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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]

Thomas Bryant Hollow

Born 1875

Royal Navy 268751 Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS TEMERAIRE

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Thomas Norman James

Born 1878

Royal Navy Vice-Admiral

Royal Navy Vice Admiral

Royal Navy Commander HMS Temeraire

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John Henry Couch

Born 1873

Royal Navy 277116 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Temeraire

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William Armstrong Sinclair

Born 1876

Royal Navy 166100 Petty Officer HMS TEMERAIRE

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William Richardson

Born 1895

Royal Navy J24021 Able Seaman HMS TEMERAIRE

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Samuel James Kennard

Born 1883

Royal Navy 201754 Sailmaker HMS Temeraire

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James William Gascoigne

Born 1893

Royal Navy K24969 Stoker 1st Class HMS Temeraire

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William Demellweek

Born 1878

Royal Navy 171809 Acting Chief Petty Officer HMS Temeraire

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Edwin Thomas Pengelly

Born 1878

Royal Navy 269761 Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS Temeraire

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Frederick John Cater

Born 1895

Royal Navy K18499 Stoker 1st Class HMS TEMERAIRE

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Leonard Stribling

Born 1897

Royal Navy K24313 Stoker 1st Class HMS Temeraire

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Frank Dymond

Born 1875

Royal Navy 268895 Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS Temeraire

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William Robert Crang

Born 1874

Royal Navy 341420 Blacksmith HMS Temeraire

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James Williams

Born 1893

Royal Navy SS113874 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy SS113874 Stoker 1st Class HMS Temeraire

Royal Navy SS113874 Stoker 1st Class HMS Temeraire

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Godfrey Francis William Grayson

Born 1879

Died 1925

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Temeraire

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Midshipman Hawke Battalion

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Arthur Henry Herman Magnus Norregaard

Royal Navy Chaplain HMS Temeraire

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Ernest James Dowle Walters

Born 1897

Royal Navy J53021 Ordinary Seaman HMS Temeraire

Royal Navy J53021 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J53021 Ordinary Seaman Seaman Storming Party

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Reginald George Sutton

Born 1898

Royal Navy SS7796 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy SS7796 Able Seaman HMS Temeraire

Royal Navy SS7796 Able Seaman Seaman Storming Party

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Fred Birkhead

Born 1896

Died 1955

Royal Navy SS116933 Stoker 1st Class HMS Temeraire

Royal Navy SS116933 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vindictive

Royal Navy SS116933 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

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Alfred Loynd

Born 1893

Royal Navy SS112887 Stoker 1st Class HMS Iris II (Victory X)

Royal Navy SS112887 Stoker 1st Class HMS Temeraire

Royal Navy SS112887 Stoker 1st Class HMS Temeraire

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