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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 Mcgaan

Born 1896

Died 1954

Royal Navy M19290

Royal Navy M19290 Naval Seaman Vivid I

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Leonard Rigby

Born 1889

Died 1958

Royal Navy M22675 3rd Writer

Royal Navy M22675

Royal Navy M22675 3rd Writer HMS Vivid I

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Thomas George Axford

Born 1883

Died 1965

Royal Navy ES 2128 Vivid I

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Robert Francis Kitt

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy K25413 Stoker Second Class Vivid I

Royal Navy K/25413 Stoker First Class Indefatigable

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David Oliver Footman

Born 1899

Died 1984

Royal Navy J89097 Dolphin

Royal Navy J89097 Vivid I

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Oliver James Read

Born 1896

Died 1965

Royal Navy HMS Warrior

Royal Navy HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy HMS Vivid I

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Frederick Kenshole

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy L7670 Ordinary Seaman 3rd Class Vivid I

Royal Navy M22137 Naval Schoolmaster HMS Vivid

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Edward John Martin

Born 1896

Royal Navy M.13970 Cook's Mate HMS Vivid I

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Robert William Thomson

Born 1899

Royal Navy J78264 Able Seaman H.M.S. Concord

Royal Navy J78264 Able Seaman H.M.S. Vivid I

Royal Navy J78264 Able Seaman Vivid I

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John Travers Cornwell

Born 1900

Died 1916

Royal Navy J42563 Boy 2nd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J42563 Boy 1st Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J42563 Boy 1st Class HMS Chester

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Hugh Girvan Dunbar

Born 1894

Royal Navy J12673

Royal Navy J12673 Able Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J12673 Leading Seaman HMS Defiance, Cameroon, Constance, Vivid I

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Charles Tingay Wells

Born 1895

Died 1919

Royal Navy J23612 Boy 1st Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J23612 Ordinary Seaman

Royal Navy J23612 Able Seaman HMS Venerable

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Ernest Edward Deves

Born 1875

Died 1955

Royal Navy 156464 Boy 2nd Class HMSs Impregnable, Lion

Royal Navy 156464 Boy 1st Class HMSs Lion, Sirius

Royal Navy 156464 Ordinary Seaman HMS Sirius

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William Henry Quick

Born 1878

Died 1918

Royal Navy 179371 Chief Petty Officer HMS Vivid I

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William Watts

Born 1872

Died 1917

Royal Navy 144187 Able Seaman HMS Vivid I

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Leonard Arthur Churchill

Born 1879

Died 1915

Royal Navy 195562 Petty Officer HMS Vivid I

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Alfred George Greenway

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy L8897

Royal Navy L/8897 Officer's Steward (3rd Class) H.M.S. "Vivid I"

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Cuthbert Henry Kerswill

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy 235202 Boy 2nd Class HMS Boscawen III

Royal Navy 235202 Boy 1st Class HMSs Boscawen III, Sutlej, Vivid I, Nile, Diana

Royal Navy 235202 Ordinary Seaman HMS Diana

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Archibald Grant Watts

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J26887 Boy 2nd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J26887 Boy 1st Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J26887 Ordinary Seaman HMS Broke

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James Ainsworth

Born 1896

Royal Navy J.35155 Able Seaman - Acting Torpedoman HMS MARLBOROUGH

Royal Navy J.35155 Able Seaman - Acting Torpedoman HMS VIVID I

Royal Navy J.35155 Able Seaman - Torpedoman HMS DEFIANCE

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