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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]

James William Wells

Born 1883

Royal Navy 201256 Yeoman of Signals HMS St. Vincent

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George Reuben Weare

Born 1870

Royal Navy 340766 Plumber HMS St. Vincent

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William Wakelin

Born 1874

Royal Navy 276612 Chief Stoker HMS St. Vincent

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Frederick Charles Hammond

Born 1883

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Gunner HMS ST VINCENT

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Herbert Alfred Bower

Born 1884

Royal Navy 210030 Able Seaman HMS ST VINCENT

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Frederick George Greenslade

Born 1875

Royal Navy 276982 Chief Stoker HMS St. Vincent

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Albert Large

Born 1878

Royal Navy 173079 Chief Yeoman of Signals HMS St. Vincent

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George Frederick Wright

Born 1887

Royal Navy 221610 Petty Officer HMS ST VINCENT

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Jubill Hutchinson

Born 1887

Royal Navy 223599 Able Seaman HMS ST VINCENT

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Edwin Bertram Spiers

Born 1883

Royal Navy 351484 2nd Sick Berth Steward HMS St. Vincent

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Frederick George Webb Cox

Born 1884

Royal Navy 205260 Stoker Petty Officer HMS ST VINCENT

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Robert George Dycer

Born 1878

Royal Navy 175501 Petty Officer HMS St. Vincent

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Charles William Hill

Born 1877

Royal Navy 341437 Shipwright 1st Class HMS St. Vincent

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Frederick James Wakeford

Born 1877

Royal Navy 178217 Chief Petty Officer HMS St. Vincent

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George Edward King

Born 1875

Royal Navy 268860 Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS ST VINCENT

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Edgar William Calver

Born 1885

Royal Navy 217046 Able Seaman HMS ST VINCENT

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Wilfred Jason Freeland

Born 1887

Royal Navy 221410 Able Seaman HMS ST VINCENT

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Arthur Frederick Fry

Born 1883

Royal Navy 215105 Petty Officer HMS ST VINCENT

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Thomas Austen

Born 1864

Royal Navy Fleet Surgeon

Royal Navy Fleet Surgeon HMS St. Vincent

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Frederick Charles Hammond

Born 1883

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commissioned

Royal Navy Gunner HMS ST VINCENT

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