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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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People [118] Stories Communities

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]

Basilina Ninian Mouat M.b.e

Born 1889

Died 1978

Royal Navy G5691 Shorthand Typist Women's Royal Naval Service

Royal Navy Assistant Principal Women's Royal Naval Service

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Muriel Innes Currey

Born 1884

Died 1974

Royal Navy Assistant Director Women's Royal Naval Service Recruiting

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Gladys Risk

Born 1898

Royal Navy G505 Rating Women's Royal Naval Service Crystal Palace

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May Victoria Frater

Born 1897

Died 1985

Royal Navy G802 Leader Messenger Women's Royal Naval Service Crystal Palace

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Bessie Sim Hunter

Born 1892

Died 1919

Royal Navy G2066 Stewardess Women's Royal Naval Service

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Nellie Phizackerley

Born 1888

Died 1965

Royal Navy G1361 Telephonist Women's Royal Naval Service HMS President II [Chatham or Crystal Palace]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30767 Chief Section Leader Women's Royal Air Force RAF Great Yarmouth [Landing Ground]

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Charlotte Ida Frederica Noel

Born 1878

Died 1961

Royal Navy Women's Royal Naval Service

Royal Navy Director Women's Royal Naval Service Devonport Division

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Air Commandant Women's Royal Air Force

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Hilda May Bowman

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy Clerk Women's Royal Naval Service

Royal Navy G/762 Ledger Clerk Women's Royal Naval Service

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Elizabeth Miller

Born 1897

Royal Navy G1735 Wireless Telegraphist Women's Royal Naval Service Victory VI (Crystal Palace)

Royal Navy G1735 Wireless Telegraphist Women's Royal Naval Service H.M.S President (London)

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Elizabeth Agnes Miller

Born 1898

Royal Navy G2160 Steward Women's Royal Naval Service London Division

Royal Navy G2160 Telephone Clerk Women's Royal Naval Service London Division

Royal Navy G2160 Telephonist Women's Royal Naval Service Portsmouth

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Doris Evelyn Clieve

Born 1894

Died 1978

Royal Navy Women's Royal Naval Service

Royal Navy Assistant Principal Women's Royal Naval Service

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Norah Kathleen Kellard

Born 1899

Died 1993

Royal Navy G2187 Shorthand Typist Women's Royal Naval Service

Royal Navy Second Officer Women's Royal Naval Service

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Dorothy Marjorie Drewry

Born 1901

Died 1920

Royal Navy G2091 Telephonist Women's Royal Naval Service

Royal Navy G/2091 Telephonist Women's Royal Naval Service

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Sarah O'keefe

Born 1896

Died 1919

Royal Navy G/4649 Stewardess Women's Royal Naval Service - H.M.S. "Crescent,"

Royal Navy G4649 Stewardess Women's Royal Naval Service

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Ethel Ivy Flora Matheson

Born 1886

Died 1972

Royal Navy Women's Royal Naval Service

Royal Navy Divisional Director Women's Royal Naval Service Chatham

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Elsie Mary Dannatt M.b.e

Born 1890

Died 1967

Royal Navy Women' Royal Naval Service Grimsby Port Minesweeping Office

Royal Navy Assistant Principal Women's Royal Naval Service

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Annie Sophia Dennis

Royal Navy G239 Clerk Women's Royal Naval Service

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Margaret Louise Care

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy G5721 General Domestic Worker Women's Royal Naval Service

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Agnes Evelyn Dove

Royal Navy G15 Motor Driver Women's Royal Naval Service

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Ellen Wrightson Lilley

Born 1901

Royal Navy G4596 Writer Women's Royal Naval Service Crystal Palace

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