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Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [22]

Ramsgate, Kent [11]

Islington, London [8]

Bermondsey, London [7]

Camberwell, London [5]

Deptford, London [5]

Hoxton, London [5]

Gravesend, Kent [4]

Poplar, London [4]

Battersea, London [3]

Chatham, Kent [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Ipswich, Suffolk [3]

Kensington, London [3]

Twickenham, Middlesex [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Beccles, Suffolk [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Blackheath, London [2]

Boughton Monchelsea, Kent [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Ditton, Kent [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [2]

East Ham, Essex [2]

Holborn, London [2]

Kilburn, London [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [2]

Maidstone [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Old Ford, London [2]

Plaistow, London [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Shadwell, London [2]

Sittingbourne, Kent [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

Tovil, Kent [2]

Westminster, London [2]

Willesden, London [2]

Abbey Wood, Kent [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Ballymena, Antrim [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Barnet, London [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Bedford [1]

Bedford, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [263]

Deck Hand [173]

Able Seaman [73]

Boy 2nd Class [49]

Boy 1st Class [42]

Leading Seaman [20]

Petty Officer [9]

Chief Petty Officer [6]

Boy II [5]

Cooks Mate [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [4]

Boy I [4]

Signalman [4]

Acting Petty Officer [3]

Boy Servant [3]

Cook's Mate [3]

Leading Signalman [3]

Officers Steward III [3]

Ord. Seaman [3]

Ordinary Signalman [3]

Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [3]

Telegraphist [3]

Trimmer [3]

2nd Cook's Mate [2]

2nd Cooks Mate [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [2]

Boy Serv [2]

Leading Cooks Mate [2]

Leading Telegraphist [2]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2]

Ordinary Signaller [2]

Ordinary Telegrapher [2]

Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [2]

Private [2]

Signal Boy [2]

Writer 3rd Class [2]

AB (Coder) [1]

AM II [1]

Act. Stoker 1st Class [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting ERA 4th Class [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Mechanician [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Unit

HMS Pembroke I [264]

Royal Naval Reserve [182]

HMS Victory I [66]

HMS "Pembroke I" [43]

HMS Ganges [14]

HMS Pembroke [12]

HMS Erin [9]

HMS Impregnable [9]

HMS Vivid I [9]

HMS Natal [8]

HMS Ajax [7]

HMS "Impregnable" [6]

HMS Agincourt [6]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6]

HMS "Ganges II" [5]

HMS "Ganges" [5]

HMS Indomitable [5]

HMS Northampton [5]

HMS Pembroke II [4]

HMS "Lancaster" [3]

HMS "Powerful" [3]

HMS Cyclops [3]

HMS Ganges II [3]

HMS Hawke [3]

HMS Lord Nelson [3]

HMS Powerful [3]

HMS Ramillies [3]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2]

H.M.S. Pembroke I [2]

HMS "Hecla" [2]

HMS "Pembroke II" [2]

HMS "Royal Oak" [2]

HMS "Victory I" [2]

HMS "Wildfire" [2]

HMS Agamemnon [2]

HMS Alecto [2]

HMS Antrim [2]

HMS Blanche [2]

HMS Caledonia [2]

HMS Calliope [2]

HMS Columbine (Wanderer) [2]

HMS Dolphin [2]

HMS Dominion [2]

HMS Duke of Edinburgh [2]

HMS Gibraltar [2]

HMS Hogue [2]

HMS Inflexible [2]

HMS Magnificent [2]

HMS Minotaur [2]

HMS Royal Arthur [2]

Service

Royal Navy [331]

Other Empire Force [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

British Army [2]

Last name first letter

H [48]

B [37]

P [30]

M [26]

S [24]

R [23]

K [22]

W [20]

C [19]

J [15]

A [11]

L [11]

N [11]

T [8]

D [6]

E [5]

G [5]

F [4]

I [2]

O [2]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [323]

Country

United Kingdom [94]

Gibraltar [2]

Malta [2]

Australia [1]

Iran, Islamic Republic of [1]

Ireland [1]

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People [331] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [22] Ramsgate, Kent [11] Islington, London [8] Bermondsey, London [7] Camberwell, London [5] Deptford, London [5] Hoxton, London [5] Gravesend, Kent [4] Poplar, London [4] Battersea, London [3] Chatham, Kent [3] Hackney, London [3] Ipswich, Suffolk [3] Kensington, London [3] Twickenham, Middlesex [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Beccles, Suffolk [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Blackheath, London [2] Boughton Monchelsea, Kent [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Ditton, Kent [2] Dover, Kent [2] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [2] East Ham, Essex [2] Holborn, London [2] Kilburn, London [2] Lambeth, London [2] Lowestoft, Suffolk [2] Maidstone [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Old Ford, London [2] Plaistow, London [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Shadwell, London [2] Sittingbourne, Kent [2] Tottenham, London [2] Tovil, Kent [2] Westminster, London [2] Willesden, London [2] Abbey Wood, Kent [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Ballymena, Antrim [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Barnet, London [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Bedford [1] Bedford, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [263] Deck Hand [173] Able Seaman [73] Boy 2nd Class [49] Boy 1st Class [42] Leading Seaman [20] Petty Officer [9] Chief Petty Officer [6] Boy II [5] Cooks Mate [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [4] Boy I [4] Signalman [4] Acting Petty Officer [3] Boy Servant [3] Cook's Mate [3] Leading Signalman [3] Officers Steward III [3] Ord. Seaman [3] Ordinary Signalman [3] Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [3] Telegraphist [3] Trimmer [3] 2nd Cook's Mate [2] 2nd Cooks Mate [2] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Acting Stoker 1st Class [2] Boy Serv [2] Leading Cooks Mate [2] Leading Telegraphist [2] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2] Ordinary Signaller [2] Ordinary Telegrapher [2] Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [2] Private [2] Signal Boy [2] Writer 3rd Class [2] AB (Coder) [1] AM II [1] Act. Stoker 1st Class [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting ERA 4th Class [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Mechanician [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Unit

HMS Pembroke I [264] Royal Naval Reserve [182] HMS Victory I [66] HMS "Pembroke I" [43] HMS Ganges [14] HMS Pembroke [12] HMS Erin [9] HMS Impregnable [9] HMS Vivid I [9] HMS Natal [8] HMS Ajax [7] HMS "Impregnable" [6] HMS Agincourt [6] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6] HMS "Ganges II" [5] HMS "Ganges" [5] HMS Indomitable [5] HMS Northampton [5] HMS Pembroke II [4] HMS "Lancaster" [3] HMS "Powerful" [3] HMS Cyclops [3] HMS Ganges II [3] HMS Hawke [3] HMS Lord Nelson [3] HMS Powerful [3] HMS Ramillies [3] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2] H.M.S. Pembroke I [2] HMS "Hecla" [2] HMS "Pembroke II" [2] HMS "Royal Oak" [2] HMS "Victory I" [2] HMS "Wildfire" [2] HMS Agamemnon [2] HMS Alecto [2] HMS Antrim [2] HMS Blanche [2] HMS Caledonia [2] HMS Calliope [2] HMS Columbine (Wanderer) [2] HMS Dolphin [2] HMS Dominion [2] HMS Duke of Edinburgh [2] HMS Gibraltar [2] HMS Hogue [2] HMS Inflexible [2] HMS Magnificent [2] HMS Minotaur [2] HMS Royal Arthur [2]

Service

Royal Navy [331] Other Empire Force [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] British Army [2]

Last name first letter

H [48] B [37] P [30] M [26] S [24] R [23] K [22] W [20] C [19] J [15] A [11] L [11] N [11] T [8] D [6] E [5] G [5] F [4] I [2] O [2] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [323]

Country

United Kingdom [94] Gibraltar [2] Malta [2] Australia [1] Iran, Islamic Republic of [1] Ireland [1]

John Atkins

Born 1886

Died 1941

Royal Navy J62293 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Pembroke I"

Royal Navy J62293 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Victory I"

Royal Navy DA 15381 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Charles Pye

Born 1885

Died 1969

Royal Navy 221548 Boy 2nd Class HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy 221548 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 221548 Ordinary Seaman HMS Impregnable

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John Frederick Fleming

Born 1896

Died 1976

Royal Navy Y5086 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy J58079 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy J58079 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victorious

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Charles Henry Port

Born 1885

Royal Navy 215491 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy 215491 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy 215491 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pactolus

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Ernest Butterwick

Born 1887

Royal Navy 231293 Boy 2nd Class HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy 231293 Boy 1st Class HMS Northampton

Royal Navy 231293 Ordinary Seaman HMS Majestic

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Frederick William Everitt

Born 1898

Royal Navy J31797 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J31797 Boy 1st Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J31797 Ordinary Seaman HMS Ajax

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Edward Scarlett

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy 271096 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMSs Pembroke II, Wildfire

Royal Navy 271096 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Wildfire

Royal Navy 271096 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMSs Wildfire, Leander, Pembroke II, Irresistible, Pembroke I, Blake, Tyne, St George

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William Brickwood

Born 1887

Royal Navy 231009 Boy 2nd Class HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy 231009 Boy 1st Class HMS Northampton

Royal Navy 231009 Ordinary Seaman HMS Magnificent

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Herbert George Barrow

Born 1887

Royal Navy 233122 Boy 2nd Class HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy 233122 Boy 1st Class HMS Boscawen III

Royal Navy 233122 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hawke

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George William Barrett

Born 1887

Royal Navy 230978 Boy 2nd Class HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy 230978 Boy 1st Class HMS Northampton

Royal Navy 230978 Ordinary Seaman HMS Ringdove

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James Donovan

Born 1890

Royal Navy 236462 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 236462 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 236462 Ordinary Signalman HMS Magnificent

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Reginald Walter Cuff

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy 309680

Royal Navy 309680 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy 309680 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Hogue

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John Howard Hemmings

Born 1889

Other Empire Force Able Seaman Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy J58951 Able Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy DA 12171 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Frederick Claud Mote

Born 1898

Royal Navy J69992 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy DA 16143 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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James Kelly

Born 1889

Royal Navy J43072 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke

Royal Navy J43072 Ordinary Seaman HMS Dido (Lawford)

Royal Navy J43072 Ordinary Seaman HMS Blenheim (Lawford)

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Charles Hunt

Born 1892

Royal Navy J2856 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J2856 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J2856 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hogue

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Miles Clement Schofield

Born 1898

Royal Navy J36977 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J36977 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J36977 Boy 1st Class HMS Digby, Armed Merchant Cruiser

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Charles Herbert Brown

Born 1890

Royal Navy L8266

Royal Navy L8266 Officers Steward III HMS "Pembroke I"

Royal Navy L8266 Officers Steward 1 HMS "Daedalus" att RAF

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William Luxton Kelley

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy L547 Officers Steward 2nd Class HMSs Assistance, Hecla

Royal Navy L547 Officers Steward 3rd Class HMS Dominion

Royal Navy L547 Officers Cook 3rd class HMS Britannia

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Albert Hewes

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy J56941 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy DA 13146 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 13146/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Motor Launch "440"

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