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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]

Samuel Horridge

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy J39203

Royal Navy J39203 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J39203 Ordinary Seaman HMS Mars

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William Friendship

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 23706 Private Devonshire Regiment

Royal Navy 224412 Ordinary Seaman Vivid I

British Army 27122 Private Somerset Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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Richard Edward Stephen Morris

Born 1898

Royal Navy M31944 HMS Vivid I

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Robert John Collins

Born 1877

Died 1958

Royal Navy 179651

Royal Navy Devonport A.4671 Boy II Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy Boy I Class HMS Ganges

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Wilfred Edwin Harris

Born 1899

Died 1975

Royal Navy J81240 Vivid I and Halcyon

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Horace Leonard Stanner

Born 1897

Died 1922

Royal Navy J41788 H.M.S. Pembroke I

Royal Navy J41788 H.M.S. Vivid I

Royal Navy J41788 Signalman H.M.S. Marshal Ney

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James Cude

Born 1896

British Army 1591 The London Regiment 23rd Battalion

Royal Navy J26931 Boy 2nd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J26931 Boy 1st Class HMS Vivid I

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Harry Combes

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy J28776 Boy 2nd Class HMS Carnarvon

Royal Navy J28776 Boy 1st Class HMS Carnarvon

Royal Navy J28776 Ordinary Seaman HMS Carnarvon

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George Edwin Stoddon Leythorne

Born 1893

Died 1971

Royal Navy M6867 Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy M6867 2nd Cook's Mate HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy M6867 Cook's Mate HMS Vivid I

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William Harry Maeers

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy 236964 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy 236964 Boy 1st Class HMSs Ganges II, Victorious

Royal Navy 236964 Ordinary Seaman HMSs Victorious, Vivid I, Crescent, Flora

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Harry Pinder

Born 1896

Royal Navy

Royal Navy J49911 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J49911 Ordinary Seaman HMS Active

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Samuel John Kilgore

Born 1895

Died 1940

Royal Navy J17386 Able Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J17386 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pegasus

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William Lyon Forrest

Born 1892

Died 1914

Royal Navy M2759 3rd Writer HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy M2759 3rd Writer HMS Cressy

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Archibald Carmichael

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy J59300 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J59300 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vehement

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James Rowland Birds

Born 1892

Died 1962

Royal Navy J49457 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J49457 Ordinary Seaman HMS Ajax

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Geoffrey Rutherford Ansdell

Born 1894

Died 1978

Royal Navy SS4291 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy SS4291 Able Seaman HMS Ajax

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William Collom

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy 305526

Royal Navy 305526. (DEV) Ship's Corporal 1st Class HMS Diana

Royal Navy 305526 Stoker 2nd Class Vivid

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Arthur William Luckman

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy J29925 Boy 2nd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J/29921 H.M.S. "Impregnable." *mistake in CWGC records

Royal Navy J29925 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

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Thomas Hemphill

Born 1874

Died 1914

Royal Navy 276909 Chief Stoker HMS Monmouth

Royal Navy 276909 Stoker 2nd Class Vivid II

Royal Navy 276909 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Sans Pareil

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William James Balsdon

Born 1888

Died 1915

Royal Navy 310639

Royal Navy 310639 Petty Officer Stoker

Royal Navy 310639 Stoker 2nd Class Vivid II

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