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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [22]

Leeds, Yorkshire [11]

Newcastle, Northumberland [11]

Sunderland, Durham [10]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [9]

Gateshead, Durham [8]

Hull, Yorkshire [8]

Southampton, Hampshire [8]

Brighton, Sussex [7]

Ramsgate, Kent [7]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [6]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [6]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [6]

Gosport, Hampshire [5]

Islington, London [5]

Bermondsey, London [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Camberwell, London [4]

Chichester, Sussex [4]

Hastings, Sussex [4]

Lambeth, London [4]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

South Shields, Durham [4]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Chatham, Kent [3]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Southport, Lancashire [3]

Weymouth, Dorset [3]

Widnes, Lancashire [3]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [3]

Alderney, Channel Islands [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [2]

Ashford, Kent [2]

Batley, Yorkshire [2]

Blyth, Northumberland [2]

Bromley, Kent [2]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Dudley, Staffordshire [2]

Durham [2]

Hartlepool, Durham [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Lymington, Hampshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [466]

Deck Hand [375]

Able Seaman [95]

Boy 2nd Class [71]

Master At Arms [53]

Boy 1st Class [51]

Leading Seaman [17]

Cook's Mate [14]

Petty Officer [13]

2nd Cook's Mate [11]

Ordinary Signalman [9]

Stoker 2nd Class [9]

Leading Signalman [8]

Signal Boy [8]

Signalman [8]

Stoker 1st Class [8]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [7]

Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [6]

Telegraphist [6]

Master at Arms [5]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [5]

Sick Berth Attendant [5]

3rd Writer [4]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [4]

Boy I [4]

Boy II [4]

Leading Telegraphist [4]

Private [4]

Acting Chief Master at Arms [3]

Acting Leading Cook's Mate [3]

Boy Servant [3]

Boy Telegraphist [3]

Chief Petty Officer [3]

Leading Cook's Mate [3]

Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [3]

Probationary Sick Berth Attendant [3]

Ships Corporal 2nd Class [3]

Trimmer [3]

Acting 2nd Class Cook's Mate [2]

Acting Petty Officer [2]

Boy [2]

Bugler [2]

Junior Reserve Attendant [2]

Master At Arms (Pensioner) [2]

Officers Steward 2nd Class [2]

Officers Steward 3rd Class [2]

Officer’s Steward 3rd Class [2]

Ship's Steward Assistant [2]

Ship's Steward's Assistant [2]

Ships Corporal 1st Class [2]

Unit

HMS Victory I [551]

Royal Naval Reserve [384]

HMS Pembroke I [68]

HMS Agincourt [48]

H.M.S. "Victory I" [43]

HMS Impregnable [26]

HMS Fearless [22]

HMS St Vincent [17]

HMS Ganges [14]

Royal Naval Division [13]

HMS Excellent [12]

HMS Vernon [12]

HMS Vivid I [12]

HMS Victory [11]

H.M.S. Victory I [9]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [9]

HMS "Victory I" [8]

HMS Erin [8]

HMS Ajax [7]

HMS Powerful [7]

HMS Vindictive [7]

Victory I [7]

HMS Victory II [6]

HMS Boscawen [5]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

H.M.S. Pembroke I [3]

HMS Asia [3]

HMS Barham [3]

HMS Centurion [3]

HMS Crescent [3]

HMS Dolphin [3]

HMS Fisgard [3]

HMS Formidable [3]

HMS Ganges II [3]

HMS Leviathan [3]

HMS Minotaur [3]

HMS Pekin [3]

HMS Thunderer [3]

In Cells [3]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2]

H.M.S. Powerful [2]

HMS "Pembroke I" [2]

HMS Albermarle [2]

HMS Bayano [2]

HMS Benbow [2]

HMS Blake [2]

HMS Cormorant [2]

HMS Cornwallis [2]

HMS Cruizer [2]

HMS Dartmouth [2]

Service

Royal Navy [648]

British Army [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

H [109]

R [65]

S [53]

M [48]

P [45]

W [43]

L [40]

B [39]

C [29]

J [28]

A [20]

T [19]

K [18]

N [18]

O [16]

D [13]

F [13]

G [11]

E [6]

Y [6]

I [4]

V [3]

Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [583]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [125]

Australia [1]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [22] Leeds, Yorkshire [11] Newcastle, Northumberland [11] Sunderland, Durham [10] Portsmouth, Hampshire [9] Gateshead, Durham [8] Hull, Yorkshire [8] Southampton, Hampshire [8] Brighton, Sussex [7] Ramsgate, Kent [7] Birmingham, Warwickshire [6] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [6] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [6] Gosport, Hampshire [5] Islington, London [5] Bermondsey, London [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Camberwell, London [4] Chichester, Sussex [4] Hastings, Sussex [4] Lambeth, London [4] Salisbury, Wiltshire [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] South Shields, Durham [4] Bethnal Green, London [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Chatham, Kent [3] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Southport, Lancashire [3] Weymouth, Dorset [3] Widnes, Lancashire [3] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [3] Alderney, Channel Islands [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Alverstoke, Hampshire [2] Ashford, Kent [2] Batley, Yorkshire [2] Blyth, Northumberland [2] Bromley, Kent [2] Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Dudley, Staffordshire [2] Durham [2] Hartlepool, Durham [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Lymington, Hampshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Marylebone, London [2]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [466] Deck Hand [375] Able Seaman [95] Boy 2nd Class [71] Master At Arms [53] Boy 1st Class [51] Leading Seaman [17] Cook's Mate [14] Petty Officer [13] 2nd Cook's Mate [11] Ordinary Signalman [9] Stoker 2nd Class [9] Leading Signalman [8] Signal Boy [8] Signalman [8] Stoker 1st Class [8] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [7] Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [6] Telegraphist [6] Master at Arms [5] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [5] Sick Berth Attendant [5] 3rd Writer [4] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [4] Boy I [4] Boy II [4] Leading Telegraphist [4] Private [4] Acting Chief Master at Arms [3] Acting Leading Cook's Mate [3] Boy Servant [3] Boy Telegraphist [3] Chief Petty Officer [3] Leading Cook's Mate [3] Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [3] Probationary Sick Berth Attendant [3] Ships Corporal 2nd Class [3] Trimmer [3] Acting 2nd Class Cook's Mate [2] Acting Petty Officer [2] Boy [2] Bugler [2] Junior Reserve Attendant [2] Master At Arms (Pensioner) [2] Officers Steward 2nd Class [2] Officers Steward 3rd Class [2] Officer’s Steward 3rd Class [2] Ship's Steward Assistant [2] Ship's Steward's Assistant [2] Ships Corporal 1st Class [2]

Unit

HMS Victory I [551] Royal Naval Reserve [384] HMS Pembroke I [68] HMS Agincourt [48] H.M.S. "Victory I" [43] HMS Impregnable [26] HMS Fearless [22] HMS St Vincent [17] HMS Ganges [14] Royal Naval Division [13] HMS Excellent [12] HMS Vernon [12] HMS Vivid I [12] HMS Victory [11] H.M.S. Victory I [9] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [9] HMS "Victory I" [8] HMS Erin [8] HMS Ajax [7] HMS Powerful [7] HMS Vindictive [7] Victory I [7] HMS Victory II [6] HMS Boscawen [5] Royal Marine Artillery [4] H.M.S. Pembroke I [3] HMS Asia [3] HMS Barham [3] HMS Centurion [3] HMS Crescent [3] HMS Dolphin [3] HMS Fisgard [3] HMS Formidable [3] HMS Ganges II [3] HMS Leviathan [3] HMS Minotaur [3] HMS Pekin [3] HMS Thunderer [3] In Cells [3] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2] H.M.S. Powerful [2] HMS "Pembroke I" [2] HMS Albermarle [2] HMS Bayano [2] HMS Benbow [2] HMS Blake [2] HMS Cormorant [2] HMS Cornwallis [2] HMS Cruizer [2] HMS Dartmouth [2]

Service

Royal Navy [648] British Army [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

H [109] R [65] S [53] M [48] P [45] W [43] L [40] B [39] C [29] J [28] A [20] T [19] K [18] N [18] O [16] D [13] F [13] G [11] E [6] Y [6] I [4] V [3] Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [583] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [125] Australia [1] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1]

Robert Niven Ritchie

Born 1867

Died 1934

Royal Navy 118025

Royal Navy 118025 Petty Officer HMS Victory I

Royal Navy 118025 Petty Officer HMS Drake

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George Ledson

Born 1869

Royal Navy 128993 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 128993 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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Walter Kellam

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy J14272 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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Albert Walton

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy J29140 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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William Wesson

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy J40028 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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Maurice Walter Foney

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy J45410 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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William Gordon Macredstone

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy J67113 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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James Stewart

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy J70493 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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William John Bradley

Born 1900

Died 1919

Royal Navy J78842 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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William Charles Edward Hadland

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy J84932 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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Harry Fussey

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy J88204 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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Arthur George White

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy K18724 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Victory I"

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George Cornwallis Cameron Harrison

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS9156 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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Alfred Charles Hewitt

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS9534 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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A R Cordier

Born 1881

Died 1918

Royal Navy 190947 Able Seaman H.M.s. "Victory I"

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Robert Windebank

Born 1878

Died 1961

Royal Navy 150182 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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George William Chapman

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy J22107 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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Sidney Beazley

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J49523 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Victory I"

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Edward Walley Bloor

Born 1899

Died 1919

Royal Navy J57992

Royal Navy J/57992 (PO) Telegraphist H.M.S. "Victory I."

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Henry Towell

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy J74274 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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