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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]

Charles Ernest Carswell

Born 1887

Royal Navy SS108593 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy SS108593 Stoker 1st Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy SS108593 Stoker 1st Class HMS Fearless

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Albert Hunter

Born 1888

Royal Navy K2214 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy K2214 Stoker 1st Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy K2214 Stoker 1st Class HMS Fearless

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Alfred Feast

Born 1890

Royal Navy K1430 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy K1430 Stoker 1st Class HMS Forward

Royal Navy K1430 Stoker 1st Class HMS Agincourt

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Frederick Arthur Brand

Born 1886

Died 1919

Royal Navy 307776 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy 307776 Stoker HMS Hampshire

Royal Navy 307776 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hampshire

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Thomas Debenham

Born 1889

Royal Navy K1086 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy K1086 Stoker 1st Class HMS Superb

Royal Navy K1086 Stoker 1st Class HMS Fearless

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Edwin Frederick Goodwin

Born 1889

Royal Navy SS105764 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy SS105764 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hermes

Royal Navy SS105764 Stoker 1st Class HMS Fearless

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Richard Pullen

Born 1889

Royal Navy K804 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy K804 Stoker 1st Class HMS Forte

Royal Navy K804 Leading Stoker HMS Agincourt

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Thomas Tigwell

Born 1887

Royal Navy 308691 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy 308691 Stoker 1st Class HMS Berwick

Royal Navy 308691 Stoker 1st Class HMS Fearless

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Arthur Cecil Daniels

Born 1889

Royal Navy 311277 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy 311277 Stoker 1st Class HMS Goliath

Royal Navy 311277 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Fearless

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Sydney John Lyle

Born 1889

Royal Navy K467 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy K467 Stoker 1st Class HMS Invincible

Royal Navy K467 Leading Stoker HMS Agincourt

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Charles Alfred Gregory

Born 1891

Royal Navy K4716 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy K4716 Stoker 1st Class HMS Exmouth

Royal Navy K4716 Leading Stoker HMS Fearless

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Arthur Frederick Redman

Born 1885

Royal Navy 310980 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy 310980 Stoker 1st Class HMS Renown

Royal Navy 310980 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Weymouth

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Frederick Collins

Born 1883

Royal Navy 307799 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy 307799 Stoker HMS Goliath

Royal Navy 307799 Stoker 1st Class HMS Goliath

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Alfred Wilkins

Born 1882

Died 1915

Royal Navy 297237 Stoker 1st.Class HMS Amphlon

Royal Navy 297237 Stoker 1st.Class. HMS Amphion

Royal Navy RFR/B/5004 Stoker 1st Class Royal Fleet Reserve - Devonport

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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 Thomas Jackson

Born 1888

Died 1919

Royal Navy 230276 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Lord Nelson"

Royal Navy 230276 Boy 2nd Class HMS Emerald

Royal Navy 230276 Boy 1st Class HMS Emerald

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Henry George Reeder

Born 1888

Died 1972

Royal Navy SS103862 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy SS103862 Stoker 1st Class HMS Good Hope

Royal Navy K7844 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Good Hope

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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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John William Arnold

Born 1885

Royal Navy 304262

Royal Navy 304262 Sto 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy 304262 Stoker Vulcan

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Charles Roberts

Born 1890

Royal Navy K2098

Royal Navy K2098 Stoker HMS Nelson

Royal Navy K2098 Stoker HMS Illustrious

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