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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Londonderry [2]

Ross, Herefordshire [2]

Stonehouse, Devon [2]

Taunton, Somerset [2]

Arrochar, Scotland [1]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Ballycotton, Cork [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Belfast [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol [1]

Buckingham [1]

Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Charlton Dover [1]

Cheltenham [1]

Chepstow, Monmouthshire [1]

Compton Dando, Somerset [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Devonport [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

East Farleigh, Kent [1]

Egham, Surrey [1]

Erith, Kent [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

Gloucester [1]

Govan, Lanarkshire [1]

Hereford [1]

Hereford, Herefordshire [1]

Horsington, Somerset [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kenn, Devon [1]

Kilkenny [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leicester [1]

Lichfield, Staffordshire [1]

Liverpool [1]

Lyme, Cheshire [1]

Madras [1]

Newport, Pembrokeshire [1]

Oswestry, Shropshire [1]

Ottery St Mary, Devon [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [31]

Ordinary Seaman [21]

Stoker 1st Class [15]

Leading Seaman [8]

Leading Stoker [8]

Stoker 2nd Class [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Petty Officer [6]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Petty Officer Stoker [3]

Private [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Captain [2]

Carpenter [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Commander (Retired) [2]

Corporal [2]

Midshipman [2]

Naval Cadet [2]

Stoker [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

1st Cooper [1]

1st Writer [1]

2nd Cooper [1]

2nd Writer [1]

3rd Writer [1]

AC I [1]

AC II [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Aircraftman lst Class (E) [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Armourer's Mate [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Canteen Assistant [1]

Canteen Manager [1]

Canteen Supervisor [1]

Chief Cooper [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Chief Petty Officer (Writer) [1]

Chief Ship's Cook [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Commander [1]

Commissioned Shipwright [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Cooper [1]

Cooper's Crew [1]

Unit

HMS Pegasus [88]

HMS Vivid I [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Pegasus [3]

Admiralty Civilian, HMS Pegasus [2]

HMS Commonwealth [2]

HMS Hyacinth [2]

2nd Division - 4th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

Admiralty Civilian, HMS Conqueror [1]

Admiralty Civilian, HMS Gloucester [1]

HMS "Pegasus" [1]

HMS Ariadne [1]

HMS Asia [1]

HMS Cambrian [1]

HMS Canopus [1]

HMS Cassandra [1]

HMS Cleopatra [1]

HMS Dolphin [1]

HMS Drake [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington [1]

HMS Empress of India [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Firequeen [1]

HMS Formidable [1]

HMS Galatea [1]

HMS Harries II [1]

HMS Hood [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Indus [1]

HMS Kildonan Castle [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS Lark [1]

HMS London [1]

HMS Magnificent [1]

HMS Marvel [1]

HMS Mercury [1]

HMS Minotaur [1]

HMS New Zealand [1]

HMS Northampton [1]

HMS PEGASUS [1]

HMS Prince of Wales [1]

HMS Renown [1]

HMS Roxburgh [1]

HMS St Vincent [1]

HMS Victorious [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

HMS Vivid II [1]

HMS. Pegasus [1]

RNAS HMS "President II" [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Service

Royal Navy [95]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [13]

H [13]

W [8]

M [7]

G [6]

P [6]

S [6]

T [6]

C [5]

F [5]

A [3]

D [3]

E [3]

J [3]

N [3]

L [2]

R [2]

I [1]

K [1]

O [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [81]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

Ireland [2]

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People [98] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Devonport, Devon [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Londonderry [2] Ross, Herefordshire [2] Stonehouse, Devon [2] Taunton, Somerset [2] Arrochar, Scotland [1] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Ballycotton, Cork [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Belfast [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol [1] Buckingham [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Charlton Dover [1] Cheltenham [1] Chepstow, Monmouthshire [1] Compton Dando, Somerset [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Devonport [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Dover, Kent [1] East Farleigh, Kent [1] Egham, Surrey [1] Erith, Kent [1] Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Gloucester [1] Govan, Lanarkshire [1] Hereford [1] Hereford, Herefordshire [1] Horsington, Somerset [1] Hoxton, London [1] Islington, London [1] Kenn, Devon [1] Kilkenny [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leicester [1] Lichfield, Staffordshire [1] Liverpool [1] Lyme, Cheshire [1] Madras [1] Newport, Pembrokeshire [1] Oswestry, Shropshire [1] Ottery St Mary, Devon [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [31] Ordinary Seaman [21] Stoker 1st Class [15] Leading Seaman [8] Leading Stoker [8] Stoker 2nd Class [7] Lieutenant [6] Petty Officer [6] Boy 2nd Class [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Petty Officer Stoker [3] Private [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Captain [2] Carpenter [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Commander (Retired) [2] Corporal [2] Midshipman [2] Naval Cadet [2] Stoker [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] 1st Cooper [1] 1st Writer [1] 2nd Cooper [1] 2nd Writer [1] 3rd Writer [1] AC I [1] AC II [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Aircraftman lst Class (E) [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Armourer's Mate [1] Blacksmith [1] Canteen Assistant [1] Canteen Manager [1] Canteen Supervisor [1] Chief Cooper [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer [1] Chief Petty Officer (Writer) [1] Chief Ship's Cook [1] Chief Stoker [1] Commander [1] Commissioned Shipwright [1] Cook's Mate [1] Cooper [1] Cooper's Crew [1]

Unit

HMS Pegasus [88] HMS Vivid I [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Pegasus [3] Admiralty Civilian, HMS Pegasus [2] HMS Commonwealth [2] HMS Hyacinth [2] 2nd Division - 4th Field Artillery Brigade [1] Admiralty Civilian, HMS Conqueror [1] Admiralty Civilian, HMS Gloucester [1] HMS "Pegasus" [1] HMS Ariadne [1] HMS Asia [1] HMS Cambrian [1] HMS Canopus [1] HMS Cassandra [1] HMS Cleopatra [1] HMS Dolphin [1] HMS Drake [1] HMS Duke of Wellington [1] HMS Empress of India [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Firequeen [1] HMS Formidable [1] HMS Galatea [1] HMS Harries II [1] HMS Hood [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Indus [1] HMS Kildonan Castle [1] HMS LION [1] HMS Lark [1] HMS London [1] HMS Magnificent [1] HMS Marvel [1] HMS Mercury [1] HMS Minotaur [1] HMS New Zealand [1] HMS Northampton [1] HMS PEGASUS [1] HMS Prince of Wales [1] HMS Renown [1] HMS Roxburgh [1] HMS St Vincent [1] HMS Victorious [1] HMS Victory I [1] HMS Vivid II [1] HMS. Pegasus [1] RNAS HMS "President II" [1] Royal Air Force [1]

Service

Royal Navy [95] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Other Empire Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [13] H [13] W [8] M [7] G [6] P [6] S [6] T [6] C [5] F [5] A [3] D [3] E [3] J [3] N [3] L [2] R [2] I [1] K [1] O [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [81]

Country

United Kingdom [33] Ireland [2]

William Alfred Willcox Jones

Born 1895

Died 1970

Royal Navy J15588 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pegasus

Royal Navy J15588 Able Seaman HMS Pegasus

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Edgar Hickman

Born 1896

Died 1960

Royal Navy J15510 Able Seaman

Royal Navy J15510 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pegasus

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Walter Frederick Williams

Born 1896

Royal Navy J15478 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pegasus

Royal Navy J15478 Able Seaman HMS Pegasus

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George Brunker

Born 1886

Died 1978

Royal Navy 222576 Leading Seaman

Royal Navy 222576 Petty Officer

Royal Navy 222576 Chief Petty Officer

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Frank Jacka

Born 1885

Died 1918

Royal Navy 347533 Cook's Mate HMS Pegasus

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Thomas James Bray

Born 1873

Died 1918

Royal Navy 147129 Master at Arms HMS Pegasus

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George Edward Adams

Born 1877

Died 1952

Royal Navy Commissioned Shipwright

Royal Navy 343056 Carpenter HMS Pegasus

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Sidney Herbert Heavens

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS2056 Able Seaman HMS. Pegasus

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Frederick John Sellick Wiblin

Born 1877

Died 1950

Royal Navy 343641 Plumber's Mate

Royal Navy 343641 Plumber HMS Pegasus

Royal Navy 343641 Plumber 1st Class

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Samuel Stanley Hackworthy

Born 1895

Died 1956

Royal Navy K14421 Stoker 1st Class HMS Pegasus

Royal Navy K14421 Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy K14421 Leading Stoker HMS Drake

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James Hancock

Born 1893

Died 1914

Royal Navy K13530 Stoker 1st Class HMS Pegasus

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Thomas William Spencer Seath

Born 1878

Died 1954

Royal Navy Paymaster HMS Pegasus

Royal Navy Staff Paymaster

Royal Navy Fleet Paymaster

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Ernest John Horrill

Born 1875

Died 1914

Royal Navy 163249 Petty Officer 1st Class HMS Pegasus

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George St John Llewellyn

Born 1887

Died 1966

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Pegasus

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

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George William Charles Goss

Born 1879

Died 1948

Royal Navy 175001

Royal Navy Gunner HMS Pegasus

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Albert William Beddows

Born 1886

Died 1953

Royal Navy 301646 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Pegasus

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Arthur Richard Davis

Born 1896

Died 1917

Royal Navy J15514 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pegasus

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Samuel William Henry Briggs

Born 1893

Died 1966

Royal Navy J8806 Able Seaman HMS Pegasus

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Edgar John Edwards

Born 1891

Died 1950

Royal Navy SS107578 Stoker

Royal Navy K15294 Stoker 1st Class HMS Pegasus

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John Alexander Ingles

Born 1875

Died 1934

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Commander HMS Pegasus

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