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Plymouth, Devon [6]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Alsager Cheshire [1]

Alverstoke Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Basford, Nottinghamshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Cardigan, West Wales [1]

Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Devonport [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire [1]

Earlsfield, London [1]

Farnworth, Lancashire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Greenisland, Antrim, Northern Ireland [1]

Hampshire [1]

Hereford [1]

Islington, London [1]

Karachi [1]

Laira,Plymouth, Devon [1]

Landport, Hampshire [1]

Launceston, Cornwall [1]

Liverpool [1]

Maidenhead, Berkshire [1]

Maneybury, Hertfordshire [1]

Milton, Devon [1]

Mousehole, Cornwall [1]

Passage W, Cork [1]

Plympton, Devon [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Port Elizabeth [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Purbrook, Hampshire [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Rye, Sussex [1]

Saint Andrew's, Devon [1]

Saint Johns Chatham, Kent [1]

Shaftesbury, Dorset [1]

Southwark, London [1]

St Neots [1]

Teddington, Middlesex [1]

Tremale, Liskeard, Cornwall [1]

Twickenham, Middlesex [1]

Whitby, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [23]

Ordinary Seaman [16]

Boy 2nd Class [11]

Boy 1st Class [10]

Leading Seaman [9]

Petty Officer [7]

Midshipman [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Seaman [5]

Commander [4]

Naval Cadet [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Armourer [3]

Domestic 3rd Class [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Stoker [3]

Sub Lieutenant [3]

Corporal [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Petty Officer 1st Class [2]

Sub-Lieutenant [2]

2nd Cook’s Mate [1]

Able Seaman (Rigger) [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Assistant Engineer [1]

Acting Commander [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Admiral [1]

Admiral of the Fleet [1]

Air Mechanic, 1st Class [1]

Assistant Engineer [1]

Boatman [1]

Boy 1st Class Bugler [1]

Boy 2nd class [1]

Boy Artificer [1]

CPO Writer [1]

Captain [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Carpenters Crew [1]

Chief Armourer [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Engineer [1]

Cook’s Mate [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

Unit

HMS Majestic [55]

HMS Agincourt [5]

HMS Impregnable [4]

Royal Fleet Reserve [4]

HMS Bonaventure [3]

HMS Boscawen [3]

HMS Erin [3]

HMS Good Hope [3]

HMS Venerable [3]

HMS Vivid I [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Majestic [3]

HMS Acheron [2]

HMS Blake [2]

HMS Britannia [2]

HMS Caesar [2]

HMS Cornwallis [2]

HMS Defence [2]

HMS Exmouth [2]

HMS Ganges II [2]

HMS Indus [2]

HMS Lion [2]

HMS New Zealand [2]

HMS Powerful [2]

HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [2]

HMS Swiftsure [2]

HMS VALIANT [2]

HMS Victory [2]

Calshot [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

E45 [1]

Felixstowe [1]

H.M. Submarine A1 [1]

HM Submarine E17 [1]

HM Submarine E37 [1]

HM Submarine E50 [1]

HM Yacht Victoria and Albert [1]

HMS 'Majestic' [1]

HMS Abermarle [1]

HMS Achilles [1]

HMS Actaeon [1]

HMS Adamant [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Albion [1]

HMS Alexandra [1]

HMS Alexandria [1]

HMS Amphion [1]

HMS Arrogant [1]

HMS Asia [1]

HMS Asia for HMS Pandora [1]

Service

Royal Navy [65]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [14]

C [6]

H [6]

G [5]

M [5]

W [5]

A [4]

D [4]

F [4]

E [3]

S [2]

T [2]

I [1]

K [1]

L [1]

P [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [35]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [6] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Devonport, Devon [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Alsager Cheshire [1] Alverstoke Gosport, Hampshire [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Basford, Nottinghamshire [1] Birmingham [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Cardigan, West Wales [1] Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Devonport [1] Dundee, Forfarshire [1] Earlsfield, London [1] Farnworth, Lancashire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Grays, Essex [1] Greenisland, Antrim, Northern Ireland [1] Hampshire [1] Hereford [1] Islington, London [1] Karachi [1] Laira,Plymouth, Devon [1] Landport, Hampshire [1] Launceston, Cornwall [1] Liverpool [1] Maidenhead, Berkshire [1] Maneybury, Hertfordshire [1] Milton, Devon [1] Mousehole, Cornwall [1] Passage W, Cork [1] Plympton, Devon [1] Poplar, London [1] Port Elizabeth [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Portsmouth [1] Purbrook, Hampshire [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Rye, Sussex [1] Saint Andrew's, Devon [1] Saint Johns Chatham, Kent [1] Shaftesbury, Dorset [1] Southwark, London [1] St Neots [1] Teddington, Middlesex [1] Tremale, Liskeard, Cornwall [1] Twickenham, Middlesex [1] Whitby, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [23] Ordinary Seaman [16] Boy 2nd Class [11] Boy 1st Class [10] Leading Seaman [9] Petty Officer [7] Midshipman [6] Lieutenant [5] Seaman [5] Commander [4] Naval Cadet [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Armourer [3] Domestic 3rd Class [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Stoker [3] Sub Lieutenant [3] Corporal [2] Leading Stoker [2] Petty Officer 1st Class [2] Sub-Lieutenant [2] 2nd Cook’s Mate [1] Able Seaman (Rigger) [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Assistant Engineer [1] Acting Commander [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Admiral [1] Admiral of the Fleet [1] Air Mechanic, 1st Class [1] Assistant Engineer [1] Boatman [1] Boy 1st Class Bugler [1] Boy 2nd class [1] Boy Artificer [1] CPO Writer [1] Captain [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Carpenters Crew [1] Chief Armourer [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Engineer [1] Cook’s Mate [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

Unit

HMS Majestic [55] HMS Agincourt [5] HMS Impregnable [4] Royal Fleet Reserve [4] HMS Bonaventure [3] HMS Boscawen [3] HMS Erin [3] HMS Good Hope [3] HMS Venerable [3] HMS Vivid I [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Majestic [3] HMS Acheron [2] HMS Blake [2] HMS Britannia [2] HMS Caesar [2] HMS Cornwallis [2] HMS Defence [2] HMS Exmouth [2] HMS Ganges II [2] HMS Indus [2] HMS Lion [2] HMS New Zealand [2] HMS Powerful [2] HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [2] HMS Swiftsure [2] HMS VALIANT [2] HMS Victory [2] Calshot [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] E45 [1] Felixstowe [1] H.M. Submarine A1 [1] HM Submarine E17 [1] HM Submarine E37 [1] HM Submarine E50 [1] HM Yacht Victoria and Albert [1] HMS 'Majestic' [1] HMS Abermarle [1] HMS Achilles [1] HMS Actaeon [1] HMS Adamant [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Albion [1] HMS Alexandra [1] HMS Alexandria [1] HMS Amphion [1] HMS Arrogant [1] HMS Asia [1] HMS Asia for HMS Pandora [1]

Service

Royal Navy [65] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [14] C [6] H [6] G [5] M [5] W [5] A [4] D [4] F [4] E [3] S [2] T [2] I [1] K [1] L [1] P [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [35]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Frederick Armstrong

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy A 5139 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 5139A Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Majestic Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 5139A Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - S.S. "Romny."

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James William Dunbar

Born 1885

Royal Navy 224545

Royal Navy 224545 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I, Donegal

Royal Navy 224545 Able Seaman HMS Vivid I, Monmouth, Majestic, Cornwallis

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George Thomas Bitmead

Born 1876

Royal Navy 176045 Able Seaman HMS Majestic

Australian Imperial Force 518 Able Seaman Driver Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

Australian Imperial Force 487 Corporal Naval And Military Expeditionary Force (Tropical Unit)

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Randal Rothwell Patterson

Born 1881

Royal Navy EA 1614 Engine Room Artificer Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy EA 1614 Engine Room Artificer Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Majestic

Royal Navy Warrant Engineer Royal Naval Reserve

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William John Flake

Born 1879

Died 1967

Royal Navy 184721 Boy 2nd Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy 184721 Boy 1st Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy 184721 Ordinary Seaman HMS Majestic

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