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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]

Edwin Walter Austin

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy K61 Stoker Class II HMS London Channel Fleet

Royal Navy K61 Stoker Class I HMS London Channel Fleet

Royal Navy K61 Stoker Class I HMS Pembroke II Chatham, Kent

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Francis Charles Type

Born 1887

Australian Imperial Force Commissioned Instructor Royal Australian Navy

Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

New Zealand Expeditionary Force Taranaki Guards

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William Knox Kirkcaldie

Born 1894

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant Commander Royal Australian Naval Reserve

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Charles Farquhar-Smith

Born 1888

Died 1968

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Sydney

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Aboukir

Royal Navy HMS Dominion

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Albert Walter

Born 1894

Died 1956

Royal Navy K17561 Stoker 2 HMS "Pembroke II"

Royal Navy K17561 Stoker 1 HMS "St George"

Royal Navy K17561 Leading Stoker HMS "St George"

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Henry Osbourne Stone

Born 1894

Royal Navy ANF1672 Able Seaman Royal Navy (Australian Naval Force)

Australian Imperial Force ANF1672 Boy 2nd Class HMS Pioneer

Royal Navy 1672 New Zealand Naval Forces

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James Augustus Middleton

Born 1884

Royal Navy 204856

Australian Imperial Force 75N Serjeant 36th Heavy Artillery Group

Australian Imperial Force 1587 Commonwealth Naval Forces

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Henry John Gillard

Born 1890

Died 1941

Royal Navy 235741 Able Seaman HMS Warrior

Royal Navy 235741 Able Seaman HMS Warrior

Royal Navy 235741 Able Seaman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

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