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Aberdeen [1]

Antony, Cornwall [1]

Banff, Banffshire [1]

Birchington, Kent [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Boxley, Kent [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Carlshalton, Surrey [1]

Dereham, Norfolk [1]

Drimsleague, Cork [1]

Ealing, London [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Fulham Workhouse, London [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1]

Leignmouth, Devon [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Mile End, London [1]

Odiham, Hampshire [1]

Perran, Cornwall [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Stroud, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Boy 1st Class [11]

Boy 2nd Class [10]

Ordinary Seaman [10]

Able Seaman [9]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Leading Seaman [4]

Stoker 2nd Class [4]

Leading Stoker [3]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Boy - 1st Class [1]

Boy - 2nd Class [1]

Boy Servant [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Telegrapher [1]

Mate [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Ordinary Telegrapher [1]

Private [1]

Seaman [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1 [1]

Stoker 2 [1]

Telegrapher [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

HMS Berwick [20]

HMS Ganges [5]

HMS Agincourt [3]

HMS Ganges II [3]

HMS Impregnable [3]

HMS Morning Star [3]

HMS Pembroke II [3]

HMS "Berwick" [2]

HMS Bulwark [2]

HMS Nelson [2]

HMS Victory 1 [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Berwick [2]

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

HMD Hecla (Foxhound) [1]

HMS Victorious [1]

HMS "Anemone [1]

HMS "Ganges" [1]

HMS "Hecla" [1]

HMS "Impregnable" [1]

HMS "Pembroke I" [1]

HMS "Pembroke II" [1]

HMS "Sutlej" [1]

HMS "Tyne" [1]

HMS Acheron [1]

HMS Actaeon [1]

HMS Agamemnon [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Albemarle [1]

HMS Albion [1]

HMS Amethyst [1]

HMS Amphitrite [1]

HMS Apollo (Foxhound) [1]

HMS Argonaut [1]

HMS Blake (Skilful) [1]

HMS Blenheim [1]

HMS Bonaventure [1]

HMS Calcutta [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS Cochrane [1]

HMS Colombo [1]

HMS Cressey [1]

HMS Cressy [1]

HMS Crusader [1]

HMS Cyclops [1]

HMS Despatch [1]

HMS Dolphin [1]

HMS Dominion [1]

HMS Erin [1]

Service

Royal Navy [26]

Last name first letter

B [6]

M [5]

C [3]

K [2]

P [2]

T [2]

W [2]

D [1]

G [1]

H [1]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [24]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Argentina [1]

Gibraltar [1]

Ireland [1]

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People [26] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Aberdeen [1] Antony, Cornwall [1] Banff, Banffshire [1] Birchington, Kent [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Boxley, Kent [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Carlshalton, Surrey [1] Dereham, Norfolk [1] Drimsleague, Cork [1] Ealing, London [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Fulham Workhouse, London [1] Hackney, London [1] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1] Leignmouth, Devon [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Marylebone, London [1] Mile End, London [1] Odiham, Hampshire [1] Perran, Cornwall [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Stonehouse, Devon [1] Stroud, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Boy 1st Class [11] Boy 2nd Class [10] Ordinary Seaman [10] Able Seaman [9] Stoker 1st Class [5] Leading Seaman [4] Stoker 2nd Class [4] Leading Stoker [3] Petty Officer Stoker [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Boy - 1st Class [1] Boy - 2nd Class [1] Boy Servant [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Cook's Mate [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Telegrapher [1] Mate [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Ordinary Telegrapher [1] Private [1] Seaman [1] Signalman [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1 [1] Stoker 2 [1] Telegrapher [1] Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

HMS Berwick [20] HMS Ganges [5] HMS Agincourt [3] HMS Ganges II [3] HMS Impregnable [3] HMS Morning Star [3] HMS Pembroke II [3] HMS "Berwick" [2] HMS Bulwark [2] HMS Nelson [2] HMS Victory 1 [2] HMS Vivid I [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Berwick [2] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] HMD Hecla (Foxhound) [1] HMS Victorious [1] HMS "Anemone [1] HMS "Ganges" [1] HMS "Hecla" [1] HMS "Impregnable" [1] HMS "Pembroke I" [1] HMS "Pembroke II" [1] HMS "Sutlej" [1] HMS "Tyne" [1] HMS Acheron [1] HMS Actaeon [1] HMS Agamemnon [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Albemarle [1] HMS Albion [1] HMS Amethyst [1] HMS Amphitrite [1] HMS Apollo (Foxhound) [1] HMS Argonaut [1] HMS Blake (Skilful) [1] HMS Blenheim [1] HMS Bonaventure [1] HMS Calcutta [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS Cochrane [1] HMS Colombo [1] HMS Cressey [1] HMS Cressy [1] HMS Crusader [1] HMS Cyclops [1] HMS Despatch [1] HMS Dolphin [1] HMS Dominion [1] HMS Erin [1]

Service

Royal Navy [26]

Last name first letter

B [6] M [5] C [3] K [2] P [2] T [2] W [2] D [1] G [1] H [1] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [24]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Argentina [1] Gibraltar [1] Ireland [1]

John William Pettifer Kerswell

Born 1891

Died 1915

Royal Navy M/1182 Cook's Mate H.M.S. "Formidable."

Royal Navy M1182 2nd Cook's Mate HMS Berwick

Royal Navy M1182 2nd Cook's Mate HMS Pembroke I

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George Harris

Born 1886

Royal Navy 217721 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 217721 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 217721 Signalman HMS Spartan

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William George Pitt

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy 17825 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/17825 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy PLY/17825 Private R.M.L.I. HMS Berwick

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Alfred Bourne

Born 1885

Royal Navy 308773 Stoker 2 HMS "Berwick"

Royal Navy 308773 Stoker 1 HMS "Sutlej"

Royal Navy 308773 Leading Stoker HMS "Pembroke II"

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Florence Mccarthy

Born 1893

Royal Navy J11214 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J11214 Boy 1st Class HMS Victorious

Royal Navy J11214 Ordinary Seaman HMS Prince George

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Frederick Arthur Trendell

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy J3319

Royal Navy J3319 Boy 2nd Class HMSs Ganges, Impregnable

Royal Navy J3319 Boy 1st Class HMSs Impregnable, Berwick, Bulwark, Dominion

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