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Alverstoke, Hampshire, England [1]

Antwerp [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Boscombe, Hampshire [1]

Lancing, Sussex [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Plaistow, Essex [1]

St Edmunds, Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Stanley Lodge, Exmouth, Devon [1]

Walton in Gordano, Somerset [1]

Wolston, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Cadet [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Midshipman [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Commander [1]

Commodore 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Master At Arms [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Ships Corporal 1st Class [1]

Ships Corporal 2nd Class [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker - 1st Class [1]

Stoker - 2nd Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS Mercury [9]

HMS Dolphin [2]

HMS Duke of Wellington [2]

HMS Firequeen [2]

HMS Nelson [2]

4th Submarine Flotilla, China Station [1]

Britannia Royal Naval College [1]

HM Dockyard Gibraltar [1]

HM Dockyard Sheerness [1]

HM Submarine AE1 [1]

HM Submarine E18 [1]

HM Submarine E20 [1]

HM Submarine E36 [1]

HM Submarine H3 [1]

HMAS "AE1" Royal Australian Navy [1]

HMS "Mercury" [1]

HMS Adamant [1]

HMS Ariadne [1]

HMS Asia [1]

HMS Black Prince [1]

HMS Bonaventure [1]

HMS Britannia [1]

HMS Canopus [1]

HMS Carlisle [1]

HMS Conquest for Submarine M3 in Command [1]

HMS Dolphin for Submarine L71 in Command [1]

HMS E20 (HMS Adamant) [1]

HMS Empress of India [1]

HMS Espiegle [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Fermoy in Command [1]

HMS Fisgard [1]

HMS Formidable [1]

HMS Forte [1]

HMS Forth for Submarine C19 [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Hannibal [1]

HMS Harries II [1]

HMS Hermione [1]

HMS Highflyer [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Inconstant for Submarines [1]

HMS Irresistable [1]

HMS Jupiter [1]

HMS Kildonan Castle [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Maidstone [1]

HMS Maidstone for Submarine E51 in Command [1]

HMS Minotaur [1]

HMS Onxy for Submarine A9 in Command [1]

Service

Royal Navy [11]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [2]

S [2]

A [1]

B [1]

D [1]

M [1]

N [1]

R [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [8]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

New Zealand [1]

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People [11] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Alverstoke, Hampshire, England [1] Antwerp [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Boscombe, Hampshire [1] Lancing, Sussex [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Plaistow, Essex [1] St Edmunds, Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] Stanley Lodge, Exmouth, Devon [1] Walton in Gordano, Somerset [1] Wolston, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Leading Seaman [3] Lieutenant [3] Boy 2nd Class [2] Cadet [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Midshipman [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Captain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Commander [1] Commodore 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Leading Stoker [1] Master At Arms [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer 2nd Class [1] Rear Admiral [1] Ships Corporal 1st Class [1] Ships Corporal 2nd Class [1] Stoker [1] Stoker - 1st Class [1] Stoker - 2nd Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS Mercury [9] HMS Dolphin [2] HMS Duke of Wellington [2] HMS Firequeen [2] HMS Nelson [2] 4th Submarine Flotilla, China Station [1] Britannia Royal Naval College [1] HM Dockyard Gibraltar [1] HM Dockyard Sheerness [1] HM Submarine AE1 [1] HM Submarine E18 [1] HM Submarine E20 [1] HM Submarine E36 [1] HM Submarine H3 [1] HMAS "AE1" Royal Australian Navy [1] HMS "Mercury" [1] HMS Adamant [1] HMS Ariadne [1] HMS Asia [1] HMS Black Prince [1] HMS Bonaventure [1] HMS Britannia [1] HMS Canopus [1] HMS Carlisle [1] HMS Conquest for Submarine M3 in Command [1] HMS Dolphin for Submarine L71 in Command [1] HMS E20 (HMS Adamant) [1] HMS Empress of India [1] HMS Espiegle [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Fermoy in Command [1] HMS Fisgard [1] HMS Formidable [1] HMS Forte [1] HMS Forth for Submarine C19 [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Hannibal [1] HMS Harries II [1] HMS Hermione [1] HMS Highflyer [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Inconstant for Submarines [1] HMS Irresistable [1] HMS Jupiter [1] HMS Kildonan Castle [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Maidstone [1] HMS Maidstone for Submarine E51 in Command [1] HMS Minotaur [1] HMS Onxy for Submarine A9 in Command [1]

Service

Royal Navy [11] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [2] S [2] A [1] B [1] D [1] M [1] N [1] R [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [8]

Country

United Kingdom [6] New Zealand [1]

James Arthur Cuell

Born 1879

Died 1949

Royal Navy 195551

Royal Navy 195551 Able Seaman HMS Mercury

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Alfred Dawkins

Born 1881

Died 1914

Royal Navy Leading Seaman HMS Mercury

Royal Navy 197385 Leading Seaman HMS Good Hope

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William Thomas Sherlock

Born 1894

Died 1966

Royal Navy J6698 Able Seaman HMS MALAYA

Royal Navy J6698 Boy 1st Class HMS Mercury

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Alfred Adams

Born 1866

Died 1918

Royal Navy 123528 Boy 2nd Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy 123528 Boy 1st Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy 123528 Boy 1st Class HMS Pegasus

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Percival Hall Rodgers

Born 1891

Died 1915

Royal Navy K2482 Stoker 1st Class HM Submarine E20

Royal Navy K.2482 Stoker - 2nd Class HMS Mercury

Royal Navy K.2482 Stoker - 1st Class HMS Mercury

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Arthur Willoughby Brewer

Born 1882

Died 1916

Royal Navy 271187 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Duke of Wellington

Royal Navy 271187 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Firequeen

Royal Navy 271187 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS Mercury

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Hugh Richard Marrack

Born 1888

Died 1972

Royal Navy Cadet Britannia Royal Naval College

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Irresistable

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Britannia

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Charles William Turrall

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy 204563 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 204563 Boy 1st Class HMS Black Prince

Royal Navy 204563 Ordinary Seaman HMS Forte

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Herbert Henry Coney

Born 1883

Died 1917

Royal Navy 304521 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy 304521 Stoker HMS Hannibal

Royal Navy 304521 Stoker 1st Class

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Leopold Florence Scarlett

Born 1889

Died 1914

Royal Navy Lieutenant HM Submarine AE1

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS "Mercury"

Other Empire Force Lieutenant HMAS "AE1" Royal Australian Navy

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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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