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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]

Samuel Edmund Butcher

Born 1884

Died 1915

Royal Navy 208273 Boy 1st class HMS Lion

Royal Navy 208273 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hermione

Royal Navy 208273 Able Seaman HMS Hermione

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Thomas Campbell

Born 1895

Royal Navy Clyde Z/6290 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/6290 Able Seaman RNVR Clyde - HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy Z/6290 Able Seaman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

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John Beglin

Born 1895

Royal Navy Clyde Z/5177 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/5177 Able Seaman RNVR Clyde - HMS Colossus

Royal Navy Z/5177 Able Seaman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

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Alfred Armitage

Born 1899

Royal Navy J34783 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J34783 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J34783 Boy Telegraphist HMS Impregnable

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John Rutherford Jacques

Born 1890

Royal Navy K33409 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Blake (Marne)

Royal Navy K33409 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy K33409 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

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John James Bowden

Born 1884

Royal Navy 303468 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy 303468 Stoker HMS Humber

Royal Navy 303468 Stoker 1st Class HMS King Alfred

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Thomas William Orpe

Born 1897

Royal Navy J24932 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J24932 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J24932 Boy 1st Class HMS Powerful

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Thomas Henry Allwood

Born 1882

Royal Navy J57481 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J57481 Ordinary Seaman HMS President III

Royal Navy Palace Z/3698 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Thomas Agnew Mcmaster

Born 1897

Royal Navy Clyde Z/7450 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Clyde Z/7450 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Clyde Z/7450 Signalman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

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Thomas Gordon Pearson

Born 1898

Royal Navy J45330 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J45330 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

British Army 31737 Private King's (Liverpool) Regiment

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Kenneth Macaulay Boyd

Born 1886

Died 1921

Royal Navy 217767 Boy 1st Class HMS Caledonia

Royal Navy 217767 Boy 1st Class HMS Minotaur

Royal Navy 217767 Boy 1st Class HMS Agincourt

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George Buchanan Wilson

Born 1892

Royal Navy M8261 Writer 3rd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Mitchell Anderson

Born 1889

Royal Navy SS113739

Royal Navy SS113739 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy SS113739 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Thunderer

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Charles Sellar Barclay

Born 1898

Royal Navy J38553 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J38553 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J38553 Boy 1st Class HMS Europa I

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Bernard Thomson Robertson

Born 1891

Royal Navy Clyde Z/6091 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy Clyde Z/6091 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Inconstant

Royal Navy Clyde Z/6091 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Leonard James Williams

Born 1893

Royal Navy J2721 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J2721 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J2721 Boy 1st Class HMS Essex

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Edward John Sully

Born 1898

Royal Navy J35073 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J35073 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J35073 Boy 1st Class HMS Illustrious

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William Dickson

Born 1890

Royal Navy 4/2019 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Clyde 4/2019 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Clyde 4/2019 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Tiger

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