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Exeter, Devon [2]

Saltash, Cornwall [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Beeson, Stokenham, Devon [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brimscombe, Gloucestershire [1]

Burscough, Lancashire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Carmarthen [1]

Chesterton, Staffordshire [1]

Coleford, Gloucestershire [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Devonport [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Hellingly, Sussex [1]

Hornsey, London [1]

Leicester [1]

Leytonstone, Essex [1]

Littlehempston, Totnes, Devon [1]

Myross, Cork [1]

Newton Abbot, Devon [1]

Newton Abbott, Devon [1]

North Berwick, Haddington [1]

Port-of-Spain [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Rotherhithe London [1]

Shirehampton, Gloucestershire [1]

Southport, Lancashire [1]

St Andrews, Plymouth [1]

Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Stroud, Gloucestershire [1]

Tor Head, County Antrim [1]

Washford, Somerset [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Leading Signalman [2]

Leading Telegraphist [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Able Seamn [1]

Admiral [1]

Admiral of the Fleet [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Commander [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Master At Arms [1]

Master at Arms [1]

Midshipman [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Private [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Staff Paymaster [1]

Sto1cl [1]

Sto2c [1]

Stoker 1st class [1]

Stoker 1st.Class [1]

Stoker 1st.Class. [1]

Stoker 2nd class [1]

Stoker PO [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Vice Admiral [1]

leading Stoker [1]

sto [1]

Unit

HMS Amphion [19]

H.M.S. "Amphion" [7]

H.M.S. "Amphion." [2]

H.M.S. Amphion [2]

HMS AMPHION [2]

Amphion [1]

Argyll [1]

Duke of Edinburgh [1]

H.M.S. "Amphion [1]

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

HMS 'Amphion' [1]

HMS Amphlon [1]

HMS Arabis [1]

HMS Britannia [1]

HMS Exmouth [1]

HMS Faulkner [1]

HMS Ganges II [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Majestic [1]

HMS Onslow [1]

HMS St Vincent [1]

HMS Theseus [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Devonport [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: H.M.S. "Amphion" [1]

Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion [1]

Vivid - Plymouth [1]

Vivid11 [1]

Service

Royal Navy [37]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [7]

M [6]

H [4]

A [3]

C [2]

E [2]

K [2]

L [2]

T [2]

W [2]

G [1]

J [1]

P [1]

R [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [30]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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People [37] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Exeter, Devon [2] Saltash, Cornwall [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Beeson, Stokenham, Devon [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brimscombe, Gloucestershire [1] Burscough, Lancashire [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Carmarthen [1] Chesterton, Staffordshire [1] Coleford, Gloucestershire [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Devonport [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Hellingly, Sussex [1] Hornsey, London [1] Leicester [1] Leytonstone, Essex [1] Littlehempston, Totnes, Devon [1] Myross, Cork [1] Newton Abbot, Devon [1] Newton Abbott, Devon [1] North Berwick, Haddington [1] Port-of-Spain [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Rotherhithe London [1] Shirehampton, Gloucestershire [1] Southport, Lancashire [1] St Andrews, Plymouth [1] Stonehouse, Devon [1] Stroud, Gloucestershire [1] Tor Head, County Antrim [1] Washford, Somerset [1] Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Boy 2nd Class [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Leading Seaman [2] Leading Signalman [2] Leading Telegraphist [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Able Seamn [1] Admiral [1] Admiral of the Fleet [1] Captain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer [1] Chief Stoker [1] Commander [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Master At Arms [1] Master at Arms [1] Midshipman [1] Naval Cadet [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Private [1] Rear Admiral [1] Staff Paymaster [1] Sto1cl [1] Sto2c [1] Stoker 1st class [1] Stoker 1st.Class [1] Stoker 1st.Class. [1] Stoker 2nd class [1] Stoker PO [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Vice Admiral [1] leading Stoker [1] sto [1]

Unit

HMS Amphion [19] H.M.S. "Amphion" [7] H.M.S. "Amphion." [2] H.M.S. Amphion [2] HMS AMPHION [2] Amphion [1] Argyll [1] Duke of Edinburgh [1] H.M.S. "Amphion [1] H.M.S."Amphion" [1] HMS 'Amphion' [1] HMS Amphlon [1] HMS Arabis [1] HMS Britannia [1] HMS Exmouth [1] HMS Faulkner [1] HMS Ganges II [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Majestic [1] HMS Onslow [1] HMS St Vincent [1] HMS Theseus [1] HMS Victory I [1] Royal Fleet Reserve - Devonport [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: H.M.S. "Amphion" [1] Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion [1] Vivid - Plymouth [1] Vivid11 [1]

Service

Royal Navy [37] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [7] M [6] H [4] A [3] C [2] E [2] K [2] L [2] T [2] W [2] G [1] J [1] P [1] R [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [30]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Francis William Laverack

Born 1894

Died 1914

Royal Navy J12812 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J12812 Ordinary Seaman HMS Amphion

Royal Navy J12812 Able Seaman HMS Amphion

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Albert Frederick Spurdle

Born 1896

Died 1914

Royal Navy J17240 Boy 2nd Class

Royal Navy J17240 Boy 1st Class HMS AMPHION

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Frederick William Pound

Born 1896

Died 1914

Royal Navy K18451

Royal Navy K/18451 Stoker 1st Class HMS Amphion

Royal Navy K18451 Stoker 2nd class Vivid - Plymouth

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William Carson Mair

Born 1892

Died 1914

Royal Navy J1160 Leading Telegraphist H.M.S. "Amphion."

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James William Hunt

Born 1894

Died 1914

Royal Navy J12346 Able Seaman HMS AMPHION

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James William Rice

Born 1886

Died 1914

Royal Navy 223011

Royal Navy 223011. (DEV) Leading Signalman HMS Amphion

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Henry Copland

Born 1884

Died 1914

Royal Navy 303658

Royal Navy 303658 Leading Stoker HMS Amphion

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John Bond

Born 1877

Died 1914

Royal Navy 173919 Master at Arms H.M.S. "Amphion"

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William Bowen

Born 1873

Died 1914

Royal Navy 276237 Chief Stoker HMS Amphion

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Thomas Hamlin

Born 1890

Died 1914

Royal Navy K9443 Stoker 1st Class HMS Amphion

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Walter Edgcombe

Born 1889

Died 1914

Royal Navy K21246 Stoker 2nd Class H.M.S. "Amphion

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Joseph Hamlin

Born 1886

Died 1914

Royal Navy 225563 Leading Seaman HMS Amphion

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William Henry Thomas

Born 1894

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS113561 Stoker 2nd Class H.M.S. "Amphion."

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William Welton

Born 1894

Died 1914

Royal Navy K16747 Stoker 1st Class HMS Amphion

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Robert Ashton

Born 1893

Died 1914

Royal Navy K16724

Royal Navy K/16724 Stoker 1st Class HMS Amphion

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George Bearne

Born 1884

Died 1914

Royal Navy 214872 Leading Signalman HMS Amphion

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Joseph Theodore Gedge

Born 1878

Died 1914

Royal Navy Staff Paymaster H.M.S. "Amphion" First British Officer to die in the Great War

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Henry John Bennett

Born 1877

Died 1914

Royal Navy 269426 Engine Room Artificer 1st Class H.M.S. "Amphion"

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Albert Victor Austin

Born 1875

Died 1914

Royal Navy 268597. (DEV) Chief Engine Room Artificer H.M.S. "Amphion"

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George Jones

Born 1877

Died 1914

Royal Navy 280967 Petty Officer Stoker H.M.S. "Amphion"

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