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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [33]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [14]

Devonport, Devon [14]

Manchester, Lancashire [10]

Liverpool, Lancashire [9]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5]

Kingsbridge, Devon [5]

Stonehouse, Devon [5]

Bath, Somerset [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Exeter, Devon [4]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [4]

Callington, Cornwall [3]

Calstock, Cornwall [3]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [3]

Cupar, Fifeshire [3]

Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Bedminster, Somerset [2]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Brixham, Devon [2]

Clonakilty, Cork [2]

Crediton, Devon [2]

Dorchester, Dorset [2]

Dublin [2]

Falmouth, Cornwall [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Launceston, Cornwall [2]

Looe, Cornwall [2]

Plympton, Devon [2]

Saltash, Cornwall [2]

Taunton, Somerset [2]

Teignmouth, Devon [2]

Torquay, Devon [2]

Wadebridge, Cornwall [2]

Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire [2]

Aghada, Cork [1]

Alderney, Channel Islands [1]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1]

Almondsbury, Gloucestershire [1]

Amlwch, Anglesey [1]

Antony, Cornwall [1]

Arklow, Wicklow [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire [1]

Ballymena, Antrim [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Barrow, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Stoker 2nd Class [261]

Stoker 1st Class [234]

Leading Stoker [61]

Acting Leading Stoker [39]

Ordinary Seaman [34]

Stoker [32]

Able Seaman [31]

Stoker Petty Officer [24]

Boy 1st Class [23]

Boy 2nd Class [20]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [13]

Leading Seaman [13]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [12]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [10]

Trimmer [10]

Carpenter's Crew [9]

ERA 4th Class [8]

Private [7]

Acting ERA 4th Class [6]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [6]

Shipwright 2nd Class [6]

Shipwright [5]

Chief Stoker [4]

ERA 3rd Class [4]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [4]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [3]

Armourer's Crew [3]

Boy II [3]

Boy Shipwright [3]

Leading Carpenter's Crew [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Petty Officer Stoker [3]

Shipwright 1st Class [3]

Stoker 2nd class [3]

Acting Chief Stoker [2]

Acting Engine Room Artificer [2]

Boy 2c [2]

Boy 2nd class [2]

Boy Artificer [2]

Boy I [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Cook's Mate [2]

Deck Hand [2]

ERA 2nd Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer [2]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [2]

Mechanician [2]

Painter 2nd Class [2]

Stoker 1st class [2]

Unit

HMS Vivid II [328]

HMS Ajax [164]

HMS Erin [73]

HMS Vivid I [22]

HMS Indus [17]

Royal Naval Reserve [14]

HMS Argyll [12]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [10]

HMS Ganges II [10]

HMS Cornwallis [9]

HMS Leander [9]

HMS King Alfred [7]

HMS Lion [7]

HMS Pembroke II [7]

HMS Vivid [7]

HMS Defence [6]

HMS Hindustan [6]

HMS Q1 [6]

Vivid II [6]

HMS Blake [5]

HMS Commonwealth [5]

HMS Cornwall [5]

HMS Hogue [5]

HMS Impregnable [5]

HMS Iris II (Victory X) [5]

HMS Monmouth [5]

HMS Orion [5]

HMS Royal Arthur [5]

Royal Fleet Reserve [5]

HMS Agincourt [4]

HMS Diana [4]

HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [4]

HMS Magnificent [4]

HMS Morning Star [4]

HMS New Zealand [4]

HMS Northampton [4]

HMS Sapphire II [4]

HMS vivid II [4]

Gibraltar [3]

HMS Arrogant [3]

HMS Ganges [3]

HMS Kent [3]

HMS Lancaster [3]

HMS Marlborough [3]

HMS Mars [3]

HMS Pembroke [3]

HMS Q-1 [3]

HMS Suffolk [3]

HMS Thunderer [3]

Vivid [3]

Service

Royal Navy [380]

British Army [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [62]

C [39]

H [39]

D [26]

M [22]

W [22]

S [21]

A [18]

G [18]

P [17]

F [14]

R [14]

E [11]

J [11]

O [10]

L [9]

T [9]

N [8]

K [7]

I [1]

Q [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [369]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [87]

Ireland [3]

Australia [1]

Egypt [1]

Guernsey [1]

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People [380] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [33] Bristol, Gloucestershire [14] Devonport, Devon [14] Manchester, Lancashire [10] Liverpool, Lancashire [9] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5] Kingsbridge, Devon [5] Stonehouse, Devon [5] Bath, Somerset [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Exeter, Devon [4] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [4] Callington, Cornwall [3] Calstock, Cornwall [3] Cardiff, Glamorgan [3] Cupar, Fifeshire [3] Barnstaple, Devon [2] Bedminster, Somerset [2] Brighouse, Yorkshire [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Brixham, Devon [2] Clonakilty, Cork [2] Crediton, Devon [2] Dorchester, Dorset [2] Dublin [2] Falmouth, Cornwall [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Launceston, Cornwall [2] Looe, Cornwall [2] Plympton, Devon [2] Saltash, Cornwall [2] Taunton, Somerset [2] Teignmouth, Devon [2] Torquay, Devon [2] Wadebridge, Cornwall [2] Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire [2] Aghada, Cork [1] Alderney, Channel Islands [1] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1] Almondsbury, Gloucestershire [1] Amlwch, Anglesey [1] Antony, Cornwall [1] Arklow, Wicklow [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire [1] Ballymena, Antrim [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Barrow, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Stoker 2nd Class [261] Stoker 1st Class [234] Leading Stoker [61] Acting Leading Stoker [39] Ordinary Seaman [34] Stoker [32] Able Seaman [31] Stoker Petty Officer [24] Boy 1st Class [23] Boy 2nd Class [20] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [13] Leading Seaman [13] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [12] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [10] Trimmer [10] Carpenter's Crew [9] ERA 4th Class [8] Private [7] Acting ERA 4th Class [6] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [6] Shipwright 2nd Class [6] Shipwright [5] Chief Stoker [4] ERA 3rd Class [4] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [4] Acting Stoker 1st Class [3] Armourer's Crew [3] Boy II [3] Boy Shipwright [3] Leading Carpenter's Crew [3] Petty Officer [3] Petty Officer Stoker [3] Shipwright 1st Class [3] Stoker 2nd class [3] Acting Chief Stoker [2] Acting Engine Room Artificer [2] Boy 2c [2] Boy 2nd class [2] Boy Artificer [2] Boy I [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Cook's Mate [2] Deck Hand [2] ERA 2nd Class [2] Engine Room Artificer [2] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [2] Mechanician [2] Painter 2nd Class [2] Stoker 1st class [2]

Unit

HMS Vivid II [328] HMS Ajax [164] HMS Erin [73] HMS Vivid I [22] HMS Indus [17] Royal Naval Reserve [14] HMS Argyll [12] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [10] HMS Ganges II [10] HMS Cornwallis [9] HMS Leander [9] HMS King Alfred [7] HMS Lion [7] HMS Pembroke II [7] HMS Vivid [7] HMS Defence [6] HMS Hindustan [6] HMS Q1 [6] Vivid II [6] HMS Blake [5] HMS Commonwealth [5] HMS Cornwall [5] HMS Hogue [5] HMS Impregnable [5] HMS Iris II (Victory X) [5] HMS Monmouth [5] HMS Orion [5] HMS Royal Arthur [5] Royal Fleet Reserve [5] HMS Agincourt [4] HMS Diana [4] HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [4] HMS Magnificent [4] HMS Morning Star [4] HMS New Zealand [4] HMS Northampton [4] HMS Sapphire II [4] HMS vivid II [4] Gibraltar [3] HMS Arrogant [3] HMS Ganges [3] HMS Kent [3] HMS Lancaster [3] HMS Marlborough [3] HMS Mars [3] HMS Pembroke [3] HMS Q-1 [3] HMS Suffolk [3] HMS Thunderer [3] Vivid [3]

Service

Royal Navy [380] British Army [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [62] C [39] H [39] D [26] M [22] W [22] S [21] A [18] G [18] P [17] F [14] R [14] E [11] J [11] O [10] L [9] T [9] N [8] K [7] I [1] Q [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [369] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [87] Ireland [3] Australia [1] Egypt [1] Guernsey [1]

Archibald Douglas Randall

Born 1901

Royal Navy J93863 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J93863 Boy 1st Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy K56629 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vivid

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Charles Henry Bareham

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy K5625 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vivid II

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Richard John Willis

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy K21526 Stoker1st Class HMS Vivid II

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Charles Frederick Gibbons

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy K38825

Royal Navy K/38825(Dev.). Stoker 1st Class HMS Vivid II

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Sydney Vincent Bevan

Born 1898

Died 1898

Royal Navy K51669 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vivid II

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Joe Bray

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy M19615 Carpenter's Crew HMS Vivid II

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David Thomas Williams

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy K44598 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

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William Newcombe

Died 1921

Royal Navy K/59393 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

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Robert Wallace Reid

Born 1868

Died 1914

Royal Navy 153081 Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS Vivid II

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George Richard Hobbs

Born 1882

Died 1915

Royal Navy 305289 Stoker First Class HMS Vivid II

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Eli Richards

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy 306827 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vivid II

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Bertie Joseph Bell

Born 1889

Died 1915

Royal Navy SS109325 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy SS109325 Stoker 1st Class HMS Commonwealth

Royal Navy SS109325 Stoker 1st Class HMS Indefatigable

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Hubert Stanley Cadogan Ogleby

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy M6188 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy M6188 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Orwell

Royal Navy M6188 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Vehement

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Ernest Lionel Acott

Born 1900

Died 1953

Royal Navy K49359 Stoker 2 HMS "Vivid II"

Royal Navy K49359 Acting Stoker 1 HMS "Halcyon II"

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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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Alfred Edward Furzeland

Born 1887

Died 1918

Royal Navy 310933 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy Stoker Petty Officer HMS BENBOW

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Edson Hathaway Chace

Born 1885

Died 1938

Royal Navy M6196 Carpenters Crew HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy M6196 Leading Carpenter's Crew HMS Ajax

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Thomas Pugsley

Born 1890

Royal Navy M8040 Shipwright 2c HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy M8040 Shipwright 2c HMS Tiger

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Harry Nutter

Born 1889

Royal Navy M13097 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy M13097 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Ajax

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William Thomas Furze

Born 1897

Royal Navy K37167 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy K37167 Stoker 1st Class HMS Brilliant

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