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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]

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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]

William Cornelius

Born 1879

Died 1940

Royal Navy 191126 Able Seaman HMS MAJESTIC

Royal Navy 191126 Able Seaman HMS VALIANT

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Frederick John Watts

Born 1871

Royal Navy 350219 Second Sick Berth Steward HMS Majestic

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James Douglas Wallace

Born 1880

Royal Navy 340901 Ship's Steward HMS Majestic

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Herbert Figgins

Born 1877

Royal Navy 354491

Royal Navy 354491 Domestic 3rd Class HMS Majestic

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Charles Henry Slack

Born 1867

Royal Navy 354009

Royal Navy 354009 Domestic 3rd Class HMS Majestic

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William James Hellyer

Born 1877

Royal Navy 353336 Domestic 3rd Class HMS Majestic

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Claud Herbert Godwin

Born 1887

Died 1960

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Astrea

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Midshipman

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Thomas Evans

Born 1881

Died 1915

Royal Navy 3646A Seaman HMS Majestic

Royal Navy A 3646 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

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Henry Thomas Callard

Born 1893

Died 1915

Royal Navy 3622A Seaman HMS Majestic - Royal Naval Reserve

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Marrack Sennett

Born 1865

Died 1935

Royal Navy Acting Assistant Engineer HMS Asia

Royal Navy Acting Assistant Engineer HMS President

Royal Navy Assistant Engineer HMS President

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Charles Edward Etherton

Born 1882

Died 1914

Royal Navy Able Seaman HMS Swiftsure

Royal Navy Ordinary Seaman HMS Majestic

Royal Navy 199736 Able Seaman HMS Good Hope

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John Cronyn Tovey

Born 1885

Died 1971

Royal Navy Naval Cadet HMS Britannia

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Majestic

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant

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Stephen Blewett

Born 1881

Died 1948

Royal Navy C2676 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Majestic

Royal Navy C2676 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Hussar from HMS Blenheim

Royal Navy C2676 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Majestic

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Alfred Ernest Bail

Born 1885

Died 1955

Royal Navy 304620 Stoker, 2nd Class HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy 304620 Stoker, 2nd Class HMS Northumberland

Royal Navy 304620 Stoker, 2nd Class HMS Acheron

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Charles Gordon Ramsey

Born 1882

Died 1966

Royal Navy Lieutenant-Commander

Royal Navy Commander HMS Acheron Battle of Jutland

Royal Navy Naval Cadet Training Ship Britannia

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William Samuel Archer

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy 216685 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 216685 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 216685 Ordinary Seaman HMS Prince George

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David Collins

Born 1883

Royal Navy 212148

Royal Navy B.5415 Royal Fleet Reserve

Royal Navy 212148 Able Seaman HMS Majestic

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William Longworth

Born 1883

Royal Navy 205543

Royal Navy B.5103 Royal Fleet Reserve

Royal Navy Able Seaman HMS Majestic

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Robert Cocks

Born 1887

Royal Navy SS1501

Royal Navy B3835 Royal Fleet Reserve

Royal Navy Able Seaman HMS Majestic

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Andrew Wilmot-Smith

Born 1885

Died 1937

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Naval Cadet HMS Britannia

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Majestic

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