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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [7]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Blackpool, Lancashire [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Twickenham, Middlesex [2]

Ahmednuggar, Bombay [1]

Alresford, Hampshire [1]

Armagh, Northern Ireland [1]

Arnol, Rossshire [1]

Balham, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blaydon-on-Tyne, Durham [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bridgeton, Lanarkshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Chislehurst, Kent [1]

Claines, Worcestershire [1]

Clapton Park, London [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Corfe Mullen, Dorset [1]

Cork [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1]

Ebley, Gloucestershire [1]

Elie, Fifeshire [1]

Eltham, Kent [1]

Fishtoft, Lincolnshire [1]

Fowey, Cornwall [1]

Freshwater Isle of Wight [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Howestrand, County Cork [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Kings Norton, Worcestershire [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Landport, Hampshire [1]

Lewes, Sussex [1]

Luton, Bedfordshire [1]

Maldon, Essex [1]

Malo, Cork [1]

Margate, Kent [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [28]

Ordinary Seaman [24]

Boy 1st Class [22]

Boy 2nd Class [22]

Leading Seaman [14]

Wireman 2nd Class [12]

Petty Officer [9]

Armourer's Crew [8]

Boy Telegraphist [6]

Chief Petty Officer [6]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Telegraphist [5]

Acting Gunner [4]

Electrician 4th Class [4]

Leading Stoker [4]

Ordinary Telegraphist [4]

Stoker 2nd Class [4]

Acting Petty Officer [3]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [3]

Electrician 3rd Class [3]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3]

Gunner [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Petty Officer 1st Class [3]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [3]

Seaman [3]

Stoker - 1st Class [3]

Wireman 1st Class [3]

Able Bodied Seaman [2]

Acting Electrical Artificer [2]

Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class [2]

Acting Electrician [2]

Acting Electrician 4th Class [2]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Boy - 2nd Class [2]

Boy I [2]

Boy II [2]

Cook's Mate [2]

Electrical Artificer [2]

Engine Room Artificer [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [2]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2]

Private [2]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [2]

Signalman [2]

Stoker [2]

Unit

HMS Vernon [83]

HMS Victory I [15]

HMS Fearless [12]

HMS Impregnable [12]

HMS Agincourt [11]

HMS Ajax [9]

HMS Victory [8]

HMS Ganges [7]

HMS Dolphin [5]

HMS Erin [5]

HMS Excellent [5]

HMS Fisgard [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

HMS "Vernon" [3]

HMS Blenheim [3]

HMS Despatch [3]

HMS Eclipse [3]

HMS Hecla [3]

HMS Nelson [3]

HMS Titania [3]

HMS Victory II [3]

HMS Vindictive [3]

HMS Vivid I [3]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vernon [3]

HM Submarine E18 [2]

HMS Amethyst [2]

HMS Australia [2]

HMS Benbow [2]

HMS Blanche [2]

HMS Boscawen [2]

HMS Bulwark [2]

HMS Calliope [2]

HMS Centurion [2]

HMS Colombo [2]

HMS Conqueror [2]

HMS Conquest [2]

HMS Cormorant [2]

HMS Crescent [2]

HMS Duke of Wellington [2]

HMS Enterprise [2]

HMS Essex [2]

HMS Forte [2]

HMS Good Hope [2]

HMS Mars [2]

HMS Northampton [2]

HMS Orion [2]

HMS Pembroke I [2]

HMS Powerful [2]

HMS Revenge [2]

HMS Royal Sovereign [2]

Service

Royal Navy [101]

British Army [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

H [11]

M [10]

W [10]

B [9]

S [9]

C [7]

K [7]

A [5]

D [5]

L [5]

E [3]

F [3]

G [3]

P [3]

R [3]

T [2]

Y [2]

I [1]

J [1]

N [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [80]

Country

United Kingdom [41]

Argentina [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [101] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [7] Maidstone, Kent [3] Blackpool, Lancashire [2] Lambeth, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Twickenham, Middlesex [2] Ahmednuggar, Bombay [1] Alresford, Hampshire [1] Armagh, Northern Ireland [1] Arnol, Rossshire [1] Balham, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blaydon-on-Tyne, Durham [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bridgeton, Lanarkshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Chislehurst, Kent [1] Claines, Worcestershire [1] Clapton Park, London [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Corfe Mullen, Dorset [1] Cork [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1] Ebley, Gloucestershire [1] Elie, Fifeshire [1] Eltham, Kent [1] Fishtoft, Lincolnshire [1] Fowey, Cornwall [1] Freshwater Isle of Wight [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Hackney, London [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Howestrand, County Cork [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire [1] Kings Norton, Worcestershire [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Landport, Hampshire [1] Lewes, Sussex [1] Luton, Bedfordshire [1] Maldon, Essex [1] Malo, Cork [1] Margate, Kent [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [28] Ordinary Seaman [24] Boy 1st Class [22] Boy 2nd Class [22] Leading Seaman [14] Wireman 2nd Class [12] Petty Officer [9] Armourer's Crew [8] Boy Telegraphist [6] Chief Petty Officer [6] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Telegraphist [5] Acting Gunner [4] Electrician 4th Class [4] Leading Stoker [4] Ordinary Telegraphist [4] Stoker 2nd Class [4] Acting Petty Officer [3] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [3] Electrician 3rd Class [3] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3] Gunner [3] Lieutenant [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Petty Officer 1st Class [3] Petty Officer 2nd Class [3] Seaman [3] Stoker - 1st Class [3] Wireman 1st Class [3] Able Bodied Seaman [2] Acting Electrical Artificer [2] Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class [2] Acting Electrician [2] Acting Electrician 4th Class [2] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Boy - 2nd Class [2] Boy I [2] Boy II [2] Cook's Mate [2] Electrical Artificer [2] Engine Room Artificer [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [2] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2] Private [2] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [2] Signalman [2] Stoker [2]

Unit

HMS Vernon [83] HMS Victory I [15] HMS Fearless [12] HMS Impregnable [12] HMS Agincourt [11] HMS Ajax [9] HMS Victory [8] HMS Ganges [7] HMS Dolphin [5] HMS Erin [5] HMS Excellent [5] HMS Fisgard [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] HMS "Vernon" [3] HMS Blenheim [3] HMS Despatch [3] HMS Eclipse [3] HMS Hecla [3] HMS Nelson [3] HMS Titania [3] HMS Victory II [3] HMS Vindictive [3] HMS Vivid I [3] Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vernon [3] HM Submarine E18 [2] HMS Amethyst [2] HMS Australia [2] HMS Benbow [2] HMS Blanche [2] HMS Boscawen [2] HMS Bulwark [2] HMS Calliope [2] HMS Centurion [2] HMS Colombo [2] HMS Conqueror [2] HMS Conquest [2] HMS Cormorant [2] HMS Crescent [2] HMS Duke of Wellington [2] HMS Enterprise [2] HMS Essex [2] HMS Forte [2] HMS Good Hope [2] HMS Mars [2] HMS Northampton [2] HMS Orion [2] HMS Pembroke I [2] HMS Powerful [2] HMS Revenge [2] HMS Royal Sovereign [2]

Service

Royal Navy [101] British Army [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

H [11] M [10] W [10] B [9] S [9] C [7] K [7] A [5] D [5] L [5] E [3] F [3] G [3] P [3] R [3] T [2] Y [2] I [1] J [1] N [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [80]

Country

United Kingdom [41] Argentina [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1]

Harry Lionel Godwin Rogers

Born 1887

Died 1920

Royal Navy 230176 Petty Officer HMS Vernon

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Herbert Edward Moore

Born 1898

Died 1975

Royal Navy M32726

Royal Navy M32726 Electrical Artificer 5 HMS Vernon

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Thomas Hobbs

Born 1865

Died 1914

Royal Navy 114754 (RFR PO A1181) Chief Petty Officer HMS Vernon

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Philip Henry White

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander HMS Vernon

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

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Herbert Henry Edwards

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy J21416

Royal Navy J21416 Able Seaman HMS Vernon

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David Coleman

Born 1880

Died 1917

Royal Navy 1193564 Able Seaman HMS Vernon RFR/Dev/B.3143

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Arthur Kyte

Born 1864

Died 1918

Royal Navy 112119

Royal Navy 112119 Petty Officer 1st Class HMS Vernon

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James Setford

Born 1860

Died 1918

Royal Navy 117877 Shipwright 1st Class HMS Vernon

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George Edward Pitt

Born 1861

Died 1919

Royal Navy 119896 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Vernon

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John Henry Wood

Born 1867

Died 1917

Royal Navy 121052 (RFR PO A2006) Petty Officer 2nd Class HMS Vernon

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William Stephens

Born 1867

Died 1919

Royal Navy 120024 Petty Officer HMS Vernon

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William George Farrier

Born 1889

Royal Navy 311310 HMS Vernon

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John Joshua Young

Born 1873

Died 1916

Royal Navy 147446 Boy 2 c Boscawen

Royal Navy 147446 Boy 1c Boscawen

Royal Navy 147446 Boy 1 c Garnet

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William Charles Leaver

Born 1863

Died 1918

Royal Navy 141283 Chief Stoker HMS Vernon

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Henry James Stevens

Born 1866

Died 1916

Royal Navy 117886 (R.F.R./PO/A/2632) Chief Petty Officer HMS Vernon

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Callow Charles Lester

Born 1877

Died 1915

Royal Navy PO/183009 Leading Seaman HMS Vernon

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William James Bonner

Born 1899

Died 1979

Royal Navy M28937 EA 5 HMS "Vernon"

Royal Navy M28937 EA 5 HMS "Diligence"

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Edgar Frank Walsh

Born 1893

Died 1914

Royal Navy L3550 HMS Vernon

British Army L/15525 Private Royal Fusiliers 4th Bn.

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Harry Valentine Laker

Born 1896

Died 1983

Royal Navy M9998 Armourer's Crew HMS Vernon

Royal Navy M9998 Wireman 2nd Class HMS Fearless

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William Edward Warren

Born 1887

Died 1961

Royal Navy M6827 Acting Electrical Artificer HMS Vernon

Royal Navy M6827 Electrical Artificer 4th Class HMS Agincourt

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