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Place of birth

Ballarat, Victoria [1]

Campbell Town, Tasmania [1]

Campsie, Sydney [1]

Carlton North, Victoria [1]

Dunedin [1]

Islington, London [1]

Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Lee, Lewisham [1]

Lislee Timsleague, Cork [1]

New Brighton, Cheshire [1]

Parkside, Southern Australia [1]

Perth, Western Australia [1]

Pokesdown, Dorset [1]

Stoke Demeral (Devonport), Devon [1]

Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland [1]

Sydney [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Wallington, Surrey [1]

Winterton, Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Wyong, New South Wales [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [11]

Leading Seaman [6]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Leading Stoker [5]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Stoker RAN [3]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [2]

Captain [2]

Commander [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Midshipman [2]

Naval Cadet [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Able Seaman (Rigger) [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Able Seaman R.A.N. [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Artificer Engineer (Warrant Officer) [1]

Boatman [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class (B1C) [1]

Boy 2nd Class (B2C) [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Commissioned Boatman [1]

Commissioned Gunner [1]

Domestic 3rd Class [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Boatswain [1]

Leading Seaman (Leading Boatswain) [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Petty Officer - 2nd Class [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Seaman [1]

Stoker [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMAS Australia [15]

HMS Australia [7]

HMS Thetis [5]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [5]

Chatham Naval Base (RAN London Depot) [4]

HMS Agincourt [3]

HMS Excellent [3]

HMS Asia [2]

HMS Boscawen [2]

HMS Formidable [2]

HMS Mars [2]

HMS Royal Sovereign [2]

HMS Vernon [2]

HMS Victory [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

HMS Vindictive [2]

Royal Australian Navy - HMAS Australia [2]

2nd Division - 6th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Drake) [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

Felpham Coastguard Station - W. Sussex [1]

Fishbourne Coastguard Station - IOW [1]

HMAS Cerberus [1]

HMAS Penguin [1]

HMAS Protector [1]

HMAS Tingira [1]

HMS Achilles & Victoria [1]

HMS Active [1]

HMS Alexandra [1]

HMS Amethyst [1]

HMS Blake [1]

HMS Blenheim [1]

HMS Brilliant [1]

HMS Colleen (Buncrana) [1]

HMS Collingwood [1]

HMS Cormorant [1]

HMS Crescent [1]

HMS Cruizer [1]

HMS Diadem [1]

HMS Diamond [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington I [1]

HMS Eclipse [1]

HMS Encounter [1]

HMS Europa [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Fire Queen [1]

HMS Firequeen [1]

HMS Forte [1]

Service

Royal Navy [23]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [6]

H [3]

G [2]

R [2]

S [2]

D [1]

E [1]

F [1]

K [1]

L [1]

M [1]

N [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [10]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Australia [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [23] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ballarat, Victoria [1] Campbell Town, Tasmania [1] Campsie, Sydney [1] Carlton North, Victoria [1] Dunedin [1] Islington, London [1] Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire [1] Lee, Lewisham [1] Lislee Timsleague, Cork [1] New Brighton, Cheshire [1] Parkside, Southern Australia [1] Perth, Western Australia [1] Pokesdown, Dorset [1] Stoke Demeral (Devonport), Devon [1] Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland [1] Sydney [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Wallington, Surrey [1] Winterton, Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Wyong, New South Wales [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [11] Leading Seaman [6] Ordinary Seaman [6] Leading Stoker [5] Boy 1st Class [4] Boy 2nd Class [3] Stoker RAN [3] Acting Chief Petty Officer [2] Captain [2] Commander [2] Lieutenant [2] Midshipman [2] Naval Cadet [2] Petty Officer [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Able Seaman (Rigger) [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Able Seaman R.A.N. [1] Acting Gunner [1] Artificer Engineer (Warrant Officer) [1] Boatman [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class (B1C) [1] Boy 2nd Class (B2C) [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Commissioned Boatman [1] Commissioned Gunner [1] Domestic 3rd Class [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Gunner [1] Leading Boatswain [1] Leading Seaman (Leading Boatswain) [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Petty Officer - 2nd Class [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Seaman [1] Stoker [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMAS Australia [15] HMS Australia [7] HMS Thetis [5] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [5] Chatham Naval Base (RAN London Depot) [4] HMS Agincourt [3] HMS Excellent [3] HMS Asia [2] HMS Boscawen [2] HMS Formidable [2] HMS Mars [2] HMS Royal Sovereign [2] HMS Vernon [2] HMS Victory [2] HMS Victory I [2] HMS Vindictive [2] Royal Australian Navy - HMAS Australia [2] 2nd Division - 6th Field Artillery Brigade [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Drake) [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] Felpham Coastguard Station - W. Sussex [1] Fishbourne Coastguard Station - IOW [1] HMAS Cerberus [1] HMAS Penguin [1] HMAS Protector [1] HMAS Tingira [1] HMS Achilles & Victoria [1] HMS Active [1] HMS Alexandra [1] HMS Amethyst [1] HMS Blake [1] HMS Blenheim [1] HMS Brilliant [1] HMS Colleen (Buncrana) [1] HMS Collingwood [1] HMS Cormorant [1] HMS Crescent [1] HMS Cruizer [1] HMS Diadem [1] HMS Diamond [1] HMS Duke of Wellington [1] HMS Duke of Wellington I [1] HMS Eclipse [1] HMS Encounter [1] HMS Europa [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Fire Queen [1] HMS Firequeen [1] HMS Forte [1]

Service

Royal Navy [23] Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [6] H [3] G [2] R [2] S [2] D [1] E [1] F [1] K [1] L [1] M [1] N [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [10]

Country

United Kingdom [5] Australia [1] South Africa [1]

Norbert Joseph Mccrory

Born 1892

Died 1945

Royal Navy 1183 Leading Stoker HMAS Australia

Royal Navy 1183 Leading Stoker HMS Thetis

Royal Navy 1183 Ordinary Seaman Royal Australian Navy

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William Ford

Born 1886

Royal Navy 7631 Able Seaman Chatham Naval Base (RAN London Depot)

Royal Navy 7631 Able Seaman Chatham Naval Base (RAN London Depot)

Royal Navy 7631 Able Seaman HMAS Australia

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George John Bush

Born 1887

Royal Navy 7018 Leading Seaman HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company

Royal Navy 7018 Able Seaman HMAS Australia

Royal Navy 7018 Leading Seaman HMAS Australia

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