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Place of birth

West Ham, Essex [7]

Battersea, London [5]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Belfast, Antrim [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2]

Limehouse, London [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Walworth, London [2]

Westminster, London [2]

26 Ontario Street, Bermondsey, Southwark, London [1]

Aberdour, Aberdeenshire [1]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire [1]

Arundel, Sussex [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackburn, Aberdeenshire [1]

Bourne, Lincolnshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bromley, London [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Chatteris, Cambridgeshire [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Corringham, Essex [1]

Cranbrook, Kent [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Derby [1]

Dublin, Dublin [1]

Dufftown, Banffshire [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire [1]

Durham [1]

East Ham, London [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Egham, Surrey [1]

Ferny Bank, Scotland [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Framlingham, Suffolk [1]

Freiston, Lincolnshire [1]

Glanmire, Cork [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [41]

Able Seaman [21]

Ordinary Seaman [16]

Leading Stoker [10]

Boy 1st Class [8]

Stoker 2nd Class [8]

Stoker Petty Officer [5]

Leading Seaman [4]

Boy Telegraphist [3]

2nd Cook's Mate [2]

Armourer [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Ordinary Signalman [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Shipwright 1st Class [2]

Signal Boy [2]

Signalman [2]

Stoker 1st class [2]

Yeoman of Signals [2]

Abe Bodied Seaman [1]

Abe Seaman [1]

Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Acting CERA2c [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Boatman [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy II, Boy I [1]

CERA 2c [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Ship's Cook [1]

Commander [1]

Cooper [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Boatman [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Master at Arms [1]

Mechanician [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Unit

HMS BOADICEA [109]

HMS Boadicea [37]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [5]

HMS Vindictive [2]

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

HM Coastguard [1]

HM Submarine E14 [1]

HM Trawler Agamemnon II [1]

HMS Acteon [1]

HMS Active [1]

HMS Agamemnon [1]

HMS Caladon [1]

HMS Cleopatra [1]

HMS Duke Of Edinburgh [1]

HMS Egmont [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS Howe [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Indomitable [1]

HMS Intrepid [1]

HMS Isis [1]

HMS Liffey [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

HMS Pembroke 1 [1]

HMS Pembroke I [1]

HMS Royal Arthur [1]

HMS Royal Oak [1]

HMS Severn [1]

HMS Victory [1]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

HMS Vulcan [1]

HMS Wildfire [1]

RNVR Division: London - HMS Boadicea [1]

RNVR London - HMS Boadicea II [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Boadicea [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Boadicea [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Boadicea [1]

Service

Royal Navy [151]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [18]

C [18]

H [15]

S [14]

P [12]

W [11]

D [9]

F [8]

M [8]

E [7]

G [7]

R [7]

A [3]

N [3]

K [2]

L [2]

T [2]

Y [2]

J [1]

O [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [138]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [151] Stories Communities

Place of birth

West Ham, Essex [7] Battersea, London [5] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Belfast, Antrim [3] Hackney, London [3] Bethnal Green, London [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2] Limehouse, London [2] Peckham, London [2] Walworth, London [2] Westminster, London [2] 26 Ontario Street, Bermondsey, Southwark, London [1] Aberdour, Aberdeenshire [1] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire [1] Arundel, Sussex [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackburn, Aberdeenshire [1] Bourne, Lincolnshire [1] Bow, London [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bromley, London [1] Camberwell, London [1] Chatteris, Cambridgeshire [1] Clapham, London [1] Corringham, Essex [1] Cranbrook, Kent [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Derby [1] Dublin, Dublin [1] Dufftown, Banffshire [1] Dundee, Forfarshire [1] Durham [1] East Ham, London [1] Edinburgh [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Egham, Surrey [1] Ferny Bank, Scotland [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Framlingham, Suffolk [1] Freiston, Lincolnshire [1] Glanmire, Cork [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [41] Able Seaman [21] Ordinary Seaman [16] Leading Stoker [10] Boy 1st Class [8] Stoker 2nd Class [8] Stoker Petty Officer [5] Leading Seaman [4] Boy Telegraphist [3] 2nd Cook's Mate [2] Armourer [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2] Lieutenant [2] Ordinary Signalman [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Shipwright 1st Class [2] Signal Boy [2] Signalman [2] Stoker 1st class [2] Yeoman of Signals [2] Abe Bodied Seaman [1] Abe Seaman [1] Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Acting CERA2c [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Blacksmith [1] Boatman [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy II, Boy I [1] CERA 2c [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Ship's Cook [1] Commander [1] Cooper [1] Engine Room Artificer 1nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Gunner [1] Leading Boatman [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Master at Arms [1] Mechanician [1] Paymaster Lieutenant [1] Petty Officer [1]

Unit

HMS BOADICEA [109] HMS Boadicea [37] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [5] HMS Vindictive [2] H.M.S. "Boadicea." [1] HM Coastguard [1] HM Submarine E14 [1] HM Trawler Agamemnon II [1] HMS Acteon [1] HMS Active [1] HMS Agamemnon [1] HMS Caladon [1] HMS Cleopatra [1] HMS Duke Of Edinburgh [1] HMS Egmont [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS Howe [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Indomitable [1] HMS Intrepid [1] HMS Isis [1] HMS Liffey [1] HMS Pembroke [1] HMS Pembroke 1 [1] HMS Pembroke I [1] HMS Royal Arthur [1] HMS Royal Oak [1] HMS Severn [1] HMS Victory [1] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [1] HMS Vivid [1] HMS Vulcan [1] HMS Wildfire [1] RNVR Division: London - HMS Boadicea [1] RNVR London - HMS Boadicea II [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Boadicea [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Boadicea [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Boadicea [1]

Service

Royal Navy [151] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [18] C [18] H [15] S [14] P [12] W [11] D [9] F [8] M [8] E [7] G [7] R [7] A [3] N [3] K [2] L [2] T [2] Y [2] J [1] O [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [138]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Charles Rahn

Born 1893

Royal Navy K15472 Stoker 1st Class HMS BOADICEA

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William Robert Browne

Born 1887

Royal Navy 308986 Stoker 1st Class HMS BOADICEA

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James William Horlock

Born 1894

Royal Navy K16184 Stoker 1st Class HMS Boadicea

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Alfred James Bryant

Born 1895

Royal Navy K26965 Stoker 2nd Class HMS BOADICEA

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Charles Edmund James Walter

Born 1896

Royal Navy J21521 Ordinary Seaman HMS BOADICEA

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William Yearsley

Born 1898

Royal Navy J33093 Ordinary Signalman HMS BOADICEA

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George Frederick Edwards

Born 1894

Royal Navy K25807 Stoker 1st Class HMS BOADICEA

Royal Navy K25807 Stoker 2nd Class HMS BOADICEA

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Harry Friend Norris

Born 1895

Royal Navy J20774 Able Seaman HMS Boadicea

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John Wilday

Born 1886

Royal Navy 219545 Able Seaman HMS BOADICEA

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Albert Edwin Sands

Born 1886

Royal Navy 222365 Able Seaman HMS BOADICEA

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Francis John Presswell

Born 1893

Royal Navy K13594 Leading Stoker HMS BOADICEA

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George Thomas Hatch

Born 1886

Royal Navy SS100898 Stoker 1st Class HMS Boadicea

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Henry James Curtis

Born 1884

Royal Navy 343597 Cooper HMS BOADICEA

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Frank Sharratt

Born 1899

Royal Navy J31895 Boy 1st Class HMS BOADICEA

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Richard Charles Higgs

Born 1896

Royal Navy J36369 Ordinary Seaman HMS BOADICEA

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John Butcher

Born 1884

Royal Navy 308140 Stoker Petty Officer HMS BOADICEA

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Herbert Edward Dorrell

Born 1900

Royal Navy J37354 Signal Boy HMS BOADICEA

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Arthur Sidney Cracknell

Born 1896

Royal Navy J18904 Signalman HMS BOADICEA

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William Corcoran

Born 1890

Royal Navy K17074 Stoker 1st Class HMS Boadicea

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Thomas Early

Born 1895

Royal Navy K26157 Stoker 2nd Class HMS BOADICEA

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