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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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People [36] Stories Communities

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]

Gerson William Stevens

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy CH/17643 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/17643 Private R.M.L.I. HMS Mars

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Frederick Kench

Born 1884

Royal Navy 304546 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy 304546 Stoker HMS Mars

Royal Navy 304546 Stoker 1st Class HMS Terrible

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John Gibb Niven

Born 1891

Royal Navy K7548 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy K7548 Stoker 1st Class HMS Mars

Royal Navy K7548 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Orion

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Frederick William Holmes

Born 1891

Royal Navy K4811 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy K4811 Stoker 1st Class HMS Mars

Royal Navy K4811 Leading Seaman HMS Indus

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James Barnden

Born 1886

Died 1960

Royal Navy 216115 Ordinary Seaman HMS Mars

Royal Navy 216115 Able Seaman HMS New Zealand

Royal Navy 216115 Boy 2nd Class HMS St Vincent (Haslar) Training Vessel

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William Gladstone Cleaver

Born 1886

Royal Navy 221196 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 221196 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 221196 Ordinary Seaman HMS Mars

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William Birt Mckenzie

Born 1888

Died 1915

Royal Navy SS104170 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Cumberland

Royal Navy SS104170 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vivid

Royal Navy SS104170 Stoker 1st Class HMS Pandora

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William Barker

Born 1882

Royal Navy 209391 Boy 2nd Class HMS Northampton

Royal Navy 209391 Boy 1st Class HMS Northampton

Royal Navy 209391 Ordinary Seaman HMS Cleopatra

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Charles William Sheppard

Born 1892

Died 1969

Royal Navy J3997 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J3997 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J3997 Ordinary Seaman HMS Argyll

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Herbert Ainsley Thayer

Born 1880

Royal Navy 292299 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy 292299 Stoker HMS Cleopatra

Royal Navy 292299 Stoker 1st Class HMS Isis

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Sidney Urbane Barnes

Born 1883

Died 1932

Royal Navy 204748 Ordinary Seaman HMS Australia

Royal Navy 204748 Able Seaman HMS Mars

Royal Navy 204748 Leading Seaman

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George Wyatt Edgell Naper

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy Midshipman HMSs Isis, Endymion, Mars, Martin, Mars

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMSs Mercury, Forth, King Edward VII, Forth

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant HMSs Swordfish, Halcyon, Blackwater, Bullfinch, Thames

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Victor Harold Campbell Lovell

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy 221135

Royal Navy 270685 Act. Eng. Rm. Artificer 4th Class HMSs Duke of Wellington, Mars, Duke of Wellington, Vernon

Royal Navy 270685 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMSs Vernon, Victory II

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Ernest Ainsworth Brown

Born 1895

Died 1919

Royal Navy L5643 Officers Cook 3rd Class HMS Mars

Royal Navy TC 902 Trimmer Cook Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 902TC Trimmer Cook Royal Naval Reserve - HM Yacht Iolaire

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Lewis Arthur Drake-Brockman

Born 1888

Died 1919

Royal Navy Captain

Other Empire Force Major RMLI Attached Karelian Regiment

Royal Navy Lieutenant RMLI HMS Mars

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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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