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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [25]

Manchester, Lancashire [12]

Plymouth, Devon [9]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [8]

Liverpool, Lancashire [8]

Devonport, Devon [7]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [6]

Exeter, Devon [6]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [6]

Blackburn, Lancashire [5]

Bolton, Lancashire [5]

Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Burnley, Lancashire [4]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [4]

Ramsgate, Kent [4]

Swansea, Glamorgan [4]

Aberdeen [3]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Brixham, Devon [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Halifax, Yorkshire [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Rochdale, Lancashire [3]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2]

Altrincham, Cheshire [2]

Arbroath, Forfarshire [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Cupar, Fifeshire [2]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Donegal, Ireland [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire [2]

East Allington, Devon [2]

Fermoy, Cork [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Islington, London [2]

Keighley, Yorkshire [2]

Londonderry [2]

Nelson, Lancashire [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Plympton, Devon [2]

Saint Andrews, Fifeshire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Stonehouse, Devon [2]

Teignmouth, Devon [2]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [402]

Deck Hand [231]

Able Seaman [137]

Boy 2nd Class [111]

Boy 1st Class [108]

Leading Seaman [28]

Petty Officer [16]

Stoker 1st Class [15]

Cook's Mate [13]

Stoker 2nd Class [12]

2nd Cook's Mate [8]

Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [8]

Signalman [8]

Boy Telegraphist [7]

3rd Writer [6]

Boy I [6]

Boy II [6]

Private [6]

Telegraphist [6]

Acting Leading Stoker [5]

Leading Stoker [5]

Officers Steward 3rd Class [5]

Ordinary Signalman [5]

Ordinary Telegraphist [5]

Seaman [5]

Ship's Steward's Assistant [5]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [4]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [4]

Leading Telegraphist [4]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [4]

Stoker [4]

Boy [3]

Chief Petty Officer [3]

Leading Cook's Mate [3]

Probationary Sick Berth Attendant [3]

Sick Berth Attendant [3]

Writer 3rd Class [3]

1st Writer [2]

2nd Writer [2]

Acting Petty Officer [2]

Boy 1 [2]

Boy 2 [2]

Boy 2nd class [2]

Boy Servant [2]

Cook’s Mate [2]

Leading Cook’s Mate [2]

Leading Signalman [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Naval Schoolmaster [2]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2]

Unit

HMS Vivid I [468]

Royal Naval Reserve [241]

HMS Ajax [69]

HMS Erin [54]

HMS Impregnable [40]

HMS Agincourt [21]

Vivid I [17]

HMS Ganges [13]

HMS Powerful [13]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [13]

HMS Victory I [10]

HMS Vivid [10]

HMS Vivid II [10]

HMS Ganges II [9]

HMS Defiance [8]

HMS Defence [7]

HMS Northampton [7]

HMS Pembroke I [7]

HMS President III [7]

HMS Royal Arthur [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

H.M.S. "Vivid I" [6]

HMS Magnificent [6]

Vivid [5]

Vivid II [5]

HMS Active [4]

HMS Bellerophon [4]

HMS Blake [4]

HMS Caesar [4]

HMS Carnarvon [4]

HMS Cornwallis [4]

HMS Lion [4]

HMS Prince of Wales [4]

Defiance [3]

HMS Cambridge [3]

HMS Colossus [3]

HMS Hogue [3]

HMS Indus [3]

HMS Revenge [3]

HMS Russell [3]

HMS Valiant [3]

HMS Vernon [3]

In Cells [3]

Royal Fleet Reserve [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [2]

Dolphin [2]

Donegal [2]

Gibraltar [2]

H.M.S. Vivid I [2]

Service

Royal Navy [524]

British Army [7]

Other Empire Force [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [62]

M [51]

P [45]

B [44]

S [43]

C [36]

L [33]

R [32]

W [31]

K [23]

A [21]

G [21]

J [19]

T [13]

D [11]

N [11]

F [9]

O [8]

E [5]

Q [2]

Y [2]

I [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [506]

Country

United Kingdom [109]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

Egypt [1]

Guernsey [1]

Ireland [1]

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People [524] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [25] Manchester, Lancashire [12] Plymouth, Devon [9] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [8] Liverpool, Lancashire [8] Devonport, Devon [7] Bristol, Gloucestershire [6] Exeter, Devon [6] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [6] Blackburn, Lancashire [5] Bolton, Lancashire [5] Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Burnley, Lancashire [4] Cardiff, Glamorgan [4] Ramsgate, Kent [4] Swansea, Glamorgan [4] Aberdeen [3] Bermondsey, London [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Brixham, Devon [3] Camberwell, London [3] Halifax, Yorkshire [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Rochdale, Lancashire [3] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2] Altrincham, Cheshire [2] Arbroath, Forfarshire [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Battersea, London [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Brighouse, Yorkshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Cupar, Fifeshire [2] Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Donegal, Ireland [2] Dundee, Forfarshire [2] East Allington, Devon [2] Fermoy, Cork [2] Hackney, London [2] Islington, London [2] Keighley, Yorkshire [2] Londonderry [2] Nelson, Lancashire [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Peckham, London [2] Plympton, Devon [2] Saint Andrews, Fifeshire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Stonehouse, Devon [2] Teignmouth, Devon [2]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [402] Deck Hand [231] Able Seaman [137] Boy 2nd Class [111] Boy 1st Class [108] Leading Seaman [28] Petty Officer [16] Stoker 1st Class [15] Cook's Mate [13] Stoker 2nd Class [12] 2nd Cook's Mate [8] Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [8] Signalman [8] Boy Telegraphist [7] 3rd Writer [6] Boy I [6] Boy II [6] Private [6] Telegraphist [6] Acting Leading Stoker [5] Leading Stoker [5] Officers Steward 3rd Class [5] Ordinary Signalman [5] Ordinary Telegraphist [5] Seaman [5] Ship's Steward's Assistant [5] Acting Stoker 1st Class [4] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [4] Leading Telegraphist [4] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [4] Stoker [4] Boy [3] Chief Petty Officer [3] Leading Cook's Mate [3] Probationary Sick Berth Attendant [3] Sick Berth Attendant [3] Writer 3rd Class [3] 1st Writer [2] 2nd Writer [2] Acting Petty Officer [2] Boy 1 [2] Boy 2 [2] Boy 2nd class [2] Boy Servant [2] Cook’s Mate [2] Leading Cook’s Mate [2] Leading Signalman [2] Lieutenant [2] Naval Schoolmaster [2] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2]

Unit

HMS Vivid I [468] Royal Naval Reserve [241] HMS Ajax [69] HMS Erin [54] HMS Impregnable [40] HMS Agincourt [21] Vivid I [17] HMS Ganges [13] HMS Powerful [13] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [13] HMS Victory I [10] HMS Vivid [10] HMS Vivid II [10] HMS Ganges II [9] HMS Defiance [8] HMS Defence [7] HMS Northampton [7] HMS Pembroke I [7] HMS President III [7] HMS Royal Arthur [7] Royal Naval Division [7] H.M.S. "Vivid I" [6] HMS Magnificent [6] Vivid [5] Vivid II [5] HMS Active [4] HMS Bellerophon [4] HMS Blake [4] HMS Caesar [4] HMS Carnarvon [4] HMS Cornwallis [4] HMS Lion [4] HMS Prince of Wales [4] Defiance [3] HMS Cambridge [3] HMS Colossus [3] HMS Hogue [3] HMS Indus [3] HMS Revenge [3] HMS Russell [3] HMS Valiant [3] HMS Vernon [3] In Cells [3] Royal Fleet Reserve [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [2] Dolphin [2] Donegal [2] Gibraltar [2] H.M.S. Vivid I [2]

Service

Royal Navy [524] British Army [7] Other Empire Force [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [62] M [51] P [45] B [44] S [43] C [36] L [33] R [32] W [31] K [23] A [21] G [21] J [19] T [13] D [11] N [11] F [9] O [8] E [5] Q [2] Y [2] I [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [506]

Country

United Kingdom [109] Australia [1] Canada [1] Egypt [1] Guernsey [1] Ireland [1]

George Buchanan Wilson

Born 1892

Royal Navy M8261 Writer 3rd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Mitchell Anderson

Born 1889

Royal Navy SS113739

Royal Navy SS113739 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy SS113739 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Thunderer

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Bernard Thomson Robertson

Born 1891

Royal Navy Clyde Z/6091 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy Clyde Z/6091 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Inconstant

Royal Navy Clyde Z/6091 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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William Dickson

Born 1890

Royal Navy 4/2019 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Clyde 4/2019 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Clyde 4/2019 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Tiger

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