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Leeds, Yorkshire [18]

Southampton, Hampshire [18]

Liverpool, Lancashire [15]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [15]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [11]

Hull, Yorkshire [11]

Brighton, Sussex [10]

Newcastle, Northumberland [10]

Portsea, Hampshire [10]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [7]

Lambeth, London [6]

Islington, London [5]

Reading, Berkshire [5]

Sunderland, Durham [5]

Battersea, London [4]

Eastbourne, Sussex [4]

Norwich, Norfolk [4]

Beckenham, Kent [3]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Chelsea, London [3]

Exeter, Devon [3]

London [3]

Nottingham [3]

Ringwood, Hampshire [3]

Saint Pancras, London [3]

Weymouth, Dorset [3]

Wimborne, Dorset [3]

Alton, Hampshire [2]

Ardwick, Manchester [2]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2]

Barnet, Hertfordshire [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Cannock, Staffordshire [2]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

Darlington, Yorkshire [2]

Derby [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Forest Hill, London [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [179]

Ordinary Seaman [115]

Boy 1st Class [79]

Stoker 1st Class [78]

Private [51]

Gunner [43]

Leading Seaman [31]

Petty Officer [21]

Stoker Petty Officer [20]

Lieutenant [17]

Midshipman [17]

Leading Stoker [15]

Lieutenant Commander [14]

Musician [13]

Commander [12]

Stoker 2nd Class [10]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [9]

Seaman [8]

Captain [7]

Ordinary Signalman [7]

Shipwright 2nd Class [7]

Wireman 2nd Class [7]

Armourer's Crew [6]

Carpenter's Crew [6]

Cook's Mate [6]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [6]

Boy Telegraphist [5]

Corporal [5]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [5]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [5]

Leading Signalman [5]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [4]

Mechanician [4]

Boatswain [3]

Bombardier [3]

Canteen Server [3]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [3]

Lieutenant Commander (Retd) [3]

Ordinary Telegraphist [3]

Yeoman of Signals [3]

2nd Cooper [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Armourer [2]

Armourer's Mate [2]

Artificer Engineer [2]

Boy 1st class [2]

Bugler [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Commander (Retd) [2]

Unit

HMS MALAYA [661]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS MALAYA [50]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS MALAYA [48]

HMS Malaya [38]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [32]

Royal Naval Reserve [15]

Royal Marines Band - HMS MALAYA [14]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS MALAYA [14]

H.M.S. "Malaya." [11]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [11]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS MALAYA [8]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS MALAYA [7]

Royal Marine Artillery [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [6]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Bristol - HMS MALAYA [5]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS MALAYA [5]

HMS Victory [3]

RNVR Wales - HMS MALAYA [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Admiralty Civilian - HMS MALAYA [2]

HMS Powerful [2]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Portsmouth [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Malaya [2]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS MALAYA [2]

Royal Naval Reserve (Shetland Section) [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS MALAYA [2]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [1]

Admiralty Civilian - HMS MALAYA [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

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

H.M.S. Hampshire [1]

H.M.S. Malaya [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS AUDACIOUS [1]

HMS BEGONIA (Q10) [1]

HMS Crescent [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Indefatigable - RMLI detachment [1]

HMS Malaya - RM detachment [1]

HMS Mercury [1]

HMS NARBOROUGH [1]

HMS Neptune [1]

HMS OPAL [1]

HMS Pembroke I [1]

HMS Royal Arthur [1]

HMS Vernon [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

HMS Warspite [1]

Service

Royal Navy [871]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [98]

C [90]

S [90]

H [85]

W [78]

M [61]

D [44]

R [39]

G [36]

P [35]

L [31]

T [31]

F [27]

J [25]

K [23]

A [20]

N [19]

E [15]

V [8]

O [6]

U [4]

I [3]

Y [2]

Q [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [821]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [77]

China [1]

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People [872] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Leeds, Yorkshire [18] Southampton, Hampshire [18] Liverpool, Lancashire [15] Portsmouth, Hampshire [15] Birmingham, Warwickshire [11] Hull, Yorkshire [11] Brighton, Sussex [10] Newcastle, Northumberland [10] Portsea, Hampshire [10] Sheffield, Yorkshire [7] Lambeth, London [6] Islington, London [5] Reading, Berkshire [5] Sunderland, Durham [5] Battersea, London [4] Eastbourne, Sussex [4] Norwich, Norfolk [4] Beckenham, Kent [3] Bethnal Green, London [3] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Chelsea, London [3] Exeter, Devon [3] London [3] Nottingham [3] Ringwood, Hampshire [3] Saint Pancras, London [3] Weymouth, Dorset [3] Wimborne, Dorset [3] Alton, Hampshire [2] Ardwick, Manchester [2] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2] Barnet, Hertfordshire [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Bishop Auckland, Durham [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Camberwell, London [2] Cannock, Staffordshire [2] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] Darlington, Yorkshire [2] Derby [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Forest Hill, London [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Hackney, London [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [179] Ordinary Seaman [115] Boy 1st Class [79] Stoker 1st Class [78] Private [51] Gunner [43] Leading Seaman [31] Petty Officer [21] Stoker Petty Officer [20] Lieutenant [17] Midshipman [17] Leading Stoker [15] Lieutenant Commander [14] Musician [13] Commander [12] Stoker 2nd Class [10] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [9] Seaman [8] Captain [7] Ordinary Signalman [7] Shipwright 2nd Class [7] Wireman 2nd Class [7] Armourer's Crew [6] Carpenter's Crew [6] Cook's Mate [6] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [6] Boy Telegraphist [5] Corporal [5] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [5] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [5] Leading Signalman [5] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [4] Mechanician [4] Boatswain [3] Bombardier [3] Canteen Server [3] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [3] Lieutenant Commander (Retd) [3] Ordinary Telegraphist [3] Yeoman of Signals [3] 2nd Cooper [2] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Armourer [2] Armourer's Mate [2] Artificer Engineer [2] Boy 1st class [2] Bugler [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Commander (Retd) [2]

Unit

HMS MALAYA [661] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS MALAYA [50] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS MALAYA [48] HMS Malaya [38] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [32] Royal Naval Reserve [15] Royal Marines Band - HMS MALAYA [14] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS MALAYA [14] H.M.S. "Malaya." [11] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [11] Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS MALAYA [8] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS MALAYA [7] Royal Marine Artillery [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry [6] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Bristol - HMS MALAYA [5] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS MALAYA [5] HMS Victory [3] RNVR Wales - HMS MALAYA [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Admiralty Civilian - HMS MALAYA [2] HMS Powerful [2] Royal Fleet Reserve - Portsmouth [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Malaya [2] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS MALAYA [2] Royal Naval Reserve (Shetland Section) [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS MALAYA [2] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [1] Admiralty Civilian - HMS MALAYA [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] H.M.S. "Victory." [1] H.M.S. Hampshire [1] H.M.S. Malaya [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS AUDACIOUS [1] HMS BEGONIA (Q10) [1] HMS Crescent [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Indefatigable - RMLI detachment [1] HMS Malaya - RM detachment [1] HMS Mercury [1] HMS NARBOROUGH [1] HMS Neptune [1] HMS OPAL [1] HMS Pembroke I [1] HMS Royal Arthur [1] HMS Vernon [1] HMS Victory I [1] HMS Vivid I [1] HMS Warspite [1]

Service

Royal Navy [871] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [98] C [90] S [90] H [85] W [78] M [61] D [44] R [39] G [36] P [35] L [31] T [31] F [27] J [25] K [23] A [20] N [19] E [15] V [8] O [6] U [4] I [3] Y [2] Q [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [821] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [77] China [1]

Pennell Theodore William King

Born 1891

Died 1956

Royal Navy 238083 Leading Seaman HMS MALAYA

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Algernon Douglas Edward Harry Boyle

Born 1871

Died 1949

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant

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Harold Cecil Land

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy J40906 Boy 1st Class HMS MALAYA

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George James Henry Shuttle

Born 1899

Died 1917

Royal Navy J41530 Boy 1st Class HMS MALAYA

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Reginald William Barter

Born 1902

Died 1920

Royal Navy J90112 Boy 1st Class HMS Malaya

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Kenneth Macleod

Born 1882

Died 1927

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Commander HMS MALAYA

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William Frederick Critchell

Born 1883

Died 1952

Royal Navy 202337 Petty Officer HMS MALAYA

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Archibald Gray Buchanan

Born 1898

Died 1972

Royal Navy Commander (Retd)

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS MALAYA

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Henry Percival Coode Cotton

Born 1898

Died 1916

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Malaya 5th.Battle Squadron.

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Arthur Chadwick

Born 1885

Died 1935

Royal Navy 306887 Leading Stoker HMS MALAYA

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Arthur Augustus Somerton

Born 1890

Died 1917

Royal Navy K23719 Stoker 1st Class HMS MALAYA

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George Francis Brewer

Born 1888

Died 1952

Royal Navy 230780 Leading Seaman HMS MALAYA

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Herbert John Seal

Born 1899

Died 1962

Royal Navy J35724 Boy 1st Class HMS MALAYA

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Herbert Law

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS/6836(PO) Ordinary Seaman

Royal Navy SS6836 Ordinary Seaman HMS Malaya 5th.Battle Sqaudron

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William Hardy

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy J45578 Ordinary Seaman HMS Malaya 5th. Battle Squadron.

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Hubert Wyndham Barry

Born 1898

Died 1992

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander (Retd)

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS MALAYA

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Guy Lushington Coleridge

Born 1884

Died 1941

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Captain

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Ernest George Mayden

Born 1886

Died 1916

Royal Navy Canteen Server Admiralty Civilian - HMS MALAYA

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John Rory Macey

Born 1879

Died 1935

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant Commander HMS AUDACIOUS

Royal Navy Engineer Captain (Retired)

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant Commander HMS MALAYA

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Arthur Ernest Gamblin

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy J13889 Able Seaman HMS MALAYA

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