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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]

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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Christopher John Newman

Born 1883

Died 1917

Royal Navy K39050

Royal Navy K/39050 Stoker, 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

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David Lloyd

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy K53121 Stoker 2nd Class Vivid II

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Frederick Thomas Greep

Born 1878

Died 1915

Royal Navy Dev/281626(RFR/B/2055) Stoker 1st Class Nelson Battalion

Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy 281626 Stoker 2nd Class Vivid II

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James Francis Beard

Born 1893

Died 1921

Royal Navy K10768

Royal Navy K10768 Stoker II Cumberland

Royal Navy K10768 Stoker I Cumberland

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Howard George Crittenden

Born 1891

Died 1917

Royal Navy K39087

Royal Navy K39087 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy K39087 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II (Foyle)

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Frank Edgington Nicholls

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K30333 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

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William Frederick Stone

Born 1900

Died 2009

Royal Navy SS119909 Vivid II

Royal Navy SS9765 Tiger

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Wilfred Charlton

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy K27497

Royal Navy K/27497 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vivid II

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Richard Hewett Groves

Born 1888

Royal Navy M22065

Royal Navy M22065 Vivid II

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Harry Thomas Smith

Born 1889

Died 1977

Royal Navy K26448

Royal Navy K26448 Stoker II HMS Vivid II, Devonport

Royal Navy K26448 Stoker II HMS Argyll

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John William Inch

Born 1864

Died 1916

Royal Navy 147240 Chief Stoker HMS Vivid II

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Isaac Bastarrechea

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy 271517 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMSs Vivid II, Firequeen, Vivid II, Defiance, Vivid II, Excellent, Vivid II

Royal Navy 271517 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMSs Duke of Edinburgh, Vivid II, Mars, Forth

Royal Navy 271517 Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class HMSs Forth, Pactolus, Vivid II, Centurion, Vivid II

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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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Reginald Peter Burt

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS116668 HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy SS116668 Stoker 1st Class HMS Lion

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Francis Palmer Selleck Horne

Born 1878

Died 1916

Royal Navy 290860 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Defence

Royal Navy 290860 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy 290860 Stoker HMS Vivid II

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Robert Ryder

Born 1896

Died 1914

Royal Navy K22281 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

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Albert Edward Veale

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy K36752 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Vivid II"

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Frederick Francis Acreman

Born 1876

Died 1934

Royal Navy 281004 Stoker HMS Vivid II

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Thomas Sheehan

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy K34209 Stoker 1st Class RNVR - HMS "Vivid II"

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