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Portsmouth, Hampshire [28]

Liverpool, Lancashire [19]

Portsea, Hampshire [17]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [14]

Southampton, Hampshire [14]

Hull, Yorkshire [13]

Battersea, London [12]

Leicester [10]

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]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [5]

Fareham, Hampshire [5]

Gateshead, Durham [5]

Glasgow [5]

Wandsworth, London [5]

Winchester, Hampshire [5]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [4]

Camberwell, London [4]

Chelsea, London [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [4]

Islington, London [4]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [4]

Reading, Berkshire [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Sunderland, Durham [4]

Willesden, London [4]

Aldershot, Hampshire [3]

Alresford, Hampshire [3]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [3]

Bath, Somerset [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]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [260]

Able Seaman [197]

Leading Stoker [91]

Stoker [73]

Ordinary Seaman [52]

Boy 1st Class [46]

Petty Officer [34]

Leading Seaman [32]

Gunner [30]

Stoker Petty Officer [29]

Private [23]

Midshipman [20]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [19]

Boy 2nd Class [17]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [17]

Chief Stoker [16]

Lieutenant [15]

Petty Officer Stoker [13]

Boy Telegraphist [10]

Ordinary Signalman [9]

Stoker 2nd Class [9]

Chief Petty Officer [7]

Lieutenant Commander [7]

Petty Officer 1st Class [7]

Acting Leading Stoker [6]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [6]

Shipwright 2nd Class [6]

Canteen Assistant [5]

Commander [5]

Leading Signalman [5]

Signalman [5]

Sub-Lieutenant [5]

Telegraphist [5]

Wireman 2nd Class [5]

Armourer's Crew [4]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [4]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [4]

Stoker 1st class [4]

Stoker First Class [4]

Acting Gunner [3]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Captain [3]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [3]

Musician [3]

Sergeant [3]

Stoker 2nd class [3]

Sub Lieutenant [3]

Surgeon [3]

Yeoman of Signals [3]

Unit

HMS QUEEN MARY [471]

HMS Queen Mary [420]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Queen Mary [82]

HMS Queen [22]

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 [15]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Queen Mary [14]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [13]

Royal Naval Reserve [13]

HMS Queen Elizabeth [8]

HMS Ajax [7]

Admiralty Civilian - HMS Queen Mary [6]

HMS Ganges [6]

HMS Victory II [6]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6]

HMS Ganges II [5]

HMS Excellent [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

HMS "Queen Mary" [3]

HMS Vivid I [3]

Royal Marines Band [3]

HM Submarine E18 [2]

HMS Argyll [2]

HMS Britannia [2]

HMS Caledonia [2]

HMS Calliope [2]

HMS Exmouth [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Lion [2]

HMS Lizard [2]

HMS Natal [2]

HMS Northampton [2]

HMS Renown [2]

HMS Russell [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

Queen Elizabeth [2]

RNVR London - HMS Queen Mary [2]

RNVR Tyneside - HMS Queen Mary [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS QUEEN MARY [2]

Royal Naval Division [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]

Britannia [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [1105]

British Army [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [132]

S [105]

H [92]

W [92]

M [91]

C [68]

P [61]

L [56]

F [55]

R [50]

D [46]

G [44]

A [36]

T [36]

K [33]

E [25]

J [25]

O [18]

N [16]

V [13]

Y [6]

I [4]

Q [2]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [869]

Country

United Kingdom [139]

Guernsey [1]

Ireland [1]

Netherlands [1]

Turkey [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [28] Liverpool, Lancashire [19] Portsea, Hampshire [17] Birmingham, Warwickshire [14] Southampton, Hampshire [14] Hull, Yorkshire [13] Battersea, London [12] Leicester [10] 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] Bristol, Gloucestershire [5] Fareham, Hampshire [5] Gateshead, Durham [5] Glasgow [5] Wandsworth, London [5] Winchester, Hampshire [5] Bournemouth, Hampshire [4] Camberwell, London [4] Chelsea, London [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [4] Islington, London [4] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [4] Reading, Berkshire [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Sunderland, Durham [4] Willesden, London [4] Aldershot, Hampshire [3] Alresford, Hampshire [3] Basingstoke, Hampshire [3] Bath, Somerset [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]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [260] Able Seaman [197] Leading Stoker [91] Stoker [73] Ordinary Seaman [52] Boy 1st Class [46] Petty Officer [34] Leading Seaman [32] Gunner [30] Stoker Petty Officer [29] Private [23] Midshipman [20] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [19] Boy 2nd Class [17] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [17] Chief Stoker [16] Lieutenant [15] Petty Officer Stoker [13] Boy Telegraphist [10] Ordinary Signalman [9] Stoker 2nd Class [9] Chief Petty Officer [7] Lieutenant Commander [7] Petty Officer 1st Class [7] Acting Leading Stoker [6] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [6] Shipwright 2nd Class [6] Canteen Assistant [5] Commander [5] Leading Signalman [5] Signalman [5] Sub-Lieutenant [5] Telegraphist [5] Wireman 2nd Class [5] Armourer's Crew [4] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [4] Officer's Steward 1st Class [4] Stoker 1st class [4] Stoker First Class [4] Acting Gunner [3] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [3] Bombardier [3] Captain [3] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [3] Musician [3] Sergeant [3] Stoker 2nd class [3] Sub Lieutenant [3] Surgeon [3] Yeoman of Signals [3]

Unit

HMS QUEEN MARY [471] HMS Queen Mary [420] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Queen Mary [82] HMS Queen [22] 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 [15] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Queen Mary [14] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [13] Royal Naval Reserve [13] HMS Queen Elizabeth [8] HMS Ajax [7] Admiralty Civilian - HMS Queen Mary [6] HMS Ganges [6] HMS Victory II [6] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6] HMS Ganges II [5] HMS Excellent [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] HMS "Queen Mary" [3] HMS Vivid I [3] Royal Marines Band [3] HM Submarine E18 [2] HMS Argyll [2] HMS Britannia [2] HMS Caledonia [2] HMS Calliope [2] HMS Exmouth [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Lion [2] HMS Lizard [2] HMS Natal [2] HMS Northampton [2] HMS Renown [2] HMS Russell [2] HMS Victory I [2] Queen Elizabeth [2] RNVR London - HMS Queen Mary [2] RNVR Tyneside - HMS Queen Mary [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS QUEEN MARY [2] Royal Naval Division [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] Britannia [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [1105] British Army [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [132] S [105] H [92] W [92] M [91] C [68] P [61] L [56] F [55] R [50] D [46] G [44] A [36] T [36] K [33] E [25] J [25] O [18] N [16] V [13] Y [6] I [4] Q [2] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [869]

Country

United Kingdom [139] Guernsey [1] Ireland [1] Netherlands [1] Turkey [1] United States [1]

Frederick Nunn

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy K15272 Stoker 1st Class HMS QUEEN MARY

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Stanley Adshead

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy K25693 Stoker 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

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Philip Asquith

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy M15563 Carpenter's Crew HMS Queen Mary

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Percy George Anson

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy J7008 Able Seaman HMS Queen Mary

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Henry George Aldred

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J20605 Able Seaman HMS Queen Mary

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Joseph Alexander

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K25969 Stoker 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

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Harold House

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy J30184 Ordinary Seaman HMS Queen Mary

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Thomas Atherton

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy M2261 Shipwright 3rd Class HMS Queen Mary

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Ernest Benjamin Francis

Born 1878

Died 1942

Royal Navy 178395 Petty Officer HMS Queen Mary

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Sidney Joseph Smallman

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy 309128 Mechanician HMS Queen Mary 1st Battlecruiser Squadron

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Michael Harold Victor Ahern

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy K18122 Stoker 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

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John James Foreman

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy 15000 Stoker 2 class Victory II

Royal Navy 15000 Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy K15000 Stoker 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

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Henry Everatt

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy K17668 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K17668 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Bulwark

Royal Navy K17668 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

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Arthur John Ford

Born 1891

Died 1976

Royal Navy J1752 Ordinary Seaman

British Army 16068 Private Devonshire Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 16068 Sergeant Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Simpson

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy

Royal Navy K25670 Stoker 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

Royal Navy K25670 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

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Eric Treeve Champness

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy Engineer Sub Lieutenant for Temporary Service

Royal Navy

Royal Navy HMS Queen Mary

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Ernest Thomas Kempster

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy HMS Queen Mary

Royal Navy J17228 Able Seaman HMS Queen Mary

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Thomas Hallam Allsop

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS/112395 Stoker 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

Royal Navy SS112395 Stoker 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

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Andrew Thomas Anderson

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy 272105 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Queen Mary

Royal Navy 272105 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS Queen Mary

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Mark Austen

Born 1900

Died 1916

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Queen Mary

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Queen Mary

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