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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [34]

Devonport, Devon [16]

Liverpool, Lancashire [16]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [13]

Manchester, Lancashire [11]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [9]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [8]

Exeter, Devon [8]

Stonehouse, Devon [8]

Bradford, Yorkshire [7]

Torpoint, Cornwall [7]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [6]

Poplar, London [6]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [6]

Bristol, Somerset [5]

Falmouth, Cornwall [5]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5]

Newton Abbot, Devon [5]

Oldham, Lancashire [5]

Torquay, Devon [5]

Bethnal Green, London [4]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [4]

Islington, London [4]

Penzance, Cornwall [4]

Barnstaple, Devon [3]

Belfast [3]

Belfast, Down [3]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Brixham, Devon [3]

Calstock, Cornwall [3]

Leicester, Leicestershire [3]

Newport, Monmouthshire [3]

Preston, Lancashire [3]

Queenstown, Cork [3]

Aberdare, Glamorgan [2]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Bedminster, Somerset [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Bridgewater, Somerset [2]

Carrickfergus, Antrim [2]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Devonport [2]

Dublin [2]

Exmouth, Devon [2]

Gloucester [2]

Helston, Cornwall [2]

Hereford [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [231]

Boy 1st Class [79]

Stoker 1st Class [74]

Ordinary Seaman [64]

Gunner [41]

Leading Seaman [37]

Private [24]

Leading Stoker [21]

Stoker 2nd Class [19]

Lieutenant Commander [16]

Petty Officer [16]

Lieutenant [15]

Stoker Petty Officer [13]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [8]

Midshipman [8]

Carpenter's Crew [7]

Commander [7]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [7]

Shipwright 2nd Class [7]

Wireman 2nd Class [7]

Armourer's Crew [6]

Cook's Mate [6]

Chief Stoker [5]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [5]

Signalman [5]

2nd Cook's Mate [4]

Captain [4]

Leading Signalman [4]

Telegraphist [4]

Boy Telegraphist [3]

Commander (Retd) [3]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3]

Leading Telegraphist [3]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [3]

Ordinary Signalman [3]

Ship's Corporal 2nd Class [3]

3rd Writer [2]

Armourer's Mate [2]

Artificer Engineer [2]

Assistant Paymaster [2]

Boatswain [2]

Bombardier [2]

Bugler [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Chief Gunner [2]

Corporal [2]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Engineer Commander [2]

Lieutenant Commander (Retd) [2]

Unit

HMS VALIANT [654]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [43]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS VALIANT [38]

HMS Valiant [33]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS VALIANT [24]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS VALIANT [16]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS VALIANT [11]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS VALIANT [11]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Bristol - HMS VALIANT [6]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS VALIANT [6]

Royal Marines Band - HMS VALIANT [4]

Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [4]

HMS Vivid [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

HMS Defiance [2]

HMS Hindustan [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Thunderer [2]

HMS Tiger [2]

HMS Vindictive [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS VALIANT [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Europs II - M 33 [1]

HMD Vivid I [1]

HMS 'Valiant' [1]

HMS Barham accomodated on HMS Valiant [1]

HMS Bellerophon [1]

HMS Bittern [1]

HMS CARNARVON [1]

HMS Carnarvon [1]

HMS Columbella [1]

HMS Devonshire [1]

HMS Doris [1]

HMS GALATEA [1]

HMS Impregnable, HMS Vivid, HMS Lowestoft, HMS Valiant [1]

HMS MAJESTIC [1]

HMS Roxburgh [1]

HMS SERAPH [1]

HMS Sentinel [1]

HMS Southampton [1]

HMS VALIANT II [1]

HMS Valiant - RMLI detachment [1]

HMS Valiant II [1]

HMS Valiant, HMS Colleen, HMS Woolwich, HMS Vivid I, HMS Clematis, HMS Defiance, HMS Rodney, HMS Carysfort [1]

HMS Vernon [1]

HMS Vernon torpedo school [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

HMS Vivid 1 [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

Service

Royal Navy [812]

British Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [105]

H [83]

C [77]

M [70]

S [58]

W [52]

G [43]

P [43]

D [39]

R [36]

F [31]

L [29]

A [28]

T [28]

J [18]

K [18]

N [18]

E [16]

V [7]

O [6]

I [4]

Y [2]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [769]

Country

United Kingdom [58]

Ireland [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [812] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [34] Devonport, Devon [16] Liverpool, Lancashire [16] Bristol, Gloucestershire [13] Manchester, Lancashire [11] Portsmouth, Hampshire [9] Birmingham, Warwickshire [8] Exeter, Devon [8] Stonehouse, Devon [8] Bradford, Yorkshire [7] Torpoint, Cornwall [7] Birkenhead, Cheshire [6] Poplar, London [6] Sheffield, Yorkshire [6] Bristol, Somerset [5] Falmouth, Cornwall [5] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5] Newton Abbot, Devon [5] Oldham, Lancashire [5] Torquay, Devon [5] Bethnal Green, London [4] Cardiff, Glamorgan [4] Islington, London [4] Penzance, Cornwall [4] Barnstaple, Devon [3] Belfast [3] Belfast, Down [3] Bermondsey, London [3] Brixham, Devon [3] Calstock, Cornwall [3] Leicester, Leicestershire [3] Newport, Monmouthshire [3] Preston, Lancashire [3] Queenstown, Cork [3] Aberdare, Glamorgan [2] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Battersea, London [2] Bedminster, Somerset [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Bridgewater, Somerset [2] Carrickfergus, Antrim [2] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Devonport [2] Dublin [2] Exmouth, Devon [2] Gloucester [2] Helston, Cornwall [2] Hereford [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [231] Boy 1st Class [79] Stoker 1st Class [74] Ordinary Seaman [64] Gunner [41] Leading Seaman [37] Private [24] Leading Stoker [21] Stoker 2nd Class [19] Lieutenant Commander [16] Petty Officer [16] Lieutenant [15] Stoker Petty Officer [13] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [8] Midshipman [8] Carpenter's Crew [7] Commander [7] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [7] Shipwright 2nd Class [7] Wireman 2nd Class [7] Armourer's Crew [6] Cook's Mate [6] Chief Stoker [5] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [5] Signalman [5] 2nd Cook's Mate [4] Captain [4] Leading Signalman [4] Telegraphist [4] Boy Telegraphist [3] Commander (Retd) [3] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3] Leading Telegraphist [3] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [3] Ordinary Signalman [3] Ship's Corporal 2nd Class [3] 3rd Writer [2] Armourer's Mate [2] Artificer Engineer [2] Assistant Paymaster [2] Boatswain [2] Bombardier [2] Bugler [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Chief Gunner [2] Corporal [2] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Engineer Commander [2] Lieutenant Commander (Retd) [2]

Unit

HMS VALIANT [654] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [43] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS VALIANT [38] HMS Valiant [33] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS VALIANT [24] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS VALIANT [16] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS VALIANT [11] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS VALIANT [11] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Bristol - HMS VALIANT [6] Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS VALIANT [6] Royal Marines Band - HMS VALIANT [4] Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [4] HMS Vivid [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] HMS Defiance [2] HMS Hindustan [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Thunderer [2] HMS Tiger [2] HMS Vindictive [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS VALIANT [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Europs II - M 33 [1] HMD Vivid I [1] HMS 'Valiant' [1] HMS Barham accomodated on HMS Valiant [1] HMS Bellerophon [1] HMS Bittern [1] HMS CARNARVON [1] HMS Carnarvon [1] HMS Columbella [1] HMS Devonshire [1] HMS Doris [1] HMS GALATEA [1] HMS Impregnable, HMS Vivid, HMS Lowestoft, HMS Valiant [1] HMS MAJESTIC [1] HMS Roxburgh [1] HMS SERAPH [1] HMS Sentinel [1] HMS Southampton [1] HMS VALIANT II [1] HMS Valiant - RMLI detachment [1] HMS Valiant II [1] HMS Valiant, HMS Colleen, HMS Woolwich, HMS Vivid I, HMS Clematis, HMS Defiance, HMS Rodney, HMS Carysfort [1] HMS Vernon [1] HMS Vernon torpedo school [1] HMS Victory I [1] HMS Vivid 1 [1] HMS Vivid I [1]

Service

Royal Navy [812] British Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [105] H [83] C [77] M [70] S [58] W [52] G [43] P [43] D [39] R [36] F [31] L [29] A [28] T [28] J [18] K [18] N [18] E [16] V [7] O [6] I [4] Y [2] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [769]

Country

United Kingdom [58] Ireland [1] South Africa [1]

Alfred Gilbert Nesbitt

Born 1885

Royal Navy 220307 Leading Seaman HMS VALIANT

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Henry Cornelius Noad

Born 1894

Royal Navy J6095 Able Seaman HMS VALIANT

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Jeremiah Connell

Born 1875

Royal Navy 276354 Stoker 1st Class HMS VALIANT

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Peter Murphy

Born 1884

Royal Navy 218747 Able Seaman HMS VALIANT

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Frederick William James German

Born 1895

Royal Navy J11332 Able Seaman HMS VALIANT

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Harry Brothwell

Born 1892

Royal Navy SS3578 Able Seaman HMS VALIANT

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Harold Arthur Dawson

Born 1899

Royal Navy J38210 Boy 1st Class HMS VALIANT

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William Charles Manning

Born 1894

Royal Navy K15318 Stoker 1st Class HMS VALIANT

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Frederick Gormer

Born 1899

Royal Navy J33737 Boy 1st Class HMS VALIANT

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Henry Ingham

Born 1895

Royal Navy J35817 Ordinary Seaman HMS VALIANT

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Herbert George Wells

Born 1889

Royal Navy M8162 Electrical Artificer 4th Class HMS VALIANT

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Horace George Page

Born 1895

Royal Navy J19344 Able Seaman HMS VALIANT

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James Ross Hill

Born 1895

Royal Navy J39191 Ordinary Seaman HMS VALIANT

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Ernest Riley

Born 1897

Royal Navy J29750 Ordinary Seaman HMS VALIANT

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Francis Edwin Allaway

Born 1886

Royal Navy 218938 Able Seaman HMS VALIANT

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John Donoghue

Born 1895

Royal Navy J14713 Able Seaman HMS VALIANT

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Francis Joseph Donnelly

Born 1887

Royal Navy 231066 Able Seaman HMS VALIANT

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Frederick Thomas Barnes

Born 1899

Royal Navy J32651 Boy 1st Class HMS VALIANT

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Rowland Gordon Hocking

Born 1895

Royal Navy J12249 Able Seaman HMS VALIANT

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Albert Edward Blundell

Born 1889

Royal Navy 234243 Leading Seaman HMS VALIANT

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