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Place of birth

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Bodmin, Cornwall [2]

Govan, Lanarkshire [2]

Totnes, Devon [2]

Ahamplish, Sligo [1]

Barnahely, Cork [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackawton, Devon [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Brislington, Somerset [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brixham, Devon [1]

Chepstow, Monmouthshire [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Clunie, Fifeshire [1]

Derby [1]

Dunchidcock, Devon [1]

Dunmanway, Cork [1]

Durrus, Cork [1]

Ecchinswell, Kingsclere, Hampshire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Elland, Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Exmouth, Devon [1]

Gorey, County Wexford [1]

Herne Bay, Kent [1]

Hutchestown, Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Kingsbury, Edgware, Middlesex [1]

Landport, Hampshire [1]

Larbert, Stirlingshire [1]

Linkinhorne, Cornwall [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Macroom, Cork [1]

Malta [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Meadow, Cornwall [1]

Monkstown, Cork [1]

Mullion, Cornwall [1]

Newton Ferrers, Devon [1]

Noughaval, Cork [1]

Nuneaton, Warwickshire [1]

Okehampton, Devon [1]

Pembroke Dock [1]

Pembroke Dock, Wales [1]

Pevensey, Sussex [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Price Town, Nant-y-moel, Bridgend, Glamorganshire [1]

Queenstown, Cork [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [18]

Stoker 1st Class [13]

Ordinary Seaman [10]

Leading Seaman [8]

Boy 1st Class [7]

Boy 2nd Class [7]

Petty Officer [6]

Commander [3]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Midshipman [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Captain [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

Naval Cadet [2]

Serjeant [2]

3rd Writer [1]

Acting Armourer [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting sub Lieutenant [1]

Admiral [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Boy 1st class [1]

Boy I [1]

Boy II [1]

Boy Sailor [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Petty Officer (NS) [1]

Chief Ship's Cook [1]

Chief Shipwright [1]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Commissioned Gunner [1]

Corporal [1]

Gunner [1]

Gunner RMA [1]

Gunnery Sergeant Major [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1]

Plumber [1]

Private [1]

Royal Marine Gunner [1]

Sailmaker [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Unit

HMS Temeraire [62]

HMS TEMERAIRE [15]

HMS Hindustan [8]

Seaman Storming Party [5]

HMS Vindictive [4]

HMS Ajax [3]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [2]

HMS Black Prince [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Kent [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

4th Division - 10th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

HM Submarine J6 [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Albermarle [1]

HMS Arrogant [1]

HMS Cornwall [1]

HMS Curlew [1]

HMS Diadem [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Europa [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Formidable [1]

HMS Ganges II [1]

HMS Garland [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS Hannibal [1]

HMS Invincible [1]

HMS Iris II (Victory X) [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS New Zealand [1]

HMS Northampton [1]

HMS Phoebe [1]

HMS President [1]

HMS Q5 (Farnborough) [1]

HMS Repulse [1]

HMS Roxburgh [1]

HMS Sutlej [1]

HMS Thunderer [1]

HMS Tribune [1]

HMS Victorious [1]

HMS Victory [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

HMS Victory II (Magnet) [1]

HMS Vivid II [1]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [1]

RNVR London - HMS Temeraire [1]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Service

Royal Navy [78]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

British Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [10]

B [7]

C [7]

W [7]

D [6]

G [6]

H [6]

L [4]

P [4]

A [3]

N [3]

T [3]

F [2]

J [2]

U [2]

E [1]

K [1]

M [1]

O [1]

R [1]

X [1]

Contribution

Military Service [52]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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People [78] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Bodmin, Cornwall [2] Govan, Lanarkshire [2] Totnes, Devon [2] Ahamplish, Sligo [1] Barnahely, Cork [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackawton, Devon [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Brislington, Somerset [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brixham, Devon [1] Chepstow, Monmouthshire [1] Clapham, London [1] Clunie, Fifeshire [1] Derby [1] Dunchidcock, Devon [1] Dunmanway, Cork [1] Durrus, Cork [1] Ecchinswell, Kingsclere, Hampshire [1] Edinburgh [1] Elland, Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Exmouth, Devon [1] Gorey, County Wexford [1] Herne Bay, Kent [1] Hutchestown, Glasgow, Scotland [1] Kingsbury, Edgware, Middlesex [1] Landport, Hampshire [1] Larbert, Stirlingshire [1] Linkinhorne, Cornwall [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Macroom, Cork [1] Malta [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Meadow, Cornwall [1] Monkstown, Cork [1] Mullion, Cornwall [1] Newton Ferrers, Devon [1] Noughaval, Cork [1] Nuneaton, Warwickshire [1] Okehampton, Devon [1] Pembroke Dock [1] Pembroke Dock, Wales [1] Pevensey, Sussex [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Price Town, Nant-y-moel, Bridgend, Glamorganshire [1] Queenstown, Cork [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [18] Stoker 1st Class [13] Ordinary Seaman [10] Leading Seaman [8] Boy 1st Class [7] Boy 2nd Class [7] Petty Officer [6] Commander [3] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3] Lieutenant [3] Midshipman [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Captain [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Chief Stoker [2] Naval Cadet [2] Serjeant [2] 3rd Writer [1] Acting Armourer [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting sub Lieutenant [1] Admiral [1] Blacksmith [1] Boy 1st class [1] Boy I [1] Boy II [1] Boy Sailor [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Petty Officer (NS) [1] Chief Ship's Cook [1] Chief Shipwright [1] Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Commissioned Gunner [1] Corporal [1] Gunner [1] Gunner RMA [1] Gunnery Sergeant Major [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1] Plumber [1] Private [1] Royal Marine Gunner [1] Sailmaker [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Unit

HMS Temeraire [62] HMS TEMERAIRE [15] HMS Hindustan [8] Seaman Storming Party [5] HMS Vindictive [4] HMS Ajax [3] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [2] HMS Black Prince [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Kent [2] HMS Vivid I [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] 4th Division - 10th Field Artillery Brigade [1] HM Submarine J6 [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Albermarle [1] HMS Arrogant [1] HMS Cornwall [1] HMS Curlew [1] HMS Diadem [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Europa [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Formidable [1] HMS Ganges II [1] HMS Garland [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS Hannibal [1] HMS Invincible [1] HMS Iris II (Victory X) [1] HMS LION [1] HMS New Zealand [1] HMS Northampton [1] HMS Phoebe [1] HMS President [1] HMS Q5 (Farnborough) [1] HMS Repulse [1] HMS Roxburgh [1] HMS Sutlej [1] HMS Thunderer [1] HMS Tribune [1] HMS Victorious [1] HMS Victory [1] HMS Victory I [1] HMS Victory II (Magnet) [1] HMS Vivid II [1] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [1] RNVR London - HMS Temeraire [1] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1] Royal Field Artillery [1]

Service

Royal Navy [78] Australian Imperial Force [1] British Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [10] B [7] C [7] W [7] D [6] G [6] H [6] L [4] P [4] A [3] N [3] T [3] F [2] J [2] U [2] E [1] K [1] M [1] O [1] R [1] X [1]

Contribution

Military Service [52]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Robert James Wills

Born 1873

Royal Navy 276921 Shipwright 1st Class HMS Temeraire

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Matthew Robson Underwood

Born 1899

Royal Navy J34192 Boy 1st Class HMS Temeraire

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Walter Harry Bennett

Born 1874

Royal Navy 341392 Acting Armourer HMS Temeraire

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William Tink

Born 1874

Royal Navy 279464 Chief Stoker HMS TEMERAIRE

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John Sullivan

Born 1873

Royal Navy 276962 Chief Stoker HMS Temeraire

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Frederick Morrish Farrant

Born 1894

Royal Navy M6500 Carpenter's Crew HMS Temeraire

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John Healy

Born 1882

Royal Navy 201804 Able Seaman HMS Temeraire

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Frederick George Douglas

Born 1874

Royal Navy 268542 Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS TEMERAIRE

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Henry William Leonard

Born 1877

Royal Navy 178323 Chief Petty Officer (NS) HMS Temeraire

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Francis Mark Searle

Born 1876

Royal Navy 341208 Plumber HMS Temeraire

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Denis Daly

Born 1888

Royal Navy 229506 Able Seaman HMS Temeraire

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Arthur James Gwyther

Born 1892

Royal Navy M5406 3rd Writer HMS TEMERAIRE

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Charles Abercromby

Born 1897

Royal Navy J21843 Signalman HMS TEMERAIRE

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Thomas John Dalton

Born 1878

Royal Navy 177318 Chief Yeoman of Signals HMS Temeraire

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David Lyall

Born 1887

Royal Navy J6198 Leading Seaman HMS TEMERAIRE

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William Wilson

Born 1891

Royal Navy SS110397 Stoker 1st Class HMS Temeraire

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John Carbines

Born 1872

Royal Navy 268544 Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS TEMERAIRE

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Richard Wilson

Born 1881

Royal Navy 350747 Sick Berth Steward HMS Temeraire

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James Sobey

Born 1885

Royal Navy 216170 Able Seaman HMS TEMERAIRE

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William Littlejohns

Born 1894

Royal Navy K16123 Stoker 1st Class HMS Temeraire

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