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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [20]

Maidstone, Kent [13]

Plymouth, Devon [13]

Southampton, Hampshire [13]

Exeter, Devon [10]

Liverpool, Lancashire [10]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [10]

West Ham, Essex [9]

Devonport, Devon [8]

Hackney, London [7]

Camberwell, London [6]

Poplar, London [6]

Belfast, Antrim [5]

Bethnal Green, London [5]

Islington, London [5]

Barnstaple, Devon [4]

Battersea, London [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [4]

Marylebone, London [4]

Peckham, London [4]

Rotherhithe, London [4]

Stonehouse, Devon [4]

Torquay, Devon [4]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Bristol, Somerset [3]

Edmonton, London [3]

Holborn, London [3]

Reading, Berkshire [3]

Westminster, London [3]

Alderney, Channel Islands [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bodmin, Cornwall [2]

Bridport, Dorset [2]

Canning Town, London [2]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2]

Dartmouth, Devon [2]

Gloucester [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

King's Norton, Worcestershire [2]

Kingsbridge, Devon [2]

Lewisham, London [2]

Limehouse, London [2]

Ludlow, Shropshire [2]

Mile End, London [2]

Newbury, Berkshire [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Rank

Boy 2nd Class [521]

Boy 1st Class [393]

Ordinary Seaman [346]

Able Seaman [296]

Leading Seaman [80]

Petty Officer [38]

Boy Telegraphist [27]

Ordinary Telegraphist [25]

Signalman [25]

Telegraphist [25]

Ordinary Signalman [22]

Signal Boy [20]

Leading Signalman [15]

Leading Telegraphist [14]

Boy 2nd class [11]

Chief Petty Officer [8]

Private [8]

Boy 1st class [7]

Stoker 1st Class [7]

Boy 2c [6]

Boy I [6]

Master At Arms [6]

Ordinary Signaller [6]

Boy [5]

Boy II [5]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Deck Hand [4]

Gunner [4]

Leading Stoker [4]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [4]

Able Seaman (Rigger) [3]

Boy Sailor [3]

Musician [3]

AB [2]

Able seaman [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Acting Petty Officer [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

B1C [2]

B2C [2]

Boy 1 [2]

Boy First Class [2]

Boy1class [2]

Boy1st Class [2]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [2]

Commissioned Gunner [2]

Corporal [2]

Driver [2]

Ordinary seaman [2]

Signaller [2]

Unit

HMS Impregnable [563]

HMS Ajax [141]

HMS Ganges [68]

HMS Agincourt [67]

HMS Erin [62]

HMS Vivid I [40]

HMS Fearless [38]

HMS Lion [28]

HMS Victory I [27]

HMS "Impregnable" [20]

HMS Vivid [14]

HMS Hindustan [12]

HMS Powerful [12]

HMS Natal [11]

HMS Collingwood [10]

HMS Vernon [10]

HMS Excellent [9]

HMS Pembroke I [9]

HMS Commonwealth [8]

HMS Pembroke [8]

Royal Naval Reserve [8]

HMS Dolphin [7]

HMS Monmouth [7]

HMS Bellerophon [6]

HMS Colossus [6]

HMS Diana [6]

HMS Minotaur [6]

HMS New Zealand [6]

HMS Victory [6]

HMS "Pembroke I" [5]

HMS Black Prince [5]

HMS Blake [5]

HMS Cornwallis [5]

HMS Donegal [5]

HMS Hannibal [5]

HMS Hibernia [5]

HMS Morning Star [5]

HMS Orion [5]

HM Submarine H3 [4]

HM Submarine H5 [4]

HMS Cyclops [4]

HMS Defiance [4]

HMS Edgar [4]

HMS Essex [4]

HMS Good Hope [4]

HMS Hercules [4]

HMS Hermione [4]

HMS Majestic [4]

HMS Argyll [3]

HMS Arrogant [3]

Service

Royal Navy [612]

British Army [7]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [96]

C [59]

S [51]

H [42]

M [42]

W [42]

G [39]

D [35]

P [28]

A [27]

F [27]

R [23]

L [21]

T [21]

E [16]

K [16]

J [9]

O [7]

I [4]

N [2]

Y [2]

Q [1]

U [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [582]

Country

United Kingdom [194]

Ireland [4]

Australia [2]

Guernsey [2]

Malta [2]

Gibraltar [1]

Iran, Islamic Republic of [1]

New Zealand [1]

Turkey [1]

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People [612] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [20] Maidstone, Kent [13] Plymouth, Devon [13] Southampton, Hampshire [13] Exeter, Devon [10] Liverpool, Lancashire [10] Portsmouth, Hampshire [10] West Ham, Essex [9] Devonport, Devon [8] Hackney, London [7] Camberwell, London [6] Poplar, London [6] Belfast, Antrim [5] Bethnal Green, London [5] Islington, London [5] Barnstaple, Devon [4] Battersea, London [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Cardiff, Glamorgan [4] Marylebone, London [4] Peckham, London [4] Rotherhithe, London [4] Stonehouse, Devon [4] Torquay, Devon [4] Bermondsey, London [3] Bristol, Somerset [3] Edmonton, London [3] Holborn, London [3] Reading, Berkshire [3] Westminster, London [3] Alderney, Channel Islands [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Bodmin, Cornwall [2] Bridport, Dorset [2] Canning Town, London [2] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2] Dartmouth, Devon [2] Gloucester [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] King's Norton, Worcestershire [2] Kingsbridge, Devon [2] Lewisham, London [2] Limehouse, London [2] Ludlow, Shropshire [2] Mile End, London [2] Newbury, Berkshire [2] Paddington, London [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Rank

Boy 2nd Class [521] Boy 1st Class [393] Ordinary Seaman [346] Able Seaman [296] Leading Seaman [80] Petty Officer [38] Boy Telegraphist [27] Ordinary Telegraphist [25] Signalman [25] Telegraphist [25] Ordinary Signalman [22] Signal Boy [20] Leading Signalman [15] Leading Telegraphist [14] Boy 2nd class [11] Chief Petty Officer [8] Private [8] Boy 1st class [7] Stoker 1st Class [7] Boy 2c [6] Boy I [6] Master At Arms [6] Ordinary Signaller [6] Boy [5] Boy II [5] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Deck Hand [4] Gunner [4] Leading Stoker [4] Petty Officer Telegraphist [4] Able Seaman (Rigger) [3] Boy Sailor [3] Musician [3] AB [2] Able seaman [2] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Acting Petty Officer [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] B1C [2] B2C [2] Boy 1 [2] Boy First Class [2] Boy1class [2] Boy1st Class [2] Chief Yeoman of Signals [2] Commissioned Gunner [2] Corporal [2] Driver [2] Ordinary seaman [2] Signaller [2]

Unit

HMS Impregnable [563] HMS Ajax [141] HMS Ganges [68] HMS Agincourt [67] HMS Erin [62] HMS Vivid I [40] HMS Fearless [38] HMS Lion [28] HMS Victory I [27] HMS "Impregnable" [20] HMS Vivid [14] HMS Hindustan [12] HMS Powerful [12] HMS Natal [11] HMS Collingwood [10] HMS Vernon [10] HMS Excellent [9] HMS Pembroke I [9] HMS Commonwealth [8] HMS Pembroke [8] Royal Naval Reserve [8] HMS Dolphin [7] HMS Monmouth [7] HMS Bellerophon [6] HMS Colossus [6] HMS Diana [6] HMS Minotaur [6] HMS New Zealand [6] HMS Victory [6] HMS "Pembroke I" [5] HMS Black Prince [5] HMS Blake [5] HMS Cornwallis [5] HMS Donegal [5] HMS Hannibal [5] HMS Hibernia [5] HMS Morning Star [5] HMS Orion [5] HM Submarine H3 [4] HM Submarine H5 [4] HMS Cyclops [4] HMS Defiance [4] HMS Edgar [4] HMS Essex [4] HMS Good Hope [4] HMS Hercules [4] HMS Hermione [4] HMS Majestic [4] HMS Argyll [3] HMS Arrogant [3]

Service

Royal Navy [612] British Army [7] Australian Imperial Force [6] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [96] C [59] S [51] H [42] M [42] W [42] G [39] D [35] P [28] A [27] F [27] R [23] L [21] T [21] E [16] K [16] J [9] O [7] I [4] N [2] Y [2] Q [1] U [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [582]

Country

United Kingdom [194] Ireland [4] Australia [2] Guernsey [2] Malta [2] Gibraltar [1] Iran, Islamic Republic of [1] New Zealand [1] Turkey [1]

Stephen Alfred John Kiddle

Born 1902

Died 1918

Royal Navy J87410

Royal Navy J/S87410 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J/87410 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

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Ivor William John Mears

Born 1902

Died 1919

Royal Navy J94269 Boy II class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J/94269 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

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Reginald John Kerslake

Born 1901

Died 1918

Royal Navy J55253

Royal Navy J55253 Boy 1 HMS Challenger

Royal Navy Boy 1 HMS Impregnable

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James Mitchell

Born 1871

Died 1916

Royal Navy Chief Boatswain HMS Tiger

Royal Navy 138508 Boy 2c HMS Impregnable

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Thomas Thompson Whincup

Born 1899

Died 1980

Royal Navy J37475 Boy (1st Class) HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J37475 Boy (1st Class) HMS Defiance

Royal Navy J37475 Boy (1st Class) HMS Vivid

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Charles Walter Rogerson

Born 1890

Died 1923

Royal Navy 236059

Royal Navy 236059 Able Seaman HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 236059 Leading Seaman HMS Hampshire

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Frederick Whiddon Stear

Born 1877

Died 1939

Royal Navy 173071 Boy (Second Class) HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 173071 Boy (First Class) HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 173071 Boy (First Class) HMS

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William Henry Blake

Born 1893

Died 1921

Royal Navy Schoolmaster HMS Impregnable

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Gerald Fortescue Ibbs

Born 1897

Died 1960

Royal Navy J29218 HMS Impregnable

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James Bowen

Born 1891

Died 1925

Royal Navy J572

Royal Navy J572 Boy Sailor HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J572 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hannibal

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William Frank Martin

Born 1900

Died 1983

Royal Navy J45529

Royal Navy J45529 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J45529 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

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Reginald John Wood

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy J10565 Able Seaman HMS Indefatigable

Royal Navy J10565 Boy2class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J10565 Boy1class HMS Impregnable

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Arthur William Luckman

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy J29925 Boy 2nd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J/29921 H.M.S. "Impregnable." *mistake in CWGC records

Royal Navy J29925 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

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Francis Sealey

Born 1896

Died 1971

Royal Navy J20964 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J20964 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J20964 Ordinary Seaman HMS Ajax

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William Edward Snell

Born 1862

Died 1919

Royal Navy 104092 Shipwright 1st Class HMS Impregnable

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Alfred Edward Gough

Born 1869

Died 1916

Royal Navy 126624 Petty Officer HMS Impregnable

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William Oppy

Born 1866

Died 1915

Royal Navy 118054 Chief Petty Officer HMS Impregnable

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Edward Owen Mytton

Born 1898

Died 1915

Royal Navy J33520

Royal Navy J/33520 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Impregnable"

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Alexander Lowndes

Born 1874

Died 1921

Royal Navy Captain HMS Impregnable

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Arthur Thomas Wilsdon

Born 1892

Died 1920

Royal Navy J134 Boy 2nd class HMS Impregnable

British Army 8989 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 56th Oxf. Heavy Bty.

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