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Poplar, London [8]

Bethnal Green, London [6]

Fulham, London [5]

Bermondsey, London [4]

Bow, London [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Clerkenwell, London [3]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Dover, Kent [3]

Gravesend, Kent [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Paddington, London [3]

Saint Pancras, London [3]

Sittingbourne, Kent [3]

Battersea, London [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Dartford, Kent [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Sevenoaks, Kent [2]

Stepney, London [2]

Woodford, Essex [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Aldershot, Surrey [1]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Manchester [1]

Banff, Banffshire [1]

Banteer, Cork [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Barnby, Nottinghamshire [1]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Bedminster [1]

Belmullett, Mayo [1]

Belvedere, Kent [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire [1]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

Boldre, Hampshire [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Bridge, Kent [1]

Bridgend, Glamorgan [1]

Bridgetown [1]

Brixton, Lambeth district, Surrey - [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [43]

Stoker 1st Class [35]

Boy 1st Class [28]

Ordinary Seaman [26]

Private [24]

Stoker 2nd Class [22]

Stoker Petty Officer [13]

Leading Seaman [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Commander [7]

Petty Officer [7]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4]

Boy 2nd Class [4]

Leading Stoker [4]

Acting Leading Stoker [3]

Captain [3]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3]

Leading Signalman [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Mechanician [3]

Private RMLI [3]

Wireman 2nd Class [3]

2nd Cook's Mate [2]

Acting Artificer Engineer [2]

Boy Telegraphist [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

Corporal [2]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Engineer Lieutenant [2]

Officer's Cook 1st Class [2]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [2]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2]

Shipwright 2nd Class [2]

Signal Boy [2]

Signalman [2]

Warrant Engineer [2]

Yeoman of Signals [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd Writer [1]

Acting Carpenter [1]

Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Acting Chief Stoker [1]

Acting Paymaster [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Armourer [1]

Unit

HMS Chester [218]

HMS CHESTER [63]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [28]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester [24]

HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [2]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Chester [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Chester [2]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

H.M. Submarine B6 [1]

H.M.S. Orlando [1]

HM Submarine E30 [1]

HMS "Bacchante" [1]

HMS "Chester" [1]

HMS "Dominion" [1]

HMS "Ganges" [1]

HMS "Inflexible" (Chester) [1]

HMS "Pembroke I" [1]

HMS "Pembroke II" [1]

HMS "Russell" [1]

HMS "Vernon" [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Antrim [1]

HMS Ariel [1]

HMS Barralong [1]

HMS Broke [1]

HMS Chester - RMLI Detachment [1]

HMS Chester - in command [1]

HMS Kestrel [1]

HMS Lord Nelson [1]

HMS Pactolus [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

HMS Pembroke II [1]

HMS Phaeton [1]

HMS Retribution [1]

HMS Tirade [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

HMS Voyager [1]

HMS Wallace [1]

HMS Wolfhound [1]

HMS Yarmouth [1]

Mercantile Marine - SS Alyn [1]

Mercantile Marine - SS Eastcheap [1]

Mercantile Marine - SS Mayflower [1]

Mercantile Marine - SS Wild Rose [1]

Mercantile Marine - SS Zillah [1]

RN Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve - HMS CHESTER [1]

Service

Royal Navy [313]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [39]

C [37]

G [26]

B [24]

F [22]

M [20]

W [20]

P [17]

D [16]

S [16]

L [13]

A [12]

T [12]

R [10]

K [9]

E [6]

O [5]

J [4]

N [3]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [285]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

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People [313] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Poplar, London [8] Bethnal Green, London [6] Fulham, London [5] Bermondsey, London [4] Bow, London [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Clerkenwell, London [3] Croydon, Surrey [3] Dover, Kent [3] Gravesend, Kent [3] Hackney, London [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Paddington, London [3] Saint Pancras, London [3] Sittingbourne, Kent [3] Battersea, London [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Camberwell, London [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] Dartford, Kent [2] Dundee, Forfarshire [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Lambeth, London [2] Marylebone, London [2] Sevenoaks, Kent [2] Stepney, London [2] Woodford, Essex [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Aldershot, Surrey [1] Ashton-under-Lyne, Manchester [1] Banff, Banffshire [1] Banteer, Cork [1] Barking, Essex [1] Barnby, Nottinghamshire [1] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1] Bedminster [1] Belmullett, Mayo [1] Belvedere, Kent [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Boldre, Hampshire [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Bridge, Kent [1] Bridgend, Glamorgan [1] Bridgetown [1] Brixton, Lambeth district, Surrey - [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [43] Stoker 1st Class [35] Boy 1st Class [28] Ordinary Seaman [26] Private [24] Stoker 2nd Class [22] Stoker Petty Officer [13] Leading Seaman [9] Lieutenant [8] Commander [7] Petty Officer [7] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4] Boy 2nd Class [4] Leading Stoker [4] Acting Leading Stoker [3] Captain [3] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3] Leading Signalman [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Mechanician [3] Private RMLI [3] Wireman 2nd Class [3] 2nd Cook's Mate [2] Acting Artificer Engineer [2] Boy Telegraphist [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Chief Stoker [2] Corporal [2] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Engineer Lieutenant [2] Officer's Cook 1st Class [2] Officer's Steward 1st Class [2] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2] Shipwright 2nd Class [2] Signal Boy [2] Signalman [2] Warrant Engineer [2] Yeoman of Signals [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd Writer [1] Acting Carpenter [1] Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Acting Chief Stoker [1] Acting Paymaster [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Armourer [1]

Unit

HMS Chester [218] HMS CHESTER [63] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [28] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester [24] HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [2] Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Chester [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Chester [2] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] H.M. Submarine B6 [1] H.M.S. Orlando [1] HM Submarine E30 [1] HMS "Bacchante" [1] HMS "Chester" [1] HMS "Dominion" [1] HMS "Ganges" [1] HMS "Inflexible" (Chester) [1] HMS "Pembroke I" [1] HMS "Pembroke II" [1] HMS "Russell" [1] HMS "Vernon" [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Antrim [1] HMS Ariel [1] HMS Barralong [1] HMS Broke [1] HMS Chester - RMLI Detachment [1] HMS Chester - in command [1] HMS Kestrel [1] HMS Lord Nelson [1] HMS Pactolus [1] HMS Pembroke [1] HMS Pembroke II [1] HMS Phaeton [1] HMS Retribution [1] HMS Tirade [1] HMS Vivid I [1] HMS Voyager [1] HMS Wallace [1] HMS Wolfhound [1] HMS Yarmouth [1] Mercantile Marine - SS Alyn [1] Mercantile Marine - SS Eastcheap [1] Mercantile Marine - SS Mayflower [1] Mercantile Marine - SS Wild Rose [1] Mercantile Marine - SS Zillah [1] RN Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve - HMS CHESTER [1]

Service

Royal Navy [313] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [39] C [37] G [26] B [24] F [22] M [20] W [20] P [17] D [16] S [16] L [13] A [12] T [12] R [10] K [9] E [6] O [5] J [4] N [3] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [285]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

William George Cook

Born 1886

Royal Navy 14162 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 14162 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester

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Victor Richard Baker

Born 1898

Royal Navy 19983 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 19983 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester

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George William Green

Born 1891

Royal Navy 17270 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 17270 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester

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Henry Orsler

Born 1875

Died 1951

Royal Navy RFR/B/1029 Acting Petty Officer Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

Royal Navy 171171 Acting Petty Officer Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion

Royal Navy 171171 Leading Seaman HMS Chester

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Stanley George Forster

Born 1895

Royal Navy 18222 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 18222 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester

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William Collins

Born 1898

Royal Navy 19988 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 19988 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester

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Arthur Henry Grigg

Born 1897

Royal Navy 18742 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 18742 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester

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Alfred Cook

Born 1896

Royal Navy 18543 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 18543 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester

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Cyril Walter Hanwell

Born 1898

Royal Navy 19978 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 19978 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester

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Harry Roland Hopkins

Born 1898

Royal Navy 19969 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 19969 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester

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George Henry Gaskin

Born 1897

Royal Navy 19663 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 19663 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester

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John Porter Gibbs

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy 16102 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 12467 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 16102 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester

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James Martin William Grimley

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy 18024 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/18024 Private Royal Marine Brigade - Chatham Battalion

Royal Navy CH/18024 Private Royal Marine Brigade - Chatham Battalion

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