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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

London, Middlesex, England [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [4]

Ballarat, Victoria [3]

Battersea, London [3]

Napier [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Sunderland [3]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Blundeston, Suffolk [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Christchurch [2]

Derby [2]

Dublin [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Islington, London [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Lickowen, Castletownshend [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

New Cross, London [2]

Plymouth, Devon, England [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

South Shields, Durham, England [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Sydney, New South Wales [2]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberdeen, Scotland [1]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Akaroa [1]

Alfreton, Derbyshire [1]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland [1]

Annandale, New South Wales [1]

Anstruther, Fife [1]

Anstruther, Fifeshire, Scotland [1]

Antwerp [1]

Arbroath [1]

Arklow, County Wicklow [1]

Arklow, Wicklow [1]

Arreton, Isle of Wight, England [1]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England [1]

At Sea [1]

Auckland [1]

Aylmerton, Norfolk [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [329]

Able Seaman [299]

Second Lieutenant [220]

Lieutenant [198]

Stoker [123]

Captain [98]

Sapper [81]

Ordinary Seaman [80]

Petty Officer [75]

Gunner [60]

Leading Seaman [56]

Sub Lieutenant [48]

Corporal [45]

Ships Corporal [41]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [38]

Stoker 1st Class [33]

Seaman [31]

Surgeon Lieutenant [31]

Serjeant [28]

Major [26]

Leading Stoker [25]

Commander [23]

Driver [22]

Deck Hand [21]

Lance Corporal [21]

Chief Petty Officer [20]

Signaller [20]

Stoker Petty Officer [20]

Lieutenant Commander [19]

1st Class Stoker [18]

Telegraphist [18]

Midshipman [17]

Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [17]

Signalman [16]

Temporary Surgeon [16]

Leading Signalman [15]

Surgeon [15]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [14]

Stoker 2nd Class [14]

Temporary Lieutenant [12]

Boy 1st Class [11]

Petty Officer Mechanic [11]

Chaplain [10]

Lieutenant Colonel [10]

Boy [9]

Boy 2nd Class [9]

Fireman [9]

Yeoman of Signals [9]

1st Class Petty Officer [8]

Acting Corporal [8]

Unit

Royal Navy [1555]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [168]

Royal Naval Reserve [161]

Royal Engineers [143]

Royal Australian Navy [73]

Royal Garrison Artillery [53]

Royal Army Medical Corps [49]

Royal Field Artillery [41]

Royal Army Service Corps [36]

Royal Air Force [35]

Royal Indian Marine [33]

London Regiment [30]

Labour Corps [29]

Royal Navy Air Service [29]

Army Service Corps [23]

Machine Gun Corps [23]

Royal Australian Navy - HMAS AE1 [23]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [23]

Royal Naval Division [21]

Navy [18]

Royal Artillery [18]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

General List [13]

Hampshire Regiment [13]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [13]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

British Red Cross Society [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Australian Navy, H.M.A.S. "Australia." [10]

Royal Naval Air Service [10]

Tank Corps [10]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport [8]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Gordon Highlanders [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [6]

Merchant Navy [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [6]

Service

British Army [1655]

Royal Navy [400]

Other Empire Force [239]

Australian Imperial Force [55]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32]

Canadian Navy [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [238]

S [192]

M [190]

H [163]

C [161]

W [137]

P [112]

G [100]

A [99]

R [97]

D [95]

L [90]

T [85]

F [76]

K [63]

J [54]

E [35]

O [25]

N [24]

V [17]

I [11]

U [7]

Y [6]

Q [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1850]

Merchant Navy [117]

Country

United Kingdom [105]

Australia [9]

New Zealand [6]

Ireland [3]

United States [2]

India [1]

Singapore [1]

Turkey [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] London, Middlesex, England [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4] Southampton, Hampshire, England [4] Ballarat, Victoria [3] Battersea, London [3] Napier [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Sunderland [3] Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Blundeston, Suffolk [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Camberwell, London [2] Christchurch [2] Derby [2] Dublin [2] Edinburgh [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Islington, London [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Lickowen, Castletownshend [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] New Cross, London [2] Plymouth, Devon, England [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] South Shields, Durham, England [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Sydney, New South Wales [2] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Aberdeen [1] Aberdeen, Scotland [1] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Akaroa [1] Alfreton, Derbyshire [1] Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland [1] Annandale, New South Wales [1] Anstruther, Fife [1] Anstruther, Fifeshire, Scotland [1] Antwerp [1] Arbroath [1] Arklow, County Wicklow [1] Arklow, Wicklow [1] Arreton, Isle of Wight, England [1] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England [1] At Sea [1] Auckland [1] Aylmerton, Norfolk [1] Ballarat Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [329] Able Seaman [299] Second Lieutenant [220] Lieutenant [198] Stoker [123] Captain [98] Sapper [81] Ordinary Seaman [80] Petty Officer [75] Gunner [60] Leading Seaman [56] Sub Lieutenant [48] Corporal [45] Ships Corporal [41] Lieutenant (Temporary) [38] Stoker 1st Class [33] Seaman [31] Surgeon Lieutenant [31] Serjeant [28] Major [26] Leading Stoker [25] Commander [23] Driver [22] Deck Hand [21] Lance Corporal [21] Chief Petty Officer [20] Signaller [20] Stoker Petty Officer [20] Lieutenant Commander [19] 1st Class Stoker [18] Telegraphist [18] Midshipman [17] Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [17] Signalman [16] Temporary Surgeon [16] Leading Signalman [15] Surgeon [15] Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [14] Stoker 2nd Class [14] Temporary Lieutenant [12] Boy 1st Class [11] Petty Officer Mechanic [11] Chaplain [10] Lieutenant Colonel [10] Boy [9] Boy 2nd Class [9] Fireman [9] Yeoman of Signals [9] 1st Class Petty Officer [8] Acting Corporal [8]

Unit

Royal Navy [1555] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [168] Royal Naval Reserve [161] Royal Engineers [143] Royal Australian Navy [73] Royal Garrison Artillery [53] Royal Army Medical Corps [49] Royal Field Artillery [41] Royal Army Service Corps [36] Royal Air Force [35] Royal Indian Marine [33] London Regiment [30] Labour Corps [29] Royal Navy Air Service [29] Army Service Corps [23] Machine Gun Corps [23] Royal Australian Navy - HMAS AE1 [23] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [23] Royal Naval Division [21] Navy [18] Royal Artillery [18] Durham Light Infantry [14] General List [13] Hampshire Regiment [13] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [13] Cheshire Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] British Red Cross Society [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Australian Navy, H.M.A.S. "Australia." [10] Royal Naval Air Service [10] Tank Corps [10] King's Own Scottish Borderers [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [8] Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport [8] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7] Devonshire Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Gordon Highlanders [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Royal Flying Corps [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Coldstream Guards [6] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6] Highland Light Infantry [6] Mercantile Marine Reserve [6] Merchant Navy [6] Seaforth Highlanders [6]

Service

British Army [1655] Royal Navy [400] Other Empire Force [239] Australian Imperial Force [55] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32] Canadian Navy [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [238] S [192] M [190] H [163] C [161] W [137] P [112] G [100] A [99] R [97] D [95] L [90] T [85] F [76] K [63] J [54] E [35] O [25] N [24] V [17] I [11] U [7] Y [6] Q [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1850] Merchant Navy [117]

Country

United Kingdom [105] Australia [9] New Zealand [6] Ireland [3] United States [2] India [1] Singapore [1] Turkey [1]

Thomas Edward Mullins

Born 1882

Australian Imperial Force Sick Berth Steward Chief Petty Officer Royal Australian Navy

Australian Imperial Force 1606 Sick Berth Steward 1st Class Royal Australian Navy HMAS 'Sydney'

Australian Imperial Force 1606 Sick Berth Steward 1st Class Royal Australian Navy

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Arthur William Lambert

Born 1874

Died 1932

Other Empire Force 7899 Chief Petty Officer Royal Australian Navy London Depot

Australian Imperial Force 7899 Chief Petty Officer HMAS Cerberus

Other Empire Force 7899 Chief Petty Officer Royal Australian Navy HMAS Sydney

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Hugh Tregarthen

Born 1892

Died 1918

Other Empire Force 6313 Able Seaman Royal Australian Navy

Other Empire Force 6313 Able Seaman Royal Australian Navy - S.S. "Glenartney."

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Harry Friston Maltby

Born 1883

Died 1953

Royal Navy 204281 Boy 1st Class HMS Caledonia

Royal Navy 204281 Boy 1st Class HMS Minotaur

Royal Navy 204281 Petty Officer HMS Pembroke I

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Thomas Edwin Ruddle

Born 1887

Royal Navy 310063

Royal Navy 310063 Acting Leading Stoker Royal Navy

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Ernest James Borrott

Born 1879

Royal Navy 178833 Petty Officer Royal Navy

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Henry Cunniffe

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS9547

Royal Navy SS/9547 (PO) Ordinary Seaman Royal Navy H.M.S. "Victory"

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George Victor Frederick Carter

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army F30863 Aircraftsman I Royal Navy

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230863 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force

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John 'jack' Davies

Born 1893

Died 1969

Royal Navy K33416 Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy Royal Navy

K33416

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Percy George Robert Blackburn

Born 1880

Died 1956

Royal Navy F13814

Royal Navy Air Mechanic Royal Navy Air Service President II

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213814 Leading Mechanic

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David Bruce Gordon

Born 1892

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 2527 Stoker Royal Australian Navy HMAS Sydney

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Reginald Hayes

Born 1883

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 7507 Petty Officer Royal Australian Navy HMAS Australia

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William Houston-Stewart

Born 1893

Died 1917

Royal Navy Flight Sub-Lieutenant Royal Navy Air Service 2 Squadron

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Benjamin Frank Burden

Born 1864

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 8251 Chief Writer Royal Australian Navy H.M.A. London depot

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Herbert Dobson

Born 1886

Died 1918

Royal Navy 223645

Royal Navy 223645 Able Seaman Royal Navy - HMS Clinit

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William Henry Farrington Warren

Born 1878

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force Commander Royal Australian Navy H.M. T.B.D. Parramatta

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Douglas John Westmacott Jeatt

Born 1893

Died 1942

British Army 691 Corporal Royal Engineers Hampshire (Fortress)

Other Empire Force Engineer Officer Merchant Navy

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Herbert Leonard Bowden

Born 1893

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force 167 Able Seaman Driver Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

Australian Imperial Force 167 Petty Officer Royal Australian Navy Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

Australian Imperial Force Leading Signalman Royal Australian Naval Reserve (M)

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Harold Mark Collins

Born 1894

Died 1935

Australian Imperial Force 3157 Able Seaman Royal Australian Navy

Australian Imperial Force 3157 Able Seaman Royal Australian Navy HMAS "Sydney"

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Edwin Banthorpe Hancey

Born 1894

Died 1917

Other Empire Force 4701 Stoker Royal Australian Navy

Other Empire Force 4701 Stoker Royal Australian Navy - H.M.A.S. "Melbourne."

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