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Place of birth

West Ham, Essex [8]

Lambeth, London [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Islington, London [4]

Marylebone, London [4]

Poplar, London [4]

Southwark, London [4]

Walworth, London [4]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [3]

Bedford [3]

Cambridge [3]

Fulham, London [3]

Sunderland, Durham [3]

Arbroath, Forfarshire [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Brixton, London [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Eastchurch, Kent [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Holloway, London [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Kingston, Surrey [2]

Leicester [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Newark, Nottinghamshire [2]

Pimlico, London [2]

Plaistow, Essex [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Shoreditch, London [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Aikton, Cumberland [1]

Amersham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Annan, Dumfriesshire [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Bacup, Lancashire [1]

Ballymena, Antrim [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Belgravia, Middlesex [1]

Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire [1]

Bermondsey, London South East [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [74]

Stoker 1st Class [39]

Ordinary Seaman [36]

Boy 1st Class [30]

Private [21]

Leading Seaman [14]

Boy 2nd Class [11]

Leading Stoker [11]

Stoker Petty Officer [10]

Lieutenant [8]

Ordinary Telegraphist [7]

Stoker 2nd Class [7]

Commander [6]

Petty Officer [6]

Lieutenant Commander [5]

Signalman [5]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4]

Leading Signalman [4]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3]

Officer's Cook 1st Class [3]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [3]

Ordinary Signalman [3]

Stoker [3]

Wireman 1st Class [3]

3rd Writer [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Armourer's Crew [2]

Boy Telegraphist [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Cook's Mate [2]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Leading Cook's Mate [2]

Leading Telegraphist [2]

Mechanician [2]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [2]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2]

Rear Admiral [2]

Senior Reserve Attendant [2]

Shipwright 1st Class [2]

Telegraphist [2]

2nd Cooper [1]

Able Seaman (Rigger) [1]

Acting Artificer Engineer [1]

Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Acting Clerk [1]

Acting Mate [1]

Acting Paymaster Lieutenant [1]

Acting Stoker [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Unit

HMS Calliope [274]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [23]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Calliope [22]

HMS Northampton [10]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Calliope [8]

HMS CALLIOPE [7]

Royal Naval Division [5]

HMS Victory [4]

HMS Agincourt [3]

HMS Ajax [3]

HMS Thames [3]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2]

HMS "Calliope" [2]

HMS Dolphin [2]

HMS Excellent [2]

HMS Good Hope [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS London [2]

HMS Queen [2]

HMS Vernon [2]

HMS Victory 1 [2]

HMS Vindictive [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

RN Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve - HMS CALLIOPE [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Calliope [2]

H.M.S. Pembroke I [1]

H.M.S. ʺCleopatra" [1]

H.M.T.B. "4" [1]

HM Submarine H3 [1]

HMS "Natal" [1]

HMS "Pembroke I" [1]

HMS "Pembroke II" [1]

HMS "Sutlej" [1]

HMS "Topaz" [1]

HMS 'Calliope' [1]

HMS Apollo [1]

HMS Ariadne [1]

HMS Arrogant [1]

HMS Assistance [1]

HMS Aurora [1]

HMS Benbow [1]

HMS Berwick [1]

HMS Birmingham [1]

HMS Bonaventure [1]

HMS Caesar [1]

HMS Champion [1]

HMS Conqueror [1]

HMS Conquest [1]

HMS Courageous [1]

Service

Royal Navy [318]

Last name first letter

B [40]

S [31]

C [27]

H [27]

M [25]

W [25]

G [24]

F [14]

R [14]

T [13]

P [12]

E [10]

K [9]

A [8]

L [8]

N [8]

D [7]

J [7]

O [3]

Q [3]

I [1]

Y [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [304]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

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People [318] Stories Communities

Place of birth

West Ham, Essex [8] Lambeth, London [6] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Islington, London [4] Marylebone, London [4] Poplar, London [4] Southwark, London [4] Walworth, London [4] Barnsley, Yorkshire [3] Bedford [3] Cambridge [3] Fulham, London [3] Sunderland, Durham [3] Arbroath, Forfarshire [2] Battersea, London [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Brixton, London [2] Camberwell, London [2] Deptford, London [2] Eastchurch, Kent [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Hackney, London [2] Holloway, London [2] Hoxton, London [2] Kingston, Surrey [2] Leicester [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Newark, Nottinghamshire [2] Pimlico, London [2] Plaistow, Essex [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Shoreditch, London [2] Aberdeen [1] Aikton, Cumberland [1] Amersham, Buckinghamshire [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] Annan, Dumfriesshire [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Bacup, Lancashire [1] Ballymena, Antrim [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Belfast, Down [1] Belgravia, Middlesex [1] Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire [1] Bermondsey, London South East [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [74] Stoker 1st Class [39] Ordinary Seaman [36] Boy 1st Class [30] Private [21] Leading Seaman [14] Boy 2nd Class [11] Leading Stoker [11] Stoker Petty Officer [10] Lieutenant [8] Ordinary Telegraphist [7] Stoker 2nd Class [7] Commander [6] Petty Officer [6] Lieutenant Commander [5] Signalman [5] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4] Leading Signalman [4] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3] Officer's Cook 1st Class [3] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [3] Ordinary Signalman [3] Stoker [3] Wireman 1st Class [3] 3rd Writer [2] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [2] Armourer's Crew [2] Boy Telegraphist [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Cook's Mate [2] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2] Leading Cook's Mate [2] Leading Telegraphist [2] Mechanician [2] Officer's Steward 1st Class [2] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2] Rear Admiral [2] Senior Reserve Attendant [2] Shipwright 1st Class [2] Telegraphist [2] 2nd Cooper [1] Able Seaman (Rigger) [1] Acting Artificer Engineer [1] Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Acting Clerk [1] Acting Mate [1] Acting Paymaster Lieutenant [1] Acting Stoker [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Unit

HMS Calliope [274] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [23] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Calliope [22] HMS Northampton [10] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Calliope [8] HMS CALLIOPE [7] Royal Naval Division [5] HMS Victory [4] HMS Agincourt [3] HMS Ajax [3] HMS Thames [3] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2] HMS "Calliope" [2] HMS Dolphin [2] HMS Excellent [2] HMS Good Hope [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS London [2] HMS Queen [2] HMS Vernon [2] HMS Victory 1 [2] HMS Vindictive [2] HMS Vivid I [2] RN Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve - HMS CALLIOPE [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Calliope [2] H.M.S. Pembroke I [1] H.M.S. ʺCleopatra" [1] H.M.T.B. "4" [1] HM Submarine H3 [1] HMS "Natal" [1] HMS "Pembroke I" [1] HMS "Pembroke II" [1] HMS "Sutlej" [1] HMS "Topaz" [1] HMS 'Calliope' [1] HMS Apollo [1] HMS Ariadne [1] HMS Arrogant [1] HMS Assistance [1] HMS Aurora [1] HMS Benbow [1] HMS Berwick [1] HMS Birmingham [1] HMS Bonaventure [1] HMS Caesar [1] HMS Champion [1] HMS Conqueror [1] HMS Conquest [1] HMS Courageous [1]

Service

Royal Navy [318]

Last name first letter

B [40] S [31] C [27] H [27] M [25] W [25] G [24] F [14] R [14] T [13] P [12] E [10] K [9] A [8] L [8] N [8] D [7] J [7] O [3] Q [3] I [1] Y [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [304]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

Ernest John Spooner

Born 1887

Died 1942

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Calliope

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Sidney Thomas Ellis

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J19903 Able Seaman HMS Calliope

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Thomas Joseph Hogan

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy L5974 Officer's Steward 1st Class HMS Calliope

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Joseph Skidmore

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS116726 Stoker 1st Class HMS Calliope

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Percival Dudley Wentworth Shingleston

Born 1898

Died 1972

Royal Navy J27384 Ordinary Seaman HMS Calliope

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Stephen St Leger Moore

Born 1884

Royal Navy Rear Admiral

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Vice-Admiral

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Joseph Boorman

Born 1894

Royal Navy J25695 Able Seaman HMS Calliope

Royal Navy J25695 Ordinary Seaman HMS CALLIOPE

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Robert Thomas Bessick

Born 1891

Royal Navy SS109806 Leading Stoker HMS CALLIOPE

Royal Navy SS109806 Stoker 1st Class HMS Calliope

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Percy Mark Cox

Born 1889

Died 1945

Royal Navy 347192

Royal Navy Lieutenant-Commander (S) HMS Calliope

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Alfred Richard Firminger

Born 1867

Died 1940

Royal Navy Private Royal Marine

Royal Navy 350091 Ship's Corporal 1st Class HMS Calliope

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Charles Phillimore

Born 1894

Died 1970

Royal Navy J10452 Able Seaman HMS Calliope

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Walter William Fairweather

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy J15619 Able Seaman HMS Calliope

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William John Adlam Willis

Born 1894

Died 1982

Royal Navy J11010 Petty Officer HMS Calliope

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Charles Harbottle Rae

Born 1896

Royal Navy Acting Paymaster Lieutenant

Royal Navy Clerk HMS Calliope

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Arthur John Barnes

Born 1897

Died 1978

Royal Navy J25271 Able Seaman HMS Calliope

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Humphrey Ranulph Brand

Born 1895

Died 1953

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant HMS Calliope

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Gilbert Moy Burgess

Born 1899

Died 1920

Royal Navy J/40911 Able Seaman H.M.S. ʺCleopatra"

Royal Navy J40911 Boy 1st Class HMS Calliope

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John Robert Lees

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS116871 Stoker 1st Class HMS Calliope

Royal Navy SS/116871(Ch) Stoker 1st Class HMS Champion

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William Frank Rowlingson

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy J34073

Royal Navy J34073 Able Seaman HMS Calliope

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Charles Edward Le Mesurier

Born 1869

Died 1917

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Commodore 2nd Class HMS Calliope

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