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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]

Arthur Brooks

Born 1880

Royal Navy Z/4992 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/4992 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS THUNDERER

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Frank James Payne

Born 1888

Royal Navy 6/2387 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 6/2387 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS THUNDERER

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William Kent

Born 1887

Royal Navy 13594 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 747 Musician Royal Marines Band - HMS THUNDERER

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James Wilkinson

Born 1895

Royal Navy Z/3745 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/3745 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS THUNDERER

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John Haney

Born 1894

Royal Navy Z/3166 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/3166 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS THUNDERER

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George Rogerson

Born 1891

Royal Navy Z/2891 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/2891 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS THUNDERER

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Benjamin Kennell

Born 1886

Royal Navy Z/4998 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/4998 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS THUNDERER

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William George Peart

Born 1891

Royal Navy Z/8111 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/8111 Signalman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS THUNDERER

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Thomas Hare King

Born 1896

Royal Navy Z/3651 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/3651 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS THUNDERER

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Thomas Freeman Corner

Born 1878

Royal Navy Z/3031 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/3031 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Bristol - HMS THUNDERER

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John Irvine

Born 1896

Royal Navy Z/6320 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/6320 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS THUNDERER

Royal Navy Clyde Z/6320 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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David Doig Waddell

Born 1896

Royal Navy Z/3710 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/3710 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS THUNDERER

Royal Navy F45218 Royal Naval Air Service

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Joseph Garrity

Born 1898

Royal Navy Z/5004 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Z/5004 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: Tyneside Division: HMS THUNDERER

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Charles Sampson

Born 1890

Royal Navy 366041 Boy Domestic

Royal Navy 366041 Boy Servant HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy 366041 Officer's Steward 3rd Class HMS Vivid I

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James Adam

Born 1895

Royal Navy SS115207 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy SS115207 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Leander (Griffon)

Royal Navy SS115207 Stoker 1st Class HMS Leander (Griffon)

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