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Place of birth

Whitby, Yorkshire [3]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Antigua [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Calcutta [1]

Cardiff, Wales [1]

Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1]

Loftus, Yorkshire [1]

London [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Maryport, Cumberland [1]

Merthyr, Carmarthenshire, Wales [1]

Newport, Monmouth, Wales [1]

Nursling, Hampshire, England [1]

Redcar,Yorkshire North Riding [1]

Ruswarp, Yorkshire [1]

Ruswarp, Yorkshire, England [1]

Wallsend, Northumberland [1]

Wallsend, Northumberland, England [1]

Rank

Fireman & Trimmer [6]

Sailor [3]

Apprentice [2]

Sailor & Lookout [2]

1st Mate [1]

2nd Engineer [1]

2nd Mate [1]

3rd Engineer [1]

Boatswain [1]

Captain [1]

Carpenter [1]

Chief Engineer [1]

Donkeyman [1]

Fireman [1]

Master [1]

Mess Room Steward [1]

O.S. [1]

Private [1]

Ship's Cook [1]

Steward [1]

Stoker 1 [1]

Wireless Operator [1]

Unit

Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry [24]

Mercantile Marine [4]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [3]

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

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Empire Bison [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lincoln Regt. [1]

Mercantile Marine -'SS John H Barry' (Whitby) [1]

Service

Other Empire Force [27]

British Army [1]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [4]

C [3]

H [3]

R [2]

S [2]

W [2]

A [1]

D [1]

E [1]

F [1]

J [1]

L [1]

M [1]

N [1]

O [1]

P [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [11]

Military Service [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Jamaica [2]

United States [1]

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People [27] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Whitby, Yorkshire [3] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Antigua [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Calcutta [1] Cardiff, Wales [1] Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1] Loftus, Yorkshire [1] London [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Maryport, Cumberland [1] Merthyr, Carmarthenshire, Wales [1] Newport, Monmouth, Wales [1] Nursling, Hampshire, England [1] Redcar,Yorkshire North Riding [1] Ruswarp, Yorkshire [1] Ruswarp, Yorkshire, England [1] Wallsend, Northumberland [1] Wallsend, Northumberland, England [1]

Rank

Fireman & Trimmer [6] Sailor [3] Apprentice [2] Sailor & Lookout [2] 1st Mate [1] 2nd Engineer [1] 2nd Mate [1] 3rd Engineer [1] Boatswain [1] Captain [1] Carpenter [1] Chief Engineer [1] Donkeyman [1] Fireman [1] Master [1] Mess Room Steward [1] O.S. [1] Private [1] Ship's Cook [1] Steward [1] Stoker 1 [1] Wireless Operator [1]

Unit

Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry [24] Mercantile Marine [4] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [3] Mercantile Marine - 'SS John H Barry' (Whitby) [2] Durham Light Infantry [1] Empire Bison [1] Labour Corps [1] Lincoln Regt. [1] Mercantile Marine -'SS John H Barry' (Whitby) [1]

Service

Other Empire Force [27] British Army [1] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [4] C [3] H [3] R [2] S [2] W [2] A [1] D [1] E [1] F [1] J [1] L [1] M [1] N [1] O [1] P [1] T [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [11] Military Service [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Jamaica [2] United States [1]

Robert Lavin

Born 1884

Died 1940

Other Empire Force 31398 Steward Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry

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James Wastell

Born 1901

Other Empire Force 935551 Mess Room Steward Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry

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William Richardson

Born 1894

Other Empire Force 935501 Ship's Cook Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry

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Frank Akhurst

Born 1900

Died 1973

Other Empire Force O.S. Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry

Royal Navy SS122089 Stoker 1

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Robert Jackson

Born 1895

Other Empire Force Sailor Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry

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D O'brien

Other Empire Force Fireman & Trimmer Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry

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Charles Butt

Born 1866

Other Empire Force Fireman & Trimmer Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry

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Thomas Davies Richards

Born 1894

Other Empire Force 1st Mate Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry

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Arnold Forde

Born 1898

Other Empire Force 858653 Sailor Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry

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R Holden

Other Empire Force Fireman & Trimmer Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry

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Edward George Talbot

Born 1893

Other Empire Force Fireman & Trimmer Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry

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James Richard Newman

Born 1881

Other Empire Force Donkeyman Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry

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William Eric Pownall

Born 1899

Other Empire Force Wireless Operator Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry

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John Escott

Born 1862

Other Empire Force 2nd Engineer Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry

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Hugh Mcleod

Born 1885

Other Empire Force Fireman & Trimmer Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry

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Charles Watson Darling

Born 1900

Other Empire Force Apprentice Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry

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Richard Smurthwaite

Born 1899

Other Empire Force Apprentice Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry

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Richard Arthur Williamson

Born 1889

Other Empire Force 3rd Engineer Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry

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Albert Edward Cook

Born 1864

Other Empire Force Chief Engineer Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry

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William Blake

Born 1878

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine

Other Empire Force Sailor & Lookout Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry

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