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Portsmouth, Hampshire [9]

Hull, Yorkshire [4]

Dorchester, Dorset [2]

Horsham, Sussex [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battey, Yorkshire [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Bembridge Isle of Wight [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackheath, Kent [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bradford, Lancashire [1]

Brading Isle of Wight [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chester [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Christchurch, Reading [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Compton, Sussex [1]

Corballis, Meath, County Louth [1]

Cuckfield, Sussex [1]

Cupar, Fifeshire [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Derby [1]

Derrylin, Fermanagh [1]

Dublin, Dublin [1]

Dunny Cove, Cork [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Emsworth, Hampshire [1]

Evesham, Worcestershire [1]

Felling Gateshead, Durham [1]

Fleet, Hampshire [1]

Great Elm, Somerset [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [37]

Stoker 1st Class [14]

Ordinary Seaman [13]

Boy 1st Class [10]

Leading Seaman [8]

Leading Stoker [5]

Chief Stoker [4]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Petty Officer [4]

Private RMLI [4]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Commander [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Ordinary Signalman [3]

Private [3]

Able Seaman RNVR [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Naval Cadet [2]

Petty Officer 1st Class [2]

Shipwright 1st Class [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Yeoman of Signals [2]

1st Writer [1]

3rd Writer [1]

ALIAS Able Seaman [1]

Able seaman [1]

Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Boy 2c [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Boy Wtr [1]

Cadet [1]

Canteen Manager [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Armourer [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Ship's Cook [1]

Chief Shipwright [1]

Chief Warrant Engineer [1]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Commissioned Engineer [1]

Unit

HMS Southampton [100]

HMS SOUTHAMPTON [29]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [7]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Southampton [5]

RNVR London - HMS Southampton [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Southampton [3]

HMS Eclipse [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Southampton [2]

Britannia (Royal Naval College) [1]

Crystal Palace [1]

Dover [1]

Grain [1]

H.M.S. Victory [1]

HMAS Sydney [1]

HMS Achilles & Victoria [1]

HMS Active [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Alexandra [1]

HMS Amethyst [1]

HMS Apollo (Laverock) [1]

HMS Asia [1]

HMS Australia [1]

HMS Birmingham [1]

HMS Boscawen [1]

HMS Brilliant [1]

HMS Britannia [1]

HMS Centurion [1]

HMS Cruizer [1]

HMS Daedalus (Dover) [1]

HMS Daedalus (Portsmouth) [1]

HMS Dryad [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington I [1]

HMS Dwarf [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Fire Queen [1]

HMS Formidable [1]

HMS Furious [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS Grafton [1]

HMS Hebe [1]

HMS Hecla II (Ard Patrick) [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Leander [1]

Service

Royal Navy [147]

British Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [18]

C [13]

A [12]

M [12]

S [11]

H [10]

T [10]

G [9]

W [8]

E [6]

J [5]

K [5]

L [5]

D [4]

N [4]

P [4]

O [3]

R [3]

Y [2]

F [1]

I [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [122]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

Ireland [1]

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People [147] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [9] Hull, Yorkshire [4] Dorchester, Dorset [2] Horsham, Sussex [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Marylebone, London [2] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Battersea, London [1] Battey, Yorkshire [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bembridge Isle of Wight [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackheath, Kent [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bradford, Lancashire [1] Brading Isle of Wight [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Camden Town, London [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chester [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Christchurch, Reading [1] Clapham, London [1] Compton, Sussex [1] Corballis, Meath, County Louth [1] Cuckfield, Sussex [1] Cupar, Fifeshire [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Deptford, London [1] Derby [1] Derrylin, Fermanagh [1] Dublin, Dublin [1] Dunny Cove, Cork [1] Edmonton, London [1] Emsworth, Hampshire [1] Evesham, Worcestershire [1] Felling Gateshead, Durham [1] Fleet, Hampshire [1] Great Elm, Somerset [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [37] Stoker 1st Class [14] Ordinary Seaman [13] Boy 1st Class [10] Leading Seaman [8] Leading Stoker [5] Chief Stoker [4] Lieutenant Commander [4] Petty Officer [4] Private RMLI [4] Boy 2nd Class [3] Commander [3] Lieutenant [3] Ordinary Signalman [3] Private [3] Able Seaman RNVR [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Naval Cadet [2] Petty Officer 1st Class [2] Shipwright 1st Class [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Yeoman of Signals [2] 1st Writer [1] 3rd Writer [1] ALIAS Able Seaman [1] Able seaman [1] Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer [1] Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Blacksmith [1] Boy 2c [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Boy Wtr [1] Cadet [1] Canteen Manager [1] Captain [1] Chief Armourer [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Ship's Cook [1] Chief Shipwright [1] Chief Warrant Engineer [1] Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Commissioned Engineer [1]

Unit

HMS Southampton [100] HMS SOUTHAMPTON [29] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [7] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Southampton [5] RNVR London - HMS Southampton [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Southampton [3] HMS Eclipse [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Vivid I [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Southampton [2] Britannia (Royal Naval College) [1] Crystal Palace [1] Dover [1] Grain [1] H.M.S. Victory [1] HMAS Sydney [1] HMS Achilles & Victoria [1] HMS Active [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Alexandra [1] HMS Amethyst [1] HMS Apollo (Laverock) [1] HMS Asia [1] HMS Australia [1] HMS Birmingham [1] HMS Boscawen [1] HMS Brilliant [1] HMS Britannia [1] HMS Centurion [1] HMS Cruizer [1] HMS Daedalus (Dover) [1] HMS Daedalus (Portsmouth) [1] HMS Dryad [1] HMS Duke of Wellington [1] HMS Duke of Wellington I [1] HMS Dwarf [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Fire Queen [1] HMS Formidable [1] HMS Furious [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS Grafton [1] HMS Hebe [1] HMS Hecla II (Ard Patrick) [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Leander [1]

Service

Royal Navy [147] British Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [18] C [13] A [12] M [12] S [11] H [10] T [10] G [9] W [8] E [6] J [5] K [5] L [5] D [4] N [4] P [4] O [3] R [3] Y [2] F [1] I [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [122]

Country

United Kingdom [26] Ireland [1]

William Henry Charles Jones

Born 1890

Royal Navy Z/1025 Leading Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Wales Division

British Army 887 Gunner Royal Field Artillery TF 4th Welsh Brigade

Royal Navy Z/1025 Able Seaman RNVR HMS Southampton

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Charles Archibald Ludby

Born 1897

Royal Navy Z/268 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Sussex Division

Royal Navy Z/268 Able Seaman RNVR RNVR Sussex - HMS Southampton

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Sidney Moule

Born 1897

Royal Navy Z/2981 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/2981 Able Seaman RNVR London - HMS Southampton

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Richard Thomas Miller

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy 16072 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy PO/16072 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Southampton

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George Hall

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 2334 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Royal Navy KW/165 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Southampton

Royal Navy K.W/165 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Division - Benbow Battalion

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William Henry Woodland

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy 10062 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 12390 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy PO/12390 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Southampton

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George Alan Holdsworth

Born 1879

Royal Navy F28962 Royal Naval Air Service

Royal Navy F28962 Air Mechanic 2nd Class HMS President II

Royal Navy F28962 Petty Officer Crystal Palace

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