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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]

Frederick Cambridge Theobald

Born 1864

Died 1922

Royal Navy London AA/1608 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

British Army Second Lieutenant Scottish Horse

British Army Lieutenant Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment)

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Arthur Wilson

Born 1896

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/7210 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/7210 Signalman RNVR Tyneside - HMS Arrogant

Royal Navy Dover Patrol

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Henry George Noel Read

Born 1892

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Acting Captain Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport

British Army Major Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport

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Sidney John Lidden Lindeman

Born 1892

Died 1945

British Army Probationary Surgeon His Majesty's Service (HMS) Destroyer

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Acting Major Royal Army Medical Corps

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Alexander Mcroberts

Born 1895

Royal Navy 4/2563 Acting Leading Seaman RNVR D.A.M.S (HMS President III)

Royal Navy 4/2563 Able Seaman RNVR S.S. Winlaton - D.A.M.S. (HMS President III)

Royal Navy 4/2563 Recruit Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Roy Douglas Aylward

Born 1895

Died 1976

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps From University of London O.T.C.. LG 10/8/1917

Royal Navy Temporary Surgeon Probationer Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

British Army 46 Private Australian Voluntary Hospital Le Havre 29 August 1914

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Thomas Gordon Pearson

Born 1898

Royal Navy J45330 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J45330 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

British Army 31737 Private King's (Liverpool) Regiment

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Eustace Archibald Remnant

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery attached Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery attached Royal Engineers

British Army 6791166 Private London Regiment

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Adrian Earl Hoptoun Lewis

British Army CMT/711 Private Army Service Corps General Head Quarters Royal Engineers

British Army CMT/711 Acting Serjeant Royal Army Service Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps

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Samuel Jackson Hanna

Born 1892

Died 1958

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 5943 Motor Service Corps

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 801059 Motor Service Corps

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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William Freeman Roper

British Army Second Lieutenant Wiltshire Regiment

British Army M009966 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army S/449107 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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James Adger

Born 1894

Royal Navy F14205 Petty Officer Mechanic HMS President II (Crystal Palace)

Royal Navy F14205 Chief Petty Officer Mechanic HMS President II (Crystal Palace)

Royal Navy F14205 Chief Petty Officer Mechanic HMS President II (Tregantle)

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Eugene John Cathcart Nicholls

British Army Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Acting Captain King's African Rifles

British Army Lieutenant King's African Rifles

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Daniel Watters

Born 1897

Royal Navy Clyde Z/6739 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/6739 Able Seaman RNVR Clyde - HMS Vindictive

Royal Navy Z/6739 Able Seaman RNVR Clyde - HMS Crescent

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James Harvey Brown

British Army Captain Inland Waterways and Docks Royal Engineers

British Army Major Inland Waterways and Docks Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Inland Waterways and Docks Royal Engineers

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