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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [12]

Croydon, Surrey [5]

Islington, London [5]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Chichester, Sussex [3]

Dorchester, Dorset [3]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [3]

Kentish Town, London [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bedhampton, Hampshire [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Brixton, London [2]

Dublin [2]

Emsworth, Hampshire [2]

Greenwich, London [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Retford, Nottinghamshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Stepney, London [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Aldershot, Hants [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Aston, Birmingham [1]

Avoch, Rosshire [1]

Balcombe, Sussex [1]

Barmouth, Merionethshire [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beckley, Sussex [1]

Bedworth, Warwickshire [1]

Belgravia, London [1]

Bepton, Sussex [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

Bombay, India [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bow, Devon [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brigg, Lincolnshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Broadwater, Sussex [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Burslem, Staffordshire [1]

Burton on Trent, Derbyshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [76]

Stoker 1st Class [44]

Ordinary Seaman [31]

Boy 1st Class [23]

Leading Seaman [14]

Stoker Petty Officer [10]

Gunner [9]

Petty Officer [9]

Boy 2nd Class [8]

Leading Stoker [8]

Stoker 2nd Class [8]

Captain [5]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [5]

Mechanician [5]

Signal Boy [5]

Boy Telegraphist [4]

Commander [4]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Midshipman [3]

Musician [3]

Ordinary Signalman [3]

Private [3]

Signalman [3]

Yeoman of Signals [3]

Carpenter's Crew [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [2]

Naval Cadet [2]

Ordinary Signaller [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Shipwright 2nd Class [2]

Sick Berth Attendant [2]

Signaller [2]

Trimmer [2]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Admiral [1]

Armourer [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Blacksmith's Mate [1]

Boatswain [1]

Boy - 1st Class [1]

Unit

HMS Superb [137]

HMS SUPERB [112]

HMS Hindustan [11]

HMS Vindictive [8]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [7]

RNVR Tyneside - HMS Superb [7]

HMS Fearless [6]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS SUPERB [6]

HMS Ganges [5]

HMS Impregnable [5]

RNVR Bristol - HMS Superb [5]

RNVR London - HMS Superb [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [4]

RNVR Clyde - HMS Superb [4]

HMS Victory II [3]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Royal Marines Band [3]

Royal Marines Band - HMS Superb [3]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS Essex [2]

HMS Fisgard [2]

HMS Jupiter [2]

HMS Nelson [2]

HMS Victory [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Superb [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Superb [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Superb [2]

Seaman Storming Party [2]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

H.M.S. "Queen Elizabeth" [1]

H.M.S. "Torch." [1]

H.M.S. "Victory." [1]

H.M.S. Exmouth [1]

HM Submarine E30 [1]

HM Submarine G8 [1]

HM Submarine L55 [1]

HMS Achilles [1]

HMS Agamemnon [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Amethyst [1]

HMS Amphitrite [1]

HMS Argonaut [1]

HMS Assistance [1]

HMS Bendish [1]

HMS Berwick [1]

Service

Royal Navy [285]

Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [41]

S [34]

H [29]

W [23]

C [21]

M [20]

A [16]

P [15]

J [14]

D [11]

G [11]

L [11]

F [8]

K [8]

R [8]

T [7]

N [3]

E [2]

V [2]

O [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [256]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

Argentina [1]

Canada [1]

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People [286] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [12] Croydon, Surrey [5] Islington, London [5] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Bermondsey, London [3] Chichester, Sussex [3] Dorchester, Dorset [3] Guernsey, Channel Islands [3] Kentish Town, London [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Bath, Somerset [2] Bedhampton, Hampshire [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Brixton, London [2] Dublin [2] Emsworth, Hampshire [2] Greenwich, London [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Lambeth, London [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Retford, Nottinghamshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Stepney, London [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Aldershot, Hants [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Aston, Birmingham [1] Avoch, Rosshire [1] Balcombe, Sussex [1] Barmouth, Merionethshire [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Battersea, London [1] Beckley, Sussex [1] Bedworth, Warwickshire [1] Belgravia, London [1] Bepton, Sussex [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Bombay, India [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bow, Devon [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brigg, Lincolnshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Broadwater, Sussex [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Burslem, Staffordshire [1] Burton on Trent, Derbyshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [76] Stoker 1st Class [44] Ordinary Seaman [31] Boy 1st Class [23] Leading Seaman [14] Stoker Petty Officer [10] Gunner [9] Petty Officer [9] Boy 2nd Class [8] Leading Stoker [8] Stoker 2nd Class [8] Captain [5] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [5] Mechanician [5] Signal Boy [5] Boy Telegraphist [4] Commander [4] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [4] Lieutenant [4] Lieutenant Commander [3] Midshipman [3] Musician [3] Ordinary Signalman [3] Private [3] Signalman [3] Yeoman of Signals [3] Carpenter's Crew [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [2] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [2] Naval Cadet [2] Ordinary Signaller [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Shipwright 2nd Class [2] Sick Berth Attendant [2] Signaller [2] Trimmer [2] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Admiral [1] Armourer [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Blacksmith [1] Blacksmith's Mate [1] Boatswain [1] Boy - 1st Class [1]

Unit

HMS Superb [137] HMS SUPERB [112] HMS Hindustan [11] HMS Vindictive [8] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [7] RNVR Tyneside - HMS Superb [7] HMS Fearless [6] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS SUPERB [6] HMS Ganges [5] HMS Impregnable [5] RNVR Bristol - HMS Superb [5] RNVR London - HMS Superb [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [4] RNVR Clyde - HMS Superb [4] HMS Victory II [3] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Royal Marines Band [3] Royal Marines Band - HMS Superb [3] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS Essex [2] HMS Fisgard [2] HMS Jupiter [2] HMS Nelson [2] HMS Victory [2] HMS Victory I [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Superb [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Superb [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Superb [2] Seaman Storming Party [2] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] H.M.S. "Queen Elizabeth" [1] H.M.S. "Torch." [1] H.M.S. "Victory." [1] H.M.S. Exmouth [1] HM Submarine E30 [1] HM Submarine G8 [1] HM Submarine L55 [1] HMS Achilles [1] HMS Agamemnon [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Amethyst [1] HMS Amphitrite [1] HMS Argonaut [1] HMS Assistance [1] HMS Bendish [1] HMS Berwick [1]

Service

Royal Navy [285] Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [41] S [34] H [29] W [23] C [21] M [20] A [16] P [15] J [14] D [11] G [11] L [11] F [8] K [8] R [8] T [7] N [3] E [2] V [2] O [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [256]

Country

United Kingdom [33] Argentina [1] Canada [1]

Richard Hall

Born 1898

Royal Navy J30833 Boy 1st Class HMS SUPERB

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Ernest Reginald Seal

Born 1899

Royal Navy J34549 Boy 1st Class HMS SUPERB

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Alfred Charles Wilton Bristow

Born 1890

Royal Navy M2944 Leading Carpenter's Crew HMS Superb

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Murdoch Donald Mckinley

Born 1884

Royal Navy 208723 Able Seaman HMS SUPERB

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Richard Williams

Born 1885

Royal Navy 223239 Petty Officer HMS SUPERB

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William George Jeffries

Born 1889

Royal Navy K19060 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Superb

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Arthur Whitaker

Born 1877

Royal Navy K26746 Stoker 1st Class HMS SUPERB

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Wilfred George Robbins

Born 1896

Royal Navy K22893 Stoker 1st Class HMS SUPERB

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Thomas Henry Axworthy

Born 1898

Royal Navy J34527 Boy 1st Class HMS Superb

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Albert Hawthorn

Born 1889

Royal Navy K16604 Stoker 1st Class HMS Superb

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John William Snowden

Born 1898

Royal Navy J78347 Ordinary Seaman HMS Superb

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Alfred Reginald Boorman

Born 1886

Royal Navy M1053 Electrical Artificer 3rd Class HMS Superb

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Edward John Hackman

Born 1874

Royal Navy 277868 Master at Arms HMS Superb

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George Ralph Marsh

Born 1896

Royal Navy K24509 Stoker 1st Class HMS SUPERB

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Claude Ernest Eli Mcqueen

Born 1880

Royal Navy 344784 Shipwright 2nd Class HMS SUPERB

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Frederick John Blackwell

Born 1884

Royal Navy 304215 Stoker 1st Class HMS SUPERB

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Guy Beresford Amery-Parkes

Born 1898

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Acting Sub-Lieutenant HMS Superb

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Charles Henry Bedwell

Born 1891

Royal Navy K10091 Leading Stoker HMS SUPERB

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Mark Tillett

Born 1885

Royal Navy 351458 2nd Sick Berth Steward HMS Superb

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Richard Charles Hocking

Born 1871

Royal Navy 340366 Joiner HMS Superb

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