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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Dartmouth, Devon [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Calcutta [1]

Camberwell South East London [1]

Cheam, Surrey [1]

Cork [1]

Cupar, Fifeshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Devonport, Devonshire [1]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1]

Greenwich [1]

Hertford [1]

Holloway Islington London [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1]

London [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Merstham, Surrey [1]

Newcastle under Lyne, Staffordshire [1]

Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Portlemouth, Devon [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Reigate, Surrey [1]

Selsey, Sussex [1]

St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channels Islands [1]

Stockton on Tees, Durham [1]

Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Warrington, Cheshire [1]

Wood Green, London [1]

Worcester Park, Surrey [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [11]

Ordinary Seaman [9]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Munitions Worker [4]

Leading Seaman [3]

Major [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Cadet [2]

Captain [2]

Civilian [2]

Cleaner [2]

Colonel [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Stoker 1c [2]

2nd Class Cook's Mate [1]

Able Bodied Seaman [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Major [1]

Armourers Crew [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy [1]

Boy First Class [1]

Boy Second Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

CERA 2c [1]

Carpenter [1]

Ch Shipwright [1]

Ch Shpt [1]

Chief Lady Superintendent [1]

Chief Petty Officer Cook [1]

Civilian Employee [1]

Commandant Major General [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Deck Hand [1]

ERA 1 [1]

Explosive Worker [1]

Foreman [1]

Forewoman [1]

Gentleman Cadet [1]

Inspector of Gun Carriage [1]

Leading Cook [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel Riding Master [1]

Major General [1]

Military Probationer [1]

Officers Cook 3rd class [1]

Unit

Woolwich Arsenal [7]

HMS Woolwich [6]

Woolwich [4]

HMS Victory I [3]

HMS Vivid I [3]

Royal Arsenal Woolwich [3]

Royal Military Academy Woolwich [3]

HMS Britannia [2]

HMS Imperieuse (Friend) [2]

HMS Imperieuse (Harmonie) [2]

HMS Victory II [2]

HMS Vivid II [2]

HMS Woolwich (Videlte) [2]

R Herbert Hospital Woolwich [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Woolwich Dockyard [2]

Anglo-Russian Military Hospital [1]

Apollo - Noble [1]

Army Ordnance Depot [1]

Brook War Hospital Woolwich [1]

Collingwood [1]

Columbine [1]

Defiance [1]

Diligence - Noble [1]

Diligence - Noble - 14 days cells [1]

Dolphin [1]

Ganges [1]

Ganges II, Victory I, Minerva, Dido, Excellent, Woolwich, Nimrod, Leander [1]

Ganges, St Vincent, Vivid I & Colllingwood [1]

General Staff [1]

H.M.S. "Woolwich." [1]

H.M.S. Apollo (Lawford) [1]

H.M.S. Good Hope [1]

H.M.S. London [1]

H.M.S. Pembroke II [1]

H.M.S. Woolwich [1]

HMS "Diligence" [1]

HMS "Pembroke I" [1]

HMS Albermarle [1]

HMS Amphitrite [1]

HMS Antrim [1]

HMS Ardent [1]

HMS Attentive [1]

HMS Attentive II (HMS Swift) [1]

HMS Attentive II (M25) [1]

HMS Bulwark [1]

HMS Chellenger [1]

HMS Cleopatra [1]

HMS Collumbine [1]

HMS Collumbine (Vidette) [1]

Service

British Army [30]

Royal Navy [28]

Other Empire Force [7]

Last name first letter

B [11]

C [6]

S [6]

W [6]

H [5]

A [4]

G [4]

P [4]

R [4]

T [4]

D [2]

L [2]

M [2]

E [1]

J [1]

K [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [55]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Australia [1]

Malta [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Dartmouth, Devon [2] Aberdeen [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Calcutta [1] Camberwell South East London [1] Cheam, Surrey [1] Cork [1] Cupar, Fifeshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Devonport, Devonshire [1] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1] Greenwich [1] Hertford [1] Holloway Islington London [1] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1] London [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Merstham, Surrey [1] Newcastle under Lyne, Staffordshire [1] Penzance, Cornwall [1] Portlemouth, Devon [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Reigate, Surrey [1] Selsey, Sussex [1] St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channels Islands [1] Stockton on Tees, Durham [1] Stonehouse, Devon [1] Warrington, Cheshire [1] Wood Green, London [1] Worcester Park, Surrey [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [11] Ordinary Seaman [9] Stoker 1st Class [5] Lieutenant [4] Munitions Worker [4] Leading Seaman [3] Major [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Cadet [2] Captain [2] Civilian [2] Cleaner [2] Colonel [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Stoker 1c [2] 2nd Class Cook's Mate [1] Able Bodied Seaman [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Major [1] Armourers Crew [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy [1] Boy First Class [1] Boy Second Class [1] Brigadier General [1] CERA 2c [1] Carpenter [1] Ch Shipwright [1] Ch Shpt [1] Chief Lady Superintendent [1] Chief Petty Officer Cook [1] Civilian Employee [1] Commandant Major General [1] Cook's Mate [1] Deck Hand [1] ERA 1 [1] Explosive Worker [1] Foreman [1] Forewoman [1] Gentleman Cadet [1] Inspector of Gun Carriage [1] Leading Cook [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel Riding Master [1] Major General [1] Military Probationer [1] Officers Cook 3rd class [1]

Unit

Woolwich Arsenal [7] HMS Woolwich [6] Woolwich [4] HMS Victory I [3] HMS Vivid I [3] Royal Arsenal Woolwich [3] Royal Military Academy Woolwich [3] HMS Britannia [2] HMS Imperieuse (Friend) [2] HMS Imperieuse (Harmonie) [2] HMS Victory II [2] HMS Vivid II [2] HMS Woolwich (Videlte) [2] R Herbert Hospital Woolwich [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Woolwich Dockyard [2] Anglo-Russian Military Hospital [1] Apollo - Noble [1] Army Ordnance Depot [1] Brook War Hospital Woolwich [1] Collingwood [1] Columbine [1] Defiance [1] Diligence - Noble [1] Diligence - Noble - 14 days cells [1] Dolphin [1] Ganges [1] Ganges II, Victory I, Minerva, Dido, Excellent, Woolwich, Nimrod, Leander [1] Ganges, St Vincent, Vivid I & Colllingwood [1] General Staff [1] H.M.S. "Woolwich." [1] H.M.S. Apollo (Lawford) [1] H.M.S. Good Hope [1] H.M.S. London [1] H.M.S. Pembroke II [1] H.M.S. Woolwich [1] HMS "Diligence" [1] HMS "Pembroke I" [1] HMS Albermarle [1] HMS Amphitrite [1] HMS Antrim [1] HMS Ardent [1] HMS Attentive [1] HMS Attentive II (HMS Swift) [1] HMS Attentive II (M25) [1] HMS Bulwark [1] HMS Chellenger [1] HMS Cleopatra [1] HMS Collumbine [1] HMS Collumbine (Vidette) [1]

Service

British Army [30] Royal Navy [28] Other Empire Force [7]

Last name first letter

B [11] C [6] S [6] W [6] H [5] A [4] G [4] P [4] R [4] T [4] D [2] L [2] M [2] E [1] J [1] K [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [55]

Country

United Kingdom [20] Australia [1] Malta [1]

Cyril Beaumont Ruthven

Born 1902

Died 1955

Royal Navy J78724 Boy HMS Impregnable, HMS Vivid, HMS Lowestoft, HMS Valiant

Royal Navy J78724 Ordinary Seaman HMS Valiant

Royal Navy J78724 Able Seaman HMS Valiant, HMS Colleen, HMS Woolwich, HMS Vivid I, HMS Clematis, HMS Defiance, HMS Rodney, HMS Carysfort

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James Donald Balfour

Born 1895

Royal Navy M16996

Royal Navy M16996 Armourers Crew HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy M16996 Armourers Crew HMS Antrim

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David Young Allan

Born 1896

Royal Navy J53557 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy J53557 Ordinary Seaman HMS Imperieuse (Harmonie)

Royal Navy J53557 Able Seaman HMS Imperieuse (Friend)

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John Shand Balfour

Born 1896

Royal Navy J47149

Royal Navy J47149 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J47149 Ordinary Seaman HMS Egmont (Nasturtium)

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