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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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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 Cude

Born 1896

British Army 1591 The London Regiment 23rd Battalion

Royal Navy J26931 Boy 2nd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J26931 Boy 1st Class HMS Vivid I

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George Edwin Stoddon Leythorne

Born 1893

Died 1971

Royal Navy M6867 Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy M6867 2nd Cook's Mate HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy M6867 Cook's Mate HMS Vivid I

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Jeremiah Cherry

Born 1887

Died 1960

Royal Navy J53034 Ordinary Seaman HMS Tiger

Royal Navy J53034 Able Seaman HMS Tiger

Royal Navy J53034 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

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Richard Douglas Satterford

Born 1896

Died 1930

Royal Navy J15174 Able Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J15174 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pegasus

Royal Navy M19148 3rd Writer

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Arthur William Luckman

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy J29925 Boy 2nd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J/29921 H.M.S. "Impregnable." *mistake in CWGC records

Royal Navy J29925 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

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Claude Sydney Rowe

Born 1888

Royal Navy 347585 Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy 347585 2nd Cook's Mate HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy 347585 Cook's Mate HMS Vivid I

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Douglas Marrack Southwood

Born 1894

Died 1971

Royal Navy M4537 Provisional 2nd Class Cook's Mate HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy M4537 2nd Class Cook's Mate HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy M4537 2nd Class Cook's Mate HMS Theseus

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Owen Pemberton

Born 1895

Died 1972

Royal Navy SS5075 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy SS5075 Able Seaman HMS Ajax

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Clifford George Baggott

Born 1896

Died 1971

Royal Navy L10909

Royal Navy M17736 Ship's Steward's Assistant HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy M17736 Ship's Steward's Assistant HMS Agincourt

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William John Grey

Born 1897

Died 1977

Royal Navy J40469 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J40469 Ordinary Seaman HMS Erin

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Wilfred Morris

Born 1896

Died 1969

Royal Navy M14853 3rd Writer HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy M14853 3rd Writer HMS Ajax

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William Horatio Sandham

Born 1896

Died 1970

Royal Navy J49947 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J49947 Ordinary Seaman HMS Ajax

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George Chaplin

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy L7968

Royal Navy L7968 Officer's Steward 2nd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy L7968 Officer's Steward 2nd Class HMS Defence

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Frederick William Budden

Born 1896

Died 1966

Royal Navy J41121 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J41121 Ordinary Seaman HMS Erin

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Fred Halkyard

Born 1895

Died 1971

Royal Navy J34831 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J34831 Ordinary Seaman HMS Ajax

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George Harold Gratton

Born 1894

Died 1978

Royal Navy J47516 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J47516 Ordinary Seaman HMS Agincourt

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Robert Shaw

Born 1893

Died 1978

Royal Navy SS6205 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy SS6205 Ordinary Seaman HMS Ajax

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Daniel Edward Parrott

Born 1893

Died 1976

Royal Navy L3732 Officers Steward 3rd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy L3732 Officers Steward 3rd Class HMS Ajax

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Arthur George Pester

Born 1895

Died 1964

Royal Navy L4748 Officer’s Steward 3rd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy L4748 Officer’s Steward 3rd Class HMS Ajax

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Patrick Aherne

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy M2765 Ship's Steward's Assistant HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy M2765 Ship's Steward 2nd Class HMS Erin

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