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Place of birth

Portsea, Hampshire [9]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [8]

Brighton, Sussex [5]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [3]

Pimlico, London [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Guildford, Surrey [2]

Lymington, Hampshire [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Saint Heliers Jersey [2]

Southsea, Hampshire [2]

Alton, Hants [1]

Balham, London [1]

Bellshill, Lanarkshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birdham, Sussex [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Bitterne, Hampshire [1]

Blackheath, London [1]

Boldre, Hampshire [1]

Brading Isle of Wight [1]

Bramfield, Suffolk [1]

Buckland, Hampshire [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Cape Town, South Africa [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Cliffs End. Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Clifton, Somerset [1]

Coolham, Sussex [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Deal, Kent [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Derby [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Dunedin [1]

Eastergate, Sussex [1]

Eastney, Portsmouth [1]

Erlany Norwich [1]

Fareham, Hampshire [1]

Fishbourne, Sussex [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [75]

Boy 2nd Class [65]

Ordinary Seaman [52]

Boy 1st Class [49]

Leading Seaman [29]

Stoker 1st Class [18]

Petty Officer [17]

Master At Arms [15]

Gunner [10]

Lieutenant Commander [7]

Able Seaman (Rigger) [6]

Stoker Petty Officer [6]

Midshipman [4]

Stoker 2nd Class [4]

Bombardier [3]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3]

Chief Stoker [3]

Commander [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Private [3]

Signalman [3]

Stoker [3]

Boatman [2]

Boy 2nd class [2]

Corporal [2]

Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Master at Arms [2]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [2]

Sergeant [2]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [2]

Ships Corporal 1st Class [2]

Ships Corporal 2nd Class [2]

Shipwright [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Yeoman of Signals [2]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

AB [1]

Able Bodied Seaman [1]

Acting Armourer [1]

Acting ERA 4th Class [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Temporary Chief Master at Arms [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

B1c [1]

B2c [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Unit

HMS St Vincent [52]

HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [40]

HMS ST VINCENT [35]

HMS Agincourt [31]

HMS St. Vincent [28]

HMS Victory I [16]

HMS Hindustan [10]

HMS Excellent [9]

HMS Fearless [9]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS ST VINCENT [8]

HMS Nelson [6]

HMS Impregnable [5]

HMS Powerful [5]

HMS Vindictive [5]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [4]

HMS Cressy [4]

HMS Duke of Wellington [4]

HMS Prince George [4]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS St Vincent [4]

HMS Dreadnought [3]

HMS Erin [3]

HMS Firequeen [3]

HMS Ganges [3]

HMS Good Hope [3]

HMS Majestic [3]

HMS Mars [3]

HMS Minotaur [3]

HMS Revenge [3]

HMS Royal Arthur [3]

HMS Victory II [3]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "B" Company [3]

HMS Ariadne [2]

HMS Black Prince [2]

HMS Boscawen [2]

HMS Canada [2]

HMS Centurion [2]

HMS Crescent [2]

HMS Dolphin [2]

HMS Duncan [2]

HMS Euryalus [2]

HMS Exmouth [2]

HMS Formidable [2]

HMS Gladiator [2]

HMS Hecla [2]

HMS Hercules [2]

HMS Indomitable [2]

HMS King Edward VII [2]

HMS Pembroke I [2]

HMS Princess Royal [2]

HMS Russell [2]

Service

Royal Navy [180]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

British Army [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [26]

S [22]

C [21]

H [16]

W [14]

A [11]

G [11]

D [9]

R [9]

L [8]

F [7]

E [5]

J [4]

K [4]

M [4]

P [4]

O [2]

I [1]

T [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [131]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

Australia [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

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People [180] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsea, Hampshire [9] Portsmouth, Hampshire [8] Brighton, Sussex [5] Alverstoke, Hampshire [3] Pimlico, London [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Camberwell, London [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Guildford, Surrey [2] Lymington, Hampshire [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Saint Heliers Jersey [2] Southsea, Hampshire [2] Alton, Hants [1] Balham, London [1] Bellshill, Lanarkshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birdham, Sussex [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Bitterne, Hampshire [1] Blackheath, London [1] Boldre, Hampshire [1] Brading Isle of Wight [1] Bramfield, Suffolk [1] Buckland, Hampshire [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Cape Town, South Africa [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Cliffs End. Ramsgate, Kent [1] Clifton, Somerset [1] Coolham, Sussex [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Deal, Kent [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Derby [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Dunedin [1] Eastergate, Sussex [1] Eastney, Portsmouth [1] Erlany Norwich [1] Fareham, Hampshire [1] Fishbourne, Sussex [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [75] Boy 2nd Class [65] Ordinary Seaman [52] Boy 1st Class [49] Leading Seaman [29] Stoker 1st Class [18] Petty Officer [17] Master At Arms [15] Gunner [10] Lieutenant Commander [7] Able Seaman (Rigger) [6] Stoker Petty Officer [6] Midshipman [4] Stoker 2nd Class [4] Bombardier [3] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3] Chief Stoker [3] Commander [3] Leading Stoker [3] Lieutenant [3] Private [3] Signalman [3] Stoker [3] Boatman [2] Boy 2nd class [2] Corporal [2] Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [2] Master at Arms [2] Petty Officer 2nd Class [2] Sergeant [2] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [2] Ships Corporal 1st Class [2] Ships Corporal 2nd Class [2] Shipwright [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Yeoman of Signals [2] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] AB [1] Able Bodied Seaman [1] Acting Armourer [1] Acting ERA 4th Class [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Temporary Chief Master at Arms [1] Artificer Engineer [1] B1c [1] B2c [1] Blacksmith [1]

Unit

HMS St Vincent [52] HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [40] HMS ST VINCENT [35] HMS Agincourt [31] HMS St. Vincent [28] HMS Victory I [16] HMS Hindustan [10] HMS Excellent [9] HMS Fearless [9] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS ST VINCENT [8] HMS Nelson [6] HMS Impregnable [5] HMS Powerful [5] HMS Vindictive [5] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [4] HMS Cressy [4] HMS Duke of Wellington [4] HMS Prince George [4] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS St Vincent [4] HMS Dreadnought [3] HMS Erin [3] HMS Firequeen [3] HMS Ganges [3] HMS Good Hope [3] HMS Majestic [3] HMS Mars [3] HMS Minotaur [3] HMS Revenge [3] HMS Royal Arthur [3] HMS Victory II [3] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "B" Company [3] HMS Ariadne [2] HMS Black Prince [2] HMS Boscawen [2] HMS Canada [2] HMS Centurion [2] HMS Crescent [2] HMS Dolphin [2] HMS Duncan [2] HMS Euryalus [2] HMS Exmouth [2] HMS Formidable [2] HMS Gladiator [2] HMS Hecla [2] HMS Hercules [2] HMS Indomitable [2] HMS King Edward VII [2] HMS Pembroke I [2] HMS Princess Royal [2] HMS Russell [2]

Service

Royal Navy [180] Australian Imperial Force [3] British Army [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [26] S [22] C [21] H [16] W [14] A [11] G [11] D [9] R [9] L [8] F [7] E [5] J [4] K [4] M [4] P [4] O [2] I [1] T [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [131]

Country

United Kingdom [40] Australia [1] India [1] Ireland [1]

John William Bennett

Born 1874

Royal Navy 150782 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 150782 Boy 2nd Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy 150782 Boy 1st Class HMS St Vincent

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Percival Lionel Eliot

Born 1888

Died 1961

Royal Navy 271866 Engine Room Artificer HMS St Vincent

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Thomas Howland

Born 1899

Died 1945

Royal Navy J65721 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy J65721 Ordinary Seaman HMS St. Vincent

Royal Navy J65721 Able Seaman HMS St. Vincent

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Norman Stewart Peacock

Born 1891

Died 1960

Royal Navy M6172 Electrical Artificer 3rd Class HMS ST VINCENT

Royal Navy M6172 Electrical Artificer 3rd Class HMS LEVIATHAN

Royal Navy M6172 Electrical Artificer 4th Class HMS ST VINCENT

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Henry Henson Hunter

Born 1884

Royal Navy 210628 HMS St. Vincent

Royal Navy 210628 Able Seaman HMS Indomitable

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Oswald Ernest Hallifax

Born 1888

Died 1984

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS St Vincent

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George O'brien

Born 1896

Died 1914

Royal Navy J26306 Ordinary Seaman HMS 'St Vincent'

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Thomas Williams

Born 1894

Died 1976

Royal Navy SS116207 Stoker 1st Class HMS St. Vincent

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Arthur Dews

Born 1896

Royal Navy K24381 Stoker 1st Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy K24381 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy K24381 Stoker 1st Class HMS St Vincent

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Angus Smith

Born 1896

Royal Navy K24810 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy K24810 Stoker 1st Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy K24810 Stoker 1st Class HMS St Vincent

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Wonderful Smith

Born 1893

Died 1943

Royal Navy J4166 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J4166 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J4166 Ordinary Signalman HMS St Vincent

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Arthur Wilson Pindard

Born 1894

Royal Navy K17617 Leading Stoker HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy K17617 Stoker 1st Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy K17617 Acting Leading Stoker HMS St Vincent

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Jesse Brummell

Born 1883

Died 1976

Royal Navy 209672 Able Seaman HMS Hood

Royal Navy 209672 Boy 2nd Class HMS St Vincent (Haslar) Training Vessel

Royal Navy 209672 Boy 1st Class HMS St Vincent (Haslar) Training Vessel

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Lionel James Bye Cobbett

Born 1883

Died 1970

Royal Navy 207407 Able Seaman HMS Hannibal

Royal Navy 207407 Boy 2nd Class HMS St Vincent (Haslar) Training Vessel

Royal Navy 207407 Boy 1st Class HMS St Vincent (Haslar) Training Vessel

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Alfred George Cousins

Born 1868

Royal Navy 124372 Boy 2nd Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy 124372 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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Walter Hobby

Born 1870

Royal Navy 135875 Boy 2nd Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy 135875 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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Sydney Thomas Wesley Smith

Born 1879

Died 1923

Royal Navy 175466 Boy 2nd Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy 175466 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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Edward Stanley Brown

Born 1893

Died 1917

Royal Navy 1/1136 Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class RNVR Bristol - HMS St. Vincent

Royal Navy M25971 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS St Vincent

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Sidney Bennett Jones

Born 1892

Royal Navy J45084 Ordinary Seaman HMS St. Vincent

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William Philip Beard

Born 1874

Died 1932

Royal Navy 353177 Officer's Cook 1st Class HMS St. Vincent

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