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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [22]

Newcastle, Northumberland [11]

Leeds, Yorkshire [10]

Sunderland, Durham [10]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [9]

Gateshead, Durham [8]

Southampton, Hampshire [8]

Brighton, Sussex [7]

Hull, Yorkshire [7]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [6]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [6]

Islington, London [5]

Bermondsey, London [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Camberwell, London [4]

Gosport, Hampshire [4]

Lambeth, London [4]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

South Shields, Durham [4]

Chatham, Kent [3]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3]

Chichester, Sussex [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Ramsgate, Kent [3]

Southport, Lancashire [3]

Weymouth, Dorset [3]

Widnes, Lancashire [3]

Alderney, Channel Islands [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [2]

Batley, Yorkshire [2]

Blyth, Northumberland [2]

Bromley, Kent [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Durham [2]

Hartlepool, Durham [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2]

Morpeth, Northumberland [2]

North Shields, Northumberland [2]

Oswestry, Shropshire [2]

Petersfield, Hampshire [2]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [451]

Deck Hand [374]

Able Seaman [80]

Boy 2nd Class [70]

Master At Arms [53]

Boy 1st Class [48]

Leading Seaman [15]

Cook's Mate [13]

2nd Cook's Mate [11]

Petty Officer [10]

Stoker 2nd Class [9]

Signal Boy [8]

Ordinary Signalman [7]

Signalman [7]

Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Master at Arms [5]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [5]

3rd Writer [4]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [4]

Boy I [4]

Boy II [4]

Leading Signalman [4]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [4]

Private [4]

Telegraphist [4]

Acting Chief Master at Arms [3]

Acting Leading Cook's Mate [3]

Boy Telegraphist [3]

Chief Petty Officer [3]

Leading Cook's Mate [3]

Leading Telegraphist [3]

Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [3]

Probationary Sick Berth Attendant [3]

Ships Corporal 2nd Class [3]

Sick Berth Attendant [3]

Trimmer [3]

Acting 2nd Class Cook's Mate [2]

Acting Petty Officer [2]

Boy Servant [2]

Bugler [2]

Master At Arms (Pensioner) [2]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [2]

Officers Steward 2nd Class [2]

Officers Steward 3rd Class [2]

Officer’s Steward 3rd Class [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Ship's Steward Assistant [2]

Ship's Steward's Assistant [2]

Ships Corporal 1st Class [2]

Unit

HMS Victory I [551]

Royal Naval Reserve [382]

HMS Pembroke I [68]

HMS Agincourt [48]

HMS Impregnable [26]

HMS Fearless [22]

HMS St Vincent [17]

HMS Ganges [14]

Royal Naval Division [13]

HMS Excellent [12]

HMS Vernon [12]

HMS Vivid I [12]

HMS Victory [11]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [9]

HMS "Victory I" [8]

HMS Erin [8]

HMS Ajax [7]

HMS Powerful [7]

HMS Vindictive [7]

HMS Victory II [6]

HMS Boscawen [5]

HMS Barham [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

HMS Asia [3]

HMS Centurion [3]

HMS Crescent [3]

HMS Dolphin [3]

HMS Fisgard [3]

HMS Formidable [3]

HMS Ganges II [3]

HMS Leviathan [3]

HMS Minotaur [3]

HMS Pekin [3]

HMS Thunderer [3]

In Cells [3]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2]

H.M.S. "Victory I" [2]

H.M.S. Victory I [2]

HMS "Pembroke I" [2]

HMS Albermarle [2]

HMS Alexandra [2]

HMS Bayano [2]

HMS Benbow [2]

HMS Blake [2]

HMS Cormorant [2]

HMS Cornwallis [2]

HMS Cruizer [2]

HMS Dartmouth [2]

HMS Dido [2]

HMS Drake [2]

Service

Royal Navy [588]

British Army [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [100]

R [62]

S [46]

P [45]

M [42]

L [39]

B [36]

W [35]

J [28]

C [24]

A [18]

N [18]

T [17]

K [16]

O [15]

D [10]

F [9]

G [9]

E [6]

Y [6]

I [4]

Q [2]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [528]

Country

United Kingdom [82]

Australia [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [588] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [22] Newcastle, Northumberland [11] Leeds, Yorkshire [10] Sunderland, Durham [10] Portsmouth, Hampshire [9] Gateshead, Durham [8] Southampton, Hampshire [8] Brighton, Sussex [7] Hull, Yorkshire [7] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [6] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [6] Islington, London [5] Bermondsey, London [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Camberwell, London [4] Gosport, Hampshire [4] Lambeth, London [4] Salisbury, Wiltshire [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] South Shields, Durham [4] Chatham, Kent [3] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3] Chichester, Sussex [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Ramsgate, Kent [3] Southport, Lancashire [3] Weymouth, Dorset [3] Widnes, Lancashire [3] Alderney, Channel Islands [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Alverstoke, Hampshire [2] Batley, Yorkshire [2] Blyth, Northumberland [2] Bromley, Kent [2] Deptford, London [2] Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Durham [2] Hartlepool, Durham [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Marylebone, London [2] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2] Morpeth, Northumberland [2] North Shields, Northumberland [2] Oswestry, Shropshire [2] Petersfield, Hampshire [2]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [451] Deck Hand [374] Able Seaman [80] Boy 2nd Class [70] Master At Arms [53] Boy 1st Class [48] Leading Seaman [15] Cook's Mate [13] 2nd Cook's Mate [11] Petty Officer [10] Stoker 2nd Class [9] Signal Boy [8] Ordinary Signalman [7] Signalman [7] Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Master at Arms [5] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [5] 3rd Writer [4] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [4] Boy I [4] Boy II [4] Leading Signalman [4] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [4] Private [4] Telegraphist [4] Acting Chief Master at Arms [3] Acting Leading Cook's Mate [3] Boy Telegraphist [3] Chief Petty Officer [3] Leading Cook's Mate [3] Leading Telegraphist [3] Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [3] Probationary Sick Berth Attendant [3] Ships Corporal 2nd Class [3] Sick Berth Attendant [3] Trimmer [3] Acting 2nd Class Cook's Mate [2] Acting Petty Officer [2] Boy Servant [2] Bugler [2] Master At Arms (Pensioner) [2] Officer's Steward 1st Class [2] Officers Steward 2nd Class [2] Officers Steward 3rd Class [2] Officer’s Steward 3rd Class [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Ship's Steward Assistant [2] Ship's Steward's Assistant [2] Ships Corporal 1st Class [2]

Unit

HMS Victory I [551] Royal Naval Reserve [382] HMS Pembroke I [68] HMS Agincourt [48] HMS Impregnable [26] HMS Fearless [22] HMS St Vincent [17] HMS Ganges [14] Royal Naval Division [13] HMS Excellent [12] HMS Vernon [12] HMS Vivid I [12] HMS Victory [11] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [9] HMS "Victory I" [8] HMS Erin [8] HMS Ajax [7] HMS Powerful [7] HMS Vindictive [7] HMS Victory II [6] HMS Boscawen [5] HMS Barham [4] Royal Marine Artillery [4] HMS Asia [3] HMS Centurion [3] HMS Crescent [3] HMS Dolphin [3] HMS Fisgard [3] HMS Formidable [3] HMS Ganges II [3] HMS Leviathan [3] HMS Minotaur [3] HMS Pekin [3] HMS Thunderer [3] In Cells [3] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2] H.M.S. "Victory I" [2] H.M.S. Victory I [2] HMS "Pembroke I" [2] HMS Albermarle [2] HMS Alexandra [2] HMS Bayano [2] HMS Benbow [2] HMS Blake [2] HMS Cormorant [2] HMS Cornwallis [2] HMS Cruizer [2] HMS Dartmouth [2] HMS Dido [2] HMS Drake [2]

Service

Royal Navy [588] British Army [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [100] R [62] S [46] P [45] M [42] L [39] B [36] W [35] J [28] C [24] A [18] N [18] T [17] K [16] O [15] D [10] F [9] G [9] E [6] Y [6] I [4] Q [2] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [528]

Country

United Kingdom [82] Australia [1] South Africa [1]

Charles Henry Webb

Born 1895

Royal Navy J19528 Boy 1st Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J19528 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J19628 Boy Telegraphist HMS Impregnable

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Thomas William Orpe

Born 1897

Royal Navy J24932 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J24932 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J24932 Boy 1st Class HMS Powerful

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Charles Henry Fleet

Born 1862

Died 1920

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Disciplinarian Royal Air Force Wormwood Scrubs

Royal Navy Royal Naval Air Service

Royal Navy 103699 Boy 2nd Class HMS St Vincent

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William George Weeks

Born 1879

Royal Navy DA 13682 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy J61150 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

Royal Navy 13682 D.A. Leading Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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William Henry Colley

Born 1901

Royal Navy SS122324 Boy 2nd Class H.M.S. Powerful

Royal Navy SS122324 Boy 1st Class H.M.S. Victory I

Royal Navy SS122324 H.M.S. Barham

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George Harold Hodson

Born 1889

Died 1919

Royal Navy J56978 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

Royal Navy DA 12217 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 12217/DA(CH) Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Victory."

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George Clive Brench

Born 1902

Died 1981

Royal Navy J91930 Boy II Royal Naval Training Establishment Ganges II

Royal Navy J91930 Boy I Royal Naval Training Establishment Ganges II

Royal Navy J91930 Boy I HMS Lowestoft

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Walter Thomas James

Born 1894

Royal Navy J56879 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy J56879 Ordinary Seaman HMS Dido (Beaver)

Royal Navy J56879 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory II (Beaver)

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William Luxton Kelley

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy L547 Officers Steward 2nd Class HMSs Assistance, Hecla

Royal Navy L547 Officers Steward 3rd Class HMS Dominion

Royal Navy L547 Officers Cook 3rd class HMS Britannia

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Fred Mitchinson

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy J80456 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

Royal Navy DA 19441 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 19441/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Actaeon

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Edward Nicholson

Born 1881

Royal Navy J69559 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

Royal Navy DA 20133 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Stephen Rutherford

Born 1885

Royal Navy J57388 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

British Army 247 Private Army Cyclist Corps

Royal Navy DA 12401 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Edgar Farrow

Born 1892

Royal Navy J61153 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I (Shore Base)

Royal Navy DA 13715 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Charles Peter Norris

Born 1894

Royal Navy M6367 Provisional Sick Berth Attendant HMS Victory I

Royal Navy M6367 Provisional Sick Berth Attendant Haslar Hospital

Royal Navy DA 15737 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Albert Millsom

Born 1896

Royal Navy J77771 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy DA 15559 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Frederick Thomas Pargeter

Born 1895

Royal Navy J59954 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

British Army 1042 Bugler Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

Royal Navy DA 13700 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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John Puckett

Born 1881

British Army Tank Corps

Royal Navy J65387 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

Royal Navy DA 15667 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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David Miller

Born 1885

Royal Navy J75552 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J75552 Ordinary Seaman HMS Research (Sulby)

Royal Navy J75552 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

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William Robert Arnold

Born 1890

Royal Navy SS2535 Ordinary Seaman

Royal Navy SS2535 Able Seaman

Royal Navy K21211 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

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Charles William Thorpe

Born 1899

Royal Navy J75338 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J75338 Boy 1st Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J75338 Ordinary Seaman HMS Dreadnaught

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