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Place of birth

West Ham, Essex [4]

Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Shoreditch, London [3]

Battersea, London [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Deal, Kent [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Islington, London [2]

London [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Whitstable, Kent [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Bambridge, Down [1]

Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Bedford Park,Chiswick,Middlesex. [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Belvedere, Kent [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bracknell, Berkshire [1]

Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Bromley, London [1]

Burham, Kent [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cambridge [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Charlton, London [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Colwyn, Wales [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dublin [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire [1]

Failand, Somerset [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Ferryden, Forfarshire [1]

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1]

Gaywood, Norfolk [1]

Glasgow [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Gosport, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [36]

Ordinary Seaman [36]

Boy 2nd Class [33]

Boy 1st Class [32]

Stoker 1st Class [16]

Lieutenant [15]

Gunner [12]

Private [12]

Midshipman [11]

Naval Cadet [11]

Leading Seaman [10]

Stoker 2nd Class [10]

Sub Lieutenant [10]

Commander [9]

Leading Stoker [9]

Boy 1st class [7]

Gunner 2nd Class [7]

Petty Officer [7]

Captain [6]

Boy 2nd class [5]

Acting Leading Stoker [4]

Musician [4]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Stoker [3]

Telegraphist [3]

Acting Artificer Engineer [2]

Acting Gunner [2]

Admiral [2]

Artificer Engineer [2]

Officers Steward 3rd Class [2]

Ordinary Signalman [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Rear Admiral [2]

Ship's Steward Assistant [2]

Signal Boy [2]

Signaller [2]

Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Vice Admiral [2]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Band Boy [1]

Band boy [1]

Boatswain [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy Artificer [1]

Boy Servant [1]

Boy Signaller [1]

Capenter's Crew [1]

Unit

HMS Natal [134]

HMS Ganges [19]

Royal Marine Artillery [14]

HMS Impregnable [11]

HMS Pembroke I [8]

HMS Ganges II [7]

HMS Britannia [6]

HMS Pembroke [6]

Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Natal [6]

HMS Ajax [4]

Royal Marines Band [4]

H.M.S. "Natal." [3]

HMS Agincourt [3]

HMS Caledonia [3]

HMS Pembroke II [3]

HMS Vivid [3]

HMS Acheron [2]

HMS Achilles [2]

HMS Agamemnon [2]

HMS Antrim [2]

HMS Black Prince [2]

HMS Cyclops [2]

HMS Dominion [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS Forward [2]

HMS Hecla [2]

HMS Kent [2]

HMS Lion [2]

HMS New Zealand [2]

HMS St George [2]

HMS Triumph [2]

HMS Venerable [2]

HMS Vivid II [2]

HMS Warspite [2]

Royal Marine Artillery; HMS Natal [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Natal [2]

Britannia [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Chatham Naval Hospital [1]

H [1]

HM Natal [1]

HM Submarine E36 [1]

HM Submarine H3 [1]

HMS "Calliope" [1]

HMS "Natal" [1]

HMS "Pembroke II" [1]

HMS "Sutlej" [1]

HMS "Topaz" [1]

HMS 'Natal' [1]

HMS Aboukir [1]

Service

Royal Navy [150]

British Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [17]

S [16]

A [14]

M [12]

W [12]

G [11]

R [11]

D [10]

C [9]

H [8]

P [8]

T [7]

L [5]

N [3]

F [2]

O [2]

Y [2]

J [1]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [144]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

Ireland [1]

Jersey [1]

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Place of birth

West Ham, Essex [4] Norwich, Norfolk [3] Shoreditch, London [3] Battersea, London [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Deal, Kent [2] Hackney, London [2] Islington, London [2] London [2] Marylebone, London [2] Whitstable, Kent [2] Aberdeen [1] Bambridge, Down [1] Beccles, Suffolk [1] Bedford Park,Chiswick,Middlesex. [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Belvedere, Kent [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bracknell, Berkshire [1] Bridlington, Yorkshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Bromley, London [1] Burham, Kent [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cambridge [1] Canning Town, London [1] Charlton, London [1] Clapham, London [1] Colwyn, Wales [1] Deptford, London [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dublin [1] Dundee, Forfarshire [1] Failand, Somerset [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Ferryden, Forfarshire [1] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1] Gaywood, Norfolk [1] Glasgow [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Gosport, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire [1] Greenwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [36] Ordinary Seaman [36] Boy 2nd Class [33] Boy 1st Class [32] Stoker 1st Class [16] Lieutenant [15] Gunner [12] Private [12] Midshipman [11] Naval Cadet [11] Leading Seaman [10] Stoker 2nd Class [10] Sub Lieutenant [10] Commander [9] Leading Stoker [9] Boy 1st class [7] Gunner 2nd Class [7] Petty Officer [7] Captain [6] Boy 2nd class [5] Acting Leading Stoker [4] Musician [4] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Stoker [3] Telegraphist [3] Acting Artificer Engineer [2] Acting Gunner [2] Admiral [2] Artificer Engineer [2] Officers Steward 3rd Class [2] Ordinary Signalman [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Rear Admiral [2] Ship's Steward Assistant [2] Signal Boy [2] Signaller [2] Sub-Lieutenant [2] Vice Admiral [2] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Band Boy [1] Band boy [1] Boatswain [1] Bombardier [1] Boy Artificer [1] Boy Servant [1] Boy Signaller [1] Capenter's Crew [1]

Unit

HMS Natal [134] HMS Ganges [19] Royal Marine Artillery [14] HMS Impregnable [11] HMS Pembroke I [8] HMS Ganges II [7] HMS Britannia [6] HMS Pembroke [6] Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Natal [6] HMS Ajax [4] Royal Marines Band [4] H.M.S. "Natal." [3] HMS Agincourt [3] HMS Caledonia [3] HMS Pembroke II [3] HMS Vivid [3] HMS Acheron [2] HMS Achilles [2] HMS Agamemnon [2] HMS Antrim [2] HMS Black Prince [2] HMS Cyclops [2] HMS Dominion [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS Forward [2] HMS Hecla [2] HMS Kent [2] HMS Lion [2] HMS New Zealand [2] HMS St George [2] HMS Triumph [2] HMS Venerable [2] HMS Vivid II [2] HMS Warspite [2] Royal Marine Artillery; HMS Natal [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Natal [2] Britannia [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Chatham Naval Hospital [1] H [1] HM Natal [1] HM Submarine E36 [1] HM Submarine H3 [1] HMS "Calliope" [1] HMS "Natal" [1] HMS "Pembroke II" [1] HMS "Sutlej" [1] HMS "Topaz" [1] HMS 'Natal' [1] HMS Aboukir [1]

Service

Royal Navy [150] British Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [17] S [16] A [14] M [12] W [12] G [11] R [11] D [10] C [9] H [8] P [8] T [7] L [5] N [3] F [2] O [2] Y [2] J [1] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [144]

Country

United Kingdom [40] Ireland [1] Jersey [1]

Bertram Henry Drane

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy SS112201 Stoker Second Class HMS Natal

Royal Navy SS112201 Stoker Second Class

Royal Navy SS112201 Stoker First Class HMS Natal

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Charles Weintz

Born 1887

Died 1915

Royal Navy 232619 Able Seaman HMS Natal

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Ernest Stanley Banyard

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy 292886 Stoker

Royal Navy 292886 Mechanic HMS Natal

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James Alfred Lavender

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy K14556 Leading Stoker HMS Natal

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William Henry Dolphin

Born 1874

Died 1915

Royal Navy Artificer Engineer HMS Natal

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Edward Stevens

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy 292987

Royal Navy 292987 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Natal

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Ivor John Moss

Born 1896

Died 1915

Royal Navy SS5528 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid

Royal Navy SS5528 Ordinary Seaman HMS Natal

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Nathaniel Taylor

Born 1893

Died 1915

Royal Navy M768 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Natal

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Henry Edmund Howkins

Born 1891

Died 1915

Royal Navy M11620 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Natal

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Charles Adams

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy 343679 Chief Writer HMS 'Natal'

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Guiseppe Soldato

Born 1887

Died 1915

Royal Navy 362466

Royal Navy 362466 Officers Steward 2nd Class HMS Natal

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Arthur Rider

Born 1876

Died 1915

Royal Navy Artificer Engineer HMS Natal

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Lewis Micallef

Born 1891

Died 1915

Royal Navy L3846 Officers Cook 3rd Class HMS Natal

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Herbert Gerald Briggs

Born 1883

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Natal

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William John Reid Mcqueen

Born 1895

Died 1915

Royal Navy J12913 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J12913 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J12913 Ordinary Seaman HMS Natal

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Harry Fryatt

Born 1891

Died 1915

Royal Navy 239363 Able Seaman HMS Natal

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George William Peacock

Born 1896

Died 1915

Royal Navy J18151 Seaman HMS Natal

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Charles Green

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy K19299

Royal Navy K19299 Stoker 1st Class HMS Natal

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William Alexander

Born 1888

Died 1915

Royal Navy M13906 Painter 2nd Class HMS Natal

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Charles William James Percival Bigmore

Born 1885

Died 1915

Royal Navy 211804 Stoker 1st Class HMS Natal

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