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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Chichester, Sussex [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Birkdale, Lancashire [1]

Bishop Auckland, Yorkshire [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Consett, Durham [1]

Coromandle, New Zealand [1]

Darwen, Lancashire [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Hassocks, Sussex [1]

Hednesford, Staffordshire [1]

Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1]

Kings Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leicester [1]

Leyton, Essex [1]

Lymington, Hampshire [1]

Lyndhurst, Hampshire [1]

Makaraka, Poverty Bay [1]

Midmar, Aberdeenshire [1]

Nottingham [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [1]

Petersfield, Hampshire [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Saint Heliers Jersey [1]

Seacombe, Cheshire [1]

Shepherd's Bush, London [1]

Skipton, Yorkshire [1]

Smethwick, Staffordshire [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [29]

Stoker 1st Class [12]

Ordinary Seaman [11]

Leading Seaman [4]

Stoker 2nd Class [4]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Commander [2]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Signalman [2]

Telegraphist [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Captain (Retired) [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Gunner (T) [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant (Retd) [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Surgeon Probationer [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

HMS OPAL [69]

HMS Opal [8]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

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

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS MINDFUL [1]

HMS Swift [1]

RNVR Clyde - HMS Opal [1]

RNVR London - HMS Star [1]

RNVR Mersey - HMS Opal [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Opal [1]

Service

Royal Navy [79]

Last name first letter

B [12]

M [12]

S [10]

R [6]

H [5]

C [4]

D [4]

O [4]

N [3]

T [3]

W [3]

A [2]

G [2]

L [2]

P [2]

F [1]

J [1]

Q [1]

U [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [77]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

China [1]

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People [79] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Bethnal Green, London [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Chichester, Sussex [2] Hackney, London [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Belfast, Antrim [1] Birkdale, Lancashire [1] Bishop Auckland, Yorkshire [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bow, London [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Camberwell, London [1] Chelsea, London [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Consett, Durham [1] Coromandle, New Zealand [1] Darwen, Lancashire [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Hassocks, Sussex [1] Hednesford, Staffordshire [1] Keighley, Yorkshire [1] Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1] Kings Lynn, Norfolk [1] Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leicester [1] Leyton, Essex [1] Lymington, Hampshire [1] Lyndhurst, Hampshire [1] Makaraka, Poverty Bay [1] Midmar, Aberdeenshire [1] Nottingham [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Paisley, Renfrewshire [1] Petersfield, Hampshire [1] Poplar, London [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Saint Heliers Jersey [1] Seacombe, Cheshire [1] Shepherd's Bush, London [1] Skipton, Yorkshire [1] Smethwick, Staffordshire [1] Southwark, London [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [29] Stoker 1st Class [12] Ordinary Seaman [11] Leading Seaman [4] Stoker 2nd Class [4] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Commander [2] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2] Leading Stoker [2] Petty Officer [2] Signalman [2] Telegraphist [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting Captain [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Captain (Retired) [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Stoker [1] Cook's Mate [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Gunner (T) [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant (Retd) [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Surgeon Probationer [1] Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

HMS OPAL [69] HMS Opal [8] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] H.M.S. "Opal." [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS MINDFUL [1] HMS Swift [1] RNVR Clyde - HMS Opal [1] RNVR London - HMS Star [1] RNVR Mersey - HMS Opal [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Opal [1]

Service

Royal Navy [79]

Last name first letter

B [12] M [12] S [10] R [6] H [5] C [4] D [4] O [4] N [3] T [3] W [3] A [2] G [2] L [2] P [2] F [1] J [1] Q [1] U [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [77]

Country

United Kingdom [5] China [1]

Christopher Wane

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy J40880 Able Seaman HMS OPAL

Royal Navy J40880 Ordinary Seaman HMS OPAL

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Jesse Ballam

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy K8073 Leading Stoker HMS Opal

Royal Navy K8073 Stoker 1st Class HMS OPAL

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Henry Douglas Neep

Born 1887

Died 1918

Royal Navy 233998 Able Seaman HMS OPAL

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Jack Salmon

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy L2303 Officer's Steward 2nd Class HMS OPAL

Royal Navy L2303 Officer's Steward 1st Class HMS OPAL

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Joseph Lunt

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy K28450 Stoker 1st Class HMS OPAL

Royal Navy K28450 Stoker 2nd Class HMS OPAL

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Charles Mayes

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy M17317 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS OPAL

Royal Navy M17317 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS OPAL

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Alexander Gordon Farquhar

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy J39461 Telegraphist HMS OPAL

Royal Navy J39461 Boy Telegraphist HMS OPAL

Royal Navy J/39461(PO) Telegraphist H.M.S. "Opal."

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Frederick John Calton

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy J33319

Royal Navy J/33319 Telegraphist HMS Opal

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Frank Sheldon Anthony

Born 1891

Died 1927

Royal Navy J35344 Able Seaman HMS OPAL

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George Beach

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy J40593 Ordinary Seaman HMS Opal

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Frederick Atkinson

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy J66482 Ordinary Seaman HMS Opal

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Richard Thomas Griffiths

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS3432 Able Seaman HMS OPAL

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Ernest Stanley Cubiss

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy M115 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS OPAL

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George Ernest Merrick

Born 1885

Died 1918

Royal Navy 213055 Leading Seaman HMS Opal

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William Sissons

Born 1895

Died 1963

Royal Navy J16486 Able Seaman HMS OPAL

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Thomas Mcmenemy

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy K29021 Stoker 1st Class HMS OPAL

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William Joseph Rush

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy 227514 Petty Officer HMS OPAL

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Robert Black

Born 1872

Died 1918

Royal Navy 269930 Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class HMS OPAL

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John Quigley

Born 1883

Died 1918

Royal Navy 301474 Stoker Petty Officer HMS OPAL

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Victor Jolliffe

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy J16990 Able Seaman HMS OPAL

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