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Liverpool, Lancashire [33]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [30]

Sunderland, Durham [17]

Leeds, Yorkshire [16]

Newcastle, Northumberland [15]

Southampton, Hampshire [15]

Brighton, Sussex [14]

Gateshead, Durham [14]

Hull, Yorkshire [14]

Maidstone, Kent [12]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [10]

Chichester, Sussex [8]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [8]

South Shields, Durham [8]

Bermondsey, London [7]

Dorchester, Dorset [7]

Gosport, Hampshire [7]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [7]

Islington, London [7]

Manchester, Lancashire [7]

Marylebone, London [7]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [6]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [6]

Lambeth, London [6]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [6]

Portsea, Hampshire [6]

Southport, Lancashire [6]

Widnes, Lancashire [6]

Winchester, Hampshire [6]

Bethnal Green, London [5]

Bradford, Yorkshire [5]

Camberwell, London [5]

Hastings, Sussex [5]

Newbury, Berkshire [5]

Reading, Berkshire [5]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [5]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [4]

Lincoln [4]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [4]

North Shields, Northumberland [4]

Paddington, London [4]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Portland, Dorset [4]

Portsmouth [4]

Swanage, Dorset [4]

Weymouth, Dorset [4]

Wigan, Lancashire [4]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [4]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [530]

Deck Hand [405]

Stoker 1st Class [234]

Stoker 2nd Class [223]

Able Seaman [180]

Boy 2nd Class [88]

Boy 1st Class [67]

Master At Arms [54]

Leading Seaman [38]

Leading Stoker [35]

Seaman [24]

Acting Leading Stoker [23]

Petty Officer [22]

Stoker [20]

Private [19]

Cook's Mate [18]

Stoker Petty Officer [17]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [13]

Petty Officer Stoker [13]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [12]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [12]

Lieutenant [12]

Signalman [12]

2nd Cook's Mate [11]

Signal Boy [10]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [9]

Trimmer [9]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [8]

Ordinary Signalman [8]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [8]

Sick Berth Attendant [8]

Stoker 2nd class [8]

Chief Petty Officer [7]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [7]

Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [6]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [6]

Leading Signalman [6]

Master at Arms [6]

Petty Officer 1st Class [6]

Shipwright 2nd Class [6]

Stoker - 1st Class [6]

Stoker - 2nd Class [6]

Stoker 1 [6]

Stoker 2 [6]

Boatman [5]

Carpenter's Crew [5]

Chief Stoker [5]

Leading Deck Hand [5]

Lieutenant Commander [5]

Ship's Steward Assistant [5]

Unit

HMS Victory I [551]

Royal Naval Reserve [446]

HMS Victory II [222]

HMS Victory [194]

HMS Fearless [132]

HMS Agincourt [94]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [73]

HMS Pembroke I [68]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [35]

HMS Impregnable [32]

HMS Hindustan [29]

HMS Iris II (Victory X) [29]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Victory [29]

HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [28]

HMS Vindictive [28]

HMS Excellent [25]

HMS St Vincent [22]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Victory [22]

Royal Naval Division [20]

HMS Vernon [19]

HMS Ganges [18]

HMS Fisgard [17]

HMS Nelson [16]

HMS Ajax [15]

HMS Superb [14]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [12]

HMS Vivid I [12]

Maintenance Unit, R.N. Depot (Reserves), Crystal Palace (HMS Victory VI) [12]

HMS Erin [11]

HMS "Victory" [10]

HMS Boscawen [10]

HMS Minotaur [10]

HMS Renown [10]

HMS "Victory II" [9]

HMS Barham [9]

HMS Cochrane [9]

HMS Dolphin [9]

HMS Drake [9]

HMS Good Hope [9]

HMS Powerful [9]

HMS Princess Royal [9]

HMS Victory 2 [9]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [8]

HMS Jupiter [8]

British Naval Siege Guns [7]

HMS Dreadnought [7]

HMS King Edward VII [7]

HMS Victory 1 [7]

HMS "Victory I" [6]

HMS King George V [6]

Service

Royal Navy [1251]

British Army [22]

Other Empire Force [8]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [157]

B [126]

S [94]

M [91]

C [88]

R [81]

W [79]

P [76]

L [63]

T [56]

A [47]

J [47]

G [41]

D [38]

K [38]

N [34]

F [28]

O [25]

E [21]

I [8]

Y [7]

V [4]

U [3]

Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1079]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [281]

New Zealand [3]

Ireland [2]

Argentina [1]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

Germany [1]

Gibraltar [1]

South Africa [1]

Turkey [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [33] Portsmouth, Hampshire [30] Sunderland, Durham [17] Leeds, Yorkshire [16] Newcastle, Northumberland [15] Southampton, Hampshire [15] Brighton, Sussex [14] Gateshead, Durham [14] Hull, Yorkshire [14] Maidstone, Kent [12] Birmingham, Warwickshire [10] Chichester, Sussex [8] Sheffield, Yorkshire [8] South Shields, Durham [8] Bermondsey, London [7] Dorchester, Dorset [7] Gosport, Hampshire [7] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [7] Islington, London [7] Manchester, Lancashire [7] Marylebone, London [7] Birkenhead, Cheshire [6] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [6] Lambeth, London [6] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [6] Portsea, Hampshire [6] Southport, Lancashire [6] Widnes, Lancashire [6] Winchester, Hampshire [6] Bethnal Green, London [5] Bradford, Yorkshire [5] Camberwell, London [5] Hastings, Sussex [5] Newbury, Berkshire [5] Reading, Berkshire [5] Salisbury, Wiltshire [5] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [4] Lincoln [4] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [4] North Shields, Northumberland [4] Paddington, London [4] Plymouth, Devon [4] Portland, Dorset [4] Portsmouth [4] Swanage, Dorset [4] Weymouth, Dorset [4] Wigan, Lancashire [4] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [4]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [530] Deck Hand [405] Stoker 1st Class [234] Stoker 2nd Class [223] Able Seaman [180] Boy 2nd Class [88] Boy 1st Class [67] Master At Arms [54] Leading Seaman [38] Leading Stoker [35] Seaman [24] Acting Leading Stoker [23] Petty Officer [22] Stoker [20] Private [19] Cook's Mate [18] Stoker Petty Officer [17] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [13] Petty Officer Stoker [13] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [12] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [12] Lieutenant [12] Signalman [12] 2nd Cook's Mate [11] Signal Boy [10] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [9] Trimmer [9] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [8] Ordinary Signalman [8] Petty Officer 2nd Class [8] Sick Berth Attendant [8] Stoker 2nd class [8] Chief Petty Officer [7] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [7] Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [6] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [6] Leading Signalman [6] Master at Arms [6] Petty Officer 1st Class [6] Shipwright 2nd Class [6] Stoker - 1st Class [6] Stoker - 2nd Class [6] Stoker 1 [6] Stoker 2 [6] Boatman [5] Carpenter's Crew [5] Chief Stoker [5] Leading Deck Hand [5] Lieutenant Commander [5] Ship's Steward Assistant [5]

Unit

HMS Victory I [551] Royal Naval Reserve [446] HMS Victory II [222] HMS Victory [194] HMS Fearless [132] HMS Agincourt [94] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [73] HMS Pembroke I [68] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [35] HMS Impregnable [32] HMS Hindustan [29] HMS Iris II (Victory X) [29] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Victory [29] HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [28] HMS Vindictive [28] HMS Excellent [25] HMS St Vincent [22] Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Victory [22] Royal Naval Division [20] HMS Vernon [19] HMS Ganges [18] HMS Fisgard [17] HMS Nelson [16] HMS Ajax [15] HMS Superb [14] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [12] HMS Vivid I [12] Maintenance Unit, R.N. Depot (Reserves), Crystal Palace (HMS Victory VI) [12] HMS Erin [11] HMS "Victory" [10] HMS Boscawen [10] HMS Minotaur [10] HMS Renown [10] HMS "Victory II" [9] HMS Barham [9] HMS Cochrane [9] HMS Dolphin [9] HMS Drake [9] HMS Good Hope [9] HMS Powerful [9] HMS Princess Royal [9] HMS Victory 2 [9] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [8] HMS Jupiter [8] British Naval Siege Guns [7] HMS Dreadnought [7] HMS King Edward VII [7] HMS Victory 1 [7] HMS "Victory I" [6] HMS King George V [6]

Service

Royal Navy [1251] British Army [22] Other Empire Force [8] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Australian Imperial Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [157] B [126] S [94] M [91] C [88] R [81] W [79] P [76] L [63] T [56] A [47] J [47] G [41] D [38] K [38] N [34] F [28] O [25] E [21] I [8] Y [7] V [4] U [3] Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1079] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [281] New Zealand [3] Ireland [2] Argentina [1] Australia [1] Canada [1] Germany [1] Gibraltar [1] South Africa [1] Turkey [1] United States [1]

Arthur Neville Gouldsmith

Born 1878

Died 1915

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander HMS Victory

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John Henry Betsworth

Born 1871

Died 1915

Royal Navy 135709 Petty Officer 2nd Class HMS Victory

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Ernest George Ware

Born 1871

Died 1916

Royal Navy 279160 Chief Stoker

Royal Navy 279160 Chief Stoker HMS Victory

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Robert Williams

Born 1888

Died 1919

Royal Navy 2007.S. (Po.) Stoker HMS Victory

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Charles Baker

Born 1868

Died 1915

Royal Navy 145418 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Victory

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Frederick Rostrevor White

Born 1881

Died 1917

Royal Navy 195085 Able Seaman HMS Victory

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James Gore

Born 1876

Died 1916

Royal Navy 21570/DA Deck Hand HMS Victory

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Frederick William Baggs

Born 1866

Died 1914

Royal Navy 117207 Petty Officer 1st Class HMS VIctory

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Richard James Banting

Born 1865

Died 1918

Royal Navy 128589 Chief Armourer HMS Victory

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Frederick James Knight

Born 1879

Died 1940

Royal Navy 342354 Stoker 1st Class HMS Sparrowhawk

Royal Navy 342354 Carpenters Crew HMS Victory 2

Royal Navy 342354 Carpenters Crew HMS Majestic

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William Thomas Simmonds

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy J8126 Able Seaman HMS MALAYA

Royal Navy J/8126 Able Seaman HMS Victory

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Percy Paxman

Born 1881

Died 1921

Royal Navy 293753 Stoker Petty Officer HMS NARBOROUGH

Royal Navy 293753 Chief Stoker HMS Victory

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Walter John Hallifax

Born 1887

Died 1942

Royal Navy HMS Victory

Royal Navy HMS Glory 4 (Askold)

Royal Navy HMS Caroline

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Edward Oliver Brudenell Seymour Osborne

Born 1883

Died 1956

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Victory

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant

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James Arthur Hart

Born 1893

Died 1986

Royal Navy M16137

Royal Navy M16137 Ships Steward Assistant HMS VICTORY

Royal Navy M16137 Victuallers Assistant HMS KENT

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Alfred Tom Williams

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy M7462 Sick Berth Attendant HMS Victory

Royal Navy M7462 Sick Berth Attendant HMS Castor

Royal Navy M/7462 Sick Berth Attendant H.M.S. "Victory."

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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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William Robert Cruttenden

Born 1878

Died 1961

Royal Navy 342344 Cooper HMS Caroline

Royal Navy 342344 Car Crew HMS Victory I

Royal Navy 342344 Chief Cooper HMS Victory III

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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 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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