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Bermondsey, London [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Acton Green, London [1]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Amersham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bosham, Sussex [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bridport, Dorset [1]

Burton Salmon, Yorkshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Codnor, Derbyshire [1]

Crawley, Sussex [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dorset [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Finchley, London [1]

Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Innishannon, Cork [1]

Kinloss Elgin [1]

Landport, Hampshire [1]

Leicester [1]

Lidlington, Berkshire [1]

Littlehampton, Sussex [1]

Liverpool Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Mamrylebone, London [1]

Marygate, Yorkshire [1]

Merthyr, Glamorgan [1]

Newport, Isle of Wight [1]

Norton, Derbyshire [1]

Nottingham [1]

Nr Oxford [1]

Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Oxford [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Richmond, Surrey [1]

Sheepwash, Okehampton, Devon [1]

Slinfold, Sussex [1]

Southampton, Hants [1]

Stroud, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [20]

Stoker 1st Class [10]

Leading Seaman [6]

Stoker Petty Officer [6]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Leading Stoker [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Acting Gunner [2]

Commander [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Captain(Rtd) [1]

Chief Artificer Engineer [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Dresser [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Gunner [1]

Gunner (T) [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Midshipman [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Petty Officer Torpedo Instructor [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Surgeon Probationer [1]

Unit

HMS AMBUSCADE [60]

HMS Ambuscade [8]

British Red Cross Society [1]

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

HMS AMBUSCADE, HMS PLUCKY [1]

HMS OCEAN [1]

RNVR - HMS AMBUSCADE [1]

Service

Royal Navy [70]

British Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [10]

B [7]

S [7]

D [6]

F [5]

L [5]

W [5]

M [4]

P [4]

G [3]

A [2]

C [2]

E [2]

I [2]

R [2]

J [1]

K [1]

N [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [67]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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Place of birth

Bermondsey, London [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Poplar, London [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Acton Green, London [1] Alton, Hampshire [1] Amersham, Buckinghamshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bosham, Sussex [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bridport, Dorset [1] Burton Salmon, Yorkshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Codnor, Derbyshire [1] Crawley, Sussex [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dorset [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Edmonton, London [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] Finchley, London [1] Glasgow, Scotland [1] Hackney, London [1] Hoxton, London [1] Innishannon, Cork [1] Kinloss Elgin [1] Landport, Hampshire [1] Leicester [1] Lidlington, Berkshire [1] Littlehampton, Sussex [1] Liverpool Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Mamrylebone, London [1] Marygate, Yorkshire [1] Merthyr, Glamorgan [1] Newport, Isle of Wight [1] Norton, Derbyshire [1] Nottingham [1] Nr Oxford [1] Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Oxford [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Richmond, Surrey [1] Sheepwash, Okehampton, Devon [1] Slinfold, Sussex [1] Southampton, Hants [1] Stroud, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [20] Stoker 1st Class [10] Leading Seaman [6] Stoker Petty Officer [6] Lieutenant Commander [4] Leading Stoker [3] Lieutenant [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Acting Gunner [2] Commander [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Captain(Rtd) [1] Chief Artificer Engineer [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Dresser [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Gunner [1] Gunner (T) [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Midshipman [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Petty Officer Torpedo Instructor [1] Signalman [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Surgeon Probationer [1]

Unit

HMS AMBUSCADE [60] HMS Ambuscade [8] British Red Cross Society [1] H.M.S. "Vancouver." [1] HMS AMBUSCADE, HMS PLUCKY [1] HMS OCEAN [1] RNVR - HMS AMBUSCADE [1]

Service

Royal Navy [70] British Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [10] B [7] S [7] D [6] F [5] L [5] W [5] M [4] P [4] G [3] A [2] C [2] E [2] I [2] R [2] J [1] K [1] N [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [67]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Henry John Reed

Born 1877

Died 1919

Royal Navy 269195 Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS AMBUSCADE

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Ernest John Jeffery

Born 1868

Died 1953

Royal Navy 137540 Chief Engine Room Artificer HMS OCEAN

Royal Navy Chief Artificer Engineer HMS AMBUSCADE

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John William Basil Phillips

Born 1895

Died 1928

Royal Navy J10426 Leading Telegraphist HMS Ambuscade

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William Charles Finch

Born 1888

Died 1917

Royal Navy 312201 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Ambuscade

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William Davies

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy K21704 Stoker 1st Class HMS Ambuscade

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Alan Boyle De Blaquiere

Born 1895

Died 1917

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant HMS Ambuscade

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John Reynolds-Peyton

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Ambuscade

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Gordon Alston Coles

Born 1882

Died 1971

Royal Navy Captain(Rtd)

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Midshipman

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Thomas Lynch

Born 1881

Died 1958

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Gunner

Royal Navy Gunner HMS Ambuscade

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Frederick John Symes

Born 1894

Royal Navy L2600 Officer's Steward 2nd Class HMS AMBUSCADE

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Herbert Frank Hymus

Born 1895

Royal Navy J10546 Able Seaman HMS AMBUSCADE

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Percy Jewison Greensmith

Born 1892

Royal Navy J5360 Able Seaman HMS AMBUSCADE

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William Ingram

Born 1889

Royal Navy K3 Stoker Petty Officer HMS AMBUSCADE

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Horace Claude Wilfred Bailey

Born 1894

Royal Navy M11652 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS AMBUSCADE

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Frank Linney

Born 1896

Royal Navy J17055 Signalman HMS AMBUSCADE

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John George Kirby

Born 1893

Royal Navy K16512 Leading Stoker HMS AMBUSCADE

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Edward Samuel Lewis

Born 1889

Royal Navy K5368 Stoker 1st Class HMS AMBUSCADE

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Albert Richard Pearce

Born 1891

Royal Navy K16511 Stoker 1st Class HMS AMBUSCADE

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Reuben Smith

Born 1887

Royal Navy K2385 Stoker Petty Officer HMS AMBUSCADE

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James Heath

Born 1891

Royal Navy K7936 Stoker 1st Class HMS AMBUSCADE

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