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Place of birth

Portsea, Hampshire [4]

Islington, London [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Woolwich, London [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1]

Arran, Galway [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Boughton, Kent [1]

Bridgewater, Somerset [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Durham [1]

Fakenham, Norfolk [1]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1]

Forest Hill, Kent [1]

Frome, Somerset [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Glamorgan, Cardiff [1]

Guestling, Sussex [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

High Barnet, Middlesex [1]

Horribridge, Devon [1]

Hunton, Kent [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Isleworth, Middx [1]

Lancaster [1]

Lincoln. Lincolnshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Loose, Maidstone, Kent [1]

Lyndhurst, near Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Malswick, Gloucestershire [1]

N Woolwich [1]

Newcastle Upon Tyne [1]

North Somercotes, near Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Petworth, Sussex [1]

Pevensey, Sussex [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Putney [1]

Queens Park, London [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Reading [1]

Redditch, Warwickshire [1]

Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Shaftesbury, Dorset [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [29]

Stoker 1st Class [13]

Ordinary Seaman [9]

Private [8]

Boy 1st Class [7]

Boy 2nd Class [7]

Stoker 2nd Class [7]

Leading Seaman [4]

Leading Stoker [4]

Stoker 1st class [4]

Petty Officer [3]

Able Seaman (Rigger) [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Midshipman [2]

Sick Berth Steward [2]

Stoker [2]

3rd Writer [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer, Fourth Class [1]

Boy Servant [1]

Canteen Assistant [1]

Carpenters Crew [1]

Carpenters Mate [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Corporal [1]

Engine Room Artificer, 1st Class [1]

Leading Carpenters Crew [1]

Leading Shipwright [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Officer's Cook 1st Class [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Officers Cook 3rd Class [1]

Officers Steward 2nd class [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Private RMLI [1]

Sergeant [1]

Ship's Chief Cook [1]

Ships Steward [1]

Ships Steward Assistant [1]

Shipwright [1]

Shipwright - 1st Class [1]

Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Shipwright 2nd Class [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

HMS Cressy [65]

H.M.S. "Cressy" [4]

HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

HMS Agincourt [3]

HMS Ganges II [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Cressy [3]

HMS "Acheron" [2]

HMS "Cressy" [2]

HMS Aboukir [a Cressy-class armoured cruiser] [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS Fisgard [2]

HMS Victoria and Albert [2]

Army Service Corps [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Duke of Wellington 2 [1]

HM Submarine E36 [1]

HM Submarine E49 [1]

HMS "Benbow" [1]

HMS "Carnarvon" [1]

HMS "Cochrane" [1]

HMS "Impregnable" [1]

HMS "Lancaster" [1]

HMS "Lion" [1]

HMS "Pembroke I" [1]

HMS "Pembroke" [1]

HMS "St George" [1]

HMS "Wildfire" [1]

HMS 'Cressy' [1]

HMS Acheron then HMS Pembroke II then HMS Irresistible [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS Bacchante [Cressy Class armoured cruiser] [1]

HMS Berwick [1]

HMS Bulwark [1]

HMS Campania [1]

HMS Cochrane [1]

HMS Devonshire [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington II [1]

HMS Duncan [1]

HMS Edgar [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Firequeen 2 [1]

HMS Foresight [1]

HMS Grafton [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS Hercules [1]

HMS Implacable [a Formidable-class battleship] [1]

HMS Irresistible then HMS Duncan plus HMS Pembroke II (twice) [1]

HMS London [1]

Service

Royal Navy [80]

British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [13]

A [11]

H [7]

S [7]

C [5]

W [5]

L [4]

P [4]

T [4]

D [3]

E [3]

F [3]

G [3]

M [3]

J [2]

I [1]

Q [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [57]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

Iran, Islamic Republic of [1]

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Place of birth

Portsea, Hampshire [4] Islington, London [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Woolwich, London [2] Aberdeen [1] Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1] Arran, Galway [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Boughton, Kent [1] Bridgewater, Somerset [1] Camden Town, London [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Durham [1] Fakenham, Norfolk [1] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1] Forest Hill, Kent [1] Frome, Somerset [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Glamorgan, Cardiff [1] Guestling, Sussex [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] High Barnet, Middlesex [1] Horribridge, Devon [1] Hunton, Kent [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Isleworth, Middx [1] Lancaster [1] Lincoln. Lincolnshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Loose, Maidstone, Kent [1] Lyndhurst, near Southampton, Hampshire [1] Malswick, Gloucestershire [1] N Woolwich [1] Newcastle Upon Tyne [1] North Somercotes, near Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Petworth, Sussex [1] Pevensey, Sussex [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Putney [1] Queens Park, London [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Reading [1] Redditch, Warwickshire [1] Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Shaftesbury, Dorset [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [29] Stoker 1st Class [13] Ordinary Seaman [9] Private [8] Boy 1st Class [7] Boy 2nd Class [7] Stoker 2nd Class [7] Leading Seaman [4] Leading Stoker [4] Stoker 1st class [4] Petty Officer [3] Able Seaman (Rigger) [2] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Midshipman [2] Sick Berth Steward [2] Stoker [2] 3rd Writer [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer, Fourth Class [1] Boy Servant [1] Canteen Assistant [1] Carpenters Crew [1] Carpenters Mate [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Corporal [1] Engine Room Artificer, 1st Class [1] Leading Carpenters Crew [1] Leading Shipwright [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Naval Cadet [1] Officer's Cook 1st Class [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Officers Cook 3rd Class [1] Officers Steward 2nd class [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Private RMLI [1] Sergeant [1] Ship's Chief Cook [1] Ships Steward [1] Ships Steward Assistant [1] Shipwright [1] Shipwright - 1st Class [1] Shipwright 1st Class [1] Shipwright 2nd Class [1] Signalman [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

HMS Cressy [65] H.M.S. "Cressy" [4] HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] HMS Agincourt [3] HMS Ganges II [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Cressy [3] HMS "Acheron" [2] HMS "Cressy" [2] HMS Aboukir [a Cressy-class armoured cruiser] [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS Fisgard [2] HMS Victoria and Albert [2] Army Service Corps [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Duke of Wellington 2 [1] HM Submarine E36 [1] HM Submarine E49 [1] HMS "Benbow" [1] HMS "Carnarvon" [1] HMS "Cochrane" [1] HMS "Impregnable" [1] HMS "Lancaster" [1] HMS "Lion" [1] HMS "Pembroke I" [1] HMS "Pembroke" [1] HMS "St George" [1] HMS "Wildfire" [1] HMS 'Cressy' [1] HMS Acheron then HMS Pembroke II then HMS Irresistible [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS Bacchante [Cressy Class armoured cruiser] [1] HMS Berwick [1] HMS Bulwark [1] HMS Campania [1] HMS Cochrane [1] HMS Devonshire [1] HMS Duke of Wellington II [1] HMS Duncan [1] HMS Edgar [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Firequeen 2 [1] HMS Foresight [1] HMS Grafton [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS Hercules [1] HMS Implacable [a Formidable-class battleship] [1] HMS Irresistible then HMS Duncan plus HMS Pembroke II (twice) [1] HMS London [1]

Service

Royal Navy [80] British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [13] A [11] H [7] S [7] C [5] W [5] L [4] P [4] T [4] D [3] E [3] F [3] G [3] M [3] J [2] I [1] Q [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [57]

Country

United Kingdom [25] Iran, Islamic Republic of [1]

John Richard Jones

Born 1866

Died 1914

Royal Navy CH/4645 (RMR B162) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Cressy

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Frederick George Sait

Born 1882

Died 1914

Royal Navy 343213 Shipwright 1st Class HMS BULWARK

Royal Navy 343213 Carpenters Crew Duke of Wellington 2

Royal Navy 343213 Leading Carpenters Crew HMS Minotaur

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George Williams Phillips

Born 1883

Royal Navy 203546 Ordinary Seaman HMS Cressy

Royal Navy 203546 Able Seaman HMS Cressy

Royal Navy 203546 Boy 2nd Class HMS St Vincent (Haslar) Training Vessel

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Francis Cartland

Born 1891

Died 1917

Royal Navy 366403 Boy Servant HMS President

Royal Navy 366403 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy 366403 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

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Charles John Tite

Born 1892

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS111796 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Implacable [a Formidable-class battleship]

Royal Navy SS111796 Stoker 1st Class HMS Implacable [a Formidable-class battleship]

Royal Navy SS111796 Stoker 1st Class HMS Aboukir [a Cressy-class armoured cruiser]

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Jean Claude Atkin

Born 1873

Died 1914

Royal Navy CH/7931 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Cressy

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Bertie Guy Lowe

Born 1882

Died 1914

Royal Navy HMS Cressy

Royal Navy 10813 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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John Edward Baker

Born 1885

Royal Navy 307247 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy 307247 Stoker HMS Cressy

Royal Navy 307247 Stoker 1st Class HMS Berwick

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Edward George Smees

Born 1883

Died 1967

Royal Navy 202889 Ordinary Seaman HMS Cressy

Royal Navy 202889 Able Seaman HMS Cressy

Royal Navy 202889 Leading Seaman HMS Victoria and Albert

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Albert Victor Bodiam

Born 1886

Died 1973

Royal Navy 222793 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Impregnable"

Royal Navy 222793 Boy 1st Class HMS "Lion"

Royal Navy 222793 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Wildfire"

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Alfred Edward Ward

Born 1890

Died 1917

Royal Navy 238778 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy 238778 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy 238778 Ordinary Seaman HMS Cochrane

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William Arthur Anderson

Born 1886

Died 1914

Royal Navy 14318 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division - HMS Cressy

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William Robert Glue

Born 1883

Died 1964

Royal Navy 299100 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Duke of Wellington II

Royal Navy 299100 Stoker HMS London

Royal Navy 299100 Stoker 1st Class HMS Cressy

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Stanley James

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy 17836 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/17836 Private Royal Marine Brigade - Chatham Battalion

Royal Navy CH/17836 Private RMLI HMS Lowestoft

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Frederick William Harding

Born 1883

Royal Navy 203544 Ordinary Seaman HMS Cressy

Royal Navy 203544 Able Seaman HMS Cressy

Royal Navy 203544 Leading Seaman HMS Victoria and Albert

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Frederick Ernest Davies

Born 1888

Died 1914

Royal Navy 15356 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/15356 (RMR B1855) Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Cressy

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Frederick Sydney Hodge

Born 1892

Royal Navy J6009 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J6009 Boy 1st Class HMS Cressy

Royal Navy J6009 Ordinary Seaman HMS Magnificent

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George Thomas Edwards

Born 1890

Died 1914

Royal Navy 16518 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/16518 Private HMS Cressy

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John Robert Humberstone

Born 1886

Royal Navy SS105661 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Acheron then HMS Pembroke II then HMS Irresistible

Royal Navy SS105661 Stoker 1st Class HMS Irresistible then HMS Duncan plus HMS Pembroke II (twice)

Royal Navy SS105661 Stoker 1st Class HMS Royal Arthur [Edgar Class Cruiser]

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Edward Abear

Born 1888

Royal Navy RFR/B/8866 Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

Royal Navy SS105439 Stoker 1st Class Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

Royal Navy SS105439 Stoker 1st Class HMS Cressy

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