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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 [6]

Antwerp [4]

Leeds [4]

Pittenweem, Fife [4]

Southampton, Hampshire [4]

Antigua [3]

Belfast [3]

Cork [3]

Dundee [3]

Gateshead [3]

Methil, Fifeshire [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, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Dunfermline, Fife [2]

Dysart, Fife [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Georgetown, Demerara [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [2]

Limerick [2]

Montreal [2]

New Cross, London [2]

Ramsgate [2]

Ryde, Isle of Wight [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]

Midshipman [6]

Skipper [6]

2nd Steward [5]

Acting Lieutenant (Temporary) [5]

Bed Steward [5]

Boatswain [5]

Carpenter [5]

Greaser and Fireman [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]

Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Galway Castle" (London) [5]

Mercantile Marine: SS Celtic (Liverpool) [5]

Merchant Navy SS Drina [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Naval Division [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. "Maloja" (Belfast) [4]

Mercantile Marine Reserve (Merchant Navy) [4]

Mercantile Marine SS Curaca [4]

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

Merchant Navy (Mercantile Marine) [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 - S.S. "Tuscania." (Glasgow) [3]

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

Mercantile Marine - SS Ausonia [3]

Mercantile Marine - SS Mexico City (Hong Kong) [3]

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

Mercantile Marine - SS Seagull [3]

Royal Naval Air Service [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]

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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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 [6] Antwerp [4] Leeds [4] Pittenweem, Fife [4] Southampton, Hampshire [4] Antigua [3] Belfast [3] Cork [3] Dundee [3] Gateshead [3] Methil, Fifeshire [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, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Dunfermline, Fife [2] Dysart, Fife [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Georgetown, Demerara [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Islington, London [2] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [2] Limerick [2] Montreal [2] New Cross, London [2] Ramsgate [2] Ryde, Isle of Wight [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] Midshipman [6] Skipper [6] 2nd Steward [5] Acting Lieutenant (Temporary) [5] Bed Steward [5] Boatswain [5] Carpenter [5] Greaser and Fireman [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] Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Galway Castle" (London) [5] Mercantile Marine: SS Celtic (Liverpool) [5] Merchant Navy SS Drina [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Naval Division [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. "Maloja" (Belfast) [4] Mercantile Marine Reserve (Merchant Navy) [4] Mercantile Marine SS Curaca [4] Mercantile Marine: SS Anglo Californian (London) [4] Merchant Navy (Mercantile Marine) [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 - S.S. "Tuscania." (Glasgow) [3] Mercantile Marine - SS 'Lorca' (London) [3] Mercantile Marine - SS Ausonia [3] Mercantile Marine - SS Mexico City (Hong Kong) [3] Mercantile Marine - SS Rio Verde (London) [3] Mercantile Marine - SS Seagull [3] Royal Naval Air Service [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]

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]

Robert Gladstone Hunter

Born 1893

Royal Navy Z/1029 Royal Naval Division

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/1029 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Wilmot William Boxal Rowbottom

Born 1888

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Assistant Engineer (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

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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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Arthur Hodgson Galloway

Born 1877

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy Engineer (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

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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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Clifton Ulric Hume Rothery

Born 1888

British Army Assistant Engineer Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy Assistant Engineer (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

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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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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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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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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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