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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Abbotsbury, Dorset [1]

Ailsworth, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bayswater, London [1]

Charles, Devon [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Devonport, Devonshire [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

Erith, Dartford, Kent [1]

Fulham Wandsworth, London. [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Haselbury Plucknett, Somerset [1]

Hewood near Thorncombe, Dorset [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Jarrow, Durham [1]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Littlehampton, Sussex [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [1]

London [1]

Newark, Nottinghamshire [1]

Onnan Dumfries-shire Scotland. [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Rock Ferry, Cheshire [1]

Shepherds Bush, London [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Theddingworth-Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire [1]

Whitley Bay, Durham [1]

Wood Green, London [1]

Woodford, Essex [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [14]

Able Seaman [12]

Stoker 2nd Class [12]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Leading Stoker [4]

Acting Leading Stoker [3]

Stoker 1st class [3]

Stoker 2nd class [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Commander [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Stoker [2]

Stoker - 1st Class [2]

Stoker - 2nd Class [2]

Stoker I [2]

AB [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Admiral [1]

Boy (First Class) [1]

Boy (Second Class) [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy Class I [1]

Boy Class II [1]

Captain [1]

Corporal [1]

Gunner [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Officers Cook 3rd class [1]

Officers Steward 2nd Class [1]

Officers Steward 3rd Class [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer (First Class) [1]

Petty Officer (Second Class) [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Private [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Rear-Admiral [1]

Seaman [1]

Stoker II [1]

Stoker First Class [1]

Stoker II [1]

Stoker Second Class [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS Renown [24]

HMS Hindustan [5]

HMS Victory II [4]

HMSs Dolphin, Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [4]

HMS Impregnable [3]

HMS Victory [3]

Renown [3]

Victory II [3]

Dolphin [2]

HMS Excellent [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Glasgow [2]

HMS Hermione [2]

HMS Nelson [2]

HMS Victory 2 [2]

HMS Vindictive [2]

2nd Division - 4th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

Ambrose s/m L3 [1]

Argonaut s/m C20 [1]

British Pacific Fleet [1]

Do;phin [1]

Dolphin s/m C20 [1]

Enchantress [1]

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

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

H.M.S. Renown [1]

HM Submarine E20 [1]

HM Submarine E3 [1]

HMS [1]

HMS "Renown" [1]

HMS ? [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Arethusa [1]

HMS Argus [1]

HMS Argus (T.A.A.)? [1]

HMS Attentive II (HMS Swift) [1]

HMS Benbow [1]

HMS Bendish [1]

HMS Blake [1]

HMS Britannia [1]

HMS Buzzard [1]

HMS CRESCENT [1]

HMS Cambridge [1]

HMS Cordelia [1]

HMS Cornwallis [1]

HMS Crocus [1]

HMS Cruizer [1]

HMS DUNCAN [1]

HMS Dolphin [1]

Service

Royal Navy [42]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

British Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [7]

B [6]

D [4]

T [4]

A [3]

C [3]

F [3]

W [3]

G [2]

R [2]

I [1]

K [1]

M [1]

O [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [38]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

Malta [1]

New Zealand [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

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People [42] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Abbotsbury, Dorset [1] Ailsworth, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bayswater, London [1] Charles, Devon [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Deptford, London [1] Devonport, Devonshire [1] Durham, Durham [1] Erith, Dartford, Kent [1] Fulham Wandsworth, London. [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Greenwich, London [1] Haselbury Plucknett, Somerset [1] Hewood near Thorncombe, Dorset [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Jarrow, Durham [1] Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Littlehampton, Sussex [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [1] London [1] Newark, Nottinghamshire [1] Onnan Dumfries-shire Scotland. [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Portsmouth [1] Rock Ferry, Cheshire [1] Shepherds Bush, London [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Theddingworth-Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire [1] Whitley Bay, Durham [1] Wood Green, London [1] Woodford, Essex [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [14] Able Seaman [12] Stoker 2nd Class [12] Ordinary Seaman [5] Leading Stoker [4] Acting Leading Stoker [3] Stoker 1st class [3] Stoker 2nd class [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Boy 2nd Class [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Commander [2] Leading Seaman [2] Stoker [2] Stoker - 1st Class [2] Stoker - 2nd Class [2] Stoker I [2] AB [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Admiral [1] Boy (First Class) [1] Boy (Second Class) [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy Class I [1] Boy Class II [1] Captain [1] Corporal [1] Gunner [1] Lieutenant [1] Officers Cook 3rd class [1] Officers Steward 2nd Class [1] Officers Steward 3rd Class [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer (First Class) [1] Petty Officer (Second Class) [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Private [1] Rear Admiral [1] Rear-Admiral [1] Seaman [1] Stoker II [1] Stoker First Class [1] Stoker II [1] Stoker Second Class [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS Renown [24] HMS Hindustan [5] HMS Victory II [4] HMSs Dolphin, Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [4] HMS Impregnable [3] HMS Victory [3] Renown [3] Victory II [3] Dolphin [2] HMS Excellent [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Glasgow [2] HMS Hermione [2] HMS Nelson [2] HMS Victory 2 [2] HMS Vindictive [2] 2nd Division - 4th Field Artillery Brigade [1] Ambrose s/m L3 [1] Argonaut s/m C20 [1] British Pacific Fleet [1] Do;phin [1] Dolphin s/m C20 [1] Enchantress [1] H.M.S. "Renown" [1] H.M.S. "Renown." [1] H.M.S. Renown [1] HM Submarine E20 [1] HM Submarine E3 [1] HMS [1] HMS "Renown" [1] HMS ? [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Arethusa [1] HMS Argus [1] HMS Argus (T.A.A.)? [1] HMS Attentive II (HMS Swift) [1] HMS Benbow [1] HMS Bendish [1] HMS Blake [1] HMS Britannia [1] HMS Buzzard [1] HMS CRESCENT [1] HMS Cambridge [1] HMS Cordelia [1] HMS Cornwallis [1] HMS Crocus [1] HMS Cruizer [1] HMS DUNCAN [1] HMS Dolphin [1]

Service

Royal Navy [42] Australian Imperial Force [1] British Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [7] B [6] D [4] T [4] A [3] C [3] F [3] W [3] G [2] R [2] I [1] K [1] M [1] O [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [38]

Country

United Kingdom [24] Malta [1] New Zealand [1] Sri Lanka [1]

John Arnold

Born 1867

Died 1918

Royal Navy 120670 Chief Petty Officer HMS Renown

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Thomas Sandy

Born 1881

Died 1917

Royal Navy Acting Boatswain H.M.S. "Renown"

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Percy Edwin Smith

Born 1897

Died 1919

Royal Navy J18802 HMS Renown

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Thomas Simpson Thew

Born 1899

Died 1982

Royal Navy J50194 Boy Class II HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J50194 Boy Class I HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J50194 Boy Class I HMS Victory

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Arthur Scott

Born 1899

Died 1919

Royal Navy J78912 Able Seaman HMS "Renown"

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George Pike Shuttle

Born 1886

Died 1917

Royal Navy 217583

Royal Navy 217583 (PO) Able Seaman H.M.S. "Renown."

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Frank Herbert Brown

Born 1888

Died 1944

Royal Navy 227188

Royal Navy 227188 AB HMS Renown

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Herbert Henry Booth

Born 1877

Royal Navy 353081 Petty Officer 1st Class HMS Renown

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Hubert Edward Dannreuther

Born 1880

Died 1977

Royal Navy Rear-Admiral

Royal Navy Rear Admiral

Royal Navy Commander HMS Invincible, HMS Renown

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Francis Henry Field

Born 1883

Died 1914

Royal Navy Ordinary Seaman HMS Renown

Royal Navy 198808 Able Seaman HMS Good Hope

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Arthur Henry Cassell

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy J/34572 Able Seaman HMS Vindictive

Royal Navy J34572 Able Seaman HMS Renown

Royal Navy J34572 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

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George Ernest Toovey

Born 1892

Died 1964

Royal Navy SS109883 Stoker 1st class HMS Exmouth

Royal Navy K17174 Stoker 1st class HMS Renown

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Frederick Whiddon Stear

Born 1877

Died 1939

Royal Navy 173071 Boy (Second Class) HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 173071 Boy (First Class) HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 173071 Boy (First Class) HMS

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Henry Victor Clear

Born 1897

Died 1957

Royal Navy J32035

Royal Navy J32035 Seaman Vivid 1; Centurion; Excellence; Renown

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Charles Saumarez Daniel

Born 1894

Died 1981

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Admiral

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant

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Harry George Treagus

Born 1892

Died 1961

Royal Navy K5572 Stoker - 2nd Class HMS Victory 2

Royal Navy K5572 Stoker - 2nd Class HMS Renown

Royal Navy K5572 Stoker - 2nd Class HMS Victory 2

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James Bowyer Ireland

Born 1897

Royal Navy SS7025 Able Seaman HMS Renown

Royal Navy SS7025 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy SS7025 Able Seaman Seaman Storming Party

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Sidney Charles Bentley

Born 1890

Died 1956

Royal Navy SS110178

Royal Navy SS 110178 Leading Stoker HMS Victory 11, Renown, Hecla, Duke of Edinburgh, Naiad, Britannia

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John Yeadon

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy J/30413 Able Seaman HMS Vindictive

Royal Navy J30413 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J30413 Able Seaman HMS Renown

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George Herbert Froom

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy K33287 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory I [Shore base Portsmouth Hampshire]

Royal Navy K33287 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Renown [Battlecruiser]

Royal Navy K33287 Stoker 1st Class HMS Renown [Battlecruiser]

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