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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [69]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [37]

Devonport, Devon [35]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [33]

Liverpool, Lancashire [28]

Manchester, Lancashire [25]

Exeter, Devon [22]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [14]

Stonehouse, Devon [14]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [10]

Teignmouth, Devon [10]

Dublin [9]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [8]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [8]

Blackburn, Lancashire [8]

Kingsbridge, Devon [8]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [8]

Bath, Somerset [7]

Bolton, Lancashire [7]

Leeds, Yorkshire [7]

Torquay, Devon [7]

Bradford, Yorkshire [6]

Brixham, Devon [6]

Camberwell, London [6]

Crediton, Devon [6]

Islington, London [6]

Newport, Monmouthshire [6]

Plympton, Devon [6]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Swansea, Glamorgan [6]

Tavistock, Devon [6]

Barnstaple, Devon [5]

Bedminster, Somerset [5]

Dartmouth, Devon [5]

Halifax, Yorkshire [5]

Liverpool [5]

Ramsgate, Kent [5]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [5]

Aberdeen [4]

Aghada, Cork [4]

Burnley, Lancashire [4]

Londonderry [4]

Nottingham [4]

Penzance, Cornwall [4]

Rochdale, Lancashire [4]

Stoke Damerel, Devon [4]

Antony, Cornwall [3]

Axminster, Devon [3]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [3]

Callington, Cornwall [3]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [496]

Stoker 2nd Class [329]

Stoker 1st Class [307]

Deck Hand [255]

Able Seaman [250]

Boy 1st Class [140]

Boy 2nd Class [139]

Leading Stoker [88]

Leading Seaman [61]

Petty Officer [56]

Stoker [52]

Acting Leading Stoker [43]

Petty Officer Stoker [38]

Stoker Petty Officer [35]

Chief Stoker [24]

Seaman [23]

Chief Petty Officer [22]

Trimmer [22]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [20]

Signalman [18]

Cook's Mate [16]

Private [16]

Petty Officer 1st Class [15]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [13]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [12]

Sick Berth Attendant [12]

Boy Telegraphist [10]

Carpenter's Crew [9]

ERA 4th Class [9]

Leading Signalman [9]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [9]

Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [9]

2nd Cook's Mate [8]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [8]

Ordinary Telegraphist [8]

3rd Writer [7]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [7]

Ordinary Signalman [7]

Shipwright 2nd Class [7]

Telegraphist [7]

Acting ERA 4th Class [6]

Acting Gunner [6]

Armourer's Crew [6]

Boy I [6]

Boy II [6]

Boy Servant [6]

Cook's Mate 2nd Class [6]

Leading Telegraphist [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [6]

Unit

HMS Vivid [537]

HMS Vivid I [468]

HMS Vivid II [328]

Royal Naval Reserve [316]

HMS Ajax [239]

HMS Erin [132]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [68]

HMS Impregnable [59]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid [46]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [34]

HMS Agincourt [28]

HMS Indus [20]

HMS Ganges [18]

HMS Hindustan [18]

HMS Lion [16]

Royal Naval Division [16]

HMS Defiance [15]

HMS Powerful [15]

HMS Cornwallis [14]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Vivid [14]

HMS Defence [13]

Royal Fleet Reserve [13]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: HMS Vivid [13]

HMS Argyll [12]

HMS Northampton [12]

HMS Orion [11]

HMS Ganges II [10]

HMS Leander [10]

HMS Tiger [10]

HMS Victory I [10]

HMS Blake [9]

HMS New Zealand [9]

HMS Indefatigable [8]

HMS Magnificent [8]

HMS Royal Arthur [8]

HMS Warrior [8]

HMS Hogue [7]

HMS Marlborough [7]

HMS Pembroke I [7]

HMS President III [7]

HMS Prince of Wales [7]

HMS Russell [7]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Devonport [7]

HMS Active [6]

HMS Benbow [6]

HMS Colossus [6]

HMS King Alfred [6]

HMS Natal [6]

HMS Revenge [6]

HMS Vindictive [6]

Service

Royal Navy [1540]

British Army [17]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Canadian Navy [6]

Other Empire Force [5]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [164]

H [151]

M [147]

C [132]

S [111]

P [101]

W [101]

R [75]

L [73]

G [70]

D [69]

A [61]

T [55]

J [52]

F [50]

K [42]

E [27]

N [27]

O [27]

V [4]

Y [4]

I [3]

Q [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1268]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [267]

Ireland [5]

Australia [2]

Guernsey [2]

South Africa [2]

Egypt [1]

New Zealand [1]

Turkey [1]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [69] Bristol, Gloucestershire [37] Devonport, Devon [35] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [33] Liverpool, Lancashire [28] Manchester, Lancashire [25] Exeter, Devon [22] Cardiff, Glamorgan [14] Stonehouse, Devon [14] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [10] Teignmouth, Devon [10] Dublin [9] Birkenhead, Cheshire [8] Birmingham, Warwickshire [8] Blackburn, Lancashire [8] Kingsbridge, Devon [8] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [8] Bath, Somerset [7] Bolton, Lancashire [7] Leeds, Yorkshire [7] Torquay, Devon [7] Bradford, Yorkshire [6] Brixham, Devon [6] Camberwell, London [6] Crediton, Devon [6] Islington, London [6] Newport, Monmouthshire [6] Plympton, Devon [6] Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Swansea, Glamorgan [6] Tavistock, Devon [6] Barnstaple, Devon [5] Bedminster, Somerset [5] Dartmouth, Devon [5] Halifax, Yorkshire [5] Liverpool [5] Ramsgate, Kent [5] Sheffield, Yorkshire [5] Aberdeen [4] Aghada, Cork [4] Burnley, Lancashire [4] Londonderry [4] Nottingham [4] Penzance, Cornwall [4] Rochdale, Lancashire [4] Stoke Damerel, Devon [4] Antony, Cornwall [3] Axminster, Devon [3] Brighouse, Yorkshire [3] Callington, Cornwall [3]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [496] Stoker 2nd Class [329] Stoker 1st Class [307] Deck Hand [255] Able Seaman [250] Boy 1st Class [140] Boy 2nd Class [139] Leading Stoker [88] Leading Seaman [61] Petty Officer [56] Stoker [52] Acting Leading Stoker [43] Petty Officer Stoker [38] Stoker Petty Officer [35] Chief Stoker [24] Seaman [23] Chief Petty Officer [22] Trimmer [22] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [20] Signalman [18] Cook's Mate [16] Private [16] Petty Officer 1st Class [15] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [13] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [12] Sick Berth Attendant [12] Boy Telegraphist [10] Carpenter's Crew [9] ERA 4th Class [9] Leading Signalman [9] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [9] Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [9] 2nd Cook's Mate [8] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [8] Ordinary Telegraphist [8] 3rd Writer [7] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [7] Ordinary Signalman [7] Shipwright 2nd Class [7] Telegraphist [7] Acting ERA 4th Class [6] Acting Gunner [6] Armourer's Crew [6] Boy I [6] Boy II [6] Boy Servant [6] Cook's Mate 2nd Class [6] Leading Telegraphist [6] Lieutenant [6] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [6]

Unit

HMS Vivid [537] HMS Vivid I [468] HMS Vivid II [328] Royal Naval Reserve [316] HMS Ajax [239] HMS Erin [132] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [68] HMS Impregnable [59] Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid [46] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [34] HMS Agincourt [28] HMS Indus [20] HMS Ganges [18] HMS Hindustan [18] HMS Lion [16] Royal Naval Division [16] HMS Defiance [15] HMS Powerful [15] HMS Cornwallis [14] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Vivid [14] HMS Defence [13] Royal Fleet Reserve [13] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: HMS Vivid [13] HMS Argyll [12] HMS Northampton [12] HMS Orion [11] HMS Ganges II [10] HMS Leander [10] HMS Tiger [10] HMS Victory I [10] HMS Blake [9] HMS New Zealand [9] HMS Indefatigable [8] HMS Magnificent [8] HMS Royal Arthur [8] HMS Warrior [8] HMS Hogue [7] HMS Marlborough [7] HMS Pembroke I [7] HMS President III [7] HMS Prince of Wales [7] HMS Russell [7] Royal Fleet Reserve - Devonport [7] HMS Active [6] HMS Benbow [6] HMS Colossus [6] HMS King Alfred [6] HMS Natal [6] HMS Revenge [6] HMS Vindictive [6]

Service

Royal Navy [1540] British Army [17] Australian Imperial Force [7] Canadian Navy [6] Other Empire Force [5] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [164] H [151] M [147] C [132] S [111] P [101] W [101] R [75] L [73] G [70] D [69] A [61] T [55] J [52] F [50] K [42] E [27] N [27] O [27] V [4] Y [4] I [3] Q [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1268] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [267] Ireland [5] Australia [2] Guernsey [2] South Africa [2] Egypt [1] New Zealand [1] Turkey [1]

Albert Smith Redman

Born 1896

Died 1970

Royal Navy J65931

Royal Navy HMS Erin

Royal Navy HMS Vivid Shore based signals training establishment

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Harry Thomas Smith

Born 1889

Died 1977

Royal Navy K26448

Royal Navy K26448 Stoker II HMS Vivid II, Devonport

Royal Navy K26448 Stoker II HMS Argyll

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Joseph Albert Mcgill

Born 1876

Died 1917

Royal Navy 168630 Petty Officer 1st Class HMS Vivid

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Matthew Allen

Born 1864

Died 1917

Royal Navy Signal Boatswain

Royal Navy Chief Boatswain HMS Vivid

Royal Navy Signal Boatswain

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Richard George Skinner

Born 1880

Died 1918

Royal Navy 361338 Officer's Steward 1st Class HMS Vivid

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George Stephen Braxston

Born 1891

Died 1921

Royal Navy K20253 Stoker 1st Class HMS BELLEROPHON

Royal Navy K/20253 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vivid

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Leonard Rigby

Born 1889

Died 1958

Royal Navy M22675 3rd Writer

Royal Navy M22675

Royal Navy M22675 3rd Writer HMS Vivid I

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George Percy Edward Hunt

Born 1863

Died 1917

Royal Navy Captain HMS Vivid

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Frederick Elijah Dew

Born 1886

Died 1919

Royal Navy 220591 Able Seaman HMS Vivid

British Army 1673 TF Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment 2nd/6th Battalion

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Sam Wilde

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy J68100

Royal Navy J68100 Ordinary Seaman HMS Repulse

Royal Navy J68100 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid

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Oliver James Read

Born 1896

Died 1965

Royal Navy HMS Warrior

Royal Navy HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy HMS Vivid I

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Frederick Whiddon Stear

Born 1877

Died 1939

Royal Navy 173071 Boy (Second Class) HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 173071 Boy (First Class) HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 173071 Boy (First Class) HMS

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Marrack Sennett

Born 1865

Died 1935

Royal Navy Acting Assistant Engineer HMS Asia

Royal Navy Acting Assistant Engineer HMS President

Royal Navy Assistant Engineer HMS President

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George Metters

Born 1870

Died 1916

Royal Navy 152084 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Vivid

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Richard Brown

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy 209052 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vivid

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Bert Wyse

Born 1885

Died 1920

Royal Navy 302775 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Vivid

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James William Pope

Born 1879

Died 1921

Royal Navy 291747 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vivid

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George James Bennett

Born 1888

Died 1920

Royal Navy SS105285 Stoker 1st Class HMS "Vivid"

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Wilfred Algernon Burfield

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy M18517 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Vivid

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William Rolph Mogford

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy J89122 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid

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