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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [39]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [29]

Liverpool [28]

London [27]

Liverpool, Lancashire [22]

Ramsgate, Kent [18]

Southampton [17]

Glasgow [14]

London, Middlesex, England [14]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [13]

Dublin [11]

Ramsgate [11]

Birkenhead [9]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [8]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [8]

Hull [8]

Hull, Yorkshire [8]

Cellardyke, Fifeshire [7]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [7]

South Shields, Durham, England [7]

Sunderland [7]

Portsmouth [6]

Wolverhampton [6]

Aberdeen [5]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [5]

Cowes, Isle of Wight [5]

Leeds [5]

Poplar, London [5]

Poplar, Middlesex, England [5]

South Shields [5]

Southampton, Hampshire [5]

Antigua [4]

Antwerp [4]

Belfast [4]

Cork [4]

Edinburgh [4]

Grimsby [4]

Pill, Somerset [4]

Bootle, Lancashire [3]

Bristol [3]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [3]

Dover, Kent [3]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [3]

Gateshead [3]

Gravesend, Kent [3]

Hong Kong [3]

Pittenweem, Fife [3]

Plymouth, Devon, England [3]

Russia [3]

Ryde, Isle of Wight [3]

Rank

Fireman [265]

Able Seaman [180]

Trimmer [112]

Greaser [80]

Private [78]

Deck Hand [76]

Steward [61]

Sailor [59]

Ordinary Seaman [53]

Lieutenant [48]

Second Engineer [46]

Stewardess [46]

Fireman and Trimmer [43]

Assistant Steward [39]

Donkeyman [39]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [39]

Seaman [39]

Mate [37]

Skipper [37]

Cook [35]

First Engineer [31]

Second Lieutenant [31]

Boatswain [30]

Master [30]

Second Mate [29]

Captain [28]

Wireless Operator [26]

Chief Engineer [25]

Third Engineer [22]

Apprentice [21]

Carpenter [19]

Ship's Cook [19]

Assistant Cook [18]

Chief Steward [18]

Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [17]

Third Hand [17]

Fourth Engineer Officer [16]

First Mate [15]

Second Hand [15]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [14]

Engineer [13]

Leading Fireman [12]

2nd Steward [11]

Horseman [11]

Quartermaster [11]

Gunner [10]

Mess Room Steward [10]

Sapper [10]

Driver [9]

Midshipman [9]

Unit

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [722]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [611]

Mercantile Marine [331]

Royal Naval Reserve [169]

Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) [118]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [70]

Mercantile Marine, S.S. 'Tatarrax' [43]

Royal Naval Division [40]

Mercantile Marine - SS War Knight [39]

Royal Engineers [33]

Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry [24]

Mercantile Marine, SS Elswick Park [24]

Mercantile Marine: SS Lusitania (Liverpool) [24]

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

Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Lusitania" (Liverpool) [16]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Royal Air Force [13]

General List [12]

Mercantile Marine - SS Maloja [11]

Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M.S. "Laurentic" [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler "Cornelian" (Hull) [10]

Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler "Halcyon" (Grimsby) [10]

Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M.S. "Otranto" [10]

Mercantile Marine Reserve, R.F.A. "Industry" [10]

Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler "Rio" (Grimsby) [9]

Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler "Shakespeare" (Hull) [9]

Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M.S. "Bayano" [9]

Mercantile Marine, SS 'Meaford' [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Merchant Navy [8]

Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M. Water Tanker "Progress" [7]

Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Greldon" [7]

Mercantile Marine, SS Belgian Prince [7]

Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport [7]

Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler "Campanula" (Ramsgate) [6]

London Regiment [6]

Mercantile Marine - SS Belgian Prince [6]

Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M.S. "Clan McNaughton" [6]

Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M.S. "India" [6]

Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M.S. "Louvain" [6]

Mercantile Marine, R.M.S. "Lusitania" [6]

Mercantile Marine. HMHS Asturias [6]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport [6]

Fishery Reserve [5]

Fishing Fleet - Trawler "Willing Boys" (Lowestoft) [5]

Inland Water Transport Royal Engineers [5]

Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M.S. "Viknor" [5]

Mercantile Marine, HMHS Galway Castle [5]

Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Waneta" [5]

Service

Other Empire Force [1980]

Royal Navy [539]

British Army [227]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [288]

M [231]

A [197]

C [190]

S [186]

H [169]

W [157]

D [135]

P [108]

T [107]

F [91]

L [91]

R [87]

G [81]

K [58]

E [56]

N [51]

J [48]

Y [26]

O [21]

V [14]

Z [14]

I [13]

U [5]

Q [4]

X [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [516]

Military Service [434]

Country

United Kingdom [436]

United States [8]

Ireland [7]

Hong Kong [4]

Jamaica [4]

New Zealand [3]

Singapore [2]

Trinidad and Tobago [2]

Canada [1]

Japan [1]

Malta [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [39] Southampton, Hampshire, England [29] Liverpool [28] London [27] Liverpool, Lancashire [22] Ramsgate, Kent [18] Southampton [17] Glasgow [14] London, Middlesex, England [14] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [13] Dublin [11] Ramsgate [11] Birkenhead [9] Birkenhead, Cheshire [8] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [8] Hull [8] Hull, Yorkshire [8] Cellardyke, Fifeshire [7] Hull, Yorkshire, England [7] South Shields, Durham, England [7] Sunderland [7] Portsmouth [6] Wolverhampton [6] Aberdeen [5] Bristol, Gloucestershire [5] Cowes, Isle of Wight [5] Leeds [5] Poplar, London [5] Poplar, Middlesex, England [5] South Shields [5] Southampton, Hampshire [5] Antigua [4] Antwerp [4] Belfast [4] Cork [4] Edinburgh [4] Grimsby [4] Pill, Somerset [4] Bootle, Lancashire [3] Bristol [3] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [3] Dover, Kent [3] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [3] Gateshead [3] Gravesend, Kent [3] Hong Kong [3] Pittenweem, Fife [3] Plymouth, Devon, England [3] Russia [3] Ryde, Isle of Wight [3]

Rank

Fireman [265] Able Seaman [180] Trimmer [112] Greaser [80] Private [78] Deck Hand [76] Steward [61] Sailor [59] Ordinary Seaman [53] Lieutenant [48] Second Engineer [46] Stewardess [46] Fireman and Trimmer [43] Assistant Steward [39] Donkeyman [39] Lieutenant (Temporary) [39] Seaman [39] Mate [37] Skipper [37] Cook [35] First Engineer [31] Second Lieutenant [31] Boatswain [30] Master [30] Second Mate [29] Captain [28] Wireless Operator [26] Chief Engineer [25] Third Engineer [22] Apprentice [21] Carpenter [19] Ship's Cook [19] Assistant Cook [18] Chief Steward [18] Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [17] Third Hand [17] Fourth Engineer Officer [16] First Mate [15] Second Hand [15] Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [14] Engineer [13] Leading Fireman [12] 2nd Steward [11] Horseman [11] Quartermaster [11] Gunner [10] Mess Room Steward [10] Sapper [10] Driver [9] Midshipman [9]

Unit

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [722] Mercantile Marine Reserve [611] Mercantile Marine [331] Royal Naval Reserve [169] Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) [118] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [70] Mercantile Marine, S.S. 'Tatarrax' [43] Royal Naval Division [40] Mercantile Marine - SS War Knight [39] Royal Engineers [33] Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry [24] Mercantile Marine, SS Elswick Park [24] Mercantile Marine: SS Lusitania (Liverpool) [24] Mercantile Marine - S.S. "South Western" (Southampton) [23] Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Lusitania" (Liverpool) [16] Royal Field Artillery [14] Royal Air Force [13] General List [12] Mercantile Marine - SS Maloja [11] Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M.S. "Laurentic" [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler "Cornelian" (Hull) [10] Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler "Halcyon" (Grimsby) [10] Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M.S. "Otranto" [10] Mercantile Marine Reserve, R.F.A. "Industry" [10] Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler "Rio" (Grimsby) [9] Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler "Shakespeare" (Hull) [9] Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M.S. "Bayano" [9] Mercantile Marine, SS 'Meaford' [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Merchant Navy [8] Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M. Water Tanker "Progress" [7] Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Greldon" [7] Mercantile Marine, SS Belgian Prince [7] Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport [7] Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler "Campanula" (Ramsgate) [6] London Regiment [6] Mercantile Marine - SS Belgian Prince [6] Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M.S. "Clan McNaughton" [6] Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M.S. "India" [6] Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M.S. "Louvain" [6] Mercantile Marine, R.M.S. "Lusitania" [6] Mercantile Marine. HMHS Asturias [6] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport [6] Fishery Reserve [5] Fishing Fleet - Trawler "Willing Boys" (Lowestoft) [5] Inland Water Transport Royal Engineers [5] Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M.S. "Viknor" [5] Mercantile Marine, HMHS Galway Castle [5] Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Waneta" [5]

Service

Other Empire Force [1980] Royal Navy [539] British Army [227] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [288] M [231] A [197] C [190] S [186] H [169] W [157] D [135] P [108] T [107] F [91] L [91] R [87] G [81] K [58] E [56] N [51] J [48] Y [26] O [21] V [14] Z [14] I [13] U [5] Q [4] X [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [516] Military Service [434]

Country

United Kingdom [436] United States [8] Ireland [7] Hong Kong [4] Jamaica [4] New Zealand [3] Singapore [2] Trinidad and Tobago [2] Canada [1] Japan [1] Malta [1] South Africa [1]

John Reid

British Army 3rd Officer Mercantile Marine

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

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James Lane

Other Empire Force DLSAN0742466 Trimmer Mercantile Marine Reserve

British Army 137956 Private Labour Corps

British Army 608986 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Fred Smith

British Army Mercantile Marine Reserve

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

British Army Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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William Gibbons

Born 1882

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy Gunner HMS Himalaya (Armed Merchant Cruiser)

Other Empire Force Gun Layer Merchant Ships

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John Craig Farmer

Born 1896

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

British Army Captain Royal Marines Plymouth Battalion

British Army Lieutenant General List

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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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Llewellyn Roberts

Born 1884

Other Empire Force 741528 Mercantile Marine

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderers Depot 3rd Battalion

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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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