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Place of birth

Eastney, Portsmouth, Hants [6]

Landport, Portsmouth [4]

Woolwich, Kent [3]

Birmingham [2]

Burley, Ringwood, Hants [2]

Croydon [2]

Fratton, Portsmouth [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Ainsdale, Formby, Lancahire [1]

Aldershot, Hants [1]

Baltimore, Cork [1]

Bangalore [1]

Barking, London, Essex [1]

Beeston, Nottingham [1]

Brafferton, Yorkshire [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Burwell, Newmarket, Cambridge [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cathays, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Cathcart, Glasgow [1]

Caversham, Reading, Berkshire [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Cockermouth, Cumberland [1]

Coppagh, Omagh, CountyTyrone [1]

Costessey, Norfolk [1]

Crown Inn, Trunch, Norfolk [1]

Derby [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Eastney, Portsmouth [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Elson, Gosport, Hants [1]

Eton Wick, Burnham, Bucks [1]

Everton, Liverpool [1]

Everton, Liverpool, Lancs [1]

Faizabad [1]

Felpham, Bognor, Sussex [1]

Frimley, Aldershot, Hants [1]

Fulham [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glazeley, Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1]

Goodworth, Andover, Hants [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Rank

Gunner [55]

Musician [51]

Marine [45]

Lieutenant [18]

Corporal [14]

Private [14]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Sergeant [13]

Captain [12]

Band Corporal [8]

Major [8]

Sapper [8]

Bombardier [6]

Bandmaster 2nd Class [5]

Driver [5]

Band Boy [4]

Gunner 2nd Class [4]

Bugler [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Gunner RMA [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Musician [1]

Bandmaster [1]

Bandmaster 1st Class [1]

Bandmaster R.M.B [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bombadier [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain acting Major [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

General [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Honorary Flight Lieutenant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lee Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major (later Lieutenant-General) [1]

Major /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Private/Gunner 2nd Class/Gunner [1]

RM Gunner [1]

Reverend [1]

Unit

Royal Marine Artillery [595]

Royal Marines Band [472]

Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [68]

Royal Marines Divisional Train: [40]

Royal Marines [37]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [31]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [19]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [14]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers [10]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS CANADA [6]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS IRON DUKE [6]

Royal Marines Artillery [6]

Royal Marines Band - HMS NEPTUNE [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS VALIANT [4]

Royal Marines Band - HMS LION [4]

Royal Marines Band - HMS Monmouth [4]

Royal Marines Depot [4]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS COLLINGWOOD [3]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS INFLEXIBLE [3]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS ST VINCENT [3]

Royal Marines Band - HMS INVINCIBLE [3]

Royal Marines Band - HMS INFLEXIBLE [3]

Royal Marines Band - HMS INVINCIBLE [3]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [3]

Royal Marines Field Force North Russia [3]

Royal Marines Labour Corps [3]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS INDOMITABLE [2]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS MARLBOROUGH [2]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS NEPTUNE [2]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS NEW ZEALAND [2]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS TIGER [2]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Vanguard [2]

Royal Marine Artillery; HMS Ajax [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS BELLEROPHON [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS BULWARK [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS CANADA [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS IRON DUKE [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS MALAYA [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS QUEEN MARY [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS THUNDERER [2]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Attached Royal Field Artillery [1]

General Staff [1]

Service

Royal Navy [666]

British Army [47]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [90]

W [70]

S [65]

M [64]

H [61]

C [41]

P [34]

A [32]

G [31]

R [31]

D [29]

F [29]

T [22]

L [20]

J [16]

E [14]

K [13]

O [8]

N [7]

U [4]

V [4]

I [3]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [689]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

Ireland [2]

Singapore [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Eastney, Portsmouth, Hants [6] Landport, Portsmouth [4] Woolwich, Kent [3] Birmingham [2] Burley, Ringwood, Hants [2] Croydon [2] Fratton, Portsmouth [2] Paddington, London [2] Ainsdale, Formby, Lancahire [1] Aldershot, Hants [1] Baltimore, Cork [1] Bangalore [1] Barking, London, Essex [1] Beeston, Nottingham [1] Brafferton, Yorkshire [1] Bristol [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brixton, London [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Burwell, Newmarket, Cambridge [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cathays, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Cathcart, Glasgow [1] Caversham, Reading, Berkshire [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Cockermouth, Cumberland [1] Coppagh, Omagh, CountyTyrone [1] Costessey, Norfolk [1] Crown Inn, Trunch, Norfolk [1] Derby [1] Dover, Kent [1] Eastney, Portsmouth [1] Edinburgh [1] Elson, Gosport, Hants [1] Eton Wick, Burnham, Bucks [1] Everton, Liverpool [1] Everton, Liverpool, Lancs [1] Faizabad [1] Felpham, Bognor, Sussex [1] Frimley, Aldershot, Hants [1] Fulham [1] Fulham, London [1] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glasgow [1] Glazeley, Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1] Goodworth, Andover, Hants [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Hackney, London [1]

Rank

Gunner [55] Musician [51] Marine [45] Lieutenant [18] Corporal [14] Private [14] Second Lieutenant [13] Sergeant [13] Captain [12] Band Corporal [8] Major [8] Sapper [8] Bombardier [6] Bandmaster 2nd Class [5] Driver [5] Band Boy [4] Gunner 2nd Class [4] Bugler [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [2] Brigadier General [2] Gunner RMA [2] Lance Corporal [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Musician [1] Bandmaster [1] Bandmaster 1st Class [1] Bandmaster R.M.B [1] Bandsman [1] Bombadier [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain acting Major [1] Chaplain [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Colour Sergeant [1] General [1] Honorary Captain [1] Honorary Flight Lieutenant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lee Sergeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major (later Lieutenant-General) [1] Major /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Private/Gunner 2nd Class/Gunner [1] RM Gunner [1] Reverend [1]

Unit

Royal Marine Artillery [595] Royal Marines Band [472] Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [68] Royal Marines Divisional Train: [40] Royal Marines [37] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [31] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [19] Royal Field Artillery [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [14] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers [10] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS CANADA [6] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS IRON DUKE [6] Royal Marines Artillery [6] Royal Marines Band - HMS NEPTUNE [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS VALIANT [4] Royal Marines Band - HMS LION [4] Royal Marines Band - HMS Monmouth [4] Royal Marines Depot [4] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS COLLINGWOOD [3] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS INFLEXIBLE [3] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS ST VINCENT [3] Royal Marines Band - HMS INVINCIBLE [3] Royal Marines Band - HMS INFLEXIBLE [3] Royal Marines Band - HMS INVINCIBLE [3] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [3] Royal Marines Field Force North Russia [3] Royal Marines Labour Corps [3] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS INDOMITABLE [2] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS MARLBOROUGH [2] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS NEPTUNE [2] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS NEW ZEALAND [2] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS TIGER [2] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Vanguard [2] Royal Marine Artillery; HMS Ajax [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS BELLEROPHON [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS BULWARK [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS CANADA [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS IRON DUKE [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS MALAYA [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS QUEEN MARY [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS THUNDERER [2] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [1] Army Service Corps [1] Attached Royal Field Artillery [1] General Staff [1]

Service

Royal Navy [666] British Army [47] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [90] W [70] S [65] M [64] H [61] C [41] P [34] A [32] G [31] R [31] D [29] F [29] T [22] L [20] J [16] E [14] K [13] O [8] N [7] U [4] V [4] I [3] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [689]

Country

United Kingdom [31] Ireland [2] Singapore [1] South Africa [1]

Theodore Gibson Mcardle

Born 1894

Died 1972

Royal Navy 12785 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy Colour Sergeant Royal Marines

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Gerald Fenwick Haszard

Born 1894

Died 1967

Royal Navy temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Marines

Royal Navy Temporary Lieutenant Royal Marine Artillery Anti-Aircraft Brigade

Royal Navy Captain Royal Marines Artillery

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Maurice Desmond Quill

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy Second Lieutenant Royal Marines

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marines

Royal Navy Captain Royal Marines

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William Henry Sherwill Willing

Born 1899

Died 1938

Royal Navy 14955 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 14955 Private/Gunner 2nd Class/Gunner Royal Marines/HMS Ramillies

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Royston Swire Griffiths

Born 1885

Died 1917

Royal Navy 189 lance corporal Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal

British Army Acting Major Royal Garrison Artillery 123rd Siege Battery

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Walter George Arthur Shadwell

Born 1890

Died 1934

Royal Navy Second Lieutenant Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy Captain Royal Marine Artillery

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James Hilliker

Born 1898

British Army RMB/2019 Musician Royal Marines

British Army 1021813 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

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Royden Lees Bancroft

Born 1891

Died 1969

Royal Navy 671 Lance Corporal Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

British Army Captain Royal Garrison Artillery

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Dennis Ivor Day

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy 334 Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 106 Battery

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Edward Lloyd Musgrave Protheroe

Born 1888

Died 1970

Royal Navy 687 Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Richard Frederick White

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy 12128 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy RMB/1412 Musician Royal Marines Band Royal Naval School of Music (Eastney)

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John Hawkes Walker

Born 1896

Died 1974

Royal Navy 211 Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

British Army 199887 Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Edward Fulke French

Born 1886

Died 1918

Royal Navy 226 Captain Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 296th Brigade

British Army Corporal Royal Engineers

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Thomas White

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy 216659 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy RMA/16659 Private Royal Marines Artillery Headquarters Eastney

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John Edward Walker

Born 1887

Died 1976

Royal Navy 290 Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal Deal Engineers

Royal Navy 290 Corporal Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

British Army

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Frederick William Lumsden

Born 1872

Died 1918

Royal Navy Second Lieutenant Royal Marines Artillery

British Army Brigadier General General Staff

British Army Major /Temporary Brigadier General Staff/ Royal Marine Artillery 14th Infantry Brigade

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Edward Averley Alias Roberts

Born 1886

British Army 30 Musician Royal Marines Band HMS Pembroke

Royal Navy 30 Musician Royal Marines Band R.N. School of Music

Royal Navy 30 Musician Royal Marines Band HMS Collussus

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Guy Struthers Perkins

Born 1885

Died 1915

Royal Navy 10026 Private Royal Marines Artillery

Royal Navy 2nd Lieutenant Royal Marines Portsmouth Battalion

Royal Navy 351439 H.M.S, Victory

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Fred Nutt

Born 1895

Died 1917

Royal Navy 12542 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 1605 Musician Royal Marines Band

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Charles William Stopford

Born 1892

Died 1972

Royal Navy 227 Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

British Army 151862 Captain Royal Field Artillery

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