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Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Denmead, Hampshire [1]

Eltham, Kent [1]

Godshill, Isle of Wight [1]

Kingston, Devon [1]

Leyton, Essex [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [4]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Ord. Seaman [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker I [1]

Stoker II [1]

Unit

H.M.S. Diligence [3]

H.M.S. "Diligence." [2]

HMS ONSLAUGHT [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

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

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

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

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

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

H.M.S. Mars [1]

H.M.S. Pembroke I [1]

H.M.S. Triumph [1]

HMS Diligence (Onslaught) [1]

HMS Diligence (Torch) [1]

HMS Dreadnought [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Hardy [1]

HMS Hecla (Hardy) [1]

HMS Himalaya [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Superb [1]

HMS Vernon [1]

HMS Victory [1]

Service

Royal Navy [8]

Last name first letter

S [2]

B [1]

C [1]

F [1]

J [1]

M [1]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [8]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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Type

People [8] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ramsgate, Kent [2] Denmead, Hampshire [1] Eltham, Kent [1] Godshill, Isle of Wight [1] Kingston, Devon [1] Leyton, Essex [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [4] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Chief Petty Officer [1] Leading Stoker [1] Ord. Seaman [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Petty Officer [1] Signalman [1] Stoker I [1] Stoker II [1]

Unit

H.M.S. Diligence [3] H.M.S. "Diligence." [2] HMS ONSLAUGHT [2] HMS Victory I [2] H.M.S. "Diligence" [1] H.M.S. "Furious" [1] H.M.S. "Onslaught." [1] H.M.S. "Torch." [1] H.M.S. "Vernon" [1] H.M.S. Mars [1] H.M.S. Pembroke I [1] H.M.S. Triumph [1] HMS Diligence (Onslaught) [1] HMS Diligence (Torch) [1] HMS Dreadnought [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Hardy [1] HMS Hecla (Hardy) [1] HMS Himalaya [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Superb [1] HMS Vernon [1] HMS Victory [1]

Service

Royal Navy [8]

Last name first letter

S [2] B [1] C [1] F [1] J [1] M [1] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [8]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

William James Cutting

Born 1899

Died 1941

Royal Navy K47771

Royal Navy K47771 Stoker II

Royal Navy K47771 Stoker I H.M.S. Diligence

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George Alfred Masters

Born 1889

Died 1919

Royal Navy 312517

Royal Navy 312517 Leading Stoker H.M.S. "Diligence."

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Percy Stephen Newing

Born 1899

Died 1959

Royal Navy J77803

Royal Navy J.77803 H.M.S. Pembroke I

Royal Navy J.77803 Able Seaman H.M.S. Diligence

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Albert Victor Brimley

Born 1885

Died 1959

Royal Navy 202506 Ord. Seaman H.M.S. Mars

Royal Navy 202506 Petty Officer H.M.S. Triumph

Royal Navy 202506 Chief Petty Officer H.M.S. Diligence

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Hubert Edward Feben

Born 1897

Died 1920

Royal Navy SS7007 H.M.S. "Furious"

Royal Navy SS7007 H.M.S. "Diligence"

Royal Navy SS7007 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Vernon"

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Wilfred Jack Henry Spencer

Born 1896

Died 1917

Royal Navy J16315 Able Seaman HMS ONSLAUGHT

Royal Navy J/16315(PO) Able Seaman H.M.S. "Diligence."

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Frederick Shearer

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy J/30199 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Torch."

Royal Navy J30199 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J30199 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

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John Walter Johnson

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy J/6110 Signalman H.M.S. "Onslaught."

Royal Navy J/6110 Signalman HMS Hardy

Royal Navy J6110 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

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