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Place of birth

Devonport, Devon [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Allbrighton, Shropshire [1]

Atherton, Lancashire [1]

Ayleston, Leicestershire [1]

Aysham, Norfolk [1]

Ballinabill, Galway [1]

Barming, Kent [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Bedminster, Bristol [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [1]

Calstock, Cornwall [1]

Castlehaven, Cork [1]

Caversham, Reading, Berkshire [1]

Cawsand, Cornwall [1]

Corgerrick, Kuggar, Cornwall [1]

Cornwall [1]

Cornwood, Plymouth, Devon [1]

Dunoon, Argyleshire [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Gateshead, Northumberland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Harwich, Essex [1]

Horwich, Lancashire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1]

Leicester [1]

Listowel, Kerry [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Llanfairfechan, Carnarvonshire [1]

Lolworth, Cambridgeshire [1]

Ludgvan, Cornwall [1]

Lyme Regis, Dorset [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Modbury, Devon [1]

Nuneham Courtenay, Oxfordshire [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Oxted, Surrey [1]

Peel [1]

Pleasley, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1]

Saint Georges Edinburgh [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [23]

Ordinary Seaman [16]

Stoker 1st Class [11]

Boy 1st Class [9]

Boy 2nd Class [7]

Leading Stoker [7]

Leading Seaman [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Petty Officer [5]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Private [4]

Captain [3]

Gunner [3]

Marine [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Acting Lieutenant [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

Commander [2]

Midshipman [2]

Stoker [2]

Stoker - 1st Class [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Acting Chaplain [1]

Acting Chief Electrician 2nd Class [1]

Acting Electrician 4th Class [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4c [1]

Acting Leading Stiker [1]

Acting Stoker [1]

Acting Stoker I [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

B 2 Cl (Boy 2 Class) [1]

Boatman [1]

Boy - 2nd Class [1]

Boy 1st class [1]

Boy I [1]

Boy I Class [1]

Boy II [1]

Boy II Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Cadet [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Carpenters Crew [1]

Chief ERA II Class [1]

Chief Electrical Artificer [1]

Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Electrician 2nd Class [1]

Chief Ship's Cook [1]

Unit

HMS Orion [65]

HMS Hindustan [9]

HMS ORION [9]

HMS Erin [6]

HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [6]

HMS Impregnable [5]

HMS Vivid II [5]

HMS Vivid [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [3]

HMS Defiance [3]

HMS Ganges [3]

HMS Nelson [3]

HMS Vivid I [3]

HMS Ajax [2]

HMS Cambridge [2]

HMS Columbine [2]

HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [2]

HMS Hecla [2]

HMS Orion - RMA Detachment [2]

HMS Revenge [2]

HMS Vernon [2]

HMS Victory [2]

HMS Victory 2 [2]

HMS Vindictive [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Orion [2]

3rd Infantry Battalion [1]

Blake [1]

Chatham Division [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

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

HMAS Australia [1]

HMS "Hogue" [1]

HMS "Leander" [1]

HMS "Orion" [1]

HMS "Pembroke II" [1]

HMS "Proserpine" [1]

HMS 'Orion' [1]

HMS Aeolus [1]

HMS Albion [1]

HMS Alexandria [1]

HMS Apollo [1]

HMS Assistance [1]

HMS Aurora [1]

HMS Benbow [1]

HMS Bermuda [1]

HMS Birmingham [1]

HMS Blenheim [1]

HMS Boscawen [1]

HMS Boscowan II [1]

Service

Royal Navy [86]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [13]

B [12]

A [8]

S [8]

W [6]

C [5]

K [5]

M [5]

T [5]

G [4]

P [3]

D [2]

E [2]

F [2]

J [2]

L [1]

N [1]

R [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [67]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Ireland [3]

Egypt [1]

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People [86] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Devonport, Devon [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool [2] Marylebone, London [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Allbrighton, Shropshire [1] Atherton, Lancashire [1] Ayleston, Leicestershire [1] Aysham, Norfolk [1] Ballinabill, Galway [1] Barming, Kent [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Bedminster, Bristol [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [1] Calstock, Cornwall [1] Castlehaven, Cork [1] Caversham, Reading, Berkshire [1] Cawsand, Cornwall [1] Corgerrick, Kuggar, Cornwall [1] Cornwall [1] Cornwood, Plymouth, Devon [1] Dunoon, Argyleshire [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Gateshead, Northumberland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Hackney, London [1] Harwich, Essex [1] Horwich, Lancashire [1] Islington, London [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1] Leicester [1] Listowel, Kerry [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Llanfairfechan, Carnarvonshire [1] Lolworth, Cambridgeshire [1] Ludgvan, Cornwall [1] Lyme Regis, Dorset [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Modbury, Devon [1] Nuneham Courtenay, Oxfordshire [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Oxted, Surrey [1] Peel [1] Pleasley, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1] Saint Georges Edinburgh [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [23] Ordinary Seaman [16] Stoker 1st Class [11] Boy 1st Class [9] Boy 2nd Class [7] Leading Stoker [7] Leading Seaman [5] Lieutenant [5] Petty Officer [5] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Private [4] Captain [3] Gunner [3] Marine [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Acting Lieutenant [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Chief Stoker [2] Commander [2] Midshipman [2] Stoker [2] Stoker - 1st Class [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Acting Chaplain [1] Acting Chief Electrician 2nd Class [1] Acting Electrician 4th Class [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4c [1] Acting Leading Stiker [1] Acting Stoker [1] Acting Stoker I [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] B 2 Cl (Boy 2 Class) [1] Boatman [1] Boy - 2nd Class [1] Boy 1st class [1] Boy I [1] Boy I Class [1] Boy II [1] Boy II Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Cadet [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Carpenters Crew [1] Chief ERA II Class [1] Chief Electrical Artificer [1] Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Electrician 2nd Class [1] Chief Ship's Cook [1]

Unit

HMS Orion [65] HMS Hindustan [9] HMS ORION [9] HMS Erin [6] HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [6] HMS Impregnable [5] HMS Vivid II [5] HMS Vivid [4] Royal Marine Artillery [4] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [3] HMS Defiance [3] HMS Ganges [3] HMS Nelson [3] HMS Vivid I [3] HMS Ajax [2] HMS Cambridge [2] HMS Columbine [2] HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [2] HMS Hecla [2] HMS Orion - RMA Detachment [2] HMS Revenge [2] HMS Vernon [2] HMS Victory [2] HMS Victory 2 [2] HMS Vindictive [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Orion [2] 3rd Infantry Battalion [1] Blake [1] Chatham Division [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] H.M.S. "Vivid" [1] HMAS Australia [1] HMS "Hogue" [1] HMS "Leander" [1] HMS "Orion" [1] HMS "Pembroke II" [1] HMS "Proserpine" [1] HMS 'Orion' [1] HMS Aeolus [1] HMS Albion [1] HMS Alexandria [1] HMS Apollo [1] HMS Assistance [1] HMS Aurora [1] HMS Benbow [1] HMS Bermuda [1] HMS Birmingham [1] HMS Blenheim [1] HMS Boscawen [1] HMS Boscowan II [1]

Service

Royal Navy [86] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [13] B [12] A [8] S [8] W [6] C [5] K [5] M [5] T [5] G [4] P [3] D [2] E [2] F [2] J [2] L [1] N [1] R [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [67]

Country

United Kingdom [17] Ireland [3] Egypt [1]

Elias Lythgoe

Born 1892

Died 1967

Royal Navy K17273 Acting Leading Stiker HMS Orion

Royal Navy K17273 Leading Stoker HMS Orion

Royal Navy K17273 Stoker 1st class HMS Orion

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Caradoc Ellis

Born 1896

Royal Navy J22857 Ordinary Seaman HMS Orion

Royal Navy J22857 Able Seaman HMS Orion

Royal Navy J22857 Boy 1st class HMS Orion

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James Taylor

Born 1891

Royal Navy M7976 Engine Room Artificer 4c HMS Orion

Royal Navy M7976 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4c HMS Orion

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Henry Phillip Saunders

Born 1898

Died 1975

Royal Navy J35300 Ordinary Seaman HMS Orion

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John Coutts

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy K8483 Leading Stoker HMS Orion

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Alfred Tabb

Born 1874

Died 1920

Royal Navy 282746 Stoker 1st Class HMS Orion

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Walter Edward Howe

Born 1895

Died 1972

Royal Navy

Royal Navy RMA/1362/S Private Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy RMA/1362/S Private/Gunner HMS Orion 2nd Battle Squadron, Grand Fleet

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George James Caffyn

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy K1794 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Orion

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Michael Daniel Hallihan

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy 238198 Petty Officer HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy 238198 Able Seaman HMS Orion

Royal Navy 238198 Able Seaman HMS Orion

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Albert Griffiths

Born 1900

Died 1974

Royal Navy SS122582

Royal Navy J54008 Boy II HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J54008 Boy I HMS Powerful

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Thomas Johnathan Mead

Born 1887

Died 1914

Royal Navy K11678 Leading Stoker HMS 'Orion'

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Herbert Henry Symons

Born 1883

Died 1921

Royal Navy 214508 Able Seaman HMS ORION

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James Curnow

Born 1882

Died 1915

Royal Navy 204807 Petty Officer 1st Class HMS Orion

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Bertram Vague

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy M4029 Cook's Mate HMS Orion

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Duncan Glass Drummond

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy J22840 Boy 1st Class HMS Orion

Royal Navy J22840 Ordinary Seaman HMS Orion

Royal Navy J22840 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

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Lionel George Hardie

Born 1896

Died 1927

Royal Navy J22599 Ordinary Seaman HMS Orion

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William Bertram Taylor

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy J22888 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J22888 Able Seaman HMS Orion

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Charles Henry Ford

Born 1893

Died 1965

Royal Navy M4184 Sick Berth Attendant HMS Orion

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Richard Horne

Born 1877

Died 1927

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Commander HMS Orion

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George Shiner

Born 1888

Royal Navy 234467 Leading Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy 234467 Leading Seaman HMS Orion

Royal Navy 234467 Leading Seaman HMS Orion

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