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This list is still incomplete.
139 from 1066 are currently listed.
Nov.12 - Nov.21,1916
| Officers & Crew |
Commanding Officers
| RANK | NAME | PHOTO | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
| Captain | Charles Alfred Bartlett |
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1
Biography (Titanic
Town website) 2 Career 3 Titanic Commutator; No.154;Vol.25;2001 4 Appointed to the 'Britannic': December 14th 1915; September 4th 1916 |
| Ass. Commander | Harry William Dyke |
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1 Career 2 Appointed to the 'Britannic': December 20th 1915; September 4th 1916 |
| Chief Officer | Robert Hume | - |
1 Career 2 Appointed to the 'Britannic': December 20th 1915; September 4th 1916 |
| First Officer | George Ernest Kemp Oliver | - |
1 Career 2 Appointed to the 'Britannic': September 22nd 1916 |
| Second Officer | Alfred Brocklebank | - |
1 Career 2 Appointed to the 'Britannic': December 20th 1915; September 4th 1916 |
| Third Officer | Francis William Laws | - |
Appointed to the 'Britannic':September 1916 |
| Fourth Officer | Duncan Campbell McTavish | - |
1 Career 2 Appointed to the 'Britannic': December 1915 (as Sixth Officer);September 1916 (as Fourth Officer) |
| Fifth Officer | Gordon Bell Fielding | - |
1 Career 2 Appointed to the 'Britannic': September 6th 1916 |
| Sixth Officer | Herbert R. Welsh | - |
Appointed to the 'Britannic':November 10th 1916 |
Photos of Captain Bartlett and Ass. Commander Dyke are from the Titanic Historical Society Archives
Officers' appointments to the 'Britannic'
First Officer : From December 20, 1915: James Henry Callow From September 4, 1916: Hugh John Hollingsworth From September 22, 1916:George Ernest Kemp Oliver
Third Officer : From December 1915: J. H. Walker From May 1916: George Newlove From September 1916: Francis William Laws
Fourth Officer : From December, 1915: J. J. Harris From September 1916: Duncan Campbell McTavish
Fifth Officer : From December, 1915: W. Walker From September 6 ,1916:Gordon Bell Fielding
Sixth Officer : From December, 1915:Duncan Campbell McTavish From September 1916: John Chapman From November 10, 1916:Herbert R. Welsh
Source
Article by Mark Chirnside at: http://www.markchirnside.co.uk/HMHS%20BRITANNIC%20OFFICERS'%20APPOINTMENTS.htm
Other Ranks
| RANK | NAME | PHOTO | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
| Purser | Claude B. Lancaster | - | Career |
| Master -At-Arms | James A. Milne | ||
| Lookout | George De Lara Honeycott | - |
Born:Southampton (1889) Married: Alice Martin (1913) Children: Kathleen May Honeycott (1916-1945) |
| Lookout | J. Conelly | - | - |
| Lookout | J. Murray | - | - |
Surgeon: During the first 4 voyages the position was held by John Charles Hetherington Beaumont.
Engine Room
| RANK | NAME | PHOTO | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
| Chief Engineer | Robert Fleming |
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Career |
| Ass. Chief Engineer | Joseph Wolfe | - | Career |
| Senior Fifth Engineer | J. Scott | - | - |
| Engineer's Writer | Thomas Eckett | - | - |
| Engineer's Storekeeper | E.G.C Long | - |
Injury to abdomen and lower ribs of right side. Awarded the Mercantile Marine Silver War Badge (No.48). |
| 2nd Electrician | Pownall Gillespie | - | - |
Firemen
| RANK | NAME | PHOTO | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
| Leading Fireman | Frank Joseph Earley | - | - |
| Leading Fireman | R.E. Bennett | - | Injury to abdomen and lower ribs of right side. Awarded the Mercantile Marine Silver War Badge (No.47). |
| Fireman | Arthur John Priest | - | |
| Fireman | W. Kelly | - | - |
| Fireman | E. Biffen | - | - |
| Fireman | J. Corly | - | - |
| Fireman | Joseph Brown | - | - |
| Fireman | George William Godwin | - | - |
| Fireman | John George McFeat | - | - |
| Fireman | G. Philps | - | - |
| Fireman | William Smith | - | - |
| Fireman | W. Kneller | - |
Compound fracture of left leg. Awarded the Mercantile Marine Silver War Badge (No.22). |
| Fireman | J. McEvoy | - | - |
| Fireman | T.W. Mitchell | - |
Compound fracture of left leg. Awarded the Mercantile Marine Silver War Badge (No.49). |
| Fireman | F. Reed | - | - |
| Fireman | C.G. Sparks | - | Amputation of right leg. Awarded the Mercantile Marine Silver War Badge (No.24). |
| Fireman | F. Whitlock | - | - |
| Fireman | W. Ridett | - | - |
Trimmers/Greasers
| RANK | NAME | PHOTO | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
| Trimmer | Robert Charles Babey | - | - |
| Trimmer | Arthur Dennis | - | - |
| Trimmer | Charles J. D. Phillips | - | - |
| Trimmer | Percival W. E. White | - | - |
| Trimmer | P. Healey | - |
Injury to right leg. Awarded the Mercantile Marine Silver War Badge (No.67). |
| Trimmer | H. Keamish | - | - |
| Trimmer | J. Nolan | - | - |
| Trimmer | William Hainsworth |
Injuries to both hands after using a rope in order to escape from the boatdeck. |
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| Greaser | George Sherrin | - | - |
Stewards
| RANK | NAME | PHOTO | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
| Steward | Thomas Walters | - | - |
| Steward | Charles C. S. Garland | - | - |
| Steward | James Patrick Rice | - | - |
| Steward | Henry James Toogood | - | - |
| Steward | Thomas Francis Tully | - | - |
| Steward | J. Hughes | - | - |
| Steward | S. Jenn | - | - |
| Steward | H. Carr | - | - |
| Steward | A. W. Breed | - |
He had also survived the sinking of the Arabic (torpedoed in August, 1915). He returned to his work in January, 1917, aboard the Adriatic. |
| Steward | J. Smith | - | - |
| Stewardess | Violet C. Jessop |
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Biography and career |
| Stewardess | C. Kemp | - | - |
| Stewardess | E. Murray | - | - |
| Stewardess | A. M. Skilling | - | - |
Scouts
| RANK | NAME | PHOTO | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
| Patrol Leader | Edward Ireland | - | - |
| Scout | George Perman |
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The last known Britannic survivor. |
| Scout | James Vickers | - | - |
| Scout | Henry Pope | - | - |
Photo of George Perman courtesy of Simon Mills
Cooks/Bakers/Butchers/Laundry/Scullions
| RANK | NAME | PHOTO | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
| Assistant Cook | Taylor Thomas McDonald | - | - |
| Second Cook | J. Herring | - | Amputation of left leg above knee. Awarded the Mercantile Marine Silver War Badge (No.9). |
| Baker | Henry Etches | - | - |
| Second Baker | Walter Jenkins | - | - |
| Fourth Butcher | Thomas A. Crawford | - | - |
| Assistant Laundryman | George Sherratt | - | Amputation of left leg. Awarded the Mercantile Marine Silver War Badge (No.23). However, it was "considered questionable whether the applicant was incapacitated from performing the duties of a laundryman on board". |
| Laundryman | W. E.Green | - | - |
| Scullion | Leonard George | - | - |
| Scullion | J. Kennedy | - | - |
| Royal Army Medical Corps personnel |
Officers
| RANK | NAME | PHOTO | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
| Lieut.Colonel | Henry Stewart Anderson | - | O. C Troops |
| Major | Harold Edgar Pristley | - | - |
| Captain | J. L. Rentool | - | Responsible Nursing Sisters |
| Captain | H. Slater | - | - |
| Captain | E. G. Fenton | - | - |
| Captain | T. Fearnhead | - | - |
| Captain | W. Payne | - | - |
| Lieutenant | R. A. Sheckleton | - | Responsible Patients |
| Lieutenant | J. Starkie | - | Quarter Master |
| Lieutenant | Harold Goodman | - | - |
| Lieutenant* | John Cropper | - | - |
*posthumously promoted to Captain
Lower ranks
| RANK | NAME | PHOTO | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
| Sergeant-Major | G. Pottinger | - | - |
| Sergeant | S. S. Halliday | - | - |
| Sergeant | William Sharpe | - | - |
| Sergeant | W. J. Brunt | - | - |
| Sergeant | W. Foggin | - | - |
| Sergeant | F. H. Nichols | - | - |
| Sergeant | S. Halliday | - | - |
| Corporal | S. Ogden | - | - |
| Corporal | O. H. Mugg | - | - |
| Lance-Corporal | E. Gregory | - | - |
| RANK | NAME | PHOTO | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
| Private | Percy Tyler | - | - |
| Private | John E. Cuthbertson | - | Arranged a reunion of Britannic survivors on November 30, 1955. |
| Private | Arthur Binks | - | - |
| Private | Henry Freebury | - | - |
| Private | George William King | - | - |
| Private | George James Bostock | - | - |
| Private | Thomas Jones | - | - |
| Private | Leonard Smith | - | - |
| Private | William Stone | - | - |
| Private | N. Bateson | - | - |
| Private | W. H. Busson | - | - |
| Private | W. McDowell | - | - |
| Private | Samuel Best |
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Died on November 7, 1963 (aged 67). |
| Private | J. Radcliff | - | - |
| Private | H. Brelsford | - | - |
| Private | H. A. Hogbon | - | - |
| Private | H. Jacklin | - | - |
| RANK | NAME | PHOTO | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
| Private | W. H. Netherway | - | - |
| Private | A. Ward | - | - |
| Private | H. Ash | - | - |
| Private | R. Adams | - | - |
| Private | J. Fisher | - | - |
| Private | J. Gleave | - | - |
| Private | T. Kelly | - | - |
| Private | T. C. Love | - | - |
| Private | A. Moris | - | - |
| Private | W. S. Bull | - | - |
| Private | G. N. Smith | - | - |
| Private | J. W. Sugden | - | - |
| Private | W. K. Thompson | - | - |
| Private | Bernard Talbot | - | Lost an arm after being hit by the ship's propellers. |
| Private | E. H. Rowbotham | - | - |
| Private | A. Worrall | - | - |
Chaplains
| RANK | NAME | PHOTO | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
| Chaplain | John Fleming | - | - |
| Chaplain | James B. Atkinson | - | - |
| The Nurses |
| RANK | NAME | PHOTO | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
| Matron | Elizabeth Annie Dowse | - | Biography (HSB) |
| Nurse | Ada Garland | - |
A VAD reserve. Saved by HMS Scourge. |
| Nurse | Sheila Macbeth |
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Biography (HSB) |
| Nurse | Barbara Mattison | - | - |
| Nurse | W. Greenwood | - |
A Q.A.I.M.N.S reserve. Saved by HMS Scourge. |
| Nurse | Rebecca McMurray Munro | - |
A Q.A.I.M.N.S reserve from Montrose, Scotland. Contracted tuberculosis while nursing patients on the Britannic. Died on April 30,1920 at 32. Buried at Montrose (Rosehill cemetery). |
| Nurse | M. E. Bowyer | - | - |
| Nurse | E. Q. Blencowe | - | - |
| Nurse | M. E. Turnbull | - | - |
QAIMNS: Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
VAD: Voluntary Aid Detachment
Sources
- HMHS Britannic:The Last Titan - Simon Mills
- Hostage To Fortune - Simon Mills
- Imperial War Museum archives
- Britannic's log (courtesy of Simon Mills)
- Ian Edwards (info regarding Nurse Munro)
- Article from Medal News: The Mercantile Marine Silver War Badge by Bill Fevyer; ; March 1991 (courtesy of Adrian Crotty)
- The Titanic Commutator Vol.15;No.3;1991
-Bryan De Lara (info regarding Lookout George Honeycott)
-David Burnell (info regarding Private Samuel Best)
-Press kit issued for the TV documentary Calypso's Search For The Britannic (The Cousteau Odyssey series)
