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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]

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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]

Joseph Aslam Ladd

Born 1890

Died 1961

British Army 20231 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 77234 Lance Corporal Tank Corps

British Army 7727 Northamptonshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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William John Reid Mcqueen

Born 1895

Died 1915

Royal Navy J12913 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J12913 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J12913 Ordinary Seaman HMS Natal

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Thomas Ivan Jones

Born 1890

Died 1919

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

Royal Navy 237257 Able Seaman

Royal Navy 237257(CH) Able Seaman H.M. Torpedo Boat "No. 36."

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Herbert Solman

Born 1896

Died 1914

Royal Navy J20090 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Ganges"

Royal Navy J20090 Able Seaman H.M.S. "King Edward VII."

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John Thomas Adams

Born 1888

Died 1918

Canadian Navy 1516X Ordinary Seaman Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Ganges."

Canadian Navy 1516X Ordinary Seaman Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve

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Donald Macdonald

Born 1882

Died 1919

Royal Navy B 2688 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2688B Leading Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Ganges."

Royal Navy 2688.B. (CH) Leading Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Ganges II

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Edward William Betts

Born 1890

Died 1968

Royal Navy 237677

Royal Navy H.M.S. Ganges. (shore establishment)

Royal Navy H.M.S. Europa

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Frederick Reginald Nicholson

Born 1886

Died 1916

Royal Navy 216539 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy 216539 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy 216539 Ordinary Seaman HMS Venerable

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Alfred James Fright

Born 1898

Died 1991

Royal Navy J28850 H.M.S. Ganges

Royal Navy Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

Royal Navy J28850 Able Seaman HMS Matchless

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James Goodfield

Born 1893

Died 1920

Royal Navy J8320 Boy 1st Class HMS Euryalus

Royal Navy J8320 Ordinary Seaman HMS Euryalus

Royal Navy J8320 Ordinary Seaman HMS Royal Arthur

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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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Major Henry Booth

Born 1898

Died 1921

Royal Navy J/26633 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Wanderer."

Royal Navy J26633 Boy 1st Class HMS Edgar

Royal Navy J26633 Boy 1st Class HMS Pembroke I

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