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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Ailsworth, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Barcombe, Sussex [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Cambridge [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Carlshalton, Surrey [1]

Chislehurst, Kent [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Corfe Mullen, Dorset [1]

Deal, Kent [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Derby [1]

Devonport, Devon, England [1]

Devonport, Devonshire [1]

Dore or Totley, Derbyshire, now part of Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Dorking, Surrey [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dublin [1]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1]

Dysart, Fifeshire [1]

Ebley, Gloucestershire [1]

Epsom, Surrey [1]

Faltmouth, Cornwall [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Hankow [1]

Haselbury Plucknett, Somerset [1]

Honiton, Devon [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Lewisham, Kent [1]

Limehouse, London [1]

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [1]

Millbrook, Cornwall [1]

Minster In Thanet, Kent [1]

Morton, Lincolnshire [1]

Near Borough Green, Kent [1]

Newport, Isle of Wight [1]

Nottinghamshire [1]

Orlestone, Tenterden, Kent [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Redditch, Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [25]

Ordinary Seaman [22]

Boy 1st Class [20]

Boy 2nd Class [20]

Stoker 1st Class [20]

Stoker 2nd Class [15]

Leading Seaman [13]

Petty Officer [8]

Lieutenant [6]

Midshipman [6]

Acting Leading Stoker [5]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [5]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [5]

Sub Lieutenant [5]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4]

Leading Stoker [4]

Cadet [3]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3]

Naval Cadet [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Able Bodied Seaman [2]

Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Boy - 2nd Class [2]

Boy Artificer [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [2]

Leading Signalman [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Ordinary Signalman [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Signalman [2]

Stoker - 1st Class [2]

Act. Eng. Rm. Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Stoker [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Boy [1]

Boy - 1st Class [1]

Boy Class 1 [1]

Boy Class 2 [1]

Boy II [1]

Boy Shipwright [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Commander [1]

Unit

HMS Dolphin [33]

HMSs Dolphin, Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [12]

HMS Impregnable [8]

Dolphin [7]

H.M.S. "Dolphin" [6]

HMS Ganges [5]

HMS Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [5]

HMS Excellent [4]

Ganges [3]

H.M.S. Dolphin [3]

HMS Essex [3]

HMS Fisgard [3]

HMS Hermione [3]

HMS Maidstone [3]

HMS Victory I [3]

HMSs Dolphin, Maidstone HM Submarine E24 [3]

HM Submarine E22 [2]

HM Submarine E36 [2]

HM Submarine G8 [2]

HM Submarine H3 [2]

HMS Achilles [2]

HMS Alecto [2]

HMS Bacchante [2]

HMS Benbow [2]

HMS Bonaventure [2]

HMS Britannia [2]

HMS Despatch [2]

HMS Dominion [2]

HMS Ganges II [2]

HMS Mercury [2]

HMS Minotaur [2]

HMS Pembroke II [2]

HMS Vernon [2]

HMS Victory 1 [2]

HMS Victory II [2]

Maidstone [2]

Renown [2]

Victory II [2]

Vivid I [2]

4th Submarine Flotilla, China Station [1]

Ambrose s/m L3 [1]

Argonaut s/m C20 [1]

Argus [1]

Attentive [1]

Blonde [1]

Bonaventure [1]

Britannia Royal Naval College [1]

Collingwood [1]

Columbine [1]

Cornflower [1]

Service

Royal Navy [78]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [13]

S [8]

K [6]

W [6]

A [5]

C [5]

F [5]

M [5]

T [5]

G [4]

D [3]

L [3]

R [3]

N [2]

P [2]

H [1]

J [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [69]

Country

United Kingdom [48]

Ireland [2]

Argentina [1]

Malta [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

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People [78] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Bermondsey, London [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Ailsworth, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Barcombe, Sussex [1] Battersea, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Cambridge [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Carlshalton, Surrey [1] Chislehurst, Kent [1] Clapham, London [1] Corfe Mullen, Dorset [1] Deal, Kent [1] Deptford, London [1] Derby [1] Devonport, Devon, England [1] Devonport, Devonshire [1] Dore or Totley, Derbyshire, now part of Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Dorking, Surrey [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dublin [1] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1] Dysart, Fifeshire [1] Ebley, Gloucestershire [1] Epsom, Surrey [1] Faltmouth, Cornwall [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Hankow [1] Haselbury Plucknett, Somerset [1] Honiton, Devon [1] Hoxton, London [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Lewisham, Kent [1] Limehouse, London [1] Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [1] Millbrook, Cornwall [1] Minster In Thanet, Kent [1] Morton, Lincolnshire [1] Near Borough Green, Kent [1] Newport, Isle of Wight [1] Nottinghamshire [1] Orlestone, Tenterden, Kent [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Redditch, Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [25] Ordinary Seaman [22] Boy 1st Class [20] Boy 2nd Class [20] Stoker 1st Class [20] Stoker 2nd Class [15] Leading Seaman [13] Petty Officer [8] Lieutenant [6] Midshipman [6] Acting Leading Stoker [5] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [5] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [5] Sub Lieutenant [5] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4] Leading Stoker [4] Cadet [3] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3] Naval Cadet [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Able Bodied Seaman [2] Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Boy - 2nd Class [2] Boy Artificer [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [2] Leading Signalman [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Ordinary Signalman [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Signalman [2] Stoker - 1st Class [2] Act. Eng. Rm. Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Stoker [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Boy [1] Boy - 1st Class [1] Boy Class 1 [1] Boy Class 2 [1] Boy II [1] Boy Shipwright [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Bugler [1] Captain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Commander [1]

Unit

HMS Dolphin [33] HMSs Dolphin, Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [12] HMS Impregnable [8] Dolphin [7] H.M.S. "Dolphin" [6] HMS Ganges [5] HMS Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [5] HMS Excellent [4] Ganges [3] H.M.S. Dolphin [3] HMS Essex [3] HMS Fisgard [3] HMS Hermione [3] HMS Maidstone [3] HMS Victory I [3] HMSs Dolphin, Maidstone HM Submarine E24 [3] HM Submarine E22 [2] HM Submarine E36 [2] HM Submarine G8 [2] HM Submarine H3 [2] HMS Achilles [2] HMS Alecto [2] HMS Bacchante [2] HMS Benbow [2] HMS Bonaventure [2] HMS Britannia [2] HMS Despatch [2] HMS Dominion [2] HMS Ganges II [2] HMS Mercury [2] HMS Minotaur [2] HMS Pembroke II [2] HMS Vernon [2] HMS Victory 1 [2] HMS Victory II [2] Maidstone [2] Renown [2] Victory II [2] Vivid I [2] 4th Submarine Flotilla, China Station [1] Ambrose s/m L3 [1] Argonaut s/m C20 [1] Argus [1] Attentive [1] Blonde [1] Bonaventure [1] Britannia Royal Naval College [1] Collingwood [1] Columbine [1] Cornflower [1]

Service

Royal Navy [78] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [13] S [8] K [6] W [6] A [5] C [5] F [5] M [5] T [5] G [4] D [3] L [3] R [3] N [2] P [2] H [1] J [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [69]

Country

United Kingdom [48] Ireland [2] Argentina [1] Malta [1] Sri Lanka [1]

Edward Scarlett

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy 271096 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMSs Pembroke II, Wildfire

Royal Navy 271096 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Wildfire

Royal Navy 271096 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMSs Wildfire, Leander, Pembroke II, Irresistible, Pembroke I, Blake, Tyne, St George

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Arthur Reddick

Born 1896

Died 1988

Royal Navy J18016

Royal Navy J18016 Boy Class 2

Royal Navy HMS Impregnable

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George Wyatt Edgell Naper

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy Midshipman HMSs Isis, Endymion, Mars, Martin, Mars

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMSs Mercury, Forth, King Edward VII, Forth

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant HMSs Swordfish, Halcyon, Blackwater, Bullfinch, Thames

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Bertram Cecil Pote

Born 1890

Died 1917

Royal Navy 238217 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy 238217 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy 238217 Ordinary Seaman HMS Niobe

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William Charles Goldsmith

Born 1884

Died 1918

Royal Navy 216889 Boy 2nd Class HMS Northampton

Royal Navy 216889 Boy 1st Class HMS Northampton

Royal Navy 216889 Ordinary Seaman HMS Flora

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James Blackman

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy K13078 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K13078 Stoker 1st Class HMS Achilles

Royal Navy K13078 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Achilles

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Alan James Carles

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Formidable

Royal Navy Acting Sub Lieutenant HMS Commonwealth

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Horace James Palmer

Born 1891

Died 1917

Royal Navy J1595 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J1595 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J1595 Ordinary Seaman HMS Essex

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Ernest Samuel Jelf

Born 1886

Died 1916

Royal Navy 224881 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy 224881 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy 224881 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hood

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Frederick George Knight

Born 1892

Died 1962

Royal Navy J3515

Royal Navy J3515 Boy - 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J3515 Boy - 1st Class HMS Ganges

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Frank Leopold James Knight

Born 1899

Died 1943

Royal Navy J38885

Royal Navy J38885 Boy - 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J38885 Boy - 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

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William Wilcox Cooper

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy 239571 Boy 1st Class

Royal Navy 239571 Ordinary Signalman

Royal Navy 239571 Signalman

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David Muir Anderson

Born 1894

Royal Navy J11142

Royal Navy J11142 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J11142 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

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James Berry

Born 1886

Died 1916

Royal Navy 221713 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 221713 Boy 1st Class HMS Lion

Royal Navy 221713 Ordinary Seaman HMS Firequeen

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Mitchell Anderson

Born 1889

Royal Navy SS113739

Royal Navy SS113739 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy SS113739 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Thunderer

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Albert Edward Smith

Born 1893

Died 1971

Royal Navy J8230 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J8230 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J8230 Boy 1st Class HMS Essex

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George Matthew Cooke

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy 230474 Ordinary Seaman HMS Duke of Edinburgh

Royal Navy 230474 Able Seaman HMS Duke of Edinburgh

Royal Navy 230474 Leading Seaman HMS Vulcan

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Andrew Barker

Born 1896

Royal Navy SS117398

Royal Navy SS117398 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy SS117398 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Blenheim (Grass hopper)

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