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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [10]

Maidstone, Kent [8]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [8]

Hull, Yorkshire [6]

Gosport, Hampshire [5]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [5]

Gateshead, Durham [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Chichester, Sussex [3]

Deptford, London [3]

Dorchester, Dorset [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Marylebone, London [3]

Portland, Dorset [3]

Winchester, Hampshire [3]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Bedminster, Somerset [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Burton Bradstock, Dorset [2]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [2]

Darlington, Durham [2]

Durham [2]

Dysart, Fifeshire [2]

Farnham, Surrey [2]

Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Islington, London [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Lincoln [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2]

Midleton, Cork [2]

Newbury, Berkshire [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

South Shields, Durham [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Southsea, Hampshire [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

West Hartlepool, Durham [2]

Widnes, Lancashire [2]

Woolwich, Kent [2]

York, Yorkshire [2]

Abbotsbury, Dorset [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [210]

Stoker 2nd Class [194]

Able Seaman [32]

Leading Stoker [28]

Ordinary Seaman [25]

Acting Leading Stoker [18]

Stoker II [17]

Boy 1st Class [16]

Boy 2nd Class [15]

Stoker [15]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [12]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [12]

Stoker Petty Officer [12]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [10]

Private [9]

Petty Officer Stoker [8]

Stoker 2nd class [8]

Leading Seaman [7]

Carpenter's Crew [6]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [6]

Stoker 1 [6]

Stoker 1st class [6]

Stoker 2 [6]

Stoker I [6]

Chief Stoker [5]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [4]

Boy I [4]

Boy II [4]

Leading Carpenter's Crew [4]

Petty Officer [4]

Engine Room Artificer [3]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3]

Shipwright 2nd Class [3]

Trimmer [3]

Acting ERA 4th Class [2]

Acting Engine Room Artificer [2]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Blacksmith's Mate [2]

Bugler [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Driver [2]

ERA 3rd Class [2]

ERA 4th Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [2]

Master At Arms [2]

Officers Steward 2nd Class [2]

Officers Steward 3rd Class [2]

Painter 2nd Class [2]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [2]

Signalman [2]

Unit

HMS Victory II [222]

HMS Fearless [101]

HMS Agincourt [42]

HMS Iris II (Victory X) [29]

H.M.S. "Victory II" [28]

HMS Victory I [19]

Victory II [14]

HMS Fisgard [11]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [11]

H.M.S. Victory II [10]

HMS "Victory II" [9]

HMS Nelson [9]

HMS Excellent [8]

HMS Hindustan [8]

HMS Victory [8]

HMS Venerable [7]

HMS Vivid II [7]

H.M.S. "Victory II." [6]

HMS Ajax [6]

HMS Duke of Wellington II [6]

HMS Good Hope [6]

HMS Liverpool [6]

HMS Pembroke II [6]

HMS Queen Mary [6]

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [5]

HMS Dolphin [5]

HMS King Edward VII [5]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [4]

H.M.S. Barham [4]

HMS Black Prince [4]

HMS Cochrane [4]

HMS Cullist [4]

HMS Drake [4]

HMS Egmont [4]

HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [4]

HMS Minerva II [4]

HMS Mischief [4]

HMS Prince George [4]

HMS Princess Royal [4]

HMS Renown [4]

HMS St Vincent [4]

HMS Vernon [4]

HMS Vindictive [4]

Victory [4]

Dolphin [3]

HM Submarine G8 [3]

HMS "Pembroke II" [3]

HMS Attentive II [3]

HMS Ganges II [3]

Service

Royal Navy [367]

British Army [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [56]

C [39]

H [30]

A [29]

W [28]

S [27]

D [19]

P [19]

G [17]

L [16]

M [14]

F [12]

T [12]

R [11]

N [8]

O [7]

E [6]

J [6]

K [6]

I [2]

U [2]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [354]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [132]

New Zealand [3]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

Gibraltar [1]

Ireland [1]

Malta [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

United States [1]

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People [367] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [10] Maidstone, Kent [8] Portsmouth, Hampshire [8] Hull, Yorkshire [6] Gosport, Hampshire [5] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [5] Gateshead, Durham [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Chichester, Sussex [3] Deptford, London [3] Dorchester, Dorset [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Marylebone, London [3] Portland, Dorset [3] Winchester, Hampshire [3] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2] Bedminster, Somerset [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Burton Bradstock, Dorset [2] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [2] Darlington, Durham [2] Durham [2] Dysart, Fifeshire [2] Farnham, Surrey [2] Goole, Yorkshire [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Islington, London [2] Lambeth, London [2] Lincoln [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2] Midleton, Cork [2] Newbury, Berkshire [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Paddington, London [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] South Shields, Durham [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Southsea, Hampshire [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] West Hartlepool, Durham [2] Widnes, Lancashire [2] Woolwich, Kent [2] York, Yorkshire [2] Abbotsbury, Dorset [1] Aberdeen [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [210] Stoker 2nd Class [194] Able Seaman [32] Leading Stoker [28] Ordinary Seaman [25] Acting Leading Stoker [18] Stoker II [17] Boy 1st Class [16] Boy 2nd Class [15] Stoker [15] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [12] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [12] Stoker Petty Officer [12] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [10] Private [9] Petty Officer Stoker [8] Stoker 2nd class [8] Leading Seaman [7] Carpenter's Crew [6] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [6] Stoker 1 [6] Stoker 1st class [6] Stoker 2 [6] Stoker I [6] Chief Stoker [5] Acting Stoker 1st Class [4] Boy I [4] Boy II [4] Leading Carpenter's Crew [4] Petty Officer [4] Engine Room Artificer [3] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3] Shipwright 2nd Class [3] Trimmer [3] Acting ERA 4th Class [2] Acting Engine Room Artificer [2] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [2] Blacksmith's Mate [2] Bugler [2] Deck Hand [2] Driver [2] ERA 3rd Class [2] ERA 4th Class [2] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [2] Master At Arms [2] Officers Steward 2nd Class [2] Officers Steward 3rd Class [2] Painter 2nd Class [2] Petty Officer 2nd Class [2] Signalman [2]

Unit

HMS Victory II [222] HMS Fearless [101] HMS Agincourt [42] HMS Iris II (Victory X) [29] H.M.S. "Victory II" [28] HMS Victory I [19] Victory II [14] HMS Fisgard [11] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [11] H.M.S. Victory II [10] HMS "Victory II" [9] HMS Nelson [9] HMS Excellent [8] HMS Hindustan [8] HMS Victory [8] HMS Venerable [7] HMS Vivid II [7] H.M.S. "Victory II." [6] HMS Ajax [6] HMS Duke of Wellington II [6] HMS Good Hope [6] HMS Liverpool [6] HMS Pembroke II [6] HMS Queen Mary [6] Royal Naval Reserve [6] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [5] HMS Dolphin [5] HMS King Edward VII [5] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [4] H.M.S. Barham [4] HMS Black Prince [4] HMS Cochrane [4] HMS Cullist [4] HMS Drake [4] HMS Egmont [4] HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [4] HMS Minerva II [4] HMS Mischief [4] HMS Prince George [4] HMS Princess Royal [4] HMS Renown [4] HMS St Vincent [4] HMS Vernon [4] HMS Vindictive [4] Victory [4] Dolphin [3] HM Submarine G8 [3] HMS "Pembroke II" [3] HMS Attentive II [3] HMS Ganges II [3]

Service

Royal Navy [367] British Army [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [56] C [39] H [30] A [29] W [28] S [27] D [19] P [19] G [17] L [16] M [14] F [12] T [12] R [11] N [8] O [7] E [6] J [6] K [6] I [2] U [2] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [354] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [132] New Zealand [3] Australia [1] Canada [1] Gibraltar [1] Ireland [1] Malta [1] Sri Lanka [1] United States [1]

Arthur Henry Bramhill

Born 1890

Died 1966

Royal Navy SS113640 Stoker I Fearless

Royal Navy SS113640 Stoker II Victory II

Royal Navy SS113640 Stoker II Fearless

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Henry Charles Enticknap

Born 1894

Died 1961

Royal Navy K17650 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K17650 Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy K17650 Stoker 1st Class HMS Maori

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Henry Charles Dunford

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS111498 Stoker 2nd class HMS Renown

Royal Navy SS111498 Stoker 2nd class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy SS111498 Stoker 2nd class HMS Venerable

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Francis Needle

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy K35938 Stoker 2nd Class HMS "Victory II"

Royal Navy K/35938 Stoker 2nd Class H.M.S. "Argonaut"

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Alexander Munro

Born 1878

Died 1921

Royal Navy 300999 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Victory II"

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Alfred Barker

Born 1888

Died 1920

Royal Navy K13516 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Victory II"

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Oliver Davies

Born 1893

Died 1917

Royal Navy K41310 Stoker 2nd Class H.M.S. "Victory II"

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Claude Reginald Stevens

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy K54063 Stoker 2nd Class H.M.S. "Victory II"

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Bernard Waterhouse

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy M3229

Royal Navy M/3229 Leading Carpenter's Crew H.M.S. "Victory II."

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William Blenkiron Adamson

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy M29139 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class H.M.S. "Victory II"

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Gilbert Walter Cooper

Born 1895

Died 1920

Royal Navy K18140 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Victory II"

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Frank Samuel Dunham

Born 1895

Died 1918

Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy K22898 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Victory II"

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Christopher Churchouse

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy K31137 Stoker 1st Class HMS "Victory II"

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Ernest Ward

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy K46088 Stoker 2nd Class H.M.S. "Victory II"

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Frederick Gentry

Born 1897

Died 1920

Royal Navy K46224 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Victory II"

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James Thomson

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy K49756 Stoker 2nd Class H.M.S. "Victory II"

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John Joseph Needham

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy K53760 Stoker 2nd Class H.M.S. "Victory II"

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James Parker

Born 1901

Died 1920

Royal Navy K55691 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Victory II"

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William James Mcara

Born 1891

Died 1919

Royal Navy M8402 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class H.M.S. "Victory II"

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Fred Macdonald

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy M14409 Carpenter's Crew H.M.S. "Victory II"

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