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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [25]

Manchester, Lancashire [12]

Plymouth, Devon [9]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [8]

Liverpool, Lancashire [8]

Devonport, Devon [7]

Exeter, Devon [6]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [6]

Blackburn, Lancashire [5]

Bolton, Lancashire [5]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [5]

Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Burnley, Lancashire [4]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [4]

Aberdeen [3]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Brixham, Devon [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Halifax, Yorkshire [3]

Rochdale, Lancashire [3]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2]

Altrincham, Cheshire [2]

Arbroath, Forfarshire [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Cupar, Fifeshire [2]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Donegal, Ireland [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire [2]

Fermoy, Cork [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Islington, London [2]

Keighley, Yorkshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Londonderry [2]

Nelson, Lancashire [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Saint Andrews, Fifeshire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Stonehouse, Devon [2]

Swansea, Glamorgan [2]

Teignmouth, Devon [2]

Todmorden, Yorkshire [2]

Truro, Cornwall [2]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [397]

Deck Hand [231]

Able Seaman [130]

Boy 2nd Class [110]

Boy 1st Class [106]

Leading Seaman [26]

Petty Officer [15]

Cook's Mate [13]

Stoker 1st Class [13]

Stoker 2nd Class [10]

2nd Cook's Mate [8]

Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [8]

Boy Telegraphist [7]

3rd Writer [6]

Ordinary Telegraphist [6]

Signalman [6]

Telegraphist [6]

Officers Steward 3rd Class [5]

Ship's Steward's Assistant [5]

Acting Leading Stoker [4]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [4]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [4]

Boy I [4]

Boy II [4]

Leading Telegraphist [4]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [4]

Ordinary Signalman [4]

Stoker [4]

Chief Petty Officer [3]

Leading Cook's Mate [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Private [3]

Probationary Sick Berth Attendant [3]

Sick Berth Attendant [3]

Writer 3rd Class [3]

1st Writer [2]

2nd Writer [2]

Acting Petty Officer [2]

Boy [2]

Boy 1 [2]

Boy 2 [2]

Boy 2nd class [2]

Boy Servant [2]

Cook’s Mate [2]

Leading Cook’s Mate [2]

Naval Schoolmaster [2]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2]

Officer’s Steward 3rd Class [2]

Paymaster Lieutenant (Temporary) [2]

Probationary Cook's Mate 2nd Class [2]

Unit

HMS Vivid I [468]

Royal Naval Reserve [238]

HMS Ajax [69]

HMS Erin [54]

HMS Impregnable [40]

HMS Agincourt [21]

HMS Ganges [13]

HMS Powerful [13]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [13]

HMS Victory I [10]

HMS Vivid [10]

HMS Vivid II [10]

HMS Ganges II [9]

HMS Defiance [8]

HMS Defence [7]

HMS Northampton [7]

HMS Pembroke I [7]

HMS President III [7]

HMS Royal Arthur [7]

HMS Magnificent [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Vivid I [6]

HMS Active [4]

HMS Bellerophon [4]

HMS Blake [4]

HMS Caesar [4]

HMS Carnarvon [4]

HMS Cornwallis [4]

HMS Lion [4]

HMS Prince of Wales [4]

HMS Cambridge [3]

HMS Colossus [3]

HMS Hogue [3]

HMS Indus [3]

HMS Revenge [3]

HMS Russell [3]

HMS Valiant [3]

HMS Vernon [3]

In Cells [3]

Royal Fleet Reserve [3]

Vivid II [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Defiance [2]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [2]

Ganges [2]

HM Submarine J6 [2]

HMAS Sydney [2]

HMS "Vivid I" [2]

HMS Arrogant [2]

HMS Bellona [2]

Service

Royal Navy [499]

British Army [5]

Other Empire Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [61]

M [48]

P [45]

B [42]

S [42]

C [33]

L [32]

R [30]

W [29]

K [22]

A [20]

J [19]

G [17]

T [12]

D [11]

N [11]

O [8]

F [7]

E [4]

Q [2]

Y [2]

I [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [487]

Country

United Kingdom [98]

Australia [1]

Egypt [1]

Guernsey [1]

Ireland [1]

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People [499] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [25] Manchester, Lancashire [12] Plymouth, Devon [9] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [8] Liverpool, Lancashire [8] Devonport, Devon [7] Exeter, Devon [6] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [6] Blackburn, Lancashire [5] Bolton, Lancashire [5] Bristol, Gloucestershire [5] Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Burnley, Lancashire [4] Cardiff, Glamorgan [4] Aberdeen [3] Bermondsey, London [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Brixham, Devon [3] Camberwell, London [3] Halifax, Yorkshire [3] Rochdale, Lancashire [3] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2] Altrincham, Cheshire [2] Arbroath, Forfarshire [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Battersea, London [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Brighouse, Yorkshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Cupar, Fifeshire [2] Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Donegal, Ireland [2] Dundee, Forfarshire [2] Fermoy, Cork [2] Hackney, London [2] Islington, London [2] Keighley, Yorkshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Londonderry [2] Nelson, Lancashire [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Peckham, London [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Saint Andrews, Fifeshire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Stonehouse, Devon [2] Swansea, Glamorgan [2] Teignmouth, Devon [2] Todmorden, Yorkshire [2] Truro, Cornwall [2]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [397] Deck Hand [231] Able Seaman [130] Boy 2nd Class [110] Boy 1st Class [106] Leading Seaman [26] Petty Officer [15] Cook's Mate [13] Stoker 1st Class [13] Stoker 2nd Class [10] 2nd Cook's Mate [8] Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [8] Boy Telegraphist [7] 3rd Writer [6] Ordinary Telegraphist [6] Signalman [6] Telegraphist [6] Officers Steward 3rd Class [5] Ship's Steward's Assistant [5] Acting Leading Stoker [4] Acting Stoker 1st Class [4] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [4] Boy I [4] Boy II [4] Leading Telegraphist [4] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [4] Ordinary Signalman [4] Stoker [4] Chief Petty Officer [3] Leading Cook's Mate [3] Leading Stoker [3] Private [3] Probationary Sick Berth Attendant [3] Sick Berth Attendant [3] Writer 3rd Class [3] 1st Writer [2] 2nd Writer [2] Acting Petty Officer [2] Boy [2] Boy 1 [2] Boy 2 [2] Boy 2nd class [2] Boy Servant [2] Cook’s Mate [2] Leading Cook’s Mate [2] Naval Schoolmaster [2] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2] Officer’s Steward 3rd Class [2] Paymaster Lieutenant (Temporary) [2] Probationary Cook's Mate 2nd Class [2]

Unit

HMS Vivid I [468] Royal Naval Reserve [238] HMS Ajax [69] HMS Erin [54] HMS Impregnable [40] HMS Agincourt [21] HMS Ganges [13] HMS Powerful [13] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [13] HMS Victory I [10] HMS Vivid [10] HMS Vivid II [10] HMS Ganges II [9] HMS Defiance [8] HMS Defence [7] HMS Northampton [7] HMS Pembroke I [7] HMS President III [7] HMS Royal Arthur [7] HMS Magnificent [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Vivid I [6] HMS Active [4] HMS Bellerophon [4] HMS Blake [4] HMS Caesar [4] HMS Carnarvon [4] HMS Cornwallis [4] HMS Lion [4] HMS Prince of Wales [4] HMS Cambridge [3] HMS Colossus [3] HMS Hogue [3] HMS Indus [3] HMS Revenge [3] HMS Russell [3] HMS Valiant [3] HMS Vernon [3] In Cells [3] Royal Fleet Reserve [3] Vivid II [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Defiance [2] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [2] Ganges [2] HM Submarine J6 [2] HMAS Sydney [2] HMS "Vivid I" [2] HMS Arrogant [2] HMS Bellona [2]

Service

Royal Navy [499] British Army [5] Other Empire Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [61] M [48] P [45] B [42] S [42] C [33] L [32] R [30] W [29] K [22] A [20] J [19] G [17] T [12] D [11] N [11] O [8] F [7] E [4] Q [2] Y [2] I [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [487]

Country

United Kingdom [98] Australia [1] Egypt [1] Guernsey [1] Ireland [1]

James Gibson Abel

Born 1903

Died 1985

Royal Navy SS10811

Royal Navy SS10811 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy SS10811 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hood

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Harry Combes

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy J28776 Boy 2nd Class HMS Carnarvon

Royal Navy J28776 Boy 1st Class HMS Carnarvon

Royal Navy J28776 Ordinary Seaman HMS Carnarvon

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Thomas Stafford

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy J35704

Royal Navy J/35704(Dev.) Able Seaman HMS Vivid I

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William Thomas Marshall

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J47142 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

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Herman Edward Harvey

Born 1890

Died 1915

Royal Navy 236446 Able Seaman HMS Vivid I

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James William Dunbar

Born 1885

Royal Navy 224545

Royal Navy 224545 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I, Donegal

Royal Navy 224545 Able Seaman HMS Vivid I, Monmouth, Majestic, Cornwallis

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Harry Pinder

Born 1896

Royal Navy

Royal Navy J49911 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J49911 Ordinary Seaman HMS Active

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Samuel John Kilgore

Born 1895

Died 1940

Royal Navy J17386 Able Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J17386 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pegasus

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William Lyon Forrest

Born 1892

Died 1914

Royal Navy M2759 3rd Writer HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy M2759 3rd Writer HMS Cressy

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Archibald Carmichael

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy J59300 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J59300 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vehement

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James Rowland Birds

Born 1892

Died 1962

Royal Navy J49457 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J49457 Ordinary Seaman HMS Ajax

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Geoffrey Rutherford Ansdell

Born 1894

Died 1978

Royal Navy SS4291 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy SS4291 Able Seaman HMS Ajax

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Cuthbert Henry Kerswill

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy 235202 Boy 2nd Class HMS Boscawen III

Royal Navy 235202 Boy 1st Class HMSs Boscawen III, Sutlej, Vivid I, Nile, Diana

Royal Navy 235202 Ordinary Seaman HMS Diana

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Oswald Haughton Witherspoon Gray

Born 1896

Royal Navy J26970 Boy 2nd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J26970 Boy 1st Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J26970 Ordinary Seaman HMS Queen

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William Lawrie Gavin

Born 1889

Royal Navy 347850 Probationary 2nd Cook’s Mate HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy 347850 2nd Cook’s Mate HMS Vivid I 2

Royal Navy 347850 Cook’s Mate HMS Majestic

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Thomas Andrews Crerar

Born 1896

Royal Navy J28452 Boy 2nd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J28452 Boy 1st Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J28452 Ordinary Seaman HMS London

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Harold Joseph Slaughter

Born 1895

Royal Navy J20813 Boy 2nd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J20813 Boy 1st Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J20813 Ordinary Seaman HMS Duncan

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Richard Edward Stephen Morris

Born 1898

Royal Navy M31944 HMS Vivid I

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Edward Godfrey

Born 1898

Royal Navy J36699 Boy 2nd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J36699 Boy 1st Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J36699 Ordinary Seaman HMS Ganges

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John Borland

Born 1895

Royal Navy J26202 Boy 2nd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J26202 Boy 1st Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J26202 Ordinary Seaman HMS Venerable

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