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Place of birth

Nottingham [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Cork [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Antony, Cornwall [1]

Avondale, Chorlton-cum-Hardy [1]

Backden, Huntingdonshire [1]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Belper, Derbyshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Black Rock, Cork [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Broadstairs, Kent [1]

Burslem, Staffordshire [1]

Clevedon, Somerset [1]

Crowle, Lincolnshire [1]

Derby Derbyshire [1]

Dublin [1]

Dunster, Somerset [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Exmouth, Devon [1]

Finsbury, Wiltshire [1]

Floriana, Malta [1]

Flushing, Cornwall [1]

Fornham St Martin, Suffolk [1]

Fressingfield, Suffolk [1]

Friern Barnet, London [1]

Glanworth, Cork [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Gloucester [1]

Groby, Leicestershire [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Highbridge, Somerset [1]

Inch, Kerry [1]

Kilmore Quay, Wexford [1]

Kingsbridge, Devon [1]

Kircubbin, Down [1]

Launceston, Cornwall [1]

Leicester [1]

Lenton, Nottingham, Notts [1]

Liskeard, Cornwall [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [91]

Stoker 1st Class [25]

Able Seaman [15]

Corporal [11]

Lance Corporal [10]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lieutenant [7]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Stoker Petty Officer [7]

Boy 1st Class [6]

Captain [5]

Leading Stoker [5]

Serjeant [5]

Commander [3]

Chief Stoker [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Major [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Signalman [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

1st Writer [1]

AB [1]

Acting Band Master Sergeant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Acting Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Admiral [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chief Armourer [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Filter/Staff Serjeant [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance corporal [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Officer's Cook 1st Class [1]

Unit

Nottingham Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry [79]

HMS Nottingham [58]

Corps of Hussars [57]

Sherwood Rangers [27]

HMS NOTTINGHAM [21]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13]

Nottingham and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Nottingham & Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Nottingham Yeomanry [6]

Royal Engineers [5]

Nottinghamshire Yeomanry [4]

The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

H.M.S. "Nottingham." [2]

HMS Hindustan [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Military Mounted Police [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Nottingham [2]

RNVR London - HMS Nottingham [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Nottingham [2]

Sherwood Foresters (Nottingham And Derbyshire) Regiment [2]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2]

Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry [2]

South Nottingham Hussars [2]

1/5th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

1/6th Nottingham And Derbyshire Regiment. [1]

1/6th Sherwood Foresters [1]

2/1st Nottingham Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry [1]

2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Challenger [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Defiance [1]

Europa II [1]

General Headquarters Signal Company [1]

Gibraltar [1]

H.M.S. Ganges [1]

H.M.S. Glorious [1]

H.M.S. Nottingham [1]

HMS Bellerophon [1]

HMS Cornwall [1]

HMS Dominion [1]

HMS Grafton [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Lady Cory Wright [1]

HMS Morning Star [1]

Service

British Army [126]

Royal Navy [92]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [46]

M [22]

H [20]

A [17]

C [16]

L [15]

S [12]

W [12]

R [11]

D [9]

G [7]

P [7]

T [7]

F [5]

J [4]

E [2]

K [2]

O [2]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [198]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Canada [1]

Guernsey [1]

United States [1]

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People [217] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Nottingham [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Cork [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Antony, Cornwall [1] Avondale, Chorlton-cum-Hardy [1] Backden, Huntingdonshire [1] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Belper, Derbyshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Black Rock, Cork [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Broadstairs, Kent [1] Burslem, Staffordshire [1] Clevedon, Somerset [1] Crowle, Lincolnshire [1] Derby Derbyshire [1] Dublin [1] Dunster, Somerset [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Exmouth, Devon [1] Finsbury, Wiltshire [1] Floriana, Malta [1] Flushing, Cornwall [1] Fornham St Martin, Suffolk [1] Fressingfield, Suffolk [1] Friern Barnet, London [1] Glanworth, Cork [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Gloucester [1] Groby, Leicestershire [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Highbridge, Somerset [1] Inch, Kerry [1] Kilmore Quay, Wexford [1] Kingsbridge, Devon [1] Kircubbin, Down [1] Launceston, Cornwall [1] Leicester [1] Lenton, Nottingham, Notts [1] Liskeard, Cornwall [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [91] Stoker 1st Class [25] Able Seaman [15] Corporal [11] Lance Corporal [10] Second Lieutenant [9] Lieutenant [7] Ordinary Seaman [7] Stoker Petty Officer [7] Boy 1st Class [6] Captain [5] Leading Stoker [5] Serjeant [5] Commander [3] Chief Stoker [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Major [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Signalman [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] 1st Writer [1] AB [1] Acting Band Master Sergeant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Acting Petty Officer Stoker [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Sister [1] Admiral [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Blacksmith [1] Boy [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chief Armourer [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Cook's Mate [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Filter/Staff Serjeant [1] Gunner [1] Lance corporal [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Officer's Cook 1st Class [1]

Unit

Nottingham Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry [79] HMS Nottingham [58] Corps of Hussars [57] Sherwood Rangers [27] HMS NOTTINGHAM [21] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13] Nottingham and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Nottingham & Derbyshire Regiment [7] Nottingham Yeomanry [6] Royal Engineers [5] Nottinghamshire Yeomanry [4] The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] H.M.S. "Nottingham." [2] HMS Hindustan [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Military Mounted Police [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Nottingham [2] RNVR London - HMS Nottingham [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Nottingham [2] Sherwood Foresters (Nottingham And Derbyshire) Regiment [2] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2] Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry [2] South Nottingham Hussars [2] 1/5th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 1/6th Nottingham And Derbyshire Regiment. [1] 1/6th Sherwood Foresters [1] 2/1st Nottingham Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry [1] 2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Challenger [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Defiance [1] Europa II [1] General Headquarters Signal Company [1] Gibraltar [1] H.M.S. Ganges [1] H.M.S. Glorious [1] H.M.S. Nottingham [1] HMS Bellerophon [1] HMS Cornwall [1] HMS Dominion [1] HMS Grafton [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Lady Cory Wright [1] HMS Morning Star [1]

Service

British Army [126] Royal Navy [92] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [46] M [22] H [20] A [17] C [16] L [15] S [12] W [12] R [11] D [9] G [7] P [7] T [7] F [5] J [4] E [2] K [2] O [2] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [198]

Country

United Kingdom [22] Canada [1] Guernsey [1] United States [1]

Arthur Edwin Larcombe

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy J19975 Able Seaman HMS NOTTINGHAM

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Robert Frederick Godfrey

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS5431 Able Seaman HMS NOTTINGHAM

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Robert Lane Dyer

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy K6249 Stoker 1st Class HMS NOTTINGHAM

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Harry Symons

Born 1886

Died 1916

Royal Navy K765 Stoker Petty Officer HMS NOTTINGHAM

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Albert Edward Horwell

Born 1880

Died 1916

Royal Navy 288867 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Nottingham

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William Thomas Perring

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy K20557 Stoker 1st Class HMS NOTTINGHAM

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Arthur George Gill

Born 1876

Royal Navy 285183 Chief Stoker HMS Nottingham

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Arthur Foley Garry

Born 1869

Died 1916

Royal Navy 268538 Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS Nottingham

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William Wright

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy K20554 Stoker 1st Class HMS NOTTINGHAM

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Frederick Bunter

Born 1869

Died 1916

Royal Navy 155806 Chief Armourer HMS Nottingham

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Percival George Silk

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy M4884 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS NOTTINGHAM

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William Davis

Born 1874

Died 1916

Royal Navy 173569 Chief Stoker HMS Nottingham

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Michael Hayes

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy 290877 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Nottingham

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Thomas Benjamin Holmes

Born 1882

Died 1934

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Artificer Engineer HMS Nottingham

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Robert Ennis

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy K16955 Stoker 1st Class HMS NOTTINGHAM

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Bert Finch

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy M5985 Cook's Mate HMS NOTTINGHAM

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Alfred Charles James Pearse

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy 270869 Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS NOTTINGHAM

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Maurice John Marks

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy M12746 Carpenter's Crew HMS NOTTINGHAM

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Herbert Oswald Pike

Born 1894

British Army 241781 Corporal Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 241781 Corporal Nottingham & Derbyshire Regiment

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George Crew

Born 1897

Died 1919

British Army 26592 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 16592 Private Nottingham & Derbyshire Regiment 16th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters

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