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Plymouth, Devon [23]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire [7]

Devonport, Devon [4]

Belfast, Antrim [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Edinburgh [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Queenstown, Cork [3]

Taunton, Somerset [3]

Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bedminster, Somerset [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Bideford, Devon [2]

Blackpool, Lancashire [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Cork, Cork [2]

Dartmouth, Devon [2]

Dulwich, London [2]

Frome, Somerset [2]

Islington, London [2]

Ivybridge, Devon [2]

Leamington, Warwickshire [2]

Leominster, Herefordshire [2]

Paignton, Devon [2]

Pembroke [2]

Penzance, Cornwall [2]

Rotherhithe, London [2]

Stonehouse, Devon [2]

Tavistock, Devon [2]

Teignmouth, Devon [2]

Walworth, London [2]

Abingdon, Oxfordshire [1]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1]

Ashburton Newton Abbot, Devon [1]

Athlone, Ireland [1]

Attleborough, Norfolk [1]

Auckland [1]

Aughadown, Cork [1]

Ballymoney, Antrim [1]

Ballynamultina, Clashmore, County Waterford [1]

Balsall Heath, Worcestershire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Bathwick, Somerset [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battersea, London, Surrey [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [75]

Able Seaman [74]

Boy 1st Class [45]

Ordinary Seaman [37]

Stoker 2nd Class [22]

Boy 2nd Class [20]

Lieutenant Commander [20]

Leading Seaman [18]

Gunner [17]

Midshipman [17]

Lieutenant [13]

Commander [12]

Leading Stoker [11]

Petty Officer [11]

Captain [10]

Stoker Petty Officer [10]

Private [9]

Chief Petty Officer [7]

Acting Leading Stoker [6]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [5]

Musician [5]

Signal Boy [5]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [4]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4]

Serjeant [4]

Stoker [4]

Bombardier [3]

Boy I [3]

Boy Telegraphist [3]

Cook's Mate [3]

Corporal [3]

Mechanician [3]

Naval Cadet [3]

Ordinary Telegraphist [3]

Stoker 1st class [3]

Admiral [2]

Armourer [2]

Artificer Engineer [2]

Bugler [2]

Carpenter's Crew [2]

Chief Armourer [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Engineer Commander [2]

Leading Signalman [2]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [2]

Ordinary Signalman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [2]

Unit

HMS New Zealand [233]

HMS NEW ZEALAND [87]

New Zealand Naval Forces - HMS Philomel [17]

Royal Naval Division [16]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS NEW ZEALAND [13]

HMS Ajax [10]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [9]

HMS Impregnable [8]

New Zealand Naval Forces [8]

RNVR London - HMS New Zealand [8]

Royal Marine Artillery [8]

HMS Philomel [7]

HMS Pioneer [6]

HMS Erin [5]

HMS Hindustan [5]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [5]

HMS Vivid II [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS New Zealand [5]

RNVR Clyde - HMS New Zealand [4]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS New Zealand [4]

Royal Navy [4]

HMS Psyche [3]

HMS Royal Sovereign [3]

HMS Vivid [3]

Royal Marines Band [3]

Royal Marines Band - HMS New Zealand [3]

Australian Squadron Naval Force - HMS Pioneer [2]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS Black Prince [2]

HMS Emerald [2]

HMS Ganges II [2]

HMS Indus [2]

HMS Leander [2]

HMS Majestic [2]

HMS Mars [2]

HMS Natal [2]

HMS Sandhurst [2]

HMS Vernon [2]

RNVR Wales - HMS New Zealand [2]

Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS New Zealand [2]

(New Zealand Naval Forces) HMS Philomel [1]

5th (Wellington) Regiment [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Collingwood [1]

Columbine [1]

Defiance [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

Dolphin [1]

Ganges [1]

Service

Royal Navy [395]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [72]

C [44]

H [27]

S [27]

P [26]

D [25]

G [23]

M [23]

A [16]

R [16]

F [15]

W [14]

E [11]

J [11]

T [11]

K [10]

L [8]

N [7]

O [6]

I [3]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [363]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

New Zealand [19]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [23] Bristol, Gloucestershire [7] Liverpool, Lancashire [7] Devonport, Devon [4] Belfast, Antrim [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Edinburgh [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Queenstown, Cork [3] Taunton, Somerset [3] Barnstaple, Devon [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Bedminster, Somerset [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Bideford, Devon [2] Blackpool, Lancashire [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Cork, Cork [2] Dartmouth, Devon [2] Dulwich, London [2] Frome, Somerset [2] Islington, London [2] Ivybridge, Devon [2] Leamington, Warwickshire [2] Leominster, Herefordshire [2] Paignton, Devon [2] Pembroke [2] Penzance, Cornwall [2] Rotherhithe, London [2] Stonehouse, Devon [2] Tavistock, Devon [2] Teignmouth, Devon [2] Walworth, London [2] Abingdon, Oxfordshire [1] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1] Ashburton Newton Abbot, Devon [1] Athlone, Ireland [1] Attleborough, Norfolk [1] Auckland [1] Aughadown, Cork [1] Ballymoney, Antrim [1] Ballynamultina, Clashmore, County Waterford [1] Balsall Heath, Worcestershire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Bathwick, Somerset [1] Battersea, London [1] Battersea, London, Surrey [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [75] Able Seaman [74] Boy 1st Class [45] Ordinary Seaman [37] Stoker 2nd Class [22] Boy 2nd Class [20] Lieutenant Commander [20] Leading Seaman [18] Gunner [17] Midshipman [17] Lieutenant [13] Commander [12] Leading Stoker [11] Petty Officer [11] Captain [10] Stoker Petty Officer [10] Private [9] Chief Petty Officer [7] Acting Leading Stoker [6] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [5] Musician [5] Signal Boy [5] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [4] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4] Serjeant [4] Stoker [4] Bombardier [3] Boy I [3] Boy Telegraphist [3] Cook's Mate [3] Corporal [3] Mechanician [3] Naval Cadet [3] Ordinary Telegraphist [3] Stoker 1st class [3] Admiral [2] Armourer [2] Artificer Engineer [2] Bugler [2] Carpenter's Crew [2] Chief Armourer [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [2] Engineer Commander [2] Leading Signalman [2] Officer's Steward 1st Class [2] Ordinary Signalman [2] Sergeant [2] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [2]

Unit

HMS New Zealand [233] HMS NEW ZEALAND [87] New Zealand Naval Forces - HMS Philomel [17] Royal Naval Division [16] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS NEW ZEALAND [13] HMS Ajax [10] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [9] HMS Impregnable [8] New Zealand Naval Forces [8] RNVR London - HMS New Zealand [8] Royal Marine Artillery [8] HMS Philomel [7] HMS Pioneer [6] HMS Erin [5] HMS Hindustan [5] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [5] HMS Vivid II [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS New Zealand [5] RNVR Clyde - HMS New Zealand [4] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS New Zealand [4] Royal Navy [4] HMS Psyche [3] HMS Royal Sovereign [3] HMS Vivid [3] Royal Marines Band [3] Royal Marines Band - HMS New Zealand [3] Australian Squadron Naval Force - HMS Pioneer [2] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS Black Prince [2] HMS Emerald [2] HMS Ganges II [2] HMS Indus [2] HMS Leander [2] HMS Majestic [2] HMS Mars [2] HMS Natal [2] HMS Sandhurst [2] HMS Vernon [2] RNVR Wales - HMS New Zealand [2] Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS New Zealand [2] (New Zealand Naval Forces) HMS Philomel [1] 5th (Wellington) Regiment [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Collingwood [1] Columbine [1] Defiance [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] Dolphin [1] Ganges [1]

Service

Royal Navy [395] Australian Imperial Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [72] C [44] H [27] S [27] P [26] D [25] G [23] M [23] A [16] R [16] F [15] W [14] E [11] J [11] T [11] K [10] L [8] N [7] O [6] I [3] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [363]

Country

United Kingdom [40] New Zealand [19]

William George Ambrose Humberstone

Born 1901

Died 1960

Royal Navy J80632 Boy II then Boy I HMS Impregnable [Training Ship]

Royal Navy J80632 Boy I HMS New Zealand [Indefatigable Class battle cruiser]

Royal Navy J80632 Boy I HMS Vivid I [Navy barracks at Devonport Plymouth]

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Charles Henry Petersen

Born 1894

Royal Navy ANF1342 Able Seaman HMS Doris

Royal Navy ANF1342 Able Seaman New Zealand Naval Forces - HMS Philomel

Royal Navy ANF1342 Boy 2nd Class Australian Squadron Naval Force - HMS Pioneer

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Patrick Murphy

Born 1881

Royal Navy TS 7099 Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Rotunda paid via HMS Idaho, depot ship to the Auxiliary Patrol based at Milford Haven

Royal Navy S 8861 Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS New Zealand

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George Deacon

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy 342784 Band Boy HMS GANGES

Royal Navy 342784 Bandsman HMS AGINCOURT

Royal Navy 342784 Bandsman HMS Empress of India

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John Baird

Born 1877

Royal Navy 286223 Stoker

Royal Navy 286223 Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy 286223 Leading Stoker

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Samuel Cattell

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy 13800 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/13800 Serjeant Royal Naval Division - 188th Brigade 1st Royal Marines Battalion

Royal Navy PLY/13800 Corporal HMS New Zealand

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Kiri Wade

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/595 Private New Zealand Expeditionary Force

Royal Navy Royal Navy Auxiliary - HMS Sunhill

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Walter Sumner

Born 1886

Royal Navy RFR/B/6113 Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

Royal Navy 219621 Able Seaman Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

Royal Navy 219621 Able Seaman HMS Lord Nelson

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Thomas Watson Patton

Born 1896

Royal Navy ANF1668 Leading Signalman Navy Minesweeping

Royal Navy ANF1668 Leading Signalman New Zealand Naval Forces - HMS Philomel

Royal Navy ANF1668 Boy 2nd Class Australian Squadron Naval Force - HMS Pioneer

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Arthur Brooke

Born 1879

Royal Navy 8744 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 8744 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS New Zealand

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Claude Macdonald Feeney

Born 1900

Royal Navy 18035 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 18035 Bugler Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS New Zealand

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Cecil Francis Cambridge

Born 1890

Royal Navy 885 Royal Marines Band

Royal Navy 13016 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 885 Musician Royal Marines Band - HMS New Zealand

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John Huxtable

Born 1872

Died 1917

Royal Navy PLY/7763 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/7763 Private RMLI New Zealand Naval Forces - HMS Torch

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Corentine Clement

Born 1894

Royal Navy 15387 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 15387 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS New Zealand

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Henry Osbourne Stone

Born 1894

Royal Navy ANF1672 Able Seaman Royal Navy (Australian Naval Force)

Australian Imperial Force ANF1672 Boy 2nd Class HMS Pioneer

Royal Navy 1672 New Zealand Naval Forces

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James Delicate

Born 1889

Royal Navy 14799 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 14686 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 14799 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS New Zealand

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