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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire [1]

Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Briton Ferry, Glamorgan [1]

Brondesbury, Hendon, London [1]

Camaru [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

County Limerick [1]

Drighedd, Louth [1]

Emneth, Norfolk [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Forest Gate [1]

Helion Bumpstead [1]

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [1]

Kildorrery, Cork [1]

Linlithgow [1]

Macroom, Cork [1]

Moville, Donegal [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Oaklip Namaqualand, South Africa [1]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [1]

Plympton St Mary, Devon [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Prestonpans, Haddington, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Rotherhithe, London [1]

Shirehampton, Gloucestershire [1]

St Lukes Hoxton, Shoreditch, London, England [1]

Staffordshire [1]

Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Thames Ditton, Surrey [1]

Wandsworth [1]

Waterford [1]

West Ham, London [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Withycombe, Somerset [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [29]

Stoker 1st Class [22]

Ordinary Seaman [8]

Leading Seaman [6]

Acting Petty Officer [5]

Able Seaman RNVR [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Recruit [3]

Acting Leading Seaman [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Sub Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman (Pensioner) [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Writer [1]

Junior Reserve Attendant [1]

Leading Seaman RNVR [1]

Lieutenant Commander RNVR [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [1]

Private [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sapper [1]

Serjeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1st.Class [1]

Stoker 1st.Class. [1]

Sub Lieutenant RNVR [1]

Sub Lieutenant RNVR - Observer [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion [61]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [23]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Devonport [17]

Nelson Battalion, Royal Naval Division [9]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [8]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [4]

Nelson Battalion Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Division, Nelson Battalion [2]

10th Entrenching Battalion [1]

Attached Royal Flying Corps [1]

Benbow Battalion, Royal Naval Division [1]

Benbow, Nelson and Howe Battalions, Royal Naval Division [1]

Edgar [1]

Forth [1]

HMS "Viknor" [1]

HMS Amphion [1]

HMS Amphlon [1]

HMS Ariadne [1]

HMS Aurora [1]

HMS Chester [1]

HMS Cornwallis [1]

HMS Curlew [1]

HMS Forth [1]

HMS Hyacinth [1]

HMS Leander [1]

HMS Northampton [1]

HMS Powerful [1]

HMS Theseus [1]

HMS Viknor [1]

HMS Warspite [1]

Hawke Battalion, Royal Naval Division [1]

Implacable [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Maintenance Unit, R.N. Depot (Reserves), Crystal Palace (HMS Victory VI) [1]

Nelson Battalion [1]

No.2 Royal Artillery Transport Depot [1]

Pelorus [1]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [1]

RNVR Clyde - HMS Collingwood [1]

RNVR Clyde - HMS Laurentic [1]

RNVR Mersey - HMS Chester [1]

RNVR Nelson R.N.D. [1]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Portsmouth [1]

Royal Marines Medical Unit [1]

Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Division - 2nd RN Brigade [1]

Royal Naval Division - Drake Battalion [1]

Royal Naval Division - Hawke Battalion [1]

Service

Royal Navy [74]

British Army [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Last name first letter

C [10]

M [9]

P [7]

S [6]

B [5]

F [5]

G [5]

H [5]

W [5]

D [4]

L [3]

T [3]

A [2]

E [2]

J [2]

R [2]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [76]

Country

United Kingdom [55]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire [1] Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1] Bristol [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Briton Ferry, Glamorgan [1] Brondesbury, Hendon, London [1] Camaru [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] County Limerick [1] Drighedd, Louth [1] Emneth, Norfolk [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Forest Gate [1] Helion Bumpstead [1] Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [1] Kildorrery, Cork [1] Linlithgow [1] Macroom, Cork [1] Moville, Donegal [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Oaklip Namaqualand, South Africa [1] Paisley, Renfrewshire [1] Plympton St Mary, Devon [1] Portsmouth [1] Prestonpans, Haddington, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Rotherhithe, London [1] Shirehampton, Gloucestershire [1] St Lukes Hoxton, Shoreditch, London, England [1] Staffordshire [1] Stonehouse, Devon [1] Thames Ditton, Surrey [1] Wandsworth [1] Waterford [1] West Ham, London [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1] Withycombe, Somerset [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [29] Stoker 1st Class [22] Ordinary Seaman [8] Leading Seaman [6] Acting Petty Officer [5] Able Seaman RNVR [4] Lieutenant [3] Recruit [3] Acting Leading Seaman [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Temporary Sub Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman (Pensioner) [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Chief Writer [1] Junior Reserve Attendant [1] Leading Seaman RNVR [1] Lieutenant Commander RNVR [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer 2nd Class [1] Private [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sapper [1] Serjeant [1] Signalman [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1st.Class [1] Stoker 1st.Class. [1] Sub Lieutenant RNVR [1] Sub Lieutenant RNVR - Observer [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion [61] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [23] Royal Fleet Reserve - Devonport [17] Nelson Battalion, Royal Naval Division [9] Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [8] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [4] Nelson Battalion Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Division, Nelson Battalion [2] 10th Entrenching Battalion [1] Attached Royal Flying Corps [1] Benbow Battalion, Royal Naval Division [1] Benbow, Nelson and Howe Battalions, Royal Naval Division [1] Edgar [1] Forth [1] HMS "Viknor" [1] HMS Amphion [1] HMS Amphlon [1] HMS Ariadne [1] HMS Aurora [1] HMS Chester [1] HMS Cornwallis [1] HMS Curlew [1] HMS Forth [1] HMS Hyacinth [1] HMS Leander [1] HMS Northampton [1] HMS Powerful [1] HMS Theseus [1] HMS Viknor [1] HMS Warspite [1] Hawke Battalion, Royal Naval Division [1] Implacable [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Maintenance Unit, R.N. Depot (Reserves), Crystal Palace (HMS Victory VI) [1] Nelson Battalion [1] No.2 Royal Artillery Transport Depot [1] Pelorus [1] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [1] RNVR Clyde - HMS Collingwood [1] RNVR Clyde - HMS Laurentic [1] RNVR Mersey - HMS Chester [1] RNVR Nelson R.N.D. [1] Royal Fleet Reserve - Portsmouth [1] Royal Marines Medical Unit [1] Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve [1] Royal Naval Division - 2nd RN Brigade [1] Royal Naval Division - Drake Battalion [1] Royal Naval Division - Hawke Battalion [1]

Service

Royal Navy [74] British Army [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Last name first letter

C [10] M [9] P [7] S [6] B [5] F [5] G [5] H [5] W [5] D [4] L [3] T [3] A [2] E [2] J [2] R [2] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [76]

Country

United Kingdom [55] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1]

Herbert Shepherd

Born 1885

Died 1917

Royal Navy R/463 Able Seaman Nelson Battalion, Royal Naval Division

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Frederick Taylor

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy London Z/3577 Able Seaman Nelson Battalion, Royal Naval Division

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Arthur Trubshoe

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy London Z/4171 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion

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Richard Connop

Born 1881

Died 1917

Royal Navy R/5179 Able Seaman Nelson Battalion, Royal Naval Division

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Charles William Purkis

Born 1881

Died 1917

Royal Navy R/378 Able Seaman Nelson Battalion, Royal Naval Division

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Alexander Gow

Born 1889

Royal Navy 2/1253 Leading Seaman Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion

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Peter Macdonald

Born 1889

Royal Navy 2/1802 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion

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Herbert Stratford

Born 1897

Royal Navy London Z/1611 Able Seaman Nelson Battalion, Royal Naval Division

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John William Wylie

Born 1895

Royal Navy K.X/87 Able Seaman RNVR Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion

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Herbert Francis Fox

Born 1884

Royal Navy 211164 Acting Leading Seaman Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion

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Patrick Duffy

Born 1878

Royal Navy 288184 Stoker 1st Class Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion

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Thomas Grace

Born 1875

Royal Navy 277098 Stoker 1st Class Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion

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William Henry Jenkins

Born 1894

Royal Navy R/3224 Able Seaman Nelson Battalion, Royal Naval Division

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Hugh Mcintosh Summers

Born 1896

Royal Navy Clyde Z/4730 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division, Nelson Battalion

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Ernest Rennie

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy London Z/147 Petty Officer Royal Naval Division, Nelson Battalion

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Division, Drake Battalion

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Ernest Robert Russell Durham

Born 1890

Died 1919

Royal Navy London Z/198 Able Seaman (Pensioner) Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/198 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion

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Herbert Clyde Evans

Born 1883

Died 1915

Royal Navy Temporary Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander RNVR Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion

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L O Ware

British Army Leading Seaman Nelson Battalion Royal Naval Division

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J A Stevens

British Army 10093 Nelson Battalion Royal Naval Division

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Percy Philpot Armstrong

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy Z/345 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Indefatigable

Royal Navy London Z/345 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/345 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion

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