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Saint Georges in the East, London [137]

Saint Georges-in-the-East, London [11]

Saint Georges-in the East, London [1]

Saint Georges-in-the East, London [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Able Seaman [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Acting Armourer's Mate [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Private [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1st class [1]

Unit

HMS LION [2]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

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

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Amethyst [1]

HMS Hearty [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS Negro [1]

HMS PHAETON [1]

HMS Phaeton [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS Raglan [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

HMS WARSPITE [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [1]

Royal Naval Division - Collingwood Battalion [1]

Service

Royal Navy [149]

British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [18]

D [18]

C [15]

H [13]

M [11]

S [11]

W [11]

G [9]

L [9]

F [8]

T [6]

A [4]

K [4]

R [4]

J [3]

N [3]

O [2]

E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [149]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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Place of birth

Saint Georges in the East, London [137] Saint Georges-in-the-East, London [11] Saint Georges-in the East, London [1] Saint Georges-in-the East, London [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [6] Able Seaman [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Acting Armourer's Mate [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Leading Seaman [1] Private [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1st class [1]

Unit

HMS LION [2] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Amethyst [1] HMS Hearty [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS Negro [1] HMS PHAETON [1] HMS Phaeton [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS Raglan [1] HMS Vanguard [1] HMS WARSPITE [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [1] Royal Naval Division - Collingwood Battalion [1]

Service

Royal Navy [149] British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [18] D [18] C [15] H [13] M [11] S [11] W [11] G [9] L [9] F [8] T [6] A [4] K [4] R [4] J [3] N [3] O [2] E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [149]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Morris Blok

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy 301844 Stoker 1st Class HMS Negro

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Thomas Connor

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy K5791

Royal Navy K/5791 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Formidable."

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Benjamin Edward Darby

Born 1892

Royal Navy M8223 Armourer's Crew HMS PHAETON

Royal Navy M8223 Acting Armourer's Mate HMS Phaeton

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George Anness

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy J39162 Able Seaman HMS Raglan

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William Charles Gasser

Born 1886

Died 1960

Royal Navy 225203

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George David Boxall

Born 1890

Died 1915

Royal Navy K10439 Stoker

Royal Navy K10439 Stoker 1st class HMS Amethyst

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George Adam Reinhardt

Born 1869

British Army 15273 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Edward Albert Mariner

Born 1887

Died 1952

Royal Navy RFR/B/7979 Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

Royal Navy SS103643 Stoker 1st Class Royal Naval Division - Collingwood Battalion

Royal Navy SS103643 Stoker 1st Class Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

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William Kreick

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy K7908 Stoker 1st Class HMS QUEEN MARY

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Frederick Lionel Ficken

Born 1887

Royal Navy SS111487

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George Cornelius Clark

Born 1897

Royal Navy J24469

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Gilbert Stanley Weyell

Born 1899

Royal Navy J32260

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Joseph Dyson

Born 1898

Royal Navy J46694

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Charles Joseph Goss

Born 1889

Royal Navy J67660

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Charles Gudge

Born 1889

Royal Navy J67658

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George Redvers Myers

Born 1900

Royal Navy J85972

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Harry Roland Mann

Born 1901

Royal Navy J91128

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Henry William King

Born 1883

Royal Navy F17413

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Sydney Bruce Smith

Born 1887

Royal Navy F18293

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Alfred Edward Hansler

Born 1880

Royal Navy F19421

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