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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [23]

Sunderland, Durham [10]

Leeds, Yorkshire [9]

Newcastle, Northumberland [9]

Gateshead, Durham [8]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [6]

Hull, Yorkshire [6]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [6]

South Shields, Durham [6]

Southampton, Hampshire [6]

Brighton, Sussex [5]

Bermondsey, London [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Camberwell, London [4]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Chatham, Kent [3]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3]

North Shields, Northumberland [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Southport, Lancashire [3]

Weymouth, Dorset [3]

Alderney, Channel Islands [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Batley, Yorkshire [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Beckenham, Kent [2]

Belfast, Country Antrim [2]

Blyth, Northumberland [2]

Dudley, Staffordshire [2]

Durham [2]

Durham, Durham [2]

Fleetwood, Lancashire [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Hartlepool, Durham [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Islington, London [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2]

Morpeth, Northumberland [2]

Oswestry, Shropshire [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

Stoke, Staffordshire [2]

Swanage, Dorset [2]

Swansea, Glamorganshire [2]

Widnes, Lancashire [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [408]

Deck Hand [403]

Able Seaman [29]

Seaman [23]

Trimmer [10]

Stoker 2nd Class [9]

Boy 2nd Class [8]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [6]

Private [6]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Leading Deck Hand [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Chief Petty Officer [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Leading Seaman [2]

Chief Motor Mechanic [2]

Engineman [2]

Junior Reserve Attendant [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Signalman [2]

Acting Able Seaman [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Boy (First Class) [1]

Boy (Second Class) [1]

Bugler [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Gunner [1]

Joiner 4th Class [1]

Leading Trimmer [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Ordinary Seaman RNVR [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [1]

Paymaster Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Petty Officer (First Class) [1]

Petty Officer (Second Class) [1]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [1]

Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Provisional Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Recruit [1]

Second Hand [1]

Senior Reserve Attendant [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [446]

HMS Victory I [383]

HMS Pembroke I [63]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [35]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Victory [29]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Victory [22]

HMS Victory [15]

Maintenance Unit, R.N. Depot (Reserves), Crystal Palace (HMS Victory VI) [12]

HMS Agincourt [10]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [9]

Royal Naval Division [8]

HMS Impregnable [5]

HMS Victory II [5]

HMS Vivid I [5]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Portsmouth [5]

HMS Pekin [4]

HMS Vindictive [4]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [3]

HMS Dreadnaught [3]

HMS Leviathan [3]

HMS Powerful [3]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [2]

HMS Barham [2]

HMS Blake [2]

HMS Excellent [2]

HMS Fisgard [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Halcyon [2]

HMS Pembroke II [2]

HMS Victory VI [2]

Haslar Hospital [2]

In Cells [2]

Royal Naval Reserve (Shetland Section) [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS "Victory" [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Victory VI [2]

21st Provisional Battalion [1]

28 Days Imprisonment [1]

42 Days Imprisonment then Discharged [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

British Naval Siege Guns [1]

Cells [1]

Continuous Service [1]

Crystal Palace Reserves Depot (HMS Victory VI) [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

HM Trawler Triton [1]

HMS [1]

HMS "Pembroke I" [1]

HMS "Victory I" [1]

HMS "Viknor" [1]

HMS Acteon [1]

Service

Royal Navy [496]

British Army [8]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [89]

M [59]

R [57]

P [44]

L [38]

S [34]

J [27]

W [25]

N [21]

T [18]

K [17]

O [17]

B [12]

C [10]

F [6]

G [6]

D [4]

I [4]

A [2]

E [2]

Q [2]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [431]

Country

United Kingdom [48]

New Zealand [1]

Turkey [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [23] Sunderland, Durham [10] Leeds, Yorkshire [9] Newcastle, Northumberland [9] Gateshead, Durham [8] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [6] Hull, Yorkshire [6] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [6] South Shields, Durham [6] Southampton, Hampshire [6] Brighton, Sussex [5] Bermondsey, London [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Camberwell, London [4] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Chatham, Kent [3] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3] North Shields, Northumberland [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Southport, Lancashire [3] Weymouth, Dorset [3] Alderney, Channel Islands [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Batley, Yorkshire [2] Battersea, London [2] Beckenham, Kent [2] Belfast, Country Antrim [2] Blyth, Northumberland [2] Dudley, Staffordshire [2] Durham [2] Durham, Durham [2] Fleetwood, Lancashire [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Hartlepool, Durham [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Islington, London [2] Lambeth, London [2] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2] Morpeth, Northumberland [2] Oswestry, Shropshire [2] Peckham, London [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] Stoke, Staffordshire [2] Swanage, Dorset [2] Swansea, Glamorganshire [2] Widnes, Lancashire [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [408] Deck Hand [403] Able Seaman [29] Seaman [23] Trimmer [10] Stoker 2nd Class [9] Boy 2nd Class [8] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [6] Private [6] Boy 1st Class [5] Leading Deck Hand [5] Lieutenant [4] Chief Petty Officer [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Leading Seaman [2] Chief Motor Mechanic [2] Engineman [2] Junior Reserve Attendant [2] Leading Seaman [2] Petty Officer [2] Signalman [2] Acting Able Seaman [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Cook's Mate [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Boy (First Class) [1] Boy (Second Class) [1] Bugler [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Gunner [1] Joiner 4th Class [1] Leading Trimmer [1] Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Ordinary Seaman RNVR [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [1] Paymaster Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Petty Officer (First Class) [1] Petty Officer (Second Class) [1] Petty Officer 2nd Class [1] Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Provisional Sick Berth Attendant [1] Recruit [1] Second Hand [1] Senior Reserve Attendant [1] Signal Boy [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [446] HMS Victory I [383] HMS Pembroke I [63] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [35] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Victory [29] Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Victory [22] HMS Victory [15] Maintenance Unit, R.N. Depot (Reserves), Crystal Palace (HMS Victory VI) [12] HMS Agincourt [10] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [9] Royal Naval Division [8] HMS Impregnable [5] HMS Victory II [5] HMS Vivid I [5] Royal Fleet Reserve - Portsmouth [5] HMS Pekin [4] HMS Vindictive [4] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [3] HMS Dreadnaught [3] HMS Leviathan [3] HMS Powerful [3] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [2] HMS Barham [2] HMS Blake [2] HMS Excellent [2] HMS Fisgard [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Halcyon [2] HMS Pembroke II [2] HMS Victory VI [2] Haslar Hospital [2] In Cells [2] Royal Naval Reserve (Shetland Section) [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS "Victory" [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Victory VI [2] 21st Provisional Battalion [1] 28 Days Imprisonment [1] 42 Days Imprisonment then Discharged [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] British Naval Siege Guns [1] Cells [1] Continuous Service [1] Crystal Palace Reserves Depot (HMS Victory VI) [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] HM Trawler Triton [1] HMS [1] HMS "Pembroke I" [1] HMS "Victory I" [1] HMS "Viknor" [1] HMS Acteon [1]

Service

Royal Navy [496] British Army [8] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [89] M [59] R [57] P [44] L [38] S [34] J [27] W [25] N [21] T [18] K [17] O [17] B [12] C [10] F [6] G [6] D [4] I [4] A [2] E [2] Q [2] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [431]

Country

United Kingdom [48] New Zealand [1] Turkey [1]

George Forbes

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy SD 2084 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2084/SD Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Victory

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Norman Mackenzie

Born 1900

Died 1919

Royal Navy DA 20072 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 20072.D.A. (Ch) Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Victory

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Kenneth Mackenzie

Born 1892

Died 1919

Royal Navy A 3046 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3046A (Ch) Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Victory

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Donald Macleod

Born 1897

Died 1919

Royal Navy SD 3968 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3968.S.D. (Ch) Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Victory

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Ernest Victor Turnnidge

Born 1876

Died 1918

Royal Navy 21591/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 21591/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Victory

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Robert Edward Noble

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/9624 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/9624 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Victory

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James Brown

Born 1870

Died 1918

Royal Navy SD 1869 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 1869(SD) Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Victory

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Benjamin James Brooks

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy DA 11390 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 11390/DA Leading Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Victory

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Alexander Fleming

Born 1882

Died 1921

Royal Navy D 2730 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2730/D Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Victory

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Charles Horace Percival Wood

Born 1883

Died 1917

Royal Navy Temporary Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: HMS Victory

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Godfrey George Burch Harvey

Born 1897

Royal Navy J59042 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory

Royal Navy DA 13162 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Richard Samuel Nelson

Born 1899

Royal Navy J78353 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory

Royal Navy DA 19444 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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William Henry Jamieson

Born 1899

Royal Navy J78362 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory

Royal Navy DA 19025 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Malcolm Maciver

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy A 2778 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2778 A (Ch) Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Victory

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David Manson

Born 1897

Died 1919

Royal Navy J57335

Royal Navy DA 12388 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 12388/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Victory

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Edward Burns

Born 1878

Died 1918

Royal Navy ST 2371 Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2371/ST Leading Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Victory

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John Foster Harbin Batey

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy C/1070 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Victory X (CMB33A)

Royal Navy MB1914 Chief Motor Mechanic Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Victory X (CMB33A)

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Frederick Arthur Payne

Born 1894

Royal Navy K38060 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory

Royal Navy K38060 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Superb

Royal Navy K38060 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

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William James Leslie

Born 1874

Died 1915

Royal Navy V 627 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 627/V/PO Stoker Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Victory

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Andrew Reid

Born 1895

Died 1915

Royal Navy SD 161 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 161/SD Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Victory

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