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Bath, Somerset [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Bermondsey [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bromley by Bow, London [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Dublin [1]

Dublin, Ireland [1]

Halifax, Nova Scotia [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Modbury, Devon [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Torquay, Devon [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [15]

Ordinary Seaman [14]

Boy 1st Class [13]

Boy 2nd Class [13]

Leading Seaman [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Stoker 2nd Class [4]

Lieutenant [2]

Midshipman [2]

Naval Cadet [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Stoker [2]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Commander [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Private [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Signalman [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS Magnificent [24]

HMS Ajax [7]

HMS Vivid I [6]

HMS Ganges II [4]

HMS Impregnable [4]

HMS Albion [3]

HMS Erin [3]

HMS Goliath [3]

HMS Vivid [3]

HMS Vivid II [3]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Pembroke I [2]

HMS Vanguard [2]

Britannia [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

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

HM Submarine C9 [1]

HM Submarine E18 [1]

HM Submarine G8 [1]

HMS Active [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Arrogant [1]

HMS Black Prince [1]

HMS Boscawen III [1]

HMS Calypso [1]

HMS Calyspso [1]

HMS Cambridge [1]

HMS Cleopatra [1]

HMS Cressy [1]

HMS Cumberland [1]

HMS Curacoa [1]

HMS Defence [1]

HMS Defiance [1]

HMS Devonshire [1]

HMS Diana [1]

HMS Dominion [1]

HMS Eaglet (Banbury) [1]

HMS Edgar [1]

HMS Europa [1]

HMS Goldfinch [1]

HMS Illustrious [1]

HMS Implacable [1]

HMS Indus [1]

HMS Leviathan [1]

HMS Mischief [1]

HMS New Zealand [1]

HMS Northampton [1]

HMS Ocean [1]

HMS Orion [1]

HMS Pegasus [1]

Service

Royal Navy [25]

Last name first letter

A [3]

B [3]

D [2]

F [2]

H [2]

P [2]

W [2]

C [1]

G [1]

I [1]

J [1]

K [1]

M [1]

R [1]

S [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [23]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

Bath, Somerset [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bermondsey [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Dublin [1] Dublin, Ireland [1] Halifax, Nova Scotia [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Modbury, Devon [1] Paddington, London [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Stonehouse, Devon [1] Torquay, Devon [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [15] Ordinary Seaman [14] Boy 1st Class [13] Boy 2nd Class [13] Leading Seaman [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Stoker 2nd Class [4] Lieutenant [2] Midshipman [2] Naval Cadet [2] Petty Officer [2] Stoker [2] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Commander [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Private [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Signalman [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS Magnificent [24] HMS Ajax [7] HMS Vivid I [6] HMS Ganges II [4] HMS Impregnable [4] HMS Albion [3] HMS Erin [3] HMS Goliath [3] HMS Vivid [3] HMS Vivid II [3] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Pembroke I [2] HMS Vanguard [2] Britannia [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] H.M.S. "Argus." [1] HM Submarine C9 [1] HM Submarine E18 [1] HM Submarine G8 [1] HMS Active [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Arrogant [1] HMS Black Prince [1] HMS Boscawen III [1] HMS Calypso [1] HMS Calyspso [1] HMS Cambridge [1] HMS Cleopatra [1] HMS Cressy [1] HMS Cumberland [1] HMS Curacoa [1] HMS Defence [1] HMS Defiance [1] HMS Devonshire [1] HMS Diana [1] HMS Dominion [1] HMS Eaglet (Banbury) [1] HMS Edgar [1] HMS Europa [1] HMS Goldfinch [1] HMS Illustrious [1] HMS Implacable [1] HMS Indus [1] HMS Leviathan [1] HMS Mischief [1] HMS New Zealand [1] HMS Northampton [1] HMS Ocean [1] HMS Orion [1] HMS Pegasus [1]

Service

Royal Navy [25]

Last name first letter

A [3] B [3] D [2] F [2] H [2] P [2] W [2] C [1] G [1] I [1] J [1] K [1] M [1] R [1] S [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [23]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

William Brickwood

Born 1887

Royal Navy 231009 Boy 2nd Class HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy 231009 Boy 1st Class HMS Northampton

Royal Navy 231009 Ordinary Seaman HMS Magnificent

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Arthur Reginald Gill

Born 1890

Royal Navy 239941 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy 239941 Boy 1st Class HMS Magnificent

Royal Navy 239941 Ordinary Seaman HMS Leviathan

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George Farmer

Born 1888

Royal Navy 236131 Boy 2nd Class HMS Boscawen III

Royal Navy 236131 Boy 1st Class HMS Boscawen III

Royal Navy 236131 Ordinary Seaman HMS Sutlej

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James Donovan

Born 1890

Royal Navy 236462 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 236462 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 236462 Ordinary Signalman HMS Magnificent

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William Aitken

Born 1885

Royal Navy SS24

Royal Navy SS24 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy SS24 Ordinary Seaman HMS Arrogant

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William Brickwood

Arthur Reginald Gill

George Farmer

James Donovan

William Aitken