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Place of birth

Bethnal Green, London [4]

Dover, Kent [3]

Islington, London [3]

Poplar, London [3]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Bow, London [2]

Bromley, Kent [2]

Clapham, London [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Nottingham [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Walworth, London [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Ballymena, Antrim [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battersea, West London [1]

Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bexley Heath, Kent [1]

Boldre, Hampshire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Brockley, Kent [1]

Caldwell Farm, Neilston [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Carshalton, Surrey [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chatteris, Cambridgeshire [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Chester [1]

Chesterton, Cambridgeshire [1]

Chiswick, London [1]

Clacton, Essex [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Cullen, Banffshire [1]

Deal, Kent [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Dodington, Kent [1]

Down Town, Belfast, Northern Ireland [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire [1]

Dunstable, Bedfordshire [1]

Duxford, Linton, Cambridgeshire [1]

East Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [68]

Stoker 1st Class [27]

Ordinary Seaman [21]

Leading Stoker [10]

Petty Officer [10]

Stoker Petty Officer [9]

Boy 1st Class [8]

Stoker 2nd Class [8]

Leading Seaman [7]

Petty Officer Stoker [7]

Boy 2nd Class [6]

Chief Stoker Petty Officer [6]

Signalman [5]

Private [4]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Armourer [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Leading Signalman [2]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2]

Senior Reserve Attendant [2]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [2]

Sick Berth Attendant [2]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Admiral [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Corporal [1]

Corporal (10898B) [1]

Corporal RMLI [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Junior Reserve Attendant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Midshipman [1]

Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman RNVR [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [1]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Plumber [1]

Private RMLI [1]

RFR/B/6113 [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Unit

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [159]

HMS Vindictive [81]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [12]

HMS Hindustan [11]

HMS Osiris [7]

British Naval Siege Guns [6]

HMS Repulse [6]

HMS Boadicea [5]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [5]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5]

HMS Indomitable [4]

HMS Lowestoft [4]

HMS Superb [4]

Royal Naval Division - Hood Battalion [4]

HMS Calypso [3]

HMS Ganges [3]

HMS Iphigenia [3]

HMS Iris II (Victory X) [3]

HMS Orion [3]

HMS Shannon [3]

P.64 Patrol Boat [3]

HMS Actaeon [2]

HMS Agamemnon [2]

HMS Calliope [2]

HMS Champion [2]

HMS Danae [2]

HMS Duncan [2]

HMS INDOMITABLE [2]

HMS Inflexible [2]

HMS Intrepid [2]

HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [2]

HMS Marlborough [2]

HMS Royal Oak [2]

HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [2]

HMS Swiftsure [2]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [2]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [2]

Royal Naval Division - Collingwood Battalion [2]

Seaman Storming Party [2]

3rd Brigade - 1st Australian Division [1]

ANZAC Provost Corps [1]

Australian Militia Forces [1]

Chatham Hospital [1]

Crystal Palace Reserves Depot (HMS Victory VI) [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

General Depot Sheerness (HMS Wildfire) [1]

H.M.S. Ganges [1]

H.M.S. Vindictive [1]

HM Torpedo Boat 33 [1]

HM Torpedo Boat No 30 [1]

Service

Royal Navy [159]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

British Army [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [21]

C [21]

H [21]

M [16]

S [15]

T [9]

E [7]

A [6]

D [6]

L [6]

J [5]

P [5]

R [5]

W [5]

F [4]

G [3]

O [2]

N [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [138]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

Australia [1]

Greece [1]

India [1]

New Zealand [1]

Turkey [1]

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People [159] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bethnal Green, London [4] Dover, Kent [3] Islington, London [3] Poplar, London [3] Bermondsey, London [2] Bow, London [2] Bromley, Kent [2] Clapham, London [2] Edinburgh [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Kensington, London [2] Lambeth, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Nottingham [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Walworth, London [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Ballymena, Antrim [1] Battersea, London [1] Battersea, West London [1] Beccles, Suffolk [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bexley Heath, Kent [1] Boldre, Hampshire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Brockley, Kent [1] Caldwell Farm, Neilston [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camden Town, London [1] Canning Town, London [1] Carshalton, Surrey [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chatteris, Cambridgeshire [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Chester [1] Chesterton, Cambridgeshire [1] Chiswick, London [1] Clacton, Essex [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Cullen, Banffshire [1] Deal, Kent [1] Deptford, London [1] Dodington, Kent [1] Down Town, Belfast, Northern Ireland [1] Dundee, Forfarshire [1] Dunstable, Bedfordshire [1] Duxford, Linton, Cambridgeshire [1] East Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [68] Stoker 1st Class [27] Ordinary Seaman [21] Leading Stoker [10] Petty Officer [10] Stoker Petty Officer [9] Boy 1st Class [8] Stoker 2nd Class [8] Leading Seaman [7] Petty Officer Stoker [7] Boy 2nd Class [6] Chief Stoker Petty Officer [6] Signalman [5] Private [4] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [3] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Armourer [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Leading Signalman [2] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2] Senior Reserve Attendant [2] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [2] Sick Berth Attendant [2] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Admiral [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Corporal [1] Corporal (10898B) [1] Corporal RMLI [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Junior Reserve Attendant [1] Lieutenant [1] Midshipman [1] Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Ordinary Seaman RNVR [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Petty Officer 2nd Class [1] Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Plumber [1] Private RMLI [1] RFR/B/6113 [1] Rear Admiral [1]

Unit

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [159] HMS Vindictive [81] Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [12] HMS Hindustan [11] HMS Osiris [7] British Naval Siege Guns [6] HMS Repulse [6] HMS Boadicea [5] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [5] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5] HMS Indomitable [4] HMS Lowestoft [4] HMS Superb [4] Royal Naval Division - Hood Battalion [4] HMS Calypso [3] HMS Ganges [3] HMS Iphigenia [3] HMS Iris II (Victory X) [3] HMS Orion [3] HMS Shannon [3] P.64 Patrol Boat [3] HMS Actaeon [2] HMS Agamemnon [2] HMS Calliope [2] HMS Champion [2] HMS Danae [2] HMS Duncan [2] HMS INDOMITABLE [2] HMS Inflexible [2] HMS Intrepid [2] HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [2] HMS Marlborough [2] HMS Royal Oak [2] HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [2] HMS Swiftsure [2] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [2] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [2] Royal Naval Division - Collingwood Battalion [2] Seaman Storming Party [2] 3rd Brigade - 1st Australian Division [1] ANZAC Provost Corps [1] Australian Militia Forces [1] Chatham Hospital [1] Crystal Palace Reserves Depot (HMS Victory VI) [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] General Depot Sheerness (HMS Wildfire) [1] H.M.S. Ganges [1] H.M.S. Vindictive [1] HM Torpedo Boat 33 [1] HM Torpedo Boat No 30 [1]

Service

Royal Navy [159] Australian Imperial Force [3] British Army [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [21] C [21] H [21] M [16] S [15] T [9] E [7] A [6] D [6] L [6] J [5] P [5] R [5] W [5] F [4] G [3] O [2] N [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [138]

Country

United Kingdom [30] Australia [1] Greece [1] India [1] New Zealand [1] Turkey [1]

Thomas Henry Lewis

Born 1871

Royal Navy 268023

Royal Navy 268023 Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

Royal Navy 268023 Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

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William Thomas Brown

Born 1879

Died 1951

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 329135 Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 329135 Corporal (10898B)

Royal Navy RFR/B/3334 Signalman Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

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Albert Oscar Davies

Born 1880

Royal Navy 189243 Able Seaman Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

Royal Navy 189243 Able Seaman Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

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Harold Albert Stephen Clinch

Born 1899

Died 1966

Royal Navy J34097 Signalman Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

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Alfred Purton

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy K/34282 Stoker 1st Class Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

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William Henry Cowell

Born 1875

Died 1916

Royal Navy 278335 Stoker 1st Class Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

Royal Navy 278335 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Anson

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Reginald Northcott

Born 1895

Died 1957

Royal Navy J10672 Petty Officer Telegraphist Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

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Reginald Rufus Fairweather

Born 1898

Died 1984

Royal Navy J27503 Leading Seaman Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

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James Magnus Laing Meason

Born 1888

Died 1917

Royal Navy J56927 Ordinary Seaman Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

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Alfred William Omans

Born 1878

Died 1947

Royal Navy K25561 Stoker 1st Class Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

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Albert Robinson

Born 1891

Royal Navy M3682 Sick Berth Attendant Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

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Arthur John Lambkin

Born 1897

Died 1985

Royal Navy M6342 Shipwright 3rd Class Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

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David Albert Cook

Born 1891

Royal Navy J722 Petty Officer Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

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Albert Augustus Terry

Born 1895

Royal Navy K20132 Leading Stoker Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

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Lawrie James Brown

Born 1897

Died 1971

Royal Navy J30561 Signalman Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

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Ragnar Musgrave Colvin

Born 1882

Died 1954

Royal Navy Lieutenant Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant

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Spiro Borg

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy 362569 Officer's Steward 3rd Class HMS MALAYA

Royal Navy 362569 Officer's Cook 3rd Class Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

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Guy Harold Woods

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy J37108 Signalman Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

Royal Navy J/37108 Signalman HMS Vindictive

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Edward Charles Friday

Born 1879

Died 1948

Royal Navy 188057 Able Seaman HMS Osiris

Royal Navy 188057 Able Seaman Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

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Jonathan Richard Hughes

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy K32304 Stoker 1st Class Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

Royal Navy K/32304 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vindictive

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