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Plymouth, Devon [35]

Devonport, Devon [21]

Liverpool, Lancashire [17]

Bristol, Somerset [11]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [10]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [10]

Belfast, Antrim [9]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [8]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [8]

Exeter, Devon [6]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [5]

Dawlish, Devon [5]

Newport, Monmouthshire [5]

Stonehouse, Devon [5]

Swansea, Glamorgan [4]

Swindon, Wiltshire [4]

Torpoint, Cornwall [4]

Brixham, Devon [3]

Calstock, Cornwall [3]

Dartmouth, Devon [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Liverpool [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Newcastle, Northumberland [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Torquay, Devon [3]

Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Bedminster, Somerset [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Birmingham [2]

Cambridge [2]

Cork, Ireland [2]

Crediton, Devon [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Dublin [2]

Exmouth, Devon [2]

Falmouth, Cornwall [2]

Frome, Somerset [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Gloucester [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Hereford [2]

Holloway, London [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Ipplepen, Devon [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [204]

Stoker 1st Class [125]

Boy 1st Class [50]

Leading Stoker [41]

Leading Seaman [32]

Ordinary Seaman [32]

Private [20]

Lieutenant [18]

Stoker Petty Officer [18]

Stoker 2nd Class [16]

Gunner [15]

Midshipman [14]

Lieutenant Commander [13]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [12]

Commander [11]

Petty Officer [11]

Signal Boy [9]

Musician [8]

Cook's Mate [7]

Chief Stoker [6]

Shipwright 1st Class [6]

Signalman [6]

Boy 2nd Class [5]

Captain [5]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [5]

Leading Signalman [5]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [5]

Sub-Lieutenant [5]

Armourer's Crew [4]

Carpenter's Crew [4]

Corporal [4]

Ordinary Telegraphist [4]

Artificer Engineer [3]

Boy Telegraphist [3]

Chief Ship's Cook [3]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [3]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [3]

Leading Telegraphist [3]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [3]

Telegraphist [3]

Wireman 2nd Class [3]

Yeoman of Signals [3]

2nd Cook's Mate [2]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Blacksmith's Mate [2]

Boatswain [2]

Bombardier [2]

Chief Armourer [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Unit

HMS THUNDERER [607]

HMS Thunderer [57]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [28]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS THUNDERER [17]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS THUNDERER [14]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS THUNDERER [10]

Royal Marines Band - HMS THUNDERER [9]

HMS Hindustan [6]

RNVR London - HMS THUNDERER [6]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS THUNDERER [6]

HMS Vindictive [5]

Royal Marine Artillery [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5]

HMS Impregnable [4]

HMS Vivid II [4]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Mersey - HMS THUNDERER [4]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS THUNDERER [4]

HMS Ganges [3]

HMS Victorious [3]

HMS Victory I [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS THUNDERER [3]

Thunderer [3]

HMS Ajax [2]

HMS Argus [2]

HMS Ganges II [2]

HMS Valiant [2]

Powerful [2]

Royal Fleet Reserve [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS THUNDERER [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [1]

Centaur [1]

Challenger [1]

Defiance [1]

Erebus [1]

Europa II [1]

Gibraltar [1]

Gloucester II [1]

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

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

HM Submarine E36 [1]

HM Submarine G9 [1]

HM Submarine K4 [1]

HMAS Canberra [1]

HMD Vivid I [1]

HMS "Impregnable" [1]

HMS "Thunderer" [1]

HMS ? [1]

Service

Royal Navy [755]

British Army [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [86]

H [70]

W [64]

S [61]

M [57]

P [54]

C [53]

D [39]

T [37]

G [32]

R [32]

L [28]

A [23]

J [20]

E [17]

F [17]

K [14]

V [13]

N [11]

O [11]

I [7]

U [4]

Y [3]

Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [710]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [44]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [35] Devonport, Devon [21] Liverpool, Lancashire [17] Bristol, Somerset [11] Birmingham, Warwickshire [10] Bristol, Gloucestershire [10] Belfast, Antrim [9] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [8] Portsmouth, Hampshire [8] Exeter, Devon [6] Cardiff, Glamorgan [5] Dawlish, Devon [5] Newport, Monmouthshire [5] Stonehouse, Devon [5] Swansea, Glamorgan [4] Swindon, Wiltshire [4] Torpoint, Cornwall [4] Brixham, Devon [3] Calstock, Cornwall [3] Dartmouth, Devon [3] Hackney, London [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Liverpool [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Newcastle, Northumberland [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Torquay, Devon [3] Barnstaple, Devon [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Battersea, London [2] Bedminster, Somerset [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Birmingham [2] Cambridge [2] Cork, Ireland [2] Crediton, Devon [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Dublin [2] Exmouth, Devon [2] Falmouth, Cornwall [2] Frome, Somerset [2] Fulham, London [2] Gloucester [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Hereford [2] Holloway, London [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Ipplepen, Devon [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [204] Stoker 1st Class [125] Boy 1st Class [50] Leading Stoker [41] Leading Seaman [32] Ordinary Seaman [32] Private [20] Lieutenant [18] Stoker Petty Officer [18] Stoker 2nd Class [16] Gunner [15] Midshipman [14] Lieutenant Commander [13] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [12] Commander [11] Petty Officer [11] Signal Boy [9] Musician [8] Cook's Mate [7] Chief Stoker [6] Shipwright 1st Class [6] Signalman [6] Boy 2nd Class [5] Captain [5] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [5] Leading Signalman [5] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [5] Sub-Lieutenant [5] Armourer's Crew [4] Carpenter's Crew [4] Corporal [4] Ordinary Telegraphist [4] Artificer Engineer [3] Boy Telegraphist [3] Chief Ship's Cook [3] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [3] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [3] Leading Telegraphist [3] Officer's Steward 1st Class [3] Telegraphist [3] Wireman 2nd Class [3] Yeoman of Signals [3] 2nd Cook's Mate [2] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [2] Blacksmith's Mate [2] Boatswain [2] Bombardier [2] Chief Armourer [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Unit

HMS THUNDERER [607] HMS Thunderer [57] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [28] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS THUNDERER [17] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS THUNDERER [14] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS THUNDERER [10] Royal Marines Band - HMS THUNDERER [9] HMS Hindustan [6] RNVR London - HMS THUNDERER [6] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS THUNDERER [6] HMS Vindictive [5] Royal Marine Artillery [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5] HMS Impregnable [4] HMS Vivid II [4] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Mersey - HMS THUNDERER [4] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS THUNDERER [4] HMS Ganges [3] HMS Victorious [3] HMS Victory I [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS THUNDERER [3] Thunderer [3] HMS Ajax [2] HMS Argus [2] HMS Ganges II [2] HMS Valiant [2] Powerful [2] Royal Fleet Reserve [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS THUNDERER [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [1] Centaur [1] Challenger [1] Defiance [1] Erebus [1] Europa II [1] Gibraltar [1] Gloucester II [1] H.M.S. "Thunderer" [1] H.M.S. "Vivid" [1] HM Submarine E36 [1] HM Submarine G9 [1] HM Submarine K4 [1] HMAS Canberra [1] HMD Vivid I [1] HMS "Impregnable" [1] HMS "Thunderer" [1] HMS ? [1]

Service

Royal Navy [755] British Army [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [86] H [70] W [64] S [61] M [57] P [54] C [53] D [39] T [37] G [32] R [32] L [28] A [23] J [20] E [17] F [17] K [14] V [13] N [11] O [11] I [7] U [4] Y [3] Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [710] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [44]

Thomas Dearneley

Born 1902

Died 1919

Royal Navy J82849 Boy 1st Class HMS Thunderer

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Hugh Sydney Garwood

Born 1872

Died 1948

Royal Navy Engineer Commander HMS THUNDERER

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George Edwin Weekes

Born 1887

Died 1919

Royal Navy 231315 Leading Seaman HMS Thunderer

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Arthur Robert Halfhide

Born 1890

Died 1965

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Commander

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Leslie John Andrews

Born 1899

Died 1952

Royal Navy J34630 Boy 1st Class HMS THUNDERER

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William Percy Veale

Born 1886

Royal Navy M2869 Leading Carpenter's Crew HMS THUNDERER

Royal Navy M2869 Joiner HMS THUNDERER

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John Fenwick Warton

Born 1877

Died 1950

Royal Navy Rear-Admiral

Royal Navy Commander HMS THUNDERER

Royal Navy Captain HMS Glory

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George Edward Deves

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K19163 Stoker 1st Class HMSs Dolphin, Maidstone

Royal Navy K19163 Stoker 2nd Class HMSs Vivid II, Thunderer

Royal Navy K19163 Stoker 1st Class HMSs Dolphin, Maidstone HM Submarine E24

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Clifford Griffiths

Born 1893

Died 1919

Royal Navy K12449 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy K12449 Stoker 1st Class HMS Thunderer

Royal Navy K12449 Leading Stoker L55

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Francis Gibson Rednall

Born 1893

Royal Navy Naval Instructor HMS THUNDERER

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Richard Jones

Born 1893

Royal Navy J3682 Able Seaman HMS THUNDERER

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Walter Samuel Jacques

Born 1892

Royal Navy J2655 Able Seaman HMS THUNDERER

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William Robert Smythe

Born 1891

Royal Navy K3907 Stoker 1st Class HMS THUNDERER

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Frederick Samuel Heath

Born 1880

Died 1956

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant Commander (Rtd)

Royal Navy Artificer Engineer HMS THUNDERER

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William Richard Chilson

Born 1894

Royal Navy M12074 Electrical Artificer 4th Class HMS THUNDERER

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George Henry Baker

Born 1896

Royal Navy J23985 Able Seaman HMS Thunderer

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William John Harris

Born 1887

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS110575 Stoker 1st Class HMS THUNDERER

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George Percy Short

Born 1893

Royal Navy J637 Leading Seaman HMS THUNDERER

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William Edwin Sillifant

Born 1894

Royal Navy J6564 Able Seaman HMS THUNDERER

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Wilfred Elijah Harris

Born 1891

Royal Navy K4787 Leading Stoker HMS THUNDERER

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