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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [26]

Liverpool, Lancashire [19]

Portsea, Hampshire [16]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [14]

Southampton, Hampshire [14]

Hull, Yorkshire [13]

Battersea, London [11]

Leicester [9]

Durham, County Durham [7]

Gosport, Hampshire [7]

Leeds, Yorkshire [7]

Manchester, Lancashire [7]

Nottingham [7]

Dublin [6]

Liverpool [6]

Newcastle, Northumberland [6]

Brighton, Sussex [5]

Fareham, Hampshire [5]

Gateshead, Durham [5]

Glasgow [5]

Wandsworth, London [5]

Winchester, Hampshire [5]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Camberwell, London [4]

Chelsea, London [4]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [4]

Islington, London [4]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [4]

Reading, Berkshire [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Sunderland, Durham [4]

Aldershot, Hampshire [3]

Alresford, Hampshire [3]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [3]

Belfast [3]

Blandford, Dorset [3]

Bognor, Sussex [3]

Bridport, Dorset [3]

Chelmsford, Essex [3]

Chichester, Sussex [3]

Derby [3]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [3]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [3]

Edmonton, Middlesex [3]

Emsworth, Hampshire [3]

Fulham, London [3]

Guildford, Surrey [3]

Hereford [3]

Kingston, Surrey [3]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [258]

Able Seaman [179]

Leading Stoker [91]

Stoker [73]

Ordinary Seaman [36]

Boy 1st Class [31]

Gunner [29]

Petty Officer [29]

Stoker Petty Officer [29]

Leading Seaman [27]

Private [21]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [18]

Chief Stoker [16]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [16]

Midshipman [16]

Petty Officer Stoker [12]

Lieutenant [11]

Boy Telegraphist [10]

Ordinary Signalman [8]

Petty Officer 1st Class [7]

Stoker 2nd Class [7]

Acting Leading Stoker [6]

Chief Petty Officer [6]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [6]

Shipwright 2nd Class [6]

Canteen Assistant [5]

Commander [5]

Leading Signalman [5]

Lieutenant Commander [5]

Wireman 2nd Class [5]

Armourer's Crew [4]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [4]

Stoker 1st class [4]

Stoker First Class [4]

Acting Gunner [3]

Bombardier [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [3]

Musician [3]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [3]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [3]

Signalman [3]

Stoker 2nd class [3]

Acting Lieutenant [2]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [2]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Artificer Engineer [2]

Blacksmith [2]

Captain [2]

Carpenter's Crew [2]

Unit

HMS QUEEN MARY [471]

HMS Queen Mary [420]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Queen Mary [82]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS QUEEN MARY [16]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Queen Mary [16]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Queen Mary [16]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Queen Mary [14]

Royal Marine Artillery [13]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [12]

Royal Naval Reserve [12]

Admiralty Civilian - HMS Queen Mary [6]

HMS Victory II [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5]

HMS "Queen Mary" [3]

RNVR Tyneside - HMS Queen Mary [3]

Royal Marines Band [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

HMS Excellent [2]

HMS Renown [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [2]

RNVR London - HMS Queen Mary [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS QUEEN MARY [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS QUEEN MARY [2]

Royal Naval Division - Hawke Battalion [2]

Royal Naval Division HMS Queen Mary [2]

2 different ships [1]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [1]

8 different ships [1]

Boscawen [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

Excellent [1]

Garnet [1]

Gibraltar [1]

Greenock base ship HMS Orlando [1]

H.M.S. "Queen Mary" [1]

H.M.S. "Queen Mary." [1]

HMS "Nelson" [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Bulwark [1]

HMS Caledonia [1]

HMS Cyclops [1]

HMS Duke of Edinburgh [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Ganges II [1]

HMS Garnet [1]

HMS Hannibal [1]

HMS Hercules [1]

Service

Royal Navy [1063]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [129]

S [97]

W [90]

H [88]

M [86]

C [64]

P [58]

L [54]

F [52]

R [49]

D [45]

G [41]

A [35]

T [35]

K [33]

E [25]

J [25]

N [16]

O [16]

V [13]

Y [5]

I [4]

Q [2]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [832]

Country

United Kingdom [123]

Guernsey [1]

Ireland [1]

Netherlands [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [26] Liverpool, Lancashire [19] Portsea, Hampshire [16] Birmingham, Warwickshire [14] Southampton, Hampshire [14] Hull, Yorkshire [13] Battersea, London [11] Leicester [9] Durham, County Durham [7] Gosport, Hampshire [7] Leeds, Yorkshire [7] Manchester, Lancashire [7] Nottingham [7] Dublin [6] Liverpool [6] Newcastle, Northumberland [6] Brighton, Sussex [5] Fareham, Hampshire [5] Gateshead, Durham [5] Glasgow [5] Wandsworth, London [5] Winchester, Hampshire [5] Bournemouth, Hampshire [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Camberwell, London [4] Chelsea, London [4] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [4] Islington, London [4] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [4] Reading, Berkshire [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Sunderland, Durham [4] Aldershot, Hampshire [3] Alresford, Hampshire [3] Basingstoke, Hampshire [3] Belfast [3] Blandford, Dorset [3] Bognor, Sussex [3] Bridport, Dorset [3] Chelmsford, Essex [3] Chichester, Sussex [3] Derby [3] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [3] Doncaster, Yorkshire [3] Edmonton, Middlesex [3] Emsworth, Hampshire [3] Fulham, London [3] Guildford, Surrey [3] Hereford [3] Kingston, Surrey [3]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [258] Able Seaman [179] Leading Stoker [91] Stoker [73] Ordinary Seaman [36] Boy 1st Class [31] Gunner [29] Petty Officer [29] Stoker Petty Officer [29] Leading Seaman [27] Private [21] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [18] Chief Stoker [16] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [16] Midshipman [16] Petty Officer Stoker [12] Lieutenant [11] Boy Telegraphist [10] Ordinary Signalman [8] Petty Officer 1st Class [7] Stoker 2nd Class [7] Acting Leading Stoker [6] Chief Petty Officer [6] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [6] Shipwright 2nd Class [6] Canteen Assistant [5] Commander [5] Leading Signalman [5] Lieutenant Commander [5] Wireman 2nd Class [5] Armourer's Crew [4] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [4] Stoker 1st class [4] Stoker First Class [4] Acting Gunner [3] Bombardier [3] Boy 2nd Class [3] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [3] Musician [3] Officer's Steward 1st Class [3] Petty Officer 2nd Class [3] Signalman [3] Stoker 2nd class [3] Acting Lieutenant [2] Acting Sub Lieutenant [2] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [2] Artificer Engineer [2] Blacksmith [2] Captain [2] Carpenter's Crew [2]

Unit

HMS QUEEN MARY [471] HMS Queen Mary [420] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Queen Mary [82] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS QUEEN MARY [16] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Queen Mary [16] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Queen Mary [16] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Queen Mary [14] Royal Marine Artillery [13] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [12] Royal Naval Reserve [12] Admiralty Civilian - HMS Queen Mary [6] HMS Victory II [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5] HMS "Queen Mary" [3] RNVR Tyneside - HMS Queen Mary [3] Royal Marines Band [3] Royal Naval Division [3] HMS Excellent [2] HMS Renown [2] HMS Victory I [2] HMS Vivid I [2] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [2] RNVR London - HMS Queen Mary [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS QUEEN MARY [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS QUEEN MARY [2] Royal Naval Division - Hawke Battalion [2] Royal Naval Division HMS Queen Mary [2] 2 different ships [1] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [1] 8 different ships [1] Boscawen [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] Excellent [1] Garnet [1] Gibraltar [1] Greenock base ship HMS Orlando [1] H.M.S. "Queen Mary" [1] H.M.S. "Queen Mary." [1] HMS "Nelson" [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Bulwark [1] HMS Caledonia [1] HMS Cyclops [1] HMS Duke of Edinburgh [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Ganges II [1] HMS Garnet [1] HMS Hannibal [1] HMS Hercules [1]

Service

Royal Navy [1063] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [129] S [97] W [90] H [88] M [86] C [64] P [58] L [54] F [52] R [49] D [45] G [41] A [35] T [35] K [33] E [25] J [25] N [16] O [16] V [13] Y [5] I [4] Q [2] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [832]

Country

United Kingdom [123] Guernsey [1] Ireland [1] Netherlands [1] United States [1]

Frank Herbert Mills

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy J7266 Able Seaman HMS Queen Mary

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Joshua Bell

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy J19339 Able Seaman HMS Queen Mary

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Alfred George Board

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy J/20374 Able Seaman HMS Queen Mary

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Albert Wilfred Atkinson

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J20553 Able Seaman HMS Queen Mary

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Ralph Potts

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy K6070

Royal Navy Acting Leading Stoker HMS Queen Mary

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Harold Clough

Born 1880

Died 1916

Royal Navy M13358 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Queen Mary

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Thomas Frederick Miles Bright

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS116211

Royal Navy S.S.116211 (Po) Stoker 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

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George Beardshaw

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS117043

Royal Navy S.S.117043. (PO) Stoker 2nd Class HMS Queen Mary

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Charles Henry Ellis

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy 221926 Leading Seaman HMS Queen Mary

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Arthur William Blackham

Born 1899

Died 1916

Royal Navy J38161 Signal Boy HMS QUEEN MARY

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Carmelo Bruce

Born 1874

Died 1916

Royal Navy 359756 Officer's Steward 1st Class HMS QUEEN MARY

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Thomas Mostyn Field

Born 1900

Died 1916

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Queen Mary

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Herbert Archer Towner

Born 1886

Died 1916

Royal Navy 220527

Royal Navy 220527 Able Seaman HMS Queen Mary

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John William Burt

Born 1878

Died 1916

Royal Navy 343607 Blacksmith HMS Queen Mary

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Claude Arthur Charles Andrews

Born 1894

Royal Navy K19207 Stoker First Class HMS Queen Mary

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William Beesley

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy J3886 Able Seaman HMS QUEEN MARY

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Arthur Christmas

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy K5656 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Queen Mary

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Walter Cayley

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy 311839 Stoker 1st Class HMS QUEEN MARY

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James Ringland

Born 1886

Died 1916

Royal Navy K27893 Stoker 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

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George Ernest Bakewell

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS113359

Royal Navy SS113359 Stoker 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

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