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Caldwell Farm, Neilston [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Landport, Hampshire [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

Morice Town, Devonport, Devon [1]

Pokesdown, Dorset [1]

Rodbourne, Wiltshire [1]

Sidlesham, Sussex [1]

Steyning District, Sussex [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

3rd Writer [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Boy 1st Class (B1C) [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class (B2C) [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Cadet [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

HMS Cormorant [1]

Leading Boatswain [1]

Leading Seaman (Leading Boatswain) [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Midshipman [1]

ORD Telegraphist [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS Cormorant [6]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS Firequeen [2]

HMS Victory [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

HMS Amethyst [1]

HMS Ariadne [1]

HMS Australia [1]

HMS Blenheim [1]

HMS Boomerang [1]

HMS Boscawen [1]

HMS Caesar [1]

HMS City of Belfast [1]

HMS Colleen (Buncrana) [1]

HMS Cormorant (believed to be a shore base in Gibraltar) [1]

HMS Crescent [1]

HMS Diadem [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington II [1]

HMS Europa [1]

HMS Euryalus [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Firequeen II [1]

HMS Formidable [1]

HMS Forte [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Juno [1]

HMS King Edward VI [1]

HMS Maidstone for HM Submarine E24 [1]

HMS Majestic [1]

HMS Minotaur [1]

HMS Nelson [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

HMS Pembroke I (believed to be a shore base at Chatham) [1]

HMS President IV Londonderry [1]

HMS President IV Newtown [1]

HMS Royal Arthur [1]

HMS Royal Sovereign [1]

HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [1]

HMS Swiftsure [1]

HMS Trafalgar [1]

HMS Venus [1]

HMS Vernon [1]

HMS Vernon I [1]

HMS Victory Eastbourne [1]

HMS Victory II [1]

HMS Victory VI (believed to be a shore base at Crystal Palace, Depot for RN and RNR Divisions 1914-1918) [1]

HMS Vindictive [1]

Service

Royal Navy [9]

British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [3]

W [2]

A [1]

D [1]

H [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

South Africa [1]

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People [9] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Caldwell Farm, Neilston [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Landport, Hampshire [1] Lewisham, London [1] Morice Town, Devonport, Devon [1] Pokesdown, Dorset [1] Rodbourne, Wiltshire [1] Sidlesham, Sussex [1] Steyning District, Sussex [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Leading Seaman [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] 3rd Writer [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Boy 1st Class (B1C) [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy 2nd Class (B2C) [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Cadet [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] HMS Cormorant [1] Leading Boatswain [1] Leading Seaman (Leading Boatswain) [1] Lieutenant [1] Midshipman [1] ORD Telegraphist [1] Petty Officer [1] Private [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS Cormorant [6] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS Firequeen [2] HMS Victory [2] HMS Victory I [2] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] HMS Amethyst [1] HMS Ariadne [1] HMS Australia [1] HMS Blenheim [1] HMS Boomerang [1] HMS Boscawen [1] HMS Caesar [1] HMS City of Belfast [1] HMS Colleen (Buncrana) [1] HMS Cormorant (believed to be a shore base in Gibraltar) [1] HMS Crescent [1] HMS Diadem [1] HMS Duke of Wellington [1] HMS Duke of Wellington II [1] HMS Europa [1] HMS Euryalus [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Firequeen II [1] HMS Formidable [1] HMS Forte [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Juno [1] HMS King Edward VI [1] HMS Maidstone for HM Submarine E24 [1] HMS Majestic [1] HMS Minotaur [1] HMS Nelson [1] HMS Pembroke [1] HMS Pembroke I (believed to be a shore base at Chatham) [1] HMS President IV Londonderry [1] HMS President IV Newtown [1] HMS Royal Arthur [1] HMS Royal Sovereign [1] HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [1] HMS Swiftsure [1] HMS Trafalgar [1] HMS Venus [1] HMS Vernon [1] HMS Vernon I [1] HMS Victory Eastbourne [1] HMS Victory II [1] HMS Victory VI (believed to be a shore base at Crystal Palace, Depot for RN and RNR Divisions 1914-1918) [1] HMS Vindictive [1]

Service

Royal Navy [9] British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [3] W [2] A [1] D [1] H [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6]

Country

United Kingdom [6] South Africa [1]

Francis George Blake

Born 1861

Died 1916

Royal Navy 123362 Engine Room Artificer

Royal Navy Artificer Engineer

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant HMS Cormorant

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William Jasper Hall

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy M19438 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS. Cormorant.

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Frank James Barnes

Born 1901

Died 1972

Royal Navy J78759

Royal Navy J78759 Boy Telegraphist HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J78759 Boy Telegraphist HMS Ganges

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Harry James Dowland

Born 1882

Died 1957

Royal Navy Boy 2nd Class (B2C) HMS Boscawen

Royal Navy Boy 1st Class (B1C) HMS Boscawen

Royal Navy Boy 1st Class HMS Minotaur

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Albert Henry Woolven

Born 1881

Died 1915

Royal Navy 302856 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy 302856 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Duke of Wellington II

Royal Navy 302856 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Firequeen

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Henry Charles Adams

Born 1884

Died 1922

Royal Navy 213543 Ordinary Seaman HMS Majestic

Royal Navy 213543 Able Seaman HMS Caesar

Royal Navy 213543 Leading Seaman HMS Cormorant

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Percy Wigmore

Born 1887

Royal Navy M32059 3rd Writer

Royal Navy M32059 3rd Writer HMS Victory I

Royal Navy M32059 3rd Writer HMS Cormorant

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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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Andrew Reid

Born 1897

Royal Navy Z/8190 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Clyde Division

Royal Navy Z/8/190 Able Seaman HMS City of Belfast

Royal Navy Z/8/190 Able Seaman HMS Pembroke I (believed to be a shore base at Chatham)

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