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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [34]

Liverpool, Lancashire [20]

London [18]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [16]

Liverpool [12]

London, Middlesex, England [12]

Southampton [11]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [10]

Dublin [9]

Glasgow [9]

Ramsgate, Kent [7]

South Shields, Durham, England [7]

Sunderland [7]

Belfast [6]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [6]

Southampton, Hampshire [6]

Antwerp [4]

Dundee [4]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [4]

Leeds [4]

Sheffield [4]

Antigua [3]

Ballarat, Victoria [3]

Battersea, London [3]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [3]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [3]

Guernsey [3]

Melbourne [3]

Napier [3]

Pittenweem, Fife [3]

Plymouth, Devon, England [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Aberdeen [2]

Aden [2]

Alsager, Cheshire, England [2]

Anstruther, Fife [2]

Antigua, British West Indies. [2]

Arbroath [2]

Barry, Glamorgan [2]

Bebington, Cheshire [2]

Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Blundeston, Suffolk [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Bootle [2]

Bootle, Lancashire [2]

Bootle, Liverpool [2]

Brighton [2]

Bristol [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [363]

Private [338]

Second Lieutenant [222]

Lieutenant [204]

Stoker [127]

Captain [110]

Fireman [96]

Ordinary Seaman [93]

Sapper [82]

Petty Officer [77]

Gunner [60]

Leading Seaman [56]

Sub Lieutenant [50]

Seaman [48]

Stewardess [47]

Corporal [45]

Ships Corporal [41]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [38]

Stoker 1st Class [34]

Steward [32]

Surgeon Lieutenant [31]

Serjeant [30]

Major [29]

Trimmer [27]

Commander [26]

Leading Stoker [26]

Sailor [26]

Deck Hand [25]

Master [25]

Lance Corporal [24]

Chief Petty Officer [22]

Donkeyman [22]

Driver [22]

Signaller [21]

Stoker Petty Officer [21]

Lieutenant Commander [20]

1st Class Stoker [19]

Greaser [19]

Midshipman [19]

Telegraphist [19]

Assistant Steward [18]

Leading Signalman [17]

Second Engineer [17]

Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [17]

Second Mate [16]

Signalman [16]

Temporary Surgeon [16]

Wireless Operator [16]

Chief Engineer [15]

Stoker 2nd Class [15]

Unit

Royal Navy [1555]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [722]

Royal Naval Reserve [161]

Royal Engineers [143]

Merchant Navy [114]

Royal Australian Navy [73]

Royal Garrison Artillery [53]

Royal Army Medical Corps [49]

Royal Field Artillery [41]

Mercantile Marine - SS War Knight [39]

Royal Army Service Corps [36]

Royal Air Force [35]

Mercantile Marine [34]

Royal Indian Marine [33]

London Regiment [31]

Navy [31]

Labour Corps [30]

Royal Navy Air Service [29]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

Mercantile Marine: SS Lusitania (Liverpool) [24]

Army Service Corps [23]

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

Royal Australian Navy - HMAS AE1 [23]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [23]

Royal Naval Division [21]

Royal Artillery [18]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [16]

Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Lusitania" (Liverpool) [15]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

General List [13]

Hampshire Regiment [13]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Tank Corps [11]

Greek Merchant Navy [10]

Mercantile Marine - SS Maloja [10]

Royal Australian Navy, H.M.A.S. "Australia." [10]

Royal Naval Air Service [10]

Merchant Navy SS Minneapolis [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8]

British Red Cross Society [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1695]

Other Empire Force [1020]

Royal Navy [451]

Australian Imperial Force [58]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35]

Canadian Navy [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [317]

M [273]

S [256]

C [252]

H [222]

W [189]

P [159]

D [151]

G [140]

A [137]

T [126]

L [117]

R [117]

F [102]

K [84]

J [73]

E [52]

N [43]

O [37]

V [26]

I [16]

Y [10]

U [7]

Q [3]

Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1911]

Merchant Navy [402]

Country

United Kingdom [291]

Ireland [10]

Australia [9]

New Zealand [8]

United States [6]

South Africa [4]

Jamaica [2]

Canada [1]

India [1]

Jersey [1]

Malta [1]

Singapore [1]

Switzerland [1]

Turkey [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [34] Liverpool, Lancashire [20] London [18] Southampton, Hampshire, England [16] Liverpool [12] London, Middlesex, England [12] Southampton [11] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [10] Dublin [9] Glasgow [9] Ramsgate, Kent [7] South Shields, Durham, England [7] Sunderland [7] Belfast [6] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [6] Southampton, Hampshire [6] Antwerp [4] Dundee [4] Hull, Yorkshire, England [4] Leeds [4] Sheffield [4] Antigua [3] Ballarat, Victoria [3] Battersea, London [3] Bedford, Bedfordshire [3] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [3] Guernsey [3] Melbourne [3] Napier [3] Pittenweem, Fife [3] Plymouth, Devon, England [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Aberdeen [2] Aden [2] Alsager, Cheshire, England [2] Anstruther, Fife [2] Antigua, British West Indies. [2] Arbroath [2] Barry, Glamorgan [2] Bebington, Cheshire [2] Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Blundeston, Suffolk [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Bootle [2] Bootle, Lancashire [2] Bootle, Liverpool [2] Brighton [2] Bristol [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [363] Private [338] Second Lieutenant [222] Lieutenant [204] Stoker [127] Captain [110] Fireman [96] Ordinary Seaman [93] Sapper [82] Petty Officer [77] Gunner [60] Leading Seaman [56] Sub Lieutenant [50] Seaman [48] Stewardess [47] Corporal [45] Ships Corporal [41] Lieutenant (Temporary) [38] Stoker 1st Class [34] Steward [32] Surgeon Lieutenant [31] Serjeant [30] Major [29] Trimmer [27] Commander [26] Leading Stoker [26] Sailor [26] Deck Hand [25] Master [25] Lance Corporal [24] Chief Petty Officer [22] Donkeyman [22] Driver [22] Signaller [21] Stoker Petty Officer [21] Lieutenant Commander [20] 1st Class Stoker [19] Greaser [19] Midshipman [19] Telegraphist [19] Assistant Steward [18] Leading Signalman [17] Second Engineer [17] Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [17] Second Mate [16] Signalman [16] Temporary Surgeon [16] Wireless Operator [16] Chief Engineer [15] Stoker 2nd Class [15]

Unit

Royal Navy [1555] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [722] Royal Naval Reserve [161] Royal Engineers [143] Merchant Navy [114] Royal Australian Navy [73] Royal Garrison Artillery [53] Royal Army Medical Corps [49] Royal Field Artillery [41] Mercantile Marine - SS War Knight [39] Royal Army Service Corps [36] Royal Air Force [35] Mercantile Marine [34] Royal Indian Marine [33] London Regiment [31] Navy [31] Labour Corps [30] Royal Navy Air Service [29] Machine Gun Corps [24] Mercantile Marine: SS Lusitania (Liverpool) [24] Army Service Corps [23] Mercantile Marine - S.S. "South Western" (Southampton) [23] Royal Australian Navy - HMAS AE1 [23] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [23] Royal Naval Division [21] Royal Artillery [18] Mercantile Marine Reserve [16] Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Lusitania" (Liverpool) [15] Durham Light Infantry [14] General List [13] Hampshire Regiment [13] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Tank Corps [11] Greek Merchant Navy [10] Mercantile Marine - SS Maloja [10] Royal Australian Navy, H.M.A.S. "Australia." [10] Royal Naval Air Service [10] Merchant Navy SS Minneapolis [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8] British Red Cross Society [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [8] Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1695] Other Empire Force [1020] Royal Navy [451] Australian Imperial Force [58] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35] Canadian Navy [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [317] M [273] S [256] C [252] H [222] W [189] P [159] D [151] G [140] A [137] T [126] L [117] R [117] F [102] K [84] J [73] E [52] N [43] O [37] V [26] I [16] Y [10] U [7] Q [3] Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1911] Merchant Navy [402]

Country

United Kingdom [291] Ireland [10] Australia [9] New Zealand [8] United States [6] South Africa [4] Jamaica [2] Canada [1] India [1] Jersey [1] Malta [1] Singapore [1] Switzerland [1] Turkey [1]

William Henry Cowmeadow

Born 1881

Died 1962

Royal Navy 294637 Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy 294637 Stoker 1st Class

Other Empire Force 7128 Stoker RAN Royal Australian Navy Royal Australian Navy London Depot

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Ernest Henry Shackleton

Born 1874

Died 1922

Other Empire Force Cadet Merchant Navy Houghton Tower

Other Empire Force Second Mate Merchant Navy

Other Empire Force First Mate Merchant Navy

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Benjamin Cogan Edwards

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy 238694 Leading Seaman Royal Navy H.M. Submarine "E34"

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John Ogborne Surridge

Born 1870

Died 1917

Other Empire Force 1st Mate Merchant Navy

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Eric James Parish

Born 1895

Died 1973

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202917 P.O.M. (Armoured Cars) Navy Squad 15

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202917 Corporal Mechanic

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202917 Sergeant Mechanic

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Thomas Taylor Gardner

Born 1864

Died 1945

Other Empire Force Marine Engineer Merchant Navy ships

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Humphrey Stanley Reece

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy LL/977 Ordinary Seaman Royal Navy

British Army Second Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

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Stewart Spilsbury Marr

Born 1901

Died 1983

Other Empire Force 214341 Apprentice Merchant Navy

Other Empire Force 216902 Apprentice Merchant Navy

Other Empire Force 2nd Mate Merchant Navy

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Richard Power

Born 1872

Died 1917

Royal Navy Chief Petty Officer Merchant Navy Mercantile Marine

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Joseph Victor Cozier

Born 1896

Died 1967

Other Empire Force Chief Cook Merchant Navy

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Jens Christian Jensen

Born 1860

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Master Merchant Navy

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Joseph Edward Davies

Born 1879

Other Empire Force Able Seaman Merchant Navy

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Arthur Hiom

Born 1896

Died 1940

Other Empire Force 853326 Chief Baker Merchant Navy

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Rhys Edward Francis

Born 1890

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Third Engineer Merchant Navy

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Samuel Thomson

Born 1895

Died 1939

Other Empire Force Merchant Navy

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George Bevis Harvey

Born 1858

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Engineer Merchant Navy, HMS Asturias

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Herbert Middleton Knight

Born 1888

Died 1967

Royal Navy 9013/DA Deck Hand Royal Navy Reserve

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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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George Marrack Thomas

Born 1854

Died 1928

Other Empire Force Master Mariner Merchant Navy, "Barrow"

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Andrew Stewart

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army CZ/7633 Leading Seaman Royal Navy

British Army 2473 Leading Seaman Royal Navy

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

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