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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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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]

William George Sainsbury

Born 1876

Royal Navy 150163 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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George Henry Bown

Born 1869

Royal Navy 132729 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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Frederick William Berry

Born 1874

Royal Navy 152857 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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Charles West

Born 1868

Royal Navy 125986 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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Alfred William Maddox

Born 1872

Royal Navy 142901 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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Percy Bentley

Born 1893

Royal Navy M4317 Acting 2nd Cook's Mate HMS Victory I

Royal Navy M4317 2nd Cook's Mate HMS Victory I

Royal Navy M4317 Cook's Mate HMS Terrible

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Cecil Edgar Morgan

Born 1891

Royal Navy M1794 Acting 2nd Class Cooks Mate HMS Victory I

Royal Navy M1794 2nd Class Cooks Mate HMS Victory I

Royal Navy M1794 Cook's Mate HMS Vernon

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Harry Joseph Woolford

Born 1867

Royal Navy 124111 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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William John Wyman

Born 1865

Royal Navy 350038

Royal Navy 350038 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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Alfred Pearson

Born 1878

Royal Navy 190705 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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William Richard Butt

Born 1866

Royal Navy 121155 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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William Cross

Born 1868

Royal Navy 127152 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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James Lindsay

Born 1872

Royal Navy 146873 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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Frederick Flint

Born 1866

Royal Navy 120063 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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Napoleon Alfred Bowler

Born 1890

Died 1956

Royal Navy 235522 Signal Boy HMS Victory I

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William Hale

Born 1864

Royal Navy 110837 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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Harry Rivett

Born 1874

Royal Navy 153492 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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Percy Wigmore

Born 1887

Royal Navy M32059 3rd Writer

Royal Navy M32059 3rd Writer HMS Victory I

Royal Navy M32059 3rd Writer HMS Cormorant

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Alexander Stead

Born 1862

Royal Navy 104683 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 104683 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy 104683 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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Ernest Walter Hawkins

Born 1899

Royal Navy J/46600 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J/46600 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J/46600 Signal Boy HMS Ganges

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