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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [18]

Glasgow [17]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [16]

London [15]

Brighton, Sussex [14]

Kensington, London [14]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [13]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [12]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [12]

Bristol [11]

Manchester, Lancashire [11]

Birmingham [10]

Camberwell, London [10]

Bradford, Yorkshire [9]

Islington, London [9]

Liverpool [9]

Liverpool, Lancashire [9]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [9]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [8]

Dublin [8]

Blackburn, Lancashire [7]

Halifax, Yorkshire [7]

Lambeth, London [7]

Newcastle, Northumberland [7]

Newport, Monmouthshire [7]

Burnley, Lancashire [6]

Eastbourne, Sussex [6]

Edinburgh [6]

Leeds, Yorkshire [6]

Leicester [6]

Middlezoy, Somerset [6]

St Pancras, London [6]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [5]

Bridgwater, Somerset [5]

Gateshead, Durham [5]

Peckham, London [5]

Plymouth, Devon [5]

Ramsgate, Kent [5]

Bath, Somerset [4]

Chelsea, London [4]

Colne, Lancashire [4]

Croydon [4]

Fulham, London [4]

Hackney, London [4]

Loughborough, Leicestershire [4]

North Shields, Northumberland [4]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [4]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Birmingham, Warks [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Rank

Able Seaman [2661]

Ordinary Seaman [1874]

Deck Hand [920]

Lieutenant [495]

Trimmer [451]

Sub Lieutenant [281]

Private [272]

Leading Seaman [222]

Second Lieutenant [219]

Petty Officer [217]

Signalman [194]

Captain [125]

Chief Petty Officer [107]

Sapper [84]

Chief Motor Mechanic [83]

Engineman [75]

Acting Leading Seaman [67]

Sub-Lieutenant [62]

Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [56]

Surgeon Probationer [53]

Lieutenant Commander [49]

Telegraphist [48]

Ordinary Telegraphist [45]

Temporary Lieutenant [41]

Corporal [39]

Temporary Sub Lieutenant [37]

Able Seaman RNVR [36]

Recruit [33]

Acting Petty Officer [32]

Major [30]

Second Hand [29]

Midshipman [28]

Sub Lieutenant RNVR [28]

Serjeant [26]

Acting Bombardier [25]

Lance Corporal [25]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant [24]

Lieutenant RNVR [23]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [22]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [21]

Lance Serjeant [20]

Leading Signalman [20]

Leading Deck Hand [19]

Probationary Flight Officer [19]

Signaller [19]

Stoker [19]

Motor Boatman [18]

Stoker 1st Class [17]

Driver [16]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [16]

Unit

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5752]

Royal Naval Division [2426]

Royal Naval Reserve [1670]

Royal Air Force [157]

Royal Engineers [135]

Royal Naval Air Service [107]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [101]

Royal Garrison Artillery [79]

Royal Naval Division Blandford Camp [63]

Hood Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [61]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [56]

London Regiment [50]

Drake Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [49]

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

Hawke Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [35]

Royal Army Service Corps [35]

Anson Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [31]

Royal Army Medical Corps [30]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [29]

Royal Naval Division - Drake Battalion [29]

Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve [28]

Royal Field Artillery [25]

Royal Naval Division - Benbow Battalion [25]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

RNVR Clyde - HMS Collingwood [22]

Royal Naval Division - Hawke Battalion [22]

Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion [22]

Army Service Corps [20]

Howe Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [20]

Royal Marines [20]

Royal Naval Division - Anson Battalion [20]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: Clyde Division: HMS CANADA [20]

Royal Flying Corps [19]

Nelson Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [18]

Royal Naval Division - Hood Battalion [18]

Royal Naval Division - Howe Battalion [18]

RNVR Clyde [17]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

Honourable Artillery Company [16]

Hood Battalion/Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [16]

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

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Hampshire [16]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Queen Mary [16]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS INFLEXIBLE [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [15]

General List [14]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [14]

RNVR Wales - HMS Vanguard [13]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

RNVR Clyde - HMS NEPTUNE [12]

Service

Royal Navy [5953]

British Army [1465]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [206]

South African Services [70]

Other Empire Force [48]

Canadian Navy [34]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

Indian Army [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [782]

B [647]

S [627]

W [529]

H [527]

C [519]

R [363]

P [314]

D [308]

A [285]

G [280]

T [264]

F [258]

L [248]

J [163]

K [131]

E [123]

N [103]

O [68]

I [35]

Y [30]

V [23]

U [17]

Q [8]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5567]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [3666]

South Africa [59]

Ireland [6]

Canada [5]

New Zealand [4]

France [2]

India [2]

Isle of Man [2]

Turkey [2]

United States [2]

Antarctica [1]

Belgium [1]

Ecuador [1]

Egypt [1]

Germany [1]

Greece [1]

Guyana [1]

Malaysia [1]

Netherlands [1]

Nigeria [1]

Sierra Leone [1]

Singapore [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

Zimbabwe [1]

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [18] Glasgow [17] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [16] London [15] Brighton, Sussex [14] Kensington, London [14] Birmingham, Warwickshire [13] Bristol, Gloucestershire [12] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [12] Bristol [11] Manchester, Lancashire [11] Birmingham [10] Camberwell, London [10] Bradford, Yorkshire [9] Islington, London [9] Liverpool [9] Liverpool, Lancashire [9] Sheffield, Yorkshire [9] Birkenhead, Cheshire [8] Dublin [8] Blackburn, Lancashire [7] Halifax, Yorkshire [7] Lambeth, London [7] Newcastle, Northumberland [7] Newport, Monmouthshire [7] Burnley, Lancashire [6] Eastbourne, Sussex [6] Edinburgh [6] Leeds, Yorkshire [6] Leicester [6] Middlezoy, Somerset [6] St Pancras, London [6] Barnsley, Yorkshire [5] Bridgwater, Somerset [5] Gateshead, Durham [5] Peckham, London [5] Plymouth, Devon [5] Ramsgate, Kent [5] Bath, Somerset [4] Chelsea, London [4] Colne, Lancashire [4] Croydon [4] Fulham, London [4] Hackney, London [4] Loughborough, Leicestershire [4] North Shields, Northumberland [4] Paisley, Renfrewshire [4] Bermondsey, London [3] Birmingham, Warks [3] Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Rank

Able Seaman [2661] Ordinary Seaman [1874] Deck Hand [920] Lieutenant [495] Trimmer [451] Sub Lieutenant [281] Private [272] Leading Seaman [222] Second Lieutenant [219] Petty Officer [217] Signalman [194] Captain [125] Chief Petty Officer [107] Sapper [84] Chief Motor Mechanic [83] Engineman [75] Acting Leading Seaman [67] Sub-Lieutenant [62] Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [56] Surgeon Probationer [53] Lieutenant Commander [49] Telegraphist [48] Ordinary Telegraphist [45] Temporary Lieutenant [41] Corporal [39] Temporary Sub Lieutenant [37] Able Seaman RNVR [36] Recruit [33] Acting Petty Officer [32] Major [30] Second Hand [29] Midshipman [28] Sub Lieutenant RNVR [28] Serjeant [26] Acting Bombardier [25] Lance Corporal [25] Engineer Sub Lieutenant [24] Lieutenant RNVR [23] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [22] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [21] Lance Serjeant [20] Leading Signalman [20] Leading Deck Hand [19] Probationary Flight Officer [19] Signaller [19] Stoker [19] Motor Boatman [18] Stoker 1st Class [17] Driver [16] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [16]

Unit

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5752] Royal Naval Division [2426] Royal Naval Reserve [1670] Royal Air Force [157] Royal Engineers [135] Royal Naval Air Service [107] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [101] Royal Garrison Artillery [79] Royal Naval Division Blandford Camp [63] Hood Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [61] Mercantile Marine Reserve [56] London Regiment [50] Drake Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [49] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS TIGER [43] Hawke Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [35] Royal Army Service Corps [35] Anson Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [31] Royal Army Medical Corps [30] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [29] Royal Naval Division - Drake Battalion [29] Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve [28] Royal Field Artillery [25] Royal Naval Division - Benbow Battalion [25] Machine Gun Corps [24] RNVR Clyde - HMS Collingwood [22] Royal Naval Division - Hawke Battalion [22] Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion [22] Army Service Corps [20] Howe Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [20] Royal Marines [20] Royal Naval Division - Anson Battalion [20] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: Clyde Division: HMS CANADA [20] Royal Flying Corps [19] Nelson Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [18] Royal Naval Division - Hood Battalion [18] Royal Naval Division - Howe Battalion [18] RNVR Clyde [17] Durham Light Infantry [16] Honourable Artillery Company [16] Hood Battalion/Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [16] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS VALIANT [16] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Hampshire [16] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Queen Mary [16] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS INFLEXIBLE [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [15] General List [14] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [14] RNVR Wales - HMS Vanguard [13] Royal Fusiliers [13] RNVR Clyde - HMS NEPTUNE [12]

Service

Royal Navy [5953] British Army [1465] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [206] South African Services [70] Other Empire Force [48] Canadian Navy [34] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] Indian Army [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [782] B [647] S [627] W [529] H [527] C [519] R [363] P [314] D [308] A [285] G [280] T [264] F [258] L [248] J [163] K [131] E [123] N [103] O [68] I [35] Y [30] V [23] U [17] Q [8] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5567] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [3666] South Africa [59] Ireland [6] Canada [5] New Zealand [4] France [2] India [2] Isle of Man [2] Turkey [2] United States [2] Antarctica [1] Belgium [1] Ecuador [1] Egypt [1] Germany [1] Greece [1] Guyana [1] Malaysia [1] Netherlands [1] Nigeria [1] Sierra Leone [1] Singapore [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1] Zimbabwe [1]

Thomas Antrobus

Born 1884

Died 1967

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223335

Royal Navy 22741 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Thomas Croft

Born 1884

Died 1934

Royal Navy KW/175 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Benbow Battalion - Royal Naval Division

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Frank Percival Jago

Born 1900

Died 1928

Royal Navy Z/8825 (London) Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Archibald Morrison Hannah

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy Z/3427 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 3rd Battalion Royal Naval Division

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Norman Imrie

Born 1889

Died 1960

Royal Navy T. Z/1667 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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James Francis Archer

Born 1890

Died 1917

Royal Navy SS109953

Royal Navy Mersey Z/34 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve "Howe" Battalion

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Henry Booth

Born 1887

Died 1918

Royal Navy R/1744 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Anson Battalion

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Simeon Stacey

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy Bristol Z/7981 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve R.N. Depot (Crystal Palace)

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Joseph Card

Born 1884

Died 1915

Royal Navy Sussex 2/293 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Nelson Battalion R N Division

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Strangman Davis Kilner

Born 1888

Died 1961

Royal Navy Surgeon

Royal Navy Surgeon Lieutenant

Royal Navy Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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David William Mcneill Mapson

Born 1897

Died 1969

Royal Navy Z/1483 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Division 5th Battalion

Royal Navy Z/1483 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division 5th Battalion

Royal Navy Bristol Z/1483 Acting Leading Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Thomas Arthur Shadford

Born 1888

Died 1941

Royal Navy 8/2218 Recruit Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 8/2218 Ordinary Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 8/2218 Able Bodied Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Arthur Twibey

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army York and Lancaster Regiment

Royal Navy KP/334 Acting Leading Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - Royal Naval Division Drake Battalion

Royal Navy KP/334 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - Victory VI

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Charles George 'gus' Bonner

Born 1884

Died 1951

Royal Navy Z/205 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve London Division

Royal Navy 198 Temporary Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

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James Henry Jarvis

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy 4/3110 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy 4/3110 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division 2nd (Hawke) Battalion

Royal Navy London 4/3110 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Thomas Otto Hartshorn

Born 1893

Died 1982

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/2243 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Division Nelson Battalion

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/2243 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division Nelson Battalion

Royal Navy Z/2243 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Tyneside Division

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Geoffrey Heneage Drummond

Born 1886

Died 1941

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - ML 254

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John Robert Francis 'frank' Wild

Born 1873

Died 1939

Royal Navy 211395 Able Seaman

Royal Navy 211395 Petty Officer 1st Class

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Clarence Herbert Beckett

Born 1891

Died 1978

Royal Navy Mersey Z/2111 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Mersey Division

Royal Navy Mersey MZ/2111 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Mersey Division

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Richard Mapson

Born 1882

Died 1957

Royal Navy Z/586 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Division 1st Battalion

Royal Navy London Z/586 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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