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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Beaulieu, Hampshire [1]

Bexley, Kent [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bramley, Surrey [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Clacton, Essex [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Cork, Ireland [1]

Crawley, Sussex [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Eton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Fernhurst, Surrey [1]

Fleetwood, Lancashire [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hartlepool, County Durham [1]

Horsham, Sussex [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

Kennington, London [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leytonstone, Essex [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Lymington, Hampshire [1]

Malvern Link, Worcestershire [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Midleton, Cork [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

North Shields, Northumberland [1]

Northamptonshire [1]

Norwood, London [1]

Nottingham [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Petworth, Sussex [1]

Pimlico, London [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Runcorn, Cheshire [1]

Ryde, Isle of Wight [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [38]

Ordinary Seaman [19]

Stoker 1st Class [10]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Leading Seaman [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Cook's Mate [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2]

Shipwright 1st Class [2]

Able Seaman RNVR [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Boy Artificer [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Chief Petty Officer Steward [1]

Commander [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Master at Arms [1]

Naval Pensioner [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Private [1]

Ship's Corporal [1]

Shipwright 2nd Class [1]

Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Victualling Chief Petty Officer [1]

Warrant Shipwright [1]

acting Leading Stoker [1]

Unit

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [73]

HMS Hindustan [23]

HMS Vindictive [16]

British Naval Siege Guns [7]

HMS Iris II (Victory X) [7]

HMS Superb [6]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [5]

HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [4]

HMS King George V [4]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Portsmouth [4]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [3]

HMS Monarch [3]

HMS Princess Royal [3]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party [3]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Dover Patrol [2]

HMS Barham [2]

HMS Canada [2]

HMS Cullist [2]

HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [2]

HMS Hercules [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Philomel [2]

HMS QUEEN MARY [2]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "B" Company [2]

Seaman Storming Party [2]

4th Destroyer Flotilla [1]

Blenheim (Tribune) [1]

Excellent [1]

H M Submarine K10 [1]

H.M.S. "Neptune." [1]

HM Submarine L55 [1]

HM Trawler Triton [1]

HMAS Anzac [1]

HMAS Cerberus [1]

HMAS Sydney [1]

HMS "Viknor" [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Albion [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS Barranca [1]

HMS Birkenhead [1]

HMS Blake [1]

HMS Boscawen [1]

HMS Caroline [1]

HMS Centurion [1]

HMS Champion [1]

HMS Cochrane [1]

HMS Cyclops [1]

Service

Royal Navy [73]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [10]

C [9]

H [8]

S [7]

T [7]

W [5]

G [4]

M [4]

P [4]

J [3]

K [3]

D [2]

F [2]

R [2]

A [1]

L [1]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [68]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Germany [1]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

Turkey [1]

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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Bermondsey, London [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Bath, Somerset [1] Beaulieu, Hampshire [1] Bexley, Kent [1] Birmingham [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bramley, Surrey [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Camden Town, London [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Clacton, Essex [1] Clapham, London [1] Cork, Ireland [1] Crawley, Sussex [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Edinburgh [1] Eton, Buckinghamshire [1] Fernhurst, Surrey [1] Fleetwood, Lancashire [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hartlepool, County Durham [1] Horsham, Sussex [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Keighley, Yorkshire [1] Kennington, London [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leytonstone, Essex [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Lymington, Hampshire [1] Malvern Link, Worcestershire [1] Marylebone, London [1] Midleton, Cork [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] North Shields, Northumberland [1] Northamptonshire [1] Norwood, London [1] Nottingham [1] Paddington, London [1] Petworth, Sussex [1] Pimlico, London [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Runcorn, Cheshire [1] Ryde, Isle of Wight [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [38] Ordinary Seaman [19] Stoker 1st Class [10] Boy 1st Class [5] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Leading Seaman [3] Petty Officer [3] Boy 2nd Class [2] Cook's Mate [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2] Shipwright 1st Class [2] Able Seaman RNVR [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Boy Artificer [1] Chief Gunner [1] Chief Petty Officer Steward [1] Commander [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Master at Arms [1] Naval Pensioner [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Private [1] Ship's Corporal [1] Shipwright 2nd Class [1] Sick Berth Attendant [1] Signalman [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Victualling Chief Petty Officer [1] Warrant Shipwright [1] acting Leading Stoker [1]

Unit

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [73] HMS Hindustan [23] HMS Vindictive [16] British Naval Siege Guns [7] HMS Iris II (Victory X) [7] HMS Superb [6] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [5] HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [4] HMS King George V [4] Royal Fleet Reserve - Portsmouth [4] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [3] HMS Monarch [3] HMS Princess Royal [3] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party [3] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Dover Patrol [2] HMS Barham [2] HMS Canada [2] HMS Cullist [2] HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [2] HMS Hercules [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Philomel [2] HMS QUEEN MARY [2] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "B" Company [2] Seaman Storming Party [2] 4th Destroyer Flotilla [1] Blenheim (Tribune) [1] Excellent [1] H M Submarine K10 [1] H.M.S. "Neptune." [1] HM Submarine L55 [1] HM Trawler Triton [1] HMAS Anzac [1] HMAS Cerberus [1] HMAS Sydney [1] HMS "Viknor" [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Albion [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS Barranca [1] HMS Birkenhead [1] HMS Blake [1] HMS Boscawen [1] HMS Caroline [1] HMS Centurion [1] HMS Champion [1] HMS Cochrane [1] HMS Cyclops [1]

Service

Royal Navy [73] Australian Imperial Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [10] C [9] H [8] S [7] T [7] W [5] G [4] M [4] P [4] J [3] K [3] D [2] F [2] R [2] A [1] L [1] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [68]

Country

United Kingdom [20] Germany [1] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1] Turkey [1]

Thomas Richard Price

Born 1895

Died 1915

Royal Navy 5/147 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion

Royal Navy Mersey 5/147 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 5/147 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion

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John Moore Heath

Born 1891

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Champion

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Charles Theodore Winfield

Born 1886

Died 1947

Royal Navy 223785 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 223785 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 223785 Ordinary Seaman HMS Boscawen

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Arthur John Godfrey Lepper

Born 1891

Royal Navy J3624 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J3624 Able Seaman Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)

Royal Navy J3624 Able Seaman HMS Monarch

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Upton Selway

Born 1887

Died 1918

Royal Navy 227897(PO) Petty Officer H.M.S. "Neptune."

Royal Navy 227897 Petty Officer HMS King George V

Royal Navy 227897 Petty Officer Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)

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Joseph William Barker

Born 1893

Australian Imperial Force 8079 Chief Petty Officer Steward HMAS Cerberus

Royal Navy L2052 Officer's Steward 3rd Class Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)

Royal Navy L2052 Officer's Steward 3rd Class HMS King George V

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William John Taylor

Born 1869

Royal Navy 128091 Naval Pensioner Royal Navy

Royal Navy 128091 Able Seaman Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)

Royal Navy 128091 Able Seaman MFA Zaria Nominal depot ship for Northern Flotilla Trawlers since 25 Feb 1915

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Alfred Percival Mepham

Born 1899

Died 1977

Royal Navy J36139 Able Seaman Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)

Royal Navy J36139 Ordinary Seaman HMS Devonshire

Royal Navy J36139 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

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Thomas Jones

Born 1896

Royal Navy J/37155 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J/37155 Ordinary Seaman Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)

Royal Navy J/37155 Able Seaman HMS Canada

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Horace Charles Nash

Born 1897

Royal Navy J/19150 Able Seaman HMS Princess Royal

Royal Navy J/19150 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J19150 Able Seaman Dover Patrol depot vessel HMS Attentive

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Walter Edward Taylor

Born 1899

Royal Navy J35414 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J35414 Able Seaman HMS Princess Royal

Royal Navy J35414 Able Seaman HMS Princess Royal

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William Frederick Frost

Born 1895

Royal Navy J15029 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J15029 Able Seaman HMS King George V

Royal Navy J15029 Able Seaman Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)

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William Edwin Ching

Born 1899

Died 1975

Royal Navy London Z/2350 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/2350 Able Seaman RNVR London - HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy Z/2350 Able Seaman Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)

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