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Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Awre, Gloucestershire [1]

Beath, Fifeshire [1]

Beccles [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Dublin, Dublin [1]

Dyke, Forres, Morayshire [1]

Elgin [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Gorey, Wexford [1]

Heybridge, Essex [1]

Ilminster, Somerset [1]

Ivybridge, Devon [1]

Lambeth [1]

Little Downham, Cambridgeshire [1]

Liverpool [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

New Hartley, Northumberland [1]

Poole, Dorset [1]

St. Andrews, Fifeshire [1]

Strood, Kent [1]

Sutton Valence, Kent [1]

Thornaby, Yorkshire [1]

Walsall, Staffs [1]

Waterford [1]

Rank

Stoker [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Commander [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Midshipman [1]

Musician [1]

Naval Instructor [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Painter 1st Class [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Rear-Admiral [1]

Unit

H.M.S. "Vanguard." [15]

HMS Vanguard [11]

Royal Naval Reserve [8]

H.M.S. "Vanguard" [4]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Vanguard." [4]

H.M.S. Vanguard [2]

HMS "Pembroke II" [2]

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

H.M.S. Birmingham [1]

H.M.S. Pembroke II [1]

H.M.S. Vanguard. [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Band, H.M.S. "Vanguard." [1]

Royal Marines Band [1]

Royal Naval College, Greenwich [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Vanguard" [1]

Royal Naval Reserve, H.M. Drifter Vanguard III (KY.693) [1]

Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. Gunner (Granton Naval Base) [1]

Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. Tarlair (Hydrophone Research, Aberdour) [1]

Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Vanguard [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, H.M.S. "Vanguard" [1]

Service

Royal Navy [31]

Last name first letter

B [6]

A [3]

G [3]

M [3]

F [2]

H [2]

J [2]

S [2]

C [1]

D [1]

E [1]

O [1]

R [1]

T [1]

V [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [17]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [31] Stories Communities

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Ramsgate, Kent [2] Aberdeen [1] Awre, Gloucestershire [1] Beath, Fifeshire [1] Beccles [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Dublin, Dublin [1] Dyke, Forres, Morayshire [1] Elgin [1] Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Gorey, Wexford [1] Heybridge, Essex [1] Ilminster, Somerset [1] Ivybridge, Devon [1] Lambeth [1] Little Downham, Cambridgeshire [1] Liverpool [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] New Hartley, Northumberland [1] Poole, Dorset [1] St. Andrews, Fifeshire [1] Strood, Kent [1] Sutton Valence, Kent [1] Thornaby, Yorkshire [1] Walsall, Staffs [1] Waterford [1]

Rank

Stoker [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Ordinary Seaman [4] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Able Seaman [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Chief Stoker [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Commander [1] Deck Hand [1] Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Gunner [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Midshipman [1] Musician [1] Naval Instructor [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Painter 1st Class [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Rear Admiral [1] Rear-Admiral [1]

Unit

H.M.S. "Vanguard." [15] HMS Vanguard [11] Royal Naval Reserve [8] H.M.S. "Vanguard" [4] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Vanguard." [4] H.M.S. Vanguard [2] HMS "Pembroke II" [2] H.M.S. "Africa" [1] H.M.S. Birmingham [1] H.M.S. Pembroke II [1] H.M.S. Vanguard. [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Band, H.M.S. "Vanguard." [1] Royal Marines Band [1] Royal Naval College, Greenwich [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Vanguard" [1] Royal Naval Reserve, H.M. Drifter Vanguard III (KY.693) [1] Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. Gunner (Granton Naval Base) [1] Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. Tarlair (Hydrophone Research, Aberdour) [1] Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Vanguard [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, H.M.S. "Vanguard" [1]

Service

Royal Navy [31]

Last name first letter

B [6] A [3] G [3] M [3] F [2] H [2] J [2] S [2] C [1] D [1] E [1] O [1] R [1] T [1] V [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [17]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Andrew Sidney Horn Watson

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy K31159 Stoker 2nd Class HMS "Pembroke II"

Royal Navy K31159 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Vanguard."

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Alexander Stuart Ogilvie

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy 1951 Midshipman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Midshipman H.M.S. "Vanguard."

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Thomas Flaherty

Born 1879

Died 1917

Royal Navy U 1571 Stoker Petty Officer Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy U 1571 Stoker Petty Officer Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Vanguard

Royal Navy 1571/U Petty Officer Stoker H.M.S. "Vanguard."

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John Henry Aspinall

Born 1892

Died 1917

Royal Navy Mersey 1/128 Electrical Artificer 2nd Class Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, H.M.S. "Vanguard"

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Arthur James Beane

Born 1888

Died 1917

Royal Navy S 2541 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2541S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Vanguard."

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Abraham Ayre

Born 1885

Died 1917

Royal Navy S 3374 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3374S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Vanguard."

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Charles Beattie

Born 1891

Died 1917

Royal Navy S 2825 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2825S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Vanguard."

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Alexander Arnott

Born 1887

Died 1917

Royal Navy S 3186 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3186S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Vanguard"

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John Bradshaw

Born 1896

Died 1917

Royal Navy S 7835 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 7835S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Vanguard."

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David Fenton

Born 1873

Died 1954

Royal Navy DA 7108 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve, H.M. Drifter Vanguard III (KY.693)

Royal Navy DA 7108 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 7108 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. Gunner (Granton Naval Base) H.M. Drifter Vanguard III

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John Thomas Bushnell

Born 1887

Died 1917

Royal Navy 51 Royal Marines Band

Royal Navy 11166 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy RMB/51 Musician Royal Marine Band, H.M.S. "Vanguard."

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