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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [8]

Glasgow [6]

Eastbourne, Sussex [5]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Bristol [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Liverpool [3]

Edinburgh [2]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Lambeth [2]

Leicester [2]

New Cross, London [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

St Pancras, London [2]

Swansea, Glamorgan [2]

3 Woodside Place,Kelvin,Glasgow, Scotland. [1]

6 Park Villas, Avenue Park Road, Norwood, Surrey [1]

Abersychan, Pontypool, Monmouthshire [1]

Ammanford, Carmarthen [1]

Ashorne, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire [1]

Ashtead, Surrey [1]

Aston, Birmingham [1]

Bath [1]

Beath, Fife [1]

Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Bedminster, Bristol [1]

Bellshill, Lanarkshire [1]

Benfieldside, County Durham [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blundell Sands, Lancashire [1]

Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Brockley, London [1]

Bromley by Bow, Poplar, London [1]

Brooklands, Sale, Cheshire [1]

Buckie [1]

Buckie, Scotland [1]

Byker, Northumberland [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, Surrey, [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Catacol, Lochranza, Isle of Bute [1]

Cawnpore [1]

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1]

Cogan, Glamorgan, Wales [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [672]

Ordinary Seaman [147]

Signalman [67]

Recruit [20]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [18]

Leading Seaman [17]

Lieutenant [15]

Petty Officer [11]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [10]

Private [6]

Able Seaman RNVR [5]

Deck Hand [5]

Engine Room Artificer [5]

Sapper [5]

Shipwright [5]

Sub Lieutenant [5]

Captain [3]

Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [3]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [3]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3]

Ordinary Signalman [3]

Signaller [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Surgeon Probationer [3]

Wireman 2nd Class [3]

Blacksmith's Mate [2]

Chief Motor Mechanic [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Leading Signalman [2]

Shipwright 2nd Class [2]

Shipwright 3rd Class [2]

Telegraphist [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

AM1(c) [1]

Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Acting Leading Deck Hand [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Leading Seaman RNVR [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftman 1 [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Blacksmith 3rd Class [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chief Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Draughtsman [1]

Dresser [1]

Electrical Artificer 1st Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [518]

Royal Naval Division [100]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS TIGER [43]

RNVR [36]

RNVR Clyde - HMS Collingwood [22]

RNVR Clyde - HMS Marlborough [21]

RNVR Clyde [18]

RNVR Clyde - HMS NEPTUNE [16]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS VALIANT [16]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS INFLEXIBLE [16]

RNVR Tyneside - HMS Hercules [13]

RNVR Wales - HMS Vanguard [13]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS VALIANT [11]

RNVR Tyneside - HMS Collingwood [9]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS INVINCIBLE [9]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS BLACK PRINCE [9]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS INVINCIBLE [9]

RNVR Clyde - HMS Tiger [8]

RNVR London - HMS Collingwood [8]

RNVR London - HMS New Zealand [8]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS BLACK PRINCE [8]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS MALAYA [8]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS BELLEROPHON [8]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS THUNDERER [8]

RNVR Clyde - HMS Princess Royal [7]

RNVR Clyde - HMS Vanguard [7]

RNVR Mersey - HMS Vanguard [7]

RNVR Tyneside - HMS Superb [7]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS BELLEROPHON [7]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS NEPTUNE [7]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS INFLEXIBLE [7]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS IRON DUKE [7]

RNVR Bristol [6]

RNVR London - HMS Royal Oak [6]

RNVR Tyneside - HMS Princess Royal [6]

RNVR Wales - HMS Princess Royal [6]

Royal Naval Division - Howe Battalion [6]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Bristol - HMS VALIANT [6]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS BLACK PRINCE [6]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS MALAYA [6]

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [5]

RNVR Bristol - HMS Collingwood [5]

RNVR Bristol - HMS Superb [5]

RNVR London - HMS BELLEROPHON [5]

RNVR London - HMS THUNDERER [5]

RNVR Mersey [5]

Royal Naval Division - Anson Battalion [5]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Bristol - HMS MALAYA [5]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS BELLEROPHON [5]

Service

Royal Navy [878]

British Army [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Last name first letter

M [115]

B [95]

C [73]

S [70]

W [70]

H [66]

R [45]

D [40]

P [40]

T [39]

L [34]

J [33]

F [31]

G [31]

A [30]

E [18]

N [15]

K [14]

O [10]

I [4]

V [2]

Q [1]

U [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [707]

Country

United Kingdom [710]

Greece [1]

Netherlands [1]

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [8] Glasgow [6] Eastbourne, Sussex [5] Brighton, Sussex [3] Bristol [3] Hackney, London [3] Liverpool [3] Edinburgh [2] Greenock, Renfrewshire [2] Islington, London [2] Lambeth [2] Leicester [2] New Cross, London [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] St Pancras, London [2] Swansea, Glamorgan [2] 3 Woodside Place,Kelvin,Glasgow, Scotland. [1] 6 Park Villas, Avenue Park Road, Norwood, Surrey [1] Abersychan, Pontypool, Monmouthshire [1] Ammanford, Carmarthen [1] Ashorne, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire [1] Ashtead, Surrey [1] Aston, Birmingham [1] Bath [1] Beath, Fife [1] Beccles, Suffolk [1] Bedminster, Bristol [1] Bellshill, Lanarkshire [1] Benfieldside, County Durham [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blundell Sands, Lancashire [1] Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brixton, London [1] Brockley, London [1] Bromley by Bow, Poplar, London [1] Brooklands, Sale, Cheshire [1] Buckie [1] Buckie, Scotland [1] Byker, Northumberland [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey, [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Catacol, Lochranza, Isle of Bute [1] Cawnpore [1] Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1] Cogan, Glamorgan, Wales [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [672] Ordinary Seaman [147] Signalman [67] Recruit [20] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [18] Leading Seaman [17] Lieutenant [15] Petty Officer [11] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [10] Private [6] Able Seaman RNVR [5] Deck Hand [5] Engine Room Artificer [5] Sapper [5] Shipwright [5] Sub Lieutenant [5] Captain [3] Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [3] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [3] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3] Ordinary Signalman [3] Signaller [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Surgeon Probationer [3] Wireman 2nd Class [3] Blacksmith's Mate [2] Chief Motor Mechanic [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Leading Signalman [2] Shipwright 2nd Class [2] Shipwright 3rd Class [2] Telegraphist [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] AM1(c) [1] Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Acting Leading Deck Hand [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Leading Seaman RNVR [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraftman 1 [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Blacksmith 3rd Class [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chief Mechanic 1st Class [1] Draughtsman [1] Dresser [1] Electrical Artificer 1st Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [518] Royal Naval Division [100] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS TIGER [43] RNVR [36] RNVR Clyde - HMS Collingwood [22] RNVR Clyde - HMS Marlborough [21] RNVR Clyde [18] RNVR Clyde - HMS NEPTUNE [16] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS VALIANT [16] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS INFLEXIBLE [16] RNVR Tyneside - HMS Hercules [13] RNVR Wales - HMS Vanguard [13] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS VALIANT [11] RNVR Tyneside - HMS Collingwood [9] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS INVINCIBLE [9] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS BLACK PRINCE [9] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS INVINCIBLE [9] RNVR Clyde - HMS Tiger [8] RNVR London - HMS Collingwood [8] RNVR London - HMS New Zealand [8] Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS BLACK PRINCE [8] Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS MALAYA [8] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS BELLEROPHON [8] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS THUNDERER [8] RNVR Clyde - HMS Princess Royal [7] RNVR Clyde - HMS Vanguard [7] RNVR Mersey - HMS Vanguard [7] RNVR Tyneside - HMS Superb [7] Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS BELLEROPHON [7] Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS NEPTUNE [7] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS INFLEXIBLE [7] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS IRON DUKE [7] RNVR Bristol [6] RNVR London - HMS Royal Oak [6] RNVR Tyneside - HMS Princess Royal [6] RNVR Wales - HMS Princess Royal [6] Royal Naval Division - Howe Battalion [6] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Bristol - HMS VALIANT [6] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS BLACK PRINCE [6] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS MALAYA [6] Royal Naval Reserve [6] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [5] RNVR Bristol - HMS Collingwood [5] RNVR Bristol - HMS Superb [5] RNVR London - HMS BELLEROPHON [5] RNVR London - HMS THUNDERER [5] RNVR Mersey [5] Royal Naval Division - Anson Battalion [5] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Bristol - HMS MALAYA [5] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS BELLEROPHON [5]

Service

Royal Navy [878] British Army [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Last name first letter

M [115] B [95] C [73] S [70] W [70] H [66] R [45] D [40] P [40] T [39] L [34] J [33] F [31] G [31] A [30] E [18] N [15] K [14] O [10] I [4] V [2] Q [1] U [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [707]

Country

United Kingdom [710] Greece [1] Netherlands [1]

Walter Tom Tiltman

Born 1890

Died 1917

Royal Navy B.Z/4814 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Z/438 Able Seaman RNVR Howe Battalion

Royal Navy Z/438 Able Seaman RNVR "Howe" Batt

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Percy Thomas Lovely

Born 1894

Died 1975

Royal Navy 2/3475 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy London 2/3475 Able Seaman RNVR Hawke Battalion

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Robert Alexander Gordon Scott

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy Clyde Z/1203 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/ RNVR Hawke Battalion

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Noel James Chatwin

Born 1885

Died 1950

Royal Navy MB/1880 Chief Motor Mechanic RNVR

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Frederick Thomas Conder

Born 1900

Died 1994

Royal Navy MB 3093 Chief Motor Mechanic RNVR

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William Ernest Beckingham

Born 1900

Died 1966

Royal Navy Z8764 Signaller RNVR

Royal Navy 128767 Signaller

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Albert Henry Hanson

Born 1897

Died 1919

Royal Navy Y 11633 RNVR

Royal Navy J.64229 (Dev) Able Seaman

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George Master Byng, Ninth Viscount Torrington

Born 1886

Died 1944

Royal Navy Lieutenant RNVR

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Lionel Clegg

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Machine Gun Corps

British Army Z3470 Lieutenant Tank Corps 7 Battalion

Royal Navy RNVR 2nd Hawke Battalion, Blandford

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Joseph Smith

Born 1897

Died 1947

Royal Navy Z/6203 Royal Naval Division

British Army CZ6203 Leading Seaman RND / RNVR Howe Battalion then 63rd Machine Gun

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John Winchester Cowie

Born 1891

Died 1917

Royal Navy Clyde Z/1202 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/ RNVR Nelson Battalion

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Ivan Curror Christie Barclay

Born 1895

Died 1917

Royal Navy Surgeon Probationer RNVR

Royal Navy Surgeon Probationer HMS Mary Rose

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Martin Albert Pheasant

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy R/991 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy R/991 Able Seaman RNVR Drake Bn RN Div

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Willie Dickson Kilroy

Born 1876

Died 1956

Royal Navy Probationary Assistant Engineer

Royal Navy Lieutenant (RN) RNVR

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Stephen Walter Godin

Born 1883

Died 1967

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

Royal Navy For Service in RAF RNVR

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William Nicholas Millichamp

Born 1896

Died 1915

Royal Navy 1/1257 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy 1/1257 Rating A.B. RNVR Bristol Drake Battalion

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Eric William Squires

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Public Schools Battalion

Royal Navy RNVR

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Division Nelson Battalion

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Tom Tidy

Born 1894

Died 1914

Royal Navy Sussex 1/343 Ordinary Signalman RNVR

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Gomer Thomas Leyshon

Born 1896

Died 1919

Royal Navy Z/257 RNVR

Royal Navy Z/257 Leading Telegraphist RNVR - HM Trawler Thomas Robins

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Frederick John Plater

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy Ordinary Seaman RNVR

Royal Navy 5262 Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

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