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Place of birth

Antrim [1]

Deal [1]

Grimstadt [1]

Hinwick, Bedfordshire [1]

Inverallochy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1]

Leeds [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Ryde, Isle of Wight [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [1]

Assistant Cook [1]

Assistant Motor Engineer [1]

Bathman [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engineer [1]

Fireman [1]

Private [1]

Sailor [1]

Second Engineer [1]

Second Mate [1]

Ship's Cook [1]

Steward [1]

Third Mate [1]

Wireless Operator [1]

Unit

Merchantile Marine [7]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [3]

Merchantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2]

Mercantile Marine - "SS Chicago" [1]

Mercantile Marine - SS Gitano (Hull) [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M.S. "Lobster," [1]

Merchantile Marine - HMHS 'Llandovery Castle' (London) [1]

Merchantile Marine - SS 'Llandovery Castle' (London) [1]

Merchantile Marine - SS 'Taplow' (London) [1]

Merchantile Marine Reserve [1]

Merchantile Marine Reserve - HM Tug Char [1]

Merchantile Marine Reserve - HMS 'Vulcan' [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Service

Other Empire Force [14]

British Army [1]

Royal Navy [1]

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C [2]

H [2]

A [1]

B [1]

D [1]

J [1]

K [1]

M [1]

P [1]

S [1]

T [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [5]

Military Service [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Ireland [1]

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People [14] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Antrim [1] Deal [1] Grimstadt [1] Hinwick, Bedfordshire [1] Inverallochy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1] Leeds [1] London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Ryde, Isle of Wight [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [1] Assistant Cook [1] Assistant Motor Engineer [1] Bathman [1] Deck Hand [1] Engineer [1] Fireman [1] Private [1] Sailor [1] Second Engineer [1] Second Mate [1] Ship's Cook [1] Steward [1] Third Mate [1] Wireless Operator [1]

Unit

Merchantile Marine [7] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [3] Merchantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2] Mercantile Marine - "SS Chicago" [1] Mercantile Marine - SS Gitano (Hull) [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M.S. "Lobster," [1] Merchantile Marine - HMHS 'Llandovery Castle' (London) [1] Merchantile Marine - SS 'Llandovery Castle' (London) [1] Merchantile Marine - SS 'Taplow' (London) [1] Merchantile Marine Reserve [1] Merchantile Marine Reserve - HM Tug Char [1] Merchantile Marine Reserve - HMS 'Vulcan' [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Service

Other Empire Force [14] British Army [1] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

C [2] H [2] A [1] B [1] D [1] J [1] K [1] M [1] P [1] S [1] T [1] W [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [5] Military Service [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5] Ireland [1]

George Batley

Born 1884

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Steward Merchantile Marine

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Claud Christopher Selby Tuppen

Born 1894

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Wireless Operator Merchantile Marine

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Richard John Harding

Born 1890

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Fireman Merchantile Marine S.S. "Californian" (Liverpool)

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John Stanley Pringle

Born 1891

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Second Engineer Merchantile Marine SS Countess of Mar

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Wilfred Sydney Christie

Born 1897

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Assistant Motor Engineer Merchantile Marine

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John Mcclure Dale

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 17456 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 11th Bn.

Other Empire Force Second Mate Merchantile Marine S.S. "Hungerford"

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Thomas Allen

Born 1893

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Able Seaman Merchantile Marine Reserve

Other Empire Force Able Seaman Merchantile Marine Reserve - HMS 'Vulcan'

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George William Margerison

Born 1896

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Merchantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Third Mate Mercantile Marine - "SS Chicago"

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William Frederick Claringbold

Born 1887

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Ship's Cook Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Ship's Cook Merchantile Marine - SS 'Taplow' (London)

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Henry William Strachan

Born 1882

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Bathman Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Bathman Merchantile Marine - SS 'Llandovery Castle' (London)

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Ernest Evelyn White

Born 1892

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Assistant Cook Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Assistant Cook Merchantile Marine - HMHS 'Llandovery Castle' (London)

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Matthew Hastings

Born 1895

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Deck Hand Merchantile Marine Reserve - HM Tug Char

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William Johnston

Born 1882

Died 1919

Other Empire Force Engineer Merchantile Marine

Royal Navy Engineer Mercantile Marine Reserve

Royal Navy Engineer Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M.S. "Lobster,"

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Gunder Karlsen

Born 1895

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Sailor Merchantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Sailor Mercantile Marine - SS Gitano (Hull)

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