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Place of birth

Ramsgate, Kent [6]

Maidstone, Kent [5]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Bedminster, Somerset [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Deal, Kent [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hornsey, London [2]

Islington, London [2]

Leicester [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Wandsworth, London [2]

Aberdare, Glamorgan [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Allbrighton, Shropshire [1]

Annan, Dumfrieshire [1]

Ayr [1]

Balham, London [1]

Ballymote, Sligo [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Battle, Hastings [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Brecon [1]

Brighton [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Bromley by Bow, London [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Burnmouth, Berwickshire [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chilbolton Down, Hampshire [1]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [1]

Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Corgerrick, Kuggar, Cornwall [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Derby [1]

Detling, Kent [1]

Drimsleague, Cork [1]

Droitwich, Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [127]

Boy 2nd Class [125]

Boy 1st Class [124]

Able Seaman [123]

Leading Seaman [27]

Petty Officer [13]

Boy 2nd class [5]

Boy [4]

Boy II [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Cooks Mate [3]

Ordinary Telegraphist [3]

Private [3]

Telegraphist [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [2]

Boy 1st class [2]

Boy 2c [2]

Boy I [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Ord. Seaman [2]

Ordinary Signaller [2]

Ordinary Telegrapher [2]

Seaman [2]

Signaller [2]

Able Seaman R.A.N. [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Boy 1st Class Bugler [1]

Boy Domestic [1]

Boy I Class [1]

Boy II Class [1]

Boy Servant [1]

Boy Telegrapher [1]

Boy, 2nd class and BI [1]

Chief Petty Officer III [1]

Cook [1]

Corporal [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Flight Officer [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Leading Signaller [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Leading seaman [1]

Unit

HMS Ganges II [122]

HMS Ganges [36]

HMS Ajax [22]

HMS Agincourt [21]

HMS Erin [18]

HMS Fearless [15]

HMS Victorious [12]

HMS Vivid I [9]

HMS "Ganges II" [7]

HMS Bulwark [7]

HMS Natal [7]

HMS Prince George [7]

HMS Antrim [6]

HMS Argyll [6]

HMS Pembroke I [6]

H.M.S. Ganges II [5]

HMS Morning Star [5]

HMS Victory I [5]

Ganges II [4]

HM Submarine G8 [4]

HMS "Pembroke I" [4]

HMS "Pembroke II" [4]

HMS Caesar [4]

HMS Hogue [4]

HMS Kent [4]

HMS Queen [4]

HM Submarine E36 [3]

HMS Achilles [3]

HMS Berwick [3]

HMS Carnarvon [3]

HMS Cyclops [3]

HMS Essex [3]

HMS Magnificent [3]

HMS Mischief [3]

HMS Monmouth [3]

Europa II - M 33 [2]

HMS "Ganges" [2]

HMS Africa [2]

HMS Centurion [2]

HMS Commonwealth [2]

HMS Cornwallis [2]

HMS Cressy [2]

HMS Defence [2]

HMS Dolphin [2]

HMS Drake [2]

HMS Dreadnought [2]

HMS Europa [2]

HMS Euryalus [2]

HMS Hannibal [2]

HMS Hood [2]

Service

Royal Navy [160]

British Army [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [28]

C [19]

H [15]

M [14]

P [9]

W [9]

A [8]

D [8]

F [8]

G [8]

S [8]

L [7]

T [6]

R [5]

E [1]

I [1]

J [1]

K [1]

N [1]

O [1]

U [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [152]

Country

United Kingdom [61]

Australia [1]

Egypt [1]

Ireland [1]

Malta [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

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People [160] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ramsgate, Kent [6] Maidstone, Kent [5] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Bedminster, Somerset [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Bath, Somerset [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] Deal, Kent [2] Dover, Kent [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Hackney, London [2] Hornsey, London [2] Islington, London [2] Leicester [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Wandsworth, London [2] Aberdare, Glamorgan [1] Aberdeen [1] Allbrighton, Shropshire [1] Annan, Dumfrieshire [1] Ayr [1] Balham, London [1] Ballymote, Sligo [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Barking, Essex [1] Battle, Hastings [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Brecon [1] Brighton [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Burnmouth, Berwickshire [1] Canning Town, London [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chilbolton Down, Hampshire [1] Chippenham, Wiltshire [1] Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Corgerrick, Kuggar, Cornwall [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Derby [1] Detling, Kent [1] Drimsleague, Cork [1] Droitwich, Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [127] Boy 2nd Class [125] Boy 1st Class [124] Able Seaman [123] Leading Seaman [27] Petty Officer [13] Boy 2nd class [5] Boy [4] Boy II [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Cooks Mate [3] Ordinary Telegraphist [3] Private [3] Telegraphist [3] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Acting Stoker 1st Class [2] Boy 1st class [2] Boy 2c [2] Boy I [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Lance Corporal [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant [2] Ord. Seaman [2] Ordinary Signaller [2] Ordinary Telegrapher [2] Seaman [2] Signaller [2] Able Seaman R.A.N. [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Boy 1st Class Bugler [1] Boy Domestic [1] Boy I Class [1] Boy II Class [1] Boy Servant [1] Boy Telegrapher [1] Boy, 2nd class and BI [1] Chief Petty Officer III [1] Cook [1] Corporal [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Flight Officer [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Leading Signaller [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Leading seaman [1]

Unit

HMS Ganges II [122] HMS Ganges [36] HMS Ajax [22] HMS Agincourt [21] HMS Erin [18] HMS Fearless [15] HMS Victorious [12] HMS Vivid I [9] HMS "Ganges II" [7] HMS Bulwark [7] HMS Natal [7] HMS Prince George [7] HMS Antrim [6] HMS Argyll [6] HMS Pembroke I [6] H.M.S. Ganges II [5] HMS Morning Star [5] HMS Victory I [5] Ganges II [4] HM Submarine G8 [4] HMS "Pembroke I" [4] HMS "Pembroke II" [4] HMS Caesar [4] HMS Hogue [4] HMS Kent [4] HMS Queen [4] HM Submarine E36 [3] HMS Achilles [3] HMS Berwick [3] HMS Carnarvon [3] HMS Cyclops [3] HMS Essex [3] HMS Magnificent [3] HMS Mischief [3] HMS Monmouth [3] Europa II - M 33 [2] HMS "Ganges" [2] HMS Africa [2] HMS Centurion [2] HMS Commonwealth [2] HMS Cornwallis [2] HMS Cressy [2] HMS Defence [2] HMS Dolphin [2] HMS Drake [2] HMS Dreadnought [2] HMS Europa [2] HMS Euryalus [2] HMS Hannibal [2] HMS Hood [2]

Service

Royal Navy [160] British Army [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [28] C [19] H [15] M [14] P [9] W [9] A [8] D [8] F [8] G [8] S [8] L [7] T [6] R [5] E [1] I [1] J [1] K [1] N [1] O [1] U [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [152]

Country

United Kingdom [61] Australia [1] Egypt [1] Ireland [1] Malta [1] Sri Lanka [1]

Frederick William Arnold

Born 1894

Royal Navy J11852 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J11852 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J11852 Ordinary Seaman HMS Orion

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Thomas James Walter

Born 1892

Royal Navy J6419 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J6419 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J6419 Ordinary Seaman HMS Bulwark

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Robert George Trott

Born 1891

Royal Navy J1833 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J1833 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J1833 Ordinary Seaman HMS Isis

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Thomas Dunne Lowther

Born 1892

Royal Navy J8780 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J8780 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J8780 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hogue

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Thomas Ford

Born 1890

Royal Navy J702 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J702 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J702 Ordinary Seaman HMS Leviathan

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Wilfred Adlam

Born 1891

Royal Navy J1809 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J1809 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J1809 Ordinary Seaman HMS King Edward VII

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Frederick Harries

Born 1892

Royal Navy J5416 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J5416 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J5416 Ordinary Seaman HMS Devonshire

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John Brotherwood

Born 1889

Royal Navy 236953 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Ganges II"

Royal Navy 236953 Boy 1st Class HMS "Ganges II"

Royal Navy 236953 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Victorious"

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William Meredith Evans

Born 1893

Royal Navy J11907 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J11907 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J11907 Ordinary Seaman HMS Commonwealth

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Walter Billson

Born 1889

Royal Navy 237176 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy 237176 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy 237176 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victorious

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Arthur Reginald Doughty

Born 1891

Royal Navy J1826 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J1826 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J1826 Ordinary Seaman HMS Cochrane

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Leonard Mitchell

Born 1890

Royal Navy J1110 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J1110 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J1110 Ordinary Seaman HMS Achilles

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Harry Symons

Born 1892

Royal Navy J5208 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J5208 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J5208 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hogue

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John Bryant

Born 1891

Royal Navy J2518 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J2518 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J2518 Ordinary Seaman HMS Agamemnon

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Ernest Harold Pugh

Born 1892

Royal Navy J7885 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J7885 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J7885 Ordinary Seaman HMS Bulwark

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Charles Bark

Born 1891

Royal Navy J4535 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J4535 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J4535 Ordinary Seaman HMS Charyblis

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William George Durbin

Born 1891

Royal Navy J478 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J478 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J478 Ordinary Seaman HMS HIbernia

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Albert Henry Bennett

Born 1892

Royal Navy J7903 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J7903 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J7903 Ordinary Seaman HMSMars

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Frank Oliver Read

Born 1892

Royal Navy J4553 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J4553 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J4553 Ordinary Seaman HMS Minotaur

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David Dowsett Marsh

Born 1892

Royal Navy J6435 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J6435 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victorious

Royal Navy J6435 Able Seaman HMS Highflyer

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