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Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Abbotsbury, Dorset [1]

Bayswater, London [1]

Charles, Devon [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Devonport, Devonshire [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

Erith, Dartford, Kent [1]

Fulham Wandsworth, London. [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Hewood near Thorncombe, Dorset [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Jarrow, Durham [1]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Newark, Nottinghamshire [1]

Onnan Dumfries-shire Scotland. [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Rock Ferry, Cheshire [1]

Shepherds Bush, London [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Whitley Bay, Durham [1]

Wood Green, London [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [11]

Stoker 1st Class [10]

Stoker 2nd Class [8]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Acting Leading Stoker [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Stoker 1st class [3]

Stoker 2nd class [3]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Stoker - 1st Class [2]

Stoker - 2nd Class [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

AB [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Boy (First Class) [1]

Boy (Second Class) [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy Class I [1]

Boy Class II [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal [1]

Officers Cook 3rd class [1]

Officers Steward 2nd Class [1]

Officers Steward 3rd Class [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer (First Class) [1]

Petty Officer (Second Class) [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Private [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Rear-Admiral [1]

Stoker [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Sub Lieutenanrt [1]

Temporary Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS Renown [24]

HMS Hindustan [5]

HMS Victory II [4]

HMS Impregnable [3]

HMS Victory [3]

HMS Excellent [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Glasgow [2]

HMS Hermione [2]

HMS Nelson [2]

HMS Victory 2 [2]

HMS Vindictive [2]

2nd Division - 4th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

HM Submarine E20 [1]

HMS [1]

HMS "Renown" [1]

HMS ? [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Arethusa [1]

HMS Argus [1]

HMS Argus (T.A.A.)? [1]

HMS Attentive II (HMS Swift) [1]

HMS Benbow [1]

HMS Bendish [1]

HMS Blake [1]

HMS Britannia [1]

HMS Buzzard [1]

HMS CRESCENT [1]

HMS Cambridge [1]

HMS Cordelia [1]

HMS Cornwallis [1]

HMS Crocus [1]

HMS Cruizer [1]

HMS DUNCAN [1]

HMS Dolphin [1]

HMS Dominion [1]

HMS Drake [1]

HMS E20 (HMS Adamant) [1]

HMS ENDYMION [1]

HMS Eclipse [1]

HMS Edgar [1]

HMS Espiegle [1]

HMS Essex [1]

HMS Exmouth [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Fisgard [1]

HMS Galatea [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Halcyon [1]

Service

Royal Navy [30]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

British Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [5]

B [4]

T [4]

A [3]

D [3]

F [3]

R [2]

C [1]

G [1]

I [1]

K [1]

W [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [27]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Abbotsbury, Dorset [1] Bayswater, London [1] Charles, Devon [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Devonport, Devonshire [1] Durham, Durham [1] Erith, Dartford, Kent [1] Fulham Wandsworth, London. [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hewood near Thorncombe, Dorset [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Jarrow, Durham [1] Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Newark, Nottinghamshire [1] Onnan Dumfries-shire Scotland. [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Portsmouth [1] Rock Ferry, Cheshire [1] Shepherds Bush, London [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Whitley Bay, Durham [1] Wood Green, London [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [11] Stoker 1st Class [10] Stoker 2nd Class [8] Ordinary Seaman [5] Acting Leading Stoker [3] Leading Stoker [3] Stoker 1st class [3] Stoker 2nd class [3] Boy 2nd Class [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Leading Seaman [2] Stoker - 1st Class [2] Stoker - 2nd Class [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] AB [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Boy (First Class) [1] Boy (Second Class) [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy Class I [1] Boy Class II [1] Commander [1] Corporal [1] Officers Cook 3rd class [1] Officers Steward 2nd Class [1] Officers Steward 3rd Class [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer (First Class) [1] Petty Officer (Second Class) [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Private [1] Rear Admiral [1] Rear-Admiral [1] Stoker [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Sub Lieutenanrt [1] Temporary Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS Renown [24] HMS Hindustan [5] HMS Victory II [4] HMS Impregnable [3] HMS Victory [3] HMS Excellent [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Glasgow [2] HMS Hermione [2] HMS Nelson [2] HMS Victory 2 [2] HMS Vindictive [2] 2nd Division - 4th Field Artillery Brigade [1] HM Submarine E20 [1] HMS [1] HMS "Renown" [1] HMS ? [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Arethusa [1] HMS Argus [1] HMS Argus (T.A.A.)? [1] HMS Attentive II (HMS Swift) [1] HMS Benbow [1] HMS Bendish [1] HMS Blake [1] HMS Britannia [1] HMS Buzzard [1] HMS CRESCENT [1] HMS Cambridge [1] HMS Cordelia [1] HMS Cornwallis [1] HMS Crocus [1] HMS Cruizer [1] HMS DUNCAN [1] HMS Dolphin [1] HMS Dominion [1] HMS Drake [1] HMS E20 (HMS Adamant) [1] HMS ENDYMION [1] HMS Eclipse [1] HMS Edgar [1] HMS Espiegle [1] HMS Essex [1] HMS Exmouth [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Fisgard [1] HMS Galatea [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Halcyon [1]

Service

Royal Navy [30] Australian Imperial Force [1] British Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [5] B [4] T [4] A [3] D [3] F [3] R [2] C [1] G [1] I [1] K [1] W [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [27]

Country

United Kingdom [16] New Zealand [1]

Bernard Devlin

Born 1890

Royal Navy J51557 Able Seaman HMS Renown

Royal Navy J51557 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J51557 Able Seaman HMS Renown

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Percival Hall Rodgers

Born 1891

Died 1915

Royal Navy K2482 Stoker 1st Class HM Submarine E20

Royal Navy K.2482 Stoker - 2nd Class HMS Mercury

Royal Navy K.2482 Stoker - 1st Class HMS Mercury

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Sidney Frederick Brooks

Born 1892

Died 1960

Royal Navy SS111490 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy SS111490 Stoker 2nd class HMS Renown

Royal Navy SS111490 Stoker 2nd class HMS Victory II

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Frederick George Foley

Born 1881

Royal Navy 295723 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy 295723 Stoker HMS Renown

Royal Navy 295723 Stoker 1st Class HMS Pyramus

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Harold Vine Aylmore

Born 1894

Died 1965

Royal Navy KT17142 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Crocus

Royal Navy KT17142 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Victory II

Royal Navy KT17142 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Osprey (Rowena)

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John Sanford

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy K14692 Stoker 1st Class HMS QUEEN MARY

Royal Navy K14692 Stoker 2nd class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K14692 Stoker 2nd class HMS Renown

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Frederick Avey

Born 1894

Died 1970

Royal Navy 112788 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory

Royal Navy 112788 Stoker 2nd Class HMS RENOWN

Royal Navy 112788 Stoker 2nd Class HMS VICTORY

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Edward Joseph Tester

Born 1880

Royal Navy 190254 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable Training Vessel

Royal Navy 190254 Ordinary Seaman HMS Renown

Royal Navy 190254 Able Seaman HMS Pegasus

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Leonard James Williams

Born 1893

Royal Navy J2721 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J2721 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J2721 Boy 1st Class HMS Essex

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William Luxton Kelley

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy L547 Officers Steward 2nd Class HMSs Assistance, Hecla

Royal Navy L547 Officers Steward 3rd Class HMS Dominion

Royal Navy L547 Officers Cook 3rd class HMS Britannia

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