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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [8]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [6]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Southampton, Hampshire [6]

Bermondsey, London [4]

Deptford, London [4]

Farnham, Surrey [4]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Cork, Ireland [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Kensington, London [3]

Tottenham, London [3]

Axbridge, Somerset [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bedminster, Somerset [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Bow, London [2]

Brixham, Devon [2]

Camden Town, London [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Derby [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Leicester [2]

Midleton, Cork [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

Warrington, Lancashire [2]

Abingdon, Oxfordshire [1]

Aldershot, near Farnham, Hampshire [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Avoch, Rosshire [1]

Barmouth, Merionethshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bellshill, Lanarkshire [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Bexley, Kent [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Bitterne, Hampshire [1]

Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bracknell, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [178]

Stoker 1st Class [69]

Ordinary Seaman [67]

Boy 1st Class [41]

Stoker 2nd Class [21]

Leading Seaman [17]

Boy 2nd Class [13]

Lieutenant [12]

Leading Stoker [8]

Lieutenant Commander [8]

Midshipman [7]

Sub Lieutenant [7]

Naval Cadet [6]

Petty Officer [6]

Stoker [6]

Gunner [4]

Acting Leading Stoker [3]

Private [3]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [2]

Boy [2]

Captain [2]

Commander [2]

Cook's Mate [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Signal Boy [2]

Able Seaman Rigger [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Admiral [1]

Boy 2nd class [1]

Boy Sailor [1]

Cadet [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Ship's Cook [1]

Domestic 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

Fireman [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Seaman [1]

Seaman RNR [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker RNR [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Victualling Chief Petty Officer [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

acting Leading Stoker [1]

Unit

HMS Hindustan [268]

HMS Vindictive [62]

HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [48]

Seaman Storming Party - "C" Company (Demolition) [39]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [25]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [24]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "B" Company [22]

Seaman Storming Party [21]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [16]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party [15]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [13]

HMS Collingwood [11]

HMS Impregnable [11]

HMS Superb [11]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [11]

HMS Repulse [10]

HMS St Vincent [10]

HMS Monarch [9]

HMS Orion [9]

HMS Tiger [9]

HMS BELLEROPHON [8]

HMS Conqueror [8]

HMS Erin [8]

HMS King George V [8]

HMS Marlborough [8]

HMS Resolution [8]

HMS Temeraire [8]

HMS Colossus [7]

HMS Hercules [7]

HMS Indomitable [7]

HMS Inflexible [7]

HMS Lion [7]

HMS Agincourt [6]

HMS Ajax [6]

HMS Princess Royal [6]

HMS Royal Sovereign [6]

HMS Bellerophon [5]

HMS Canada [5]

HMS Emperor of India [5]

HMS Fearless [5]

HMS IRON DUKE [5]

HMS New Zealand [5]

HMS Renown [5]

HMS Benbow [4]

HMS LION [4]

HMS NEPTUNE [4]

HMS Royal Oak [4]

HMS Thunderer [4]

HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [3]

HMS Ganges [3]

Service

Royal Navy [281]

British Army [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [28]

C [27]

W [27]

S [25]

B [24]

G [19]

T [17]

M [16]

L [13]

R [12]

P [11]

A [10]

D [10]

K [9]

F [7]

J [6]

E [5]

O [5]

V [3]

Y [3]

I [2]

N [2]

Contribution

Military Service [272]

Country

United Kingdom [54]

Ireland [4]

Denmark [1]

France [1]

Germany [1]

Greece [1]

Guernsey [1]

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People [281] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [8] Birmingham, Warwickshire [6] Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Southampton, Hampshire [6] Bermondsey, London [4] Deptford, London [4] Farnham, Surrey [4] Bethnal Green, London [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Camberwell, London [3] Cork, Ireland [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Kensington, London [3] Tottenham, London [3] Axbridge, Somerset [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Bedminster, Somerset [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Bow, London [2] Brixham, Devon [2] Camden Town, London [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Derby [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Hackney, London [2] Hoxton, London [2] Lambeth, London [2] Leicester [2] Midleton, Cork [2] Poplar, London [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] Warrington, Lancashire [2] Abingdon, Oxfordshire [1] Aldershot, near Farnham, Hampshire [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Avoch, Rosshire [1] Barmouth, Merionethshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bellshill, Lanarkshire [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Bexley, Kent [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Bitterne, Hampshire [1] Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bracknell, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [178] Stoker 1st Class [69] Ordinary Seaman [67] Boy 1st Class [41] Stoker 2nd Class [21] Leading Seaman [17] Boy 2nd Class [13] Lieutenant [12] Leading Stoker [8] Lieutenant Commander [8] Midshipman [7] Sub Lieutenant [7] Naval Cadet [6] Petty Officer [6] Stoker [6] Gunner [4] Acting Leading Stoker [3] Private [3] Acting Sub Lieutenant [2] Boy [2] Captain [2] Commander [2] Cook's Mate [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Signal Boy [2] Able Seaman Rigger [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Admiral [1] Boy 2nd class [1] Boy Sailor [1] Cadet [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Ship's Cook [1] Domestic 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1] Fireman [1] Leading Signalman [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Seaman [1] Seaman RNR [1] Signalman [1] Stoker RNR [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Victualling Chief Petty Officer [1] Yeoman of Signals [1] acting Leading Stoker [1]

Unit

HMS Hindustan [268] HMS Vindictive [62] HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [48] Seaman Storming Party - "C" Company (Demolition) [39] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [25] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [24] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "B" Company [22] Seaman Storming Party [21] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [16] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party [15] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [13] HMS Collingwood [11] HMS Impregnable [11] HMS Superb [11] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [11] HMS Repulse [10] HMS St Vincent [10] HMS Monarch [9] HMS Orion [9] HMS Tiger [9] HMS BELLEROPHON [8] HMS Conqueror [8] HMS Erin [8] HMS King George V [8] HMS Marlborough [8] HMS Resolution [8] HMS Temeraire [8] HMS Colossus [7] HMS Hercules [7] HMS Indomitable [7] HMS Inflexible [7] HMS Lion [7] HMS Agincourt [6] HMS Ajax [6] HMS Princess Royal [6] HMS Royal Sovereign [6] HMS Bellerophon [5] HMS Canada [5] HMS Emperor of India [5] HMS Fearless [5] HMS IRON DUKE [5] HMS New Zealand [5] HMS Renown [5] HMS Benbow [4] HMS LION [4] HMS NEPTUNE [4] HMS Royal Oak [4] HMS Thunderer [4] HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [3] HMS Ganges [3]

Service

Royal Navy [281] British Army [4] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [28] C [27] W [27] S [25] B [24] G [19] T [17] M [16] L [13] R [12] P [11] A [10] D [10] K [9] F [7] J [6] E [5] O [5] V [3] Y [3] I [2] N [2]

Contribution

Military Service [272]

Country

United Kingdom [54] Ireland [4] Denmark [1] France [1] Germany [1] Greece [1] Guernsey [1]

Frederick Robert Scott

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy J/16005 Able Seaman HMS Vindictive

Royal Navy J16005 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J16005 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

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Thomas Henry King

Born 1886

Died 1916

Royal Navy 215033 Able Seaman HMS "Hindustan"

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Harold Cecil Hindle

Born 1899

Royal Navy J41704 Ordinary Signalman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J41704 Signal Boy HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J41704 Signal Boy HMS Hindustan

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Herbert Thomas Lawes

Born 1892

Died 1973

Royal Navy K25750 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy K25750 Stoker 1st Class HMS Tiger

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William Crawford

Born 1895

Royal Navy K34438 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy K34438 Stoker 1st Class HMS Repulse

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William Bertram Taylor

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy J22888 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J22888 Able Seaman HMS Orion

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Harry Jones

Born 1884

Royal Navy 346974 Chief Ship's Cook HMS Hindustan

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Charles William Jarrett

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy J/48074 Able Seaman HMS Vindictive

Royal Navy J48074 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J48074 Able Seaman HMS Princess Royal

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Robert Gibling

Born 1897

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine

Royal Navy K41890 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Collingwood

Royal Navy K41890 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Hindustan

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John Cleal

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS/114982 Stoker 1st Class HMS Iphigenia

Royal Navy SS114982 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy SS114982 Stoker 1st Class HMS Marlborough

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Arthur Henry Cassell

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy J/34572 Able Seaman HMS Vindictive

Royal Navy J34572 Able Seaman HMS Renown

Royal Navy J34572 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

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Oswald Ernest Hallifax

Born 1888

Died 1984

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS St Vincent

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Arthur Fry

Born 1894

Royal Navy SS113762 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy SS113762 Stoker 1st Class HMS Repulse

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Thomas Brown

Born 1889

Royal Navy 312502 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy 312502 Stoker 1st Class HMS Repulse

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William Charles Maskell

Born 1894

Died 1967

Royal Navy J9258 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J9258 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J9258 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hindustan

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Edward Robinson

Born 1886

Royal Navy SS1079 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

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Daniel Allan Bowthorpe

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy J18711

Royal Navy J/18711 Able Seaman HMS Courageous

Royal Navy J/18711 Leading Seaman HMS Hindustan

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John Yeadon

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy J/30413 Able Seaman HMS Vindictive

Royal Navy J30413 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J30413 Able Seaman HMS Renown

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Edward George Morley

Born 1899

Royal Navy J34812 Boy 1st Class HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J34812 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J34812 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hindustan

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John Tyssil Davies

Born 1881

Died 1918

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Hindustan

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