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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [13]

Manchester, Lancashire [13]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [10]

Plymouth, Devon [9]

Devonport, Devon [8]

Gloucester [8]

Liverpool [8]

Stonehouse, Devon [8]

Dublin [7]

Belfast [6]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Falmouth, Cornwall [4]

Newlyn, Cornwall [4]

Aberdeen [3]

Bath, Somerset [3]

Derby [3]

Exeter, Devon [3]

Exmouth, Devon [3]

Kinsale, Cork [3]

Morice Town, Devonport [3]

Battersea, London [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bootle, Lancashire [2]

Bridgwater, Somerset [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Brixham, Devon [2]

Coonagh, County Clare [2]

Coonagh, County Limerick [2]

Dartmouth, Devon [2]

Douglas, Isle of Man [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Islington, London [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

London [2]

Mousehole, Cornwall [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Oxford [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Penzance, Cornwall [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Ramsey, Isle of Man [2]

Saltash, Cornwall [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

St Pancras, London [2]

Torquay, Devon [2]

Warwick, Warwickshire [2]

Aberayron, Cardiganshire [1]

Acton, London [1]

Aghada, Cork [1]

Rank

Seaman [80]

Stoker 1st Class [80]

Private [62]

Stoker 2nd Class [56]

Able Seaman [52]

Stoker [39]

Boy 1st Class [27]

Leading Stoker [22]

Ordinary Seaman [14]

Petty Officer Stoker [14]

Boy 2nd Class [13]

Leading Seaman [13]

Petty Officer [10]

Signalman [10]

Petty Officer 1st Class [9]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [7]

Chief Petty Officer [5]

Chief Stoker [5]

Gunner [5]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [5]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [5]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [5]

Bugler [4]

Chief Armourer [4]

Leading Signalman [4]

Ordinary Signalman [4]

Shipwright 1st Class [4]

Signal Boy [4]

Acting Leading Stoker [3]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Midshipman [3]

Armourer's Mate [2]

Artificer Engineer [2]

Blacksmith [2]

Boy [2]

Boy Servant [2]

Captain [2]

Chaplain [2]

Chief Sick Berth Steward [2]

Cook's Mate [2]

Cook's Mate 2nd Class [2]

Corporal [2]

Domestic 2nd Class [2]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Officer's Cook 1st Class [2]

Unit

HMS Goliath [477]

Royal Naval Reserve [106]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Goliath." [106]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [55]

HMS Albion [7]

HMS Prince George [6]

HMS Talbot [6]

HMS Fearless [4]

HMS Illustrious [4]

HMS Vivid [4]

HMS Agincourt [3]

HMS Magnificent [3]

HMS Pembroke [3]

HMS Victorious [3]

HMS GOLIATH [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Nelson [2]

HMS Pembroke II [2]

HMS Prince of Wales [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Goliath [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

ACHERON [1]

Blake [1]

Britannia (Royal Naval College) [1]

Dockyard and RN Hospital Ship Bermuda [1]

Gibraltar (MYOSOTIS) [1]

H.M.S. 'Goliath' [1]

HM Submarine E36 [1]

HMS 'Goliath' [1]

HMS ALBION [1]

HMS Achilles [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Birmingham [1]

HMS Cumberland [1]

HMS DAFFODIL [1]

HMS Donegal [1]

HMS Dryad [1]

HMS Dwarf [1]

HMS Eclipse [1]

HMS Exmouth [1]

HMS Fisgard [1]

HMS GLORY [1]

HMS GOLIATH, HMS COLOSSUS [1]

HMS Gibralter [1]

HMS Goliath Royal Marine Light Infantry [1]

HMS HANNIBAL [1]

HMS Hercules [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Leander [1]

Service

Royal Navy [487]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

British Army [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [47]

M [43]

H [42]

C [41]

S [36]

W [34]

D [32]

G [27]

K [26]

P [25]

R [21]

L [18]

J [16]

T [16]

F [15]

O [11]

E [10]

A [8]

N [8]

I [5]

Q [3]

U [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [243]

Country

United Kingdom [95]

Malta [4]

Ireland [3]

Australia [1]

Bermuda [1]

Gibraltar [1]

India [1]

Spain [1]

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People [487] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [13] Manchester, Lancashire [13] Bristol, Gloucestershire [10] Plymouth, Devon [9] Devonport, Devon [8] Gloucester [8] Liverpool [8] Stonehouse, Devon [8] Dublin [7] Belfast [6] Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Falmouth, Cornwall [4] Newlyn, Cornwall [4] Aberdeen [3] Bath, Somerset [3] Derby [3] Exeter, Devon [3] Exmouth, Devon [3] Kinsale, Cork [3] Morice Town, Devonport [3] Battersea, London [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bootle, Lancashire [2] Bridgwater, Somerset [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Brixham, Devon [2] Coonagh, County Clare [2] Coonagh, County Limerick [2] Dartmouth, Devon [2] Douglas, Isle of Man [2] Hoxton, London [2] Islington, London [2] Lambeth, London [2] London [2] Mousehole, Cornwall [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Oxford [2] Peckham, London [2] Penzance, Cornwall [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Ramsey, Isle of Man [2] Saltash, Cornwall [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] St Pancras, London [2] Torquay, Devon [2] Warwick, Warwickshire [2] Aberayron, Cardiganshire [1] Acton, London [1] Aghada, Cork [1]

Rank

Seaman [80] Stoker 1st Class [80] Private [62] Stoker 2nd Class [56] Able Seaman [52] Stoker [39] Boy 1st Class [27] Leading Stoker [22] Ordinary Seaman [14] Petty Officer Stoker [14] Boy 2nd Class [13] Leading Seaman [13] Petty Officer [10] Signalman [10] Petty Officer 1st Class [9] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [7] Chief Petty Officer [5] Chief Stoker [5] Gunner [5] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [5] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [5] Petty Officer 2nd Class [5] Bugler [4] Chief Armourer [4] Leading Signalman [4] Ordinary Signalman [4] Shipwright 1st Class [4] Signal Boy [4] Acting Leading Stoker [3] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3] Lieutenant [3] Midshipman [3] Armourer's Mate [2] Artificer Engineer [2] Blacksmith [2] Boy [2] Boy Servant [2] Captain [2] Chaplain [2] Chief Sick Berth Steward [2] Cook's Mate [2] Cook's Mate 2nd Class [2] Corporal [2] Domestic 2nd Class [2] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [2] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [2] Lance Corporal [2] Major [2] Officer's Cook 1st Class [2]

Unit

HMS Goliath [477] Royal Naval Reserve [106] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Goliath." [106] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [55] HMS Albion [7] HMS Prince George [6] HMS Talbot [6] HMS Fearless [4] HMS Illustrious [4] HMS Vivid [4] HMS Agincourt [3] HMS Magnificent [3] HMS Pembroke [3] HMS Victorious [3] HMS GOLIATH [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Nelson [2] HMS Pembroke II [2] HMS Prince of Wales [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Goliath [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] ACHERON [1] Blake [1] Britannia (Royal Naval College) [1] Dockyard and RN Hospital Ship Bermuda [1] Gibraltar (MYOSOTIS) [1] H.M.S. 'Goliath' [1] HM Submarine E36 [1] HMS 'Goliath' [1] HMS ALBION [1] HMS Achilles [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Birmingham [1] HMS Cumberland [1] HMS DAFFODIL [1] HMS Donegal [1] HMS Dryad [1] HMS Dwarf [1] HMS Eclipse [1] HMS Exmouth [1] HMS Fisgard [1] HMS GLORY [1] HMS GOLIATH, HMS COLOSSUS [1] HMS Gibralter [1] HMS Goliath Royal Marine Light Infantry [1] HMS HANNIBAL [1] HMS Hercules [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Leander [1]

Service

Royal Navy [487] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] British Army [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [47] M [43] H [42] C [41] S [36] W [34] D [32] G [27] K [26] P [25] R [21] L [18] J [16] T [16] F [15] O [11] E [10] A [8] N [8] I [5] Q [3] U [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [243]

Country

United Kingdom [95] Malta [4] Ireland [3] Australia [1] Bermuda [1] Gibraltar [1] India [1] Spain [1]

David Robert Ockwell

Born 1875

Died 1915

Royal Navy Stoker

Royal Navy 287111 Stoker 1st Class HMS Goliath

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Arthur George Martin

Born 1889

Died 1915

Royal Navy 233519 Boy 2nd Class

Royal Navy 233519 Boy 1st Class

Royal Navy 233519 Ordinary Seaman

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James Pearce

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy Stoker

Royal Navy 287188 Leading Stoker HMS Goliath

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Thomas Hunt

Born 1891

Died 1915

Royal Navy 237755 Boy 2nd Class

Royal Navy 237755 Boy 1st Class

Royal Navy 237755 Ordinary Signalman

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Herbert Walter Julian Orde

Born 1890

Died 1915

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Goliath

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Edward Davis

Born 1892

Died 1962

Royal Navy J166 Able Seaman HMS Goliath 8th Battle Squadron

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David Henry Winstone

Born 1864

Died 1915

Royal Navy 112976 Chief Petty Officer HMS Goliath

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William Henry Grundy

Born 1868

Died 1915

Royal Navy 145545 Chief Armourer HMS Goliath

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Alfred Albert Patten

Born 1869

Died 1915

Royal Navy 158112 Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS Goliath

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Albert Henry Nightingale

Born 1874

Died 1915

Royal Navy 155828 Able Seaman HMS Goliath

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Henry Charles Richard Full

Born 1868

Died 1915

Royal Navy Seaman

Royal Navy 126222 Petty Officer 2nd Class HMS Goliath

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William Gilbert

Born 1876

Died 1915

Royal Navy 161927 Leading Seaman HMS Goliath

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Alfred Samuel Baron

Born 1873

Died 1915

Royal Navy 148228 Leading Seaman HMS Goliath

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Edward J Andrew

Born 1879

Died 1915

Royal Navy 271115

Royal Navy 189324 Able Seaman HMS Goliath

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George Edward Kirk

Born 1878

Died 1915

Royal Navy 181485 Able Seaman HMS Goliath

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Alfred Cuming

Born 1862

Died 1915

Royal Navy 102082 (RFR DEV A384) Petty Officer 1st Class HMS Goliath Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 102082 Petty Officer

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Frederick Myers

Born 1866

Died 1915

Royal Navy 151671 Chief Armourer HMS Goliath

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Jacob Fletcher

Born 1861

Died 1915

Royal Navy 120132 Shipwright 1st Class HMS Goliath

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Joseph West

Born 1861

Died 1915

Royal Navy 102017 Petty Officer 2nd Class HMS Goliath

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Henry Northway

Born 1872

Died 1915

Royal Navy 166772 Stoker 1st Class HMS Goliath

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