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Bedminster, Bristol [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Busham Market, Norfolk [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Langton Matravers, Dorset [1]

Oxford [1]

South Shields [1]

St Peter's, Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Stoke Demeral (Devonport), Devon [1]

Stronsay, Orkney [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Boatman [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Commissioned Boatman [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Domestic 3rd Class [1]

Engineer Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer - 2nd Class [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [1]

Recruit [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Trimmer [1]

Trimmer Cook [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

HMS Research [5]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Research [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

ACHERON [1]

Felpham Coastguard Station - W. Sussex [1]

Fishbourne Coastguard Station - IOW [1]

Gibraltar (MYOSOTIS) [1]

HMS ALBION [1]

HMS Asia [1]

HMS Australia [1]

HMS Collingwood [1]

HMS DAFFODIL [1]

HMS GLORY [1]

HMS GOLIATH [1]

HMS HANNIBAL [1]

HMS Iris II (Victory X) [1]

HMS Jumna [1]

HMS MYOSOTIS/HMS COLLEEN [1]

HMS Malabar [1]

HMS PEMBROKE II [1]

HMS RESEARCH [1]

HMS RUSSELL [1]

HMS Research (Sulby) [1]

HMS VICTORIOUS [1]

HMS VIVID II [1]

HMS Victory 2 [1]

HMS Victory VI [1]

HMS Victory X (P.35) [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

RNVR Clyde - HMS Research [1]

Research (Lord Knollys) [1]

Roundstone Coastguard Station (President IV) - Ireland [1]

Roundstone Coastguard Station - Ireland [1]

Rounstone Coastguard Station - Ireland [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Research [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Hood Battalion [1]

Ryde Coastguard Station - IOW [1]

Sandgate Coastguard Station - Kent [1]

Service

Royal Navy [12]

Last name first letter

M [3]

K [2]

W [2]

C [1]

J [1]

P [1]

R [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [12] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bedminster, Bristol [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Busham Market, Norfolk [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Langton Matravers, Dorset [1] Oxford [1] South Shields [1] St Peter's, Derby, Derbyshire [1] Stoke Demeral (Devonport), Devon [1] Stronsay, Orkney [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [3] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Boatman [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Commissioned Boatman [1] Deck Hand [1] Domestic 3rd Class [1] Engineer Sub-Lieutenant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer - 2nd Class [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Petty Officer 2nd Class [1] Recruit [1] Signalman [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Trimmer [1] Trimmer Cook [1] Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

HMS Research [5] Royal Naval Reserve [4] Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Research [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] ACHERON [1] Felpham Coastguard Station - W. Sussex [1] Fishbourne Coastguard Station - IOW [1] Gibraltar (MYOSOTIS) [1] HMS ALBION [1] HMS Asia [1] HMS Australia [1] HMS Collingwood [1] HMS DAFFODIL [1] HMS GLORY [1] HMS GOLIATH [1] HMS HANNIBAL [1] HMS Iris II (Victory X) [1] HMS Jumna [1] HMS MYOSOTIS/HMS COLLEEN [1] HMS Malabar [1] HMS PEMBROKE II [1] HMS RESEARCH [1] HMS RUSSELL [1] HMS Research (Sulby) [1] HMS VICTORIOUS [1] HMS VIVID II [1] HMS Victory 2 [1] HMS Victory VI [1] HMS Victory X (P.35) [1] HMS Vivid I [1] RNVR Clyde - HMS Research [1] Research (Lord Knollys) [1] Roundstone Coastguard Station (President IV) - Ireland [1] Roundstone Coastguard Station - Ireland [1] Rounstone Coastguard Station - Ireland [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Research [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Hood Battalion [1] Ryde Coastguard Station - IOW [1] Sandgate Coastguard Station - Kent [1]

Service

Royal Navy [12]

Last name first letter

M [3] K [2] W [2] C [1] J [1] P [1] R [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Benjamin Waterfall

Born 1874

Died 1917

Royal Navy 15119 Chief Petty Officer HMS Research

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James Smeeton

Born 1869

Died 1918

Royal Navy 130622 Yeoman of Signals HMS Research

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Stanley Marwood Wiles

Born 1874

Died 1919

Royal Navy 155727 Petty Officer 2nd Class HMS Research

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Glenmore Jarvis

Born 1866

Died 1915

Royal Navy 115674 Petty Officer 1st Class HMS Research (RFR/P.O./A/1180)

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Herbert Edward King

Born 1888

Died 1977

Royal Navy K2200

Royal Navy K2200 Stoker 2nd Class ACHERON

Royal Navy K2200 Stoker 2nd Class HMS VICTORIOUS

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William Mack

Born 1874

Died 1918

Royal Navy ST1169 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 1169/ST Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Research

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Bertie Henry Cruttenden

Born 1900

Royal Navy Z/8550 Ordinary Telegraphist Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z8550 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory VI

Royal Navy Z8550 Ordinary Telegraphist Research (Lord Knollys)

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Norman Mcleod Rattray

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy Engineer Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Engineer Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Research

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James William Parker

Born 1890

Died 1919

Royal Navy TC 603 Trimmer Cook Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 603/TC Trimmer Cook Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Research

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Robert Heath Knight

Born 1869

Died 1940

Royal Navy 131132 Domestic 3rd Class HMS Asia

Royal Navy 131132 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Asia

Royal Navy 131132 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Jumna

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Stewart Dunsmore Macdougall

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy Clyde 1/2087 Recruit Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Clyde 1/2087 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Hood Battalion

Royal Navy 1/2087 Signalman RNVR Clyde - HMS Research

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David Miller

Born 1885

Royal Navy J75552 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J75552 Ordinary Seaman HMS Research (Sulby)

Royal Navy J75552 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

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