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Ramsgate, Kent [42]

Maidstone, Kent [11]

Aberdeen [5]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [4]

Brixton, London [3]

Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Stockton [3]

Chart Sutton, Kent [2]

Margate, Kent [2]

Ramsgate, Kent. [2]

Aird Point, Rossshire [1]

Barnes, Surrey [1]

Barra [1]

Battersea, Wandsworth, London [1]

Bayble Stornoway [1]

Benenden, Kent [1]

Benside, Laxdale, Stornoway [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bernera, Inverness-Shire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Blaxhall, Suffolk [1]

Boddam, Aberdeenshire [1]

Bradenham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Bragar, Rossshire [1]

Breasclete, Uig, Stornoway [1]

Burnhaven, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [1]

Burton [1]

Cambridge [1]

Carloway [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Clapham, Wandsworth, London [1]

Crowlester, Rossshire [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Dewesbury, Yorkshire [1]

Dore, Derbyshire [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dublin [1]

Dundee [1]

Ealing, London [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Erith, Kent [1]

Feal, Fetlar [1]

Finsbury, London [1]

Fivepenny, Ness [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Galway [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [32]

Stoker 1st Class [22]

Stoker 2nd Class [21]

Ordinary Seaman [19]

Deck Hand [14]

Seaman [14]

Stoker [12]

Able Bodied Seaman [7]

Boy II [7]

Chief Petty Officer [7]

Leading Seaman [7]

Petty Officer [7]

Leading Stoker [6]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Engineman [5]

Ord. Seaman [5]

Trimmer [5]

Boy 2nd Class [4]

Leading Signalman [4]

Boy [3]

Boy I [3]

Leading Deck Hand [3]

Petty Officer Stoker [3]

Signalman [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Boy 2 [2]

Car Crew [2]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [2]

Cooks Mate [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2]

Plumber [2]

Private [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

2nd Cooks Mate [1]

Able Seamen [1]

Able Seamen 1st. Class [1]

Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Aircrewman [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Armourer's Mate [1]

Armours Crew [1]

Blacksmith's Mate [1]

Boy - 1st Class [1]

Boy - 2nd Class [1]

Boy 1 [1]

Boy 1st [1]

Boy Class 2 [1]

Boy Servant [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [49]

H.M.S. Pembroke I [35]

H.M.S. Pembroke [25]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Pembroke." [24]

H.M.S. Pembroke II [21]

HMS "Pembroke II" [13]

H.M.S. "Pembroke" [12]

H.M.S. "Pembroke." [12]

H.M.S. Ganges [11]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. Pembroke [7]

Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. "Pembroke." [7]

H.M.S. Impregnable [4]

H.M.S. President II [4]

HMS "Pembroke" [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

H.M.S. Victory I [3]

Pembroke II [3]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2]

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

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

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

H.M.S. "Pembroke I." [2]

H.M.S. "Pembroke II" [2]

H.M.S. Forward [2]

H.M.S. Hawke [2]

H.M.S. Indomitable [2]

H.M.S. Pembroke 1 [2]

H.M.S. Repulse [2]

H.M.S. Sentinel [2]

H.M.S. Shannon [2]

HMS Formidable [2]

HMS Pembroke [2]

HMS Pembroke I [2]

Royal Fleet Reserve [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Pembroke [2]

(RFR. Ch. B/10800). H.M.S. "Pembroke" [1]

(RFR. Ch. B/7174). H.M.S. "Pembroke II" [1]

Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler 'Campanula' (Ramsgate) [1]

H.M.S Hogue [1]

H.M.S Pembroke [1]

H.M.S, Pembroke II [1]

H.M.S, Vivid II [1]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Service

Royal Navy [196]

Other Empire Force [5]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

British Army [2]

Last name first letter

M [32]

B [21]

C [18]

S [17]

W [16]

H [14]

F [12]

G [12]

P [10]

R [10]

A [8]

T [5]

N [4]

L [3]

O [3]

V [3]

D [2]

K [2]

Y [2]

E [1]

J [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [134]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [88]

Tonga [1]

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People [197] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ramsgate, Kent [42] Maidstone, Kent [11] Aberdeen [5] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [4] Brixton, London [3] Norwich, Norfolk [3] Stockton [3] Chart Sutton, Kent [2] Margate, Kent [2] Ramsgate, Kent. [2] Aird Point, Rossshire [1] Barnes, Surrey [1] Barra [1] Battersea, Wandsworth, London [1] Bayble Stornoway [1] Benenden, Kent [1] Benside, Laxdale, Stornoway [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bernera, Inverness-Shire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Blaxhall, Suffolk [1] Boddam, Aberdeenshire [1] Bradenham, Buckinghamshire [1] Bragar, Rossshire [1] Breasclete, Uig, Stornoway [1] Burnhaven, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [1] Burton [1] Cambridge [1] Carloway [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Clapham, Wandsworth, London [1] Crowlester, Rossshire [1] Deptford, London [1] Dewesbury, Yorkshire [1] Dore, Derbyshire [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dublin [1] Dundee [1] Ealing, London [1] Edinburgh [1] Erith, Kent [1] Feal, Fetlar [1] Finsbury, London [1] Fivepenny, Ness [1] Fulham, London [1] Galway [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Grays, Essex [1] Greenwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [32] Stoker 1st Class [22] Stoker 2nd Class [21] Ordinary Seaman [19] Deck Hand [14] Seaman [14] Stoker [12] Able Bodied Seaman [7] Boy II [7] Chief Petty Officer [7] Leading Seaman [7] Petty Officer [7] Leading Stoker [6] Boy 1st Class [5] Engineman [5] Ord. Seaman [5] Trimmer [5] Boy 2nd Class [4] Leading Signalman [4] Boy [3] Boy I [3] Leading Deck Hand [3] Petty Officer Stoker [3] Signalman [3] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Boy 2 [2] Car Crew [2] Chief Yeoman of Signals [2] Cooks Mate [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2] Plumber [2] Private [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] 2nd Cooks Mate [1] Able Seamen [1] Able Seamen 1st. Class [1] Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Aircrewman [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Armourer's Mate [1] Armours Crew [1] Blacksmith's Mate [1] Boy - 1st Class [1] Boy - 2nd Class [1] Boy 1 [1] Boy 1st [1] Boy Class 2 [1] Boy Servant [1] Boy Telegraphist [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [49] H.M.S. Pembroke I [35] H.M.S. Pembroke [25] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Pembroke." [24] H.M.S. Pembroke II [21] HMS "Pembroke II" [13] H.M.S. "Pembroke" [12] H.M.S. "Pembroke." [12] H.M.S. Ganges [11] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. Pembroke [7] Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. "Pembroke." [7] H.M.S. Impregnable [4] H.M.S. President II [4] HMS "Pembroke" [4] Royal Air Force [4] H.M.S. Victory I [3] Pembroke II [3] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2] H.M.S. "Cornwallis" [2] H.M.S. "Formidable." [2] H.M.S. "Pathfinder" [2] H.M.S. "Pembroke I." [2] H.M.S. "Pembroke II" [2] H.M.S. Forward [2] H.M.S. Hawke [2] H.M.S. Indomitable [2] H.M.S. Pembroke 1 [2] H.M.S. Repulse [2] H.M.S. Sentinel [2] H.M.S. Shannon [2] HMS Formidable [2] HMS Pembroke [2] HMS Pembroke I [2] Royal Fleet Reserve [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Pembroke [2] (RFR. Ch. B/10800). H.M.S. "Pembroke" [1] (RFR. Ch. B/7174). H.M.S. "Pembroke II" [1] Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler 'Campanula' (Ramsgate) [1] H.M.S Hogue [1] H.M.S Pembroke [1] H.M.S, Pembroke II [1] H.M.S, Vivid II [1] H.M.S. "Caledonia" [1] H.M.S. "Cassandra" [1] H.M.S. "Coquette." [1] H.M.S. "Cressy" [1] H.M.S. "Derwent" [1] H.M.S. "Dido" [1] H.M.S. "Erin." [1]

Service

Royal Navy [196] Other Empire Force [5] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] British Army [2]

Last name first letter

M [32] B [21] C [18] S [17] W [16] H [14] F [12] G [12] P [10] R [10] A [8] T [5] N [4] L [3] O [3] V [3] D [2] K [2] Y [2] E [1] J [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [134] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [88] Tonga [1]

Clement Albert Fletcher

Born 1892

Died 1943

Royal Navy J3205

Royal Navy C/J 3205 Chief Petty Officer H.M.S. Pembroke

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Alfred Annan Studham

Born 1887

Died 1974

Royal Navy K38955 H.M.S. Pembroke II

Royal Navy K38955 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. Iphigenia

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Frederick James Norris

Born 1882

Died 1965

Royal Navy 345279

Royal Navy H.M.S. Encounter

Royal Navy 345279 H.M.S. Pembroke II

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James Thomas Freeman

Born 1893

Died 1947

Royal Navy M5541 Leading Cook H.M.S. Pembroke 1

Royal Navy C/MX 52475 Chief Petty Officer Cook H.M.S. Pembroke

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Frank Stanley Hart

Born 1900

Died 1947

Royal Navy J48861

Royal Navy J48861 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. Adventure

Royal Navy C/MX 119498 Petty Officer H.M.S. Pembroke

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William Herbert Waller

Born 1892

Died 1941

Royal Navy J1028

Royal Navy C/J1028 Petty Officer H.M.S. Pembroke

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Percy Clarence Mcmillan

Born 1898

Died 1945

Royal Navy J28112

Royal Navy J28112 Able Bodied Seaman

Royal Navy C/JX 158064 Able Seaman H.M.S. Pembroke

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Arthur Allen

Born 1895

Died 1940

Royal Navy M7793 S.B.A. H.M.S. Pembroke

Royal Navy Warrant Wardmaster

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William James Sartain

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy K22600 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Pembroke."

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Charles Padbury

Born 1889

Died 1946

Royal Navy C/271753 Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class H.M.S. Pembroke

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Charles Self Harbord

Born 1889

Died 1943

Royal Navy Gunner

Royal Navy Commissioned Gunner

Royal Navy 235948 Ordinary Seaman

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George Henry Stevens Wren

Born 1880

Died 1951

Royal Navy 298494 H.M.S. Pembroke II

Royal Navy 298494 H.M.S. Pembroke II

Royal Navy 298494 Mechanician H.M.S. Shannon

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Harry Herbert Mercer

Born 1881

Died 1936

Royal Navy 342649 Car Crew H.M.S. Pembroke II

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Frederick George Doughty

Born 1883

Died 1938

Royal Navy Warrant Engineer

Royal Navy 272110 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class Pembroke II

Royal Navy 272110 Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class H.M.S. Queen

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William Henry Underdown

Born 1866

Died 1947

Royal Navy M9860 H.M.S. Pembroke I

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Arthur Alfred Shelton

Born 1893

Died 1972

Royal Navy Leading

Royal Navy J6329 Leading Seaman

Royal Navy J6329 Boy 2nd Class H.M.S. Ganges

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William Donald Barton Morgan

Born 1901

Died 1941

Royal Navy J73766 Boy I H.M.S. Pembroke

Royal Navy P/J 73766 Petty Officer H.M.S. Barham

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Edwin George Pritchard

Born 1895

Died 1941

Royal Navy K38601

Royal Navy M11193 H.M.S. Pembroke I

Royal Navy K.38601 Stoker 2nd Class H.M.S. Vulcan

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Herbert Hayman

Born 1888

Died 1921

Royal Navy 228880 Leading Signalman H.M.S. "Pembroke"

Royal Navy 228880 Signalman H.M.S. "Dido"

Royal Navy 228880 Boy Class 2 H.M.S. "Caledonia"

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Charles Ernest Wesley

Born 1896

Died 1944

Royal Navy SS5597 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. Pembroke I

Royal Navy SS5597 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. Indomitable

Royal Navy SS5597 Able Seaman H.M.S. Indomitable

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