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Liverpool [4]

Wexford [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Budleigh Salterton, Devon [1]

Cardigan, Cardiganshire [1]

Cly Dach, Glamorganshire [1]

Cork [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dawlish, Devon [1]

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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

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Pontypool, Monmouthshire [1]

Seaton, Cumberland [1]

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Surbiton, Surrey [1]

Swanage, Dorset [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Whitby, Yorkshire [1]

Windsor Ontario, Canada [1]

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Seaman [12]

Able Seaman [5]

Lieutenant [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Stoker [3]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Acting Warrant Officer [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Serjeant [1]

Shipwright 2nd Class [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Telegraphist [1]

Wireless Telegraph Operator 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Q5 (Farnborough) [26]

Royal Naval Reserve [23]

HMS Q5 (Farnborough) [14]

HMS Temeraire [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve (Newfoundland) [1]

Royal Naval Reserve (Newfoundland) - HMS Q5 (Farnborough) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [41]

British Army [1]

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D [6]

H [5]

M [4]

B [3]

S [3]

C [2]

F [2]

N [2]

O [2]

P [2]

R [2]

W [2]

A [1]

J [1]

K [1]

L [1]

T [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [13]

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United Kingdom [1]

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People [41] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool [4] Wexford [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Budleigh Salterton, Devon [1] Cardigan, Cardiganshire [1] Cly Dach, Glamorganshire [1] Cork [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dawlish, Devon [1] Dublin [1] Dublin, Ireland [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Fulham, London [1] Hartlepool, Durham [1] Holyhead, Anglesey [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Layton, Essex [1] Mordiford, Herefordshire [1] Mullion, Cornwall [1] Musselburgh, Edinburgh [1] New Brighton, Cheshire [1] Neyland, Pembrokeshire [1] North Shields, County Durham [1] Plymouth [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Pontypool, Monmouthshire [1] Seaton, Cumberland [1] Stockton, Durham [1] Stoke Newington, Middlesex [1] Surbiton, Surrey [1] Swanage, Dorset [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Whitby, Yorkshire [1] Windsor Ontario, Canada [1]

Rank

Seaman [12] Able Seaman [5] Lieutenant [3] Petty Officer [3] Stoker [3] Chief Petty Officer [2] Leading Stoker [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Acting Warrant Officer [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Serjeant [1] Shipwright 2nd Class [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Warrant Telegraphist [1] Wireless Telegraph Operator 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Q5 (Farnborough) [26] Royal Naval Reserve [23] HMS Q5 (Farnborough) [14] HMS Temeraire [1] HMS Vivid [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve (Newfoundland) [1] Royal Naval Reserve (Newfoundland) - HMS Q5 (Farnborough) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [41] British Army [1]

Last name first letter

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

Contribution

Military Service [13]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

Benjamin Samms

Royal Navy X790 Royal Naval Reserve (Newfoundland)

Royal Navy X790 Seaman Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy X790 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve (Newfoundland) - HMS Q5 (Farnborough)

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