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Place of birth

West Ham, Essex [21]

Hackney, London [11]

Dover, Kent [10]

Liverpool, Lancashire [9]

Belfast, Antrim [7]

Lambeth, London [7]

Battersea, London [6]

Edinburgh [6]

Faversham, Kent [6]

Fulham, London [6]

Hull, Yorkshire [6]

Poplar, London [6]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [5]

Ipswich, Suffolk [5]

Islington, London [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Woolwich, London [5]

Bethnal Green, London [4]

Canterbury, Kent [4]

Gateshead, Durham [4]

Hammersmith, London [4]

Holloway, London [4]

Kentish Town, London [4]

Norwich, Norfolk [4]

Southwark, London [4]

Sunderland, Durham [4]

Wandsworth, London [4]

Camberwell, London [3]

Colchester, Essex [3]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Darlington, Durham [3]

Deptford, London [3]

Gillingham, Kent [3]

Greenwich, Kent [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Paddington, London [3]

Plumstead, Kent [3]

Staines, Middlesex [3]

Stepney, London [3]

Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [2]

Birchington, Kent [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Blyth [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Bootle, Lancashire [2]

Bromley, London [2]

Charlton, London [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [155]

Stoker 1st Class [139]

Ordinary Seaman [74]

Boy 1st Class [54]

Private [39]

Leading Seaman [34]

Gunner [33]

Petty Officer [32]

Stoker 2nd Class [23]

Stoker Petty Officer [22]

Lieutenant [20]

Leading Stoker [17]

Stoker [16]

Midshipman [14]

Musician [11]

Signal Boy [10]

Signalman [10]

Carpenter's Crew [9]

Chief Stoker [9]

Commander [9]

Lieutenant Commander [9]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [8]

Acting Leading Stoker [7]

Boy 2nd Class [7]

Armourer's Crew [6]

Boy Telegraphist [6]

Chief Petty Officer [6]

Corporal [6]

Captain [5]

Cook's Mate [5]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [5]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [5]

Petty Officer Stoker [5]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [4]

Mechanician [4]

Sergeant [4]

Shipwright 2nd Class [4]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3]

Leading Signalman [3]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [3]

Ship's Steward Assistant [3]

Shipwright 1st Class [3]

Wireman 2nd Class [3]

3rd Writer [2]

Acting Artificer Engineer [2]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [2]

Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class [2]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Bandmaster 1st Class [2]

Blacksmith's Mate [2]

Unit

HMS Vanguard [656]

HMS 'Vanguard' [61]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [39]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [37]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Vanguard [35]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Vanguard [35]

Royal Marine Artillery [32]

RNVR Wales - HMS Vanguard [13]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Vanguard [13]

Royal Marines Band [12]

H.M.S. "Vanguard." [11]

Royal Marines Band - HMS Vanguard [11]

HMS VANGUARD [9]

RNVR Clyde - HMS Vanguard [7]

RNVR Mersey - HMS Vanguard [7]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [7]

HMS "Pembroke II" [6]

HMS Ajax [5]

Royal Naval Reserve [5]

HMS Ganges [3]

HMS Impregnable [3]

RNVR London - HMS Vanguard [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

HMS "Vanguard" [2]

HMS Bulwark [2]

HMS Implacable [2]

HMS Magnificent [2]

HMS Mischief [2]

HMS Vivid II [2]

RNVR - HMS Vanguard [2]

RNVR Sussex - HMS Vanguard [2]

RNVR Tyneside - HMS Vanguard [2]

Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

4th (Queen's Own) Hussars [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

H M S Vanguard [1]

H.M. Australian Squadron [1]

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

H.M.S. Birmingham [1]

H.M.S. Pembroke II [1]

H.M.S. Vanguard [1]

HM Submarine E22 [1]

HM Submarine K4 [1]

HMS "Diligence" [1]

HMS 'Victory' [1]

HMS Aboukir [1]

HMS Agamemnon [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

Service

Royal Navy [846]

British Army [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [109]

C [96]

H [81]

S [75]

M [63]

P [44]

G [42]

W [41]

A [39]

R [34]

D [33]

L [31]

T [31]

J [29]

F [25]

E [22]

K [17]

O [12]

I [6]

V [5]

N [4]

Y [3]

Q [2]

U [1]

X [1]

Contribution

Military Service [742]

Country

United Kingdom [86]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

West Ham, Essex [21] Hackney, London [11] Dover, Kent [10] Liverpool, Lancashire [9] Belfast, Antrim [7] Lambeth, London [7] Battersea, London [6] Edinburgh [6] Faversham, Kent [6] Fulham, London [6] Hull, Yorkshire [6] Poplar, London [6] Bristol, Gloucestershire [5] Ipswich, Suffolk [5] Islington, London [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Woolwich, London [5] Bethnal Green, London [4] Canterbury, Kent [4] Gateshead, Durham [4] Hammersmith, London [4] Holloway, London [4] Kentish Town, London [4] Norwich, Norfolk [4] Southwark, London [4] Sunderland, Durham [4] Wandsworth, London [4] Camberwell, London [3] Colchester, Essex [3] Croydon, Surrey [3] Darlington, Durham [3] Deptford, London [3] Gillingham, Kent [3] Greenwich, Kent [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Paddington, London [3] Plumstead, Kent [3] Staines, Middlesex [3] Stepney, London [3] Barnstaple, Devon [2] Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [2] Birchington, Kent [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Blyth [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Bootle, Lancashire [2] Bromley, London [2] Charlton, London [2] Chatham, Kent [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [155] Stoker 1st Class [139] Ordinary Seaman [74] Boy 1st Class [54] Private [39] Leading Seaman [34] Gunner [33] Petty Officer [32] Stoker 2nd Class [23] Stoker Petty Officer [22] Lieutenant [20] Leading Stoker [17] Stoker [16] Midshipman [14] Musician [11] Signal Boy [10] Signalman [10] Carpenter's Crew [9] Chief Stoker [9] Commander [9] Lieutenant Commander [9] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [8] Acting Leading Stoker [7] Boy 2nd Class [7] Armourer's Crew [6] Boy Telegraphist [6] Chief Petty Officer [6] Corporal [6] Captain [5] Cook's Mate [5] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [5] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [5] Petty Officer Stoker [5] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [4] Mechanician [4] Sergeant [4] Shipwright 2nd Class [4] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3] Leading Signalman [3] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [3] Ship's Steward Assistant [3] Shipwright 1st Class [3] Wireman 2nd Class [3] 3rd Writer [2] Acting Artificer Engineer [2] Acting Chief Petty Officer [2] Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class [2] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [2] Bandmaster 1st Class [2] Blacksmith's Mate [2]

Unit

HMS Vanguard [656] HMS 'Vanguard' [61] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [39] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [37] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Vanguard [35] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Vanguard [35] Royal Marine Artillery [32] RNVR Wales - HMS Vanguard [13] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Vanguard [13] Royal Marines Band [12] H.M.S. "Vanguard." [11] Royal Marines Band - HMS Vanguard [11] HMS VANGUARD [9] RNVR Clyde - HMS Vanguard [7] RNVR Mersey - HMS Vanguard [7] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [7] HMS "Pembroke II" [6] HMS Ajax [5] Royal Naval Reserve [5] HMS Ganges [3] HMS Impregnable [3] RNVR London - HMS Vanguard [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] HMS "Vanguard" [2] HMS Bulwark [2] HMS Implacable [2] HMS Magnificent [2] HMS Mischief [2] HMS Vivid II [2] RNVR - HMS Vanguard [2] RNVR Sussex - HMS Vanguard [2] RNVR Tyneside - HMS Vanguard [2] Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] 4th (Queen's Own) Hussars [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] H M S Vanguard [1] H.M. Australian Squadron [1] H.M.S. "Vanguard" [1] H.M.S. Birmingham [1] H.M.S. Pembroke II [1] H.M.S. Vanguard [1] HM Submarine E22 [1] HM Submarine K4 [1] HMS "Diligence" [1] HMS 'Victory' [1] HMS Aboukir [1] HMS Agamemnon [1] HMS Agincourt [1]

Service

Royal Navy [846] British Army [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [109] C [96] H [81] S [75] M [63] P [44] G [42] W [41] A [39] R [34] D [33] L [31] T [31] J [29] F [25] E [22] K [17] O [12] I [6] V [5] N [4] Y [3] Q [2] U [1] X [1]

Contribution

Military Service [742]

Country

United Kingdom [86] Ireland [1]

John Henry Evans

Born 1883

Died 1917

Royal Navy 202333 Petty Officer HMS Vanguard

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Harry Tofts

Born 1883

Died 1917

Royal Navy K25559 Stoker 1st Class HMS VANGUARD

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Ernest Taylor

Born 1877

Died 1917

Royal Navy 166832

Royal Navy 166832 Able Seaman HMS Vanguard

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George Howard Sheppard

Born 1878

Died 1917

Royal Navy 177442 Acting Chief Petty Officer HMS Vanguard

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Reginald Court

Born 1884

Died 1917

Royal Navy 211074 Officer's Cook 1st Class HMS Vanguard

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William Reid

Born 1887

Died 1917

Royal Navy 226628 Able Seaman HMS Vanguard

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James Agg

Born 1870

Died 1917

Royal Navy 137453 Able Seaman HMS Vanguard

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Edward Thomas Franklin

Born 1878

Died 1918

Royal Navy 291194 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Vanguard

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Peter Corrigan

Born 1890

Died 1917

Royal Navy K/26057 Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy K/26057 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vanguard

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Hatfield Arthur William Back

Born 1891

Died 1917

Royal Navy Chaplain HMS Vanguard

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Edmund Cox

Born 1874

Died 1917

Royal Navy Fleet Surgeon HMS 'Vanguard'

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Robert James Fuller

Born 1892

Died 1917

Royal Navy 238897 Able Seaman HMS Vanguard

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Edward Egglestone

Born 1886

Died 1917

Royal Navy M16377 Shipwright 2nd Class HMS Vanguard

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Robert Jones

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy J34057 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vanguard

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Richard John Blight

Born 1879

Died 1917

Royal Navy 293902 Leading Stoker HMS Vanguard

Royal Navy 293902(Dev) Stoker Petty Officer H.M.S. "Vanguard."

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Reginald Lloyd Elgood

Born 1896

Died 1917

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS VANGUARD

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant HMS Vanguard

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Herbert Stanley Pestell

Born 1890

Died 1917

Royal Navy M7142 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS Vanguard

Royal Navy M7142 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Vanguard

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John Joseph Hall

Born 1899

Died 1917

Royal Navy Boy 1st Class HMS Vanguard

Royal Navy J42117 Boy 1st Class HMS Vanguard

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Lewis Walter Thomas Cork

Born 1895

Died 1917

Royal Navy K21026 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vanguard

Royal Navy K21026 H.M.S. Pembroke II

Royal Navy K21026 Acting Leading Stoker H.M.S. Vanguard

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Albert George Apps

Born 1893

Died 1917

Royal Navy K16660 Leading Stoker HMS VANGUARD

Royal Navy K16660 Stoker 2nd Class HMS "Pembroke II"

Royal Navy K16660 Stoker Petty Officer HMS 'Vanguard'

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