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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [55]

Liverpool, Lancashire [41]

Devonport, Devon [36]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [27]

Exeter, Devon [22]

Manchester, Lancashire [17]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [15]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [11]

Kingsbridge, Devon [11]

Belfast, Antrim [8]

Bristol, Somerset [8]

Cork [8]

Bath, Somerset [7]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [7]

Stonehouse, Devon [7]

Torquay, Devon [7]

Bermondsey, London [6]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [6]

Plympton, Devon [6]

Saint Pancras, London [6]

Salford, Lancashire [6]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [5]

Fulham, London [5]

Saltash, Cornwall [5]

Tavistock, Devon [5]

Truro, Cornwall [5]

Aghada, Cork [4]

Bridgwater, Somerset [4]

Burnley, Lancashire [4]

Calstock, Cornwall [4]

Crediton, Devon [4]

Halifax, Yorkshire [4]

Hammersmith, London [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Sunderland, Durham [4]

Valetta, Malta [4]

Bootle, Lancashire [3]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Brixham, Devon [3]

Dartmouth, Devon [3]

Dundee, Forfarshire [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Islington, London [3]

Kinsale, Cork [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

Launceston, Cornwall [3]

Liverpool [3]

Midleton, Cork [3]

Rochdale, Lancashire [3]

Accrington, Lancashire [2]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [324]

Able Seaman [200]

Leading Stoker [83]

Ordinary Seaman [76]

Boy 1st Class [54]

Private [44]

Leading Seaman [43]

Gunner [40]

Stoker Petty Officer [38]

Stoker 2nd Class [33]

Boy 2nd Class [32]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [24]

Petty Officer [24]

Lieutenant Commander [19]

Signalman [19]

Musician [18]

Midshipman [17]

Lieutenant [16]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [14]

Cook's Mate [11]

Captain [10]

Carpenter's Crew [10]

Commander [9]

Chief Petty Officer [8]

Leading Signalman [8]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [8]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [8]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [7]

Ordinary Signalman [7]

Stoker [7]

Boy Telegraphist [6]

Mechanician [6]

Admiral [5]

Paymaster Lieutenant [5]

Shipwright 1st Class [5]

Wireman 2nd Class [5]

Artificer Engineer [4]

Assistant Paymaster [4]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [4]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [4]

Chief Stoker [4]

Commander (Retd) [4]

Corporal [4]

Signal Boy [4]

Acting Gunner [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [3]

Armourer's Crew [3]

Boatswain [3]

Chief Armourer [3]

Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [3]

Unit

HMS LION [915]

HMS Lion [136]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS LION [32]

HMS Impregnable [28]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION [28]

Royal Marines Band - HMS LION [20]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [16]

Royal Naval Division [12]

HMS Hindustan [11]

Royal Marine Artillery [11]

HMS Ajax [9]

HMS Erin [9]

HMS Agincourt [8]

HMS Vivid II [8]

HMS Vindictive [6]

Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Lion [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Lion [5]

HMS Vivid [4]

HMS Vivid I [4]

RNVR London - HMS LION [4]

RNVR Tyneside - HMS LION [4]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Lion [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Lion [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division: HMS LION [4]

HMS Excellent [3]

HMS Marlborough [3]

HMS Tiger [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Admiralty Civilian - HMS Lion [2]

HM Submarine H3 [2]

HMS "Impregnable" [2]

HMS "Lion" [2]

HMS Albion [2]

HMS Ariadne [2]

HMS Blake [2]

HMS Bulwark [2]

HMS Caesar [2]

HMS Columbine [2]

HMS Good Hope [2]

HMS Indefatigable [2]

HMS Leander [2]

HMS Natal [2]

HMS Pembroke II [2]

HMS Royal Sovereign [2]

Queen Elizabeth [2]

RNVR Wales - HMS LION [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Fleet Reserve [2]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION [2]

Service

Royal Navy [1192]

British Army [3]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [142]

H [111]

M [105]

S [94]

C [90]

W [89]

G [70]

P [67]

R [60]

D [56]

L [49]

T [49]

J [41]

F [37]

E [33]

A [29]

K [18]

N [18]

O [13]

V [10]

Y [5]

U [3]

I [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1122]

Country

United Kingdom [75]

Denmark [1]

France [1]

Germany [1]

Iran, Islamic Republic of [1]

Ireland [1]

Malta [1]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [55] Liverpool, Lancashire [41] Devonport, Devon [36] Bristol, Gloucestershire [27] Exeter, Devon [22] Manchester, Lancashire [17] Cardiff, Glamorgan [15] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [11] Kingsbridge, Devon [11] Belfast, Antrim [8] Bristol, Somerset [8] Cork [8] Bath, Somerset [7] Portsmouth, Hampshire [7] Stonehouse, Devon [7] Torquay, Devon [7] Bermondsey, London [6] Birmingham, Warwickshire [6] Plympton, Devon [6] Saint Pancras, London [6] Salford, Lancashire [6] Birkenhead, Cheshire [5] Fulham, London [5] Saltash, Cornwall [5] Tavistock, Devon [5] Truro, Cornwall [5] Aghada, Cork [4] Bridgwater, Somerset [4] Burnley, Lancashire [4] Calstock, Cornwall [4] Crediton, Devon [4] Halifax, Yorkshire [4] Hammersmith, London [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Sunderland, Durham [4] Valetta, Malta [4] Bootle, Lancashire [3] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Brixham, Devon [3] Dartmouth, Devon [3] Dundee, Forfarshire [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Islington, London [3] Kinsale, Cork [3] Lambeth, London [3] Launceston, Cornwall [3] Liverpool [3] Midleton, Cork [3] Rochdale, Lancashire [3] Accrington, Lancashire [2]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [324] Able Seaman [200] Leading Stoker [83] Ordinary Seaman [76] Boy 1st Class [54] Private [44] Leading Seaman [43] Gunner [40] Stoker Petty Officer [38] Stoker 2nd Class [33] Boy 2nd Class [32] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [24] Petty Officer [24] Lieutenant Commander [19] Signalman [19] Musician [18] Midshipman [17] Lieutenant [16] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [14] Cook's Mate [11] Captain [10] Carpenter's Crew [10] Commander [9] Chief Petty Officer [8] Leading Signalman [8] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [8] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [8] Officer's Steward 1st Class [7] Ordinary Signalman [7] Stoker [7] Boy Telegraphist [6] Mechanician [6] Admiral [5] Paymaster Lieutenant [5] Shipwright 1st Class [5] Wireman 2nd Class [5] Artificer Engineer [4] Assistant Paymaster [4] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [4] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [4] Chief Stoker [4] Commander (Retd) [4] Corporal [4] Signal Boy [4] Acting Gunner [3] Acting Leading Stoker [3] Armourer's Crew [3] Boatswain [3] Chief Armourer [3] Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [3]

Unit

HMS LION [915] HMS Lion [136] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS LION [32] HMS Impregnable [28] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION [28] Royal Marines Band - HMS LION [20] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [16] Royal Naval Division [12] HMS Hindustan [11] Royal Marine Artillery [11] HMS Ajax [9] HMS Erin [9] HMS Agincourt [8] HMS Vivid II [8] HMS Vindictive [6] Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Lion [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Lion [5] HMS Vivid [4] HMS Vivid I [4] RNVR London - HMS LION [4] RNVR Tyneside - HMS LION [4] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Lion [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Lion [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division: HMS LION [4] HMS Excellent [3] HMS Marlborough [3] HMS Tiger [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Admiralty Civilian - HMS Lion [2] HM Submarine H3 [2] HMS "Impregnable" [2] HMS "Lion" [2] HMS Albion [2] HMS Ariadne [2] HMS Blake [2] HMS Bulwark [2] HMS Caesar [2] HMS Columbine [2] HMS Good Hope [2] HMS Indefatigable [2] HMS Leander [2] HMS Natal [2] HMS Pembroke II [2] HMS Royal Sovereign [2] Queen Elizabeth [2] RNVR Wales - HMS LION [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Fleet Reserve [2] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION [2]

Service

Royal Navy [1192] British Army [3] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [142] H [111] M [105] S [94] C [90] W [89] G [70] P [67] R [60] D [56] L [49] T [49] J [41] F [37] E [33] A [29] K [18] N [18] O [13] V [10] Y [5] U [3] I [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1122]

Country

United Kingdom [75] Denmark [1] France [1] Germany [1] Iran, Islamic Republic of [1] Ireland [1] Malta [1]

Mansel George Griffiths

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Tamar

Royal Navy M1374 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS Lion

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John Harry Pedrick

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy 230402 Leading Seaman HMS LION

Royal Navy 230402 Petty Officer HMS Valorous

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Reginald Benjamin Busby

Born 1891

Royal Navy M8399 Electrical Artificer 4c HMS Lion

Royal Navy M8399 Electrical Artificer 3c HMS Lion

Royal Navy M8399 Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class HMS LION

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Reginald Peter Burt

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS116668 HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy SS116668 Stoker 1st Class HMS Lion

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Patrick Joseph Doherty

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS116687 Stoker 1st Class HMS Lion

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Herbert James Eedy

Born 1896

Died 1965

Royal Navy M18859 2nd Cook's Mate HMS LION

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Hugh Crawford

Born 1872

Died 1915

Royal Navy 268775 Chief Engine Room Artificer HMS Lion

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Walter Thomas Edmonds

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy J22549 Able Seaman HMS Lion

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Horace Frederick Camp

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy M4535 Cook's Mate HMS Lion

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Arnold Percy Aldous

Born 1900

Died 1996

Royal Navy J49546 Boy 1st Class HMS LION

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Henry Marsh

Born 1892

Died 1917

Royal Navy K15052 Stoker 1st Class HMS LION

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John Deacon

Born 1894

Died 1972

Royal Navy M5246 Cook's Mate HMS LION

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Thomas James Harris

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy K13263 Stoker 1st Class HMS LION

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William Preston

Born 1893

Died 1963

Royal Navy SS3866 Able Seaman HMS Lion

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George Blackie

Born 1894

Royal Navy K17324 Stoker 1st class HMS Lion

Royal Navy K17324 Stoker 1st class HMS Lion - 10 days cells

Royal Navy K17324 Stoker 1st class HMS Lion

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John Henry White

Born 1893

Royal Navy Officer's Steward 2nd Class HMS LION

Royal Navy L7811 Officer's Steward 2nd Class HMS LION

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Harry Glanfield

Born 1895

Died 1915

Royal Navy J17461 Able Seaman HMS LION

Royal Navy J/17461 Able Seaman H.M.S. " Lion"

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Frederick Jeremiah White

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K18490 Stoker 1st Class HMS LION

Royal Navy K/18490 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Lion."

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James Downie

Born 1888

Royal Navy J40482 Able Seaman HMS LION

Royal Navy J40482 Ordinary Seaman HMS LION

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Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax

Born 1880

Died 1967

Royal Navy Navel Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant

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