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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [54]

Devonport, Devon [28]

Liverpool, Lancashire [28]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [26]

Manchester, Lancashire [19]

Exeter, Devon [17]

Cork [16]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [13]

Salford, Lancashire [11]

Bristol, Somerset [10]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [10]

Torquay, Devon [9]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [8]

Liverpool [7]

Dublin [6]

Hackney, London [6]

Kingsbridge, Devon [6]

Liskeard, Cornwall [6]

Stonehouse, Devon [6]

Swansea, Glamorgan [6]

Bolton, Lancashire [5]

Brixham, Devon [5]

Dartmouth, Devon [5]

Leeds, Yorkshire [5]

Newport, Monmouthshire [5]

Saltash, Cornwall [5]

Stepney, London [5]

Teignmouth, Devon [5]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Ipswich, Suffolk [4]

Ivybridge, Devon [4]

Okehampton, Devon [4]

Oldham, Lancashire [4]

Paignton, Devon [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Truro, Cornwall [4]

Waterford [4]

Wigan, Lancashire [4]

Bath, Somerset [3]

Bere Alston, Devon [3]

Bodmin, Cornwall [3]

Callington, Cornwall [3]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [3]

Falmouth, Cornwall [3]

Glasgow [3]

Islington, London [3]

Newton Abbot, Devon [3]

Saint Austell, Cornwall [3]

Walworth, London [3]

Westbury, Wiltshire [3]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [335]

Able Seaman [242]

Leading Stoker [81]

Ordinary Seaman [53]

Private [43]

Leading Seaman [33]

Stoker 2nd Class [32]

Stoker Petty Officer [31]

Boy 1st Class [28]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [25]

Gunner [17]

Petty Officer [11]

Stoker [10]

Midshipman [9]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Signalman [8]

Wireman 2nd Class [7]

Armourer's Crew [6]

Carpenter's Crew [6]

Commander [6]

Cook's Mate [5]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [5]

Mechanician [5]

Ordinary Telegraphist [5]

Shipwright 2nd Class [5]

3rd Writer [4]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [4]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [4]

Ordinary Signalman [4]

Sick Berth Attendant [4]

Signal Boy [4]

Boy Telegraphist [3]

Canteen Assistant [3]

Captain [3]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3]

Chief Petty Officer [3]

Chief Stoker [3]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3]

Leading Cook's Mate [3]

Leading Signalman [3]

Sergeant [3]

Shipwright 1st Class [3]

Telegraphist [3]

2nd Cook's Mate [2]

2nd Writer [2]

Admiral [2]

Blacksmith's Mate [2]

Commander (Retd) [2]

Unit

HMS TIGER [840]

HMS Tiger [106]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [73]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS TIGER [43]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS TIGER [38]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS TIGER [20]

HMS 'Tiger' [12]

HMS Hindustan [10]

RNVR Clyde - HMS Tiger [8]

H.M.S. "Tiger." [7]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Tiger [6]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [5]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS TIGER [4]

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

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

HMS Lion [3]

HMS Vindictive [3]

HMS Vivid II [3]

RNVR Clyde - HMS TIGER [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Royal Marines Band - HMS TIGER [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS TIGER [3]

HMS "Tiger" [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Vivid [2]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Tiger [2]

Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [2]

4th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [1]

Admiralty Civilian - HMS Tiger [1]

Admiralty Civilian: HMS Tiger [1]

D.A.M.S (HMS President III) [1]

H M S Tiger Royal Navy [1]

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

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

H.M.S. Concord [1]

H.M.S. Tiger [1]

H.M.S. Tiger. [1]

H.M.S. Vivid I [1]

HM Submarine J6 [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Britannia [1]

HMS Carnarvon [1]

HMS Defence [1]

HMS Devonshire [1]

HMS Doris [1]

Service

Royal Navy [1107]

British Army [5]

Other Empire Force [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [122]

M [103]

C [93]

W [85]

S [81]

H [80]

P [78]

G [62]

L [52]

R [52]

D [49]

T [49]

F [40]

J [32]

E [29]

O [27]

K [25]

N [20]

A [19]

Q [4]

V [4]

Y [4]

I [3]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1050]

Country

United Kingdom [108]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [54] Devonport, Devon [28] Liverpool, Lancashire [28] Bristol, Gloucestershire [26] Manchester, Lancashire [19] Exeter, Devon [17] Cork [16] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [13] Salford, Lancashire [11] Bristol, Somerset [10] Cardiff, Glamorgan [10] Torquay, Devon [9] Birmingham, Warwickshire [8] Liverpool [7] Dublin [6] Hackney, London [6] Kingsbridge, Devon [6] Liskeard, Cornwall [6] Stonehouse, Devon [6] Swansea, Glamorgan [6] Bolton, Lancashire [5] Brixham, Devon [5] Dartmouth, Devon [5] Leeds, Yorkshire [5] Newport, Monmouthshire [5] Saltash, Cornwall [5] Stepney, London [5] Teignmouth, Devon [5] Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Ipswich, Suffolk [4] Ivybridge, Devon [4] Okehampton, Devon [4] Oldham, Lancashire [4] Paignton, Devon [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Truro, Cornwall [4] Waterford [4] Wigan, Lancashire [4] Bath, Somerset [3] Bere Alston, Devon [3] Bodmin, Cornwall [3] Callington, Cornwall [3] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [3] Falmouth, Cornwall [3] Glasgow [3] Islington, London [3] Newton Abbot, Devon [3] Saint Austell, Cornwall [3] Walworth, London [3] Westbury, Wiltshire [3]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [335] Able Seaman [242] Leading Stoker [81] Ordinary Seaman [53] Private [43] Leading Seaman [33] Stoker 2nd Class [32] Stoker Petty Officer [31] Boy 1st Class [28] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [25] Gunner [17] Petty Officer [11] Stoker [10] Midshipman [9] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [8] Lieutenant [8] Signalman [8] Wireman 2nd Class [7] Armourer's Crew [6] Carpenter's Crew [6] Commander [6] Cook's Mate [5] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [5] Mechanician [5] Ordinary Telegraphist [5] Shipwright 2nd Class [5] 3rd Writer [4] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [4] Lieutenant Commander [4] Officer's Steward 1st Class [4] Ordinary Signalman [4] Sick Berth Attendant [4] Signal Boy [4] Boy Telegraphist [3] Canteen Assistant [3] Captain [3] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3] Chief Petty Officer [3] Chief Stoker [3] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3] Leading Cook's Mate [3] Leading Signalman [3] Sergeant [3] Shipwright 1st Class [3] Telegraphist [3] 2nd Cook's Mate [2] 2nd Writer [2] Admiral [2] Blacksmith's Mate [2] Commander (Retd) [2]

Unit

HMS TIGER [840] HMS Tiger [106] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [73] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS TIGER [43] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS TIGER [38] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS TIGER [20] HMS 'Tiger' [12] HMS Hindustan [10] RNVR Clyde - HMS Tiger [8] H.M.S. "Tiger." [7] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Tiger [6] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [5] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS TIGER [4] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Wales - HMS TIGER [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] HMS Lion [3] HMS Vindictive [3] HMS Vivid II [3] RNVR Clyde - HMS TIGER [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Royal Marines Band - HMS TIGER [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS TIGER [3] HMS "Tiger" [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Vivid [2] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Tiger [2] Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [2] 4th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [1] Admiralty Civilian - HMS Tiger [1] Admiralty Civilian: HMS Tiger [1] D.A.M.S (HMS President III) [1] H M S Tiger Royal Navy [1] H.M.S. "Erin." [1] H.M.S. "Pelargonium." [1] H.M.S. Concord [1] H.M.S. Tiger [1] H.M.S. Tiger. [1] H.M.S. Vivid I [1] HM Submarine J6 [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Britannia [1] HMS Carnarvon [1] HMS Defence [1] HMS Devonshire [1] HMS Doris [1]

Service

Royal Navy [1107] British Army [5] Other Empire Force [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [122] M [103] C [93] W [85] S [81] H [80] P [78] G [62] L [52] R [52] D [49] T [49] F [40] J [32] E [29] O [27] K [25] N [20] A [19] Q [4] V [4] Y [4] I [3] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1050]

Country

United Kingdom [108]

Charles Gerald Taylor, Mvo

Born 1863

Died 1915

Royal Navy Engineer Captain HMS Tiger

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James Mitchell

Born 1871

Died 1916

Royal Navy Chief Boatswain HMS Tiger

Royal Navy 138508 Boy 2c HMS Impregnable

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Joseph John Thompson

Born 1894

Royal Navy J10104 Able Seaman HMS 'Tiger'

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Frederick William Turner Matthews

Born 1883

Died 1919

Royal Navy 300592 Regulating Petty Officer HMS Tiger

Royal Navy 300592 Ship's Corporal 1st Class HMS TIGER

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Redmond Charles O'mahony

Born 1895

Died 1980

Royal Navy M8253 3rd Writer HMS TIGER

Royal Navy M8253 2nd Writer HMS Tiger

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Robert William Evans

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy J28518 Able Seaman HMS Tiger

Royal Navy J28518 Boy 1st Class HMS TIGER

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Edgar Perkins

Born 1887

Royal Navy CPO HMS Tiger

Royal Navy M3748 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS TIGER

Royal Navy M3748 CERA 2 HMS Tiger

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John Henry Robins

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy 223659 Able Seaman HMS Tiger

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Michael James Nolan

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy 2875 S Stoker HMS Tiger

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Patrick Higgins

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy 2453S Stoker HMS Tiger

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Alfred Langworthy

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K22566 Stoker 1st Class HMS Tiger

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Charles Smith

Born 1881

Died 1917

Royal Navy 296207 Mechanician HMS TIGER

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Ernest George Marks

Born 1891

Died 1917

Royal Navy K5640 Leading Stoker HMS TIGER

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Arthur Henry Brewer

Born 1897

Died 1919

Royal Navy J/36739(Dev) Able Seaman H.M.S. "Tiger."

Royal Navy J36739 Ordinary Seaman HMS TIGER

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Ernest Weston Male

Born 1878

Royal Navy 270370 Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class HMS TIGER

Royal Navy 270370 Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS TIGER

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Stanley Randolph Bedford

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy J7025 Able Seaman HMS TIGER

Royal Navy J/7025 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Tiger."

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Sydney Poole

Born 1892

Royal Navy M7888 Acting Armourer's Mate HMS Tiger

Royal Navy M7888 Armourer's Crew HMS TIGER

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James Arthur Charles Forbes

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy MIdshipman HMS Mars

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Tiger

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William Frederick Stone

Born 1900

Died 2009

Royal Navy SS119909 Vivid II

Royal Navy SS9765 Tiger

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Alexander Ferguson

Born 1888

Royal Navy M8416 Engine Room Artificer 4c HMS Tiger

Royal Navy M8416 Engine Room Artificer 3c HMS Tiger

Royal Navy M8416 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS TIGER

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