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Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [8]

Ramsgate, Kent [8]

Hoxton, London [2]

22 Hancock Road, Bromley, London [1]

26 Ontario Street, Bermondsey, Southwark, London [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Boxley, Kent [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Carlshalton, Surrey [1]

Crediton, Devon [1]

Detling, Kent [1]

Dore, Derbyshire [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1]

East Farleigh, Kent [1]

Eccles, Kent [1]

Epsom, Surrey [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Gourock, Renfrewshire [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hoo, Framlingham, Suffolk [1]

Hulland, Derbyshire [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

Linton, Cambridgeshire [1]

Margate, Kent [1]

Market Rasen, Lincolnshire [1]

Minster, Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

Mitcham, Surrey [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Peel, Isle of Man [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Ramsgate. Kent [1]

Redditch, Worcestershire [1]

Saint Lawrence, Kent [1]

Stoke Lyne, Bicester, Oxfordshire [1]

Stratford, Essex [1]

Thurnham, Kent [1]

Ticehurst, Sussex [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [35]

Boy 2nd Class [29]

Ordinary Seaman [27]

Boy 1st Class [26]

Leading Seaman [10]

Petty Officer [7]

Boy II [6]

Leading Signalman [4]

Signalman [4]

Boy I [3]

Ord. Seaman [3]

Ordinary Signalman [3]

Ordinary Telegrapher [3]

Signal Boy [3]

Boy [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [2]

Cooks Mate [2]

Ordinary Signaller [2]

Telegrapher [2]

Abe Bodied Seaman [1]

Abe Seaman [1]

Able Bodied Seaman [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [1]

B Sig (Boy Signaller) [1]

Boy 1 [1]

Boy 1st [1]

Boy 2 [1]

Boy 2 then Boy 1 [1]

Boy Class 1 [1]

Boy Class 2 [1]

Boy II (Boy 2nd class) [1]

Boy II, Boy I [1]

Boy Second Class [1]

Boy Telegrapher [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Boy, 1st Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Cook [1]

Corporal [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]

HMS Cormorant [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Unit

HMS Ganges [19]

HMS Pembroke I [17]

H.M.S. Ganges [11]

H.M.S. Pembroke I [10]

HMS "Pembroke I" [10]

HMS "Ganges" [7]

HMS "Ganges II" [6]

Ganges [5]

HMS Impregnable [5]

HMS Pembroke [5]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [4]

H.M.S. Pembroke [4]

HMS "Pembroke II" [4]

HMS Ganges II [4]

Pembroke I [3]

H.M.S. Impregnable [2]

HMS "Impregnable" [2]

HMS Antrim [2]

HMS Dolphin [2]

HMS Edgar [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS Indomitable [2]

HMS Natal [2]

HMS Yarmouth [2]

Cambrian [1]

Carnarvon [1]

Collingwood [1]

Columbine [1]

Defiance [1]

Dolphin [1]

Dominion [1]

Edinburgh Castle [1]

Egmont (St Columb) [1]

Ganges, Pembroke [1]

Ganges, St Vincent, Vivid I & Colllingwood [1]

H.M.S. "Pembroke." [1]

H.M.S. "Wanderer." [1]

H.M.S. Albion [1]

H.M.S. Apollo (Midge) [1]

H.M.S. Blonde [1]

H.M.S. Champion [1]

H.M.S. Clan McNaughton [1]

H.M.S. Cockrane [1]

H.M.S. Doris [1]

H.M.S. Dunedin [1]

H.M.S. Essex [1]

H.M.S. Forward [1]

H.M.S. Ganges II [1]

H.M.S. Ganges. [1]

H.M.S. Hawke [1]

Service

Royal Navy [60]

British Army [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [13]

H [6]

P [6]

C [5]

A [4]

F [4]

W [4]

G [3]

M [3]

L [2]

R [2]

S [2]

E [1]

J [1]

K [1]

N [1]

T [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [58]

Country

United Kingdom [39]

Gibraltar [2]

Australia [1]

Ireland [1]

Malta [1]

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People [60] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [8] Ramsgate, Kent [8] Hoxton, London [2] 22 Hancock Road, Bromley, London [1] 26 Ontario Street, Bermondsey, Southwark, London [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Boxley, Kent [1] Camberwell, London [1] Carlshalton, Surrey [1] Crediton, Devon [1] Detling, Kent [1] Dore, Derbyshire [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1] East Farleigh, Kent [1] Eccles, Kent [1] Epsom, Surrey [1] Fulham, London [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Gourock, Renfrewshire [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hoo, Framlingham, Suffolk [1] Hulland, Derbyshire [1] Lewisham, London [1] Linton, Cambridgeshire [1] Margate, Kent [1] Market Rasen, Lincolnshire [1] Minster, Ramsgate, Kent. [1] Mitcham, Surrey [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Peel, Isle of Man [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Ramsgate. Kent [1] Redditch, Worcestershire [1] Saint Lawrence, Kent [1] Stoke Lyne, Bicester, Oxfordshire [1] Stratford, Essex [1] Thurnham, Kent [1] Ticehurst, Sussex [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [35] Boy 2nd Class [29] Ordinary Seaman [27] Boy 1st Class [26] Leading Seaman [10] Petty Officer [7] Boy II [6] Leading Signalman [4] Signalman [4] Boy I [3] Ord. Seaman [3] Ordinary Signalman [3] Ordinary Telegrapher [3] Signal Boy [3] Boy [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Chief Yeoman of Signals [2] Cooks Mate [2] Ordinary Signaller [2] Telegrapher [2] Abe Bodied Seaman [1] Abe Seaman [1] Able Bodied Seaman [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Stoker 1st Class [1] B Sig (Boy Signaller) [1] Boy 1 [1] Boy 1st [1] Boy 2 [1] Boy 2 then Boy 1 [1] Boy Class 1 [1] Boy Class 2 [1] Boy II (Boy 2nd class) [1] Boy II, Boy I [1] Boy Second Class [1] Boy Telegrapher [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Boy, 1st Class [1] Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Cook [1] Corporal [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] HMS Cormorant [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading [1] Leading Stoker [1]

Unit

HMS Ganges [19] HMS Pembroke I [17] H.M.S. Ganges [11] H.M.S. Pembroke I [10] HMS "Pembroke I" [10] HMS "Ganges" [7] HMS "Ganges II" [6] Ganges [5] HMS Impregnable [5] HMS Pembroke [5] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [4] H.M.S. Pembroke [4] HMS "Pembroke II" [4] HMS Ganges II [4] Pembroke I [3] H.M.S. Impregnable [2] HMS "Impregnable" [2] HMS Antrim [2] HMS Dolphin [2] HMS Edgar [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS Indomitable [2] HMS Natal [2] HMS Yarmouth [2] Cambrian [1] Carnarvon [1] Collingwood [1] Columbine [1] Defiance [1] Dolphin [1] Dominion [1] Edinburgh Castle [1] Egmont (St Columb) [1] Ganges, Pembroke [1] Ganges, St Vincent, Vivid I & Colllingwood [1] H.M.S. "Pembroke." [1] H.M.S. "Wanderer." [1] H.M.S. Albion [1] H.M.S. Apollo (Midge) [1] H.M.S. Blonde [1] H.M.S. Champion [1] H.M.S. Clan McNaughton [1] H.M.S. Cockrane [1] H.M.S. Doris [1] H.M.S. Dunedin [1] H.M.S. Essex [1] H.M.S. Forward [1] H.M.S. Ganges II [1] H.M.S. Ganges. [1] H.M.S. Hawke [1]

Service

Royal Navy [60] British Army [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

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

Contribution

Military Service [58]

Country

United Kingdom [39] Gibraltar [2] Australia [1] Ireland [1] Malta [1]

Alfred James Fright

Born 1898

Died 1991

Royal Navy J28850 H.M.S. Ganges

Royal Navy Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

Royal Navy J28850 Able Seaman HMS Matchless

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Frederick Arthur Trendell

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy J3319

Royal Navy J3319 Boy 2nd Class HMSs Ganges, Impregnable

Royal Navy J3319 Boy 1st Class HMSs Impregnable, Berwick, Bulwark, Dominion

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Harold Mellor

Born 1897

Died 1970

Royal Navy J25687 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Cedric"

Royal Navy J25687 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Ganges"

Royal Navy J25687 Able Seaman HMS "Lightfoot"

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Arthur Robert Cockram

Born 1893

Died 1969

Royal Navy J3491 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J3491 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J3491 Ordinary Seaman HMS Indomitable

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Percy Walter Nicholls

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy J31716 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J31716 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J31716 Boy 1st Class HMS Centurion

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Bert Batchelor

Born 1894

Died 1983

Royal Navy J6231 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Ganges"

Royal Navy J6231 Boy 1st Class HMS "Ganges"

Royal Navy J6231 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Russell"

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George Crittenden

Born 1895

Royal Navy J11738

Royal Navy J.11738 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J.11738 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

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Percy Ernest Edward Payne

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy J15471 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J15471 Signal Boy HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J15471 Ordinary Signalman HMS Pembroke I

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Ernest Alfred Plumb

Born 1898

Royal Navy J27424 Boy I Ganges

Royal Navy J27424 Boy I Royal Arthur

Royal Navy J27424 Boy I Pembroke I

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Charles Henry Port

Born 1885

Royal Navy 215491 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy 215491 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy 215491 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pactolus

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Albert James Gamby

Born 1895

Royal Navy J11326 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J11326 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J11326 Signal Boy HMS Pembroke I

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William Charles Pound

Born 1895

Died 1955

Royal Navy J16766 Boy 1st Class HMS "Vivid I"

Royal Navy J16766 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Andromede"

Royal Navy J16766 Able Seaman HMS "Formidable"

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Aubrey Herbert Barnard

Born 1893

Died 1982

Royal Navy J7508 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Ganges"

Royal Navy J7508 Boy 1st Class HMS "Impregnable"

Royal Navy J7508 Ordinary Telegrapher HMS "Berwick"

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Frederick Henry Burr

Born 1895

Died 1969

Royal Navy J14688 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Ganges"

Royal Navy J14688 Boy 1st Class HMS "Impregnable"

Royal Navy J14688 Ordinary Seaman HMS "London"

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John Barr

Born 1881

Royal Navy 196337 Able Seaman Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

Royal Navy 196337 Able Seaman HMS Ganges

Royal Navy 196337 Able Seaman HMS Champion

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Daniel John Hussey

Born 1891

Died 1973

Royal Navy Z/9229 Petty Officer Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve London Division

Royal Navy 240177 Able Seaman Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

Royal Navy 240177 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges Training Vessel

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Major Henry Booth

Born 1898

Died 1921

Royal Navy J/26633 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Wanderer."

Royal Navy J26633 Boy 1st Class HMS Edgar

Royal Navy J26633 Boy 1st Class HMS Pembroke I

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William Anscombe

Born 1892

Royal Navy J7076 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Ganges II"

Royal Navy J7076 Boy 1st Class HMS "Ganges II"

Royal Navy J7076 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Hogue"

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Charles Hunt

Born 1892

Royal Navy J2856 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J2856 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J2856 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hogue

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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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