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Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Ayleston, Leicestershire [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blackheath, Kent [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Burraton Saint Stephens, Cornwall [1]

C G Station, Down [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Charles, Devon [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Exeter England [1]

Fulham Workhouse, London [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Hanwell, Middlesex [1]

Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Honiton, Devon [1]

Horsham, Sussex [1]

Kandy [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lislee Timsleague, Cork [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Ludlow, Shropshire [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Market Rasen, Lincolnshire [1]

Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

Saint Austell, Cornwall [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Steyning District, Sussex [1]

Tavistock, Devon [1]

Tiverton, Devon [1]

Torquay, Devon [1]

Walmer, Kent [1]

Warsash, Hampshire [1]

West Ham, London [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Woodhouse, Leeds,Yorkshire [1]

Yateley, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [13]

Stoker 1st Class [11]

Ordinary Seaman [10]

Boy 1st Class [7]

Boy 2nd Class [7]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Leading Seaman [4]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3]

Leading Telegraphist [3]

Telegraphist [3]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Assistant Engineer [2]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Engineer Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Midshipman [2]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

???? [1]

Able Seaman (Rigger) [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Able Seamen [1]

Acting 2nd Cook’s Mate [1]

Acting Assistant Engineer [1]

Acting ERA 4th Class [1]

Acting Leading Cook’s Mate [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Assistant Clerk [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Boy (First Class) [1]

Boy (Second Class) [1]

Boy 2 then Boy 1 [1]

Boy Shipwright [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

CPO Writer [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Engineer [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Clerk [1]

Commander [1]

Cook’s Mate [1]

Domestic Servant 2nd Class [1]

Driver [1]

ERA 3c [1]

ERA 4th Class [1]

Unit

HMS Blake [34]

HMS Vivid II [6]

HMS Impregnable [5]

HMS Pembroke II [4]

HMS Vivid I [4]

HMS Ajax [3]

HMS Mischief [3]

Blake [2]

HMS [2]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS Benbow [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS Excellent [2]

HMS Indus [2]

HMS Lion [2]

HMS Majestic [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

HMS Wildfire [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

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

Argus [1]

Blake 'HMS Morning Star' [1]

Cornflower [1]

Dolphin [1]

Fisgard [1]

H.M.S. Bacchante [1]

H.M.S. Blake [1]

H.M.S. Patrol [1]

H.M.S. Pembroke I [1]

H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth [1]

H.M.S. Victory I [1]

H.M.S. Wallington [1]

HMD Hecla (Foxhound) [1]

HMS "Blake" [1]

HMS "Good Hope" [1]

HMS "Impregnable" [1]

HMS "Lion" [1]

HMS "Ocean" [1]

HMS Abdiel [1]

HMS Acheron [1]

HMS Actaeon [1]

HMS Adamant [1]

HMS Alexandra [1]

HMS Apollo (Foxhound) [1]

HMS Arethusa [1]

HMS Argus (Fleet Air Arm) [1]

HMS Argus (RAF Gosport) [1]

HMS Asia [1]

HMS Asia for HMS Pandora [1]

HMS Australia [1]

Service

Royal Navy [48]

British Army [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [8]

S [7]

G [4]

J [4]

M [4]

C [3]

H [3]

W [3]

D [2]

K [2]

R [2]

A [1]

E [1]

L [1]

O [1]

P [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [47]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Malta [1]

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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Ayleston, Leicestershire [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blackheath, Kent [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Burraton Saint Stephens, Cornwall [1] C G Station, Down [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Charles, Devon [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dover, Kent [1] Exeter England [1] Fulham Workhouse, London [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Hanwell, Middlesex [1] Hartlepool, Durham [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Honiton, Devon [1] Horsham, Sussex [1] Kandy [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lislee Timsleague, Cork [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Ludlow, Shropshire [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Market Rasen, Lincolnshire [1] Penzance, Cornwall [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Ramsgate, Kent. [1] Saint Austell, Cornwall [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Steyning District, Sussex [1] Tavistock, Devon [1] Tiverton, Devon [1] Torquay, Devon [1] Walmer, Kent [1] Warsash, Hampshire [1] West Ham, London [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Woodhouse, Leeds,Yorkshire [1] Yateley, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [13] Stoker 1st Class [11] Ordinary Seaman [10] Boy 1st Class [7] Boy 2nd Class [7] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Leading Seaman [4] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3] Leading Telegraphist [3] Telegraphist [3] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Assistant Engineer [2] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2] Engineer Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant [2] Midshipman [2] Petty Officer Telegraphist [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] ???? [1] Able Seaman (Rigger) [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Able Seamen [1] Acting 2nd Cook’s Mate [1] Acting Assistant Engineer [1] Acting ERA 4th Class [1] Acting Leading Cook’s Mate [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Assistant Clerk [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Boy (First Class) [1] Boy (Second Class) [1] Boy 2 then Boy 1 [1] Boy Shipwright [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] CPO Writer [1] Cadet [1] Captain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Engineer [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Clerk [1] Commander [1] Cook’s Mate [1] Domestic Servant 2nd Class [1] Driver [1] ERA 3c [1] ERA 4th Class [1]

Unit

HMS Blake [34] HMS Vivid II [6] HMS Impregnable [5] HMS Pembroke II [4] HMS Vivid I [4] HMS Ajax [3] HMS Mischief [3] Blake [2] HMS [2] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS Benbow [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS Excellent [2] HMS Indus [2] HMS Lion [2] HMS Majestic [2] HMS Victory I [2] HMS Wildfire [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] 2nd Division - 6th Field Artillery Brigade [1] Argus [1] Blake 'HMS Morning Star' [1] Cornflower [1] Dolphin [1] Fisgard [1] H.M.S. Bacchante [1] H.M.S. Blake [1] H.M.S. Patrol [1] H.M.S. Pembroke I [1] H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth [1] H.M.S. Victory I [1] H.M.S. Wallington [1] HMD Hecla (Foxhound) [1] HMS "Blake" [1] HMS "Good Hope" [1] HMS "Impregnable" [1] HMS "Lion" [1] HMS "Ocean" [1] HMS Abdiel [1] HMS Acheron [1] HMS Actaeon [1] HMS Adamant [1] HMS Alexandra [1] HMS Apollo (Foxhound) [1] HMS Arethusa [1] HMS Argus (Fleet Air Arm) [1] HMS Argus (RAF Gosport) [1] HMS Asia [1] HMS Asia for HMS Pandora [1] HMS Australia [1]

Service

Royal Navy [48] British Army [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [8] S [7] G [4] J [4] M [4] C [3] H [3] W [3] D [2] K [2] R [2] A [1] E [1] L [1] O [1] P [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [47]

Country

United Kingdom [18] Malta [1]

Burton Smith

Born 1888

Died 1962

Royal Navy 366270 Telegraphist H.M.S. Bacchante

Royal Navy 366270 Leading Telegraphist H.M.S. Patrol

Royal Navy 6226636 Leading Telegraphist H.M.S. Wallington

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George Maunder

Born 1884

Australian Imperial Force 287N Driver 2nd Division - 6th Field Artillery Brigade

Royal Navy 363409 Officers Steward 2nd Class HMS Blake

Royal Navy 363409 Domestic Servant 2nd Class HMS Leander

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William Harry Maeers

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy 236964 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy 236964 Boy 1st Class HMSs Ganges II, Victorious

Royal Navy 236964 Ordinary Seaman HMSs Victorious, Vivid I, Crescent, Flora

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Thomas Gratwick

Born 1884

Royal Navy RFR/B/4136 Stoker 1st Class Royal Fleet Reserve - Portsmouth

Royal Navy SS102609 Stoker 1st Class Royal Naval Division - Benbow Battalion

Royal Navy SS102609 Stoker 1st Class Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)

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Russell Ernest Birch

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy Cadet Training Establishments

Royal Navy Midshipman HMSs Hibernia, Dido, Ness, Dreadnought, Formidable, Illustrious

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant HMSs Lancaster, King George V, Blake for Fury, Dolphin

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Harold Jordan

Born 1887

Died 1917

Royal Navy Pembroke II

Royal Navy Triumph

Royal Navy Pembroke

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Edward Scarlett

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy 271096 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMSs Pembroke II, Wildfire

Royal Navy 271096 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Wildfire

Royal Navy 271096 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMSs Wildfire, Leander, Pembroke II, Irresistible, Pembroke I, Blake, Tyne, St George

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John Rutherford Jacques

Born 1890

Royal Navy K33409 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Blake (Marne)

Royal Navy K33409 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy K33409 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

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