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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Annalong, Down [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bayswater, London [1]

Belfast, County Antrim [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birchington, Thanet, Kent [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Bradfield,Tilehurst,Berkshire. [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Burwash, Sussex [1]

Calne,Wilts. [1]

Calstock, Cornwall [1]

Catania, Sicily [1]

Celbridge, Kildare [1]

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Enfield, London [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Grangemouth, Stirlingshire [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Horsham, Sussex [1]

Horton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Lewes, Sussex [1]

London [1]

Mathern Chepstow [1]

Minster, Kent [1]

Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia [1]

Offham, Kent [1]

Old Ford, London [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Pancras,Islington, London. [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Portslade, Sussex [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Saint Peters Thanet, Kent [1]

Seacombe, Cheshire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Sheppey,Kent. [1]

Shetland [1]

Shillington, Bedfordshire [1]

Sliema [1]

Somerset, Sandys Parish [1]

South Charlton, Embleton, Northumberland [1]

St Pancras, London [1]

Stoke Newington, London [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Taree, New South Wales [1]

Thornton Heath, London [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [12]

Stoker 1st Class [8]

Midshipman [6]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Lieutenant [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Private [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Bandsman [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Master at Arms [2]

Naval Cadet [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Seaman [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

1st Class Stoker [1]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Armourer's Mate [1]

Boatswain [1]

Chief Sick Berth Steward [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Carpenter's Crew [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Officers' Cook 1st Class [1]

Petty Officer Second Class [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Plumber [1]

Serjeant [1]

Ship's Steward Assistant [1]

Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Sick Berth Steward [1]

Stoker 1st class [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Surgeon [1]

Yeoman Signals [1]

Unit

HMS Aboukir [51]

HMS Aboukir [a Cressy-class armoured cruiser] [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division - HMS Aboukir [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Aboukir [2]

Britannia [1]

HM Submarine E14 [1]

HMS ? [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Blenheim [1]

HMS Caledonia [1]

HMS Canada [1]

HMS Defence [1]

HMS Dominion [1]

HMS Drake [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington [1]

HMS Egmont [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Exmouth [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS Hood [1]

HMS Implacable [a Formidable-class battleship] [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Invincible [1]

HMS Leviathan [1]

HMS Mischief [1]

HMS Monarch [1]

HMS Natal [1]

HMS Pembroke II [1]

HMS Prince of Wales [1]

HMS Racehorse [1]

HMS Ramilles [1]

HMS Ramillies [1]

HMS Revenge [1]

HMS Roxburgh [1]

HMS St George [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

HMS Vernon [1]

HMS Victorious [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

HMS Vindictive [1]

HMS Vivid II [1]

Hms Aboukir [1]

R.F.R.Chatham [1]

RMLI HMS Aboukir [1]

Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Sydney [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery. HMS Aboukir [1]

Service

Royal Navy [62]

Last name first letter

A [9]

B [9]

H [5]

D [4]

F [4]

M [4]

R [4]

W [4]

C [3]

E [3]

T [3]

J [2]

P [2]

S [2]

G [1]

K [1]

N [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [40]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

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People [62] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Annalong, Down [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bayswater, London [1] Belfast, County Antrim [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birchington, Thanet, Kent [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Bradfield,Tilehurst,Berkshire. [1] Brixton, London [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Burwash, Sussex [1] Calne,Wilts. [1] Calstock, Cornwall [1] Catania, Sicily [1] Celbridge, Kildare [1] Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [1] Dover, Kent [1] Enfield, London [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Grangemouth, Stirlingshire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Horsham, Sussex [1] Horton, Buckinghamshire [1] Lewes, Sussex [1] London [1] Mathern Chepstow [1] Minster, Kent [1] Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia [1] Offham, Kent [1] Old Ford, London [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Pancras,Islington, London. [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Portslade, Sussex [1] Portsmouth [1] Saint Peters Thanet, Kent [1] Seacombe, Cheshire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Sheppey,Kent. [1] Shetland [1] Shillington, Bedfordshire [1] Sliema [1] Somerset, Sandys Parish [1] South Charlton, Embleton, Northumberland [1] St Pancras, London [1] Stoke Newington, London [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Taree, New South Wales [1] Thornton Heath, London [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [12] Stoker 1st Class [8] Midshipman [6] Ordinary Seaman [6] Lieutenant [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Boy 2nd Class [3] Leading Seaman [3] Leading Stoker [3] Private [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Bandsman [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Master at Arms [2] Naval Cadet [2] Petty Officer [2] Seaman [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] 1st Class Stoker [1] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Armourer's Mate [1] Boatswain [1] Chief Sick Berth Steward [1] Chief Stoker [1] Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Gunner [1] Leading Carpenter's Crew [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Officers' Cook 1st Class [1] Petty Officer Second Class [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Plumber [1] Serjeant [1] Ship's Steward Assistant [1] Sick Berth Attendant [1] Sick Berth Steward [1] Stoker 1st class [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Surgeon [1] Yeoman Signals [1]

Unit

HMS Aboukir [51] HMS Aboukir [a Cressy-class armoured cruiser] [2] HMS Ganges [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division - HMS Aboukir [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Aboukir [2] Britannia [1] HM Submarine E14 [1] HMS ? [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Blenheim [1] HMS Caledonia [1] HMS Canada [1] HMS Defence [1] HMS Dominion [1] HMS Drake [1] HMS Duke of Wellington [1] HMS Egmont [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Exmouth [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS Hood [1] HMS Implacable [a Formidable-class battleship] [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Invincible [1] HMS Leviathan [1] HMS Mischief [1] HMS Monarch [1] HMS Natal [1] HMS Pembroke II [1] HMS Prince of Wales [1] HMS Racehorse [1] HMS Ramilles [1] HMS Ramillies [1] HMS Revenge [1] HMS Roxburgh [1] HMS St George [1] HMS Vanguard [1] HMS Vernon [1] HMS Victorious [1] HMS Victory I [1] HMS Vindictive [1] HMS Vivid II [1] Hms Aboukir [1] R.F.R.Chatham [1] RMLI HMS Aboukir [1] Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Sydney [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery. HMS Aboukir [1]

Service

Royal Navy [62]

Last name first letter

A [9] B [9] H [5] D [4] F [4] M [4] R [4] W [4] C [3] E [3] T [3] J [2] P [2] S [2] G [1] K [1] N [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [40]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Thomas Crock

Born 1875

Died 1914

Royal Navy 158554 Petty Officer Second Class HMS Aboukir

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Henry Elliott

Born 1888

Died 1914

Royal Navy 231737 Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy 231737 Ordinary Seaman

Royal Navy 231737 Stoker 1st Class HMS Aboukir

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Edward George Biddlecombe

Born 1883

Died 1914

Royal Navy 8781 Serjeant Royal Marine Artillery. HMS Aboukir

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George Thomas Adams

Born 1883

Died 1914

Royal Navy B.9765 (Ch) Ordinary Seaman R.F.R.Chatham

Royal Navy 205993 Able Seaman HMS Aboukir

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Arthur Wellesley Alister Wilson

Born 1899

Died 1917

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Aboukir

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Vanguard

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Giovanni Reitano

Born 1874

Royal Navy 353132 Bandsman HMS Aboukir

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John Leslie Tocher

Born 1884

Died 1914

Royal Navy 215576 Ordinary Seaman

Royal Navy 215576 Able Seaman

Royal Navy 215576 Leading Seaman

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Geoffrey Saxton White

Born 1886

Died 1918

Royal Navy Naval Cadet Britannia

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Aboukir

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant

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Arnold Percy Pearce

Born 1890

Royal Navy K2291 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy K2291 Stoker 1st Class HMS Aboukir

Royal Navy K2291 Leading Stoker HMS Ajax

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Ernest Carter

Born 1891

Royal Navy J852 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J852 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J852 Boy 1st Class HMS Natal

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John Thomas Jones

Born 1881

Died 1914

Royal Navy 12139 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/12139 (RMR B1883) Private RMLI HMS Aboukir

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Albert Dawes

Born 1894

Died 1914

Royal Navy 13515 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy RMA/13515 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery. HMS Aboukir

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Charles John Tite

Born 1892

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS111796 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Implacable [a Formidable-class battleship]

Royal Navy SS111796 Stoker 1st Class HMS Implacable [a Formidable-class battleship]

Royal Navy SS111796 Stoker 1st Class HMS Aboukir [a Cressy-class armoured cruiser]

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George Robert Fletcher

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy J2335 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J2335 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J2335 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

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Charles Wallin Dring

Born 1883

Died 1934

Royal Navy 203915 Boy 1st Class HMS Caledonia

Royal Navy 203915 Ordinary Seaman HMS St George

Royal Navy 203915 Able Seaman HMS Aboukir

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Robert Samuel Anderson

Born 1892

Died 1914

Royal Navy 16946 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division - HMS Aboukir

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Robert Arnold

Born 1893

Died 1914

Royal Navy 16953 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division - HMS Aboukir

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Charles Thomas Brewster

Born 1881

Died 1914

Royal Navy C 3442 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3442C Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Aboukir

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William George King

Born 1878

Royal Navy 286195 Chief Stoker Petty Officer HMS Canada

Royal Navy 286195 Acting Chief Stoker Petty Officer HMS Aboukir

Royal Navy 286195 Stoker 1st Class HMS Duke of Wellington

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Carmelo Montesin

Born 1875

Died 1916

Royal Navy 175642 Bandsman HMS Hood

Royal Navy 175642 Bandsman HMS Ramillies

Royal Navy Shore Malta no longer required

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