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Place of birth

Devonport, Devon [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Rochester, Kent [2]

Valetta [2]

Walmer, Deal, Kent [2]

Aghada, Cork [1]

Alsager Cheshire [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bawtry, Yorkshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Billericay, Essex [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bracknell, Berkshire [1]

Bridlington Quay, Yorkshire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cape Town, South Africa [1]

Caversham [1]

Chatteris, Cambridgeshire [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Chivelstone, Devon [1]

Cogan, Glamorgan, Wales [1]

Cork, Ireland [1]

Cornwall [1]

Deal, Kent [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Drogheda, Louth [1]

East Greenwich, London [1]

East Greenwich, Surrey [1]

East Malling, Kent [1]

East Ruston, Norfolk [1]

Epsom, Surrey [1]

Fleetwood, Lancashire [1]

Floriana [1]

Godalming, Surrey [1]

Godstone, Surrey [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Hornsey, London [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Kentiah Town, London [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [48]

Ordinary Seaman [18]

Leading Seaman [12]

Boy 1st Class [10]

Stoker 1st Class [9]

Boy 2nd Class [8]

Lieutenant Commander [7]

Midshipman [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Commander [5]

Petty Officer [5]

Sub Lieutenant [4]

Naval Cadet [3]

Signalman [3]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Domestic 3rd Class [2]

Gunner [2]

Private RMLI [2]

Stoker [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

AM2 (Aviation Metalsmith Petty Officer 2nd Class) [1]

Able seaman [1]

Acting Chaplain [1]

Acting Chief Armourer [1]

Acting Chief Stoker [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Acting Stoker [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Bandsman [1]

Boy 1st class [1]

Boy 2class [1]

Boy 2nd class [1]

Boy Class 1 [1]

Boy Class 2 [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Boy1class [1]

Captain [1]

Carpenter's Mate [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Chief Petty Officer (NS) [1]

Chief Ship's Cook [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Chief Writer [1]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Electrical Artificer 5th Class [1]

Unit

HMS Royal Oak [108]

Royal Naval Division [8]

RNVR London - HMS Royal Oak [7]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6]

Seaman Storming Party - "C" Company (Demolition) [5]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [4]

HMS Hindustan [4]

HMS Impregnable [4]

HMS ROYAL OAK [4]

HMS "Royal Oak" [3]

HMS Pembroke [3]

HMS Powerful [3]

HMS "Pembroke I" [2]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Indomitable [2]

RNVR Bristol - HMS Royal Oak [2]

RNVR London - HMS Hindustan [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Oak [2]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [1]

Britannia [1]

Colossus [1]

HMS "Cornflower" [1]

HMS "Impregnable" [1]

HMS "Pembroke II" [1]

HMS *Impregnable" [1]

HMS Africa [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Alert [1]

HMS Astrea [1]

HMS Blenheim [1]

HMS Boadicea [1]

HMS Bulwark [1]

HMS Caesar [1]

HMS Caledonia [1]

HMS Colossus [1]

HMS Colussus [1]

HMS Dido [1]

HMS Dolphin [1]

HMS Dragon [1]

HMS Edgar [1]

HMS Egmont [1]

HMS Encounter [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Flora [1]

HMS Garland [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Hawke [1]

HMS Hercules (St Vincent) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [135]

Last name first letter

S [17]

B [16]

M [11]

W [11]

T [10]

C [8]

A [7]

G [7]

H [7]

R [7]

D [5]

E [5]

L [5]

P [5]

F [4]

K [3]

N [3]

J [1]

U [1]

Y [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [104]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

Greece [1]

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People [135] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Devonport, Devon [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Rochester, Kent [2] Valetta [2] Walmer, Deal, Kent [2] Aghada, Cork [1] Alsager Cheshire [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Barking, Essex [1] Battersea, London [1] Bawtry, Yorkshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Billericay, Essex [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bracknell, Berkshire [1] Bridlington Quay, Yorkshire [1] Brixton, London [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cape Town, South Africa [1] Caversham [1] Chatteris, Cambridgeshire [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Chivelstone, Devon [1] Cogan, Glamorgan, Wales [1] Cork, Ireland [1] Cornwall [1] Deal, Kent [1] Dover, Kent [1] Drogheda, Louth [1] East Greenwich, London [1] East Greenwich, Surrey [1] East Malling, Kent [1] East Ruston, Norfolk [1] Epsom, Surrey [1] Fleetwood, Lancashire [1] Floriana [1] Godalming, Surrey [1] Godstone, Surrey [1] Hackney, London [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hendon, Middlesex [1] Holloway, London [1] Hornsey, London [1] Hoxton, London [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Kentiah Town, London [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [48] Ordinary Seaman [18] Leading Seaman [12] Boy 1st Class [10] Stoker 1st Class [9] Boy 2nd Class [8] Lieutenant Commander [7] Midshipman [7] Lieutenant [6] Commander [5] Petty Officer [5] Sub Lieutenant [4] Naval Cadet [3] Signalman [3] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Domestic 3rd Class [2] Gunner [2] Private RMLI [2] Stoker [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] AM2 (Aviation Metalsmith Petty Officer 2nd Class) [1] Able seaman [1] Acting Chaplain [1] Acting Chief Armourer [1] Acting Chief Stoker [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Acting Stoker [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Bandsman [1] Boy 1st class [1] Boy 2class [1] Boy 2nd class [1] Boy Class 1 [1] Boy Class 2 [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Boy1class [1] Captain [1] Carpenter's Mate [1] Chief Gunner [1] Chief Petty Officer (NS) [1] Chief Ship's Cook [1] Chief Stoker [1] Chief Writer [1] Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Deck Hand [1] Electrical Artificer 5th Class [1]

Unit

HMS Royal Oak [108] Royal Naval Division [8] RNVR London - HMS Royal Oak [7] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6] Seaman Storming Party - "C" Company (Demolition) [5] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [4] HMS Hindustan [4] HMS Impregnable [4] HMS ROYAL OAK [4] HMS "Royal Oak" [3] HMS Pembroke [3] HMS Powerful [3] HMS "Pembroke I" [2] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Indomitable [2] RNVR Bristol - HMS Royal Oak [2] RNVR London - HMS Hindustan [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Oak [2] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [1] Britannia [1] Colossus [1] HMS "Cornflower" [1] HMS "Impregnable" [1] HMS "Pembroke II" [1] HMS *Impregnable" [1] HMS Africa [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Alert [1] HMS Astrea [1] HMS Blenheim [1] HMS Boadicea [1] HMS Bulwark [1] HMS Caesar [1] HMS Caledonia [1] HMS Colossus [1] HMS Colussus [1] HMS Dido [1] HMS Dolphin [1] HMS Dragon [1] HMS Edgar [1] HMS Egmont [1] HMS Encounter [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Flora [1] HMS Garland [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Hawke [1] HMS Hercules (St Vincent) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [135]

Last name first letter

S [17] B [16] M [11] W [11] T [10] C [8] A [7] G [7] H [7] R [7] D [5] E [5] L [5] P [5] F [4] K [3] N [3] J [1] U [1] Y [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [104]

Country

United Kingdom [30] Greece [1]

Thomas Arthur Kirby

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy 233418 Boy 2nd Class HMSs Boscawen I, Ganges

Royal Navy 233418 Boy 1st Class HMSs Ganges, Euryalus, Royal Oak, Victorious

Royal Navy 233418 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victorious

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Charles Smith

Born 1894

Royal Navy J7158 Able Seaman HMS Mallard

Royal Navy J7158 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J7158 Able Seaman HMS Royal Oak

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Eduardo Tolra

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy 10/3516 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division - Drake Battalion

Royal Navy London 10/3516 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 10/3516 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division - Drake Battalion

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Alfred Randall

Born 1896

Royal Navy 9/3150 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy 9/3150 Able Seaman RNVR London - HMS Royal Oak

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William Charles Burgin

Born 1891

Royal Navy 8/3175 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy 8/3175 Able Seaman RNVR London - HMS Royal Oak

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Albert William Russell

Born 1893

Royal Navy 9/3120 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy 9/3120 Able Seaman RNVR London - HMS Royal Oak

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Frederick John Halliwell

Born 1891

Royal Navy Z/131 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy 6/131 Able Seaman RNVR Mersey - HMS Royal Oak

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Theodore Reid

Born 1895

Royal Navy 9/3019 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy 9/3019 Able Seaman RNVR London - HMS Royal Oak

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Herbert Ross Bonner

Born 1885

Royal Navy Z/470 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Z/470 Able Seaman RNVR Sussex - HMS Royal Oak

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Kenneth Macaulay Boyd

Born 1886

Died 1921

Royal Navy 217767 Boy 1st Class HMS Caledonia

Royal Navy 217767 Boy 1st Class HMS Minotaur

Royal Navy 217767 Boy 1st Class HMS Agincourt

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Charles Le Feurve

Born 1876

Died 1917

Royal Navy Z/1993 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy London Z/1993 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 2269/SD Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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George Edward Sidders

Born 1894

Royal Navy J11389 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J11389 Able Seaman HMS Royal Oak

Royal Navy J11389 Able Seaman Seaman Storming Party - "C" Company (Demolition)

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Henry Charles Aylott

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy London Z/4690 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/4690 Able Seaman RNVR London - HMS Royal Oak

Royal Navy Z/4690 Able Seaman Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

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Charles Frederick Beet

Born 1889

Royal Navy 13102 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 15402 Sergeant Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division: HMS ROYAL OAK

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William Herbert Adams

Born 1893

Royal Navy 1/986 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy 1/986 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 1/986 Able Seaman RNVR Bristol - HMS Royal Oak

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