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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Rawtenstall, Lancashire [2]

Stonehouse, Devon [2]

Ayr [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birdham, Sussex [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bristol [1]

Brixham, Devon [1]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Elburton, Devon [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Fleetwood, Lancashire [1]

Kingsbury, Edgware, Middlesex [1]

Lochside, Stirlingshire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Neyland, Pembrokeshire [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Norwich, United States of America [1]

Ormskirk [1]

Plympton, Devon, England [1]

Redruth, Cornwall [1]

Rickham, Devon [1]

Ryton, Durham [1]

Saint Helier, Channel Isles [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Tavistock, Devon [1]

Templeboy, Sligo [1]

Topsham, Devon [1]

Woodstock, Oxfordshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [18]

Ordinary Seaman [8]

Acting Leading Stoker [3]

Boy 2c [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd class [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Officers Steward 3c [2]

Signalman [2]

Stoker 1c [2]

Stoker 1st class [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Telegraphist [2]

Able seaman [1]

Acting Armourer [1]

Acting Chief Stoker [1]

Acting Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Armourer's Mate [1]

Boy 1c [1]

Boy I [1]

Boy II [1]

Boy Tel [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd class [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

ERA 2c [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2c [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3c [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Stoker 1st Class [1]

Leading Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Off Std II [1]

Off Std III [1]

Ord Tel [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Private [1]

Shipwright 2 [1]

Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Victualing Assistant [1]

Yeoman Signalman [1]

Unit

Europa II - M 33 [25]

Vivid II - M 33 [19]

Europa II (M 33) [7]

Europa II - M33 [4]

Europa II - HMS M33 [3]

Vivid I [3]

Vivid II - M33 [3]

Defiance [2]

Gibraltar [2]

HMS Europa [2]

HMS Excellent [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Monmouth [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

Vivid [2]

Vivid II [2]

14 Days Cells [1]

Andromeda [1]

Challenger [1]

Challenger (Monmouth) [1]

Europa [1]

Europa II [1]

Euryalus [1]

H.M. Submarine No 20 [1]

HMS Albermarle [1]

HMS Arab (base ship HMS Leander) [1]

HMS Argonaut [1]

HMS Basilisk [1]

HMS Black Prince [1]

HMS Canada [1]

HMS Carnarvon [1]

HMS Carysfort [1]

HMS Century [1]

HMS Colossus [1]

HMS Comus [1]

HMS Concord [1]

HMS Egmont [1]

HMS Europa I [1]

HMS Europa II [1]

HMS Euryalus [1]

HMS Ganges II [1]

HMS Grafton [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS Hercules [1]

HMS Hood [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Kent [1]

HMS King Edward VII [1]

HMS Ladybird [1]

HMS Marshfort [1]

Service

Royal Navy [45]

British Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [12]

B [8]

M [5]

W [4]

D [3]

E [3]

H [3]

A [2]

L [2]

F [1]

G [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [43]

Country

United Kingdom [29]

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People [45] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Rawtenstall, Lancashire [2] Stonehouse, Devon [2] Ayr [1] Barking, Essex [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birdham, Sussex [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bristol [1] Brixham, Devon [1] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Elburton, Devon [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Fleetwood, Lancashire [1] Kingsbury, Edgware, Middlesex [1] Lochside, Stirlingshire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Neyland, Pembrokeshire [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Norwich, United States of America [1] Ormskirk [1] Plympton, Devon, England [1] Redruth, Cornwall [1] Rickham, Devon [1] Ryton, Durham [1] Saint Helier, Channel Isles [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] South Shields, Durham [1] Tavistock, Devon [1] Templeboy, Sligo [1] Topsham, Devon [1] Woodstock, Oxfordshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [18] Ordinary Seaman [8] Acting Leading Stoker [3] Boy 2c [3] Leading Seaman [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Engine Room Artificer 3rd class [2] Leading Stoker [2] Officers Steward 3c [2] Signalman [2] Stoker 1c [2] Stoker 1st class [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Telegraphist [2] Able seaman [1] Acting Armourer [1] Acting Chief Stoker [1] Acting Petty Officer Stoker [1] Armourer's Mate [1] Boy 1c [1] Boy I [1] Boy II [1] Boy Tel [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd class [1] Chief Stoker [1] ERA 2c [1] Engine Room Artificer 2c [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3c [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Stoker 1st Class [1] Leading Stoker 2nd Class [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Off Std II [1] Off Std III [1] Ord Tel [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Private [1] Shipwright 2 [1] Sick Berth Attendant [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Victualing Assistant [1] Yeoman Signalman [1]

Unit

Europa II - M 33 [25] Vivid II - M 33 [19] Europa II (M 33) [7] Europa II - M33 [4] Europa II - HMS M33 [3] Vivid I [3] Vivid II - M33 [3] Defiance [2] Gibraltar [2] HMS Europa [2] HMS Excellent [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Monmouth [2] HMS Victory I [2] Vivid [2] Vivid II [2] 14 Days Cells [1] Andromeda [1] Challenger [1] Challenger (Monmouth) [1] Europa [1] Europa II [1] Euryalus [1] H.M. Submarine No 20 [1] HMS Albermarle [1] HMS Arab (base ship HMS Leander) [1] HMS Argonaut [1] HMS Basilisk [1] HMS Black Prince [1] HMS Canada [1] HMS Carnarvon [1] HMS Carysfort [1] HMS Century [1] HMS Colossus [1] HMS Comus [1] HMS Concord [1] HMS Egmont [1] HMS Europa I [1] HMS Europa II [1] HMS Euryalus [1] HMS Ganges II [1] HMS Grafton [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS Hercules [1] HMS Hood [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Kent [1] HMS King Edward VII [1] HMS Ladybird [1] HMS Marshfort [1]

Service

Royal Navy [45] British Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [12] B [8] M [5] W [4] D [3] E [3] H [3] A [2] L [2] F [1] G [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [43]

Country

United Kingdom [29]

Herbert John Mahoney

Born 1896

Died 1940

Royal Navy K. 8540 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Taurus

Royal Navy K8540

Royal Navy K.8540 Stoker 1st class HMS Carnarvon

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William Chapman

Born 1886

Royal Navy SS934 Able Seaman Transferred to RFR Devonport B 3168

Royal Navy SS934 Able Seaman Vivid II - M 33

Royal Navy SS934 Able Seaman Europa II - M 33

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Arthur Frederick Parsons Gibson

Born 1893

Died 1964

Royal Navy J9406 Boy II HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J9406 Boy I HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J9406 Boy I HMS Victorious

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William Blewett

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy J16054 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J16054 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J16054 Ordinary Seaman HMS Colossus

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Eli Barnes

Born 1888

Died 1971

Royal Navy 228810 Ordinary Seaman HMS St George

Royal Navy 228810 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

Royal Navy 228810 Ordinary Seaman HMS Royal Arthur

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