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Portsmouth, Hampshire [30]

Liverpool, Lancashire [15]

Southampton, Hampshire [15]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [10]

Aldershot, Hampshire [7]

Brighton, Sussex [7]

Camberwell, London [7]

Leeds, Yorkshire [7]

Reading, Berkshire [7]

Bermondsey, London [6]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [6]

Chichester, Sussex [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6]

Gosport, Hampshire [6]

Ipswich, Suffolk [6]

Leicester [6]

Portsea, Hampshire [6]

Hull, Yorkshire [5]

Islington, London [5]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [5]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [4]

Battersea, London [4]

Birmingham [4]

Northampton [4]

Nottingham [4]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Winchester, Hampshire [4]

Andover, Hampshire [3]

Belfast, Antrim [3]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Blackpool, Lancashire [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Brixton, London [3]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Fulham, London [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Hammersmith, London [3]

Hastings, Sussex [3]

Littlehampton, Sussex [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Paddington, London [3]

Portland, Dorset [3]

Rugby, Warwickshire [3]

South Shields, Durham [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Beverley, Yorkshire [2]

Bridport, Dorset [2]

Christchurch, Hampshire [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Dublin [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [193]

Stoker 1st Class [125]

Ordinary Seaman [46]

Leading Stoker [35]

Boy 1st Class [34]

Leading Seaman [32]

Stoker 2nd Class [30]

Gunner [29]

Private [29]

Stoker Petty Officer [20]

Midshipman [17]

Lieutenant [15]

Petty Officer [14]

Lieutenant Commander [13]

Musician [13]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [9]

Signalman [8]

Commander [7]

Lieutenant Commander (Retd) [7]

Signal Boy [7]

Cook's Mate [6]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [6]

Telegraphist [6]

Armourer's Crew [5]

Boy 2nd Class [5]

Captain [5]

Commander (Retd) [5]

Corporal [5]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [4]

Boy Telegraphist [4]

Carpenter's Crew [4]

Shipwright 1st Class [4]

Shipwright 2nd Class [4]

Blacksmith's Mate [3]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3]

Chief Stoker [3]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [3]

Leading Signalman [3]

Mechanician [3]

Ship's Steward's Assistant [3]

Sick Berth Attendant [3]

Sub-Lieutenant [3]

Wireman 2nd Class [3]

Admiral [2]

Armourer's Mate [2]

Boy Servant [2]

Bugler [2]

Captain (Retd) [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Chief Ship's Cook [2]

Unit

HMS NEPTUNE [610]

HMS Neptune [36]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS NEPTUNE [33]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [32]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS NEPTUNE [31]

RNVR Clyde - HMS NEPTUNE [16]

Royal Marines Band - HMS NEPTUNE [14]

Royal Marine Artillery [11]

HMS Hindustan [8]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "B" Company [7]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS NEPTUNE [7]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS NEPTUNE [5]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS NEPTUNE [4]

HMS Victory II [3]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Mersey - HMS NEPTUNE [3]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS NEPTUNE [3]

H.M.S. "Neptune." [2]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS Excellent [2]

HMS Fearless [2]

HMS Ganges II [2]

HMS Monarch [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [2]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

H.M.S. "Tristram." [1]

H.M.S. Vindictive [1]

HM Submarine E36 [1]

HM Submarine J6 [1]

HMS "Hermione" [1]

HMS "Neptune" [1]

HMS "Powerful" [1]

HMS "Victory I" [1]

HMS Albion [1]

HMS Capetown [1]

HMS Colossus [1]

HMS Cornwall [1]

HMS Dido [1]

HMS Dryad [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Essex [1]

HMS Fisgard [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Glatton [1]

HMS Gloucester [1]

HMS Hercules [1]

HMS Hermione [1]

Service

Royal Navy [774]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

British Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [82]

B [81]

S [80]

W [73]

C [63]

P [59]

M [48]

R [44]

G [35]

F [32]

T [31]

D [29]

A [20]

L [20]

E [19]

J [14]

N [14]

K [13]

O [7]

Y [4]

V [3]

U [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [726]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [42]

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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [30] Liverpool, Lancashire [15] Southampton, Hampshire [15] Birmingham, Warwickshire [10] Aldershot, Hampshire [7] Brighton, Sussex [7] Camberwell, London [7] Leeds, Yorkshire [7] Reading, Berkshire [7] Bermondsey, London [6] Bournemouth, Hampshire [6] Chichester, Sussex [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6] Gosport, Hampshire [6] Ipswich, Suffolk [6] Leicester [6] Portsea, Hampshire [6] Hull, Yorkshire [5] Islington, London [5] Sheffield, Yorkshire [5] Alverstoke, Hampshire [4] Battersea, London [4] Birmingham [4] Northampton [4] Nottingham [4] Plymouth, Devon [4] Winchester, Hampshire [4] Andover, Hampshire [3] Belfast, Antrim [3] Bethnal Green, London [3] Blackpool, Lancashire [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Brixton, London [3] Devonport, Devon [3] Fulham, London [3] Hackney, London [3] Hammersmith, London [3] Hastings, Sussex [3] Littlehampton, Sussex [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Paddington, London [3] Portland, Dorset [3] Rugby, Warwickshire [3] South Shields, Durham [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Beverley, Yorkshire [2] Bridport, Dorset [2] Christchurch, Hampshire [2] Deptford, London [2] Dublin [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [193] Stoker 1st Class [125] Ordinary Seaman [46] Leading Stoker [35] Boy 1st Class [34] Leading Seaman [32] Stoker 2nd Class [30] Gunner [29] Private [29] Stoker Petty Officer [20] Midshipman [17] Lieutenant [15] Petty Officer [14] Lieutenant Commander [13] Musician [13] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [9] Signalman [8] Commander [7] Lieutenant Commander (Retd) [7] Signal Boy [7] Cook's Mate [6] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [6] Telegraphist [6] Armourer's Crew [5] Boy 2nd Class [5] Captain [5] Commander (Retd) [5] Corporal [5] Acting Sub Lieutenant [4] Boy Telegraphist [4] Carpenter's Crew [4] Shipwright 1st Class [4] Shipwright 2nd Class [4] Blacksmith's Mate [3] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3] Chief Stoker [3] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [3] Leading Signalman [3] Mechanician [3] Ship's Steward's Assistant [3] Sick Berth Attendant [3] Sub-Lieutenant [3] Wireman 2nd Class [3] Admiral [2] Armourer's Mate [2] Boy Servant [2] Bugler [2] Captain (Retd) [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Chief Ship's Cook [2]

Unit

HMS NEPTUNE [610] HMS Neptune [36] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS NEPTUNE [33] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [32] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS NEPTUNE [31] RNVR Clyde - HMS NEPTUNE [16] Royal Marines Band - HMS NEPTUNE [14] Royal Marine Artillery [11] HMS Hindustan [8] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "B" Company [7] Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS NEPTUNE [7] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS NEPTUNE [5] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS NEPTUNE [4] HMS Victory II [3] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Mersey - HMS NEPTUNE [3] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS NEPTUNE [3] H.M.S. "Neptune." [2] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS Excellent [2] HMS Fearless [2] HMS Ganges II [2] HMS Monarch [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [2] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] H.M.S. "Tristram." [1] H.M.S. Vindictive [1] HM Submarine E36 [1] HM Submarine J6 [1] HMS "Hermione" [1] HMS "Neptune" [1] HMS "Powerful" [1] HMS "Victory I" [1] HMS Albion [1] HMS Capetown [1] HMS Colossus [1] HMS Cornwall [1] HMS Dido [1] HMS Dryad [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Essex [1] HMS Fisgard [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Glatton [1] HMS Gloucester [1] HMS Hercules [1] HMS Hermione [1]

Service

Royal Navy [774] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] British Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [82] B [81] S [80] W [73] C [63] P [59] M [48] R [44] G [35] F [32] T [31] D [29] A [20] L [20] E [19] J [14] N [14] K [13] O [7] Y [4] V [3] U [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [726] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [42]

Alexander Watson

Born 1896

Royal Navy Z/5041 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/5041 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS NEPTUNE

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Alexander Cairns

Born 1896

Royal Navy Z/6393 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/6393 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS NEPTUNE

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Robert Chester

Born 1889

Royal Navy Z/5782 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/5782 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS NEPTUNE

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Benjamin Smith

Born 1895

Royal Navy Z/2458 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/2458 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS NEPTUNE

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William Perchard

Born 1895

Royal Navy Z/387 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/387 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Mersey - HMS NEPTUNE

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George Marsden

Born 1893

Royal Navy Z/485 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/485 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Mersey - HMS NEPTUNE

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David Stephen Bramfitt

Born 1891

Royal Navy Z/7396 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/7396 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS NEPTUNE

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George Brewin

Born 1882

Royal Navy Z/4306 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/4306 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Bristol - HMS NEPTUNE

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Charles George Holt

Born 1894

Royal Navy 5/204 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 5/204 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Sussex - HMS NEPTUNE

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Joseph Barwick

Born 1894

Royal Navy Z/1722 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/1722 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS NEPTUNE

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Herbert Goodwin Broadhurst

Born 1890

Royal Navy Z/622 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/622 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Mersey - HMS NEPTUNE

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Percy Humphries

Born 1897

Royal Navy Z/2824 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/2824 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS NEPTUNE

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George Douglas Walker

Born 1896

Royal Navy Z/2521 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/2521 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS NEPTUNE

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Reginald George Gilbert

Born 1897

Royal Navy 18254 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy PO/18254 Private 4th Royal Marine Battalion

Royal Navy 18254 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS NEPTUNE

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