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Eastney, Portsmouth, Hants [5]

Landport, Portsmouth [3]

Burley, Ringwood, Hants [2]

Fratton, Portsmouth [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Islington, London [2]

Southwark, London [2]

Aldershot, Hants [1]

Baltimore, Cork [1]

Beeston, Nottingham [1]

Bethnal Green [1]

Birmingham [1]

Brafferton, Yorkshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Burwell, Newmarket, Cambridge [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, London, Surrey [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Cathays, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Cathcart, Glasgow [1]

Caversham, Reading, Berkshire [1]

Cockermouth, Cumberland [1]

Coppagh, Omagh, CountyTyrone [1]

Eastney, Portsmouth [1]

Elson, Gosport, Hants [1]

Everton [1]

Everton, Liverpool, Lancs [1]

Felpham, Bognor, Sussex [1]

Forton, Gosport, Hants [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1]

Gillingham, Chatham, Kent [1]

Glazeley, Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1]

Globe Lane, Chatham, Kent [1]

Goodworth, Andover, Hants [1]

Gosport [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hampton, Middlesex [1]

Heavitree, Exeter, Devon [1]

Hellingly [1]

Hendon, London [1]

Henfield, Sussex [1]

Hornsey, Middlesex [1]

Horwich, Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Huntingfield, Halesworth, Suffolk [1]

Isle of Thanet, Kent [1]

Rank

Marine [45]

Gunner [43]

Musician [34]

Private [17]

Sergeant [13]

Corporal [12]

Band Corporal [8]

Bombardier [4]

Bugler [4]

Band Boy [2]

Bandmaster 2nd Class [2]

Gunner 2nd Class [2]

Bandmaster (WO) [1]

Bombadier [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Major [1]

Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [430]

Royal Marines Band [274]

Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [69]

Royal Marines Special Home Coast Defence [54]

Royal Marine Artillery [39]

Royal Marines Depot [39]

Royal Marines Divisional Train: [26]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [19]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [7]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS CANADA [6]

Royal Marines Band - HMS IRON DUKE [6]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS IRON DUKE [5]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS VALIANT [4]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [3]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS COLLINGWOOD [3]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS INFLEXIBLE [3]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS ST VINCENT [3]

Royal Marines [3]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [3]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS INDOMITABLE [2]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS MARLBOROUGH [2]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS NEPTUNE [2]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS NEW ZEALAND [2]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS TIGER [2]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Vanguard [2]

Royal Marine Artillery; HMS Ajax [2]

Royal Marine Band, HMS Erin [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS BULWARK [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS BULWARK [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS INFLEXIBLE [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS LION [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS MALAYA [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS MONARCH [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS THUNDERER [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS VALIANT [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS Vanguard [2]

Royal Marines Light Infantry - Portsmouth Division [2]

HMS Chester - RMLI Detachment [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS BENBOW [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS COCHRANE [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS KING GEORGE V [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS ORION [1]

Service

Royal Navy [503]

British Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [57]

M [48]

H [47]

S [47]

W [39]

P [37]

C [36]

G [27]

R [27]

T [21]

D [18]

F [18]

L [18]

J [16]

A [13]

K [11]

E [9]

O [6]

N [3]

V [2]

Y [2]

I [1]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [502]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Eastney, Portsmouth, Hants [5] Landport, Portsmouth [3] Burley, Ringwood, Hants [2] Fratton, Portsmouth [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Islington, London [2] Southwark, London [2] Aldershot, Hants [1] Baltimore, Cork [1] Beeston, Nottingham [1] Bethnal Green [1] Birmingham [1] Brafferton, Yorkshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Burwell, Newmarket, Cambridge [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, London, Surrey [1] Camden Town, London [1] Cathays, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Cathcart, Glasgow [1] Caversham, Reading, Berkshire [1] Cockermouth, Cumberland [1] Coppagh, Omagh, CountyTyrone [1] Eastney, Portsmouth [1] Elson, Gosport, Hants [1] Everton [1] Everton, Liverpool, Lancs [1] Felpham, Bognor, Sussex [1] Forton, Gosport, Hants [1] Fulham, London [1] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1] Gillingham, Chatham, Kent [1] Glazeley, Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1] Globe Lane, Chatham, Kent [1] Goodworth, Andover, Hants [1] Gosport [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Greenwich, London [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hampton, Middlesex [1] Heavitree, Exeter, Devon [1] Hellingly [1] Hendon, London [1] Henfield, Sussex [1] Hornsey, Middlesex [1] Horwich, Bolton, Lancashire [1] Hoxton, London [1] Huntingfield, Halesworth, Suffolk [1] Isle of Thanet, Kent [1]

Rank

Marine [45] Gunner [43] Musician [34] Private [17] Sergeant [13] Corporal [12] Band Corporal [8] Bombardier [4] Bugler [4] Band Boy [2] Bandmaster 2nd Class [2] Gunner 2nd Class [2] Bandmaster (WO) [1] Bombadier [1] Brevet Major [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Major [1] Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [430] Royal Marines Band [274] Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [69] Royal Marines Special Home Coast Defence [54] Royal Marine Artillery [39] Royal Marines Depot [39] Royal Marines Divisional Train: [26] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [19] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [7] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS CANADA [6] Royal Marines Band - HMS IRON DUKE [6] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS IRON DUKE [5] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS VALIANT [4] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [3] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS COLLINGWOOD [3] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS INFLEXIBLE [3] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS ST VINCENT [3] Royal Marines [3] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [3] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS INDOMITABLE [2] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS MARLBOROUGH [2] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS NEPTUNE [2] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS NEW ZEALAND [2] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS TIGER [2] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Vanguard [2] Royal Marine Artillery; HMS Ajax [2] Royal Marine Band, HMS Erin [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS BULWARK [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS BULWARK [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS INFLEXIBLE [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS INVINCIBLE [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS LION [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS MALAYA [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS MONARCH [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS THUNDERER [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS VALIANT [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS Vanguard [2] Royal Marines Light Infantry - Portsmouth Division [2] HMS Chester - RMLI Detachment [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] HMS Vanguard [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS BELLEROPHON [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS BENBOW [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS COCHRANE [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS INVINCIBLE [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS KING GEORGE V [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS ORION [1]

Service

Royal Navy [503] British Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [57] M [48] H [47] S [47] W [39] P [37] C [36] G [27] R [27] T [21] D [18] F [18] L [18] J [16] A [13] K [11] E [9] O [6] N [3] V [2] Y [2] I [1] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [502]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Frank Hannam

Born 1899

Royal Navy 2981 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 3346 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 3346 S Royal Marines Special Home Coast Defence

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William Smith

Born 1894

Royal Navy 213155 Marine Royal Marines Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 13155 Private Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 13155 Gunner 2nd Class Royal Marine Artillery

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Gordon George Robertson

Born 1894

Royal Navy 213106 Marine Royal Marines Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 13106 Private Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 213106 Gunner 2nd Class Royal Marine Artillery

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William Henry Barrett

Born 1886

Royal Navy 14043 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 216832 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 1026 Band Corporal Royal Marine Band, HMS Collingwood

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