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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]

Mitchell Anderson

Born 1889

Royal Navy SS113739

Royal Navy SS113739 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy SS113739 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Thunderer

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Ernest Hall

Born 1893

Royal Navy SS3771 Able Seaman Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

Royal Navy RFR/B/8254 Royal Fleet Reserve - Portsmouth

Royal Navy SS3771 Able Seaman Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)

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Robert Heron Pounder

Born 1897

Died 1977

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/6401 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/6401 Able Seaman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

Royal Navy Z/6401 Able Seaman Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)

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William Eden

Born 1872

Royal Navy ES 2224 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2224/ES Engineman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Victory

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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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Harry Lough

Born 1897

Royal Navy K30412 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

British Army 12022 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 7th Battalion

Royal Navy DA 11783 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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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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Charles Stanley Reeds

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313224 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313224 Aircraftman 1st Class Royal Air Force

Royal Navy J24728 Signalman HMS Daffodil (Victory X)

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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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William Frederick Frost

Born 1895

Royal Navy J15029 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J15029 Able Seaman HMS King George V

Royal Navy J15029 Able Seaman Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)

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George Duff

Born 1892

Royal Navy 4/1936 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy M20462 Carpenter's Crew HMS Victory II

Royal Navy M20462 Carpenter's Crew HMS Fisgard

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James Hughes

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy Mersey 6/139 Engine Room Artificer Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Mersey 6/139. Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS "Victory"

Royal Navy Mersey 6/139 Engine Room Artificer Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - H.M.S. "Assistance."

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Robert Williamson

Born 1893

Died 1917

Royal Navy L 489 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 489/L Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Reserve (Shetland Section)

Royal Navy 489/L Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Victory

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Donald Campbell

Born 1886

Died 1916

Royal Navy A 8950 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 895012 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve *mistake in CWGC records

Royal Navy 8950/A Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - HMS VIctory

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Robert Kane

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy Z/6755 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Clyde Z/6755 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Clyde Z/6755 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS "Victory"

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Frederick Henry Hayes

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy J52116 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

Royal Navy SD 4907 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy SD/4907 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.M.L. "122."

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