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Seamen Storming Party and ratings who crewed HMS Vindictive
Seamen Storming Party and ratings who crewed HMS Vindictive
An attempt to record the 10 officers and 200 ratings, formed into four companies, who took part in the raid on Zeebrugge on 23 April 1918. The ratings of the skeleton crew of HMS Vindictive are also included
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Born 1895
Royal Navy K36843 Stoker 1st Class HMS Prince Rupert
Royal Navy K36843 Stoker 1st Class Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)
Royal Navy K36843 Stoker 1st Class Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)
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More about Frank Jones -
Born 1896
Died 1918
Royal Navy J15780 Able Seaman HMS NEPTUNE
Royal Navy J15780 Able Seaman HMS NEPTUNE
Royal Navy J15780 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan
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More about Reginald George Everest -
Born 1893
Royal Navy SS114576 Stoker 1st Class Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)
Royal Navy SS114576 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vindictive
More about John Burnham -
Born 1897
Royal Navy M18238 Armourer Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)
Royal Navy M18238 Armourer Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)
Royal Navy M18238 Armourer HMS Vindictive
More about Thomas Mcmaster -
Born 1886
Royal Navy 227259 Able Seaman HMS INDOMITABLE
Royal Navy 227259 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan
Royal Navy 227259 Able Seaman Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)
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More about John Tillett -
Born 1891
Died 1975
Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander
Royal Navy Commander
Royal Navy Admiral
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More about Harold Thomas Coulthard Walker -
Born 1894
Royal Navy J15666 Able Seaman Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)
Royal Navy J15666 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan
Royal Navy J15666 Able Seaman HMS Hercules
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More about William Horton -
Born 1899
Royal Navy J31914 Able Seaman HMS Collingwood
Royal Navy J31914 Boy 1st Class HMS Collingwood
Royal Navy J31914 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan
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More about William Thomas Lanning -
Born 1895
Royal Navy J11313 Able Seaman Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)
Royal Navy J11313 Able Seaman Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)
Royal Navy J11313 Able Seaman British Naval Siege Guns
More about Walter Charles Richard Bond -
Born 1887
Royal Navy 226886 Petty Officer HMS Hindustan
Royal Navy 226886 Petty Officer HMS King George V
Royal Navy 226886 Petty Officer HMS King George V
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More about Henry Wenman -
Born 1895
Died 1918
Royal Navy J9935
Royal Navy J/9935 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan
Royal Navy J/9935 Able Seaman HMS Ajax
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More about Henry James Bray -
Born 1887
Royal Navy 225572 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan
Royal Navy 225572 Able Seaman HMS Benbow
Royal Navy 225572 Able Seaman Seaman Storming Party - "C" Company (Demolition) embarked aboard HMS Daffodil
More about Matthew John Davies -
Born 1897
Royal Navy K36572 Stoker 1st Class HMS Bellerophon
Royal Navy K36572 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan
Royal Navy K36572 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vindictive
More about William Levi Williams -
Born 1890
Died 1959
Royal Navy K29603 Stoker 2nd Class HMS LION
Royal Navy K29603 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan
Royal Navy K29603 Stoker 1st Class HMS Lion
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More about Reginald Douglas Clem -
Born 1892
Died 1936
Royal Navy K21419 Stoker 1st Class HMS Mignonette - Auxiliary Patrol Grimsby depot ship HMS Wallington
Royal Navy K21419 Stoker 1st Class HM Trawler Wallington - Boom Defence Vessel Auxiliary Patrol Grimsby Immingham
Royal Navy K21419 Stoker 1st Class Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)
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More about David Lewis Carver -
Born 1899
Royal Navy K43194 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Hindustan
Royal Navy K43194 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Indomitable
Royal Navy K43194 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vindictive
More about Frederick George Adams -
Born 1895
Royal Navy J19453 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan
Royal Navy J19453 Able Seaman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)
Royal Navy J19453 Able Seaman HMS Resolution
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More about George Popple -
Born 1897
Royal Navy Bristol Z/1088 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Royal Navy Z/1088 Able Seaman RNVR Bristol
Royal Navy K32844 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hindustan
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More about William George Vigus -
Born 1883
Died 1918
Royal Navy Lieutenant
Royal Navy Acting Captain (Temporary) HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party Officer in Command
Royal Navy Acting Captain (Temporary) British Naval Siege Guns Officer Commanding
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More about Henry Crosby Halahan -
Born 1893
Royal Navy SS3993 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan
Royal Navy SS3993 Able Seaman HMS Superb
Royal Navy SS3993 Able Seaman HMS Iron Duke
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More about Henry Steele