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Place of birth

Ramsgate, Kent [34]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [17]

Maidstone, Kent [12]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [8]

Sunderland, Durham [8]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [7]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire [7]

Newcastle, Northumberland [7]

Plymouth, Devon [6]

Hull, Yorkshire [5]

Derby [4]

Hastings, Sussex [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Lewisham, London [4]

West Ham, Essex [4]

Bath, Somerset [3]

Bedminster, Somerset [3]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Canterbury, Kent [3]

Colchester, Essex [3]

Deal, Kent [3]

Dover, Kent [3]

Islington, London [3]

Wandsworth, London [3]

Aberdeen [2]

Barking, Essex [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Bromley, Kent [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Carlisle, Cumberland [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Edmonton, London [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire [2]

Hartlepool, Durham [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Johannesburg [2]

Leicester [2]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [2]

Mile End, London [2]

Minster, Kent [2]

Rank

Boy 2nd Class [418]

Boy 1st Class [355]

Ordinary Seaman [300]

Able Seaman [285]

Leading Seaman [80]

Signal Boy [38]

Petty Officer [36]

Ordinary Signalman [31]

Signalman [30]

Boy II [22]

Boy Telegraphist [18]

Leading Signalman [14]

Telegraphist [14]

Boy 2nd class [12]

Ordinary Signaller [12]

Boy [11]

Ordinary Telegraphist [11]

Signaller [10]

Boy I [8]

Chief Petty Officer [8]

Private [8]

Boy Signaller [7]

Seaman [7]

Boy 2c [5]

Leading Telegraphist [5]

Ordinary Telegrapher [5]

Boy 1st class [4]

Boy Telegrapher [4]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [4]

Leading Signaller [4]

Leading Stoker [4]

Acting Leading Stoker [3]

Boy 2 [3]

Cooks Mate [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Engineman [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Ord. Seaman [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Telegrapher [3]

Acting Leading Seaman [2]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [2]

Boy - 2nd Class [2]

Boy Class II [2]

Corporal [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Leading Telegrapher [2]

Master At Arms [2]

Sapper [2]

Signal boy [2]

Unit

HMS Ganges [345]

HMS Ganges II [122]

HMS Ajax [99]

HMS Agincourt [71]

HMS Impregnable [70]

HMS Erin [45]

H.M.S. Ganges [35]

HMS Fearless [35]

HMS Natal [24]

HMS Vivid I [19]

HMS Pembroke I [17]

HMS Victory I [17]

Ganges [15]

HMS Victorious [15]

Royal Naval Reserve [15]

HMS "Ganges" [12]

HMS Bulwark [12]

H.M.S. "Ganges" [11]

H.M.S. Pembroke I [10]

HMS "Pembroke I" [10]

HMS Powerful [10]

HMS Excellent [9]

HMS Antrim [8]

HMS Essex [8]

HMS Prince George [8]

HMS Queen [8]

HMS Argyll [7]

HMS Caesar [7]

HMS Cornwallis [7]

HMS Hannibal [7]

HMS Superb [7]

HMS "Ganges II" [6]

HMS Berwick [6]

HMS Centurion [6]

HMS Dolphin [6]

HMS Dominion [6]

HMS Drake [6]

HMS Indomitable [6]

HMS Kent [6]

HMS Mischief [6]

L55 [6]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Ganges [6]

HM Submarine G8 [5]

HMS Conqueror [5]

HMS Leviathan [5]

HMS Magnificent [5]

HMS Minotaur [5]

HMS Morning Star [5]

HMS Victory [5]

Ganges II [4]

Service

Royal Navy [570]

British Army [10]

Other Empire Force [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [91]

C [58]

M [51]

H [49]

S [39]

F [32]

A [29]

P [29]

G [28]

W [27]

D [23]

R [20]

T [20]

L [19]

J [15]

K [13]

E [10]

N [10]

O [3]

V [2]

Y [2]

I [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [526]

Country

United Kingdom [227]

Australia [4]

Gibraltar [2]

Ireland [2]

Malta [2]

Argentina [1]

Egypt [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

Turkey [1]

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People [572] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ramsgate, Kent [34] Portsmouth, Hampshire [17] Maidstone, Kent [12] Sheffield, Yorkshire [8] Sunderland, Durham [8] Bristol, Gloucestershire [7] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7] Liverpool, Lancashire [7] Newcastle, Northumberland [7] Plymouth, Devon [6] Hull, Yorkshire [5] Derby [4] Hastings, Sussex [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Lewisham, London [4] West Ham, Essex [4] Bath, Somerset [3] Bedminster, Somerset [3] Bethnal Green, London [3] Brighton, Sussex [3] Canterbury, Kent [3] Colchester, Essex [3] Deal, Kent [3] Dover, Kent [3] Islington, London [3] Wandsworth, London [3] Aberdeen [2] Barking, Essex [2] Battersea, London [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Bromley, Kent [2] Camberwell, London [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Carlisle, Cumberland [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Chelsea, London [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Deptford, London [2] Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Edmonton, London [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Hackney, London [2] Hamilton, Lanarkshire [2] Hartlepool, Durham [2] Hoxton, London [2] Johannesburg [2] Leicester [2] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [2] Mile End, London [2] Minster, Kent [2]

Rank

Boy 2nd Class [418] Boy 1st Class [355] Ordinary Seaman [300] Able Seaman [285] Leading Seaman [80] Signal Boy [38] Petty Officer [36] Ordinary Signalman [31] Signalman [30] Boy II [22] Boy Telegraphist [18] Leading Signalman [14] Telegraphist [14] Boy 2nd class [12] Ordinary Signaller [12] Boy [11] Ordinary Telegraphist [11] Signaller [10] Boy I [8] Chief Petty Officer [8] Private [8] Boy Signaller [7] Seaman [7] Boy 2c [5] Leading Telegraphist [5] Ordinary Telegrapher [5] Boy 1st class [4] Boy Telegrapher [4] Chief Yeoman of Signals [4] Leading Signaller [4] Leading Stoker [4] Acting Leading Stoker [3] Boy 2 [3] Cooks Mate [3] Deck Hand [3] Engineman [3] Lieutenant [3] Ord. Seaman [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Telegrapher [3] Acting Leading Seaman [2] Acting Stoker 1st Class [2] Boy - 2nd Class [2] Boy Class II [2] Corporal [2] Lance Corporal [2] Leading Telegrapher [2] Master At Arms [2] Sapper [2] Signal boy [2]

Unit

HMS Ganges [345] HMS Ganges II [122] HMS Ajax [99] HMS Agincourt [71] HMS Impregnable [70] HMS Erin [45] H.M.S. Ganges [35] HMS Fearless [35] HMS Natal [24] HMS Vivid I [19] HMS Pembroke I [17] HMS Victory I [17] Ganges [15] HMS Victorious [15] Royal Naval Reserve [15] HMS "Ganges" [12] HMS Bulwark [12] H.M.S. "Ganges" [11] H.M.S. Pembroke I [10] HMS "Pembroke I" [10] HMS Powerful [10] HMS Excellent [9] HMS Antrim [8] HMS Essex [8] HMS Prince George [8] HMS Queen [8] HMS Argyll [7] HMS Caesar [7] HMS Cornwallis [7] HMS Hannibal [7] HMS Superb [7] HMS "Ganges II" [6] HMS Berwick [6] HMS Centurion [6] HMS Dolphin [6] HMS Dominion [6] HMS Drake [6] HMS Indomitable [6] HMS Kent [6] HMS Mischief [6] L55 [6] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Ganges [6] HM Submarine G8 [5] HMS Conqueror [5] HMS Leviathan [5] HMS Magnificent [5] HMS Minotaur [5] HMS Morning Star [5] HMS Victory [5] Ganges II [4]

Service

Royal Navy [570] British Army [10] Other Empire Force [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [91] C [58] M [51] H [49] S [39] F [32] A [29] P [29] G [28] W [27] D [23] R [20] T [20] L [19] J [15] K [13] E [10] N [10] O [3] V [2] Y [2] I [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [526]

Country

United Kingdom [227] Australia [4] Gibraltar [2] Ireland [2] Malta [2] Argentina [1] Egypt [1] Sri Lanka [1] Turkey [1]

Walter Hubert Hawke

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy 237738

Royal Navy 237738 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy 237738 Ordinary Seaman HMS Suffolk

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Edmund George Cannings

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy J54790 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J54790 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J/54790 Boy 1st Class HMS King George V

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William Henry Waddon

Born 1860

Died 1917

Royal Navy 97809 Chief Petty Officer HMS Ganges

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Percy Henry Ellis Cave

Born 1880

Died 1918

Royal Navy 182484 Leading Seman HMS Ganges

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James Turnbull

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy J76823

Royal Navy J/76823 Boy Telegraphist H.M.S. "Ganges"

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Henry Edward Morris

Born 1892

Royal Navy J3179 Boy2c HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J3179 Able Seaman HMS Royal Oak

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Walter John White

Born 1895

Died 1950

Royal Navy J11718 Able Seaman HMS New Zealand

Royal Navy J11718 Boy 2nd Class Ganges

Royal Navy Boy 1st Class Ganges, St Vincent, Vivid I & Colllingwood

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Thomas Simpson Thew

Born 1899

Died 1982

Royal Navy J50194 Boy Class II HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J50194 Boy Class I HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J50194 Boy Class I HMS Victory

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Frederick William Pennells

Born 1894

Died 1981

Royal Navy J68705 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy J68705 Ord. Seaman HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J68705 Able Seaman HMS Ganges II

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Frank Roberts

Born 1901

Died 1917

Royal Navy J69849 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

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William James

Born 1864

Died 1916

Royal Navy 112114 Petty Officer 1st Class HMS Ganges

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Reginald Thomas Fraser

Born 1903

Died 1976

Royal Navy J94456

Royal Navy J94456 H.M.S. Ganges

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Percy William Deveson

Born 1898

Died 1916

Royal Navy J33172 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J33172 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J33172 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hampshire

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James Gerald Matthias Thompson

Born 1901

Died 1918

Royal Navy J54924 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J54924 Boy Telegraphist HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J54924 Boy Telegraphist HM Submarine H5

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Percy George Brett

Born 1899

Died 1940

Royal Navy J31164 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J31164 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J31164 Boy 1st Class HMS Agincourt

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Robert Leonard Fagg

Born 1896

Died 1974

Royal Navy J.16781 Pembroke I

Royal Navy J16781 Ganges

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Edward William Cox

Born 1897

Died 1972

Royal Navy J21287 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J.21287 Boy 1st Class HMS Africa

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Joseph Apps

Born 1892

Died 1941

Royal Navy J1907 Boy II H.M.S. Ganges

Royal Navy Gunner

Royal Navy Gunner H.M.S. Excellent

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Charles William Bailey

Born 1899

Died 1939

Royal Navy J36444 Boy II H.M.S. Ganges

Royal Navy J36444 Boy I H.M.S. Canada

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Stephen James Holdin

Born 1902

Died 1973

Royal Navy J92763 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

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