Oxted, Surrey [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [52]

Ordinary Seaman [24]

Boy 1st Class [16]

Leading Seaman [7]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Midshipman [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Acting Lieutenant [2]

Commander [2]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Signalman [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Artificer Engineer (Warrant Officer) [1]

Boy [1]

Boy Sailor [1]

Cadet [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Recruit [1]

Seaman [1]

Seaman RNR [1]

Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Stoker RNR [1]

Sublieutenant [1]

acting Leading Stoker [1]

Unit

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

HMS Hindustan [46]

HMS Iris II (Victory X) [29]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [11]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [8]

HMS Erin [8]

HMS Conqueror [7]

HMS King George V [7]

HMS Monarch [7]

HMS Orion [6]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [5]

HMS Ajax [5]

HMS Cullist [5]

HMS Marlborough [5]

HMS Impregnable [3]

HMS Collingwood [2]

HMS Iris II [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Hindustan [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Gibraltar [1]

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

HMAS Australia [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Black Prince [1]

HMS CONQUEROR [1]

HMS Cochrane [1]

HMS Colleen [1]

HMS Drake [1]

HMS Hardy [1]

HMS Hibernia [1]

HMS Hyacinth [1]

HMS KING GEORGE V [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

HMS Prometheus [1]

HMS Revenge [1]

HMS Rival [1]

HMS Temeraire [1]

HMS Tiger [1]

Impregnable [1]

RNVR Clyde - HMS Ajax [1]

RNVR Clyde - HMS Hindustan [1]

RNVR Clyde - HMS Research [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Inflexible [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Iris II [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS King George V [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Hood Battalion [1]

Vivid [1]

Service

Royal Navy [80]

Last name first letter

B [10]

C [9]

S [9]

H [8]

W [6]

G [5]

M [5]

L [4]

T [4]

K [3]

O [3]

P [3]

D [2]

J [2]

R [2]

V [2]

A [1]

E [1]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [75]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Ireland [3]

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Place of birth

Gosport, Hampshire [3] Deptford, London [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] Taunton, Somerset [2] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Belfast, County Antrim [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bracknell, Berkshire [1] Bridgetown [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bromley, London [1] Burnlisland, Fifeshire [1] Cape Colony Grahamstown [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Castlehaven, Cork [1] Chelsea, London [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Dunedin [1] Dunoon, Argyleshire [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Fulham, London [1] Galway, County Galway [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Godshill, Isle of Wight [1] Goole, Yorkshire, England [1] Horsham, Sussex [1] Hoxton, London [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Ilkeston, Derbyshire [1] Isleworth, London [1] Islington, London [1] Kensington, London [1] Lewes, Sussex [1] Liskeard, Cornwall [1] Listowel, Kerry [1] Liverpool [1] Llanfair, Anglesey [1] Londonderry [1] Looe, Cornwall [1] Lurgan, Armagh [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Marylebone, London [1] Midleton, Cork [1] Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, County Durham [1] Norwood, London [1] Oxted, Surrey [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [52] Ordinary Seaman [24] Boy 1st Class [16] Leading Seaman [7] Stoker 1st Class [6] Lieutenant [5] Boy 2nd Class [3] Midshipman [3] Petty Officer [3] Acting Lieutenant [2] Commander [2] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2] Signalman [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Artificer Engineer (Warrant Officer) [1] Boy [1] Boy Sailor [1] Cadet [1] Cook's Mate [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Naval Cadet [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Recruit [1] Seaman [1] Seaman RNR [1] Shipwright 1st Class [1] Stoker [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Stoker RNR [1] Sublieutenant [1] acting Leading Stoker [1]

Unit

HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [48] HMS Hindustan [46] HMS Iris II (Victory X) [29] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [11] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [8] HMS Erin [8] HMS Conqueror [7] HMS King George V [7] HMS Monarch [7] HMS Orion [6] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [5] HMS Ajax [5] HMS Cullist [5] HMS Marlborough [5] HMS Impregnable [3] HMS Collingwood [2] HMS Iris II [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Hindustan [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Gibraltar [1] H.M.S. "Ajax." [1] HMAS Australia [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Black Prince [1] HMS CONQUEROR [1] HMS Cochrane [1] HMS Colleen [1] HMS Drake [1] HMS Hardy [1] HMS Hibernia [1] HMS Hyacinth [1] HMS KING GEORGE V [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] HMS Prometheus [1] HMS Revenge [1] HMS Rival [1] HMS Temeraire [1] HMS Tiger [1] Impregnable [1] RNVR Clyde - HMS Ajax [1] RNVR Clyde - HMS Hindustan [1] RNVR Clyde - HMS Research [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Inflexible [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Iris II [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS King George V [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Hood Battalion [1] Vivid [1]

Service

Royal Navy [80]

Last name first letter

B [10] C [9] S [9] H [8] W [6] G [5] M [5] L [4] T [4] K [3] O [3] P [3] D [2] J [2] R [2] V [2] A [1] E [1] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [75] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [20] Ireland [3]

Valentine Francis Gibbs

Born 1881

Died 1918

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant

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George Spencer

Born 1886

Died 1918

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Iris II

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Sublieutenant

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William Henry Vaughan Edgar

Born 1884

Died 1962

Royal Navy Artificer Engineer (Warrant Officer) HMS Iris II

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant HMAS Australia

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Wilfred Stanfield

Born 1893

Died 1940

Royal Navy Acting Lieutenant HMS Iris II (Victory X)

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Harold Watson

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS/5035 Able Seaman HMS Iris II (Victory X)

Royal Navy SS5035 Able Seaman HMS Cullist

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Charles Jarvis

Born 1883

Royal Navy 210167 Able Seaman HMS Iris II (Victory X) Included in the VC ballot for Zeebrugge / Ostend

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Lawrence Frank Barnes

Born 1892

Royal Navy K37214 Stoker 1st Class HMS Iris II (Victory X)

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James Frank Lawrence

Born 1886

Royal Navy K28559 Stoker 1st Class HMS Iris II (Victory X)

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George Wilson

Born 1893

Royal Navy K26645 Stoker 1st Class HMS Iris II (Victory X)

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Walter Barnabas Cornell

Born 1893

Royal Navy K37353 Stoker 1st Class HMS Iris II (Victory X)

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Oscar Henderson

Born 1891

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Rival

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Iris II (Victory X)

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Thomas Henry Hollis

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy J56456 Ordinary Seaman HMS Cullist

Royal Navy J56456 Able Seaman HMS Cullist

Royal Navy J/56456 Able Seaman HMS Iris II (Victory X)

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Ferdinand Eugene Minns Lake

Born 1896

Died 1970

Royal Navy J22273 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J22273 Able Seaman HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company)

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Reginald John Tribbeck

Born 1891

Died 1983

Royal Navy M6544

Royal Navy M/6544 Shipwright 1st Class HMS Iris II (Victory X)

Royal Navy M/6544 Shipwright 1st Class Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)

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Bertrand Percy Trees

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy Boy Sailor Impregnable

Royal Navy Gibraltar

Royal Navy Vivid

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Reginald Bult

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy J22432 Able Seaman HMS Hardy paid via HMS Apollo, depot ship to the 4th Destroyer Flotilla

Royal Navy J22432 Able Seaman Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)

Royal Navy J22432 Able Seaman HMS Hardy paid via HMS Hecla, depot ship to the 4th Destroyer Flotilla

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George Nicholson Bradford

Born 1887

Died 1918

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Orion

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander HMS Orion

Royal Navy Midshipman

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Stanley Reginald Eric Pratt

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy J/31231 Able Seaman HMS Monarch

Royal Navy J/31231 Boy 1st Class HMS Monarch

Royal Navy J/31231 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

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Duncan Glass Drummond

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy J22840 Boy 1st Class HMS Orion

Royal Navy J22840 Ordinary Seaman HMS Orion

Royal Navy J22840 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

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William Leonard Sutherland

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy J/33465 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J/33465 Able Seaman HMS Conqueror

Royal Navy J/33465 Boy 1st Class HMS Conqueror

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