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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [9]

Southampton [7]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [6]

Hull, Yorkshire [4]

Dorchester, Dorset [2]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [2]

Horsham, Sussex [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battey, Yorkshire [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Bembridge Isle of Wight [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackheath, Kent [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bradford, Lancashire [1]

Brading Isle of Wight [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chester [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Christchurch, Reading [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Compton, Sussex [1]

Corballis, Meath, County Louth [1]

Cuckfield, Sussex [1]

Cupar, Fifeshire [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Derby [1]

Derrylin, Fermanagh [1]

Dublin, Dublin [1]

Dunny Cove, Cork [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Emsworth, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [43]

Stoker 1st Class [15]

Ordinary Seaman [14]

Boy 1st Class [10]

Leading Seaman [9]

Leading Stoker [5]

Private [5]

Chief Stoker [4]

Fireman [4]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Petty Officer [4]

Private RMLI [4]

Steward [4]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Commander [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Ordinary Signalman [3]

Stewardess [3]

Able Seaman RNVR [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Gunner [2]

Naval Cadet [2]

Petty Officer 1st Class [2]

Shipwright 1st Class [2]

Sister [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Yeoman of Signals [2]

1st Writer [1]

2nd Steward [1]

3rd Writer [1]

ALIAS Able Seaman [1]

Able seaman [1]

Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Boy 2c [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Boy Wtr [1]

Cadet [1]

Canteen Manager [1]

Captain [1]

Unit

HMS Southampton [100]

HMS SOUTHAMPTON [29]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [26]

Mercantile Marine - S.S. "South Western" (Southampton) [23]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [7]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [7]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Southampton [5]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Mercantile Marine - HMHS 'Glenart Castle' (Southampton) [3]

RNVR London - HMS Southampton [3]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Southampton [3]

HMS Eclipse [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Southampton [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - S.S. "South Western" (Southampton) [2]

Army Service Corps [1]

Britannia (Royal Naval College) [1]

Crystal Palace [1]

Dover [1]

Embarkation Staff Southampton [1]

Grain [1]

Guilat Hospital [1]

H.M.S Birmingham [1]

H.M.S Minerva [1]

H.M.S Southampton [1]

H.M.S Topaze [1]

H.M.S. "Southampton." [1]

H.M.S. Victory [1]

HMAS Sydney [1]

HMS Achilles & Victoria [1]

HMS Active [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Alexandra [1]

HMS Amethyst [1]

HMS Apollo (Laverock) [1]

HMS Asia [1]

HMS Australia [1]

HMS Birmingham [1]

HMS Boscawen [1]

HMS Brilliant [1]

HMS Britannia [1]

HMS Centurion [1]

HMS Cruizer [1]

HMS Daedalus (Dover) [1]

HMS Daedalus (Portsmouth) [1]

HMS Dryad [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington I [1]

HMS Dwarf [1]

Service

Royal Navy [151]

Other Empire Force [28]

British Army [8]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [20]

M [16]

A [15]

C [15]

S [15]

W [13]

G [11]

H [11]

T [11]

P [8]

D [7]

E [7]

L [7]

J [5]

K [5]

N [5]

R [5]

F [3]

O [3]

Y [2]

I [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [131]

Merchant Navy [16]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

Ireland [1]

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People [186] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [9] Southampton [7] Southampton, Hampshire, England [6] Hull, Yorkshire [4] Dorchester, Dorset [2] Guernsey, Channel Islands [2] Horsham, Sussex [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London [2] Marylebone, London [2] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Battersea, London [1] Battey, Yorkshire [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bembridge Isle of Wight [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackheath, Kent [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bradford, Lancashire [1] Brading Isle of Wight [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Camden Town, London [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chester [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Christchurch, Reading [1] Clapham, London [1] Compton, Sussex [1] Corballis, Meath, County Louth [1] Cuckfield, Sussex [1] Cupar, Fifeshire [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Deptford, London [1] Derby [1] Derrylin, Fermanagh [1] Dublin, Dublin [1] Dunny Cove, Cork [1] Edmonton, London [1] Emsworth, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [43] Stoker 1st Class [15] Ordinary Seaman [14] Boy 1st Class [10] Leading Seaman [9] Leading Stoker [5] Private [5] Chief Stoker [4] Fireman [4] Lieutenant Commander [4] Petty Officer [4] Private RMLI [4] Steward [4] Boy 2nd Class [3] Commander [3] Lieutenant [3] Ordinary Signalman [3] Stewardess [3] Able Seaman RNVR [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Gunner [2] Naval Cadet [2] Petty Officer 1st Class [2] Shipwright 1st Class [2] Sister [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Yeoman of Signals [2] 1st Writer [1] 2nd Steward [1] 3rd Writer [1] ALIAS Able Seaman [1] Able seaman [1] Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer [1] Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Assistant Matron [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Blacksmith [1] Boy 2c [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Boy Wtr [1] Cadet [1] Canteen Manager [1] Captain [1]

Unit

HMS Southampton [100] HMS SOUTHAMPTON [29] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [26] Mercantile Marine - S.S. "South Western" (Southampton) [23] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [7] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [7] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Southampton [5] Royal Naval Division [4] Mercantile Marine - HMHS 'Glenart Castle' (Southampton) [3] RNVR London - HMS Southampton [3] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Southampton [3] HMS Eclipse [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Vivid I [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Southampton [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - S.S. "South Western" (Southampton) [2] Army Service Corps [1] Britannia (Royal Naval College) [1] Crystal Palace [1] Dover [1] Embarkation Staff Southampton [1] Grain [1] Guilat Hospital [1] H.M.S Birmingham [1] H.M.S Minerva [1] H.M.S Southampton [1] H.M.S Topaze [1] H.M.S. "Southampton." [1] H.M.S. Victory [1] HMAS Sydney [1] HMS Achilles & Victoria [1] HMS Active [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Alexandra [1] HMS Amethyst [1] HMS Apollo (Laverock) [1] HMS Asia [1] HMS Australia [1] HMS Birmingham [1] HMS Boscawen [1] HMS Brilliant [1] HMS Britannia [1] HMS Centurion [1] HMS Cruizer [1] HMS Daedalus (Dover) [1] HMS Daedalus (Portsmouth) [1] HMS Dryad [1] HMS Duke of Wellington [1] HMS Duke of Wellington I [1] HMS Dwarf [1]

Service

Royal Navy [151] Other Empire Force [28] British Army [8] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [20] M [16] A [15] C [15] S [15] W [13] G [11] H [11] T [11] P [8] D [7] E [7] L [7] J [5] K [5] N [5] R [5] F [3] O [3] Y [2] I [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [131] Merchant Navy [16]

Country

United Kingdom [28] Ireland [1]

Richard Eves

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy 201908 Petty Officer HMS Southampton

Royal Navy 201908 Leading Seaman HMS Southampton

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William Smith

Born 1881

Died 1946

Royal Navy 271427 Engine Room Artificer 1st class HMS Southampton

Royal Navy 271427 Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer HMS Southampton

Royal Navy 271427 Chief Engine Room Artificer HMS Southampton

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Charles Alfred Twine

Born 1894

Died 1947

Royal Navy K14742 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Southampton

Royal Navy K14742 Leading Stoker HMS Southampton

Royal Navy K14742 Stoker 2c HMS Southampton

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Albert Edward Oldham

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS3164

Royal Navy SS/3164 Able Seaman HMS Southampton

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Arthur Edward Steer

Born 1875

Died 1916

Royal Navy 276280 Chief Stoker HMS Southampton

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Thomas James Mann

Born 1892

Royal Navy J4897 Able Seaman HMS Southampton

Royal Navy J4897 Able Seaman HMS Southampton

Royal Navy J4897 Boy 2c HMS Ganges

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Cecil James Burrage

Born 1893

Died 1967

Royal Navy K23154 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Southampton

Royal Navy K23154 Stoker 1st Class HMS Southampton

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Nongqayi Makatini

Died 1917

South African Services 9558 Private Southampton, Hampshire

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John William Booth

Born 1874

Died 1916

Royal Navy 176827 Leading Stoker HMS Southampton

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William Stephen Richard King-Hall

Born 1893

Died 1966

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Southampton

Royal Navy Cadet

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Leonard Rigby

Born 1889

Died 1958

Royal Navy M22675 3rd Writer

Royal Navy M22675

Royal Navy M22675 3rd Writer HMS Vivid I

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Albert William Garland Symonds

Born 1888

Royal Navy 346355 1st Writer HMS Southampton

Royal Navy 346355 Boy Wtr Pembroke II

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David William Humphreys

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J15968 Able Seaman HMS Southampton

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William Smith

Born 1881

Died 1946

Royal Navy 271427 Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS Southampton

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James Horace Wainscoat

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy J4716 Leading Seaman HMS Southampton

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Thomas Alfred Mclean

Born 1896

Died 1914

Royal Navy J19197 Ordinary Seaman HMS SOUTHAMPTON

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Adolphus Albert Reginald Newnham

Born 1886

Died 1960

Royal Navy 227138 HMS Southampton

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George Hall

Born 1893

Royal Navy SS3773 HMS Southampton

Royal Navy SS3773 Able Seaman HMS Southampton

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Harry Patrick

Born 1896

Died 1915

Royal Navy J28795

Royal Navy 28795(CH) Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Southampton."

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Robert James Packham

Born 1897

Died 1969

Royal Navy J22764 Telegraphist HMS SOUTHAMPTON

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