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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]

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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]

William John Tompkins

Born 1897

Died 1915

Royal Navy J20250 Ordinary Signalman HMS TRIUMPH

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Francis Hastings Thomas

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy Captain HMS Talbot Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy Captain HMS Triumph Royal Marine Light Infantry

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Edward John Newdick

Born 1889

Died 1915

Royal Navy 233545 Able Seaman HMS Triumph

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Ernest Edward Fleming

Born 1887

Died 1917

Royal Navy Able Seaman HMS Triumph

Royal Navy 226961 Leading Seaman HMS Laforey

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Louis Leonard Greenwood

Born 1889

Died 1914

Royal Navy

Royal Navy HMS Triumph

Royal Navy SS2077 Able Seaman HMS Cressy

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Maurice Swynfen Fitzmaurice

Born 1870

Died 1927

Royal Navy Vice-Admiral

Royal Navy Captain HMS Triumph

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John Driscoll

Born 1866

Died 1915

Royal Navy 118248 (RFR DEV A1329) Stoker 1st Class HMS Triumph

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James Barnes

Born 1890

Died 1915

Royal Navy SS107330 Stoker 1st Class HMS TRIUMPH

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William Gilbert Blatchford

Born 1891

Died 1915

Royal Navy J1431 Able Seaman HMS Triumph

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Charles Henry Beaumont

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy K7538 Stoker 1st Class HMS Triumph

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William Bartin

Born 1883

Died 1915

Royal Navy 298220 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Triumph

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Edward Swords

Born 1886

Died 1914

Royal Navy 216794 Able Seaman HMS Triumph

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Alfred James Gatcombe

Born 1881

Died 1915

Royal Navy 191807 Able Seaman HMS Triumph

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Leonard Edward Beresford

Born 1886

Royal Navy J20546

Royal Navy J20546 Able Seaman HMS Triumph

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John Symons

Born 1884

Royal Navy 218505

Royal Navy 218505 Able Seaman HMS Triumph

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Philip Vere Kilgour

Born 1883

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander HMS Triumph

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Jack Robinson

Born 1887

Royal Navy 223124 Able Seaman HMS Triumph

Royal Navy 223124 Leading Seaman HMS NARBOROUGH

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Frederick Charles Fisher

Born 1888

Royal Navy 310629

Royal Navy 310629 Leading Stoker HMS Triumph

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Matthew Rowell

Born 1891

Royal Navy K12718

Royal Navy K12718 Stoker (1st Class) HMS Triumph

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Joseph John Martin

Born 1885

Royal Navy 214321

Royal Navy 214321 Petty Officer HMS Triumph

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