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Portsmouth, Hampshire [9]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Bromley, Kent [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Landport, Hampshire [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Aghada, Cork [1]

Alderney, Channel Islands [1]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire, England [1]

Arreton, Isle of Wight [1]

Balham, London [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Cape Town, South Africa [1]

Carbrook, Yorkshire [1]

Carnarvon [1]

Catford, London [1]

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1]

Clonakilty, Cork [1]

Cork [1]

Cotes du Nord, France [1]

Cowplain, Hampshire [1]

Darwen, Lancashire [1]

Derringham, Norfolk [1]

Eastney, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Gaywood, Norfolk [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Inverkeithing, Fife [1]

Kingsbridge, Devon [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Little Horton, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Lydd, Kent [1]

Lymington, Hampshire [1]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

New Jersey, United States of America [1]

North Ormesby, Yorkshire [1]

Nottingham [1]

Nutfield, Surrey [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Pokesdown, Dorset [1]

Port Clarence, Durham [1]

Reigate, Surrey [1]

Rockferry, Cheshire [1]

Saint Mary Marlborough, Wiltshire [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [32]

Boy 1st Class [24]

Boy 2nd Class [23]

Ordinary Seaman [23]

Leading Seaman [9]

Petty Officer [9]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Stoker Petty Officer [4]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3]

Master at Arms [3]

Private [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Gunner [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [2]

Stoker [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

A/B [1]

Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Armourer [1]

Battery Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Blacksmith's Mate [1]

Boatman [1]

Boatswain [1]

Boy 1st Class (B1C) [1]

Boy 2nd Class (B2C) [1]

Boy, 1st Class [1]

Boy, 2nd Class [1]

Carpenters Crew [1]

Carpenters Mate [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Carpenter [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Chief Ship's Cook [1]

Chief Sick Bay Steward [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commissioned Boatman [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Cook's Mate 1st Class [1]

Crewman [1]

Unit

HMS Minotaur [70]

HMS Agincourt [9]

HMS Impregnable [7]

HMS MINOTAUR [7]

HMS Excellent [6]

HMS Caledonia [4]

HMS Duke of Wellington [4]

HMS Victory I [4]

HMS Ajax [3]

HMS Black Prince [3]

HMS Boscawen [3]

HMS Erin [3]

HMS Ganges [3]

HMS Ganges II [3]

HMS Victory [3]

HMS Victory II [3]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Minotaur [3]

HMS "Minotaur" [2]

HMS Blenheim [2]

HMS Bulwark [2]

HMS Dido [2]

HMS Dolphin [2]

HMS Fearless [2]

HMS Firequeen [2]

HMS Formidable [2]

HMS Jupiter [2]

HMS Pembroke [2]

HMS Pembroke I [2]

HMS Revenge [2]

HMS St Vincent [2]

HMS Waterwitch [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Casheen River Coastguard - Ireland [1]

Crookhaven Coastguard - Ireland [1]

Duke of Wellington 2 [1]

HM Submarine E22 [1]

HM Submarine E49 [1]

HM Submarine G9 [1]

HM Submarine J6 [1]

HMCS Niobe [1]

HMS "Acheron" [1]

HMS "Ceasar" [1]

HMS "Depulse" [1]

HMS "Impregnable" [1]

HMS "Indomitable" [1]

HMS "Pembroke II" [1]

HMS "Pembroke" [1]

HMS 'Minotaur' [1]

HMS Achilles [1]

Service

Royal Navy [88]

Canadian Navy [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [13]

B [11]

M [8]

S [7]

W [7]

D [6]

L [6]

J [5]

A [4]

F [4]

G [4]

C [2]

E [2]

O [2]

R [2]

T [2]

N [1]

U [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [58]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

Ireland [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [88] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [9] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Bromley, Kent [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Landport, Hampshire [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Aghada, Cork [1] Alderney, Channel Islands [1] Alton, Hampshire [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire, England [1] Arreton, Isle of Wight [1] Balham, London [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Cape Town, South Africa [1] Carbrook, Yorkshire [1] Carnarvon [1] Catford, London [1] Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1] Clonakilty, Cork [1] Cork [1] Cotes du Nord, France [1] Cowplain, Hampshire [1] Darwen, Lancashire [1] Derringham, Norfolk [1] Eastney, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Gaywood, Norfolk [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Inverkeithing, Fife [1] Kingsbridge, Devon [1] Lambeth, London [1] Little Horton, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Lydd, Kent [1] Lymington, Hampshire [1] Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] New Jersey, United States of America [1] North Ormesby, Yorkshire [1] Nottingham [1] Nutfield, Surrey [1] Paddington, London [1] Pokesdown, Dorset [1] Port Clarence, Durham [1] Reigate, Surrey [1] Rockferry, Cheshire [1] Saint Mary Marlborough, Wiltshire [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [32] Boy 1st Class [24] Boy 2nd Class [23] Ordinary Seaman [23] Leading Seaman [9] Petty Officer [9] Stoker 1st Class [5] Stoker Petty Officer [4] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3] Master at Arms [3] Private [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Gunner [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant [2] Petty Officer 2nd Class [2] Stoker [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] A/B [1] Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Armourer [1] Battery Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Blacksmith's Mate [1] Boatman [1] Boatswain [1] Boy 1st Class (B1C) [1] Boy 2nd Class (B2C) [1] Boy, 1st Class [1] Boy, 2nd Class [1] Carpenters Crew [1] Carpenters Mate [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Carpenter [1] Chief Gunner [1] Chief Ship's Cook [1] Chief Sick Bay Steward [1] Chief Stoker [1] Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1] Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commissioned Boatman [1] Cook's Mate [1] Cook's Mate 1st Class [1] Crewman [1]

Unit

HMS Minotaur [70] HMS Agincourt [9] HMS Impregnable [7] HMS MINOTAUR [7] HMS Excellent [6] HMS Caledonia [4] HMS Duke of Wellington [4] HMS Victory I [4] HMS Ajax [3] HMS Black Prince [3] HMS Boscawen [3] HMS Erin [3] HMS Ganges [3] HMS Ganges II [3] HMS Victory [3] HMS Victory II [3] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Minotaur [3] HMS "Minotaur" [2] HMS Blenheim [2] HMS Bulwark [2] HMS Dido [2] HMS Dolphin [2] HMS Fearless [2] HMS Firequeen [2] HMS Formidable [2] HMS Jupiter [2] HMS Pembroke [2] HMS Pembroke I [2] HMS Revenge [2] HMS St Vincent [2] HMS Waterwitch [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Casheen River Coastguard - Ireland [1] Crookhaven Coastguard - Ireland [1] Duke of Wellington 2 [1] HM Submarine E22 [1] HM Submarine E49 [1] HM Submarine G9 [1] HM Submarine J6 [1] HMCS Niobe [1] HMS "Acheron" [1] HMS "Ceasar" [1] HMS "Depulse" [1] HMS "Impregnable" [1] HMS "Indomitable" [1] HMS "Pembroke II" [1] HMS "Pembroke" [1] HMS 'Minotaur' [1] HMS Achilles [1]

Service

Royal Navy [88] Canadian Navy [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [13] B [11] M [8] S [7] W [7] D [6] L [6] J [5] A [4] F [4] G [4] C [2] E [2] O [2] R [2] T [2] N [1] U [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [58]

Country

United Kingdom [21] Ireland [1] South Africa [1]

William Frederick Christopher Lansdell

Born 1896

Royal Navy J20653

Royal Navy J.20653 A/B HMS Minotaur

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Edward Wilburn

Born 1898

Royal Navy J30538 Ordinary Telegraphist HMS Minotaur

Royal Navy J30538 Telegraphist HMS MINOTAUR

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Frederick James

Born 1891

Royal Navy M7805 Blacksmith's Mate HMS Minotaur

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William Albert Holland

Born 1898

Died 1990

Royal Navy J38039 Able Seaman HMS Minotaur

Royal Navy J38039 Boy 1st Class HMS Warrior

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Harry Monkman

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy K15789

Royal Navy K/15789(PO) Stoker 1st Class HMS Minotaur

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Walter James R Hoare

Born 1883

Royal Navy K27068 Stoker First Class HMS Minotaur

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Walter Long

Born 1874

Died 1942

Royal Navy 177396 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Minotaur

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Harry Usmar

Born 1876

Died 1932

Royal Navy Chief Gunner

Royal Navy Gunner HMS Minotaur

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Henry John Morgan

Born 1894

Royal Navy M11192 Cook's Mate 1st Class HMS Minotaur

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William Newington Houlgate

Born 1888

Died 1963

Royal Navy J11116 Able Seaman HMS Minotaur

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Thomas James Charles Taylor

Born 1895

Died 1919

Royal Navy J13653 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J13653 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J13653 Ordinary Seaman HMS Minotaur

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Hugh J Batt

Born 1878

Died 1944

Royal Navy Stoker

Royal Navy Engineer Officer (retired)

Royal Navy 281994 Mechanician HMS Minotaur

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Charles James

Born 1890

Royal Navy K2054 Stoker Petty Officer HMS MINOTAUR

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Alan William Roche

Born 1878

Royal Navy 178037 Petty Officer HMS Minotaur

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John Emmanuel Batchelor

Born 1898

Royal Navy J34938 Ordinary Seaman HMS MINOTAUR

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Frederick William Moore

Born 1883

Royal Navy 201847 Chief Yeoman of Signals HMS Minotaur

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Edward Glyn De Styrap Jukes-Hughes

Born 1883

Royal Navy Lieutenant-Commander HMS MINOTAUR

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William Elisha Simmons

Born 1879

Royal Navy 289390 Chief Stoker HMS Minotaur

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Orlando Gledhill

Born 1878

Royal Navy 269793 Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class HMS Minotaur

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Arthur Burton

Born 1886

Royal Navy 216398 Able Seaman HMS MINOTAUR

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