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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]

George Henry Philp

Born 1892

Royal Navy K18888 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy K18888 Stoker 1st Class HMS Temeraire

Royal Navy K18888 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vindictive

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Arthur Frederick Parsons Gibson

Born 1893

Died 1964

Royal Navy J9406 Boy II HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J9406 Boy I HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J9406 Boy I HMS Victorious

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Thurstance Thomas Reginald Gibson

Born 1898

British Army 803475 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

Royal Navy J29990 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J29990 Able Seaman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

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David John Noyes

Born 1894

Royal Navy 14241 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy RMA/14241 Gunner RMA HMS Temeraire

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Hubert Frederick Day

Born 1887

Royal Navy 232091 Leading Seaman HMS LION

Royal Navy 232091 Leading Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy 232091 Leading Seaman HMS Temeraire

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Harry Greenslade

Born 1889

Royal Navy 233468 Ordinary Seaman

Royal Navy 233468 Boy 1st Class HMS President

Royal Navy 233468 Able Seaman HMS Kent

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Robert Smith

Born 1892

Royal Navy J2826 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J2826 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J2826 Ordinary Seaman HMS Sutlej

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Ernest Henry Nethercott

Born 1889

Royal Navy 237611 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy 237611 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy Ordinary Seaman HMS Hannibal

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Thomas Button

Born 1888

Royal Navy K1714 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy K1714 Stoker 1st Class HMS Temeraire

Royal Navy K1714 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Ajax

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John Adamson

Born 1892

Royal Navy J66713 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J66713 Ordinary Seaman HMS Temeraire

Royal Navy J66713 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

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Frank Andrew Tyler

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy J21161 Boy 2nd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J21161 Boy 1st class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J21161 Ordinary Seaman HMS Formidable

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George Allan

Born 1879

Royal Navy PLY/8766 Gunnery Sergeant Major Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/8766 Royal Marine Gunner HMS Invincible

Royal Navy Royal Marine Gunner HMS Temeraire

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Walter Cooper

Born 1877

Royal Navy Z/3136 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Z/3136 Able Seaman RNVR London - HMS Temeraire

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James Flaherty

Born 1883

Royal Navy 203140 Boy 1st Class HMS Black Prince

Royal Navy 203140 Ordinary Seaman HMS Phoebe

Royal Navy 203140 Able Seaman HMS Phoebe

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George Thomas Worth

Born 1898

Died 1979

Royal Navy J61680 Able Seaman HMS Temeraire

Royal Navy J61680 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J61680 Able Seaman Seaman Storming Party

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John Joseph Brady

Born 1885

Royal Navy 215433 Boy 2nd Class HMS Black Prince

Royal Navy 215433 Boy 1st Class HMS Black Prince

Royal Navy 215433 Ordinary Seaman HMS Curlew

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Robert John Heayel

Born 1881

Royal Navy 9900 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/9900 Private HMS Temeraire

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Bruce Henry Holman

Born 1879

Died 1942

Australian Imperial Force 8 Chief Petty Officer Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

Australian Imperial Force 8 Serjeant 4th Division - 10th Field Artillery Brigade

Royal Navy 193235 Able Seaman HMS Tribune

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