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Place of birth

Alderley Edge, Cheshire [1]

Alderminster, Worcestershire [1]

Balham, London [1]

Dysart, Fifeshire [1]

Edgehill, Liverpool [1]

Fleetwood, Lancashire [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [1]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Higham, Kent [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Kingston on Thames, Surrey [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1]

Pennygate, Barton Turf, Norfolk [1]

Petham, Kent [1]

Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Walthamstow [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

West Malling, Kent [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [5]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Boy 2nd Class [5]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Petty Officer [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Leading Seaman [2]

3rd Writer [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

CERA 2c [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Corporal [1]

ERA 1c [1]

ERA 4c [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Midshipman [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Seaman [1]

Sick Bay, Chief Petty Officer [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1 [1]

Stoker 2 [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

HMS Blanche [18]

HMS BLANCHE [3]

HMS "Blanche" [2]

HMS "Pembroke II" [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Pembroke I [2]

HMS Pembroke II [2]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

HMS "Cornflower" [1]

HMS "Ganges II" [1]

HMS "Hogue" [1]

HMS "Minerva" [1]

HMS "Sir Thomas Picton" [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Aurora [1]

HMS Bellona, Cruiser [1]

HMS Blonde [1]

HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [1]

HMS Defence [1]

HMS Egmont [1]

HMS Ganges II [1]

HMS Hannibal [1]

HMS Hogue [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Impregnable Boy Training Est. Devonport [1]

HMS Inflexible [1]

HMS Inflexible; HMS Danae; HMS Repulse; HMS Blanche. [1]

HMS Lowestoft [1]

HMS Minatour, Cruiser [1]

HMS Morning Star [1]

HMS Powerful II [1]

HMS Titania [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

HMS Vernon [1]

HMS Vernon Torpedo School, Devonport [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

L55 [1]

RNVR Mersey - HMS Blanche [1]

RNVR Mersey - HMS Vanguard [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Blanche [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Service

Royal Navy [26]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [4]

S [3]

C [2]

D [2]

F [2]

M [2]

Q [2]

B [1]

E [1]

H [1]

I [1]

J [1]

N [1]

P [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [20]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Malta [1]

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People [26] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Alderley Edge, Cheshire [1] Alderminster, Worcestershire [1] Balham, London [1] Dysart, Fifeshire [1] Edgehill, Liverpool [1] Fleetwood, Lancashire [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire [1] Guernsey, Channel Islands [1] Hackney, London [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Higham, Kent [1] Hoxton, London [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Kingston on Thames, Surrey [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] Pennygate, Barton Turf, Norfolk [1] Petham, Kent [1] Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Walthamstow [1] West Ham, Essex [1] West Malling, Kent [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [5] Boy 1st Class [5] Boy 2nd Class [5] Ordinary Seaman [4] Petty Officer [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Leading Seaman [2] 3rd Writer [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] CERA 2c [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Corporal [1] ERA 1c [1] ERA 4c [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant [1] Midshipman [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Rear Admiral [1] Seaman [1] Sick Bay, Chief Petty Officer [1] Signalman [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1 [1] Stoker 2 [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Telegraphist [1] Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

HMS Blanche [18] HMS BLANCHE [3] HMS "Blanche" [2] HMS "Pembroke II" [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Pembroke I [2] HMS Pembroke II [2] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] HMS "Cornflower" [1] HMS "Ganges II" [1] HMS "Hogue" [1] HMS "Minerva" [1] HMS "Sir Thomas Picton" [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Aurora [1] HMS Bellona, Cruiser [1] HMS Blonde [1] HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [1] HMS Defence [1] HMS Egmont [1] HMS Ganges II [1] HMS Hannibal [1] HMS Hogue [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Impregnable Boy Training Est. Devonport [1] HMS Inflexible [1] HMS Inflexible; HMS Danae; HMS Repulse; HMS Blanche. [1] HMS Lowestoft [1] HMS Minatour, Cruiser [1] HMS Morning Star [1] HMS Powerful II [1] HMS Titania [1] HMS Vanguard [1] HMS Vernon [1] HMS Vernon Torpedo School, Devonport [1] HMS Victory I [1] L55 [1] RNVR Mersey - HMS Blanche [1] RNVR Mersey - HMS Vanguard [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Blanche [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Service

Royal Navy [26] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [4] S [3] C [2] D [2] F [2] M [2] Q [2] B [1] E [1] H [1] I [1] J [1] N [1] P [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [20]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Malta [1]

Robert Keith Arbuthnot

Born 1864

Died 1916

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Blanche

Royal Navy Rear Admiral HMS Defence

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William James Fuller

Born 1898

Died 1985

Royal Navy J64247

Royal Navy J64247 Seaman HMS Blanche

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Ernest Emile Martin

Born 1879

Royal Navy 270292

Royal Navy 270292 ERA 1c HMS Blanche

Royal Navy 270292 ERA 4c HMS Blanche

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Harry Fred Cox

Born 1885

Died 1971

Royal Navy J64508 HMS Blanche

Royal Navy J64508 HMS Pembroke I

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Thomas Sanderson Quayle

Born 1886

Royal Navy 226645

Royal Navy 226645 Able Seaman HMS Blanche

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Arthur Reeve Jarvis

Born 1878

Died 1917

Royal Navy 176573 Petty Officer HMS Blanche

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Martin Francis Quinlan

Born 1893

Died 1917

Royal Navy K23206 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy K23206 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Blanche

Royal Navy K23206 Stoker 1st Class HMS Blanche

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Oscar Humphrey Stoehr

Born 1889

Died 1917

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Blanche

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Vanguard

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William Spencer Dunn

Born 1892

Royal Navy M8412 3rd Writer HMS Blanche

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John William Stone

Born 1874

Royal Navy 268668 Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS BLANCHE

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Horace Richard Mason

Born 1887

Royal Navy 220511 Yeoman of Signals HMS Blanche

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Frederick Walter James Irish

Born 1883

Royal Navy 202273 Able Seaman HMS Blanche

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Albert Bartholomew Fulbrook

Born 1886

Royal Navy 223368 Stoker 1st Class HMS BLANCHE

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Thomas Duncan

Born 1875

Royal Navy 268825 Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS BLANCHE

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George Henry Allingham

Born 1887

Died 1959

Royal Navy K38892 Stoker 2 HMS "Pembroke II"

Royal Navy K38892 Stoker 1 HMS "Blanche"

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Herbert Crook

Born 1892

Died 1919

Royal Navy J4894 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J4894 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J4894 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hannibal

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Oscar Augustus Norris

Born 1893

Died 1966

Royal Navy K21399

Royal Navy K21399 Stoker HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy K21399 Leading Stoker HMS Lowestoft

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Reginald John Veal

Born 1890

Royal Navy Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Blanche

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Edward Mark Yallop

Born 1884

Died 1942

Royal Navy 351611

Royal Navy 351611 Sick Bay, Chief Petty Officer HMS Inflexible; HMS Danae; HMS Repulse; HMS Blanche.

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Frederick William Pointer

Born 1884

Royal Navy 311020 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Blanche

Royal Navy 311020 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Daffodil (Victory X)

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