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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bayswater, London [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Camberley, Surrey [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Hailsham, Sussex [1]

Harlesden, London [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Landport, Hampshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Sherwood, Nottinghamshire [1]

South Shields, County Durham [1]

Spennymoor, Durham [1]

Stokesley, Yorkshire [1]

Stratton, Wiltshire [1]

Sunbury, Middlesex [1]

Trottiscliffe, Kent [1]

Westminster, London [1]

Rank

Leading Stoker [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Carpenter's Crew [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

Commander [2]

Ship's Cook [2]

Signalman [2]

Stoker [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Chaplain [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Stoker [1]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Boy - 2nd Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Ship's Cook [1]

Clerk [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Domestic 3rd Class [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Fireman [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Midshipman [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Rear-Admiral [1]

Sapper [1]

Sick Berth Steward [1]

Staff Surgeon [1]

Stoker - 1st Class [1]

Unit

HMS Birmingham [23]

HMS BIRMINGHAM [7]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Revenge [2]

HMS Titania [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Birmingham [2]

Britannia (Royal Naval College) [1]

H.M.S. Birmingham [1]

HMS "Birmingham" [1]

HMS "Boscowen" [1]

HMS "Caledon" [1]

HMS "Pembroke II" [1]

HMS "Pembroke" [1]

HMS "Vanquisher" [1]

HMS ALACRITY [1]

HMS Apollo [1]

HMS Assistance [1]

HMS Aurora [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS Conqueror [1]

HMS Conquest [1]

HMS Courageous [1]

HMS Crocus [1]

HMS Danae [1]

HMS Despatch [1]

HMS Dolphin [1]

HMS Dryad [1]

HMS Dublin [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington [1]

HMS Dwarf [1]

HMS Eclipse [1]

HMS Emperor of India [1]

HMS Enchantress [1]

HMS Enterprise [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Fisgard [1]

HMS Flinders [1]

HMS Frobisher [1]

HMS Gloucestershire [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS Hecla [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Iris [1]

HMS King George V [1]

HMS Leander [1]

HMS Leda [1]

HMS Leviathan [1]

HMS London [1]

Service

Royal Navy [35]

British Army [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [5]

D [4]

R [4]

S [4]

W [3]

B [2]

C [2]

F [2]

J [2]

P [2]

T [2]

G [1]

I [1]

K [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [24]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Ireland [1]

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People [36] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bayswater, London [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Camberley, Surrey [1] Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Hailsham, Sussex [1] Harlesden, London [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Landport, Hampshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Portsmouth [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Sherwood, Nottinghamshire [1] South Shields, County Durham [1] Spennymoor, Durham [1] Stokesley, Yorkshire [1] Stratton, Wiltshire [1] Sunbury, Middlesex [1] Trottiscliffe, Kent [1] Westminster, London [1]

Rank

Leading Stoker [5] Lieutenant [4] Lieutenant Commander [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Carpenter's Crew [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Chief Stoker [2] Commander [2] Ship's Cook [2] Signalman [2] Stoker [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting Chaplain [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Stoker [1] Acting Stoker 1st Class [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Boy - 2nd Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Ship's Cook [1] Clerk [1] Cook's Mate [1] Domestic 3rd Class [1] Engineer Commander [1] Fireman [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Midshipman [1] Naval Cadet [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Paymaster Lieutenant [1] Petty Officer [1] Private [1] Rear Admiral [1] Rear-Admiral [1] Sapper [1] Sick Berth Steward [1] Staff Surgeon [1] Stoker - 1st Class [1]

Unit

HMS Birmingham [23] HMS BIRMINGHAM [7] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Revenge [2] HMS Titania [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Birmingham [2] Britannia (Royal Naval College) [1] H.M.S. Birmingham [1] HMS "Birmingham" [1] HMS "Boscowen" [1] HMS "Caledon" [1] HMS "Pembroke II" [1] HMS "Pembroke" [1] HMS "Vanquisher" [1] HMS ALACRITY [1] HMS Apollo [1] HMS Assistance [1] HMS Aurora [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS Conqueror [1] HMS Conquest [1] HMS Courageous [1] HMS Crocus [1] HMS Danae [1] HMS Despatch [1] HMS Dolphin [1] HMS Dryad [1] HMS Dublin [1] HMS Duke of Wellington [1] HMS Dwarf [1] HMS Eclipse [1] HMS Emperor of India [1] HMS Enchantress [1] HMS Enterprise [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Fisgard [1] HMS Flinders [1] HMS Frobisher [1] HMS Gloucestershire [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS Hecla [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Iris [1] HMS King George V [1] HMS Leander [1] HMS Leda [1] HMS Leviathan [1] HMS London [1]

Service

Royal Navy [35] British Army [2] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [5] D [4] R [4] S [4] W [3] B [2] C [2] F [2] J [2] P [2] T [2] G [1] I [1] K [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [24]

Country

United Kingdom [8] Ireland [1]

George Waters

Born 1879

Royal Navy 350870 Sick Berth Steward HMS Birmingham

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Thomas Mason Dobson

Born 1888

Royal Navy M8577 Carpenter's Crew HMS Birmingham

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Peter Tears

Born 1896

Royal Navy M16658 Wireman 2nd Class HMS Birmingham

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John Carney

Born 1875

Royal Navy 277255 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Birmingham

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William Reginald Bowden

Born 1897

Royal Navy J34702 Ordinary Seaman HMS BIRMINGHAM

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John Benjamin Hewitt

Royal Navy Engineer Commander HMS Birmingham

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Herbert Leslie Pratt

Born 1897

Royal Navy J24856 Signalman HMS BIRMINGHAM

Royal Navy J24856 Signalman HMS Dublin

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Frank Leopold James Knight

Born 1899

Died 1943

Royal Navy J38885

Royal Navy J38885 Boy - 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J38885 Boy - 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

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George Hayward Hewitt

Royal Navy Acting Chaplain HMS Birmingham

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Ralph Ireland

Born 1888

Died 1917

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Terrible

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Leviathan

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Ocean

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Sydney Walter Roots

Born 1897

Died 1977

Royal Navy K37014 Stoker 2 HMS "Pembroke"

Royal Navy K37014 Leading Stoker HMS "Pembroke II"

Royal Navy K37014 Stoker P O HMS "Pembroke II"

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Reginald John Finlow

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Birmingham

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Albert Edward Turpin

Born 1900

Died 1964

British Army 13017 Lance Corporal Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) 14th Training Battalion

Royal Navy 22053 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/22053 Private HMS Birmingham

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Walter William Hoare

Born 1883

Royal Navy 358111 Domestic 3rd Class HMS Duke of Wellington

Royal Navy 358111 Acting 2nd Cook's Mate HMS Minotaur

Royal Navy 358111 2nd Cook's Mate HMS Duke of Wellington

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James Henry Foster

Born 1893

Royal Navy Z/519 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/519 Signalman RNVR Tyneside - HMS Birmingham

Royal Navy

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Harry Robinson

Born 1877

British Army 306250 Sapper Royal Engineers

Royal Navy Fireman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Stoker Royal Naval Reserve

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