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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [35]

Devonport, Devon [21]

Liverpool, Lancashire [17]

Bristol, Somerset [11]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [10]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [10]

Belfast, Antrim [8]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [8]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [8]

Exeter, Devon [6]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [5]

Newport, Monmouthshire [5]

Dawlish, Devon [4]

Swansea, Glamorgan [4]

Swindon, Wiltshire [4]

Torpoint, Cornwall [4]

Brixham, Devon [3]

Calstock, Cornwall [3]

Dartmouth, Devon [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Liverpool [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Newcastle, Northumberland [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Stonehouse, Devon [3]

Torquay, Devon [3]

Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Bedminster, Somerset [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Birmingham [2]

Cambridge [2]

Cork, Ireland [2]

Crediton, Devon [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Dublin [2]

Exmouth, Devon [2]

Falmouth, Cornwall [2]

Frome, Somerset [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Gloucester [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Hereford [2]

Holloway, London [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Ipplepen, Devon [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [204]

Stoker 1st Class [123]

Boy 1st Class [50]

Leading Stoker [40]

Leading Seaman [32]

Ordinary Seaman [31]

Private [19]

Lieutenant [18]

Stoker Petty Officer [18]

Gunner [15]

Midshipman [14]

Stoker 2nd Class [14]

Lieutenant Commander [13]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [12]

Commander [11]

Petty Officer [11]

Signal Boy [9]

Musician [8]

Cook's Mate [7]

Chief Stoker [6]

Shipwright 1st Class [6]

Signalman [6]

Boy 2nd Class [5]

Captain [5]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [5]

Leading Signalman [5]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [5]

Sub-Lieutenant [5]

Armourer's Crew [4]

Carpenter's Crew [4]

Ordinary Telegraphist [4]

Artificer Engineer [3]

Boy Telegraphist [3]

Chief Ship's Cook [3]

Corporal [3]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [3]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [3]

Leading Telegraphist [3]

Mechanician [3]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [3]

Telegraphist [3]

Wireman 2nd Class [3]

Yeoman of Signals [3]

2nd Cook's Mate [2]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Blacksmith's Mate [2]

Boatswain [2]

Bombardier [2]

Chief Armourer [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Unit

HMS THUNDERER [607]

HMS Thunderer [57]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [28]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS THUNDERER [17]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS THUNDERER [14]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS THUNDERER [10]

Royal Marines Band - HMS THUNDERER [9]

HMS Hindustan [6]

RNVR London - HMS THUNDERER [6]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS THUNDERER [6]

HMS Vindictive [5]

Royal Marine Artillery [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5]

HMS Impregnable [4]

HMS Vivid II [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Mersey - HMS THUNDERER [4]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS THUNDERER [4]

HMS Ganges [3]

HMS Victorious [3]

HMS Victory I [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS THUNDERER [3]

HMS Ajax [2]

HMS Argus [2]

HMS Ganges II [2]

HMS Valiant [2]

Royal Fleet Reserve [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS THUNDERER [2]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS THUNDERER [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [1]

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

HM Submarine E36 [1]

HM Submarine G9 [1]

HM Submarine K4 [1]

HMD Vivid I [1]

HMS "Impregnable" [1]

HMS "Thunderer" [1]

HMS ? [1]

HMS AURORA [1]

HMS Acasta [1]

HMS Albermarle [1]

HMS Alecto [1]

HMS Argus (T.A.A.)? [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS Blake [1]

HMS COLOSSUS [1]

HMS Caradoc [1]

HMS Cockchafer [1]

Service

Royal Navy [750]

British Army [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [85]

H [70]

W [64]

S [61]

M [56]

P [53]

C [52]

D [38]

T [37]

G [32]

R [32]

L [28]

A [23]

J [20]

E [17]

F [17]

K [14]

V [13]

N [11]

O [11]

I [7]

U [4]

Y [3]

Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [705]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [35] Devonport, Devon [21] Liverpool, Lancashire [17] Bristol, Somerset [11] Birmingham, Warwickshire [10] Bristol, Gloucestershire [10] Belfast, Antrim [8] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [8] Portsmouth, Hampshire [8] Exeter, Devon [6] Cardiff, Glamorgan [5] Newport, Monmouthshire [5] Dawlish, Devon [4] Swansea, Glamorgan [4] Swindon, Wiltshire [4] Torpoint, Cornwall [4] Brixham, Devon [3] Calstock, Cornwall [3] Dartmouth, Devon [3] Hackney, London [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Liverpool [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Newcastle, Northumberland [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Stonehouse, Devon [3] Torquay, Devon [3] Barnstaple, Devon [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Battersea, London [2] Bedminster, Somerset [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Birmingham [2] Cambridge [2] Cork, Ireland [2] Crediton, Devon [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Dublin [2] Exmouth, Devon [2] Falmouth, Cornwall [2] Frome, Somerset [2] Fulham, London [2] Gloucester [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Hereford [2] Holloway, London [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Ipplepen, Devon [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [204] Stoker 1st Class [123] Boy 1st Class [50] Leading Stoker [40] Leading Seaman [32] Ordinary Seaman [31] Private [19] Lieutenant [18] Stoker Petty Officer [18] Gunner [15] Midshipman [14] Stoker 2nd Class [14] Lieutenant Commander [13] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [12] Commander [11] Petty Officer [11] Signal Boy [9] Musician [8] Cook's Mate [7] Chief Stoker [6] Shipwright 1st Class [6] Signalman [6] Boy 2nd Class [5] Captain [5] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [5] Leading Signalman [5] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [5] Sub-Lieutenant [5] Armourer's Crew [4] Carpenter's Crew [4] Ordinary Telegraphist [4] Artificer Engineer [3] Boy Telegraphist [3] Chief Ship's Cook [3] Corporal [3] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [3] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [3] Leading Telegraphist [3] Mechanician [3] Officer's Steward 1st Class [3] Telegraphist [3] Wireman 2nd Class [3] Yeoman of Signals [3] 2nd Cook's Mate [2] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [2] Blacksmith's Mate [2] Boatswain [2] Bombardier [2] Chief Armourer [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Unit

HMS THUNDERER [607] HMS Thunderer [57] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [28] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS THUNDERER [17] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS THUNDERER [14] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS THUNDERER [10] Royal Marines Band - HMS THUNDERER [9] HMS Hindustan [6] RNVR London - HMS THUNDERER [6] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS THUNDERER [6] HMS Vindictive [5] Royal Marine Artillery [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5] HMS Impregnable [4] HMS Vivid II [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Mersey - HMS THUNDERER [4] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS THUNDERER [4] HMS Ganges [3] HMS Victorious [3] HMS Victory I [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS THUNDERER [3] HMS Ajax [2] HMS Argus [2] HMS Ganges II [2] HMS Valiant [2] Royal Fleet Reserve [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS THUNDERER [2] Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS THUNDERER [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [1] H.M.S. "Vivid" [1] HM Submarine E36 [1] HM Submarine G9 [1] HM Submarine K4 [1] HMD Vivid I [1] HMS "Impregnable" [1] HMS "Thunderer" [1] HMS ? [1] HMS AURORA [1] HMS Acasta [1] HMS Albermarle [1] HMS Alecto [1] HMS Argus (T.A.A.)? [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS Blake [1] HMS COLOSSUS [1] HMS Caradoc [1] HMS Cockchafer [1]

Service

Royal Navy [750] British Army [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [85] H [70] W [64] S [61] M [56] P [53] C [52] D [38] T [37] G [32] R [32] L [28] A [23] J [20] E [17] F [17] K [14] V [13] N [11] O [11] I [7] U [4] Y [3] Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [705] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

Frederick Britton

Born 1892

Royal Navy K16793 Stoker 1st Class HMS THUNDERER

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John Baker Cresswell

Born 1899

Died 1920

Royal Navy Acting Lieutenant

Royal Navy Lieutenant (Acting)

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS THUNDERER

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Percy Paul

Born 1891

Royal Navy M10052 Electrical Artificer 4th Class HMS THUNDERER

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Samuel Davis

Born 1890

Royal Navy K3535 Leading Stoker HMS THUNDERER

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Jabez Edward Dean

Born 1890

Died 1951

Royal Navy 238575 Leading Seaman HMS THUNDERER

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Edward Philip Quinn

Born 1890

Royal Navy M12233 Ship's Steward's Assistant HMS THUNDERER

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Charles Henry Mashford

Born 1894

Royal Navy J5898 Leading Seaman HMS THUNDERER

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Herbert Henry Thomas

Born 1892

Royal Navy K6234 Stoker 1st Class HMS THUNDERER

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Albert William Dart

Born 1892

Royal Navy J4039 Able Seaman HMS THUNDERER

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Ernest John Vivyan

Born 1898

Royal Navy J26035 Ordinary Seaman HMS THUNDERER

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Ernest Breading

Born 1893

Royal Navy M12504 3rd Writer HMS THUNDERER

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Frank Stanley Hampshire

Born 1891

Royal Navy J2729 Able Seaman HMS THUNDERER

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Alonzo Paul

Born 1893

Royal Navy M11251 Cook's Mate HMS THUNDERER

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Edward Frank Baker

Born 1899

Royal Navy J34683 Boy 1st Class HMS THUNDERER

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Frederick William Smith

Born 1891

Royal Navy K5768 Stoker 1st Class HMS THUNDERER

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Alfred Ernest Chope

Born 1894

Royal Navy M11313 Blacksmith's Mate HMS THUNDERER

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George Herbert Skinner

Born 1893

Royal Navy M11481 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS THUNDERER

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Henry Charles Bollen

Born 1892

Royal Navy J578 Leading Seaman HMS THUNDERER

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Harold Hawke Beer

Born 1891

Royal Navy L4074 Officer's Cook 2nd Class HMS THUNDERER

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Thomas Samuel Hall

Born 1892

Royal Navy J7873 Able Seaman HMS THUNDERER

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