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Ballarat, Victoria [3]

Camberwell, London [2]

Christchurch [2]

Leicester [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Sydney, New South Wales [2]

Annandale, New South Wales [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Baslow, Derbyshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedminster, Bristol [1]

Bega, New South Wales [1]

Belfast, Northern Ireland [1]

Boscombe, Hampshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brighton, Victoria [1]

Brisbane, Queensland [1]

Broadwater, Sussex, England [1]

Byron Creek, New South Wales [1]

Capalaba, Brisbane, Queensland [1]

Cardiff [1]

Charters Towers Queensland, Australia [1]

Claremorris, Co Mayo [1]

Coburg, Victoria [1]

Crediton, Devon, England [1]

Creswick, Victoria [1]

Crosshaven, County Cork [1]

Dookie, Victoria [1]

Dublin [1]

Dundee [1]

Eaglehawk, Victoria [1]

East Farleigh, Kent [1]

Fitzroy North Melbourne, Victoria [1]

Forrest, Victoria [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Fretherne, near Frampton-on-Severn, Gloucestershire [1]

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland [1]

Greymouth [1]

Guernsey [1]

Hampshire [1]

Heathfield, Sussex [1]

Hobart, Tasmania [1]

Hotham Victoria [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Kaikoura [1]

Kendal England [1]

Kensington Park, South Australia [1]

Kensington Town, London [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [24]

Stoker [16]

Petty Officer [10]

Boy 2nd Class [7]

Leading Seaman [7]

Leading Stoker [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Private [7]

Able Seaman Driver [6]

Stoker RAN [6]

Commander [5]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Stoker Petty Officer [5]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Chief Petty Officer [4]

Midshipman [4]

Sub-Lieutenant [4]

Driver [3]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Able Seaman R.A.N. [2]

Chief Writer [2]

Gunner [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Surgeon Lieutenant [2]

300667 [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy [1]

Boy Sailor [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chaplain Father [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Commissioned Instructor [1]

Commodore 2nd Class [1]

Corporal [1]

Drummer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Unit

Royal Australian Navy [73]

Royal Australian Navy - HMAS AE1 [23]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [13]

Royal Australian Navy, H.M.A.S. "Australia." [10]

Naval And Military Expeditionary Force (Tropical Unit) [5]

Royal Australian Navy HMAS 'Sydney' [4]

Royal Australian Navy, H.M.A.S. "Sydney." [3]

Chatham Naval Base (RAN London Depot) [2]

Commonwealth Naval Forces [2]

HMAS Australia [2]

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

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2]

New Zealand Naval Forces [2]

Royal Australian Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Australian Navy - HM Submarine E7 [2]

Royal Australian Navy - HMAS Australia [2]

Royal Australian Navy - HMAS Encounter [2]

Royal Australian Navy, H.M. Australian Submarine "AE1" [2]

Royal Australian Navy, H.M.A.S. "Australia" [2]

Royal Australian Navy, H.M.A.S. "Sydney" [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

13th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

1st Division - 3rd Field Artillery Brigade [1]

2nd Division - 6th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

36th Heavy Artillery Group [1]

3rd Division - 9th Infantry Brigade [1]

3rd Infantry Brigade -1st Division [1]

4th Submarine Flotilla, China Station [1]

5th (Wellington) Regiment [1]

6th Divisional Troops - 17th Field Company Engineers [1]

ANZAC Provost Corps (Egyptian Section) [1]

Attached 4th Officer Cadet Battalion Oxford [1]

Attached Royal Australian Navy [1]

Australian Field Artillery [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Australian Infantry Unattached List [1]

Australian Navy [1]

Australian Squadron Naval Forces [1]

Australian Volunteer Hospital [1]

Britannia Royal Naval College [1]

Dental [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Drake) [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

HM Dockyard Gibraltar [1]

HM Dockyard Sheerness [1]

HM Submarine AE1 [1]

HMAS "AE1" Royal Australian Navy [1]

HMAS "Australia" [1]

HMAS Cerberus [1]

Service

Royal Navy [59]

Other Empire Force [56]

Australian Imperial Force [51]

British Army [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [21]

M [19]

S [11]

W [11]

G [10]

C [8]

H [8]

T [8]

J [7]

F [5]

L [3]

P [3]

A [2]

D [2]

K [2]

N [2]

R [2]

E [1]

I [1]

O [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [49]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Australia [9]

New Zealand [2]

Singapore [1]

Turkey [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Ballarat, Victoria [3] Camberwell, London [2] Christchurch [2] Leicester [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Sydney, New South Wales [2] Annandale, New South Wales [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Baslow, Derbyshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedminster, Bristol [1] Bega, New South Wales [1] Belfast, Northern Ireland [1] Boscombe, Hampshire [1] Bow, London [1] Brighton, Victoria [1] Brisbane, Queensland [1] Broadwater, Sussex, England [1] Byron Creek, New South Wales [1] Capalaba, Brisbane, Queensland [1] Cardiff [1] Charters Towers Queensland, Australia [1] Claremorris, Co Mayo [1] Coburg, Victoria [1] Crediton, Devon, England [1] Creswick, Victoria [1] Crosshaven, County Cork [1] Dookie, Victoria [1] Dublin [1] Dundee [1] Eaglehawk, Victoria [1] East Farleigh, Kent [1] Fitzroy North Melbourne, Victoria [1] Forrest, Victoria [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Fretherne, near Frampton-on-Severn, Gloucestershire [1] Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland [1] Greymouth [1] Guernsey [1] Hampshire [1] Heathfield, Sussex [1] Hobart, Tasmania [1] Hotham Victoria [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Kaikoura [1] Kendal England [1] Kensington Park, South Australia [1] Kensington Town, London [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [24] Stoker [16] Petty Officer [10] Boy 2nd Class [7] Leading Seaman [7] Leading Stoker [7] Lieutenant [7] Ordinary Seaman [7] Private [7] Able Seaman Driver [6] Stoker RAN [6] Commander [5] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Stoker Petty Officer [5] Boy 1st Class [4] Chief Petty Officer [4] Midshipman [4] Sub-Lieutenant [4] Driver [3] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Able Seaman R.A.N. [2] Chief Writer [2] Gunner [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Surgeon Lieutenant [2] 300667 [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Bandsman [1] Bombardier [1] Boy [1] Boy Sailor [1] Cadet [1] Captain [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chaplain Father [1] Chief Stoker [1] Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Commissioned Instructor [1] Commodore 2nd Class [1] Corporal [1] Drummer [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Unit

Royal Australian Navy [73] Royal Australian Navy - HMAS AE1 [23] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [13] Royal Australian Navy, H.M.A.S. "Australia." [10] Naval And Military Expeditionary Force (Tropical Unit) [5] Royal Australian Navy HMAS 'Sydney' [4] Royal Australian Navy, H.M.A.S. "Sydney." [3] Chatham Naval Base (RAN London Depot) [2] Commonwealth Naval Forces [2] HMAS Australia [2] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [2] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2] New Zealand Naval Forces [2] Royal Australian Naval Reserve [2] Royal Australian Navy - HM Submarine E7 [2] Royal Australian Navy - HMAS Australia [2] Royal Australian Navy - HMAS Encounter [2] Royal Australian Navy, H.M. Australian Submarine "AE1" [2] Royal Australian Navy, H.M.A.S. "Australia" [2] Royal Australian Navy, H.M.A.S. "Sydney" [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] 13th Field Artillery Brigade [1] 1st Division - 3rd Field Artillery Brigade [1] 2nd Division - 6th Field Artillery Brigade [1] 36th Heavy Artillery Group [1] 3rd Division - 9th Infantry Brigade [1] 3rd Infantry Brigade -1st Division [1] 4th Submarine Flotilla, China Station [1] 5th (Wellington) Regiment [1] 6th Divisional Troops - 17th Field Company Engineers [1] ANZAC Provost Corps (Egyptian Section) [1] Attached 4th Officer Cadet Battalion Oxford [1] Attached Royal Australian Navy [1] Australian Field Artillery [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Australian Infantry Unattached List [1] Australian Navy [1] Australian Squadron Naval Forces [1] Australian Volunteer Hospital [1] Britannia Royal Naval College [1] Dental [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Drake) [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] HM Dockyard Gibraltar [1] HM Dockyard Sheerness [1] HM Submarine AE1 [1] HMAS "AE1" Royal Australian Navy [1] HMAS "Australia" [1] HMAS Cerberus [1]

Service

Royal Navy [59] Other Empire Force [56] Australian Imperial Force [51] British Army [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [21] M [19] S [11] W [11] G [10] C [8] H [8] T [8] J [7] F [5] L [3] P [3] A [2] D [2] K [2] N [2] R [2] E [1] I [1] O [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [49] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [18] Australia [9] New Zealand [2] Singapore [1] Turkey [1] United States [1]

James Letford

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS110480

Royal Navy SS3314

Other Empire Force 6707 Stoker RAN Royal Australian Navy HMAS Fantome

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Thomas Wyburn Biddlecombe

Born 1880

Died 1917

Royal Navy Commander Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Pioneer

Royal Navy Midshipman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant

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John Joseph Mcginty

Born 1895

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 4321 Carpenter's Crew Royal Australian Navy - HMAS Sydney

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Walter John Matthews

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy 304984

Other Empire Force 7687 Petty Officer Stoker Royal Australian Navy

Other Empire Force 7687 Petty Officer Stoker Royal Australian Navy, H.M.A.S. "Australia"

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William George Henry Mccarthy

Born 1874

Died 1918

Other Empire Force 8020 Stoker Royal Australian Navy

Royal Navy 8020 Stoker Royal Australian Navy, H.M.A.S. "Sydney."

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Conrad De Courcy Stretton

Born 1891

Died 1915

Other Empire Force 2955 Able Seaman Royal Australian Navy

Other Empire Force 2955 Able Seaman Royal Australian Navy, H.M.A.S. "Australia."

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Thomas Joseph Moylan

Born 1883

Died 1919

Other Empire Force 7619 Chief Yeoman of Signals Royal Australian Navy

Other Empire Force 7619 Chief Yeoman of Signals Royal Australian Navy, H.M.A.S. "Australia"

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Henry Joseph Gough

Born 1883

Died 1914

Royal Navy 204767

Other Empire Force 8292 Stoker Royal Australian Navy - HMAS AE1

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Herbert Stephen Taylor

Born 1892

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force 3005 Stoker RAN Royal Australian Navy - HMAS Yarra

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Arthur Stacey

Born 1878

Died 1916

Other Empire Force 3654 Able Seaman Royal Australian Navy

Other Empire Force 3654 Able Seaman Royal Australian Navy, H.M.A.S. "Melbourne."

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Joseph Kinniburgh

Born 1895

Died 1964

Australian Imperial Force 2907 Able Seaman Royal Australian Navy HMAS 'Sydney'

Australian Imperial Force 2907 Able Seaman Royal Australian Navy

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Henry James Batterham

Born 1880

Royal Navy 342536

Australian Imperial Force 8062 Chief Writer Royal Australian Navy HMAS Australia

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Francis Philip Bayly Jones

Born 1889

Died 1966

Royal Navy Paymaster Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Paymaster Lieutenant Commander Attached Royal Australian Navy Naval Intellgence Department

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Fred Archer Harding

Born 1893

Died 1919

Royal Navy K21286

Australian Imperial Force 8476 Leading Stoker Royal Australian Navy H.M.A.S. "Sydney."

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George Stevenson

Born 1894

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 3982 Stoker RAN Royal Australian Navy HMAS Melbourne

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Charles Victor Russell

Born 1893

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force 2882 Leading Seaman Royal Australian Navy HMAS Parramatta

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Sidney Charles Barton

Born 1885

Died 1914

Royal Navy 309518 Stoker 1st Class Portsmouth Submarine Flotilla paid via HMS Thames, depot ship

Other Empire Force 8288 Leading Stoker Royal Australian Navy, H.M. Australian Submarine AE1

Other Empire Force 8288 and 309518 Leading Stoker Royal Australian Navy - HMAS AE1

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Herbert Edgar Joseph Bamford

Born 1903

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force 11130 Boy 2nd Class Royal Australian Navy - HMAS Tingeria

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John James Bray

Born 1891

Died 1914

Other Empire Force 1604 Stoker Royal Australian Navy - HMAS AE1

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Harry Stretch

Born 1877

Died 1914

Royal Navy 278358

Royal Navy 8265 Chief Stoker Royal Australian Navy - HMAS AE1

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