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Place of birth

Armagh, Northern Ireland [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Burton, Staffordshire [1]

Cupar, Fifeshire [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Hunston, Chichester, Sussex [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Islington, London [1]

Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Whitstable, Kent [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Leading Seaman [2]

AB [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Commander [1]

Domestic 2nd Class [1]

Domestic 3rd Class [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Mate [1]

Mechanician [1]

Midshipman [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Squadron Commander [1]

Stoker Class 1 [1]

Stoker Class 2 [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Training [1]

Unit

HMS Furious [12]

HMS Nelson [3]

HMS Victory II [3]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS Amethyst [2]

HMS Boscawen [2]

HMS Fearless [2]

HMS Good Hope [2]

HM Submarine E37 [1]

HMS Achilles & Victoria [1]

HMS Active [1]

HMS Alexandra [1]

HMS Asia [1]

HMS Assistance [1]

HMS Attentive I [1]

HMS Australia [1]

HMS Boscawen I [1]

HMS Brilliant [1]

HMS Cormorrant (Petunia) [1]

HMS Crescent [1]

HMS Cruizer [1]

HMS Drake [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington I [1]

HMS Duncan [1]

HMS Eclipse [1]

HMS Egmont (Petunia) [1]

HMS Euryalus [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Fire Queen [1]

HMS Formidable [1]

HMS Ganges II [1]

HMS Gibraltar (PC 73) [1]

HMS Hebe [1]

HMS Invincible [1]

HMS Invincible, HMS Furious, HMS Warspite [1]

HMS Mars [1]

HMS Pembroke II [1]

HMS Petunia [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

HMS Royal Sovereign [1]

HMS Southampton [1]

HMS Speedwell [1]

HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [1]

HMS Vernon [1]

HMS Victoria and Albert (Royal Yacht) [1]

HMS Victory [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

HMS Victory XI (Effsick?) [1]

HMS Wildfire [1]

R.F.R (Portsmouth) PO.B.3984 [1]

Service

Royal Navy [14]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [3]

H [3]

A [2]

C [2]

D [1]

M [1]

S [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [11]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [14] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Armagh, Northern Ireland [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire [1] Burton, Staffordshire [1] Cupar, Fifeshire [1] Hoxton, London [1] Hunston, Chichester, Sussex [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Islington, London [1] Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Whitstable, Kent [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Boy 1st Class [3] Boy 2nd Class [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Leading Seaman [2] AB [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Gunner [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Commander [1] Domestic 2nd Class [1] Domestic 3rd Class [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Mate [1] Mechanician [1] Midshipman [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Rear Admiral [1] Squadron Commander [1] Stoker Class 1 [1] Stoker Class 2 [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Training [1]

Unit

HMS Furious [12] HMS Nelson [3] HMS Victory II [3] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS Amethyst [2] HMS Boscawen [2] HMS Fearless [2] HMS Good Hope [2] HM Submarine E37 [1] HMS Achilles & Victoria [1] HMS Active [1] HMS Alexandra [1] HMS Asia [1] HMS Assistance [1] HMS Attentive I [1] HMS Australia [1] HMS Boscawen I [1] HMS Brilliant [1] HMS Cormorrant (Petunia) [1] HMS Crescent [1] HMS Cruizer [1] HMS Drake [1] HMS Duke of Wellington I [1] HMS Duncan [1] HMS Eclipse [1] HMS Egmont (Petunia) [1] HMS Euryalus [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Fire Queen [1] HMS Formidable [1] HMS Ganges II [1] HMS Gibraltar (PC 73) [1] HMS Hebe [1] HMS Invincible [1] HMS Invincible, HMS Furious, HMS Warspite [1] HMS Mars [1] HMS Pembroke II [1] HMS Petunia [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] HMS Royal Sovereign [1] HMS Southampton [1] HMS Speedwell [1] HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [1] HMS Vernon [1] HMS Victoria and Albert (Royal Yacht) [1] HMS Victory [1] HMS Victory I [1] HMS Victory XI (Effsick?) [1] HMS Wildfire [1] R.F.R (Portsmouth) PO.B.3984 [1]

Service

Royal Navy [14] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [3] H [3] A [2] C [2] D [1] M [1] S [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [11]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Harold Burgess

Born 1887

Died 1919

Royal Navy Mate HMS Fearless

Royal Navy Acting Gunner HMS Furious

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Edwin Harris Dunning

Born 1892

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Squadron Commander RNAS, HMS Furious

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Leslie Elam Hall

Born 1899

Died 1975

Royal Navy SS7977

Royal Navy SS7977 AB HMS Furious

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John William Mobbs

Born 1878

Royal Navy 355320

Royal Navy 355320 Domestic 2nd Class HMS Furious

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John Wyborn

Born 1888

Died 1959

Royal Navy L9566 HMS Furious

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John Samuel Brown

Born 1883

Died 1914

Royal Navy Ordinary Seaman HMS Furious

Royal Navy 201534 Able Seaman HMS Good Hope

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Charles Hucklesby, Medaille Militaire

Born 1876

Died 1937

Royal Navy 160142 Boy 2nd Class HMS Boscawen

Royal Navy 160142 Boy 1st Class HMS Boscawen

Royal Navy 160142 Boy 1st Class HMS Alexandra

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Cecil Stanley Sandford

Born 1888

Died 1960

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Rear Admiral

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander HMS Invincible, HMS Furious, HMS Warspite

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Andrew John Cockerell

Born 1888

Died 1980

Royal Navy 231147 Boy 2nd Class HMS Boscawen

Royal Navy 231147 Boy 1st Class HMS Boscawen I

Royal Navy 231147 Ordinary Seaman HMS Furious

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Joseph Holmes

Born 1886

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS102041

Royal Navy SS102041 Stoker Class 2 HMS Nelson

Royal Navy SS 102041 Training HMS Victory II

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Frank Thomas Cowlard

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy J1491 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J1491 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J1491 Ordinary Seaman HMS Furious

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Frederick William Aylmore

Born 1890

Died 1913

Royal Navy K1617 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy K1617 Stoker 1st Class HMS Assistance

Royal Navy K1617 Stoker 1st Class HMS Victory II

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James Alexandra Burden

Born 1885

Royal Navy 361980 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy 361980 Stoker 1st Class HMS Duncan

Royal Navy 361980 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Furious

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William Robert Arnold

Born 1890

Royal Navy SS2535 Ordinary Seaman

Royal Navy SS2535 Able Seaman

Royal Navy K21211 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

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