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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]

George Percival Marrack

Born 1886

Died 1964

Royal Navy Temporary Engineer Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Carmania

Royal Navy Temporary Engineer Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

Other Empire Force 2nd Engineer Mercantile Marine, "Brescia"

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Frederick Arthur O Guest

Born 1898

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Junior Wireless Operator Mercantile Marine H.M. Transport Boliviania

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Arthur Garbutt Cromack

Born 1872

Died 1917

Royal Navy Master Mariner Mercantile Marine

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Edgar Allen Pearson

Born 1875

Died 1917

Royal Navy Chief Engineer Mercantile Marine

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Thomas Mcchesney

Born 1895

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine S.S. "Limeleaf"

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Fred Dawson

Born 1898

Died 1921

Other Empire Force Wireless Operator Mercantile Marine SS BENEDICT

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Thomas White

Born 1862

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Chief Steward Mercantile Marine

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William Drever

Born 1870

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Able Seaman Mercantile Marine S.S. "Gorsemore" (Liverpool)

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William James Welch

Born 1894

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Mess Room Steward Mercantile Marine S.S. "Mordenwood" (Middlesbrough)

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Charles Edward Gard

Born 1890

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Greaser Mercantile Marine

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Alexander Hunter

Born 1877

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Fireman and Trimmer Mercantile Marine H.M.T. "Hunsbrook" (London)

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Arthur Short

Born 1890

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Third Engineer Mercantile Marine SS Boldwell

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Edward John Stroud

Born 1890

Died 1919

Other Empire Force Saloon Steward Mercantile Marine

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H Allen

Born 1892

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Seaman Mercantile Marine S.S. "Redesmere"

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Alfred John Newberry

Born 1884

Died 1915

Royal Navy 361977

Other Empire Force Assistant Cook Mercantile Marine HMS Baralong

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Peter Beatty

Born 1886

Died 1917

Royal Navy SS970 Leading Seaman Mercantile Marine

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Robert William Bayley

Born 1854

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine SS Irene

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George Ruffin Noyce

Born 1872

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Second Engineer Mercantile Marine

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Fred Aisthorpe

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy Trimmer Mercantile Marine Steam Trawler "Recolo" (Grimsby)

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Angus Grant

Born 1870

Died 1917

Royal Navy Chief Officer Mercantile Marine

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