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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [8]

Maidstone, Kent [8]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [8]

Hull, Yorkshire [5]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [5]

Gateshead, Durham [4]

Gosport, Hampshire [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Chichester, Sussex [3]

Dorchester, Dorset [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Marylebone, London [3]

Portland, Dorset [3]

Winchester, Hampshire [3]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Burton Bradstock, Dorset [2]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Dysart, Fifeshire [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Lincoln [2]

Midleton, Cork [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Paddington, London [2]

South Shields, Durham [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Southsea, Hampshire [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Widnes, Lancashire [2]

Woolwich, Kent [2]

Abbotsbury, Dorset [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Addlestone, Surrey [1]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Ashbourne, Derbyshire [1]

Athlone, Ireland [1]

Ballymena, Antrim [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Barrhead, Renfrewshire [1]

Battersea, [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Belfast, County Antrim [1]

Belgrave, Leicestershire [1]

Bere Regis, Dorset [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bexhill, Sussex [1]

Birdham, Sussex [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [187]

Stoker 2nd Class [177]

Able Seaman [31]

Ordinary Seaman [25]

Leading Stoker [24]

Acting Leading Stoker [18]

Boy 1st Class [16]

Boy 2nd Class [15]

Stoker [13]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [11]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [11]

Stoker Petty Officer [11]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [10]

Leading Seaman [7]

Stoker 2nd class [7]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [6]

Private [6]

Stoker 1 [6]

Stoker 2 [6]

Carpenter's Crew [5]

Stoker 1st class [5]

Boy I [4]

Boy II [4]

Petty Officer [4]

Shipwright 2nd Class [4]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [3]

Engine Room Artificer [3]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3]

Leading Carpenter's Crew [3]

Trimmer [3]

Acting ERA 4th Class [2]

Acting Engine Room Artificer [2]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Blacksmith's Mate [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Driver [2]

ERA 3rd Class [2]

ERA 4th Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [2]

Master At Arms [2]

Officers Steward 2nd Class [2]

Officers Steward 3rd Class [2]

Painter 2nd Class [2]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Signalman [2]

Stoker 2 class [2]

Stoker II [2]

2nd Cooper [1]

Unit

HMS Victory II [222]

HMS Fearless [101]

HMS Agincourt [42]

HMS Iris II (Victory X) [29]

HMS Victory I [19]

HMS Fisgard [11]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [11]

HMS "Victory II" [9]

HMS Nelson [9]

HMS Excellent [8]

HMS Hindustan [8]

HMS Victory [8]

HMS Venerable [7]

HMS Vivid II [7]

HMS Ajax [6]

HMS Duke of Wellington II [6]

HMS Good Hope [6]

HMS Liverpool [6]

HMS Pembroke II [6]

HMS Queen Mary [6]

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [5]

HMS Dolphin [5]

HMS King Edward VII [5]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [4]

HMS Black Prince [4]

HMS Cochrane [4]

HMS Cullist [4]

HMS Drake [4]

HMS Egmont [4]

HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [4]

HMS Minerva II [4]

HMS Mischief [4]

HMS Prince George [4]

HMS Princess Royal [4]

HMS Renown [4]

HMS St Vincent [4]

HMS Vernon [4]

HMS Vindictive [4]

HM Submarine G8 [3]

HMS "Pembroke II" [3]

HMS Attentive II [3]

HMS Ganges II [3]

HMS Glatton [3]

HMS Iron Duke [3]

HMS Jupiter [3]

HMS Maori [3]

HMS Minotaur [3]

HMS Pembroke I [3]

HMS Powerful [3]

Service

Royal Navy [302]

British Army [9]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [47]

C [34]

H [28]

A [26]

S [23]

W [21]

D [15]

P [14]

G [13]

L [13]

F [11]

R [9]

T [9]

M [8]

E [6]

J [5]

K [5]

N [5]

O [5]

I [2]

U [2]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [293]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [91]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

Gibraltar [1]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

United States [1]

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People [302] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [8] Maidstone, Kent [8] Portsmouth, Hampshire [8] Hull, Yorkshire [5] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [5] Gateshead, Durham [4] Gosport, Hampshire [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Chichester, Sussex [3] Dorchester, Dorset [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Marylebone, London [3] Portland, Dorset [3] Winchester, Hampshire [3] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Burton Bradstock, Dorset [2] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] Deptford, London [2] Dysart, Fifeshire [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Islington, London [2] Lincoln [2] Midleton, Cork [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Paddington, London [2] South Shields, Durham [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Southsea, Hampshire [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Widnes, Lancashire [2] Woolwich, Kent [2] Abbotsbury, Dorset [1] Aberdeen [1] Addlestone, Surrey [1] Alton, Hampshire [1] Ashbourne, Derbyshire [1] Athlone, Ireland [1] Ballymena, Antrim [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Barrhead, Renfrewshire [1] Battersea, [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Belfast, County Antrim [1] Belgrave, Leicestershire [1] Bere Regis, Dorset [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bexhill, Sussex [1] Birdham, Sussex [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [187] Stoker 2nd Class [177] Able Seaman [31] Ordinary Seaman [25] Leading Stoker [24] Acting Leading Stoker [18] Boy 1st Class [16] Boy 2nd Class [15] Stoker [13] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [11] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [11] Stoker Petty Officer [11] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [10] Leading Seaman [7] Stoker 2nd class [7] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [6] Private [6] Stoker 1 [6] Stoker 2 [6] Carpenter's Crew [5] Stoker 1st class [5] Boy I [4] Boy II [4] Petty Officer [4] Shipwright 2nd Class [4] Acting Stoker 1st Class [3] Engine Room Artificer [3] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3] Leading Carpenter's Crew [3] Trimmer [3] Acting ERA 4th Class [2] Acting Engine Room Artificer [2] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [2] Blacksmith's Mate [2] Chief Stoker [2] Deck Hand [2] Driver [2] ERA 3rd Class [2] ERA 4th Class [2] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [2] Master At Arms [2] Officers Steward 2nd Class [2] Officers Steward 3rd Class [2] Painter 2nd Class [2] Petty Officer 2nd Class [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Signalman [2] Stoker 2 class [2] Stoker II [2] 2nd Cooper [1]

Unit

HMS Victory II [222] HMS Fearless [101] HMS Agincourt [42] HMS Iris II (Victory X) [29] HMS Victory I [19] HMS Fisgard [11] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [11] HMS "Victory II" [9] HMS Nelson [9] HMS Excellent [8] HMS Hindustan [8] HMS Victory [8] HMS Venerable [7] HMS Vivid II [7] HMS Ajax [6] HMS Duke of Wellington II [6] HMS Good Hope [6] HMS Liverpool [6] HMS Pembroke II [6] HMS Queen Mary [6] Royal Naval Reserve [6] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [5] HMS Dolphin [5] HMS King Edward VII [5] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [4] HMS Black Prince [4] HMS Cochrane [4] HMS Cullist [4] HMS Drake [4] HMS Egmont [4] HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [4] HMS Minerva II [4] HMS Mischief [4] HMS Prince George [4] HMS Princess Royal [4] HMS Renown [4] HMS St Vincent [4] HMS Vernon [4] HMS Vindictive [4] HM Submarine G8 [3] HMS "Pembroke II" [3] HMS Attentive II [3] HMS Ganges II [3] HMS Glatton [3] HMS Iron Duke [3] HMS Jupiter [3] HMS Maori [3] HMS Minotaur [3] HMS Pembroke I [3] HMS Powerful [3]

Service

Royal Navy [302] British Army [9] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [47] C [34] H [28] A [26] S [23] W [21] D [15] P [14] G [13] L [13] F [11] R [9] T [9] M [8] E [6] J [5] K [5] N [5] O [5] I [2] U [2] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [293] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [91] Australia [1] Canada [1] Gibraltar [1] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1] United States [1]

David Frank Hewitt

Born 1898

Royal Navy K41343 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K41343 Stoker 1st Class HMS Victory

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Reginald James Woodmore

Born 1899

Died 1948

Royal Navy K26460 Stoker II HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K26460 Stoker II HMS Neptune

Royal Navy K26460 Stoker I HMS Neptune

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Frank Corben

Born 1874

Died 1918

Royal Navy 152277

Royal Navy Boy Seaman HMS Boscawen

Royal Navy 152277 Stoker 1st Class HMS Victory II

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Ernest Herbert Arnell

Born 1886

Died 1914

Royal Navy 309506 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy 309506 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Hecla

Royal Navy 309506 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

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Bernard Phillips

Born 1894

Died 1975

Royal Navy M5493 Carpenter's Crew HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy M5493 Carpenter's Crew HMS Implacable

Royal Navy M5493 Leading Carpenter's Crew HMS Implacable

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Henry Charles Dunford

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS111498 Stoker 2nd class HMS Renown

Royal Navy SS111498 Stoker 2nd class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy SS111498 Stoker 2nd class HMS Venerable

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Henry Charles Enticknap

Born 1894

Died 1961

Royal Navy K17650 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K17650 Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy K17650 Stoker 1st Class HMS Maori

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Edward James Geater

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy M31978 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Victory II

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John Sanford

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy K14692 Stoker 1st Class HMS QUEEN MARY

Royal Navy K14692 Stoker 2nd class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K14692 Stoker 2nd class HMS Renown

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Charles Easdale

Born 1898

Died 1969

Royal Navy K34940 Stoker 1st Class HMS Proserpine

Royal Navy K34940 Stoker 1st Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K34940 Stoker 1st Class HMS Glenmore

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John James Foreman

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy 15000 Stoker 2 class Victory II

Royal Navy 15000 Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy K15000 Stoker 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

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William Samuel Clegg

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS116626 Stoker 1st Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy SS116626 Stoker 1st class HMS Flirt

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Christopher Churchouse

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy K31137 Stoker 1st Class HMS "Victory II"

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Sidney Frederick Brooks

Born 1892

Died 1960

Royal Navy SS111490 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy SS111490 Stoker 2nd class HMS Renown

Royal Navy SS111490 Stoker 2nd class HMS Victory II

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Francis Needle

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy K35938 Stoker 2nd Class HMS "Victory II"

Royal Navy K/35938 Stoker 2nd Class H.M.S. "Argonaut"

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George Collingwood Robson

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS117718 Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy SS117718 Stoker 1st Class HMS Glatton

Royal Navy K/42570 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

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Frederick Clifton

Born 1894

Died 1919

Royal Navy K18374 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K18374 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Fearless

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William Edward Hawkins

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K23717 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K23717 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K23717 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Black Prince

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Henry Everatt

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy K17668 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K17668 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Bulwark

Royal Navy K17668 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

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Alfred Boyd

Born 1892

Died 1923

Royal Navy M18099 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy M18099 Acting Engine Room Artificer HMS Fearless

Royal Navy M18099 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Agincourt

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