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Place of birth

Bath, Somerset [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Corfe Mullen, Dorset [1]

Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire [1]

Elloughton, Brough, Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gourock, Renfrewshire [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Harwich, Essex [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Langley, Maidstone, Kent [1]

Leamington, Warwickshire [1]

Liverpool [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Luton, Bedfordshire [1]

Norwood, Surrey [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Purbrook, Hampshire [1]

Saint Georges Edinburgh [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Sandford, Somerset [1]

Sandgate, Kent [1]

Stanley Lodge, Exmouth, Devon [1]

Walborough, Devon [1]

Wallasey, Cheshire [1]

Widley, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [14]

Ordinary Seaman [12]

Boy 2nd Class [10]

Boy 1st Class [9]

Leading Seaman [8]

Stoker 1st Class [8]

Stoker 2nd Class [7]

Petty Officer [5]

Leading Stoker [3]

Stoker [3]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Midshipman [2]

Petty Officer 1st Class [2]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

Able Seaman (Rigger) [1]

Act. Eng. Rm. Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Assistant Clerk [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Clerk [1]

Commissioned Gunner [1]

Domestic 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Fleet Paymaster [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Shipwright [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant RMLI [1]

MIdshipman [1]

Major RMLI [1]

Officers Cook 3rd Class [1]

Ordinary Signaller [1]

Paymaster [1]

Paymaster Commander [1]

Private [1]

Ship's Corporal [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Shipwright Lieutenant [1]

Signaller [1]

Signaller Boy [1]

Unit

HMS Mars [31]

HMS Vivid II [5]

HMS Agincourt [4]

HMS Erin [4]

HMS Australia [2]

HMS Boscawen [2]

HMS Cleopatra [2]

HMS Excellent [2]

HMS Fearless [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Goliath [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS New Zealand [2]

HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [2]

HMS Vernon [2]

HMS Wildfire [2]

Royal Fleet Reserve [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Attached Karelian Regiment [1]

HM Submarine H5 [1]

HM Submarine K6 [1]

HM Yacht Victoria and Albert [1]

HMS [1]

HMS "Mars" [1]

HMS "Pembroke II" [1]

HMS "Wallington" [1]

HMS Achilles & Victoria [1]

HMS Active [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Albion [1]

HMS Alexandra [1]

HMS Alexandria [1]

HMS Amethyst [1]

HMS Argyll [1]

HMS Asia [1]

HMS Blake [1]

HMS Brilliant [1]

HMS Colossus [1]

HMS Cruizer [1]

HMS Cumberland [1]

HMS Dartmouth [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington I [1]

HMS Eclipse [1]

HMS Edgar [1]

HMS Fire Queen [1]

HMS Formidable [1]

HMS Fox [1]

HMS Furious [1]

HMS Ganges II [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

Service

Royal Navy [36]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [6]

H [5]

S [4]

F [3]

C [2]

D [2]

K [2]

N [2]

W [2]

E [1]

G [1]

L [1]

M [1]

P [1]

R [1]

T [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [29]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

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Place of birth

Bath, Somerset [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Corfe Mullen, Dorset [1] Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire [1] Elloughton, Brough, Hull, Yorkshire [1] Fulham, London [1] Gourock, Renfrewshire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Harwich, Essex [1] Hoxton, London [1] Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire [1] Langley, Maidstone, Kent [1] Leamington, Warwickshire [1] Liverpool [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Luton, Bedfordshire [1] Norwood, Surrey [1] Paddington, London [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Purbrook, Hampshire [1] Saint Georges Edinburgh [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Sandford, Somerset [1] Sandgate, Kent [1] Stanley Lodge, Exmouth, Devon [1] Walborough, Devon [1] Wallasey, Cheshire [1] Widley, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [14] Ordinary Seaman [12] Boy 2nd Class [10] Boy 1st Class [9] Leading Seaman [8] Stoker 1st Class [8] Stoker 2nd Class [7] Petty Officer [5] Leading Stoker [3] Stoker [3] Acting Chief Petty Officer [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Midshipman [2] Petty Officer 1st Class [2] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] Able Seaman (Rigger) [1] Act. Eng. Rm. Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Assistant Clerk [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Cadet [1] Captain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Clerk [1] Commissioned Gunner [1] Domestic 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Fleet Paymaster [1] Gunner [1] Leading Shipwright [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant RMLI [1] MIdshipman [1] Major RMLI [1] Officers Cook 3rd Class [1] Ordinary Signaller [1] Paymaster [1] Paymaster Commander [1] Private [1] Ship's Corporal [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Shipwright Lieutenant [1] Signaller [1] Signaller Boy [1]

Unit

HMS Mars [31] HMS Vivid II [5] HMS Agincourt [4] HMS Erin [4] HMS Australia [2] HMS Boscawen [2] HMS Cleopatra [2] HMS Excellent [2] HMS Fearless [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Goliath [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS New Zealand [2] HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [2] HMS Vernon [2] HMS Wildfire [2] Royal Fleet Reserve [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Attached Karelian Regiment [1] HM Submarine H5 [1] HM Submarine K6 [1] HM Yacht Victoria and Albert [1] HMS [1] HMS "Mars" [1] HMS "Pembroke II" [1] HMS "Wallington" [1] HMS Achilles & Victoria [1] HMS Active [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Albion [1] HMS Alexandra [1] HMS Alexandria [1] HMS Amethyst [1] HMS Argyll [1] HMS Asia [1] HMS Blake [1] HMS Brilliant [1] HMS Colossus [1] HMS Cruizer [1] HMS Cumberland [1] HMS Dartmouth [1] HMS Duke of Wellington I [1] HMS Eclipse [1] HMS Edgar [1] HMS Fire Queen [1] HMS Formidable [1] HMS Fox [1] HMS Furious [1] HMS Ganges II [1] HMS Good Hope [1]

Service

Royal Navy [36] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

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

Contribution

Military Service [29]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

James Arthur Charles Forbes

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy MIdshipman HMS Mars

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Tiger

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Charles Sutton

Born 1879

Died 1914

Royal Navy 185901 Able Seaman HMS Mars

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Richard John Ruse

Born 1864

Died 1918

Royal Navy Shipwright Lieutenant HMS Mars

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James Field

Born 1873

Died 1915

Royal Navy 148257 (RFR DEV A4029) Petty Officer 1st Class HMS Goliath Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 148257 Petty Officer 1st Class HMS Mars

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Percy Williams

Born 1884

Died 1914

Royal Navy 209502 Able Seaman HMS Mars

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Samuel Horridge

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy J39203

Royal Navy J39203 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J39203 Ordinary Seaman HMS Mars

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Richard Charles Elliott

Born 1885

Died 1918

Royal Navy 218687 Boy 2nd Class HMS Boscawen

Royal Navy 218687 Boy 1st Class HMS Boscawen

Royal Navy 218687 Ordinary Seaman HMS Mars

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Edward Frederick Chipping

Born 1873

Royal Navy 350242

Royal Navy 350242 2nd Sick Berth Steward HMS Mars

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James William Pratt

Born 1876

Royal Navy 354186

Royal Navy 354186 Domestic 2nd Class HMS Mars

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Alfred Ernest Young

Born 1869

Royal Navy 340011 Leading Shipwright HMS Mars

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Charles Dimmock

Born 1881

Died 1914

Royal Navy Ship's Corporal HMS Vernon

Royal Navy Able Seaman HMS Mars

Royal Navy 192556 Ship's Corporal 1st Class HMS Good Hope

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Charles Hucklesby, Medaille Militaire

Born 1876

Died 1937

Royal Navy 160142 Boy 2nd Class HMS Boscawen

Royal Navy 160142 Boy 1st Class HMS Boscawen

Royal Navy 160142 Boy 1st Class HMS Alexandra

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Albert Ernest Back

Born 1890

Died 1964

Royal Navy K31643 Stoker 2 HMS "Pembroke II"

Royal Navy K31643 Stoker 1 HMS "Mars"

Royal Navy K31643 Stoker 1 HMS "Wallington"

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Frederick Thomas Hazlehurst

Born 1893

Died 1956

Royal Navy J9678 Able Seaman HMS Colossus

Royal Navy J9678 Leading Seaman Maidstone (E55)

Royal Navy J9678 Ordinary Seaman HMS Mars

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James Guy

Born 1887

Died 1919

Royal Navy 226859 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 226859 Boy 1st Class HMS Lion

Royal Navy 226859 Ordinary Seaman

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Alfred Joseph Harris

Born 1889

Royal Navy K4820 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy K4820 Stoker 1st Class HMS Mars

Royal Navy K4820 Leading Stoker HMS Ajax

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James Charles Smith

Born 1888

Royal Navy K30899 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy K30899 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Princetown

Royal Navy K30899 Ordinary Seaman HMS Mars

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William James Killpartrick

Born 1875

Died 1946

Royal Navy Paymaster Commander

Royal Navy Assistant Clerk HMS Trafalgar

Royal Navy Clerk HMS Trafalgar

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Robert Gray Wardle

Born 1899

Royal Navy J45907 Signaller Boy HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J45907 Signaller Boy HMS Pembroke

Royal Navy J45907 Signaller Boy HMS Lunka

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William Beattie

Born 1889

Died 1915

Royal Navy SS107737

Royal Navy SS/107737 Stoker 1st Class Royal Naval Division Howe Battalion

Royal Navy RFR/5376 Stoker 1st Class Royal Fleet Reserve

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