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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]

John James Gamble

Born 1893

Royal Navy J12776 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J12776 Boy 1st Class HMS Essex

Royal Navy J12776 Ordinary Seaman HMS Essex

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Ivor Powell

Born 1893

Royal Navy J7951 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J7951 Boy 1st Class HMS Victorious

Royal Navy J7951 Ordinary Seaman HMS Carnarvon

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Arthur Reginald Gill

Born 1890

Royal Navy 239941 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy 239941 Boy 1st Class HMS Magnificent

Royal Navy 239941 Ordinary Seaman HMS Leviathan

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John William Mccarthy

Born 1892

Royal Navy J5629 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J5629 Boy 1st Class HMS Essex

Royal Navy J5629 Boy 1st Class HMS Essex

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Edward Griffin

Born 1893

Royal Navy J12145 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J12145 Boy 1st Class HMS King Edward III

Royal Navy J12145 Ordinary Seaman HMS King Edward III

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William Ernest Cook

Born 1889

Royal Navy 236165 Boy 2nd Class HMS Boscawen III

Royal Navy 236165 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy 236165 Ordinary Seaman HMS Sapphire

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Thomas Lindle Dodds

Born 1894

Royal Navy J14861 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J14861 Boy 1st Class HMS Africa

Royal Navy J14861 Ordinary Seaman HMS Cornwallis

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Frank Chadd

Born 1889

Royal Navy 236176 Boy 2nd Class HMS Boscawen III

Royal Navy 236176 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy 236176 Ordinary Seaman HMS Drake

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Herbert James Flatt

Born 1892

Royal Navy J5974 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J5974 Boy 1st Class HMS Antrim

Royal Navy J5974 Ordinary Seaman HMS Antrim

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Edward Albert George Clarence Cox

Born 1894

Royal Navy J12127 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J12127 Boy 1st Class HMS King Edward III

Royal Navy J12127 Ordinary Seaman HMS Indomitable

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Walter Cox

Born 1893

Royal Navy J6893 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J6893 Boy 1st Class HMS Victorious

Royal Navy J6893 Ordinary Seaman HMS Queen

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Thomas Holloway

Born 1892

Royal Navy J7962 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J7962 Boy 1st Class HMS Victorious

Royal Navy J7962 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victorious

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Giles Allen Burnard

Born 1891

Royal Navy J2915 Boy 1st Class HMS Achilles

Royal Navy J2915 Boy 2nd class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J2915 Ordinary Seaman HMS Majestic

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Florence Mccarthy

Born 1893

Royal Navy J11214 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J11214 Boy 1st Class HMS Victorious

Royal Navy J11214 Ordinary Seaman HMS Prince George

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Frederick Sydney Hodge

Born 1892

Royal Navy J6009 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J6009 Boy 1st Class HMS Cressy

Royal Navy J6009 Ordinary Seaman HMS Magnificent

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Walter Evelyn Lake

Born 1891

Died 1977

Royal Navy Lieutenant RNVR

Royal Navy Temporary Sub Lieutenant R.N.V.R

Royal Navy Temporary Lieutenant R.N.V.R

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Frederick William Woodrow

Born 1891

Royal Navy J2460 Leading Seaman

Royal Navy J2460 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J2460 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

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William Armit Anderson

Born 1898

Royal Navy J37027 Boy 2nd Class HMS Victory I

Royal Navy J37027 Boy 1st Class HMS Victory I

Royal Navy J37027 Ordinary Seaman HMS Conqueror

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William Ticehurst

Born 1893

Died 1969

Royal Navy J9632

Royal Navy M. 35793 Regulating Petty Officer

Royal Navy M. 35793 Regulating Petty Officer HMS Iron Duke

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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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