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Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Battle, Sussex [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bracknell, Berkshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Buenos Aires [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Carnoustie, Forfarshire [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chester Le Street, County Durham [1]

Dalston, London [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Derby [1]

Dublin [1]

East Dean, Sussex [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Fareham, Hampshire [1]

Galway, County Galway [1]

Garboldisham, Norfolk [1]

Gatcomb Isle of Wight [1]

Groton, Suffolk [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hatton Portsmouth [1]

Highworth, Wiltshire [1]

Highworth, nr Swindon, Wilts [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Killarney, County Kerry [1]

Langholm, Dumfriesshire [1]

Leytonstone, Essex [1]

Locking, Axminster, Somerset [1]

Mansfield, Lancashire [1]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1]

Midleton, Cork [1]

Newdigate, Surrey [1]

Newport Isle of Wight [1]

Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Otley, Yorkshire [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Portlemouth, Devon [1]

Redruth, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [20]

Ordinary Seaman [8]

Leading Seaman [6]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Boy 2nd Class [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Midshipman [4]

Petty Officer [4]

Armourer's Mate [3]

Boy Telegraphist [3]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Armourer [2]

Armourer's Crew [2]

Carpenter's Crew [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

Leading Carpenter's Crew [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Mechanician [2]

Naval Cadet [2]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Private [2]

Seaman [2]

Signal Boy [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Telegraphist [2]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

Able Seaman R.A.N. [1]

Acting Armourer's Mate [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Stoker [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Armourer's crew [1]

Artificer 4c [1]

Band Corporal [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Boy - 2nd Class [1]

Boy I [1]

Boy II [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain [1]

Captain RMLI [1]

Carpenter [1]

Ch Shipwright [1]

Ch Shpt [1]

Chaplain [1]

Unit

HMS King George V [65]

HMS KING GEORGE V [12]

HMS Hindustan [8]

HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [8]

HMS Excellent [4]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [4]

HMS Erin [3]

HMS Impregnable [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS King George V [3]

HMAS Cerberus [2]

HMAS Sydney [2]

HMS Barham [2]

HMS Fearless [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

H.M.S. "King George V." [1]

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

HM Submarine H5 [1]

HMAS Adelaide [1]

HMAS Brisbane [1]

HMS Ajax [a King George V-class dreadnought battleship] [1]

HMS Apollo [1]

HMS Assistance [1]

HMS Aurora [1]

HMS Bacchante [1]

HMS Birmingham [1]

HMS Black Prince [1]

HMS Bonaventure [a Dido-class light cruiser] [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS Chellenger [1]

HMS Conqueror [1]

HMS Conquest [1]

HMS Cornwall [1]

HMS Courageous [1]

HMS Crocus [1]

HMS Despatch [1]

HMS Dolphin [1]

HMS Emperor of India [1]

HMS Enchantress [1]

HMS Enterprise [1]

HMS Fisgard [1]

HMS Flinders [1]

HMS Glatton [1]

HMS Hecla [1]

HMS Hyacinth [1]

HMS King George V Royal Marine Light Infantry [1]

HMS London [1]

HMS Lowestoft [1]

Service

Royal Navy [87]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [12]

S [11]

C [10]

P [9]

M [8]

W [5]

F [4]

G [4]

H [4]

K [4]

J [3]

R [3]

A [2]

L [2]

T [2]

D [1]

E [1]

I [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [60]

Country

United Kingdom [29]

Australia [2]

Ireland [2]

Malta [1]

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People [87] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Battle, Sussex [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bracknell, Berkshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Buenos Aires [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Carnoustie, Forfarshire [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chester Le Street, County Durham [1] Dalston, London [1] Deptford, London [1] Derby [1] Dublin [1] East Dean, Sussex [1] Edinburgh [1] Fareham, Hampshire [1] Galway, County Galway [1] Garboldisham, Norfolk [1] Gatcomb Isle of Wight [1] Groton, Suffolk [1] Hackney, London [1] Hatton Portsmouth [1] Highworth, Wiltshire [1] Highworth, nr Swindon, Wilts [1] Kensington, London [1] Killarney, County Kerry [1] Langholm, Dumfriesshire [1] Leytonstone, Essex [1] Locking, Axminster, Somerset [1] Mansfield, Lancashire [1] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1] Midleton, Cork [1] Newdigate, Surrey [1] Newport Isle of Wight [1] Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Otley, Yorkshire [1] Paddington, London [1] Portlemouth, Devon [1] Redruth, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [20] Ordinary Seaman [8] Leading Seaman [6] Boy 1st Class [4] Boy 2nd Class [4] Lieutenant [4] Midshipman [4] Petty Officer [4] Armourer's Mate [3] Boy Telegraphist [3] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [2] Armourer [2] Armourer's Crew [2] Carpenter's Crew [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Chief Stoker [2] Leading Carpenter's Crew [2] Leading Stoker [2] Mechanician [2] Naval Cadet [2] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Private [2] Seaman [2] Signal Boy [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Sub-Lieutenant [2] Telegraphist [2] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] Able Seaman R.A.N. [1] Acting Armourer's Mate [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Stoker [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Armourer's crew [1] Artificer 4c [1] Band Corporal [1] Blacksmith [1] Boy - 2nd Class [1] Boy I [1] Boy II [1] Cadet [1] Captain [1] Captain RMLI [1] Carpenter [1] Ch Shipwright [1] Ch Shpt [1] Chaplain [1]

Unit

HMS King George V [65] HMS KING GEORGE V [12] HMS Hindustan [8] HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [8] HMS Excellent [4] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [4] HMS Erin [3] HMS Impregnable [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS King George V [3] HMAS Cerberus [2] HMAS Sydney [2] HMS Barham [2] HMS Fearless [2] HMS Ganges [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] H.M.S. "King George V." [1] H.M.S. "Neptune." [1] HM Submarine H5 [1] HMAS Adelaide [1] HMAS Brisbane [1] HMS Ajax [a King George V-class dreadnought battleship] [1] HMS Apollo [1] HMS Assistance [1] HMS Aurora [1] HMS Bacchante [1] HMS Birmingham [1] HMS Black Prince [1] HMS Bonaventure [a Dido-class light cruiser] [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS Chellenger [1] HMS Conqueror [1] HMS Conquest [1] HMS Cornwall [1] HMS Courageous [1] HMS Crocus [1] HMS Despatch [1] HMS Dolphin [1] HMS Emperor of India [1] HMS Enchantress [1] HMS Enterprise [1] HMS Fisgard [1] HMS Flinders [1] HMS Glatton [1] HMS Hecla [1] HMS Hyacinth [1] HMS King George V Royal Marine Light Infantry [1] HMS London [1] HMS Lowestoft [1]

Service

Royal Navy [87] Australian Imperial Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [12] S [11] C [10] P [9] M [8] W [5] F [4] G [4] H [4] K [4] J [3] R [3] A [2] L [2] T [2] D [1] E [1] I [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [60]

Country

United Kingdom [29] Australia [2] Ireland [2] Malta [1]

Luke Keefe

Born 1897

Royal Navy J23920 Able Seaman HMS KING GEORGE V

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John Bailey

Born 1898

Royal Navy J29188 Ordinary Seaman HMS KING GEORGE V

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Albert Thomas Woodnutt

Born 1882

Royal Navy 197944 Able Seaman HMS King George V

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Henry Ernest Ingram

Born 1878

Royal Navy 342224 Chief Ship's Cook HMS King George V

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Fredrick Price

Born 1879

Royal Navy 342087 Armourer HMS King George V

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Charles Percival Blunt

Born 1898

Royal Navy J32550 Ordinary Seaman HMS KING GEORGE V

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James Neil Moran

Born 1885

Royal Navy 216974 Leading Seaman HMS KING GEORGE V

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Sam Hunter Collingwood

Born 1877

Royal Navy 269913 Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class HMS King George V

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Arthur Miles Stuart

Born 1877

Royal Navy 284435 Mechanician HMS King George V

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Harry Bugg

Born 1874

Royal Navy 350451 Chief Sick Berth Steward HMS King George V

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Frederick Percy John Bowring

Born 1886

Royal Navy 223160 Leading Seaman HMS KING GEORGE V

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Harold Jones

Born 1877

Royal Navy 174722 Chief Petty Officer HMS King George V

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James Anderson Crabb

Born 1874

Royal Navy 342147 Blacksmith HMS King George V

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James Muldoon

Born 1899

Royal Navy J34596 Ordinary Seaman HMS KING GEORGE V

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Charles Saunders

Born 1882

Royal Navy 201032 Petty Officer Telegraphist HMS King George V

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Arthur Edward Foster

Born 1875

Royal Navy 340426 Chief Shipwright HMS King George V

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Harry John Pollett

Born 1877

Royal Navy 177889 Petty Officer HMS King George V

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Harold Stephen Wright

Born 1893

Royal Navy M792 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS KING GEORGE V

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William Henry Scott

Born 1875

Royal Navy 150134 Master at Arms HMS King George V

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Charles Roland Henry Vile Willis

Born 1899

Royal Navy J41088 Boy Telegraphist HMS King George V

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