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Portsmouth, Hampshire [38]

Liverpool, Lancashire [36]

Leeds, Yorkshire [20]

Sunderland, Durham [19]

Brighton, Sussex [18]

Southampton, Hampshire [17]

Hull, Yorkshire [16]

Newcastle, Northumberland [15]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [14]

Gateshead, Durham [14]

Maidstone, Kent [12]

Chichester, Sussex [10]

Gosport, Hampshire [10]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [9]

Islington, London [9]

Marylebone, London [9]

Portsea, Hampshire [9]

Ramsgate, Kent [9]

South Shields, Durham [9]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [8]

Lambeth, London [8]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [8]

Bermondsey, London [7]

Bethnal Green, London [7]

Camberwell, London [7]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [7]

Dorchester, Dorset [7]

Hastings, Sussex [7]

Manchester, Lancashire [7]

Bradford, Yorkshire [6]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6]

Newbury, Berkshire [6]

Reading, Berkshire [6]

Southport, Lancashire [6]

Widnes, Lancashire [6]

Winchester, Hampshire [6]

Aberdeen [5]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [5]

Dudley, Staffordshire [5]

Durham [5]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [5]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [5]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [5]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [4]

Bognor, Sussex [4]

Chatham, Kent [4]

Deptford, London [4]

Devizes, Wiltshire [4]

Eastbourne, Sussex [4]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [571]

Deck Hand [426]

Stoker 1st Class [277]

Stoker 2nd Class [256]

Able Seaman [224]

Boy 2nd Class [89]

Boy 1st Class [71]

Master At Arms [54]

Leading Seaman [44]

Leading Stoker [44]

Petty Officer [40]

Seaman [33]

Private [29]

Petty Officer Stoker [27]

Acting Leading Stoker [23]

Stoker [23]

Cook's Mate [22]

Stoker Petty Officer [18]

Stoker II [17]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [16]

Lieutenant [16]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [15]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [14]

Sick Berth Attendant [14]

Signalman [14]

Trimmer [14]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [13]

2nd Cook's Mate [11]

Signal Boy [11]

Leading Signalman [10]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [10]

Ordinary Signalman [10]

Petty Officer 1st Class [10]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [10]

Boy II [9]

Telegraphist [9]

Chief Stoker [8]

Boy Servant [7]

Chief Petty Officer [7]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [7]

Stoker 2nd class [7]

Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [6]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [6]

Carpenter's Crew [6]

Commander [6]

Engine Room Artificer [6]

Leading Deck Hand [6]

Lieutenant Commander [6]

Master at Arms [6]

Midshipman [6]

Unit

HMS Victory I [551]

Royal Naval Reserve [481]

HMS Victory II [222]

HMS Victory [194]

HMS Fearless [132]

H.M.S. "Victory" [100]

HMS Agincourt [94]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [73]

HMS Pembroke I [68]

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

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [43]

H.M.S. "Victory." [40]

HMS Impregnable [32]

HMS Hindustan [29]

HMS Iris II (Victory X) [29]

Royal Naval Division [29]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Victory [29]

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

HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [28]

HMS Vindictive [28]

HMS Excellent [25]

HMS St Vincent [22]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Victory [22]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Victory." [20]

HMS Vernon [19]

HMS Ganges [18]

HMS Fisgard [17]

HMS Nelson [16]

HMS Ajax [15]

HMS Superb [14]

Victory II [14]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [12]

HMS Vivid I [12]

Maintenance Unit, R.N. Depot (Reserves), Crystal Palace (HMS Victory VI) [12]

HMS Erin [11]

Victory [11]

H.M.S. Victory [10]

H.M.S. Victory II [10]

HMS "Victory" [10]

HMS Boscawen [10]

HMS Minotaur [10]

HMS Renown [10]

H.M.S. Victory I [9]

HMS "Victory II" [9]

HMS Barham [9]

HMS Cochrane [9]

HMS Dolphin [9]

HMS Drake [9]

HMS Good Hope [9]

HMS Powerful [9]

Service

Royal Navy [1601]

British Army [31]

Other Empire Force [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

South African Services [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

H [190]

B [168]

C [126]

S [122]

M [119]

W [103]

R [97]

P [91]

L [76]

T [73]

A [62]

G [55]

D [54]

J [53]

K [49]

N [42]

F [41]

E [27]

O [27]

I [10]

V [9]

Y [8]

U [3]

Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1357]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [461]

New Zealand [5]

Ireland [3]

United States [2]

Argentina [1]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

Germany [1]

Gibraltar [1]

Malta [1]

South Africa [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

Turkey [1]

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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [38] Liverpool, Lancashire [36] Leeds, Yorkshire [20] Sunderland, Durham [19] Brighton, Sussex [18] Southampton, Hampshire [17] Hull, Yorkshire [16] Newcastle, Northumberland [15] Birmingham, Warwickshire [14] Gateshead, Durham [14] Maidstone, Kent [12] Chichester, Sussex [10] Gosport, Hampshire [10] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [9] Islington, London [9] Marylebone, London [9] Portsea, Hampshire [9] Ramsgate, Kent [9] South Shields, Durham [9] Birkenhead, Cheshire [8] Lambeth, London [8] Sheffield, Yorkshire [8] Bermondsey, London [7] Bethnal Green, London [7] Camberwell, London [7] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [7] Dorchester, Dorset [7] Hastings, Sussex [7] Manchester, Lancashire [7] Bradford, Yorkshire [6] Bristol, Gloucestershire [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6] Newbury, Berkshire [6] Reading, Berkshire [6] Southport, Lancashire [6] Widnes, Lancashire [6] Winchester, Hampshire [6] Aberdeen [5] Basingstoke, Hampshire [5] Dudley, Staffordshire [5] Durham [5] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [5] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [5] Salisbury, Wiltshire [5] Alverstoke, Hampshire [4] Bognor, Sussex [4] Chatham, Kent [4] Deptford, London [4] Devizes, Wiltshire [4] Eastbourne, Sussex [4]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [571] Deck Hand [426] Stoker 1st Class [277] Stoker 2nd Class [256] Able Seaman [224] Boy 2nd Class [89] Boy 1st Class [71] Master At Arms [54] Leading Seaman [44] Leading Stoker [44] Petty Officer [40] Seaman [33] Private [29] Petty Officer Stoker [27] Acting Leading Stoker [23] Stoker [23] Cook's Mate [22] Stoker Petty Officer [18] Stoker II [17] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [16] Lieutenant [16] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [15] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [14] Sick Berth Attendant [14] Signalman [14] Trimmer [14] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [13] 2nd Cook's Mate [11] Signal Boy [11] Leading Signalman [10] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [10] Ordinary Signalman [10] Petty Officer 1st Class [10] Petty Officer 2nd Class [10] Boy II [9] Telegraphist [9] Chief Stoker [8] Boy Servant [7] Chief Petty Officer [7] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [7] Stoker 2nd class [7] Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [6] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [6] Carpenter's Crew [6] Commander [6] Engine Room Artificer [6] Leading Deck Hand [6] Lieutenant Commander [6] Master at Arms [6] Midshipman [6]

Unit

HMS Victory I [551] Royal Naval Reserve [481] HMS Victory II [222] HMS Victory [194] HMS Fearless [132] H.M.S. "Victory" [100] HMS Agincourt [94] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [73] HMS Pembroke I [68] H.M.S. "Victory I" [43] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [43] H.M.S. "Victory." [40] HMS Impregnable [32] HMS Hindustan [29] HMS Iris II (Victory X) [29] Royal Naval Division [29] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Victory [29] H.M.S. "Victory II" [28] HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [28] HMS Vindictive [28] HMS Excellent [25] HMS St Vincent [22] Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Victory [22] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Victory." [20] HMS Vernon [19] HMS Ganges [18] HMS Fisgard [17] HMS Nelson [16] HMS Ajax [15] HMS Superb [14] Victory II [14] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [12] HMS Vivid I [12] Maintenance Unit, R.N. Depot (Reserves), Crystal Palace (HMS Victory VI) [12] HMS Erin [11] Victory [11] H.M.S. Victory [10] H.M.S. Victory II [10] HMS "Victory" [10] HMS Boscawen [10] HMS Minotaur [10] HMS Renown [10] H.M.S. Victory I [9] HMS "Victory II" [9] HMS Barham [9] HMS Cochrane [9] HMS Dolphin [9] HMS Drake [9] HMS Good Hope [9] HMS Powerful [9]

Service

Royal Navy [1601] British Army [31] Other Empire Force [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] South African Services [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

H [190] B [168] C [126] S [122] M [119] W [103] R [97] P [91] L [76] T [73] A [62] G [55] D [54] J [53] K [49] N [42] F [41] E [27] O [27] I [10] V [9] Y [8] U [3] Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1357] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [461] New Zealand [5] Ireland [3] United States [2] Argentina [1] Australia [1] Canada [1] Germany [1] Gibraltar [1] Malta [1] South Africa [1] Sri Lanka [1] Turkey [1]

Alfred Walter Sims

Born 1887

Died 1914

Royal Navy 310563 Stoker 1st Class HMS Victory

Royal Navy 310563 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Victory.

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Frederick Ide

Born 1874

Died 1919

Royal Navy 276821 Chief Stoker HMS Victory

Royal Navy 276281 Chief Stoker HMS Victory

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Thomas Edward Swalwell

Born 1899

Died 1961

Royal Navy K46648

Royal Navy K46648 Stoker II Victory II

Royal Navy K46648 Stoker II Bristol

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Angus Macleod

Born 1884

Died 1917

Royal Navy K38262 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory

Royal Navy K38262 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Derwent

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Joseph Cuthbert Fram

Born 1897

Died 1973

Royal Navy M33546 Engine Room Artificer 5th Class HMS Victory II [a shore base at Crystal Palace London]

Royal Navy M33546 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Victory II [a shore base at Crystal Palace London]

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Bernard Phillips

Born 1894

Died 1975

Royal Navy M5493 Carpenter's Crew HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy M5493 Carpenter's Crew HMS Implacable

Royal Navy M5493 Leading Carpenter's Crew HMS Implacable

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William James Moss

Born 1876

Died 1964

Royal Navy M33326

Royal Navy M33326 Sick Berth Reserve Victory I

Royal Navy M33326 Junior Reserve Attendant Royal Fleet Auxiliary (China)

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William Alexander Beal

Born 1892

Died 1914

Royal Navy Stoker Second Class Victory II

Royal Navy Stoker Second Class Renown

Royal Navy Stoker Second Class Victory

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Frederick Thomas Hawkins

Born 1896

Died 1915

Royal Navy M7570 Cooks Mate 2nd Class HMS Victory I

Royal Navy M7570 Acting Cooks Mate 2nd Class HMS Victory I

Royal Navy M7570 Cooks Mate 2nd Class HMS Inflexible

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Arthur Frederick Parsons Gibson

Born 1893

Died 1964

Royal Navy J9406 Boy II HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J9406 Boy I HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J9406 Boy I HMS Victorious

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George William Moore

Born 1895

Royal Navy SS117684 Stoker I Renown

Royal Navy SS117684 Stoker I Victory II

Royal Navy SS117684 Stoker I Enchantress

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Henry Or Harry Honeybourne

Born 1883

Died 1915

Royal Navy 297222 Petty Officer Stoker H.M.S "Victory"

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Alexander Walter Or Walker Davidson

Born 1884

Died 1918

Royal Navy 343859 Chief Shipwright 2nd Class H.M.S. "Victory"

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William Boggia

Born 1884

Died 1915

Royal Navy 346991 Ship's Cook H.M.S. "Victory"

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James Prendergast

Born 1890

Died 1915

Royal Navy 347360 Writer 2nd H.M.S. "Victory"

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Charles Victor Hensler

Born 1882

Died 1916

Royal Navy J59673 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Victory"

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Victor Sidney Whiting

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy K1170 Leading Stoker HMS Victory

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George Taylor

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy K35846 Stoker 1st Class HMS Victory

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Frederick Dickson

Born 1892

Died 1920

Royal Navy M549 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class H.M.S. "Victory"

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Leonard Andrew Brown

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy M8900 Shipwright 3rd Class H.M.S. "Victory"

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