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Ainsdale, Formby, Lancahire [1]

Balham, London [1]

Barking, London, Essex [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [1]

Bromley-by-Bow, London [1]

Canton, Cardiff, Wales [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Christ Church, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Ditcheat, Somerset [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Edington Burtle, Somerset [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Exmouth, Devon [1]

Frimley, Aldershot, Hants [1]

Holbeck, Leeds [1]

Kings Brompton, Somerset [1]

Ladywood, Birmingham [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Landport, Portsmouth, Hants [1]

Leigh, Leigh Bedford, Lancs [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Longford, Gloucester [1]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Malvern, Worcs [1]

Manchester [1]

Marnhull, Blandford, Dorset [1]

Minstead Manor, Lyndhurst [1]

Newtown Co Carlow [1]

Newtownards, Co Down [1]

North Leith, Midlothian [1]

Plumstead, Woolwich, Kent [1]

Portsea, Portsmouth [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Rochdale, Lancs [1]

Salford, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Shadingfield, Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Spike Island, Queenstown, Co Cork [1]

St Clements, Cambridge [1]

Terling, Essex [1]

Thackley, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Warmington, Northamptonshire [1]

Westminster, London [1]

Rank

Gunner [36]

Musician [3]

Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Bandmaster 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bugler [1]

General [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION [28]

Royal Marine Artillery [11]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Lion [5]

Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Lion [5]

HMS Lion [4]

Royal Marines Band - HMS LION [4]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION [2]

HMS Columbine [1]

HMS Swiftsure [1]

Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Swiftsure [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Marines Field Force North Russia [1]

Service

Royal Navy [48]

Last name first letter

H [8]

B [7]

P [6]

G [4]

L [4]

W [4]

C [2]

F [2]

N [2]

S [2]

A [1]

J [1]

K [1]

M [1]

O [1]

R [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [41]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [48] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ainsdale, Formby, Lancahire [1] Balham, London [1] Barking, London, Essex [1] Battersea, London [1] Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [1] Bromley-by-Bow, London [1] Canton, Cardiff, Wales [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Christ Church, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Ditcheat, Somerset [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Edington Burtle, Somerset [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Exmouth, Devon [1] Frimley, Aldershot, Hants [1] Holbeck, Leeds [1] Kings Brompton, Somerset [1] Ladywood, Birmingham [1] Lambeth, London [1] Landport, Portsmouth, Hants [1] Leigh, Leigh Bedford, Lancs [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Longford, Gloucester [1] Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Malvern, Worcs [1] Manchester [1] Marnhull, Blandford, Dorset [1] Minstead Manor, Lyndhurst [1] Newtown Co Carlow [1] Newtownards, Co Down [1] North Leith, Midlothian [1] Plumstead, Woolwich, Kent [1] Portsea, Portsmouth [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Rochdale, Lancs [1] Salford, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Shadingfield, Beccles, Suffolk [1] Spike Island, Queenstown, Co Cork [1] St Clements, Cambridge [1] Terling, Essex [1] Thackley, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Warmington, Northamptonshire [1] Westminster, London [1]

Rank

Gunner [36] Musician [3] Corporal [2] Major [2] Bandmaster 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Bugler [1] General [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION [28] Royal Marine Artillery [11] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Lion [5] Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Lion [5] HMS Lion [4] Royal Marines Band - HMS LION [4] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION [2] HMS Columbine [1] HMS Swiftsure [1] Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Swiftsure [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Marines Field Force North Russia [1]

Service

Royal Navy [48]

Last name first letter

H [8] B [7] P [6] G [4] L [4] W [4] C [2] F [2] N [2] S [2] A [1] J [1] K [1] M [1] O [1] R [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [41]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Frederick Powell

Born 1882

Royal Navy 9003 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION

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John Gibb Glendinning

Born 1884

Royal Navy 9949 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION

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William Harold Parker

Born 1890

Royal Navy 11459 Bugler Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION

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William Frank Chandler

Born 1885

Royal Navy 8224 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION

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Victor Ernest Norris

Born 1882

Died 1916

Royal Navy RMA/7482 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Lion

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Charles William Lucking

Born 1883

Died 1916

Royal Navy RMA/7398 Sergeant Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Lion

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Walter Westlake

Born 1884

Royal Navy 9954 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION

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Charles Beard

Born 1889

Royal Navy 11678 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION

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Harold Herbert Hardy

Born 1879

Royal Navy 6797 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Lion

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James Boyd

Born 1884

Royal Navy 11063 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION

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Percy Horrocks

Born 1896

Royal Navy 13746 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION

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Thomas Palfreyman

Born 1881

Royal Navy 8546 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION

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Harry Heath

Born 1895

Royal Navy 13583 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION

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Robert William Lewis

Born 1895

Royal Navy 13319 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION

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James Gaw

Born 1879

Royal Navy 8566 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION

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Frank Booth

Born 1898

Royal Navy 14555 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION

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Gilbert Roscoe Saville

Born 1895

Royal Navy 13708 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION

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Ebenezer Nicol

Born 1882

Royal Navy 9093 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION

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Harold Marsland Franks

Born 1887

Died 1947

Royal Navy Major

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION

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Edwin Lammas

Born 1883

Royal Navy 9813 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 12561 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION

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