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Exeter, Devon [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Ayleston, Leicestershire [1]

Baldock, Hertfordshire [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Cosham, Hampshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dublin, Ireland [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

Farringdon, Berkshire [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Gosport, Hants [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hoxton, Middlesex [1]

Ickham, Canterbury [1]

Kingston [1]

Leicester [1]

Madras [1]

Mycross, Cork [1]

Plainmoor, St Marychurch, Devon [1]

Plympton St Mary, Devon [1]

Plympton, Devon [1]

Poole, Dorset [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Tedburn Saint Marys, Devon [1]

Tiverton, Devon [1]

Tracton, Cork [1]

Waterfoot, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Yeovil, Somerset [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [14]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Leading Seaman [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Captain [2]

Commander [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Private [2]

Stoker [2]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Chief ERA II Class [1]

Commander RN [1]

ERA 1st Class [1]

ERA 2nd Class [1]

ERA 3rd Class [1]

ERA 4th Class [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Master at Arms [1]

Midshipman [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Signalman 2nd Class [1]

Stoker (1st Class) [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Vice-Admiral [1]

Unit

HMS Triumph [29]

HMS TRIUMPH [3]

HMS Ajax [2]

HMS Lion [2]

HMS Natal [2]

HMS Vivid II [2]

Pelorus [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Triumph [2]

Triumph [2]

Blake [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

Edgar [1]

Forth [1]

HM Submarine E18 [1]

HMS Arrogant [1]

HMS Bonaventure [1]

HMS Brittania [1]

HMS CRESCENT [1]

HMS Caledonia [1]

HMS Cornwallis [1]

HMS Cressy [1]

HMS DUNCAN [1]

HMS Defence [1]

HMS ENDYMION [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Grafton [1]

HMS Indus [1]

HMS Laforey [1]

HMS Majestic [1]

HMS NARBOROUGH [1]

HMS Nomad [1]

HMS Orion [1]

HMS PHILOMEL [1]

HMS Pembroke I [1]

HMS Queen [1]

HMS RENOWN [1]

HMS Strongbow [1]

HMS Talbot [1]

HMS Undaunted [1]

HMS VENERABLE [1]

HMS VICTORY [1]

HMS VICTORY II [1]

HMS Victory [1]

Implacable [1]

New Zealand Naval Forces - HMS Philomel [1]

Orion [1]

Orontes [1]

Pembroke [1]

Pembroke II [1]

Pyramus [1]

Service

Royal Navy [36]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [7]

B [6]

M [4]

R [4]

F [3]

T [3]

S [2]

A [1]

D [1]

H [1]

J [1]

K [1]

N [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [32]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Australia [1]

New Zealand [1]

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People [36] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Exeter, Devon [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Ayleston, Leicestershire [1] Baldock, Hertfordshire [1] Barking, Essex [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Cosham, Hampshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dublin, Ireland [1] Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Farringdon, Berkshire [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Gosport, Hants [1] Greenwich, London [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hoxton, Middlesex [1] Ickham, Canterbury [1] Kingston [1] Leicester [1] Madras [1] Mycross, Cork [1] Plainmoor, St Marychurch, Devon [1] Plympton St Mary, Devon [1] Plympton, Devon [1] Poole, Dorset [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Stonehouse, Devon [1] Tedburn Saint Marys, Devon [1] Tiverton, Devon [1] Tracton, Cork [1] Waterfoot, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Yeovil, Somerset [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [14] Stoker 1st Class [6] Leading Seaman [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Captain [2] Commander [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Petty Officer [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Private [2] Stoker [2] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Chief ERA II Class [1] Commander RN [1] ERA 1st Class [1] ERA 2nd Class [1] ERA 3rd Class [1] ERA 4th Class [1] Lance Corporal [1] Master at Arms [1] Midshipman [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Signalman 2nd Class [1] Stoker (1st Class) [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Vice-Admiral [1]

Unit

HMS Triumph [29] HMS TRIUMPH [3] HMS Ajax [2] HMS Lion [2] HMS Natal [2] HMS Vivid II [2] Pelorus [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Triumph [2] Triumph [2] Blake [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] Edgar [1] Forth [1] HM Submarine E18 [1] HMS Arrogant [1] HMS Bonaventure [1] HMS Brittania [1] HMS CRESCENT [1] HMS Caledonia [1] HMS Cornwallis [1] HMS Cressy [1] HMS DUNCAN [1] HMS Defence [1] HMS ENDYMION [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Grafton [1] HMS Indus [1] HMS Laforey [1] HMS Majestic [1] HMS NARBOROUGH [1] HMS Nomad [1] HMS Orion [1] HMS PHILOMEL [1] HMS Pembroke I [1] HMS Queen [1] HMS RENOWN [1] HMS Strongbow [1] HMS Talbot [1] HMS Undaunted [1] HMS VENERABLE [1] HMS VICTORY [1] HMS VICTORY II [1] HMS Victory [1] Implacable [1] New Zealand Naval Forces - HMS Philomel [1] Orion [1] Orontes [1] Pembroke [1] Pembroke II [1] Pyramus [1]

Service

Royal Navy [36] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [7] B [6] M [4] R [4] F [3] T [3] S [2] A [1] D [1] H [1] J [1] K [1] N [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [32]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Australia [1] New Zealand [1]

John George Morley

Born 1885

Royal Navy 219291

Royal Navy 219291 Able Seaman HMS Triumph

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William Bradbury

Born 1883

Royal Navy 199926

Royal Navy 199926 Petty Officer HMS Triumph

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Daniel Mccarthy

Born 1890

Royal Navy J1868 Leading Seaman HMS Triumph

Royal Navy J1868 Leading Seaman HMS Nomad

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George Guscott

Born 1882

Royal Navy 203031 Able Seaman HMS Triumph

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George Gipps

Born 1882

Died 1916

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Undaunted

Royal Navy Commander RN HMS Grafton

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Leo Agustus Godwin

Born 1887

Royal Navy 224217 Boy 2nd Class HMS Caledonia

Royal Navy 224217 Boy 1st Class HMS Caledonia

Royal Navy 224217 Ordinary Seaman HMS Triumph

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Frederick Avey

Born 1894

Died 1970

Royal Navy 112788 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory

Royal Navy 112788 Stoker 2nd Class HMS RENOWN

Royal Navy 112788 Stoker 2nd Class HMS VICTORY

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Ernest Frederick Randall

Born 1887

Royal Navy SS1194 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy SS1194 Able Seaman HMS Triumph

Royal Navy SS1194 Able Seaman HMS Natal

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Charles Henry Terry

Born 1893

Died 1915

Royal Navy 15479 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 15479 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Regimental Depot at Deal

Royal Navy 15479 Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Triumph

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Horace Edward Pritchett

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy J4417 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J4417 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J4417 Ordinary Seaman HMS Triumph

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Francis Palmer Selleck Horne

Born 1878

Died 1916

Royal Navy 290860 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Defence

Royal Navy 290860 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy 290860 Stoker HMS Vivid II

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Harold Percy Grundy

Born 1878

Royal Navy 270220 ERA 4th Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy 270220 ERA 3rd Class HMS Triumph

Royal Navy 270220 ERA 2nd Class HMS Orion

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Frederick Thomas Greep

Born 1878

Died 1915

Royal Navy Dev/281626(RFR/B/2055) Stoker 1st Class Nelson Battalion

Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy 281626 Stoker 2nd Class Vivid II

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Charles Edmund Reeder

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy 17982 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/17982 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Triumph

Royal Navy CH/17982 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division 4th Royal Marine Battalion

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Harold Jordan

Born 1887

Died 1917

Royal Navy Pembroke II

Royal Navy Triumph

Royal Navy Pembroke

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William Miatt

Born 1860

Royal Navy RFR/1361 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy 99152

Royal Navy Dev/99152, RFR A/1361 Master at Arms Royal Naval Division Hood Battalion

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