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Place of birth

Bermondsey, London [5]

Islington, London [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Southampton, Hampshire [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Bath, Somerset [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Cork, Ireland [3]

Dover, Kent [3]

Kensington, London [3]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Bow, London [2]

Camden Town, London [2]

Clapham, London [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Edmonton, London [2]

Farnham, Surrey [2]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Nottingham [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

Warrington, Lancashire [2]

West Ham, London [2]

Abingdon, Oxfordshire [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Aldershot, near Farnham, Hampshire [1]

Alresford, Hampshire [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Ashorne, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Avoch, Rosshire [1]

Axbridge, Somerset [1]

Balham, London [1]

Balham, Wandsworth [1]

Ballarat, Victoria [1]

Ballymena, Antrim [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Barmouth, Merionethshire [1]

Barnes, London [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Beaulieu, Hampshire [1]

Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bellshill, Lanarkshire [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [136]

Stoker 1st Class [67]

Ordinary Seaman [55]

Boy 1st Class [20]

Leading Seaman [19]

Stoker 2nd Class [16]

Leading Stoker [14]

Lieutenant [12]

Lieutenant Commander [11]

Petty Officer [11]

Stoker Petty Officer [11]

Commander [10]

Private [9]

Boy 2nd Class [8]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [6]

Petty Officer Stoker [6]

Chief Stoker Petty Officer [5]

Gunner [5]

Acting Leading Stoker [4]

Naval Cadet [4]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Boy [3]

Captain [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3]

Midshipman [3]

Sub Lieutenant [3]

Surgeon [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Armourer [2]

Boy I [2]

Boy II [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Cook's Mate [2]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2]

Petty Officer 1st Class [2]

Stoker - 1st Class [2]

Stoker - 2nd Class [2]

Stoker 1st class [2]

Stoker 2nd class [2]

Able Bodied Seaman [1]

Acting Captain (Temporary) [1]

Acting Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Engineer Lieutenant Commander (Temporary Service) [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

HMS Vindictive [212]

HMS Hindustan [122]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [86]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [29]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [25]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "B" Company [22]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party [18]

British Naval Siege Guns [15]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [15]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [12]

HMS Superb [11]

HMS Colossus [10]

HMS Indomitable [9]

HMS St Vincent [9]

HMS BELLEROPHON [8]

HMS Impregnable [8]

HMS Lion [8]

HMS Repulse [7]

HMS Tiger [7]

HMS Collingwood [6]

HMS Osiris [6]

HMS Victory I [6]

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

HMAS Australia [5]

HMS Bellerophon [5]

HMS Canada [5]

HMS Hercules [5]

HMS New Zealand [5]

HMS Princess Royal [5]

HMS Excellent [4]

HMS Fearless [4]

HMS Ganges [4]

HMS Lowestoft [4]

HMS NEPTUNE [4]

HMS Thunderer [4]

HMS Victory II [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Chatham Naval Base (RAN London Depot) [3]

HMS Agamemnon [3]

HMS Barham [3]

HMS Boadicea [3]

HMS Calypso [3]

HMS Inflexible [3]

HMS Iphigenia [3]

HMS Neptune [3]

HMS Renown [3]

HMS Revenge [3]

HMS Royal Sovereign [3]

HMS Temeraire [3]

HMS Vernon [3]

Service

Royal Navy [302]

British Army [4]

Other Empire Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [38]

B [32]

C [32]

S [27]

M [25]

W [20]

P [14]

T [14]

G [13]

R [13]

E [11]

A [10]

D [10]

L [10]

J [8]

F [6]

K [5]

N [5]

Y [5]

O [3]

V [2]

Contribution

Military Service [272]

Country

United Kingdom [63]

Ireland [2]

South Africa [2]

Denmark [1]

France [1]

Germany [1]

Sierra Leone [1]

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People [303] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bermondsey, London [5] Islington, London [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Southampton, Hampshire [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Bath, Somerset [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Cork, Ireland [3] Dover, Kent [3] Kensington, London [3] Bethnal Green, London [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Bow, London [2] Camden Town, London [2] Clapham, London [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Deptford, London [2] Edmonton, London [2] Farnham, Surrey [2] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2] Lambeth, London [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Nottingham [2] Tottenham, London [2] Warrington, Lancashire [2] West Ham, London [2] Abingdon, Oxfordshire [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Aldershot, near Farnham, Hampshire [1] Alresford, Hampshire [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] Ashorne, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Avoch, Rosshire [1] Axbridge, Somerset [1] Balham, London [1] Balham, Wandsworth [1] Ballarat, Victoria [1] Ballymena, Antrim [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Barmouth, Merionethshire [1] Barnes, London [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Beaulieu, Hampshire [1] Beccles, Suffolk [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bellshill, Lanarkshire [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [136] Stoker 1st Class [67] Ordinary Seaman [55] Boy 1st Class [20] Leading Seaman [19] Stoker 2nd Class [16] Leading Stoker [14] Lieutenant [12] Lieutenant Commander [11] Petty Officer [11] Stoker Petty Officer [11] Commander [10] Private [9] Boy 2nd Class [8] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [6] Petty Officer Stoker [6] Chief Stoker Petty Officer [5] Gunner [5] Acting Leading Stoker [4] Naval Cadet [4] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [3] Boy [3] Captain [3] Deck Hand [3] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3] Midshipman [3] Sub Lieutenant [3] Surgeon [3] Acting Captain [2] Armourer [2] Boy I [2] Boy II [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Cook's Mate [2] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [2] Lance Corporal [2] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2] Petty Officer 1st Class [2] Stoker - 1st Class [2] Stoker - 2nd Class [2] Stoker 1st class [2] Stoker 2nd class [2] Able Bodied Seaman [1] Acting Captain (Temporary) [1] Acting Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Engineer Lieutenant Commander (Temporary Service) [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Acting Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

HMS Vindictive [212] HMS Hindustan [122] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [86] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [29] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [25] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "B" Company [22] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party [18] British Naval Siege Guns [15] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [15] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [12] HMS Superb [11] HMS Colossus [10] HMS Indomitable [9] HMS St Vincent [9] HMS BELLEROPHON [8] HMS Impregnable [8] HMS Lion [8] HMS Repulse [7] HMS Tiger [7] HMS Collingwood [6] HMS Osiris [6] HMS Victory I [6] Royal Naval Reserve [6] HMAS Australia [5] HMS Bellerophon [5] HMS Canada [5] HMS Hercules [5] HMS New Zealand [5] HMS Princess Royal [5] HMS Excellent [4] HMS Fearless [4] HMS Ganges [4] HMS Lowestoft [4] HMS NEPTUNE [4] HMS Thunderer [4] HMS Victory II [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Chatham Naval Base (RAN London Depot) [3] HMS Agamemnon [3] HMS Barham [3] HMS Boadicea [3] HMS Calypso [3] HMS Inflexible [3] HMS Iphigenia [3] HMS Neptune [3] HMS Renown [3] HMS Revenge [3] HMS Royal Sovereign [3] HMS Temeraire [3] HMS Vernon [3]

Service

Royal Navy [302] British Army [4] Other Empire Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [38] B [32] C [32] S [27] M [25] W [20] P [14] T [14] G [13] R [13] E [11] A [10] D [10] L [10] J [8] F [6] K [5] N [5] Y [5] O [3] V [2]

Contribution

Military Service [272]

Country

United Kingdom [63] Ireland [2] South Africa [2] Denmark [1] France [1] Germany [1] Sierra Leone [1]

Alfred Francis Blakeney Carpenter

Born 1881

Died 1955

Royal Navy Vice Admiral

Royal Navy Cadet

Royal Navy Commander

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Arthur Douglas Lougher

Born 1876

Died 1948

Royal Navy Acting Engineer Lieutenant Commander (Temporary Service)

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant HMS Vindictive

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Robert Reynolds Rosoman

Born 1875

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander HMS Vindictive

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander HMS Hawke

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Charles William Guenigault

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy J/38286 Able Seaman HMS Vindictive

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Thomas Tannahill Cochran

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy M/6437 Shipwright 3rd Class HMS Vindictive

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Oswald Philip Reynolds

Born 1899

Died 1966

Royal Navy SS/117330 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vindictive

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Charles John Eyre Peshall

Born 1881

Died 1957

Royal Navy Chaplain HMS Vindictive

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Harry Randall Bennewith

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy J51070 Ordinary Seaman HMS Carnarvon

Royal Navy J/51070 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vindictive

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Joseph Beckett

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy J/27536 Able Seaman HMS Vindictive

Royal Navy J27536 Able Seaman HMS Tempest

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Reginald George Vincent

Born 1897

Died 1920

Royal Navy J29249 Able Seaman HMS Vindictive

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Henry St Clair Colson

Born 1887

Died 1968

Royal Navy Surgeon HMS Vindictive

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Adam Ferguson

Born 1891

Died 1949

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Vindictive

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John Frederick Munton Payne

Born 1889

Died 1963

Royal Navy Surgeon HMS Vindictive

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Arthur Powell

Born 1888

Died 1939

Royal Navy Commissioned Gunner

Royal Navy Gunner HMS Vindictive

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John Harris Cobby

Born 1877

Died 1941

Royal Navy Acting Gunner

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

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Frank George Bramble

Born 1886

Died 1976

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Prince George

Royal Navy Acting Sub-Lieutenant

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Henry Noel Marryat Hardy

Born 1884

Died 1968

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Acting Captain

Royal Navy Captain

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Alan Thomas

Born 1894

Royal Navy M16493 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS LION

Royal Navy M16493 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Vindictive

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Joseph Smith

Born 1897

Royal Navy K24538 Stoker 1st Class HMS Colossus

Royal Navy K24538 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vindictive

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George Arthur Henry Butler

Born 1895

Died 1967

Royal Navy J10677

Royal Navy J10677 HMS Dreadnought

Royal Navy J10677 Petty Officer HMS Vindictive

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