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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [35]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [15]

Devonport, Devon [15]

Manchester, Lancashire [11]

Liverpool, Lancashire [10]

Stonehouse, Devon [7]

Kingsbridge, Devon [6]

Exeter, Devon [5]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5]

Bath, Somerset [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [4]

Plympton, Devon [4]

Brixham, Devon [3]

Callington, Cornwall [3]

Calstock, Cornwall [3]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [3]

Cupar, Fifeshire [3]

Dublin [3]

Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Bedminster, Somerset [2]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2]

Clonakilty, Cork [2]

Crediton, Devon [2]

Dorchester, Dorset [2]

Falmouth, Cornwall [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Launceston, Cornwall [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Saltash, Cornwall [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Taunton, Somerset [2]

Tavistock, Devon [2]

Teignmouth, Devon [2]

Torquay, Devon [2]

Wadebridge, Cornwall [2]

Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire [2]

Aghada, Cork [1]

Alderney, Channel Islands [1]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1]

Almondsbury, Gloucestershire [1]

Amlwch, Anglesey [1]

Antony, Cornwall [1]

Arklow, Wicklow [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire [1]

Rank

Stoker 2nd Class [268]

Stoker 1st Class [241]

Leading Stoker [66]

Able Seaman [42]

Acting Leading Stoker [42]

Ordinary Seaman [39]

Stoker [36]

Stoker Petty Officer [25]

Boy 1st Class [24]

Boy 2nd Class [21]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [15]

Leading Seaman [15]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [13]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [10]

Trimmer [10]

Carpenter's Crew [9]

ERA 4th Class [8]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [7]

Private [7]

Acting ERA 4th Class [6]

Shipwright 2nd Class [6]

Chief Stoker [5]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [5]

Petty Officer Stoker [5]

ERA 3rd Class [4]

Shipwright [4]

Stoker 1st class [4]

Acting Engine Room Artificer [3]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [3]

Armourer's Crew [3]

Boy Artificer [3]

Boy II [3]

Boy Shipwright [3]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [3]

Leading Carpenter's Crew [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Petty Officer (Stoker) [3]

Stoker 2nd class [3]

Stoker II [3]

Acting Chief Stoker [2]

Boy 2c [2]

Boy 2nd class [2]

Boy I [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Cook's Mate [2]

Deck Hand [2]

ERA 2nd Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer [2]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Mechanician [2]

Unit

HMS Vivid II [328]

HMS Ajax [164]

HMS Erin [73]

HMS Vivid I [22]

Europa II - M 33 [19]

Vivid II - M 33 [19]

HMS Indus [17]

Royal Naval Reserve [14]

Vivid II [14]

HMS Argyll [12]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [10]

HMS Ganges II [10]

HMS Cornwallis [9]

HMS Leander [9]

HMS King Alfred [7]

HMS Lion [7]

HMS Pembroke II [7]

HMS Vivid [7]

Vivid [7]

HMS Defence [6]

HMS Hindustan [6]

HMS Q1 [6]

HMS Blake [5]

HMS Commonwealth [5]

HMS Cornwall [5]

HMS Hogue [5]

HMS Impregnable [5]

HMS Iris II (Victory X) [5]

HMS Monmouth [5]

HMS Orion [5]

HMS Royal Arthur [5]

Royal Fleet Reserve [5]

Vivid I [5]

Gibraltar [4]

HMS Agincourt [4]

HMS Diana [4]

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

HMS Magnificent [4]

HMS Morning Star [4]

HMS New Zealand [4]

HMS Northampton [4]

HMS Sapphire II [4]

HMS vivid II [4]

Europa II - M33 [3]

HMS Arrogant [3]

HMS Ganges [3]

HMS Kent [3]

HMS Lancaster [3]

HMS Marlborough [3]

HMS Mars [3]

Service

Royal Navy [416]

British Army [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [67]

C [45]

H [42]

D [29]

M [26]

W [25]

S [23]

G [20]

P [19]

A [18]

F [15]

R [15]

E [14]

J [11]

L [10]

O [10]

T [9]

N [8]

K [7]

V [2]

I [1]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [404]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [107]

Ireland [4]

Australia [1]

Egypt [1]

Guernsey [1]

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People [417] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [35] Bristol, Gloucestershire [15] Devonport, Devon [15] Manchester, Lancashire [11] Liverpool, Lancashire [10] Stonehouse, Devon [7] Kingsbridge, Devon [6] Exeter, Devon [5] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5] Bath, Somerset [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [4] Plympton, Devon [4] Brixham, Devon [3] Callington, Cornwall [3] Calstock, Cornwall [3] Cardiff, Glamorgan [3] Cupar, Fifeshire [3] Dublin [3] Barnstaple, Devon [2] Bedminster, Somerset [2] Brighouse, Yorkshire [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2] Clonakilty, Cork [2] Crediton, Devon [2] Dorchester, Dorset [2] Falmouth, Cornwall [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Launceston, Cornwall [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Saltash, Cornwall [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Taunton, Somerset [2] Tavistock, Devon [2] Teignmouth, Devon [2] Torquay, Devon [2] Wadebridge, Cornwall [2] Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire [2] Aghada, Cork [1] Alderney, Channel Islands [1] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1] Almondsbury, Gloucestershire [1] Amlwch, Anglesey [1] Antony, Cornwall [1] Arklow, Wicklow [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire [1]

Rank

Stoker 2nd Class [268] Stoker 1st Class [241] Leading Stoker [66] Able Seaman [42] Acting Leading Stoker [42] Ordinary Seaman [39] Stoker [36] Stoker Petty Officer [25] Boy 1st Class [24] Boy 2nd Class [21] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [15] Leading Seaman [15] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [13] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [10] Trimmer [10] Carpenter's Crew [9] ERA 4th Class [8] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [7] Private [7] Acting ERA 4th Class [6] Shipwright 2nd Class [6] Chief Stoker [5] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [5] Petty Officer Stoker [5] ERA 3rd Class [4] Shipwright [4] Stoker 1st class [4] Acting Engine Room Artificer [3] Acting Stoker 1st Class [3] Armourer's Crew [3] Boy Artificer [3] Boy II [3] Boy Shipwright [3] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [3] Leading Carpenter's Crew [3] Petty Officer [3] Petty Officer (Stoker) [3] Stoker 2nd class [3] Stoker II [3] Acting Chief Stoker [2] Boy 2c [2] Boy 2nd class [2] Boy I [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Cook's Mate [2] Deck Hand [2] ERA 2nd Class [2] Engine Room Artificer [2] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Mechanician [2]

Unit

HMS Vivid II [328] HMS Ajax [164] HMS Erin [73] HMS Vivid I [22] Europa II - M 33 [19] Vivid II - M 33 [19] HMS Indus [17] Royal Naval Reserve [14] Vivid II [14] HMS Argyll [12] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [10] HMS Ganges II [10] HMS Cornwallis [9] HMS Leander [9] HMS King Alfred [7] HMS Lion [7] HMS Pembroke II [7] HMS Vivid [7] Vivid [7] HMS Defence [6] HMS Hindustan [6] HMS Q1 [6] HMS Blake [5] HMS Commonwealth [5] HMS Cornwall [5] HMS Hogue [5] HMS Impregnable [5] HMS Iris II (Victory X) [5] HMS Monmouth [5] HMS Orion [5] HMS Royal Arthur [5] Royal Fleet Reserve [5] Vivid I [5] Gibraltar [4] HMS Agincourt [4] HMS Diana [4] HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [4] HMS Magnificent [4] HMS Morning Star [4] HMS New Zealand [4] HMS Northampton [4] HMS Sapphire II [4] HMS vivid II [4] Europa II - M33 [3] HMS Arrogant [3] HMS Ganges [3] HMS Kent [3] HMS Lancaster [3] HMS Marlborough [3] HMS Mars [3]

Service

Royal Navy [416] British Army [4] Other Empire Force [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [67] C [45] H [42] D [29] M [26] W [25] S [23] G [20] P [19] A [18] F [15] R [15] E [14] J [11] L [10] O [10] T [9] N [8] K [7] V [2] I [1] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [404] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [107] Ireland [4] Australia [1] Egypt [1] Guernsey [1]

Albert Edgar Adams

Born 1892

Died 1921

Royal Navy Boy Artificer to Engine Room Artificer 5C Fisgard

Royal Navy Engine Room Artificer 5C Victory II

Royal Navy Tremeraire

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Richard James Tucker

Born 1885

Died 1915

Royal Navy M1537 Blake

Royal Navy M1537 Leander

Royal Navy M1537 Vivid II

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Robert Makepeace Steele

Born 1900

Died 1939

Royal Navy SS118695 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy K60833 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy D/K60833 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Exeter

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Frank Evans

Born 1896

Died 1968

Royal Navy K23995 Stoker 1st Class HMS LION

Royal Navy K23995 HMS Vivid II

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Arthur James

Born 1896

Died 1959

Royal Navy SS116185 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy SS116185 Stoker 1st Class HMS Ajax

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George Stephen Beswick

Born 1889

Died 1951

Royal Navy K25999 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy K25999 Stoker 1st class HMS Ajax

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Walter Stenhouse Kingsbury

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy K52659 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy K52659 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Cassandra

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Frederick Thomas Raggatt

Born 1897

Died 1919

Royal Navy M13065 Engine Room Artificer HMS Vivid II/HMS Leonidas/HMS Albatross

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Charles Henry Bareham

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy K5625 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vivid II

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Richard John Willis

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy K21526 Stoker1st Class HMS Vivid II

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Charles Frederick Gibbons

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy K38825

Royal Navy K/38825(Dev.). Stoker 1st Class HMS Vivid II

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Sydney Vincent Bevan

Born 1898

Died 1898

Royal Navy K51669 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vivid II

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Joe Bray

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy M19615 Carpenter's Crew HMS Vivid II

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David Thomas Williams

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy K44598 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

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William Newcombe

Died 1921

Royal Navy K/59393 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

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Robert Wallace Reid

Born 1868

Died 1914

Royal Navy 153081 Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS Vivid II

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George Richard Hobbs

Born 1882

Died 1915

Royal Navy 305289 Stoker First Class HMS Vivid II

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Eli Richards

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy 306827 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vivid II

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Jesse Samuel Hancock

Born 1899

Died 1965

Royal Navy K43378

British Army 20733 Private Wiltshire Regiment 8th Battalion

Royal Navy K43378 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II, HMS Tiger

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Thomas Henry Humphrys

Born 1886

Died 1919

Royal Navy 221190

Royal Navy 221190 Signalman Vivid II - M 33

Royal Navy 221190 Signalman Europa II - M 33

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