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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [54]

Devonport, Devon [28]

Liverpool, Lancashire [27]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [26]

Manchester, Lancashire [19]

Exeter, Devon [17]

Cork [16]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [13]

Salford, Lancashire [11]

Bristol, Somerset [10]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [9]

Torquay, Devon [9]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [8]

Dublin [6]

Hackney, London [6]

Liskeard, Cornwall [6]

Liverpool [6]

Stonehouse, Devon [6]

Swansea, Glamorgan [6]

Bolton, Lancashire [5]

Brixham, Devon [5]

Dartmouth, Devon [5]

Kingsbridge, Devon [5]

Newport, Monmouthshire [5]

Saltash, Cornwall [5]

Stepney, London [5]

Teignmouth, Devon [5]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Ipswich, Suffolk [4]

Ivybridge, Devon [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Okehampton, Devon [4]

Oldham, Lancashire [4]

Paignton, Devon [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Truro, Cornwall [4]

Waterford [4]

Wigan, Lancashire [4]

Bath, Somerset [3]

Bere Alston, Devon [3]

Bodmin, Cornwall [3]

Callington, Cornwall [3]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [3]

Falmouth, Cornwall [3]

Glasgow [3]

Islington, London [3]

Newton Abbot, Devon [3]

Saint Austell, Cornwall [3]

Walworth, London [3]

Westbury, Wiltshire [3]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [331]

Able Seaman [240]

Leading Stoker [81]

Ordinary Seaman [52]

Private [41]

Leading Seaman [33]

Stoker 2nd Class [32]

Stoker Petty Officer [31]

Boy 1st Class [26]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [24]

Gunner [17]

Petty Officer [11]

Midshipman [9]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Signalman [8]

Stoker [8]

Wireman 2nd Class [7]

Armourer's Crew [6]

Carpenter's Crew [6]

Commander [6]

Cook's Mate [5]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [5]

Mechanician [5]

Ordinary Telegraphist [5]

Shipwright 2nd Class [5]

3rd Writer [4]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [4]

Leading Signalman [4]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [4]

Ordinary Signalman [4]

Sick Berth Attendant [4]

Signal Boy [4]

Boy Telegraphist [3]

Canteen Assistant [3]

Captain [3]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3]

Chief Petty Officer [3]

Chief Stoker [3]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3]

Leading Cook's Mate [3]

Sergeant [3]

Shipwright 1st Class [3]

Telegraphist [3]

2nd Cook's Mate [2]

2nd Writer [2]

Admiral [2]

Blacksmith's Mate [2]

Commander (Retd) [2]

Unit

HMS TIGER [840]

HMS Tiger [106]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [72]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS TIGER [43]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS TIGER [38]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS TIGER [20]

HMS 'Tiger' [12]

HMS Hindustan [10]

RNVR Clyde - HMS Tiger [8]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Tiger [6]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [5]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS TIGER [4]

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

HMS Lion [3]

HMS Vindictive [3]

HMS Vivid II [3]

RNVR Clyde - HMS TIGER [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Royal Marines Band - HMS TIGER [3]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS TIGER [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

H.M.S. "Tiger." [2]

HMS "Tiger" [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Vivid [2]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Tiger [2]

Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [1]

Admiralty Civilian - HMS Tiger [1]

Admiralty Civilian: HMS Tiger [1]

D.A.M.S (HMS President III) [1]

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

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

HM Submarine J6 [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Britannia [1]

HMS Carnarvon [1]

HMS Defence [1]

HMS Devonshire [1]

HMS Doris [1]

HMS Fanny [1]

HMS Gloucester [1]

HMS HIGHFLYER [1]

HMS Indus [1]

HMS Iris II [1]

HMS Mars [1]

Service

Royal Navy [1096]

Other Empire Force [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [120]

M [101]

C [93]

W [85]

H [79]

S [78]

P [77]

G [60]

L [52]

R [51]

D [48]

T [48]

F [40]

J [32]

E [28]

O [26]

K [25]

N [20]

A [19]

Q [4]

V [4]

Y [4]

I [3]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1039]

Country

United Kingdom [105]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [54] Devonport, Devon [28] Liverpool, Lancashire [27] Bristol, Gloucestershire [26] Manchester, Lancashire [19] Exeter, Devon [17] Cork [16] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [13] Salford, Lancashire [11] Bristol, Somerset [10] Cardiff, Glamorgan [9] Torquay, Devon [9] Birmingham, Warwickshire [8] Dublin [6] Hackney, London [6] Liskeard, Cornwall [6] Liverpool [6] Stonehouse, Devon [6] Swansea, Glamorgan [6] Bolton, Lancashire [5] Brixham, Devon [5] Dartmouth, Devon [5] Kingsbridge, Devon [5] Newport, Monmouthshire [5] Saltash, Cornwall [5] Stepney, London [5] Teignmouth, Devon [5] Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Ipswich, Suffolk [4] Ivybridge, Devon [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Okehampton, Devon [4] Oldham, Lancashire [4] Paignton, Devon [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Truro, Cornwall [4] Waterford [4] Wigan, Lancashire [4] Bath, Somerset [3] Bere Alston, Devon [3] Bodmin, Cornwall [3] Callington, Cornwall [3] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [3] Falmouth, Cornwall [3] Glasgow [3] Islington, London [3] Newton Abbot, Devon [3] Saint Austell, Cornwall [3] Walworth, London [3] Westbury, Wiltshire [3]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [331] Able Seaman [240] Leading Stoker [81] Ordinary Seaman [52] Private [41] Leading Seaman [33] Stoker 2nd Class [32] Stoker Petty Officer [31] Boy 1st Class [26] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [24] Gunner [17] Petty Officer [11] Midshipman [9] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [8] Lieutenant [8] Signalman [8] Stoker [8] Wireman 2nd Class [7] Armourer's Crew [6] Carpenter's Crew [6] Commander [6] Cook's Mate [5] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [5] Mechanician [5] Ordinary Telegraphist [5] Shipwright 2nd Class [5] 3rd Writer [4] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [4] Leading Signalman [4] Lieutenant Commander [4] Officer's Steward 1st Class [4] Ordinary Signalman [4] Sick Berth Attendant [4] Signal Boy [4] Boy Telegraphist [3] Canteen Assistant [3] Captain [3] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3] Chief Petty Officer [3] Chief Stoker [3] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3] Leading Cook's Mate [3] Sergeant [3] Shipwright 1st Class [3] Telegraphist [3] 2nd Cook's Mate [2] 2nd Writer [2] Admiral [2] Blacksmith's Mate [2] Commander (Retd) [2]

Unit

HMS TIGER [840] HMS Tiger [106] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [72] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS TIGER [43] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS TIGER [38] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS TIGER [20] HMS 'Tiger' [12] HMS Hindustan [10] RNVR Clyde - HMS Tiger [8] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Tiger [6] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [5] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS TIGER [4] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS TIGER [4] HMS Lion [3] HMS Vindictive [3] HMS Vivid II [3] RNVR Clyde - HMS TIGER [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Royal Marines Band - HMS TIGER [3] Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS TIGER [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] H.M.S. "Tiger." [2] HMS "Tiger" [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Vivid [2] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Tiger [2] Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [1] Admiralty Civilian - HMS Tiger [1] Admiralty Civilian: HMS Tiger [1] D.A.M.S (HMS President III) [1] H.M.S. "Erin." [1] H.M.S. "Pelargonium." [1] HM Submarine J6 [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Britannia [1] HMS Carnarvon [1] HMS Defence [1] HMS Devonshire [1] HMS Doris [1] HMS Fanny [1] HMS Gloucester [1] HMS HIGHFLYER [1] HMS Indus [1] HMS Iris II [1] HMS Mars [1]

Service

Royal Navy [1096] Other Empire Force [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [120] M [101] C [93] W [85] H [79] S [78] P [77] G [60] L [52] R [51] D [48] T [48] F [40] J [32] E [28] O [26] K [25] N [20] A [19] Q [4] V [4] Y [4] I [3] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1039]

Country

United Kingdom [105]

Thomas Houston

Born 1894

Royal Navy 4/2506 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 4/2506 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS TIGER

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James Scott

Born 1895

Royal Navy Z/5875 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/5875 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS TIGER

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John Cuthill Wilson

Born 1893

Royal Navy 3/2052 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 3/2052 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS TIGER

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William Beattie Pirie

Born 1896

Royal Navy 4/2562 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 4/2562 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS TIGER

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Ewen Morrison

Born 1894

Royal Navy 3/2260 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 3/2260 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS TIGER

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George Andrew Webb

Born 1894

Royal Navy 2/2471 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 2/2471 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS TIGER

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Robert Mccollough

Born 1895

Royal Navy 2/2538 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 2/2538 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS TIGER

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John Oswald Bradley

Born 1894

Royal Navy Z/1340 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/1340 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS TIGER

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Frederick Johnson

Born 1880

Royal Navy Z/1295 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/1295 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS TIGER

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John Johnston

Born 1885

Royal Navy Z/5079 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/5079 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS TIGER

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James Craig

Born 1888

Royal Navy 4/2559 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 4/2559 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS TIGER

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Andrew Calder Ferguson

Born 1896

Royal Navy 4/2561 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 4/2561 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS TIGER

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George Parker

Born 1893

Royal Navy Z/3035 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/3035 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Bristol - HMS TIGER

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Donald Kenneth Mclean

Born 1895

Royal Navy 5/2449 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 5/2449 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS TIGER

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Patrick William Lenehan

Born 1896

Royal Navy 3/2543 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 3/2543 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS TIGER

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James Gavine Turnbull

Born 1893

Royal Navy 4/1990 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 4/1990 Petty Officer Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS TIGER

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James Henry Cochrane

Born 1895

Royal Navy 4/2573 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 4/2573 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS TIGER

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Ernest John Marcus Watson

Born 1888

Royal Navy 15724 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 12696 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 615 Bandmaster 2nd Class Royal Marines Band - HMS TIGER

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