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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [20]

Manchester, Lancashire [10]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [7]

Plymouth, Devon [6]

Blackburn, Lancashire [5]

Bolton, Lancashire [5]

Bradford, Yorkshire [5]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Burnley, Lancashire [4]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [4]

Halifax, Yorkshire [4]

Dublin [3]

Exeter, Devon [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Penzance, Cornwall [3]

Rochdale, Lancashire [3]

Aberdeen [2]

Altrincham, Cheshire [2]

Arbroath, Forfarshire [2]

Brixham, Devon [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Keighley, Yorkshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Swansea, Glamorgan [2]

Todmorden, Yorkshire [2]

Walworth, London [2]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Aird, Rossshire [1]

Albridge, Essex [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1]

Alva, Clackmannanshire [1]

Ashford, Kent [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]

Bideford, Devon [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [259]

Deck Hand [255]

Able Seaman [34]

Trimmer [22]

Seaman [21]

Stoker 2nd Class [15]

Stoker [12]

Boy 2nd Class [8]

Signalman [7]

Boy 1st Class [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [5]

Leading Seaman [5]

Private [4]

Leading Deck Hand [3]

Writer 3rd Class [3]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Engineman [2]

Midshipman [2]

Paymaster Lieutenant (Temporary) [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Signaller [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman Sapper [1]

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]

Chief Stoker (Pensioner) [1]

Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Deckhand [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Signalman RNVR [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Naval Schoolmaster [1]

Officers Steward 3rd Class [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [1]

Petty Officer (1st Class) (Pensioner) [1]

Petty Officer (First Class) [1]

Petty Officer (Second Class) [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [316]

HMS Vivid I [246]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid [46]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [34]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [18]

HMS Vivid II [14]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Vivid [14]

Royal Naval Division [13]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: HMS Vivid [13]

HMS Vivid [7]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Devonport [7]

HMS Impregnable [6]

HMS President III [6]

HMS Victory I [4]

Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion [4]

HMS Defiance [3]

HMS Powerful [3]

HMS Attentive III [2]

HMS Cambridge [2]

HMS Duke of Edinburgh [2]

HMS Idaho (Colonel) [2]

HMS Pembroke I [2]

HMS Pembroke II [2]

In Cells [2]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2]

Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid [2]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [2]

RNVR Clyde - HMS Collingwood [2]

RNVR Clyde - HMS Hindustan [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve: HMS Vivid [2]

Royal Naval Division Blandford Camp [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS "Vivid III" [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: Clyde Division [2]

4th Divisional Troops - 13th Field Company Engineers [1]

5th Lancers [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Edgar [1]

Forth [1]

HMS [1]

HMS "Q4" [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Arethusa [1]

HMS Arrogant [1]

HMS Artraea [1]

HMS Auricula [1]

HMS Aurora [1]

HMS Benbow [1]

HMS Blake [1]

Service

Royal Navy [370]

British Army [8]

Canadian Navy [6]

Other Empire Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [56]

M [49]

P [45]

S [29]

L [28]

R [27]

J [20]

W [20]

T [18]

K [16]

C [12]

B [11]

N [10]

G [9]

D [8]

O [7]

F [6]

A [4]

Q [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [287]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [32]

South Africa [2]

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People [377] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [20] Manchester, Lancashire [10] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [7] Plymouth, Devon [6] Blackburn, Lancashire [5] Bolton, Lancashire [5] Bradford, Yorkshire [5] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Burnley, Lancashire [4] Cardiff, Glamorgan [4] Halifax, Yorkshire [4] Dublin [3] Exeter, Devon [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Penzance, Cornwall [3] Rochdale, Lancashire [3] Aberdeen [2] Altrincham, Cheshire [2] Arbroath, Forfarshire [2] Brixham, Devon [2] Fulham, London [2] Keighley, Yorkshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Swansea, Glamorgan [2] Todmorden, Yorkshire [2] Walworth, London [2] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Aird, Rossshire [1] Albridge, Essex [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1] Alva, Clackmannanshire [1] Ashford, Kent [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] Bideford, Devon [1] Birmingham [1] Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [259] Deck Hand [255] Able Seaman [34] Trimmer [22] Seaman [21] Stoker 2nd Class [15] Stoker [12] Boy 2nd Class [8] Signalman [7] Boy 1st Class [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [5] Leading Seaman [5] Private [4] Leading Deck Hand [3] Writer 3rd Class [3] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Engine Room Artificer [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Engineman [2] Midshipman [2] Paymaster Lieutenant (Temporary) [2] Petty Officer [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Signaller [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman Sapper [1] 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] Chief Stoker (Pensioner) [1] Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1] Deckhand [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Signalman RNVR [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Naval Schoolmaster [1] Officers Steward 3rd Class [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [1] Petty Officer (1st Class) (Pensioner) [1] Petty Officer (First Class) [1] Petty Officer (Second Class) [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [316] HMS Vivid I [246] Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid [46] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [34] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [18] HMS Vivid II [14] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Vivid [14] Royal Naval Division [13] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: HMS Vivid [13] HMS Vivid [7] Royal Fleet Reserve - Devonport [7] HMS Impregnable [6] HMS President III [6] HMS Victory I [4] Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion [4] HMS Defiance [3] HMS Powerful [3] HMS Attentive III [2] HMS Cambridge [2] HMS Duke of Edinburgh [2] HMS Idaho (Colonel) [2] HMS Pembroke I [2] HMS Pembroke II [2] In Cells [2] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2] Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid [2] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [2] RNVR Clyde - HMS Collingwood [2] RNVR Clyde - HMS Hindustan [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve: HMS Vivid [2] Royal Naval Division Blandford Camp [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS "Vivid III" [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: Clyde Division [2] 4th Divisional Troops - 13th Field Company Engineers [1] 5th Lancers [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Edgar [1] Forth [1] HMS [1] HMS "Q4" [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Arethusa [1] HMS Arrogant [1] HMS Artraea [1] HMS Auricula [1] HMS Aurora [1] HMS Benbow [1] HMS Blake [1]

Service

Royal Navy [370] British Army [8] Canadian Navy [6] Other Empire Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [56] M [49] P [45] S [29] L [28] R [27] J [20] W [20] T [18] K [16] C [12] B [11] N [10] G [9] D [8] O [7] F [6] A [4] Q [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [287] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [32] South Africa [2]

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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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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William Henry Williams

Born 1865

Died 1916

Royal Navy 1213 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve HMS Vivid

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Donald George Long

Born 1900

Royal Navy DA 20954 Deck Hand HMS Vivid

Royal Navy DA 20954 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Frederick Hannaford

Born 1877

Died 1952

Royal Navy DA 21906 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 21906 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve. HMS Vivid

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Alfred Mould

Born 1890

Died 1914

Royal Navy 4291A Seaman Royal Naval Reserve HMS Vivid

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William Francis Thomas

Born 1882

Died 1915

Royal Navy 2661/C Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid

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Lewis Wallace Dunbar

Born 1888

Royal Navy J57558

Royal Navy J57558 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid

Royal Navy J57558 Ordinary Seaman

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James Keogh Murphy, F.r.c.s., M.d., M.a.

Born 1870

Died 1916

Royal Navy Staff Surgeon Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Staff Surgeon Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: HMS Vivid

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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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William Berriman Nicholls

Born 1870

Died 1917

Royal Navy D/1284 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy D/1284 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid

Royal Navy D/1284 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - HMS VALIANT

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William Leith

Born 1879

Died 1915

Royal Navy TS 2336 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2336/TS Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid

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Thomas Carbis Gilbert

Born 1886

Died 1918

Royal Navy DA 9365 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 9365/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid

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T Kersey

Died 1918

Royal Navy 8456/A(Dev) Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid

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William Alexander Carrington

Born 1899

Died 1918

Canadian Navy VR/3276 Able Seaman Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve: HMS Vivid

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Alfred Grist Patterson

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army Wales Z/3920 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS "Vivid III" Able Seaman

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William Coleraine

Born 1886

Died 1917

Royal Navy B4117 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 4117B Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid

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Joseph Douglas

Born 1876

Died 1916

Royal Navy 6263S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 6263S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid

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Charles William Fowler

Born 1886

Died 1915

Royal Navy S 4059 Stoker Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 4059 S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid

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Alexander Mcinnes

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy 4492SD Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy SD 4492 Deckhand Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid

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