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Portsmouth, Hampshire [20]

Southampton, Hampshire [14]

Liverpool, Lancashire [12]

Portsea, Hampshire [10]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [9]

Brighton, Sussex [8]

Gosport, Hampshire [8]

Chichester, Sussex [7]

Manchester, Lancashire [7]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [7]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [6]

Hull, Yorkshire [6]

Lambeth, London [6]

Leeds, Yorkshire [6]

Nottingham [6]

Croydon, Surrey [5]

Aldershot, Hampshire [4]

Bethnal Green, London [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [4]

Reading, Berkshire [4]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [3]

Chelmsford, Essex [3]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Islington, London [3]

Newcastle, Northumberland [3]

Saint Pancras, London [3]

York [3]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [2]

Cork [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Dartmouth, Devon [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Dublin [2]

Fareham, Hampshire [2]

Fordingbridge, Hampshire [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Holborn, London [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [173]

Able Seaman [116]

Ordinary Seaman [48]

Leading Stoker [42]

Stoker Petty Officer [37]

Gunner [29]

Private [27]

Boy 1st Class [23]

Lieutenant [20]

Lieutenant Commander [19]

Leading Seaman [17]

Midshipman [17]

Commander [15]

Petty Officer [14]

Acting Leading Stoker [13]

Musician [12]

Signal Boy [9]

Captain [8]

Ordinary Signalman [6]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Boy Telegraphist [4]

Corporal [4]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [4]

Mechanician [4]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [4]

Shipwright 1st Class [4]

Acting Artificer Engineer [3]

Artificer Engineer [3]

Chief Armourer [3]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [3]

Sub-Lieutenant [3]

Boy [2]

Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Chief Ship's Cook [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Engineer Lieutenant [2]

Gunner 2nd Class [2]

Lieutenant Commander Engineer [2]

Major [2]

Rear-Admiral [2]

Shipwright [2]

Sick Berth Steward [2]

Stoker [2]

Stoker 1c [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Telegraphist [2]

2nd Ship's Steward [1]

3rd Writer [1]

Unit

HMS Princess Royal [478]

HMS PRINCESS ROYAL [101]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Princess Royal [29]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Princess Royal [25]

Royal Marine Artillery [24]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [24]

Royal Naval Division [16]

Royal Marines Band [13]

Royal Marines Band - HMS Princess Royal [12]

RNVR Clyde - HMS Princess Royal [7]

RNVR Tyneside - HMS Princess Royal [7]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Princess Royal [7]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [7]

HMS Hindustan [6]

RNVR Wales - HMS Princess Royal [6]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS PRINCESS ROYAL [5]

RNVR London - HMS Princess Royal [4]

RNVR Sussex - HMS Princess Royal [4]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Princess Royal [4]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [3]

RNVR Bristol - HMS Princess Royal [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Admiralty Civilian - HMS Princess Royal [2]

HMS Nelson [2]

HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [2]

HMS Victory II [2]

HMS Vindictive [2]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [2]

Royal Naval Division - Howe Battalion [2]

18th (King Edward VII's Own) Cavalry [1]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [1]

Dover Patrol [1]

H.M.S. "Princess Royal." [1]

HMAS Anzac [1]

HMS "Princess Royal" [1]

HMS "Victory I" [1]

HMS ? [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Albemarle [1]

HMS Albermarle [1]

HMS Argus [1]

HMS Argus (T.A.A.)? [1]

HMS Ariadne [1]

HMS Attentive II [1]

HMS Attentive II (M25) [1]

HMS Camellia [1]

HMS Chatham, New Zealand Station [1]

HMS Crocus [1]

HMS Derwent [1]

Service

Royal Navy [699]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

British Army [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [85]

B [75]

M [71]

S [70]

W [52]

C [50]

P [31]

T [31]

G [27]

A [26]

F [26]

D [25]

L [23]

R [23]

J [19]

K [16]

O [16]

N [12]

E [8]

V [5]

Y [4]

I [2]

Q [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [634]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [53]

Egypt [1]

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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [20] Southampton, Hampshire [14] Liverpool, Lancashire [12] Portsea, Hampshire [10] Birmingham, Warwickshire [9] Brighton, Sussex [8] Gosport, Hampshire [8] Chichester, Sussex [7] Manchester, Lancashire [7] Sheffield, Yorkshire [7] Bournemouth, Hampshire [6] Hull, Yorkshire [6] Lambeth, London [6] Leeds, Yorkshire [6] Nottingham [6] Croydon, Surrey [5] Aldershot, Hampshire [4] Bethnal Green, London [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [4] Reading, Berkshire [4] Bermondsey, London [3] Cardiff, Glamorgan [3] Chelmsford, Essex [3] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3] Devonport, Devon [3] Islington, London [3] Newcastle, Northumberland [3] Saint Pancras, London [3] York [3] Alverstoke, Hampshire [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Battersea, London [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Chelsea, London [2] Chippenham, Wiltshire [2] Cork [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Dartmouth, Devon [2] Deptford, London [2] Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Dublin [2] Fareham, Hampshire [2] Fordingbridge, Hampshire [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Hackney, London [2] Holborn, London [2] Kensington, London [2]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [173] Able Seaman [116] Ordinary Seaman [48] Leading Stoker [42] Stoker Petty Officer [37] Gunner [29] Private [27] Boy 1st Class [23] Lieutenant [20] Lieutenant Commander [19] Leading Seaman [17] Midshipman [17] Commander [15] Petty Officer [14] Acting Leading Stoker [13] Musician [12] Signal Boy [9] Captain [8] Ordinary Signalman [6] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Boy Telegraphist [4] Corporal [4] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [4] Mechanician [4] Officer's Steward 1st Class [4] Shipwright 1st Class [4] Acting Artificer Engineer [3] Artificer Engineer [3] Chief Armourer [3] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [3] Sub-Lieutenant [3] Boy [2] Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Chief Ship's Cook [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Engineer Lieutenant [2] Gunner 2nd Class [2] Lieutenant Commander Engineer [2] Major [2] Rear-Admiral [2] Shipwright [2] Sick Berth Steward [2] Stoker [2] Stoker 1c [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Telegraphist [2] 2nd Ship's Steward [1] 3rd Writer [1]

Unit

HMS Princess Royal [478] HMS PRINCESS ROYAL [101] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Princess Royal [29] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Princess Royal [25] Royal Marine Artillery [24] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [24] Royal Naval Division [16] Royal Marines Band [13] Royal Marines Band - HMS Princess Royal [12] RNVR Clyde - HMS Princess Royal [7] RNVR Tyneside - HMS Princess Royal [7] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Princess Royal [7] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [7] HMS Hindustan [6] RNVR Wales - HMS Princess Royal [6] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS PRINCESS ROYAL [5] RNVR London - HMS Princess Royal [4] RNVR Sussex - HMS Princess Royal [4] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Princess Royal [4] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [3] RNVR Bristol - HMS Princess Royal [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Admiralty Civilian - HMS Princess Royal [2] HMS Nelson [2] HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [2] HMS Victory II [2] HMS Vindictive [2] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [2] Royal Naval Division - Howe Battalion [2] 18th (King Edward VII's Own) Cavalry [1] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [1] Dover Patrol [1] H.M.S. "Princess Royal." [1] HMAS Anzac [1] HMS "Princess Royal" [1] HMS "Victory I" [1] HMS ? [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Albemarle [1] HMS Albermarle [1] HMS Argus [1] HMS Argus (T.A.A.)? [1] HMS Ariadne [1] HMS Attentive II [1] HMS Attentive II (M25) [1] HMS Camellia [1] HMS Chatham, New Zealand Station [1] HMS Crocus [1] HMS Derwent [1]

Service

Royal Navy [699] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] British Army [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [85] B [75] M [71] S [70] W [52] C [50] P [31] T [31] G [27] A [26] F [26] D [25] L [23] R [23] J [19] K [16] O [16] N [12] E [8] V [5] Y [4] I [2] Q [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [634] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [53] Egypt [1]

Cecil Burnaby Prickett

Born 1882

Died 1972

Royal Navy Lieutenant-Commander

Royal Navy Rear Admiral

Royal Navy Rear-Admiral

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James Ernest Powell

Born 1886

Died 1969

Royal Navy 228605 Leading Seaman HMS Princess Royal

Royal Navy 228605 Able Seaman HMS Princess Roytal

Royal Navy 228605 Petty Officer HMS Princess Royal

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George Henry Ferry

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS111108

Royal Navy SS111108 Stoker 1st Class HMS Princess Royal

Royal Navy SS111108 Stoker 1st Class HMS Princess Royal

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William Stanley Quy

Born 1893

Died 1976

Royal Navy J11910 Leading Seaman HMS Princess Royal

Royal Navy J11910 Petty Officer HMS Princess Royal

Royal Navy J11910 Able Seaman HMS Princess Royal

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Samuel Joseph Cushway

Born 1885

Died 1917

Royal Navy 311747 Stoker 1st Class HMS Princess Royal

Royal Navy 311747 Leading Stoker HMS Princess Royal

Royal Navy 311747 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Princess Royal

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John Wilkinson

Born 1884

Royal Navy 301404 Acting Chief Stoker HMS Princess Royal

Royal Navy 301404 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Princess Royal

Royal Navy 301404 Chief Stoker HMS Princess Royal

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Egbert Henry Bunday

Born 1878

Died 1955

Royal Navy 270368 CERA 2c HMS Princess Royal

Royal Navy 270368 CERA 1c HMS Princess Royal

Royal Navy 270368 Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class HMS Princess Royal

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Henry Lockhart St John Fancourt

Born 1900

Died 2004

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant

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William James Fenner

Born 1897

Died 1964

Royal Navy L7264

Royal Navy L7264 Officer's Steward 3rd Class HMS Princess Royal 1st Battlecruiser Squadron

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Joseph Frederick Jewett

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy M23675

Royal Navy M/23675 Engine Room Artificer IV HMS Princess Royal

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Charles William Henry Brown

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy 235422 Petty Officer HMS Princess Royal

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George Arthur Sayer

Born 1877

Royal Navy 170698 Petty Officer HMS Princess Royal

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Clement Edward Glenister

Born 1897

Died 1968

Royal Navy Clerk

Royal Navy Clerk HMS Princess Royal

Royal Navy Clerk HMS Princess Royal

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Humphry Legge

Born 1888

Died 1962

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Princess Royal

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Walter John Kilhams

Born 1894

Died 1976

Royal Navy K17170 Stoker 1c HMS Princess Royal

Royal Navy K17170 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Princess Royal

Royal Navy K17170 Leading Stoker HMS Princess Royal

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Albert Edward Moyes

Born 1898

Royal Navy J34024 Boy 1st class HMS Princess Royal

Royal Navy J34024 Ordinary Seaman HMS Princess Royal

Royal Navy J34024 Able Seaman HMS Princess Royal

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Charles William Jarrett

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy J/48074 Able Seaman HMS Vindictive

Royal Navy J48074 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J48074 Able Seaman HMS Princess Royal

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George Ernest Griffiths

Born 1894

Royal Navy K17171 Stoker 1c HMS Princess Royal

Royal Navy K17171 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Princess Royal

Royal Navy Leading Stoker HMS Princess Royal

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Henry Leigh Carslake

Born 1900

Died 1926

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Thistle

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Princess Royal

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Thomas Haw

Born 1884

Royal Navy 306429 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Princess Royal

Royal Navy 306429 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Princess Royal

Royal Navy 306429 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Vindictive Aircraft Carrier

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