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Place of birth

Portsea, Hampshire [4]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Fareham, Hampshire [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Antwerp [1]

Aylesford, Kent [1]

Baldock, Hertfordshire [1]

Banbury, Northamptonshire [1]

Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Basford, Nottinghamshire [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bridgend, Glamorgan [1]

Burton on Trent, Derbyshire [1]

Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Dublin, Ireland [1]

East Clandon, Surrey [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Forest Gate [1]

Frome, Somerset [1]

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1]

Garlinge, Margate, Kent [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Halstead, Essex [1]

Hanwell, Middlesex [1]

Hayling, Hampshire [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [1]

Hoylake, Cheshire [1]

Huby, Yorkshire. [1]

Hunston, Chichester, Sussex [1]

Islington, London [1]

Jarrow, Northumberland [1]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [74]

Stoker 2nd Class [65]

Leading Stoker [32]

Able Seaman [22]

Stoker [22]

Acting Leading Stoker [18]

Stoker Petty Officer [14]

Ordinary Seaman [11]

Boy 2nd Class [7]

Boy 1st Class [6]

Leading Seaman [6]

Petty Officer [4]

Stoker - 1st Class [4]

Stoker - 2nd Class [4]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Corporal [3]

Recruit [3]

Acting Leading Seaman [2]

Boatman [2]

Captain [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Commander [2]

Domestic 3rd Class [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Midshipman [2]

Naval Cadet [2]

Private [2]

Sergeant [2]

Signalman [2]

Stoker 1 [2]

Stoker 1st class [2]

Stoker 2 [2]

Vice Admiral [2]

Acting 2nd Cook’s Mate [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting ERA 4 [1]

Acting Leading Cook’s Mate [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Acting Stoker [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Admiral of the Fleet [1]

Bomadier [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy - 2nd Class [1]

Boy Shipwright [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Bugler [1]

Carpenters Crew [1]

Chief Master At Arms [1]

Unit

HMS Nelson [73]

HMS Fearless [31]

HMS Lord Nelson [22]

Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion [18]

HMS Agincourt [14]

HMS Fisgard [13]

HMS Victory II [10]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Devonport [7]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [7]

HMS Formidable [6]

HMS Good Hope [6]

HMS Powerful [6]

HMS Ariadne [5]

HMS Terrible [5]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [4]

HMS Ganges [4]

HMS Illustrious [4]

HMS St Vincent [4]

HMS Victory 2 [4]

HMS "Nelson" [3]

HMS "Pembroke II" [3]

HMS Dolphin [3]

HMS Drake [3]

HMS Excellent [3]

HMS Furious [3]

HMS Hecla [3]

HMS Pembroke I [3]

HMS Prince of Wales [3]

HMS Revenge [3]

HMS Vernon [3]

HM Submarine E36 [2]

HMS Ajax [2]

HMS Alecto [2]

HMS Assistance [2]

HMS Aurora [2]

HMS Berwick [2]

HMS Blenheim [2]

HMS Britannia [2]

HMS Chester [2]

HMS Cressy [2]

HMS Exmouth [2]

HMS Firequeen [2]

HMS Goliath [2]

HMS Hindustan [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Mercury [2]

HMS Orion [2]

HMS Princess Royal [2]

HMS Renown [2]

HMS Repulse [2]

Service

Royal Navy [123]

British Army [3]

Last name first letter

B [12]

C [12]

S [11]

W [10]

A [8]

G [8]

H [8]

M [8]

D [7]

R [6]

F [5]

J [5]

L [5]

P [5]

T [5]

K [3]

E [2]

O [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [120]

Country

United Kingdom [54]

Gibraltar [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Portsea, Hampshire [4] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Brighton, Sussex [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Fareham, Hampshire [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Antwerp [1] Aylesford, Kent [1] Baldock, Hertfordshire [1] Banbury, Northamptonshire [1] Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Basford, Nottinghamshire [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bridgend, Glamorgan [1] Burton on Trent, Derbyshire [1] Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Dublin, Ireland [1] East Clandon, Surrey [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Forest Gate [1] Frome, Somerset [1] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1] Garlinge, Margate, Kent [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Greenwich, London [1] Halstead, Essex [1] Hanwell, Middlesex [1] Hayling, Hampshire [1] Holloway, London [1] Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [1] Hoylake, Cheshire [1] Huby, Yorkshire. [1] Hunston, Chichester, Sussex [1] Islington, London [1] Jarrow, Northumberland [1] Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [74] Stoker 2nd Class [65] Leading Stoker [32] Able Seaman [22] Stoker [22] Acting Leading Stoker [18] Stoker Petty Officer [14] Ordinary Seaman [11] Boy 2nd Class [7] Boy 1st Class [6] Leading Seaman [6] Petty Officer [4] Stoker - 1st Class [4] Stoker - 2nd Class [4] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [3] Corporal [3] Recruit [3] Acting Leading Seaman [2] Boatman [2] Captain [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Commander [2] Domestic 3rd Class [2] Lieutenant [2] Midshipman [2] Naval Cadet [2] Private [2] Sergeant [2] Signalman [2] Stoker 1 [2] Stoker 1st class [2] Stoker 2 [2] Vice Admiral [2] Acting 2nd Cook’s Mate [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting ERA 4 [1] Acting Leading Cook’s Mate [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Acting Stoker [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Admiral of the Fleet [1] Bomadier [1] Bombardier [1] Boy - 2nd Class [1] Boy Shipwright [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Bugler [1] Carpenters Crew [1] Chief Master At Arms [1]

Unit

HMS Nelson [73] HMS Fearless [31] HMS Lord Nelson [22] Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion [18] HMS Agincourt [14] HMS Fisgard [13] HMS Victory II [10] Royal Fleet Reserve - Devonport [7] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [7] HMS Formidable [6] HMS Good Hope [6] HMS Powerful [6] HMS Ariadne [5] HMS Terrible [5] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [4] HMS Ganges [4] HMS Illustrious [4] HMS St Vincent [4] HMS Victory 2 [4] HMS "Nelson" [3] HMS "Pembroke II" [3] HMS Dolphin [3] HMS Drake [3] HMS Excellent [3] HMS Furious [3] HMS Hecla [3] HMS Pembroke I [3] HMS Prince of Wales [3] HMS Revenge [3] HMS Vernon [3] HM Submarine E36 [2] HMS Ajax [2] HMS Alecto [2] HMS Assistance [2] HMS Aurora [2] HMS Berwick [2] HMS Blenheim [2] HMS Britannia [2] HMS Chester [2] HMS Cressy [2] HMS Exmouth [2] HMS Firequeen [2] HMS Goliath [2] HMS Hindustan [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Mercury [2] HMS Orion [2] HMS Princess Royal [2] HMS Renown [2] HMS Repulse [2]

Service

Royal Navy [123] British Army [3]

Last name first letter

B [12] C [12] S [11] W [10] A [8] G [8] H [8] M [8] D [7] R [6] F [5] J [5] L [5] P [5] T [5] K [3] E [2] O [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [120]

Country

United Kingdom [54] Gibraltar [1] New Zealand [1]

Basil Brazier

Born 1893

Royal Navy J6116

Royal Navy J6116 Able Seaman HMS Lord Nelson

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Thomas Maxted

Born 1888

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS1474 Able Seaman HMS Repulse

Royal Navy SS1474 Able Seaman HMS Lord Nelson

Royal Navy SS1474 Able Seaman HMS Wildfire

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Joseph Minton

Born 1881

Died 1917

Royal Navy 306596 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy 306596 Stoker HMS Canopus

Royal Navy 306596 Stoker 1st Class HMS Canopus

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Sidney Chalkley

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy K4332 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy K4332 Stoker 1st Class HMS Blenheim

Royal Navy K4332 Leading Stoker HMS Fisgard

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Harry Pearce Ancill

Born 1888

Died 1914

Royal Navy HMS Spartiate

Royal Navy SS104187 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy SS104187 Stoker 1st Class HMS Powerful

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Richard Henry Marsh

Born 1886

Died 1915

Royal Navy Leading Seaman HMS Lord Nelson

Royal Navy 228392 Petty Officer HM Tug Fanny

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James Wynn

Born 1890

Royal Navy K1660 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy K1660 Stoker 1st Class HMS Venerable

Royal Navy K1660 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Iron Duke

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Lionel Robert Rickards

Born 1889

Died 1917

Royal Navy K2078 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy K2078 Stoker 1st Class HMS Illustrious

Royal Navy K2078 Acting Leading Stoker HM submarine E36

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Cecil Fiennes Thursby

Born 1861

Royal Navy Vice Admiral HMS Lord Nelson

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Harry Foskett

Born 1881

Died 1920

Royal Navy 306138 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy 306138 Stoker HMS Terrible

Royal Navy 306138 Stoker 1st Class HMS Good Hope

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Henry Watts

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy K301 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy K301 Stoker 1st Class HMS Bellerophon

Royal Navy K301 Leading Stoker HMS Titania

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William Frederick Frazier

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy 311526 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy 311526 Stoker 1st Class HMS Formidable

Royal Navy 311526 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Adamant

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Benjamin Robert Andrews

Born 1884

Died 1953

Royal Navy K1285

Royal Navy 300400 Stoker - 2nd Class Pembroke 2 - Stone Frigate

Royal Navy SS103413 Stoker - 2nd Class HMS Nelson

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Joseph Holmes

Born 1886

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS102041

Royal Navy SS102041 Stoker Class 2 HMS Nelson

Royal Navy SS 102041 Training HMS Victory II

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Ernest Herbert Arnell

Born 1886

Died 1914

Royal Navy 309506 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy 309506 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Hecla

Royal Navy 309506 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

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Philip Louis Vian

Born 1894

Died 1968

Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Lord Nelson

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Ernest Johnson

Born 1889

Royal Navy K2104 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy K2104 Stoker 1st Class HMS Illustrious

Royal Navy K2104 HMS Fearless

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William Harry Richard Edney

Born 1879

Royal Navy 309996 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy 309996 Stoker 1st Class HMS King Alfred

Royal Navy 309996 Stoker 1st Class HMS Agincourt

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Robert William Young

Born 1890

Royal Navy K2406 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy K2406 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy K2406 Stoker 1st Class HMS Fearless

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William Robert Errington

Born 1890

Royal Navy SS109029 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy SS109029 Stoker 1st Class HMS Dreadnaught

Royal Navy SS109029 Stoker 1st Class HMS Fearless

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