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Place of birth

Devonport, Devon [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Torquay, Devon [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bromley-by-Bow, Poplar, London [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Callington, Cornwall [1]

Chart Sutton, Maidstone, Kent [1]

Church Town, Cork [1]

Clonakilty, Cork [1]

Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire [1]

East Ashling, Hampshire [1]

Gorey, County Wexford [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Ibstone, Buckinghamshire [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Killingholme, Lincolnshire [1]

Kilmacabea, Cork [1]

Lee, Lewisham, London [1]

Long Ashton, Somerset [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Malta [1]

Mitsham, London [1]

Myross, Cork [1]

Newark, Nottinghamshire [1]

Neyland, Pembrokeshire [1]

Pauls, Cornwall [1]

Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Queenstown, Cork [1]

Rotherhithe, London [1]

Rye, Sussex [1]

Saint Nicholas, Cork [1]

Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Southam, Warwickshire [1]

St Kew, Cornwall [1]

Tavistock, Devon [1]

Twickenham, Middlesex [1]

Upper Mitton, Worcestershire [1]

Urquhart Munlochy, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland [1]

Walthamstow, Essex [1]

Whitby, Yorkshire [1]

Wick, Caithness [1]

Woodhall Mill Colinton Midlothian [1]

Yeovil England [1]

Rank

Boy 2nd Class [49]

Able Seaman [43]

Boy 1st Class [42]

Ordinary Seaman [41]

Leading Seaman [19]

Petty Officer [12]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Leading Stoker [3]

Stoker [3]

Acting Gunner [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [2]

Private [2]

Able Bodied Seaman [1]

Able Seaman (Rigger) [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Sublieutenant [1]

Boy 2c [1]

Boy Second Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain [1]

Captain (Retd) [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal [1]

Gunner [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Midshipman [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Sailmaker [1]

Serjeant [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker First Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

HMS Northampton [49]

HMS Ajax [11]

HMS Calliope [10]

HMS Erin [9]

HMS Cleopatra [7]

HMS Vivid I [7]

HMS Agincourt [6]

HMS Pembroke I [5]

HMS Curacoa [4]

HMS Victory [4]

HMS "Northampton" [3]

HMS Arrogant [3]

HMS Bulwark [3]

HMS Fearless [3]

HMS Good Hope [3]

HMS Royal Sovereign [3]

HMS Victorious [3]

HMS Vivid II [3]

HMS Bonaventure [2]

HMS Doris [2]

HMS Duke of Wellington [2]

HMS Hibernia [2]

HMS Niobe [2]

HMS Orlando [2]

HMS Prometheus [2]

HMS Queen [2]

HMS Rodney [2]

HMS Thames [2]

HMS Vernon [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

HMS Vivid [2]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [2]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Devonport [2]

3rd Brigade - 1st Australian Division [1]

4th Division - 10th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

ANZAC Provost Corps [1]

Continuous Service [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

Europa II - M 33 [1]

H.M.S. "Clan McNaughton" [1]

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

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

H.M.T.B. "4" [1]

HM Submarine E24 [1]

HM Submarine E49 [1]

HM Submarine G8 [1]

HM Submarine G9 [1]

HM Submarine H3 [1]

HM Submarine H5 [1]

HM Submarine K17 [1]

Service

Royal Navy [53]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

British Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [15]

C [8]

H [4]

G [3]

K [3]

W [3]

A [2]

D [2]

E [2]

F [2]

J [2]

L [2]

M [2]

N [2]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [52]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Devonport, Devon [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Marylebone, London [2] Torquay, Devon [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bow, London [1] Bromley-by-Bow, Poplar, London [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Callington, Cornwall [1] Chart Sutton, Maidstone, Kent [1] Church Town, Cork [1] Clonakilty, Cork [1] Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire [1] East Ashling, Hampshire [1] Gorey, County Wexford [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Ibstone, Buckinghamshire [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Killingholme, Lincolnshire [1] Kilmacabea, Cork [1] Lee, Lewisham, London [1] Long Ashton, Somerset [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Malta [1] Mitsham, London [1] Myross, Cork [1] Newark, Nottinghamshire [1] Neyland, Pembrokeshire [1] Pauls, Cornwall [1] Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Queenstown, Cork [1] Rotherhithe, London [1] Rye, Sussex [1] Saint Nicholas, Cork [1] Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Southam, Warwickshire [1] St Kew, Cornwall [1] Tavistock, Devon [1] Twickenham, Middlesex [1] Upper Mitton, Worcestershire [1] Urquhart Munlochy, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland [1] Walthamstow, Essex [1] Whitby, Yorkshire [1] Wick, Caithness [1] Woodhall Mill Colinton Midlothian [1] Yeovil England [1]

Rank

Boy 2nd Class [49] Able Seaman [43] Boy 1st Class [42] Ordinary Seaman [41] Leading Seaman [19] Petty Officer [12] Stoker 1st Class [6] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Leading Stoker [3] Stoker [3] Acting Gunner [2] Lieutenant [2] Petty Officer 2nd Class [2] Private [2] Able Bodied Seaman [1] Able Seaman (Rigger) [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Sublieutenant [1] Boy 2c [1] Boy Second Class [1] Cadet [1] Captain [1] Captain (Retd) [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Commander [1] Corporal [1] Gunner [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Midshipman [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Sailmaker [1] Serjeant [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Signalman [1] Stoker First Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

HMS Northampton [49] HMS Ajax [11] HMS Calliope [10] HMS Erin [9] HMS Cleopatra [7] HMS Vivid I [7] HMS Agincourt [6] HMS Pembroke I [5] HMS Curacoa [4] HMS Victory [4] HMS "Northampton" [3] HMS Arrogant [3] HMS Bulwark [3] HMS Fearless [3] HMS Good Hope [3] HMS Royal Sovereign [3] HMS Victorious [3] HMS Vivid II [3] HMS Bonaventure [2] HMS Doris [2] HMS Duke of Wellington [2] HMS Hibernia [2] HMS Niobe [2] HMS Orlando [2] HMS Prometheus [2] HMS Queen [2] HMS Rodney [2] HMS Thames [2] HMS Vernon [2] HMS Victory I [2] HMS Vivid [2] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [2] Royal Fleet Reserve - Devonport [2] 3rd Brigade - 1st Australian Division [1] 4th Division - 10th Field Artillery Brigade [1] ANZAC Provost Corps [1] Continuous Service [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] Europa II - M 33 [1] H.M.S. "Clan McNaughton" [1] H.M.S. "India" [1] H.M.S. "Viknor." [1] H.M.T.B. "4" [1] HM Submarine E24 [1] HM Submarine E49 [1] HM Submarine G8 [1] HM Submarine G9 [1] HM Submarine H3 [1] HM Submarine H5 [1] HM Submarine K17 [1]

Service

Royal Navy [53] Australian Imperial Force [2] British Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [15] C [8] H [4] G [3] K [3] W [3] A [2] D [2] E [2] F [2] J [2] L [2] M [2] N [2] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [52]

Country

United Kingdom [20] Ireland [1]

Patrick Mccarthy

Born 1881

Royal Navy 204713 Boy 2nd Class HMS Northampton

Royal Navy 204713 Boy 1st Class HMS Calliope

Royal Navy 204713 Ordinary Seaman HMS Calliope

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Frederick George Wright

Born 1883

Royal Navy RFR/B/1861 Able Seaman Royal Fleet Reserve - Devonport

Royal Navy 212739 Boy 1st Class HMS Northampton Training Vessel

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Ernest Thomas Edwards

Born 1886

Royal Navy 224627 Able Seaman Europa II - M 33

Royal Navy 224627 Able Seaman Vivid II - M 33

Royal Navy 224627 Boy 2c HMS Northampton

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Ernest Samuel Giles

Born 1883

Royal Navy 209713 Boy 2nd Class HMS Northampton

Royal Navy 209713 Boy 1st Class HMS Curaçao

Royal Navy 209713 Ordinary Seaman HMS Niobe

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Ernest Butterwick

Born 1887

Royal Navy 231293 Boy 2nd Class HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy 231293 Boy 1st Class HMS Northampton

Royal Navy 231293 Ordinary Seaman HMS Majestic

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William Brickwood

Born 1887

Royal Navy 231009 Boy 2nd Class HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy 231009 Boy 1st Class HMS Northampton

Royal Navy 231009 Ordinary Seaman HMS Magnificent

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Samuel Robert Lawrence

Born 1881

Royal Navy 204234 Boy 2nd Class HMS Northampton

Royal Navy 204234 Boy 1st Class HMS Curacoa

Royal Navy 204234 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

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George William Barrett

Born 1887

Royal Navy 230978 Boy 2nd Class HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy 230978 Boy 1st Class HMS Northampton

Royal Navy 230978 Ordinary Seaman HMS Ringdove

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William George Baker

Born 1886

Royal Navy 229220 Boy 2nd Class HMS Northampton

Royal Navy 229220 Boy 1st Class HMS Calliope

Royal Navy 229220 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hercules

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Daniel Lynch

Born 1884

Royal Navy 213812 Boy 2nd Class HMS Northampton Training Vessel

Royal Navy RFR/B/5886 Stoker 1st Class Royal Fleet Reserve - Devonport

Royal Navy 213812 Stoker 1st Class HMS Cornwallis

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John Adde

Born 1884

Royal Navy 219374 Boy 2nd Class HMS Northampton

Royal Navy 219374 Boy 1st Class HMS Calliope

Royal Navy 219374 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory

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Bertie Robert Hawkins

Born 1880

Australian Imperial Force 215 Able Seaman Driver Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

Australian Imperial Force 215 Private ANZAC Provost Corps

Australian Imperial Force 215N Private 3rd Brigade - 1st Australian Division 9th Battalion

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Bruce Henry Holman

Born 1879

Died 1942

Australian Imperial Force 8 Chief Petty Officer Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

Australian Imperial Force 8 Serjeant 4th Division - 10th Field Artillery Brigade

Royal Navy 193235 Able Seaman HMS Tribune

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