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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Antony, Cornwall [1]

Avondale, Chorlton-cum-Hardy [1]

Backden, Huntingdonshire [1]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Black Rock, Cork [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Broadstairs, Kent [1]

Burslem, Staffordshire [1]

Clevedon, Somerset [1]

Cork [1]

Dublin [1]

Dunster, Somerset [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Exmouth, Devon [1]

Finsbury, Wiltshire [1]

Floriana, Malta [1]

Flushing, Cornwall [1]

Fressingfield, Suffolk [1]

Friern Barnet, London [1]

Glanworth, Cork [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Gloucester [1]

Groby, Leicestershire [1]

Highbridge, Somerset [1]

Inch, Kerry [1]

Kilmore Quay, Wexford [1]

Kingsbridge, Devon [1]

Kircubbin, Down [1]

Launceston, Cornwall [1]

Leicester [1]

Liskeard, Cornwall [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Malta [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Margate, Kent [1]

Newton Abbott, Devon [1]

Northampton [1]

Nottingham [1]

Oldford, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [23]

Able Seaman [14]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Stoker Petty Officer [7]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Leading Stoker [4]

Commander [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Captain [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Private [2]

Signalman [2]

1st Writer [1]

Admiral [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chief Armourer [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Gunner [1]

Officer's Cook 1st Class [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Ship's Cook [1]

Ship's Steward [1]

Ship's Steward Assistant [1]

Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Sick Berth Steward [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

HMS Nottingham [58]

HMS NOTTINGHAM [21]

HMS Hindustan [2]

RNVR London - HMS Nottingham [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Nottingham [2]

HMS Bellerophon [1]

HMS Cornwall [1]

HMS Dominion [1]

HMS Grafton [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Lady Cory Wright [1]

HMS Morning Star [1]

HMS Resolution [1]

HMS Vindictive [1]

RNVR Bristol - HMS Nottingham [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Nottingham [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS NOTTINGHAM [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Nottingham [1]

Seaman Storming Party - "C" Company (Demolition) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [87]

Last name first letter

B [27]

A [11]

G [6]

R [5]

T [5]

C [4]

H [4]

P [4]

S [4]

W [4]

D [3]

M [3]

K [2]

L [2]

E [1]

F [1]

J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [69]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Guernsey [1]

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People [87] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [3] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Antony, Cornwall [1] Avondale, Chorlton-cum-Hardy [1] Backden, Huntingdonshire [1] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Black Rock, Cork [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Broadstairs, Kent [1] Burslem, Staffordshire [1] Clevedon, Somerset [1] Cork [1] Dublin [1] Dunster, Somerset [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Exmouth, Devon [1] Finsbury, Wiltshire [1] Floriana, Malta [1] Flushing, Cornwall [1] Fressingfield, Suffolk [1] Friern Barnet, London [1] Glanworth, Cork [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Gloucester [1] Groby, Leicestershire [1] Highbridge, Somerset [1] Inch, Kerry [1] Kilmore Quay, Wexford [1] Kingsbridge, Devon [1] Kircubbin, Down [1] Launceston, Cornwall [1] Leicester [1] Liskeard, Cornwall [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Malta [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Margate, Kent [1] Newton Abbott, Devon [1] Northampton [1] Nottingham [1] Oldford, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [23] Able Seaman [14] Ordinary Seaman [7] Stoker Petty Officer [7] Boy 1st Class [5] Leading Stoker [4] Commander [3] Lieutenant [3] Captain [2] Chief Stoker [2] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Private [2] Signalman [2] 1st Writer [1] Admiral [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Blacksmith [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chief Armourer [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Cook's Mate [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Gunner [1] Officer's Cook 1st Class [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1] Petty Officer [1] Ship's Cook [1] Ship's Steward [1] Ship's Steward Assistant [1] Sick Berth Attendant [1] Sick Berth Steward [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

HMS Nottingham [58] HMS NOTTINGHAM [21] HMS Hindustan [2] RNVR London - HMS Nottingham [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Nottingham [2] HMS Bellerophon [1] HMS Cornwall [1] HMS Dominion [1] HMS Grafton [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Lady Cory Wright [1] HMS Morning Star [1] HMS Resolution [1] HMS Vindictive [1] RNVR Bristol - HMS Nottingham [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Nottingham [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS NOTTINGHAM [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Nottingham [1] Seaman Storming Party - "C" Company (Demolition) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [87]

Last name first letter

B [27] A [11] G [6] R [5] T [5] C [4] H [4] P [4] S [4] W [4] D [3] M [3] K [2] L [2] E [1] F [1] J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [69]

Country

United Kingdom [7] Guernsey [1]

Richard John Best

Born 1876

Royal Navy HMS Nottingham

Royal Navy 165438 Chief Yeoman of Signals HMS Nottingham

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William Henry Reed

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy K9620 Stoker 1st Class HMS NOTTINGHAM

Royal Navy K9620 Leading Stoker HMS NOTTINGHAM

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Joseph Tideswell

Born 1891

Died 1924

Royal Navy SS109118 Stoker 1st Class HMS Cornwall

Royal Navy K17369 Leading Stoker HMS Nottingham

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William George Tennant

Born 1890

Died 1963

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Admiral

Royal Navy Commander

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John Colin Howard Lindsay

Born 1877

Died 1954

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Commander HMS Nottingham

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Edward James Bibbings

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K20568 Stoker 1st Class HMS NOTTINGHAM

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Ernest Brotherhood

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy 193445 Yeoman of Signals HMS Nottingham

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Ernest Rendle Baser

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy K3509 Stoker Petty Officer HMS NOTTINGHAM

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William Charles Beck

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K18017 Stoker 1st Class HMS Nottingham

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Arthur Ernest Hatcher

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy K10562 Leading Stoker HMS NOTTINGHAM

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Patrick Bernard

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy K28307 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nottingham

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Martin Base

Born 1882

Died 1916

Royal Navy 308459 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Nottingham

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Edred Buckingham

Born 1876

Died 1916

Royal Navy 269315 Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS Nottingham

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Ernest Charles Williams

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy K24336 Stoker 1st Class HMS NOTTINGHAM

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Arthur Edwin Larcombe

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy J19975 Able Seaman HMS NOTTINGHAM

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Robert Frederick Godfrey

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS5431 Able Seaman HMS NOTTINGHAM

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Robert Lane Dyer

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy K6249 Stoker 1st Class HMS NOTTINGHAM

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Harry Symons

Born 1886

Died 1916

Royal Navy K765 Stoker Petty Officer HMS NOTTINGHAM

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Howard Benney

Born 1887

Died 1918

Royal Navy 347383 Ship's Cook HMS Grafton

Royal Navy 347383 Ship's Cook HMS Nottingham

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Albert Edward Horwell

Born 1880

Died 1916

Royal Navy 288867 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Nottingham

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