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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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People [1108] Stories Communities

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]

William Light

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS113151

Royal Navy S.S.113151 (Po) Stoker 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

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Basil Austridge

Born 1886

Died 1916

Royal Navy 222915 Yeoman of Signals HMS Queen Mary

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James Bendelow

Born 1888

Died 1919

Royal Navy M622 Plumber. 1st. HMS Queen Elizabeth

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James Moss Hewitt

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy M5451 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS Queen Mary

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William Henry Woodyatt

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS116310

Royal Navy S.S.116310 Stoker 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

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William Herbert Viney

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy 189015 Able Seaman HMS Queen Mary

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Frederick Henry Bessant

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy 294669 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Queen Mary

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John Harman Samler

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Queen Mary

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Thomas Allen

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy K8665 Stoker 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

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Cyril Francis Buttrum

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy 237469 Able Seaman HMS QUEEN MARY

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Raymond Stuart Allan

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy K13237 Stoker 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

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William George Bennett

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy M4301 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS QUEEN MARY

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Francis Thomas Askins

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy M13439 Wireman 2nd Class HMS Queen Mary

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William Dominic Conopo

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS112485

Royal Navy SS/112485 Stoker First Class HMS Queen Mary

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Benjamin George Evans

Born 1882

Died 1916

Royal Navy 271573 Artificer Engineer HMS Queen Mary

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Alfred Austin

Born 1877

Died 1916

Royal Navy 282987 Stoker 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

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Benjamin Halsey

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy J4100

Royal Navy J.4100. (PO) Leading Seaman HMS Queen Mary

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Herbert Henry Bramwell Bliss

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J18473

Royal Navy

Royal Navy Able Seaman HMS Queen Mary

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Ernest John Crouch

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy K14987 Stoker 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

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Edward Frank Longhurst

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J20239 Able Seaman HMS Queen Mary

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