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Glasgow [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4]

New Cross, London [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

3 Woodside Place,Kelvin,Glasgow, Scotland. [1]

Ashtead, Surrey [1]

Aston, Birmingham [1]

Benfieldside, County Durham [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bristol [1]

Bromley by Bow, Poplar, London [1]

Buckie [1]

Buckie, Scotland [1]

Catacol, Lochranza, Isle of Bute [1]

Cawnpore [1]

Connah's Quay, Flintshire [1]

Dublin [1]

Duckmanton, Derbyshire [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland [1]

Easington Lane, Durham [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Fraserburgh, Scotland [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Henham, Bishop's Stortford, Essex [1]

Highworth Wiltshire [1]

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [1]

Inchinnan, Renfrewshire [1]

Jarrow, Durham [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Lambeth [1]

Leicester [1]

Lelant, St. Ives, Cornwall [1]

Newcastle under Lyme [1]

Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Pontypridd, Glamorgan [1]

Rochdale, Lancashire [1]

Rye, East Sussex [1]

South Shields, County Durham [1]

St Andrews, Fife [1]

St Giles, Edinburgh [1]

Swanscombe, Kent [1]

Sydney [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Tufnell Park, Islington, London [1]

Tyne Dock, Durham [1]

Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Ynysybwl, Pontypridd [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [412]

Signalman [33]

Ordinary Seaman [11]

Recruit [7]

Leading Seaman [6]

Petty Officer [5]

Private [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Deck Hand [2]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Blacksmith's Mate [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lt Commander [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Rating A.B. [1]

Sapper [1]

Shipwright 2nd Class [1]

Signaller [1]

Sub- Lieutenant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

T/Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

able seaman [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [252]

Royal Naval Division [100]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS TIGER [43]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS VALIANT [16]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS INFLEXIBLE [16]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS VALIANT [11]

RNVR [10]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS THUNDERER [10]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS INVINCIBLE [9]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS BLACK PRINCE [9]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS INVINCIBLE [9]

RNVR London - HMS New Zealand [8]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS BLACK PRINCE [8]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS MALAYA [8]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS BELLEROPHON [8]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS BELLEROPHON [7]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS NEPTUNE [7]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS INFLEXIBLE [7]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS IRON DUKE [7]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS IRON DUKE [7]

RNVR Wales - HMS Princess Royal [6]

Royal Naval Division - Howe Battalion [6]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Bristol - HMS VALIANT [6]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS BLACK PRINCE [6]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS VALIANT [6]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS MALAYA [6]

RNVR Clyde - HMS Princess Royal [5]

RNVR London - HMS Royal Oak [5]

Royal Naval Division - Anson Battalion [5]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Bristol - HMS MALAYA [5]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS BELLEROPHON [5]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS INVINCIBLE [5]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS IRON DUKE [5]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS INVINCIBLE [5]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS MALAYA [5]

RNVR Clyde - HMS Caroline [4]

RNVR Clyde - HMS New Zealand [4]

RNVR Tyneside - HMS LION [4]

Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion [4]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Bristol - HMS IRON DUKE [4]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS NEPTUNE [4]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Mersey - HMS THUNDERER [4]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS THUNDERER [4]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS TIGER [4]

RNVR London - HMS Superb [3]

RNVR Sussex - HMS Princess Royal [3]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Bristol - HMS INFLEXIBLE [3]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS IRON DUKE [3]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Mersey - HMS NEPTUNE [3]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS TIGER [3]

Service

Royal Navy [476]

British Army [6]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Last name first letter

M [58]

S [49]

W [45]

B [43]

C [35]

H [35]

R [29]

D [23]

T [23]

P [21]

L [19]

A [18]

J [18]

F [14]

G [13]

E [8]

K [8]

N [7]

O [5]

I [4]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [476]

Country

United Kingdom [475]

Greece [1]

Netherlands [1]

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Place of birth

Glasgow [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4] New Cross, London [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] 3 Woodside Place,Kelvin,Glasgow, Scotland. [1] Ashtead, Surrey [1] Aston, Birmingham [1] Benfieldside, County Durham [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bristol [1] Bromley by Bow, Poplar, London [1] Buckie [1] Buckie, Scotland [1] Catacol, Lochranza, Isle of Bute [1] Cawnpore [1] Connah's Quay, Flintshire [1] Dublin [1] Duckmanton, Derbyshire [1] Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland [1] Easington Lane, Durham [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Fraserburgh, Scotland [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Hackney, London [1] Henham, Bishop's Stortford, Essex [1] Highworth Wiltshire [1] Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [1] Inchinnan, Renfrewshire [1] Jarrow, Durham [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Lambeth [1] Leicester [1] Lelant, St. Ives, Cornwall [1] Newcastle under Lyme [1] Penzance, Cornwall [1] Pontypridd, Glamorgan [1] Rochdale, Lancashire [1] Rye, East Sussex [1] South Shields, County Durham [1] St Andrews, Fife [1] St Giles, Edinburgh [1] Swanscombe, Kent [1] Sydney [1] Tottenham, London [1] Tufnell Park, Islington, London [1] Tyne Dock, Durham [1] Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1] Ynysybwl, Pontypridd [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [412] Signalman [33] Ordinary Seaman [11] Recruit [7] Leading Seaman [6] Petty Officer [5] Private [4] Lieutenant [3] Deck Hand [2] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Blacksmith's Mate [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lt Commander [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Rating A.B. [1] Sapper [1] Shipwright 2nd Class [1] Signaller [1] Sub- Lieutenant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] T/Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Yeoman of Signals [1] able seaman [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [252] Royal Naval Division [100] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS TIGER [43] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS VALIANT [16] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS INFLEXIBLE [16] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS VALIANT [11] RNVR [10] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS THUNDERER [10] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS INVINCIBLE [9] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS BLACK PRINCE [9] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS INVINCIBLE [9] RNVR London - HMS New Zealand [8] Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS BLACK PRINCE [8] Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS MALAYA [8] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS BELLEROPHON [8] Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS BELLEROPHON [7] Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS NEPTUNE [7] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS INFLEXIBLE [7] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS IRON DUKE [7] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS IRON DUKE [7] RNVR Wales - HMS Princess Royal [6] Royal Naval Division - Howe Battalion [6] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Bristol - HMS VALIANT [6] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS BLACK PRINCE [6] Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS VALIANT [6] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS MALAYA [6] RNVR Clyde - HMS Princess Royal [5] RNVR London - HMS Royal Oak [5] Royal Naval Division - Anson Battalion [5] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Bristol - HMS MALAYA [5] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS BELLEROPHON [5] Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS INVINCIBLE [5] Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS IRON DUKE [5] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS INVINCIBLE [5] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS MALAYA [5] RNVR Clyde - HMS Caroline [4] RNVR Clyde - HMS New Zealand [4] RNVR Tyneside - HMS LION [4] Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion [4] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Bristol - HMS IRON DUKE [4] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS NEPTUNE [4] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Mersey - HMS THUNDERER [4] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS THUNDERER [4] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS TIGER [4] RNVR London - HMS Superb [3] RNVR Sussex - HMS Princess Royal [3] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Bristol - HMS INFLEXIBLE [3] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS IRON DUKE [3] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Mersey - HMS NEPTUNE [3] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS TIGER [3]

Service

Royal Navy [476] British Army [6] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Last name first letter

M [58] S [49] W [45] B [43] C [35] H [35] R [29] D [23] T [23] P [21] L [19] A [18] J [18] F [14] G [13] E [8] K [8] N [7] O [5] I [4] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [476]

Country

United Kingdom [475] Greece [1] Netherlands [1]

Percy Thomas Lovely

Born 1894

Died 1975

Royal Navy 2/3475 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy London 2/3475 Able Seaman RNVR Hawke Battalion

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Robert Alexander Gordon Scott

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy Clyde Z/1203 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/ RNVR Hawke Battalion

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Walter Tom Tiltman

Born 1890

Died 1917

Royal Navy B.Z/4814 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Z/438 Able Seaman RNVR Howe Battalion

Royal Navy Z/438 Able Seaman RNVR "Howe" Batt

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John Winchester Cowie

Born 1891

Died 1917

Royal Navy Clyde Z/1202 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/ RNVR Nelson Battalion

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Martin Albert Pheasant

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy R/991 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy R/991 Able Seaman RNVR Drake Bn RN Div

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Joseph Smith

Born 1897

Died 1947

Royal Navy Z/6203 Royal Naval Division

British Army CZ6203 Leading Seaman RND / RNVR Howe Battalion then 63rd Machine Gun

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Rome Birnie

Born 1889

Died 1915

Royal Navy Z/2623 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Clyde Z/2623 Petty Officer RNVR Collingwood Battalion

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Eustace Mars Aron

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy Z/928 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant RNVR

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William Nicholas Millichamp

Born 1896

Died 1915

Royal Navy 1/1257 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy 1/1257 Rating A.B. RNVR Bristol Drake Battalion

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Eric William Squires

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Public Schools Battalion

Royal Navy RNVR

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Division Nelson Battalion

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Robert Gibson Heggie

Born 1893

Died 1915

Royal Navy 5/ 2386 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Clyde 5/2386 Leading Seaman RNVR Anson Battalion

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Frederick Ernest Cullingford

Born 1880

Died 1918

Royal Navy R/5413 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division RNVR Hood

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William Aldridge

Born 1885

Died 1917

Royal Navy R/91 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Howe Bn

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Philip Sydney Campbell

Born 1892

Royal Navy Lt Commander Royal Naval Division, RNVR Drake Battalion

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Walter Holden Legge

Born 1882

Died 1917

Royal Navy Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Sub- Lieutenant RNVR

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 55 Squadron

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John Henry Pritchard

Born 1892

Royal Navy Z/1461 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales

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Hew Cockburn Hedderwick

Born 1891

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Castor RNVR

Royal Navy T/Lieutenant Royal Naval Division/RNVR

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John Hopkins

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy Z/2852 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS INVINCIBLE

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William Ker

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy Lieutenant RNVR: Royal Naval Division: Hawke Battalion

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Charles Marsh Read

Born 1896

Royal Navy 1/3199 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR London Benbow Battalion

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