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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]

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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]

Richard Power

Born 1871

Died 1917

Royal Navy CPO

Royal Navy CPO

Other Empire Force Mate Mercantile Marine SS Mary Baird

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James Thomas Richards

Born 1867

Died 1917

Royal Navy Chief Boatswain Merchant Navy. Mercantile Marine

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Charles Jonathan Ford

Born 1858

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Able Seaman Merchant Navy Mercantile Marine

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William George Edwards

Born 1883

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Chief Engineer Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

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Louis Sandom

Born 1886

Died 1929

Royal Navy 215543

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

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William Affleck Anderson

Born 1881

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Senior 5th Engineer Officer Mercantile Marine

Other Empire Force Senior 5th Engineer Officer Merchant Navy

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Clara Louisa Mcmillan

Born 1887

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Stewardess Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) "Wimmera" (Melbourne)

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Henry Fortune Suddes

Born 1863

Died 1925

Other Empire Force Chief Engineer Mercantile Marine: Merchant Navy

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James Holme Parrish

Born 1897

Died 1968

Other Empire Force M. Operator Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

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Martha Emily Jenkins

Born 1873

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Stewardess Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

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Charles William Ford

Born 1886

Australian Imperial Force 4106

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

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Michael Cooney

Born 1894

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine

Other Empire Force Fireman Merchant Navy

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Alfred Greig Hourston

Born 1887

Died 1917

Other Empire Force First Engineer Merchant Navy / Mercantile Marine

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May Stubbington

Born 1880

Other Empire Force ALIAS Stewardess Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

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Edward Mckay

Born 1890

Died 1915

Other Empire Force 2nd Engineer Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) SS Persia

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Reginald Ambrose B Chantler

Born 1882

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Second Mate Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

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John Mcnamara

Born 1881

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy), SS Curaca

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Bathgate Dunbar

Born 1869

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Master Merchant Navy / Mercantile Marine

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Emanuel Ciappara

Born 1885

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Able Seaman Mercantile Marine, Merchant Navy Wychwood

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James Parkes

Born 1879

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Fireman Merchant Navy, Mercantile Marine HMS Perth

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