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Plymouth, Devon [69]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [37]

Devonport, Devon [35]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [33]

Liverpool, Lancashire [28]

Manchester, Lancashire [25]

Exeter, Devon [22]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [14]

Stonehouse, Devon [14]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [10]

Teignmouth, Devon [10]

Dublin [9]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [8]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [8]

Blackburn, Lancashire [8]

Kingsbridge, Devon [8]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [8]

Bath, Somerset [7]

Bolton, Lancashire [7]

Leeds, Yorkshire [7]

Torquay, Devon [7]

Bradford, Yorkshire [6]

Brixham, Devon [6]

Camberwell, London [6]

Crediton, Devon [6]

Islington, London [6]

Newport, Monmouthshire [6]

Plympton, Devon [6]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Swansea, Glamorgan [6]

Tavistock, Devon [6]

Barnstaple, Devon [5]

Bedminster, Somerset [5]

Dartmouth, Devon [5]

Halifax, Yorkshire [5]

Liverpool [5]

Ramsgate, Kent [5]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [5]

Aberdeen [4]

Aghada, Cork [4]

Burnley, Lancashire [4]

Londonderry [4]

Nottingham [4]

Penzance, Cornwall [4]

Rochdale, Lancashire [4]

Stoke Damerel, Devon [4]

Antony, Cornwall [3]

Axminster, Devon [3]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [3]

Callington, Cornwall [3]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [496]

Stoker 2nd Class [329]

Stoker 1st Class [307]

Deck Hand [255]

Able Seaman [250]

Boy 1st Class [140]

Boy 2nd Class [139]

Leading Stoker [88]

Leading Seaman [61]

Petty Officer [56]

Stoker [52]

Acting Leading Stoker [43]

Petty Officer Stoker [38]

Stoker Petty Officer [35]

Chief Stoker [24]

Seaman [23]

Chief Petty Officer [22]

Trimmer [22]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [20]

Signalman [18]

Cook's Mate [16]

Private [16]

Petty Officer 1st Class [15]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [13]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [12]

Sick Berth Attendant [12]

Boy Telegraphist [10]

Carpenter's Crew [9]

ERA 4th Class [9]

Leading Signalman [9]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [9]

Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [9]

2nd Cook's Mate [8]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [8]

Ordinary Telegraphist [8]

3rd Writer [7]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [7]

Ordinary Signalman [7]

Shipwright 2nd Class [7]

Telegraphist [7]

Acting ERA 4th Class [6]

Acting Gunner [6]

Armourer's Crew [6]

Boy I [6]

Boy II [6]

Boy Servant [6]

Cook's Mate 2nd Class [6]

Leading Telegraphist [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [6]

Unit

HMS Vivid [537]

HMS Vivid I [468]

HMS Vivid II [328]

Royal Naval Reserve [316]

HMS Ajax [239]

HMS Erin [132]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [68]

HMS Impregnable [59]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid [46]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [34]

HMS Agincourt [28]

HMS Indus [20]

HMS Ganges [18]

HMS Hindustan [18]

HMS Lion [16]

Royal Naval Division [16]

HMS Defiance [15]

HMS Powerful [15]

HMS Cornwallis [14]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Vivid [14]

HMS Defence [13]

Royal Fleet Reserve [13]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: HMS Vivid [13]

HMS Argyll [12]

HMS Northampton [12]

HMS Orion [11]

HMS Ganges II [10]

HMS Leander [10]

HMS Tiger [10]

HMS Victory I [10]

HMS Blake [9]

HMS New Zealand [9]

HMS Indefatigable [8]

HMS Magnificent [8]

HMS Royal Arthur [8]

HMS Warrior [8]

HMS Hogue [7]

HMS Marlborough [7]

HMS Pembroke I [7]

HMS President III [7]

HMS Prince of Wales [7]

HMS Russell [7]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Devonport [7]

HMS Active [6]

HMS Benbow [6]

HMS Colossus [6]

HMS King Alfred [6]

HMS Natal [6]

HMS Revenge [6]

HMS Vindictive [6]

Service

Royal Navy [1540]

British Army [17]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Canadian Navy [6]

Other Empire Force [5]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [164]

H [151]

M [147]

C [132]

S [111]

P [101]

W [101]

R [75]

L [73]

G [70]

D [69]

A [61]

T [55]

J [52]

F [50]

K [42]

E [27]

N [27]

O [27]

V [4]

Y [4]

I [3]

Q [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1268]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [267]

Ireland [5]

Australia [2]

Guernsey [2]

South Africa [2]

Egypt [1]

New Zealand [1]

Turkey [1]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [69] Bristol, Gloucestershire [37] Devonport, Devon [35] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [33] Liverpool, Lancashire [28] Manchester, Lancashire [25] Exeter, Devon [22] Cardiff, Glamorgan [14] Stonehouse, Devon [14] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [10] Teignmouth, Devon [10] Dublin [9] Birkenhead, Cheshire [8] Birmingham, Warwickshire [8] Blackburn, Lancashire [8] Kingsbridge, Devon [8] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [8] Bath, Somerset [7] Bolton, Lancashire [7] Leeds, Yorkshire [7] Torquay, Devon [7] Bradford, Yorkshire [6] Brixham, Devon [6] Camberwell, London [6] Crediton, Devon [6] Islington, London [6] Newport, Monmouthshire [6] Plympton, Devon [6] Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Swansea, Glamorgan [6] Tavistock, Devon [6] Barnstaple, Devon [5] Bedminster, Somerset [5] Dartmouth, Devon [5] Halifax, Yorkshire [5] Liverpool [5] Ramsgate, Kent [5] Sheffield, Yorkshire [5] Aberdeen [4] Aghada, Cork [4] Burnley, Lancashire [4] Londonderry [4] Nottingham [4] Penzance, Cornwall [4] Rochdale, Lancashire [4] Stoke Damerel, Devon [4] Antony, Cornwall [3] Axminster, Devon [3] Brighouse, Yorkshire [3] Callington, Cornwall [3]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [496] Stoker 2nd Class [329] Stoker 1st Class [307] Deck Hand [255] Able Seaman [250] Boy 1st Class [140] Boy 2nd Class [139] Leading Stoker [88] Leading Seaman [61] Petty Officer [56] Stoker [52] Acting Leading Stoker [43] Petty Officer Stoker [38] Stoker Petty Officer [35] Chief Stoker [24] Seaman [23] Chief Petty Officer [22] Trimmer [22] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [20] Signalman [18] Cook's Mate [16] Private [16] Petty Officer 1st Class [15] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [13] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [12] Sick Berth Attendant [12] Boy Telegraphist [10] Carpenter's Crew [9] ERA 4th Class [9] Leading Signalman [9] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [9] Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [9] 2nd Cook's Mate [8] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [8] Ordinary Telegraphist [8] 3rd Writer [7] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [7] Ordinary Signalman [7] Shipwright 2nd Class [7] Telegraphist [7] Acting ERA 4th Class [6] Acting Gunner [6] Armourer's Crew [6] Boy I [6] Boy II [6] Boy Servant [6] Cook's Mate 2nd Class [6] Leading Telegraphist [6] Lieutenant [6] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [6]

Unit

HMS Vivid [537] HMS Vivid I [468] HMS Vivid II [328] Royal Naval Reserve [316] HMS Ajax [239] HMS Erin [132] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [68] HMS Impregnable [59] Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid [46] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [34] HMS Agincourt [28] HMS Indus [20] HMS Ganges [18] HMS Hindustan [18] HMS Lion [16] Royal Naval Division [16] HMS Defiance [15] HMS Powerful [15] HMS Cornwallis [14] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Vivid [14] HMS Defence [13] Royal Fleet Reserve [13] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: HMS Vivid [13] HMS Argyll [12] HMS Northampton [12] HMS Orion [11] HMS Ganges II [10] HMS Leander [10] HMS Tiger [10] HMS Victory I [10] HMS Blake [9] HMS New Zealand [9] HMS Indefatigable [8] HMS Magnificent [8] HMS Royal Arthur [8] HMS Warrior [8] HMS Hogue [7] HMS Marlborough [7] HMS Pembroke I [7] HMS President III [7] HMS Prince of Wales [7] HMS Russell [7] Royal Fleet Reserve - Devonport [7] HMS Active [6] HMS Benbow [6] HMS Colossus [6] HMS King Alfred [6] HMS Natal [6] HMS Revenge [6] HMS Vindictive [6]

Service

Royal Navy [1540] British Army [17] Australian Imperial Force [7] Canadian Navy [6] Other Empire Force [5] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [164] H [151] M [147] C [132] S [111] P [101] W [101] R [75] L [73] G [70] D [69] A [61] T [55] J [52] F [50] K [42] E [27] N [27] O [27] V [4] Y [4] I [3] Q [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1268] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [267] Ireland [5] Australia [2] Guernsey [2] South Africa [2] Egypt [1] New Zealand [1] Turkey [1]

William Mcleod

Born 1880

Died 1918

Canadian Navy VR/3941 Stoker Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve

Canadian Navy VR/3941 Stoker Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve - HMS Vivid

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Leslie Rayner Shury

Born 1898

British Army 111894 Gunner Machine Gun Corps

British Army EMT/44011 Gunner Army Service Corps

Royal Navy M22700 Sick Berth Attendant Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

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John Rutherford Jacques

Born 1890

Royal Navy K33409 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Blake (Marne)

Royal Navy K33409 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy K33409 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

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Thomas Agnew Mcmaster

Born 1897

Royal Navy Clyde Z/7450 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Clyde Z/7450 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Clyde Z/7450 Signalman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

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Thomas Daly

Born 1879

British Army L/5989 Private East Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

Royal Navy TS 8273 Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy RNRT/TS/8273 Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve - HMS 'Vivid'

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Michael O'brien

Born 1898

Royal Navy J61029 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy Clyde Z/6669 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/ 6669 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Division

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Bernard Thomson Robertson

Born 1891

Royal Navy Clyde Z/6091 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy Clyde Z/6091 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Inconstant

Royal Navy Clyde Z/6091 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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William Dickson

Born 1890

Royal Navy 4/2019 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Clyde 4/2019 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Clyde 4/2019 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Tiger

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George Buchanan Wilson

Born 1892

Royal Navy M8261 Writer 3rd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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