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Place of birth

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Portsea, Hampshire [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Bakley, Bedfordshire [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bickley, Kent [1]

Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire [1]

Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1]

Bridport, Dorset [1]

Broadway, Dorset [1]

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Castlecary, Somerset [1]

Chester, Flintshire [1]

City Road, London [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Curragh Camp, Kildare [1]

East Ham, London [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Eastleigh, Hampshire [1]

Exmouth, Devon [1]

Fareham, Hampshire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Hambledon, Hampshire [1]

Harwich, Essex [1]

Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kirkwall, Orkney [1]

Knessal, Nottinghamshire [1]

Leatherhead, Surrey [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Little Horwood, Buckinghamshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Loughborough, Leicestershire [1]

Millbrook, Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

North Cray, Kent [1]

North Kensington, London [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Peterborough, Lincolnshire [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Putney, London [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [29]

Stoker 1st Class [21]

Stoker Petty Officer [8]

Leading Seaman [4]

Leading Stoker [4]

Petty Officer [3]

Commander (Retd) [2]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Midshipman [2]

Captain [1]

Captain (Rtd) [1]

Chief Artificer Engineer [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Master At Arms [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Commander [1]

Gunner [1]

Gunner (T) [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Master At Arms [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Ships Corporal 1st Class [1]

Ships Corporal 2nd Class [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Surgeon Probationer [1]

Unit

HMS PORPOISE [76]

HMS Porpoise [7]

HMS Boscawen [1]

HMS Centurion [1]

HMS Cossack [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Exmouth [1]

HMS King Edward VII [1]

HMS Mischief [1]

HMS Nelson [1]

HMS Porpoise, HMS Relentless, HMS Gabriel [1]

HMS Relentless [1]

HMS St Vincent [1]

HMS Tiger [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS PORPOISE [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS PORPOISE [1]

Service

Royal Navy [86]

Last name first letter

B [11]

S [10]

M [9]

G [7]

C [6]

H [6]

L [6]

P [5]

R [5]

E [4]

J [4]

D [2]

N [2]

W [2]

A [1]

F [1]

K [1]

O [1]

T [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [80]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [86] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hull, Yorkshire [3] Portsea, Hampshire [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Ashford, Kent [1] Bakley, Bedfordshire [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bickley, Kent [1] Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire [1] Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1] Bridport, Dorset [1] Broadway, Dorset [1] Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Castlecary, Somerset [1] Chester, Flintshire [1] City Road, London [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Curragh Camp, Kildare [1] East Ham, London [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Eastleigh, Hampshire [1] Exmouth, Devon [1] Fareham, Hampshire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hambledon, Hampshire [1] Harwich, Essex [1] Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire [1] Islington, London [1] Kensington, London [1] Kirkwall, Orkney [1] Knessal, Nottinghamshire [1] Leatherhead, Surrey [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Little Horwood, Buckinghamshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Loughborough, Leicestershire [1] Millbrook, Southampton, Hampshire [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] North Cray, Kent [1] North Kensington, London [1] Peckham, London [1] Peterborough, Lincolnshire [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Putney, London [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [29] Stoker 1st Class [21] Stoker Petty Officer [8] Leading Seaman [4] Leading Stoker [4] Petty Officer [3] Commander (Retd) [2] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2] Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Midshipman [2] Captain [1] Captain (Rtd) [1] Chief Artificer Engineer [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Master At Arms [1] Chief Stoker [1] Commander [1] Gunner [1] Gunner (T) [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Master At Arms [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Ships Corporal 1st Class [1] Ships Corporal 2nd Class [1] Signalman [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Surgeon Probationer [1]

Unit

HMS PORPOISE [76] HMS Porpoise [7] HMS Boscawen [1] HMS Centurion [1] HMS Cossack [1] HMS Duke of Wellington [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Exmouth [1] HMS King Edward VII [1] HMS Mischief [1] HMS Nelson [1] HMS Porpoise, HMS Relentless, HMS Gabriel [1] HMS Relentless [1] HMS St Vincent [1] HMS Tiger [1] HMS Victory I [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS PORPOISE [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS PORPOISE [1]

Service

Royal Navy [86]

Last name first letter

B [11] S [10] M [9] G [7] C [6] H [6] L [6] P [5] R [5] E [4] J [4] D [2] N [2] W [2] A [1] F [1] K [1] O [1] T [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [80]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Stephen James Hibberd

Born 1884

Died 1918

Royal Navy 305708 Stoker Petty Officer HMS PORPOISE

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Walter Egglestone

Born 1886

Died 1947

Royal Navy 220945 Able Seaman HMS Porpoise

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Leonard Hamblin

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy K8080 Stoker 1st Class HMS PORPOISE

Royal Navy K/8080 Stoker 1st Class HMS Relentless

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James Charles Savage

Born 1885

Royal Navy 309724 Stoker 1st Class HMS PORPOISE

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Ernest Hubert Lake

Born 1892

Royal Navy J5421 Able Seaman HMS PORPOISE

Royal Navy J5421 Leading Seaman HMS PORPOISE

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Ernest Birch

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy 230803 Able Seaman HMS PORPOISE

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Hugh Davenport Colville

Born 1881

Died 1962

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Captain (Rtd)

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Alexander Noble

Born 1873

Royal Navy Chief Artificer Engineer HMS PORPOISE

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George Harry Pragnell

Born 1881

Royal Navy 309127 Stoker Petty Officer HMS PORPOISE

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James Reynolds

Born 1882

Died 1916

Royal Navy 198369 Able Seaman HMS Porpoise

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Arthur William Edney

Born 1880

Died 1947

Royal Navy 197957 Able Seaman HMS Porpoise

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Tyrus Edward Thomas Jackson

Born 1895

Died 1926

Royal Navy J19496 Able Seaman HMS PORPOISE

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Alfred James Bishop

Born 1882

Died 1925

Royal Navy 205350 Petty Officer HMS PORPOISE

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Edgar James Silvester

Born 1881

Royal Navy 294716 Stoker Petty Officer HMS PORPOISE

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Joseph Lewis

Born 1887

Royal Navy 226119 Able Seaman HMS PORPOISE

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Edward Frederick Mitchell

Born 1876

Royal Navy 270684 Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class HMS Porpoise

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William Charles Mcbride

Born 1889

Royal Navy 235518 Able Seaman HMS PORPOISE

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William Arthur Searle

Born 1889

Royal Navy K1665 Stoker Petty Officer HMS PORPOISE

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William Guy Ebbins

Born 1897

Royal Navy J24220 Able Seaman HMS PORPOISE

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Robert Devlin

Born 1887

Royal Navy 232177 Able Seaman HMS PORPOISE

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