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Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Berlin, Germany [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bramford near Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Broadstairs, Kent [1]

Bushey, Hertfordshire [1]

Buxlow, Derbyshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dublin [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Forest Gate, Essex [1]

Haggerston, London [1]

Ilford, Essex [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Lincoln's Inn Fields, London [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Middlesbro-on-Tees, Yorkshire [1]

Mile End Old Town, London [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Oldford, London [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Saint Margaret's Bay, Kent [1]

Sale, Cheshire [1]

Thorpe Hamlet, Norfolk [1]

Tottenham, Middlesex [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [9]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Stoker Petty Officer [4]

Commander [3]

Telegraphist [3]

Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Chief Armourer [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Sick Berth Steward 2nd Class [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Vice Admiral [1]

Vice-Admiral [1]

Unit

HMS ABDIEL [22]

HMS Abdiel [14]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

H.M.S. Bacchante [1]

H.M.S. Blake [1]

H.M.S. Patrol [1]

H.M.S. Pembroke I [1]

H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth [1]

H.M.S. Victory I [1]

H.M.S. Wallington [1]

HMS Campania [1]

HMS Vindictive [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Abdiel [1]

Service

Royal Navy [37]

Last name first letter

C [8]

B [7]

S [5]

A [2]

H [2]

L [2]

M [2]

P [2]

R [2]

W [2]

D [1]

G [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [33]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [37] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Berlin, Germany [1] Bow, London [1] Bramford near Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Broadstairs, Kent [1] Bushey, Hertfordshire [1] Buxlow, Derbyshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Canning Town, London [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dublin [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Forest Gate, Essex [1] Haggerston, London [1] Ilford, Essex [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Lincoln's Inn Fields, London [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Middlesbro-on-Tees, Yorkshire [1] Mile End Old Town, London [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Oldford, London [1] Peckham, London [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Saint Margaret's Bay, Kent [1] Sale, Cheshire [1] Thorpe Hamlet, Norfolk [1] Tottenham, Middlesex [1] West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [9] Stoker 1st Class [6] Stoker Petty Officer [4] Commander [3] Telegraphist [3] Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting Chief Armourer [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Captain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Engineer Captain [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Sick Berth Steward 2nd Class [1] Signal Boy [1] Vice Admiral [1] Vice-Admiral [1]

Unit

HMS ABDIEL [22] HMS Abdiel [14] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] H.M.S. Bacchante [1] H.M.S. Blake [1] H.M.S. Patrol [1] H.M.S. Pembroke I [1] H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth [1] H.M.S. Victory I [1] H.M.S. Wallington [1] HMS Campania [1] HMS Vindictive [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Abdiel [1]

Service

Royal Navy [37]

Last name first letter

C [8] B [7] S [5] A [2] H [2] L [2] M [2] P [2] R [2] W [2] D [1] G [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [33]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Henry Reed

Born 1892

Royal Navy K20467 Stoker 1st Class HMS ABDIEL

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Samuel Lucas Baily

Born 1878

Royal Navy 179142 Acting Chief Petty Officer HMS Abdiel

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James Stanley Gibbon

Born 1889

Royal Navy 234022 Leading Seaman HMS Abdiel

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Herbert Wilson

Born 1898

Royal Navy J32867 Telegraphist HMS ABDIEL

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Ronald Andrew Anderson

Born 1898

Royal Navy J37850 Signal Boy HMS ABDIEL

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Joseph Bellamy

Born 1873

Royal Navy 342546 Acting Chief Armourer HMS Abdiel

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Walter Sydney Sutton

Born 1885

Royal Navy 216743 Stoker 1st Class HMS ABDIEL

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Alfred Chapman Lowthorpe

Born 1895

Royal Navy K25523 Stoker 1st Class HMS ABDIEL

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Ernest Alfred Castle

Born 1893

Royal Navy M14220 2nd Cook's Mate HMS ABDIEL

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Ernest George Cecil Cobb

Born 1896

Royal Navy J31100 Telegraphist HMS ABDIEL

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John Mahoney

Born 1894

Royal Navy K15484 Stoker 1st Class HMS ABDIEL

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William John Carter

Born 1893

Royal Navy K11021 Stoker 1st Class HMS ABDIEL

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William Ernest Joseph Coleman

Born 1883

Royal Navy 207299 Able Seaman HMS ABDIEL

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Thomas Henry Morrell

Born 1884

Royal Navy 301129 Stoker Petty Officer HMS ABDIEL

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Reginald Tom Holder

Born 1894

Royal Navy Assistant Paymaster Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Abdiel

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Albert Edward Hickey

Born 1896

Royal Navy J26829 Ordinary Seaman HMS ABDIEL

Royal Navy J26829 Able Seaman Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

Royal Navy J26829 Able Seaman Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

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Burton Smith

Born 1888

Died 1962

Royal Navy 366270 Telegraphist H.M.S. Bacchante

Royal Navy 366270 Leading Telegraphist H.M.S. Patrol

Royal Navy 6226636 Leading Telegraphist H.M.S. Wallington

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