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Place of birth

Devonport Devon [2]

Kensington London [2]

Kingston, Kingsbridge, Devon [2]

- probably - Blairgowrie and Rattray, Perth and Kinross, Scotland [1]

79 Victoria Road Wandsworth London [1]

81 Nelson St, Manchester [1]

Anstruther, Fife, Scotland [1]

Barton, Lancashire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Beckenham Kent [1]

Broadlands, Isle of Wight [1]

Buckland, Kent [1]

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Camberwell London [1]

Chorlton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Clifton Hill House, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Clitheroe, Lancashire [1]

Cork [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Devonport, Plymouth, Devon [1]

Dublin [1]

Ealing [1]

Eastbourne [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Estcourt, Natal [1]

Exeter, Deevon [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Fulham London [1]

Gayton-le-Marsh Lincolnshire [1]

Glasgow [1]

Great Yarmouth Norfolk [1]

Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England [1]

Islington London [1]

Kilburn [1]

Kings Lynn Norfolk [1]

Kingstown [now named Dún Laoghaire], County Dublin [1]

Lerwick Shetland Islands Scotland [1]

Lincoln [1]

Llandovery, Carmarthenshire [1]

Lytham, Lancashire [1]

Millbrook, near St Germans, Cornwall [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

North Shields Northumberland [1]

Nottingham [1]

Ontario [1]

Penn Fields, Staffordshire [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Portland, Dorset [1]

Portsmouth Hampshire [1]

Rank

Assistant Principal [12]

Clerk [9]

Telephonist [9]

Chief Section Leader [7]

Divisional Director [7]

Steward [7]

Senior Writer [5]

Director [4]

Ledger Clerk [4]

Motor Driver [4]

Principal [4]

Superintendent [3]

Assistant Director [2]

Chief Section Leader, Clerk [2]

Deputy Assistant Director of Administration [2]

Deputy Assistant Director of Personnel [2]

Deputy Director [2]

Deputy Divisional Director [2]

General Domestic Worker [2]

Member [2]

Messenger [2]

Nurse [2]

Shorthand Typist [2]

Stewardess [2]

Worker [2]

Writer [2]

Air Commandant [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Assistant Director of Inspection [1]

Assistant Director of Recruiting [1]

Assistant Principal and Secretary to Director [1]

Canteener [1]

Chief Officer [1]

Chief Section Leader (Clerk) [1]

Chief Section Leader Steward [1]

Chief Section Leader, Draughtswoman [1]

Chief Section Leader, Steward [1]

Chief Theatre Sister [1]

Civilian Surgeon [1]

Cleaner [1]

Commandant [1]

Cook [1]

Deputy Assistant Director [1]

Deputy Assistant Director of Recruiting [1]

Deputy Medical Assistant Director [1]

Deputy Principal [1]

Directeur [1]

Divisional Director for Scotland [1]

Electrician [1]

Electrician, Chief Section Leader [1]

Unit

Women's Royal Naval Service [111]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [3]

Women's Royal Air Force [3]

Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) [3]

British Red Cross Society [2]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

British Women's Royal Naval Service [2]

French Red Cross [2]

British Committee, French Red Cross [1]

British Red Cross [1]

British Red Cross Society/Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

First Aid Nursing Yeomanry Corps [1]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Nursing Service [1]

Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Scottish Women's Hospitals (French Red Cross) [1]

Scottish Women's Hospitals (French Red Cross). [1]

Women' Royal Naval Service [1]

Women's Royal Naval Sce [1]

Women's Royal Naval Service - H.M.S. "Crescent," [1]

Women's Royal Naval Service. [1]

Women's Royal Naval service [1]

Women's Royal Navy Service [1]

Women’s Royal Naval Service [1]

Service

Royal Navy [116]

British Army [9]

Other Empire Force [9]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Last name first letter

C [16]

D [13]

B [11]

M [11]

H [8]

W [8]

P [7]

T [7]

L [5]

R [5]

E [4]

N [4]

F [3]

J [3]

K [3]

S [3]

A [2]

G [1]

I [1]

O [1]

U [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [102]

Country

United Kingdom [49]

Ireland [2]

Malta [1]

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Place of birth

Devonport Devon [2] Kensington London [2] Kingston, Kingsbridge, Devon [2] - probably - Blairgowrie and Rattray, Perth and Kinross, Scotland [1] 79 Victoria Road Wandsworth London [1] 81 Nelson St, Manchester [1] Anstruther, Fife, Scotland [1] Barton, Lancashire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Beckenham Kent [1] Broadlands, Isle of Wight [1] Buckland, Kent [1] Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Camberwell London [1] Chorlton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Clifton Hill House, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Clitheroe, Lancashire [1] Cork [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Devonport, Plymouth, Devon [1] Dublin [1] Ealing [1] Eastbourne [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Estcourt, Natal [1] Exeter, Deevon [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Fulham London [1] Gayton-le-Marsh Lincolnshire [1] Glasgow [1] Great Yarmouth Norfolk [1] Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England [1] Islington London [1] Kilburn [1] Kings Lynn Norfolk [1] Kingstown [now named Dún Laoghaire], County Dublin [1] Lerwick Shetland Islands Scotland [1] Lincoln [1] Llandovery, Carmarthenshire [1] Lytham, Lancashire [1] Millbrook, near St Germans, Cornwall [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] North Shields Northumberland [1] Nottingham [1] Ontario [1] Penn Fields, Staffordshire [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Portland, Dorset [1] Portsmouth Hampshire [1]

Rank

Assistant Principal [12] Clerk [9] Telephonist [9] Chief Section Leader [7] Divisional Director [7] Steward [7] Senior Writer [5] Director [4] Ledger Clerk [4] Motor Driver [4] Principal [4] Superintendent [3] Assistant Director [2] Chief Section Leader, Clerk [2] Deputy Assistant Director of Administration [2] Deputy Assistant Director of Personnel [2] Deputy Director [2] Deputy Divisional Director [2] General Domestic Worker [2] Member [2] Messenger [2] Nurse [2] Shorthand Typist [2] Stewardess [2] Worker [2] Writer [2] Air Commandant [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Assistant Director of Inspection [1] Assistant Director of Recruiting [1] Assistant Principal and Secretary to Director [1] Canteener [1] Chief Officer [1] Chief Section Leader (Clerk) [1] Chief Section Leader Steward [1] Chief Section Leader, Draughtswoman [1] Chief Section Leader, Steward [1] Chief Theatre Sister [1] Civilian Surgeon [1] Cleaner [1] Commandant [1] Cook [1] Deputy Assistant Director [1] Deputy Assistant Director of Recruiting [1] Deputy Medical Assistant Director [1] Deputy Principal [1] Directeur [1] Divisional Director for Scotland [1] Electrician [1] Electrician, Chief Section Leader [1]

Unit

Women's Royal Naval Service [111] Voluntary Aid Detachment [3] Women's Royal Air Force [3] Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) [3] British Red Cross Society [2] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2] British Women's Royal Naval Service [2] French Red Cross [2] British Committee, French Red Cross [1] British Red Cross [1] British Red Cross Society/Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] First Aid Nursing Yeomanry Corps [1] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Nursing Service [1] Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Scottish Women's Hospitals (French Red Cross) [1] Scottish Women's Hospitals (French Red Cross). [1] Women' Royal Naval Service [1] Women's Royal Naval Sce [1] Women's Royal Naval Service - H.M.S. "Crescent," [1] Women's Royal Naval Service. [1] Women's Royal Naval service [1] Women's Royal Navy Service [1] Women’s Royal Naval Service [1]

Service

Royal Navy [116] British Army [9] Other Empire Force [9] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Last name first letter

C [16] D [13] B [11] M [11] H [8] W [8] P [7] T [7] L [5] R [5] E [4] N [4] F [3] J [3] K [3] S [3] A [2] G [1] I [1] O [1] U [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [102]

Country

United Kingdom [49] Ireland [2] Malta [1]

Helen Isabella Court

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy G2405 Steward Women's Royal Naval Service

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Phyllis Annie Skinner

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy G6776 Chief Section Leader Steward Women's Royal Naval Service

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Winifred Catherine Nessling

Born 1898

Died 1989

Royal Navy G257 Store keeper Women's Royal Naval Service Victory VI Crystal Palace

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Evelyn Mary Mackintosh

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy Assistant Principal Women's Royal Naval Service

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Caroline Jackson Davies

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy G3136 Chief Section Leader Women's Royal Naval Service

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Elizabeth Grant Elder

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy G/2605 Telephonist Women's Royal Naval Service

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Lucy Alexandra Hunter

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy G2508 Steward Women's Royal Naval Service

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Mary Josephine Carr

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy G4985

Royal Navy Clerk Women's Royal Naval Service

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Mabel Caroline Pearson

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy G4229

Royal Navy G/4229. Steward Women's Royal Naval Sce

Royal Navy G/4229 Steward Women's Royal Naval Service London Division Wrns

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Norah Helen Bellamy

Born 1896

Died 1980

Royal Navy G1736 Wireless Telegraph Learner Women's Royal Naval Service H.M.S Victory VI (Crystal Palace)

Royal Navy G1736 W.T Learner Women's Royal Naval Service H.M.S Victory VI (Crystal Palace)

Royal Navy G1736 W.T Operator Women's Royal Naval Service H.M.S Victory VI (Crystal Palace)

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Harriet Hawkesworth Drewry

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy G/2335 Telephonist Women's Royal Naval Service

Royal Navy G2335 Telephonist Women's Royal Naval Service

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Elizabeth Beardsall

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy G3243 Steward Women's Royal Naval Service

Royal Navy G3243 Section Leader Women's Royal Naval Service

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Trinnette Taylor

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy G5184 Senior Writing In Training Women's Royal Naval Service London Division

Royal Navy G/5184 Senior Writer Women's Royal Naval Service London Division

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Muriel Eva Mackenzie-Grieve O.b.e

Born 1886

Died 1961

Royal Navy Women's Royal Naval Service

Royal Navy Mail Officer Women's Royal Naval Service Lerwick Shetland Islands

Royal Navy Superintendent Women's Royal Naval Service

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Elizabeth Violet Penston

Born 1896

Royal Navy G4362 Steward Women's Royal Naval Service

Royal Navy G4362 Chief Section Leader Women's Royal Naval Service

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Elsie Mary Newns

Born 1899

Royal Navy G258 Writer Women's Royal Naval Service Victory VI Crystal Palace

Royal Navy G258 Writer Women's Royal Naval Service President III

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Edith Kathleen Kent

Born 1898

Royal Navy G4364 Victualling Store Assistant Women's Royal Naval Service HMS Apollo [former cruiser converted to mine-layer]

Royal Navy G5364 Victualling Store Assistant Women's Royal Naval Service HMS Vivid [Navy barracks at Devonport Plymouth]

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Ruby Pattison

Born 1900

Royal Navy G4359 Worker Women's Royal Naval Service London Division

Royal Navy G4359 Worker Women's Royal Naval Service Rosyth [Scotland]

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Jane Bishop Alexander

Born 1896

Royal Navy G4360 Worker Women's Royal Naval Service London Division

Royal Navy G4360 Worker Women's Royal Naval Service Rosyth [Scotland]

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Georgina Drysdale

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy Clerk Women's Royal Naval Service

Royal Navy G668 Telephonist Women's Royal Naval Service

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