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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]

Francis William Laverack

Born 1894

Died 1914

Royal Navy J12812 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J12812 Ordinary Seaman HMS Amphion

Royal Navy J12812 Able Seaman HMS Amphion

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Charles Farmer

Born 1894

Died 1970

Royal Navy J8713 Signaller HMS Indefatigable

Royal Navy Boy Signaller HMS Leander

Royal Navy J8713 Leading Signalman HMS Indefatigable

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Reginald Young Redmond Bearn

Born 1895

Died 1921

Royal Navy J16630 H.M.S. Ganges

Royal Navy J16630 Petty Officer H.M.S. Maidstone

Royal Navy J16630 Able Seaman H.M.S. Shannon

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George Arnold Brown

Born 1899

Died 1916

Royal Navy J35954

Royal Navy J.35954 Boy 1st H.M.S. Russell

Royal Navy Boy II H.M.S. Ganges

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William Jesse Harlow

Born 1898

Royal Navy SS7434 Ord. Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy SS7434 Ord. Seaman HMS Ganges

Royal Navy SS7434 Able Seaman HMS Ganges

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James Stephen Foreman

Born 1897

Died 1915

Royal Navy J/27883 Boy 1 H.M.S. Ganges

Royal Navy J/27883 Boy 2 H.M.S. Ganges

Royal Navy J/27883 Boy 1 H.M.S. Pembroke I

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Herbert Martin Cant

Born 1901

Died 1978

Royal Navy J80945

Royal Navy J80945 Boy Class II HMS Ganges

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Frank Thomas Wilson

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy J10611 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

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William Ernest Vorstius

Born 1896

Died 1988

Royal Navy J16656 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

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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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Robert Edward Hodges

Born 1895

Died 1966

Royal Navy J12937 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J 12937 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J 12937 Ordinary Seaman HMS Lord Nelson

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Robert Ellerington Watson

Born 1901

Died 1918

Royal Navy J83466 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

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Alfred William Moore

Born 1884

Royal Navy 209644 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

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Charles Leslie Revell

Born 1899

Died 1916

Royal Navy J50282 Boy 2 HMS Ganges

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Thomas Tucker Harwood

Born 1866

Died 1916

Royal Navy 117006 Petty Officer HMS Ganges

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Douglas Wilson Gordon Barrett

Born 1897

Died 1980

Royal Navy J24700 Boy 2nd Class Ganges

Royal Navy J24700 Petty Officer See uploaded service record

Royal Navy J24700 Acting Petty Officer See uploaded service record

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Leslie Edward Abell

Born 1894

Royal Navy J11061

Royal Navy J11061 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J11061 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

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George Leslie Boyden

Born 1899

Died 1969

Royal Navy J41190 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J41190 Signal Boy HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J41190 Signal Boy HMS Ajax

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Charles Bly

Born 1897

Died 1971

Royal Navy J32257 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J32257 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J32257 Ordinary Seaman HMS Agincourt

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Frederick Thomas Wilkins

Born 1898

Died 1915

Royal Navy J38940 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J38940 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J38940 Boy 1st Class HMS Natal

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