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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [31]

Liverpool, Lancashire [16]

London [16]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [13]

London, Middlesex, England [12]

Liverpool [10]

Southampton [10]

Glasgow [9]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [7]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [6]

Dublin [6]

Ramsgate, Kent [6]

South Shields, Durham, England [6]

Sunderland [5]

Antwerp [4]

Leeds [4]

Southampton, Hampshire [4]

Antigua [3]

Belfast [3]

Cork [3]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [3]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [3]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [3]

Pittenweem, Fife [3]

Plymouth, Devon, England [3]

Aberdeen [2]

Anstruther, Fife [2]

Antigua, British West Indies. [2]

Arbroath [2]

Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [2]

Birkenhead [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Bootle [2]

Bootle, Lancashire [2]

Bootle, Liverpool [2]

Burntisland, Fifeshire [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Dundee [2]

Gateshead [2]

Georgetown, Demerara [2]

Guernsey [2]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [2]

Leuchars, Fifeshire, Scotland [2]

Maryport, Cumberland [2]

Methil, Fifeshire [2]

Montreal [2]

North Shields [2]

Ramsgate [2]

Ryde, Isle of Wight [2]

Scotland [2]

Rank

Fireman [76]

Able Seaman [55]

Stewardess [46]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [38]

Lieutenant [25]

Seaman [23]

Trimmer [21]

Deck Hand [20]

Steward [20]

Master [19]

Donkeyman [17]

Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [17]

Greaser [15]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [14]

Captain [13]

Chief Engineer [13]

Sailor [13]

Second Engineer [13]

Second Mate [13]

Assistant Steward [12]

Fireman and Trimmer [11]

First Engineer [11]

Horseman [11]

Ordinary Seaman [11]

Wireless Operator [11]

Fourth Engineer Officer [10]

Private [10]

Sub Lieutenant [9]

Apprentice [8]

Midshipman (Temporary) [8]

Ship's Cook [8]

Third Engineer [8]

Assistant Cook [7]

Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Temporary Lieutenant [7]

Assistant Engineer (Temporary) [6]

Chief Steward [6]

First Mate [6]

Skipper [6]

2nd Steward [5]

Acting Lieutenant (Temporary) [5]

Bed Steward [5]

Boatswain [5]

Carpenter [5]

Greaser and Fireman [5]

Midshipman [5]

2nd Officer [4]

Commander [4]

Cook [4]

Unit

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [722]

Royal Naval Reserve [152]

Mercantile Marine - SS War Knight [39]

Mercantile Marine [32]

Mercantile Marine: SS Lusitania (Liverpool) [24]

Mercantile Marine - S.S. "South Western" (Southampton) [23]

Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Lusitania" (Liverpool) [15]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [14]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [13]

Mercantile Marine - SS Maloja [10]

Merchant Navy [10]

Royal Engineers [10]

General List [6]

Merchant Navy SS Drina [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Mercantile Marine SS Curaca [5]

Mercantile Marine: SS Celtic (Liverpool) [5]

Mercantile Marine - H.M.H.S. "Asturias" (Belfast) [4]

Mercantile Marine - HMHS 'Llandovery Castle' (London) [4]

Mercantile Marine - Merchant Navy [4]

Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Galway Castle" (London) [4]

Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Maloja" (Belfast) [4]

Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Tuscania." (Glasgow) [4]

Mercantile Marine - SS Mexico City (Hong Kong) [4]

Mercantile Marine Reserve (Merchant Navy) [4]

Mercantile Marine: SS Anglo Californian (London) [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Mercantile Marine - "SS Swanmore" (Liverpool) [3]

Mercantile Marine - HM Hospital Ship 'Llandovery Castle' [3]

Mercantile Marine - HMHS 'Glenart Castle' (Southampton) [3]

Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Borg" (London) [3]

Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Dido" (Hull) [3]

Mercantile Marine - SS 'Lorca' (London) [3]

Mercantile Marine - SS Ausonia [3]

Mercantile Marine - SS Rio Verde (London) [3]

Merchant Navy (Mercantile Marine) [3]

Army Reserve [2]

HMS Pembroke I [2]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy), SS Aguila [2]

Mercantile Marine - "SS Chicago" (Hull) [2]

Mercantile Marine - "Wimmera" (Melbourne) [2]

Mercantile Marine - 'SS John H Barry' (Whitby) [2]

Mercantile Marine - H.M. Trawler "Loch Garry." [2]

Mercantile Marine - HMHS 'Llandovery Castle' [2]

Mercantile Marine - RMS Lusitania [2]

Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Idomeneus." [2]

Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Iolo" (London) [2]

Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Landonia" (London) [2]

Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Persia" (Greenock) [2]

Mercantile Marine - SS Minneapolis [2]

Service

Other Empire Force [789]

Royal Navy [190]

British Army [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [81]

A [80]

C [74]

B [70]

H [61]

S [57]

P [44]

W [43]

D [37]

G [33]

T [33]

L [26]

R [26]

K [21]

F [19]

J [19]

N [19]

E [17]

O [11]

V [6]

Y [5]

I [4]

U [3]

Q [2]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [318]

Military Service [60]

Country

United Kingdom [157]

Ireland [6]

United States [5]

Jamaica [2]

Canada [1]

Malta [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [791] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [31] Liverpool, Lancashire [16] London [16] Southampton, Hampshire, England [13] London, Middlesex, England [12] Liverpool [10] Southampton [10] Glasgow [9] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [7] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [6] Dublin [6] Ramsgate, Kent [6] South Shields, Durham, England [6] Sunderland [5] Antwerp [4] Leeds [4] Southampton, Hampshire [4] Antigua [3] Belfast [3] Cork [3] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [3] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [3] Hull, Yorkshire, England [3] Pittenweem, Fife [3] Plymouth, Devon, England [3] Aberdeen [2] Anstruther, Fife [2] Antigua, British West Indies. [2] Arbroath [2] Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [2] Birkenhead [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Bootle [2] Bootle, Lancashire [2] Bootle, Liverpool [2] Burntisland, Fifeshire [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Dundee [2] Gateshead [2] Georgetown, Demerara [2] Guernsey [2] Guernsey, Channel Islands [2] Leuchars, Fifeshire, Scotland [2] Maryport, Cumberland [2] Methil, Fifeshire [2] Montreal [2] North Shields [2] Ramsgate [2] Ryde, Isle of Wight [2] Scotland [2]

Rank

Fireman [76] Able Seaman [55] Stewardess [46] Lieutenant (Temporary) [38] Lieutenant [25] Seaman [23] Trimmer [21] Deck Hand [20] Steward [20] Master [19] Donkeyman [17] Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [17] Greaser [15] Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [14] Captain [13] Chief Engineer [13] Sailor [13] Second Engineer [13] Second Mate [13] Assistant Steward [12] Fireman and Trimmer [11] First Engineer [11] Horseman [11] Ordinary Seaman [11] Wireless Operator [11] Fourth Engineer Officer [10] Private [10] Sub Lieutenant [9] Apprentice [8] Midshipman (Temporary) [8] Ship's Cook [8] Third Engineer [8] Assistant Cook [7] Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Temporary Lieutenant [7] Assistant Engineer (Temporary) [6] Chief Steward [6] First Mate [6] Skipper [6] 2nd Steward [5] Acting Lieutenant (Temporary) [5] Bed Steward [5] Boatswain [5] Carpenter [5] Greaser and Fireman [5] Midshipman [5] 2nd Officer [4] Commander [4] Cook [4]

Unit

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [722] Royal Naval Reserve [152] Mercantile Marine - SS War Knight [39] Mercantile Marine [32] Mercantile Marine: SS Lusitania (Liverpool) [24] Mercantile Marine - S.S. "South Western" (Southampton) [23] Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Lusitania" (Liverpool) [15] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [14] Mercantile Marine Reserve [13] Mercantile Marine - SS Maloja [10] Merchant Navy [10] Royal Engineers [10] General List [6] Merchant Navy SS Drina [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Mercantile Marine SS Curaca [5] Mercantile Marine: SS Celtic (Liverpool) [5] Mercantile Marine - H.M.H.S. "Asturias" (Belfast) [4] Mercantile Marine - HMHS 'Llandovery Castle' (London) [4] Mercantile Marine - Merchant Navy [4] Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Galway Castle" (London) [4] Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Maloja" (Belfast) [4] Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Tuscania." (Glasgow) [4] Mercantile Marine - SS Mexico City (Hong Kong) [4] Mercantile Marine Reserve (Merchant Navy) [4] Mercantile Marine: SS Anglo Californian (London) [4] Royal Air Force [4] Mercantile Marine - "SS Swanmore" (Liverpool) [3] Mercantile Marine - HM Hospital Ship 'Llandovery Castle' [3] Mercantile Marine - HMHS 'Glenart Castle' (Southampton) [3] Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Borg" (London) [3] Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Dido" (Hull) [3] Mercantile Marine - SS 'Lorca' (London) [3] Mercantile Marine - SS Ausonia [3] Mercantile Marine - SS Rio Verde (London) [3] Merchant Navy (Mercantile Marine) [3] Army Reserve [2] HMS Pembroke I [2] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy), SS Aguila [2] Mercantile Marine - "SS Chicago" (Hull) [2] Mercantile Marine - "Wimmera" (Melbourne) [2] Mercantile Marine - 'SS John H Barry' (Whitby) [2] Mercantile Marine - H.M. Trawler "Loch Garry." [2] Mercantile Marine - HMHS 'Llandovery Castle' [2] Mercantile Marine - RMS Lusitania [2] Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Idomeneus." [2] Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Iolo" (London) [2] Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Landonia" (London) [2] Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Persia" (Greenock) [2] Mercantile Marine - SS Minneapolis [2]

Service

Other Empire Force [789] Royal Navy [190] British Army [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [81] A [80] C [74] B [70] H [61] S [57] P [44] W [43] D [37] G [33] T [33] L [26] R [26] K [21] F [19] J [19] N [19] E [17] O [11] V [6] Y [5] I [4] U [3] Q [2]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [318] Military Service [60]

Country

United Kingdom [157] Ireland [6] United States [5] Jamaica [2] Canada [1] Malta [1] South Africa [1]

John Bertram Pearse

Born 1873

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy Lieutenant (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

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Ernest Livingstone Johnston, O.b.e., A.f.c.

Born 1891

Died 1930

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy 655 Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain (Temporary Major) Royal Air Force

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Edgar Alan John Pope

Born 1893

Died 1938

Royal Navy Royal Naval Transport

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

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Albert Edward Addison

Born 1882

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy Midshipman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

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Francis Edward Andrews, R.d.

Born 1865

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

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Edgar Robert Sindall

Born 1897

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Coastal Motor Boat No. 7

Royal Navy 1384 TSL Temporary Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

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Malcolm John Macaulay

Born 1884

Royal Navy Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Engine Room Artificer 1st Class Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

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Norman Eyre Morley

Born 1899

Died 1989

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy Acting Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Sydney Roy Taylor

Born 1885

British Army Captain Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy Engineer (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

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Walter Harold Ferguson Mattinson

Born 1886

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

British Army Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Hubert Claud Jones

Born 1893

Royal Navy J8053 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J8053 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J8053 Boy 1st Class HMS Vivid I

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