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Ramsgate, Kent [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Portsea, Hampshire [4]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Fareham, Hampshire [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Portsmouth [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Rotherhithe, London [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

West Ham, London [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Antwerp [1]

Aylesford, Kent [1]

Baldock, Hertfordshire [1]

Banbury, Northamptonshire [1]

Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Basford, Nottinghamshire [1]

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire [1]

Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bridgend, Glamorgan [1]

Bristol [1]

Briton Ferry, Glamorgan [1]

Brondesbury, Hendon, London [1]

Burton on Trent, Derbyshire [1]

Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Camaru [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

County Limerick [1]

Drighedd, Louth [1]

Dublin, Ireland [1]

East Clandon, Surrey [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Emneth, Norfolk [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Forest Gate [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [89]

Stoker 2nd Class [66]

Able Seaman [61]

Leading Stoker [34]

Stoker [26]

Acting Leading Stoker [18]

Ordinary Seaman [16]

Stoker Petty Officer [14]

Leading Seaman [11]

Petty Officer [10]

Boy 2nd Class [7]

Boy 1st Class [6]

Acting Leading Seaman [5]

Acting Petty Officer [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Able Seaman RNVR [4]

Private [4]

Stoker - 1st Class [4]

Stoker - 2nd Class [4]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Captain [3]

Chief Petty Officer [3]

Corporal [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Recruit [3]

Sub Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Boatman [2]

Commander [2]

Domestic 3rd Class [2]

Gunner [2]

Midshipman [2]

Naval Cadet [2]

Sergeant [2]

Signalman [2]

Stoker 1 [2]

Stoker 1st class [2]

Stoker 2 [2]

Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Sub Lieutenant [2]

Vice Admiral [2]

1st Stoker [1]

2nd Cooks Mate [1]

AB [1]

Able Seaman (Pensioner) [1]

Acting 2nd Cook’s Mate [1]

Acting Able Seaman [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting ERA 4 [1]

Acting Leading Cook’s Mate [1]

Unit

HMS Nelson [73]

Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion [61]

HMS Fearless [31]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [23]

HMS Lord Nelson [22]

Nelson Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [18]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Devonport [17]

HMS Agincourt [14]

HMS Fisgard [13]

HMS Victory II [10]

Nelson Battalion, Royal Naval Division [9]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [9]

HMS Formidable [6]

HMS Good Hope [6]

HMS Powerful [6]

HMS Ariadne [5]

HMS Terrible [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [4]

HMS Illustrious [4]

HMS St Vincent [4]

HMS Victory 2 [4]

Nelson [4]

Nelson Battalion/Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4]

H.M.S. "Lord Nelson" [3]

H.M.S. Lord Nelson [3]

HMS "Nelson" [3]

HMS "Pembroke II" [3]

HMS Drake [3]

HMS Furious [3]

HMS Ganges [3]

HMS Hecla [3]

HMS Pembroke I [3]

HMS Prince of Wales [3]

HMS Revenge [3]

HMS Vernon [3]

12th (Nelson) [2]

HM Submarine E36 [2]

HMS Alecto [2]

HMS Assistance [2]

HMS Berwick [2]

HMS Blenheim [2]

HMS Britannia [2]

HMS Chester [2]

HMS Cressy [2]

HMS Dolphin [2]

HMS Excellent [2]

HMS Exmouth [2]

HMS Firequeen [2]

HMS Goliath [2]

Service

Royal Navy [197]

British Army [38]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [23]

C [21]

W [20]

B [19]

G [17]

M [17]

D [16]

H [15]

F [12]

P [12]

J [10]

R [10]

A [9]

T [8]

L [7]

E [5]

K [3]

I [1]

O [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [224]

Country

United Kingdom [106]

New Zealand [2]

Gibraltar [1]

Ireland [1]

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People [228] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ramsgate, Kent [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Portsea, Hampshire [4] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Brighton, Sussex [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Fareham, Hampshire [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Portsmouth [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Rotherhithe, London [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] West Ham, London [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Antwerp [1] Aylesford, Kent [1] Baldock, Hertfordshire [1] Banbury, Northamptonshire [1] Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Basford, Nottinghamshire [1] Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire [1] Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bridgend, Glamorgan [1] Bristol [1] Briton Ferry, Glamorgan [1] Brondesbury, Hendon, London [1] Burton on Trent, Derbyshire [1] Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire [1] Camaru [1] Camberwell, London [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Colchester, Essex [1] County Limerick [1] Drighedd, Louth [1] Dublin, Ireland [1] East Clandon, Surrey [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Emneth, Norfolk [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Forest Gate [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [89] Stoker 2nd Class [66] Able Seaman [61] Leading Stoker [34] Stoker [26] Acting Leading Stoker [18] Ordinary Seaman [16] Stoker Petty Officer [14] Leading Seaman [11] Petty Officer [10] Boy 2nd Class [7] Boy 1st Class [6] Acting Leading Seaman [5] Acting Petty Officer [5] Lieutenant [5] Able Seaman RNVR [4] Private [4] Stoker - 1st Class [4] Stoker - 2nd Class [4] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [3] Captain [3] Chief Petty Officer [3] Corporal [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Recruit [3] Sub Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Boatman [2] Commander [2] Domestic 3rd Class [2] Gunner [2] Midshipman [2] Naval Cadet [2] Sergeant [2] Signalman [2] Stoker 1 [2] Stoker 1st class [2] Stoker 2 [2] Sub-Lieutenant [2] Temporary Sub Lieutenant [2] Vice Admiral [2] 1st Stoker [1] 2nd Cooks Mate [1] AB [1] Able Seaman (Pensioner) [1] Acting 2nd Cook’s Mate [1] Acting Able Seaman [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting ERA 4 [1] Acting Leading Cook’s Mate [1]

Unit

HMS Nelson [73] Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion [61] HMS Fearless [31] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [23] HMS Lord Nelson [22] Nelson Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [18] Royal Fleet Reserve - Devonport [17] HMS Agincourt [14] HMS Fisgard [13] HMS Victory II [10] Nelson Battalion, Royal Naval Division [9] Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [9] HMS Formidable [6] HMS Good Hope [6] HMS Powerful [6] HMS Ariadne [5] HMS Terrible [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [4] HMS Illustrious [4] HMS St Vincent [4] HMS Victory 2 [4] Nelson [4] Nelson Battalion/Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4] H.M.S. "Lord Nelson" [3] H.M.S. Lord Nelson [3] HMS "Nelson" [3] HMS "Pembroke II" [3] HMS Drake [3] HMS Furious [3] HMS Ganges [3] HMS Hecla [3] HMS Pembroke I [3] HMS Prince of Wales [3] HMS Revenge [3] HMS Vernon [3] 12th (Nelson) [2] HM Submarine E36 [2] HMS Alecto [2] HMS Assistance [2] HMS Berwick [2] HMS Blenheim [2] HMS Britannia [2] HMS Chester [2] HMS Cressy [2] HMS Dolphin [2] HMS Excellent [2] HMS Exmouth [2] HMS Firequeen [2] HMS Goliath [2]

Service

Royal Navy [197] British Army [38] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [23] C [21] W [20] B [19] G [17] M [17] D [16] H [15] F [12] P [12] J [10] R [10] A [9] T [8] L [7] E [5] K [3] I [1] O [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [224]

Country

United Kingdom [106] New Zealand [2] Gibraltar [1] Ireland [1]

Cecil Bilham

Born 1897

Died 1980

Royal Navy J29358

Royal Navy J29358 Able Seaman Vivid, Lord Nelson, Hecla, Victory

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Peter Joseph H Day

Born 1891

Died 1930

Royal Navy K6063

Royal Navy Petty Officer HMS Nelson

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William Clements Melhuish

Born 1895

Died 1963

Royal Navy SS4796 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy SS4796 Ordinary Seaman HMS Lord Nelson

Royal Navy SS4796 Able Seaman HMS Lord Nelson

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Godfrey Alan Walker

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Surgeon HMS Lord Nelson

Royal Navy Surgeon Royal Naval Division

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Harold Charles Grigg

Born 1900

Died 1974

Royal Navy J53762

Royal Navy J53762 Ord. Seaman H.M.S. Nelson (Land)

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Stanley Edgar Cullum

Born 1885

Died 1915

Royal Navy CH/225791 Leading Seaman HMS Lord Nelson

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Frederick Thomas Mott Hyde

Born 1895

Died 1915

Royal Navy CH/J/21153 Able Seaman HMS Lord Nelson

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Colin Mckechnie

Born 1875

Died 1915

Royal Navy 157509 Leading Seaman H.M.S. "Lord Nelson"

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Lewis Jacobs

Born 1891

Died 1915

Royal Navy J4081

Royal Navy J4081 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Lord Nelson"

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Philip Stanley Coote

Born 1890

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 6/1022 12th (Nelson) Canterbury Infantry Battalion

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Thomas Eyles

Born 1891

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 6/225 12th (Nelson) Canterbury Infantry Battalion

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Arthur Reginald Kemble Wells

Born 1883

Died 1964

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplain's Department

Royal Navy Reverend HMS Lord Nelson Acting Chaplain

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Alfred Crittenden

Born 1880

Royal Navy K42854

Royal Navy K42854 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy K42854 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Lord Nelson

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Thomas James

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 14869 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 342133 Private Labour Corps

Royal Navy 302898 Stoker Nelson

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Herbert William George Winstone

Born 1896

Died 1917

Royal Navy Bristol Z/1189 Able Seaman HMS Nelsom The Nelson Battalion

Royal Navy Bristol Z/1189 Able Seaman HMS Nelson The Nelson Battalion

Royal Navy Z/1189 Able Seaman 63rd ( Royal Naval ) Division Nelson Battalion

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Walter Jubilee Dyer

Born 1887

Died 1972

Royal Navy 311742 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy 311742 Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy 311742 Acting Leading Stoker

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Albert Lintin

Born 1893

Died 1917

Royal Navy Z/5253 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy AB Nelson

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Ephraim Beer

Born 1884

Died 1970

Royal Navy 308797

Royal Navy 308797 Private HMS NELSON

Royal Navy 308797 Private HMS Victory III

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Edward Terry

Born 1886

Died 1916

Royal Navy 312274 Stoker 2nd Class HMS "Nelson"

Royal Navy 312274 Stoker Petty Officer H.M.S. "Queen Mary"

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Henry Percy Douglas

Born 1876

Died 1939

Royal Navy Vice Admiral

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman

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