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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [6]

Hull, Yorkshire [5]

Liverpool [5]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [4]

Lambeth, London [4]

Bow, London [3]

Edinburgh [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Stratford, London [3]

Aberdeen [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bridport, Dorset [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Deptford, Kent [2]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Horsham, Sussex [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Nottingham [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Adisham, Kent [1]

Aislaby, Yorkshire [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Aston, Oxfordshire [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire [1]

Ballyheige, Kerry [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire [1]

Beckton, North Greenwich, Essex [1]

Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1]

Belvedere, Kent [1]

Benenden, Kent [1]

Bensham, Gateshead, County Durham [1]

Birdham, Sussex [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bishopsteignton, Devon [1]

Bittern, Hampshire [1]

Blackwater, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [109]

Able Seaman [52]

Leading Seaman [25]

Private [20]

Petty Officer 1st Class [18]

Petty Officer [17]

Boy 2nd Class [15]

Chief Petty Officer [15]

Ordinary Seaman [15]

Stoker 2nd Class [14]

Boy 1st Class [13]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [10]

Leading Stoker [9]

Stoker [8]

Private RMLI [7]

Acting Petty Officer [6]

Gunner [5]

Acting Leading Seaman [4]

Chief Stoker [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Stoker Petty Officer [4]

Gunner RMA [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Master at Arms [3]

Serjeant [3]

Ships Corporal [3]

Skipper [3]

Sub Lieutenant [3]

1st Class Petty Officer [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Chief Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Leading Mechanic [2]

Leading Signalman [2]

Petty Officer (1st Class) [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Rigger [2]

Second Hand [2]

Signalman [2]

Sub-Lieutenant [2]

A.B. Seaman [1]

Able Bodied Seaman [1]

Able Seaman Sapper [1]

Acting Battery Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Boatman [1]

Boy [1]

Boy II [1]

Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Fleet Reserve [152]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [78]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Portsmouth [60]

Royal Naval Division [44]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Devonport [36]

Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion [26]

Royal Naval Division - Hood Battalion [23]

Royal Naval Division - Collingwood Battalion [17]

HMS Vivid [14]

Royal Naval Reserve [14]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [13]

Royal Naval Division - Benbow Battalion [10]

Royal Naval Division - Hawke Battalion [10]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [8]

Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) [8]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [8]

Royal Fleet Reserve: Devon [7]

Royal Naval Division - Howe Battalion [7]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [6]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6]

HMS Euryalus [5]

HMS Vivid II [5]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [5]

Royal Marine Brigade - Portsmouth Battalion [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5]

Royal Naval Division - Drake Battalion [5]

Fishery Reserve [4]

Fishery Reserve - Steam Trawler "Ethelwulf" (North Shields) [4]

HMS Good Hope [4]

HMS Majestic [4]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

British Naval Siege Guns [3]

HMS Albion [3]

HMS Excellent [3]

HMS Vindictive [3]

HMS Vivid I [3]

Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler "Campanula" (Ramsgate) [2]

HMCS Niobe [2]

HMS Ariadne [2]

HMS Arrogant [2]

HMS Black Prince [2]

HMS Blenheim [2]

HMS Cambridge [2]

HMS Chester [2]

HMS Cornwallis [2]

HMS Cumberland [2]

HMS Defiance [2]

HMS Exmouth [2]

HMS Lion [2]

Service

Royal Navy [354]

Other Empire Force [14]

British Army [9]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Canadian Navy [2]

Indian Army [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [45]

C [40]

M [37]

W [27]

S [25]

G [23]

D [22]

A [21]

H [20]

R [16]

L [15]

T [12]

J [11]

F [10]

P [9]

K [8]

E [6]

Y [6]

N [2]

O [2]

V [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [274]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [146]

Turkey [4]

Australia [1]

Gibraltar [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [6] Hull, Yorkshire [5] Liverpool [5] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [4] Lambeth, London [4] Bow, London [3] Edinburgh [3] Hackney, London [3] Stratford, London [3] Aberdeen [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bridport, Dorset [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Deptford, Kent [2] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Horsham, Sussex [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] North Shields, Northumberland, England [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Nottingham [2] Poplar, London [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Adisham, Kent [1] Aislaby, Yorkshire [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] Aston, Oxfordshire [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire [1] Ballyheige, Kerry [1] Barking, Essex [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire [1] Beckton, North Greenwich, Essex [1] Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1] Belvedere, Kent [1] Benenden, Kent [1] Bensham, Gateshead, County Durham [1] Birdham, Sussex [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham [1] Bishopsteignton, Devon [1] Bittern, Hampshire [1] Blackwater, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [109] Able Seaman [52] Leading Seaman [25] Private [20] Petty Officer 1st Class [18] Petty Officer [17] Boy 2nd Class [15] Chief Petty Officer [15] Ordinary Seaman [15] Stoker 2nd Class [14] Boy 1st Class [13] Petty Officer 2nd Class [10] Leading Stoker [9] Stoker [8] Private RMLI [7] Acting Petty Officer [6] Gunner [5] Acting Leading Seaman [4] Chief Stoker [4] Deck Hand [4] Stoker Petty Officer [4] Gunner RMA [3] Lieutenant [3] Master at Arms [3] Serjeant [3] Ships Corporal [3] Skipper [3] Sub Lieutenant [3] 1st Class Petty Officer [2] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Chief Stoker Petty Officer [2] Leading Mechanic [2] Leading Signalman [2] Petty Officer (1st Class) [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Rigger [2] Second Hand [2] Signalman [2] Sub-Lieutenant [2] A.B. Seaman [1] Able Bodied Seaman [1] Able Seaman Sapper [1] Acting Battery Sergeant Major [1] Acting Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Boatman [1] Boy [1] Boy II [1] Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Fleet Reserve [152] Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [78] Royal Fleet Reserve - Portsmouth [60] Royal Naval Division [44] Royal Fleet Reserve - Devonport [36] Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion [26] Royal Naval Division - Hood Battalion [23] Royal Naval Division - Collingwood Battalion [17] HMS Vivid [14] Royal Naval Reserve [14] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [13] Royal Naval Division - Benbow Battalion [10] Royal Naval Division - Hawke Battalion [10] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [8] Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) [8] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [8] Royal Fleet Reserve: Devon [7] Royal Naval Division - Howe Battalion [7] Royal Marine Light Infantry [6] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6] HMS Euryalus [5] HMS Vivid II [5] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [5] Royal Marine Brigade - Portsmouth Battalion [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5] Royal Naval Division - Drake Battalion [5] Fishery Reserve [4] Fishery Reserve - Steam Trawler "Ethelwulf" (North Shields) [4] HMS Good Hope [4] HMS Majestic [4] Mercantile Marine Reserve [4] Royal Marine Artillery [4] British Naval Siege Guns [3] HMS Albion [3] HMS Excellent [3] HMS Vindictive [3] HMS Vivid I [3] Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler "Campanula" (Ramsgate) [2] HMCS Niobe [2] HMS Ariadne [2] HMS Arrogant [2] HMS Black Prince [2] HMS Blenheim [2] HMS Cambridge [2] HMS Chester [2] HMS Cornwallis [2] HMS Cumberland [2] HMS Defiance [2] HMS Exmouth [2] HMS Lion [2]

Service

Royal Navy [354] Other Empire Force [14] British Army [9] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Australian Imperial Force [3] Canadian Navy [2] Indian Army [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [45] C [40] M [37] W [27] S [25] G [23] D [22] A [21] H [20] R [16] L [15] T [12] J [11] F [10] P [9] K [8] E [6] Y [6] N [2] O [2] V [2] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [274] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [146] Turkey [4] Australia [1] Gibraltar [1] New Zealand [1]

William George Mantell

Born 1886

Royal Navy 224261 Boy 1st Class

Royal Navy 224261 Ordinary Seaman

Royal Navy 224261 Able Seaman

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William James Gill

Born 1880

Died 1916

Royal Navy B 2585 Royal Fleet Reserve Devon

Royal Navy 296867 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vivid

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John Humberstone

Born 1893

Royal Navy SS112815 Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy SS112815 Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy SS112815 Stoker 1st Class Royal Fleet Reserve HMS Victory II [a shore base Crystal Palace London]

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Harry Loveday

Born 1894

Royal Navy SS112816 Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy SS112816 Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy SS112816 Stoker 1st Class Royal Fleet Reserve HMS Victory II [a shore base Crystal Palace London]

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Charles George Kenyon

Born 1896

Royal Navy J21661 Ordinary Seaman

Royal Navy J21661 Boy

Royal Navy J21661 Able Seaman

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Alfred Bodman

Born 1881

Died 1956

Royal Navy 205883 Leading Seaman

Royal Navy 205883 (RFR B6507) Leading Seaman

Royal Navy 205883 (RFR B6507) Leading Seaman Royal Fleet Reserve

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John Martin Saggers

Born 1886

Died 1916

Royal Navy PO/IC/327 Royal Fleet Reserve

Royal Navy SS101714 Stoker 1st Class HMS BLACK PRINCE

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Richard Dewdney

Born 1870

Died 1917

Royal Navy 147006

Royal Navy RFR/PO/2954 Royal Fleet Reserve

Royal Navy 147006(Dev.) Chief Stoker HMS Ariadne

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Cecil Myers Dale

Born 1881

Died 1915

Royal Navy Chatham 5/1983 Royal Fleet Reserve

Royal Navy 294309 Stoker 1st Class Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 2nd Reserve Battalion Royal Naval Division

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Robert Williams

Born 1865

Died 1917

Royal Navy 135514 Chief Stoker HMS Pomone

Royal Navy A 2186 Chief Stoker Royal Fleet Reserve

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Robert Craike

Born 1867

Died 1915

Royal Navy PO 128119 Royal Fleet Reserve

Royal Navy B/242 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Victory"

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Robert John Vanstone

Born 1880

Died 1916

Royal Navy Dev B3477 Royal Fleet Reserve

Royal Navy 290402 Leading Stoker HMS Vivid

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Herbert John Benson

Born 1880

Royal Navy 194568

Royal Navy 194568 Able Seaman Royal Fleet Reserve

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William Francis Setters

Born 1888

Died 1915

Royal Navy SS104586

Royal Navy 104686 Stoker 1st Class Royal Naval Division Howe Battalion

Royal Navy RFR/B/4165 Stoker 1st Class Royal Fleet Reserve - Devonport

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Frederick Samuel Halsey

Born 1891

Died 1920

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet)

Royal Navy WSA 2184 Skipper Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy A 4401 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

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Henry Edward Dunkley

Born 1871

Died 1933

Royal Navy RFR/B/3682 Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

Royal Navy 276022 Boy 2nd Class

Royal Navy 276022 Stoker 1st Class

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Edwin William Fruin Skinner

Born 1863

Died 1916

Royal Navy RFR/CH/B/1177 Royal Fleet Reserve

Royal Navy 128054

Royal Navy 128054 Chief Petty Officer HM Trawler Valpa

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William Stone

Born 1874

Died 1917

Royal Navy 148368 Petty Officer 1st Class HMS Excellent

Royal Navy A4011 Petty Officer Royal Fleet Reserve

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David Cadwaladr

Born 1884

Died 1917

Royal Navy B/2380 Royal Fleet Reserve Devon

Royal Navy SS170 Able Seaman HMS Vivid

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James Lowe

Born 1885

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS240

Royal Navy Royal Fleet Reserve B/2996

Royal Navy SS/240 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Furious"

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