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Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Belgouley, Cork [1]

Berealston, Devon [1]

Brecon [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Hereford [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Karachi [1]

Kirkwall, Orkney [1]

Lancaster, Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Newport Isle of Wight [1]

Newton Abbott, Devon [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Rotherhithe, London [1]

Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Tavistock [1]

Trentham near Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Waterford [1]

West Ham, London [1]

Rank

Boy 1st Class [11]

Boy 2nd Class [11]

Ordinary Seaman [11]

Stoker 1st Class [11]

Able Seaman [10]

Stoker 2nd Class [10]

Leading Stoker [6]

Leading Seaman [4]

Acting Leading Stoker [3]

Commander [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Midshipman [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Acting Electrician 4th Class [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Boy Artificer [1]

Captain [1]

Corporal [1]

Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Electrician 2nd Class [1]

Electrician 3rd Class [1]

Electrician 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Private [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sto1cl [1]

Sto2c [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker II [1]

Stoker PO [1]

leading Stoker [1]

sto [1]

Unit

HMS Argyll [25]

HMS Vivid II [11]

HMS Ajax [9]

HMS Erin [9]

HMS Ganges II [6]

HMS Impregnable [3]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Indus [2]

HMS Queen [2]

Amphion [1]

Argyll [1]

Britannia [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Edinburgh [1]

HM Submarine E37 [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Arabis [1]

HMS Arrogant [1]

HMS Black Prince [1]

HMS Bulwark [1]

HMS Caesar [1]

HMS Collingwood [1]

HMS Commonwealth [1]

HMS Cordelia [1]

HMS Cullist [1]

HMS Defiance [1]

HMS Doris [1]

HMS Duke of Edinburgh [1]

HMS Empress of India [1]

HMS Essex [1]

HMS Forth [1]

HMS Hannibal [1]

HMS Jupiter [1]

HMS Maori [1]

HMS Mars [1]

HMS Morning Star [1]

HMS Redpole [1]

HMS St Vincent [1]

HMS Vivid II, Devonport [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Vivid11 [1]

Service

Royal Navy [26]

British Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [6]

S [6]

B [3]

J [2]

M [2]

C [1]

E [1]

F [1]

G [1]

K [1]

P [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [26]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Ireland [1]

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People [26] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Bath, Somerset [2] Belfast, Antrim [1] Belgouley, Cork [1] Berealston, Devon [1] Brecon [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Hereford [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Karachi [1] Kirkwall, Orkney [1] Lancaster, Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Newport Isle of Wight [1] Newton Abbott, Devon [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Rotherhithe, London [1] Stonehouse, Devon [1] Tavistock [1] Trentham near Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Waterford [1] West Ham, London [1]

Rank

Boy 1st Class [11] Boy 2nd Class [11] Ordinary Seaman [11] Stoker 1st Class [11] Able Seaman [10] Stoker 2nd Class [10] Leading Stoker [6] Leading Seaman [4] Acting Leading Stoker [3] Commander [2] Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Midshipman [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Acting Electrician 4th Class [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Boy Artificer [1] Captain [1] Corporal [1] Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1] Electrician 2nd Class [1] Electrician 3rd Class [1] Electrician 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Naval Cadet [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Private [1] Sergeant [1] Sto1cl [1] Sto2c [1] Stoker [1] Stoker II [1] Stoker PO [1] leading Stoker [1] sto [1]

Unit

HMS Argyll [25] HMS Vivid II [11] HMS Ajax [9] HMS Erin [9] HMS Ganges II [6] HMS Impregnable [3] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Indus [2] HMS Queen [2] Amphion [1] Argyll [1] Britannia [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Edinburgh [1] HM Submarine E37 [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Arabis [1] HMS Arrogant [1] HMS Black Prince [1] HMS Bulwark [1] HMS Caesar [1] HMS Collingwood [1] HMS Commonwealth [1] HMS Cordelia [1] HMS Cullist [1] HMS Defiance [1] HMS Doris [1] HMS Duke of Edinburgh [1] HMS Empress of India [1] HMS Essex [1] HMS Forth [1] HMS Hannibal [1] HMS Jupiter [1] HMS Maori [1] HMS Mars [1] HMS Morning Star [1] HMS Redpole [1] HMS St Vincent [1] HMS Vivid II, Devonport [1] Labour Corps [1] Vivid11 [1]

Service

Royal Navy [26] British Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [6] S [6] B [3] J [2] M [2] C [1] E [1] F [1] G [1] K [1] P [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [26]

Country

United Kingdom [7] Ireland [1]

Charles William Sheppard

Born 1892

Died 1969

Royal Navy J3997 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J3997 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J3997 Ordinary Seaman HMS Argyll

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Charley Goddard

Born 1882

Royal Navy 347153 Acting Electrician 4th Class HMS Defiance

Royal Navy 347153 Electrician 4th Class HMS Empress of India

Royal Navy 347153 Electrician 3rd Class HMS Queen

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James Mcgrath

Born 1887

Royal Navy 223446 Boy 2nd Class HMS Black Prince

Royal Navy 223446 Boy 1st Class HMS Black Prince

Royal Navy 223446 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hannibal

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Ernest Harold Pugh

Born 1892

Royal Navy J7885 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J7885 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J7885 Ordinary Seaman HMS Bulwark

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Alfred George Sage

Born 1888

Royal Navy K767 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy K767 Stoker 1st Class HMS Argyll

Royal Navy K767 Leading Stoker HMS Indus

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John Hutchison

Born 1893

Royal Navy J8991 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J8991 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J8991 Ordinary Seaman HMS Caesar

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