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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [71]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [39]

Devonport, Devon [37]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [33]

Liverpool, Lancashire [29]

Manchester, Lancashire [28]

Exeter, Devon [23]

Stonehouse, Devon [16]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [14]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [10]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [10]

Dublin [10]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [10]

Kingsbridge, Devon [10]

Teignmouth, Devon [10]

Bath, Somerset [8]

Blackburn, Lancashire [8]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [8]

Leeds, Yorkshire [8]

Plympton, Devon [8]

Bolton, Lancashire [7]

Brixham, Devon [7]

Newport, Monmouthshire [7]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [7]

Swansea, Glamorgan [7]

Tavistock, Devon [7]

Bradford, Yorkshire [6]

Camberwell, London [6]

Cork [6]

Crediton, Devon [6]

Dartmouth, Devon [6]

Islington, London [6]

Ramsgate, Kent [6]

Barnstaple, Devon [5]

Bedminster, Somerset [5]

Calstock, Cornwall [5]

Halifax, Yorkshire [5]

Liverpool [5]

Nottingham [5]

Penzance, Cornwall [5]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [5]

Torquay, Devon [5]

Aberdeen [4]

Aghada, Cork [4]

Belfast, Antrim [4]

Bermondsey, London [4]

Bodmin, Cornwall [4]

Burnley, Lancashire [4]

Falmouth, Cornwall [4]

Londonderry [4]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [521]

Stoker 2nd Class [342]

Stoker 1st Class [317]

Able Seaman [283]

Deck Hand [269]

Boy 1st Class [142]

Boy 2nd Class [141]

Leading Stoker [96]

Leading Seaman [68]

Petty Officer [58]

Stoker [58]

Acting Leading Stoker [46]

Petty Officer Stoker [42]

Stoker Petty Officer [36]

Seaman [33]

Trimmer [27]

Chief Stoker [26]

Chief Petty Officer [24]

Signalman [22]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [21]

Private [18]

Cook's Mate [16]

Petty Officer 1st Class [16]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [15]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [12]

Sick Berth Attendant [12]

Leading Signalman [11]

Boy II [10]

Boy Telegraphist [10]

Telegraphist [10]

Boy I [9]

Carpenter's Crew [9]

ERA 4th Class [9]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [9]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [9]

Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [9]

2nd Cook's Mate [8]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Ordinary Signalman [8]

Ordinary Telegraphist [8]

3rd Writer [7]

Shipwright 2nd Class [7]

Acting ERA 4th Class [6]

Acting Gunner [6]

Armourer's Crew [6]

Boy [6]

Boy Servant [6]

Cook's Mate 2nd Class [6]

Leading Telegraphist [6]

Unit

HMS Vivid [537]

HMS Vivid I [468]

Royal Naval Reserve [348]

HMS Vivid II [328]

HMS Ajax [239]

HMS Erin [132]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [68]

HMS Impregnable [59]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid [46]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [40]

HMS Agincourt [28]

H.M.S. "Vivid" [27]

H.M.S. "Vivid." [27]

Royal Naval Division [22]

HMS Indus [20]

Europa II - M 33 [19]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Vivid." [19]

Vivid II - M 33 [19]

HMS Ganges [18]

HMS Hindustan [18]

Vivid I [17]

HMS Lion [16]

Royal Fleet Reserve [16]

HMS Defiance [15]

HMS Powerful [15]

HMS Cornwallis [14]

Vivid II [14]

HMS Defence [13]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: HMS Vivid [13]

HMS Argyll [12]

HMS Northampton [12]

HMS Orion [11]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Vivid [11]

Vivid [11]

HMS Ganges II [10]

HMS Leander [10]

HMS Tiger [10]

HMS Victory I [10]

HMS Blake [9]

HMS New Zealand [9]

HMS Indefatigable [8]

HMS Magnificent [8]

HMS Warrior [8]

HMS Hogue [7]

HMS Marlborough [7]

HMS Pembroke I [7]

HMS Prince of Wales [7]

HMS Russell [7]

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

HMS Active [6]

Service

Royal Navy [1708]

British Army [19]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Canadian Navy [7]

Other Empire Force [6]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [193]

M [173]

H [165]

C [146]

S [124]

P [112]

W [109]

R [84]

G [77]

L [76]

D [75]

A [63]

F [59]

T [59]

J [54]

K [43]

E [31]

N [30]

O [28]

V [6]

I [4]

Y [4]

Q [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1382]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [315]

Ireland [6]

Australia [2]

Guernsey [2]

South Africa [2]

Canada [1]

Egypt [1]

New Zealand [1]

Turkey [1]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [71] Bristol, Gloucestershire [39] Devonport, Devon [37] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [33] Liverpool, Lancashire [29] Manchester, Lancashire [28] Exeter, Devon [23] Stonehouse, Devon [16] Cardiff, Glamorgan [14] Birkenhead, Cheshire [10] Birmingham, Warwickshire [10] Dublin [10] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [10] Kingsbridge, Devon [10] Teignmouth, Devon [10] Bath, Somerset [8] Blackburn, Lancashire [8] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [8] Leeds, Yorkshire [8] Plympton, Devon [8] Bolton, Lancashire [7] Brixham, Devon [7] Newport, Monmouthshire [7] Portsmouth, Hampshire [7] Swansea, Glamorgan [7] Tavistock, Devon [7] Bradford, Yorkshire [6] Camberwell, London [6] Cork [6] Crediton, Devon [6] Dartmouth, Devon [6] Islington, London [6] Ramsgate, Kent [6] Barnstaple, Devon [5] Bedminster, Somerset [5] Calstock, Cornwall [5] Halifax, Yorkshire [5] Liverpool [5] Nottingham [5] Penzance, Cornwall [5] Sheffield, Yorkshire [5] Torquay, Devon [5] Aberdeen [4] Aghada, Cork [4] Belfast, Antrim [4] Bermondsey, London [4] Bodmin, Cornwall [4] Burnley, Lancashire [4] Falmouth, Cornwall [4] Londonderry [4]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [521] Stoker 2nd Class [342] Stoker 1st Class [317] Able Seaman [283] Deck Hand [269] Boy 1st Class [142] Boy 2nd Class [141] Leading Stoker [96] Leading Seaman [68] Petty Officer [58] Stoker [58] Acting Leading Stoker [46] Petty Officer Stoker [42] Stoker Petty Officer [36] Seaman [33] Trimmer [27] Chief Stoker [26] Chief Petty Officer [24] Signalman [22] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [21] Private [18] Cook's Mate [16] Petty Officer 1st Class [16] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [15] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [12] Sick Berth Attendant [12] Leading Signalman [11] Boy II [10] Boy Telegraphist [10] Telegraphist [10] Boy I [9] Carpenter's Crew [9] ERA 4th Class [9] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [9] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [9] Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [9] 2nd Cook's Mate [8] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [8] Lieutenant [8] Ordinary Signalman [8] Ordinary Telegraphist [8] 3rd Writer [7] Shipwright 2nd Class [7] Acting ERA 4th Class [6] Acting Gunner [6] Armourer's Crew [6] Boy [6] Boy Servant [6] Cook's Mate 2nd Class [6] Leading Telegraphist [6]

Unit

HMS Vivid [537] HMS Vivid I [468] Royal Naval Reserve [348] HMS Vivid II [328] HMS Ajax [239] HMS Erin [132] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [68] HMS Impregnable [59] Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid [46] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [40] HMS Agincourt [28] H.M.S. "Vivid" [27] H.M.S. "Vivid." [27] Royal Naval Division [22] HMS Indus [20] Europa II - M 33 [19] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Vivid." [19] Vivid II - M 33 [19] HMS Ganges [18] HMS Hindustan [18] Vivid I [17] HMS Lion [16] Royal Fleet Reserve [16] HMS Defiance [15] HMS Powerful [15] HMS Cornwallis [14] Vivid II [14] HMS Defence [13] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: HMS Vivid [13] HMS Argyll [12] HMS Northampton [12] HMS Orion [11] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Vivid [11] Vivid [11] HMS Ganges II [10] HMS Leander [10] HMS Tiger [10] HMS Victory I [10] HMS Blake [9] HMS New Zealand [9] HMS Indefatigable [8] HMS Magnificent [8] HMS Warrior [8] HMS Hogue [7] HMS Marlborough [7] HMS Pembroke I [7] HMS Prince of Wales [7] HMS Russell [7] H.M.S. "Vivid I" [6] HMS Active [6]

Service

Royal Navy [1708] British Army [19] Australian Imperial Force [7] Canadian Navy [7] Other Empire Force [6] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [193] M [173] H [165] C [146] S [124] P [112] W [109] R [84] G [77] L [76] D [75] A [63] F [59] T [59] J [54] K [43] E [31] N [30] O [28] V [6] I [4] Y [4] Q [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1382] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [315] Ireland [6] Australia [2] Guernsey [2] South Africa [2] Canada [1] Egypt [1] New Zealand [1] Turkey [1]

Harry Boome

Born 1899

Died 1940

Royal Navy J45662 Boy II H.M.S. Vivid

Royal Navy J45662 Boy I

Royal Navy J45662 Ordinary Seaman

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Richard Brown

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy 209052 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vivid

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Bert Wyse

Born 1885

Died 1920

Royal Navy 302775 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Vivid

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James William Pope

Born 1879

Died 1921

Royal Navy 291747 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vivid

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George James Bennett

Born 1888

Died 1920

Royal Navy SS105285 Stoker 1st Class HMS "Vivid"

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Wilfred Algernon Burfield

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy M18517 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Vivid

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William Rolph Mogford

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy J89122 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid

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Frederick Whiddon Stear

Born 1877

Died 1939

Royal Navy 173071 Boy (Second Class) HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 173071 Boy (First Class) HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 173071 Boy (First Class) HMS

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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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Wilfred John Greening

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy J86653

Royal Navy J.86653 (Dev) Ordinary Seaman H.M.S "Vivid"

Royal Navy J/86653 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Vivid"

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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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Sam Wilde

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy J68100

Royal Navy J68100 Ordinary Seaman HMS Repulse

Royal Navy J68100 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid

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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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Marrack Sennett

Born 1865

Died 1935

Royal Navy Acting Assistant Engineer HMS Asia

Royal Navy Acting Assistant Engineer HMS President

Royal Navy Assistant Engineer HMS President

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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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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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Robert Wakeham

Born 1875

Died 1919

Royal Navy 163258 Chief Petty Officer HMS Vivid

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Harry Davis

Born 1862

Died 1916

Royal Navy 99527 Chief Petty Officer HMS Vivid

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