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Saint Pancras, London [1690]

Kentish Town Saint Pancras, London [1]

Saint Pancras London [1]

Saint Pancras London, Middlesex [1]

Saint Pancras Somerstown, London [1]

Saint Pancras, London North [1]

Saint-Pancras, London [1]

Somers Town Saint Pancras, London [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [38]

Stoker 1st Class [12]

Ordinary Seaman [11]

Boy 1st Class [9]

Deck Hand [6]

Leading Stoker [6]

Leading Seaman [4]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Leading Signalman [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Ship's Steward's Assistant [2]

Signal Boy [2]

Signalman [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Boy 2nd class [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2c [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Flight Serjeant [1]

Junior Reserve Attendant [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Master At Arms [1]

Master at Arms [1]

Ordinary Signaller [1]

Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Po. Air Craftman. [1]

Ward Room Steward [1]

Wireman 2nd Class [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

HMS INFLEXIBLE [6]

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

HMS Good Hope [5]

HMS LION [5]

HMS INVINCIBLE [4]

HMS IRON DUKE [4]

HMS MALAYA [4]

HMS Princess Royal [4]

Royal Naval Air Service [4]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

HMS Agincourt [3]

HMS Chester [3]

HMS INDOMITABLE [3]

HMS Impregnable [3]

HMS Vanguard [3]

HMS BELLEROPHON [2]

HMS Barham [2]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [2]

HMS Calliope [2]

HMS DEFENCE [2]

HMS Monmouth [2]

HMS Pembroke I [2]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

H.M. Submarine E5 [1]

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

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

H.M.S. "Victory I" [1]

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

HM Air Ship P2 [1]

HM Submarine E3 [1]

HM Submarine E30 [1]

HMS 'Vanguard' [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Alexandra [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS Black Prince [1]

HMS Blake [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS Centurion [1]

HMS Colossus [1]

HMS Defence [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Galatea [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Gloucester [1]

HMS Hawke [1]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

Service

Royal Navy [1693]

British Army [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [192]

H [153]

W [151]

C [149]

S [140]

M [122]

P [104]

R [93]

G [84]

D [73]

L [69]

F [64]

T [60]

A [46]

E [45]

J [45]

N [33]

K [31]

O [14]

I [12]

V [7]

Y [6]

Q [2]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1694]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

Saint Pancras, London [1690] Kentish Town Saint Pancras, London [1] Saint Pancras London [1] Saint Pancras London, Middlesex [1] Saint Pancras Somerstown, London [1] Saint Pancras, London North [1] Saint-Pancras, London [1] Somers Town Saint Pancras, London [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [38] Stoker 1st Class [12] Ordinary Seaman [11] Boy 1st Class [9] Deck Hand [6] Leading Stoker [6] Leading Seaman [4] Boy 2nd Class [3] Leading Signalman [3] Petty Officer [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Ship's Steward's Assistant [2] Signal Boy [2] Signalman [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Boy 2nd class [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2c [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Flight Serjeant [1] Junior Reserve Attendant [1] Leading Mechanic [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Master At Arms [1] Master at Arms [1] Ordinary Signaller [1] Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Po. Air Craftman. [1] Ward Room Steward [1] Wireman 2nd Class [1] Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

HMS INFLEXIBLE [6] Royal Naval Reserve [6] HMS Good Hope [5] HMS LION [5] HMS INVINCIBLE [4] HMS IRON DUKE [4] HMS MALAYA [4] HMS Princess Royal [4] Royal Naval Air Service [4] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] HMS Agincourt [3] HMS Chester [3] HMS INDOMITABLE [3] HMS Impregnable [3] HMS Vanguard [3] HMS BELLEROPHON [2] HMS Barham [2] HMS COLLINGWOOD [2] HMS Calliope [2] HMS DEFENCE [2] HMS Monmouth [2] HMS Pembroke I [2] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] H.M. Submarine E5 [1] H.M.S. "Carnation." [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] H.M.S. "Victory I" [1] H.M.S. "Victory." [1] HM Air Ship P2 [1] HM Submarine E3 [1] HM Submarine E30 [1] HMS 'Vanguard' [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Alexandra [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS Black Prince [1] HMS Blake [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS Centurion [1] HMS Colossus [1] HMS Defence [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Galatea [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Gloucester [1] HMS Hawke [1] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

Service

Royal Navy [1693] British Army [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [192] H [153] W [151] C [149] S [140] M [122] P [104] R [93] G [84] D [73] L [69] F [64] T [60] A [46] E [45] J [45] N [33] K [31] O [14] I [12] V [7] Y [6] Q [2] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1694]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Charles Alexander Bowyer

Born 1887

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS1330

Royal Navy Able Seaman HMS Hawke

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John William Simon Beaveridge

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J29959 Able Seaman HMS Defence

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Robert Charles Lees

Born 1873

Died 1932

Royal Navy 270022 Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class HMS Barham

Royal Navy 270022 Chief Engine Room Artificer 2c HMS Barham

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Thomas Charles Martin Reardon

Born 1886

Royal Navy F14688 Po. Air Craftman. Royal Naval Air Service RNAS East Fortune

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George William Thackray

Born 1895

Died 1915

Royal Navy M7372 Hms Princess Irene

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George William Chapman

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy J22107 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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Edgar James Wilson

Born 1895

Died 1917

Royal Navy F4131 Air Mechanic 2nd Class HMS President II

Royal Navy F4131 Leading Mechanic Royal Naval Air Service

Royal Navy F4131 Leading Mechanic HM Air Ship P2

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Harold Ernest Williams

Born 1885

Royal Navy 219806 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Naval Air Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314944 Flight Serjeant Royal Air Force

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Sidney Gilbert Penney

Born 1894

Died 1915

Royal Navy SS117075

Royal Navy J/15013

Royal Navy SS/117075 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Pembroke

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Bertie Kiff

Born 1883

Died 1915

Royal Navy 298725

Royal Navy 298725 Petty Officer Stoker H.M.S. "Formidable."

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William Mahoney

Born 1897

Died 1915

Royal Navy J32165

Royal Navy J/32165 Signal Boy H.M.S. "Victory."

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Bert Harris

Born 1893

Died 1917

Royal Navy K11503

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James Alfred Alexander Game

Born 1895

Died 1970

Royal Navy K25280

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Henry Robert Strong

Born 1887

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS101855 Stoker 1st Class HMS Racoon

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George Skinner

Born 1895

Died 1917

Royal Navy SS115671

Royal Navy SS/115671 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Carnation."

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Charles Phillimore

Born 1894

Died 1970

Royal Navy J10452 Able Seaman HMS Calliope

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Ernest Balaam

Born 1891

Died 1917

Royal Navy K27501 Leading Stoker HMS 'Vanguard'

Royal Navy K27501 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Vanguard

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Bertie Roland Eady

Born 1885

Died 1974

Royal Navy F39098

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George Henry Holdaway

Born 1897

Died 1914

Royal Navy J20336 Boy 1st Class HMS Monmouth

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Edward Ewart Grosse

Born 1898

Died 1916

Royal Navy J30003 Ordinary Seaman HMS DEFENCE

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