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Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Ayleston, Leicestershire [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Belfast, County Antrim [1]

Belmullet, Mayo [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blackheath, Kent [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Burraton Saint Stephens, Cornwall [1]

C G Station, Down [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Charles, Devon [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Colonsay, Argyllshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dundee Forfar [1]

Exeter England [1]

Fulham Workhouse, London [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Hanwell, Middlesex [1]

Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Honiton, Devon [1]

Horsham, Sussex [1]

Kandy [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lislee Timsleague, Cork [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Long Eaton, Derbyshire [1]

Ludlow, Shropshire [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Market Rasen, Lincolnshire [1]

Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Plymton, Devon [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

Romsey, Hampshire [1]

Saint Austell, Cornwall [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Southport, Lancashire [1]

Steyning District, Sussex [1]

Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Tavistock, Devon [1]

Tiverton, Devon [1]

Torquay, Devon [1]

Walmer, Kent [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [17]

Stoker 1st Class [11]

Ordinary Seaman [10]

Boy 1st Class [7]

Boy 2nd Class [7]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [4]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4]

Leading Seaman [4]

Acting Leading Stoker [3]

Leading Telegraphist [3]

Stoker 1st class [3]

Telegraphist [3]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Assistant Engineer [2]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Engineer Lieutenant [2]

Leading Signalman [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Midshipman [2]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [2]

Private [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

???? [1]

Able Seaman (Rigger) [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Able Seamen [1]

Acting 2nd Cook’s Mate [1]

Acting Assistant Engineer [1]

Acting ERA 4th Class [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4c [1]

Acting Leading Cook’s Mate [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Assistant Clerk [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Boy (First Class) [1]

Boy (Second Class) [1]

Boy 2 then Boy 1 [1]

Boy Shipwright [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

CPO Writer [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Engineer [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Clerk [1]

Commander [1]

Cook’s Mate [1]

Unit

HMS Blake [34]

HMS Vivid II [6]

H.M.S. "Blake." [5]

HMS Impregnable [5]

HMS Pembroke II [4]

HMS Vivid I [4]

H.M.S. Blake [3]

HMS Ajax [3]

HMS Mischief [3]

Blake [2]

Blake - Acorn/MARNE at Jutland [2]

HMS [2]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS Benbow [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS Excellent [2]

HMS Indus [2]

HMS Lion [2]

HMS Majestic [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

HMS Wildfire [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

2nd Division - 6th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

Argus [1]

Blake 'HMS Morning Star' [1]

Blake (Manners) [1]

Blake - Acorn/MARNE [1]

Blake - BROKE [1]

Blake - Broke [1]

Cornflower [1]

Dolphin [1]

Fisgard [1]

H.M.S. Bacchante [1]

H.M.S. Patrol [1]

H.M.S. Pembroke I [1]

H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth [1]

H.M.S. Victory I [1]

H.M.S. Wallington [1]

HMD Hecla (Foxhound) [1]

HMS "Blake" [1]

HMS "Good Hope" [1]

HMS "Impregnable" [1]

HMS "Lion" [1]

HMS "Ocean" [1]

HMS Abdiel [1]

HMS Acheron [1]

HMS Actaeon [1]

HMS Adamant [1]

HMS Alexandra [1]

HMS Apollo (Foxhound) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [60]

British Army [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [8]

S [8]

C [5]

J [5]

M [5]

W [5]

G [4]

H [4]

R [3]

D [2]

K [2]

L [2]

P [2]

A [1]

E [1]

F [1]

O [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [59]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

Ireland [1]

Malta [1]

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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Ayleston, Leicestershire [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Belfast, County Antrim [1] Belmullet, Mayo [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blackheath, Kent [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Burraton Saint Stephens, Cornwall [1] C G Station, Down [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Charles, Devon [1] Clapham, London [1] Colonsay, Argyllshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dundee Forfar [1] Exeter England [1] Fulham Workhouse, London [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Hanwell, Middlesex [1] Hartlepool, Durham [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Honiton, Devon [1] Horsham, Sussex [1] Kandy [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lislee Timsleague, Cork [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Long Eaton, Derbyshire [1] Ludlow, Shropshire [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Market Rasen, Lincolnshire [1] Penzance, Cornwall [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Plymton, Devon [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Ramsgate, Kent. [1] Romsey, Hampshire [1] Saint Austell, Cornwall [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Southport, Lancashire [1] Steyning District, Sussex [1] Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Tavistock, Devon [1] Tiverton, Devon [1] Torquay, Devon [1] Walmer, Kent [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [17] Stoker 1st Class [11] Ordinary Seaman [10] Boy 1st Class [7] Boy 2nd Class [7] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [4] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4] Leading Seaman [4] Acting Leading Stoker [3] Leading Telegraphist [3] Stoker 1st class [3] Telegraphist [3] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Assistant Engineer [2] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Engineer Lieutenant [2] Leading Signalman [2] Lieutenant [2] Midshipman [2] Petty Officer Telegraphist [2] Private [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] ???? [1] Able Seaman (Rigger) [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Able Seamen [1] Acting 2nd Cook’s Mate [1] Acting Assistant Engineer [1] Acting ERA 4th Class [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4c [1] Acting Leading Cook’s Mate [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Assistant Clerk [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Boy (First Class) [1] Boy (Second Class) [1] Boy 2 then Boy 1 [1] Boy Shipwright [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] CPO Writer [1] Cadet [1] Captain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Engineer [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Clerk [1] Commander [1] Cook’s Mate [1]

Unit

HMS Blake [34] HMS Vivid II [6] H.M.S. "Blake." [5] HMS Impregnable [5] HMS Pembroke II [4] HMS Vivid I [4] H.M.S. Blake [3] HMS Ajax [3] HMS Mischief [3] Blake [2] Blake - Acorn/MARNE at Jutland [2] HMS [2] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS Benbow [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS Excellent [2] HMS Indus [2] HMS Lion [2] HMS Majestic [2] HMS Victory I [2] HMS Wildfire [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] 2nd Division - 6th Field Artillery Brigade [1] Argus [1] Blake 'HMS Morning Star' [1] Blake (Manners) [1] Blake - Acorn/MARNE [1] Blake - BROKE [1] Blake - Broke [1] Cornflower [1] Dolphin [1] Fisgard [1] H.M.S. Bacchante [1] H.M.S. Patrol [1] H.M.S. Pembroke I [1] H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth [1] H.M.S. Victory I [1] H.M.S. Wallington [1] HMD Hecla (Foxhound) [1] HMS "Blake" [1] HMS "Good Hope" [1] HMS "Impregnable" [1] HMS "Lion" [1] HMS "Ocean" [1] HMS Abdiel [1] HMS Acheron [1] HMS Actaeon [1] HMS Adamant [1] HMS Alexandra [1] HMS Apollo (Foxhound) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [60] British Army [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [8] S [8] C [5] J [5] M [5] W [5] G [4] H [4] R [3] D [2] K [2] L [2] P [2] A [1] E [1] F [1] O [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [59]

Country

United Kingdom [21] Ireland [1] Malta [1]

William Henry Howlin

Born 1892

Died 1962

Royal Navy M7827 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4c Blake (Manners)

Royal Navy M7827 Engine Room Artificer 4c Blake (Manners) paid via HMS Blake, depot ship to the 11th Destroyer Flotilla

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John James Daniel

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy K31711 Stoker 1st Class HMS Blake

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Newman Joynt Bailey

Born 1887

Died 1918

Royal Navy M14638 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Blake

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Henry Albert Riley

Born 1890

Died 1968

Royal Navy M4676 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class Blake - Broke

Royal Navy M4676 Engine Room Artificer 3rd class Hecla - Broke

Royal Navy M4676 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class Blake - BROKE

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John Edward Stone

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy K18080 Stoker 1st Class HMS Blake

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John Charles Jenkin

Born 1884

Died 1918

Royal Navy 351139 Sick Berth Steward 2nd Class HMS Blake

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Edward Parker

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy J36614 Able Seaman H.M.S. Blake

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Ronald Victor Morris Hawkins

Born 1897

Died 1969

Royal Navy J63123 Able Seaman HMS Blake

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Albert Edward Colston Hillier

Born 1899

Died 1920

Royal Navy K49158

Royal Navy K49158 Stoker 2nd Class HMS VIVID II

Royal Navy K49158 Stoker 2nd Class HMS BLAKE

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Thomas Lambert Crichton

Born 1896

Died 1919

Royal Navy J31570 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Blake."

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John Ball

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J46034 Ordinary Seaman HMS Blake

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Hector Mcmillan

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy J54033

Royal Navy J/54033 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Blake."

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Charles Henry Larkins

Born 1886

Died 1927

Royal Navy 218973 Able Seaman HMS Bacchante

Royal Navy 218973 Able Seaman HMS Blake

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Thomas Alfred Franklin

Born 1889

Died 1914

Royal Navy 239437

Royal Navy 239437(Dev). Able Seaman H.M.S. "Blake."

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Sidney James Lewis

Born 1891

Died 1919

Royal Navy 272320

Royal Navy 272320(Dev) Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class H.M.S. "Blake."

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Frederick Robert White

Born 1893

Died 1920

Royal Navy K18594

Royal Navy K/18594 Petty Officer Stoker H.M.S. Blake

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Horace Wall

Born 1886

Died 1918

Royal Navy 220825

Royal Navy 220825 Leading Signalman H.M.S. "Blake."

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John N Robertson

Died 1914

Royal Navy Fleet Surgeon HMS Blake

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Albert George Orbison

Born 1889

Died 1978

Royal Navy K25938 Stoker 1st class HMS Blake

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Harry Gerry

Born 1889

Royal Navy 236968

Royal Navy 236968 Able Seamen HMS Blake

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