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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 William Mcleod

Born 1868

Died 1916

Royal Navy 154153 Engine Room Artificer 1st Class (Pensioner) H.M.S. "Ganges"

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Richard Mountain

Born 1863

Died 1916

Royal Navy 109198 (R.F.R. DEV.A.501) (DEV) Able Seaman H.M.S. "Ganges"

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Charles Mace

Born 1861

Royal Navy 103559

Royal Navy 103559 Able Seaman (Petty Officer Coastguard) HMS Ganges

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Edwin Stanbury

Born 1861

Royal Navy 102085

Royal Navy 102085 Chief Petty Officer (Coastguard) HMS Ganges

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James Berry

Born 1860

Royal Navy 97196

Royal Navy 97196 Leading Seaman (Petty Officer Coastguard) HMS Ganges

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Frederick Goss

Born 1866

Royal Navy 117425

Royal Navy 117425 Chief Petty Officer HMS Ganges

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Frederick Dudley Packer

Born 1900

Died 1977

Royal Navy J44510 Boy II H.M.S. Ganges

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Horace Henry Cann

Born 1897

Died 1985

Royal Navy J17267 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J17267 Able Seaman HMS Pasley

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Isaac William Burrow

Born 1861

Royal Navy 96507

Royal Navy 96507 Leading Seaman HMS Ganges

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Alfred Collins

Born 1865

Royal Navy 114198

Royal Navy 114198 Petty Officer HMS Ganges

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Thomas Henry Griffin

Born 1898

Died 1977

Royal Navy J38545 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J38545 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J38545 Signal Boy HMS Ganges

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William Bingham

Born 1898

Died 1938

Royal Navy J33452 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J33452 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J33452 Signal Boy HMS Ganges

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Leonard Cecil Rhodes Parsons

Born 1902

Died 1918

Royal Navy J84403 Boy 1st Class HMS Victory I

Royal Navy J84403 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J84403 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

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Charles Robert Hood

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy J406 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J406 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J406 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hyacinth

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Ralph Brown

Born 1902

Died 1918

Royal Navy J89978

Royal Navy Boy Signaller HMS Ganges

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George Emmerson

Born 1859

Royal Navy 90926

Royal Navy 90926 Petty Officer HMS Ganges

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James Simpson Bell

Born 1899

Royal Navy J52029 HMS Ganges

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Frederick George Hunt

Born 1871

Royal Navy 138998

Royal Navy 138998 Chief Petty Officer HMS Ganges

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Frederick Thomas Lawrence

Born 1904

Died 1920

Royal Navy J/95478 Boy 2nd Class H.M.S. "Ganges"

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Thomas Cleveland

Born 1872

Died 1916

Royal Navy 145713 (R.F.R., Ch. A.1848) (Ch) Chief Petty Officer H.M.S. "Ganges"

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