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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [17]

Manchester, Lancashire [10]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [7]

Bolton, Lancashire [5]

Blackburn, Lancashire [4]

Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Burnley, Lancashire [4]

Halifax, Yorkshire [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Exeter, Devon [3]

Newport, Monmouthshire [3]

Rochdale, Lancashire [3]

Swansea, Glamorgan [3]

Altrincham, Cheshire [2]

Arbroath, Forfarshire [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Keighley, Yorkshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Nelson, Lancashire [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Saint Georges Edinburgh [2]

Todmorden, Yorkshire [2]

Walworth, London [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Albridge, Essex [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1]

Alva, Clackmannanshire [1]

Ashton-on-Lyne, Devon [1]

Aunglough, Monaghan [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Bacop, Lancashire [1]

Bacup, Lancashire [1]

Ballymena, Antrim [1]

Bampton, Devon [1]

Banff, Banffshire [1]

Barony Glasgow [1]

Bearsden, Dumbartonshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bonhill, Dumbartonshire [1]

Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire [1]

Brandon, Dumbarton [1]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [1]

Brixham, Devon [1]

Buckhaven, Fifeshire [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [241]

Deck Hand [231]

Able Seaman [15]

Boy 2nd Class [6]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [4]

Writer 3rd Class [3]

Leading Seaman [2]

Paymaster Lieutenant (Temporary) [2]

Private [2]

Seaman [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Paymaster [1]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [1]

Boy (First Class) [1]

Boy (Second Class) [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Naval Schoolmaster [1]

Officers Steward 3rd Class [1]

Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [1]

Petty Officer (First Class) [1]

Petty Officer (Second Class) [1]

Plumber [1]

Plumber's Mate [1]

Probationary Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

S.S.A. [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Sub Lieutenanrt [1]

Temporary Sub Lieutenant [1]

Trimmer [1]

Writer 2nd Class [1]

Unit

HMS Vivid I [246]

Royal Naval Reserve [238]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [13]

HMS President III [6]

HMS Impregnable [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

HMS Victory I [4]

HMS Defiance [3]

HMS Powerful [3]

HMS Duke of Edinburgh [2]

HMS Pembroke I [2]

In Cells [2]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Vivid I [2]

5th Lancers [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Edgar [1]

Forth [1]

HMS [1]

HMS "Q4" [1]

HMS Arethusa [1]

HMS Artraea [1]

HMS Attentive III [1]

HMS Auricula [1]

HMS Benbow [1]

HMS Blake [1]

HMS Buzzard [1]

HMS Caesar [1]

HMS Cambridge [1]

HMS Carrigan Head [1]

HMS Challenger [1]

HMS Colossus [1]

HMS Constance [1]

HMS Cordelia [1]

HMS Cornwallis [1]

HMS Cruizer [1]

HMS Dido (? Star) [1]

HMS Dido (Lark) [1]

HMS Eclipse [1]

HMS Emperor of India [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Idaho (Children's Trust) [1]

HMS Idaho (Colonel) [1]

HMS Idaho (Troup Head) and (Pelican) [1]

HMS Illustrious [1]

HMS Leander [1]

HMS Pembroke II [1]

HMS Penelope [1]

Service

Royal Navy [251]

British Army [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [50]

P [32]

L [26]

M [25]

R [22]

S [22]

J [17]

K [13]

W [12]

N [9]

T [7]

O [6]

A [2]

B [2]

D [2]

G [2]

Q [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [249]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [17] Manchester, Lancashire [10] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [7] Bolton, Lancashire [5] Blackburn, Lancashire [4] Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Burnley, Lancashire [4] Halifax, Yorkshire [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Exeter, Devon [3] Newport, Monmouthshire [3] Rochdale, Lancashire [3] Swansea, Glamorgan [3] Altrincham, Cheshire [2] Arbroath, Forfarshire [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Keighley, Yorkshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Nelson, Lancashire [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Saint Georges Edinburgh [2] Todmorden, Yorkshire [2] Walworth, London [2] Aberdeen [1] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Albridge, Essex [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1] Alva, Clackmannanshire [1] Ashton-on-Lyne, Devon [1] Aunglough, Monaghan [1] Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Bacop, Lancashire [1] Bacup, Lancashire [1] Ballymena, Antrim [1] Bampton, Devon [1] Banff, Banffshire [1] Barony Glasgow [1] Bearsden, Dumbartonshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bonhill, Dumbartonshire [1] Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire [1] Brandon, Dumbarton [1] Brighouse, Yorkshire [1] Brixham, Devon [1] Buckhaven, Fifeshire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [241] Deck Hand [231] Able Seaman [15] Boy 2nd Class [6] Boy 1st Class [5] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [4] Writer 3rd Class [3] Leading Seaman [2] Paymaster Lieutenant (Temporary) [2] Private [2] Seaman [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Paymaster [1] Acting Stoker 1st Class [1] Boy (First Class) [1] Boy (Second Class) [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Naval Schoolmaster [1] Officers Steward 3rd Class [1] Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [1] Petty Officer (First Class) [1] Petty Officer (Second Class) [1] Plumber [1] Plumber's Mate [1] Probationary Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] S.S.A. [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Signalman [1] Stoker [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Sub Lieutenanrt [1] Temporary Sub Lieutenant [1] Trimmer [1] Writer 2nd Class [1]

Unit

HMS Vivid I [246] Royal Naval Reserve [238] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [13] HMS President III [6] HMS Impregnable [5] Royal Naval Division [5] HMS Victory I [4] HMS Defiance [3] HMS Powerful [3] HMS Duke of Edinburgh [2] HMS Pembroke I [2] In Cells [2] Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Vivid I [2] 5th Lancers [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Edgar [1] Forth [1] HMS [1] HMS "Q4" [1] HMS Arethusa [1] HMS Artraea [1] HMS Attentive III [1] HMS Auricula [1] HMS Benbow [1] HMS Blake [1] HMS Buzzard [1] HMS Caesar [1] HMS Cambridge [1] HMS Carrigan Head [1] HMS Challenger [1] HMS Colossus [1] HMS Constance [1] HMS Cordelia [1] HMS Cornwallis [1] HMS Cruizer [1] HMS Dido (? Star) [1] HMS Dido (Lark) [1] HMS Eclipse [1] HMS Emperor of India [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Idaho (Children's Trust) [1] HMS Idaho (Colonel) [1] HMS Idaho (Troup Head) and (Pelican) [1] HMS Illustrious [1] HMS Leander [1] HMS Pembroke II [1] HMS Penelope [1]

Service

Royal Navy [251] British Army [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [50] P [32] L [26] M [25] R [22] S [22] J [17] K [13] W [12] N [9] T [7] O [6] A [2] B [2] D [2] G [2] Q [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [249]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Frederick Whiddon Stear

Born 1877

Died 1939

Royal Navy 173071 Boy (Second Class) HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 173071 Boy (First Class) HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 173071 Boy (First Class) HMS

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Harry Moss Prickett

Born 1893

Royal Navy J58865 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy DA 13024 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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John William Morrison

Born 1895

Royal Navy J58471 Signalman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J58471 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy DA 13988 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Herbert Wilson Hunt

Born 1882

Died 1917

Royal Navy 14099DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 14099DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid

Royal Navy DA 14099 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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David Butler

Born 1891

Died 1914

Royal Navy 1167X Seaman Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid I

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Stephen Blewett

Born 1881

Died 1948

Royal Navy C2676 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Majestic

Royal Navy C2676 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Hussar from HMS Blenheim

Royal Navy C2676 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Majestic

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Frederick Gordon Hollinrake

Born 1899

Died 1942

Royal Navy J80700 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy DA 19475 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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James Charles Smith

Born 1894

Royal Navy SS4036 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy SS4036 Ordinary Seaman HMS Roxburgh

Royal Navy SS4036 Able Seaman HMS Roxburgh

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William Ellis Archibald Daw

Born 1896

Royal Navy M18233 Writer 3rd Class HMS "Q4"

Royal Navy M18233 Writer 3rd Class HMS Carrigan Head

Royal Navy M18233 Writer 3rd Class HMS Vivid I

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Bert Hayter

Born 1896

Royal Navy J79935 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy DA 19515 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Griffith Jones

Born 1893

Royal Navy J54718 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy SD 5162 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Neil Shaw

Born 1896

Royal Navy J56670 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy DA 12590 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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William Howarth

Born 1888

Royal Navy J57636 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy DA 13020 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Raymond Law

Born 1897

Royal Navy J58497 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy DA 13541 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Alfred Lawrence Powell

Born 1897

Royal Navy J57644 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy DA 13305 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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William George Poynter

Born 1895

Royal Navy J59329 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy DA 14108 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Harry Widdop

Born 1897

Royal Navy J57551 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy DA 13026 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Henry Spark

Born 1891

Royal Navy J58464 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy DA 13431 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Alfred Lamb

Born 1889

Royal Navy J55935 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy DA 12267 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Thomas Porter

Born 1899

Royal Navy J81464 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy DA 19496 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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