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Ramsgate, Kent [22]

Amble, Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Annan, Dumfrieshire [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Bantry, County Cork [1]

Battle, Hastings [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bristol [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Carnarvon [1]

Dore, Derbyshire [1]

Dufftown, Banffshire [1]

East Battersea, London [1]

East Ham, Essex [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Eltham, Kent [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hoo, Framlingham, Suffolk [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Isle of Lewis [1]

Johannesburg [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

Liscard, Cheshire [1]

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Margate, Kent [1]

Minster, Kent [1]

Minster, Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

Near Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Nettlestead, Kent [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

Ramsgate. Kent [1]

Redditch, Worcestershire [1]

Rensselaer, New York, United States of America [1]

Saint Helier, Channel Islands [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

St. Lawrence. Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Tobson, Rossshire [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [26]

Boy 2nd Class [19]

Boy II [15]

Ordinary Seaman [13]

Boy 1st Class [11]

Boy [8]

Leading Seaman [6]

Petty Officer [6]

Boy I [4]

Seaman [4]

Chief Petty Officer [3]

Leading Signalman [2]

Signal Boy [2]

Signalman [2]

Able Bodied Seaman [1]

Able Seaman. [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Boy 1 [1]

Boy 1st [1]

Boy 2 [1]

Boy First Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Boy, 1st Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Cooks Mate [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class (Pensioner) [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading [1]

Leading Signalman. [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Ord. Seaman [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [1]

Private [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker II [1]

Surgeon Lieutenant Commander [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

boys under training [1]

Unit

H.M.S. Ganges [35]

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

H.M.S. Pembroke I [10]

H.M.S. Ganges II [5]

HMS Ganges [5]

H.M.S. Impregnable [4]

H.M.S. Pembroke [4]

Ganges [2]

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

H.M.S. Ganges. [2]

H.M.S. Royal Oak [2]

H.M.S. Shannon [2]

HMS "Ganges" [2]

HMS Euryalus [2]

HMS Ganges II [2]

HMS Natal [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. "Ganges" [2]

Antrim [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Cyclops [1]

H.M. Torpedo Boat "No. 36." [1]

H.M. Torpedo Boat No.23. [1]

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

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

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

H.M.S. "Ganges II" [1]

H.M.S. "Ganges II." [1]

H.M.S. "King Edward VII." [1]

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

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

H.M.S. "Queen Mary" [1]

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

H.M.S. Ajax [1]

H.M.S. Albion [1]

H.M.S. Antrim [1]

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

H.M.S. Barham [1]

H.M.S. Blonde [1]

H.M.S. Boadicea [1]

H.M.S. Bristol [1]

H.M.S. Britomart [1]

H.M.S. Caesar [1]

H.M.S. Calypso [1]

H.M.S. Canada [1]

H.M.S. Centurion [1]

H.M.S. Ceres [1]

H.M.S. Champion [1]

H.M.S. Clan McNaughton [1]

Service

Royal Navy [71]

Other Empire Force [2]

British Army [1]

Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

M [10]

B [9]

F [8]

J [6]

P [6]

A [5]

C [5]

G [3]

H [3]

L [3]

S [3]

T [3]

N [2]

R [2]

W [2]

D [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [58]

Country

United Kingdom [38]

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People [72] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ramsgate, Kent [22] Amble, Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Annan, Dumfrieshire [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Bantry, County Cork [1] Battle, Hastings [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bristol [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Carnarvon [1] Dore, Derbyshire [1] Dufftown, Banffshire [1] East Battersea, London [1] East Ham, Essex [1] Edinburgh [1] Eltham, Kent [1] Fulham, London [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hoo, Framlingham, Suffolk [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Isle of Lewis [1] Johannesburg [1] Lewisham, London [1] Liscard, Cheshire [1] Little Dunkeld, Perthshire [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Margate, Kent [1] Minster, Kent [1] Minster, Ramsgate, Kent. [1] Near Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Nettlestead, Kent [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Ramsgate, Kent. [1] Ramsgate. Kent [1] Redditch, Worcestershire [1] Rensselaer, New York, United States of America [1] Saint Helier, Channel Islands [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire [1] St. Lawrence. Ramsgate, Kent [1] Tobson, Rossshire [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Wandsworth, London [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [26] Boy 2nd Class [19] Boy II [15] Ordinary Seaman [13] Boy 1st Class [11] Boy [8] Leading Seaman [6] Petty Officer [6] Boy I [4] Seaman [4] Chief Petty Officer [3] Leading Signalman [2] Signal Boy [2] Signalman [2] Able Bodied Seaman [1] Able Seaman. [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Boy 1 [1] Boy 1st [1] Boy 2 [1] Boy First Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Boy, 1st Class [1] Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Cooks Mate [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class (Pensioner) [1] Gunner [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading [1] Leading Signalman. [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Ord. Seaman [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Petty Officer 2nd Class [1] Private [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker II [1] Surgeon Lieutenant Commander [1] Telegraphist [1] Yeoman of Signals [1] boys under training [1]

Unit

H.M.S. Ganges [35] H.M.S. "Ganges" [11] H.M.S. Pembroke I [10] H.M.S. Ganges II [5] HMS Ganges [5] H.M.S. Impregnable [4] H.M.S. Pembroke [4] Ganges [2] H.M.S. "Natal." [2] H.M.S. Ganges. [2] H.M.S. Royal Oak [2] H.M.S. Shannon [2] HMS "Ganges" [2] HMS Euryalus [2] HMS Ganges II [2] HMS Natal [2] HMS Victory I [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. "Ganges" [2] Antrim [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Cyclops [1] H.M. Torpedo Boat "No. 36." [1] H.M. Torpedo Boat No.23. [1] H.M.S. "Carnarvon" [1] H.M.S. "Cricket." [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] H.M.S. "Ganges II" [1] H.M.S. "Ganges II." [1] H.M.S. "King Edward VII." [1] H.M.S. "Onslaught." [1] H.M.S. "Pembroke." [1] H.M.S. "Queen Mary" [1] H.M.S. "Wanderer." [1] H.M.S. Ajax [1] H.M.S. Albion [1] H.M.S. Antrim [1] H.M.S. Apollo (Midge) [1] H.M.S. Barham [1] H.M.S. Blonde [1] H.M.S. Boadicea [1] H.M.S. Bristol [1] H.M.S. Britomart [1] H.M.S. Caesar [1] H.M.S. Calypso [1] H.M.S. Canada [1] H.M.S. Centurion [1] H.M.S. Ceres [1] H.M.S. Champion [1] H.M.S. Clan McNaughton [1]

Service

Royal Navy [71] Other Empire Force [2] British Army [1] Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

M [10] B [9] F [8] J [6] P [6] A [5] C [5] G [3] H [3] L [3] S [3] T [3] N [2] R [2] W [2] D [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [58]

Country

United Kingdom [38]

Frank Fordham

Born 1898

Royal Navy J39902 Boy H.M.S. Ganges

Royal Navy J. 39902 Able Seaman H.M.S. Centurion

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Percival William Jordan

Born 1897

Died 1941

Royal Navy J20672

Royal Navy J20672 Boy II H.M.S. Ganges

Royal Navy J20672 Leading Seaman

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Herbert Leonard Greengrass

Born 1898

Died 1971

Royal Navy J27547 Boy II H.M.S. Ganges

Royal Navy J.27547 Petty Officer H.M.S. Pembroke

Royal Navy J.27547 Able Seaman H.M.S. St. Vincent

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Edward Wesley

Born 1899

Died 1966

Royal Navy J41921 Boy H.M.S. Ganges

Royal Navy J.41921 Able Seaman H.M.S. Forward

Royal Navy J.41921 Able Seaman H.M.S. Pembroke I

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Charles Arthur Jones

Born 1899

Died 1944

Royal Navy J55521 Boy II H.M.S. Ganges

Royal Navy J55521 Able Bodied Seaman

Royal Navy J55521 Able Bodied Seaman H.M.S. Pembroke

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James Langridge Packer

Born 1902

Died 1982

Royal Navy J88141 Boy 2nd Class H.M.S. Ganges

Royal Navy J88141 H.M.S. Constance

Royal Navy J88141 Signal Boy H.M.S. Conqueror

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Henry John Williams

Born 1899

Royal Navy J31713 Boy H.M.S. Ganges

Royal Navy J31713 Able Seaman H.M.S. Glorious

Royal Navy J31713 Boy 1st Class H.M.S. Nottingham

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Lewis Fright

Born 1895

Died 1964

Royal Navy boys under training Shotley

Royal Navy J11090 Ganges

Royal Navy J11090 Ordinary Seaman Antrim

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Reginald Edwin Read

Born 1896

Died 1972

Royal Navy J24571 Ganges

Royal Navy J.24571 Cyclops

Royal Navy J.24571 Able Seaman H.M.S. Edinburgh Castle

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Alfred John Moys

Born 1896

Died 1963

Royal Navy J21182 H.M.S. Pembroke I

Royal Navy J21182 Able Seaman H.M.S. Ganges

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Ernest Catt

Born 1874

Died 1916

Royal Navy 157887 H.M.S. Ganges

Royal Navy 157887 H.M.S. Britomart

Royal Navy 157887 H.M.S. Impregnable

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Cecil Robert Morshead Baker

Born 1882

Died 1918

Royal Navy Surgeon Lieutenant Commander H.M.S. "Ganges"

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Robert Henry Tidman

Born 1902

Died 1918

Royal Navy 2477/SB Signal Boy H.M.S. "Ganges"

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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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Frederick Dudley Packer

Born 1900

Died 1977

Royal Navy J44510 Boy II H.M.S. 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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George Edward Martin

Born 1904

Died 1920

Royal Navy J/97437 Boy 1st Class H.M.S. "Ganges"

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Donald Mackintosh

Born 1904

Died 1921

Royal Navy J/98326 Boy 2nd Class H.M.S. "Ganges"

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