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Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Pokesdown, Dorset [1]

Southmore, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Leading Seaman [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

AB [1]

B1c [1]

B2c [1]

Boy 1st Class (B1C) [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class (B2C) [1]

Commander [1]

Leading Boatswain [1]

Leading Seaman (Leading Boatswain) [1]

Leading seaman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Midshipman [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Ord seaman [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS Diadem [3]

HMS Agincourt [2]

Apollo [1]

Argonaut [1]

Diadem [1]

HMS Australia [1]

HMS Blenheim [1]

HMS Boscawen [1]

HMS Colleen (Buncrana) [1]

HMS Cormorant [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington [1]

HMS Europa [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Firequeen [1]

HMS Formidable [1]

HMS Forte [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS Juno [1]

HMS Minotaur [1]

HMS Pheasant [1]

HMS President IV Londonderry [1]

HMS President IV Newtown [1]

HMS Repulse [1]

HMS Royal Sovereign [1]

HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [1]

HMS Temeraire [1]

HMS Trafalgar [1]

HMS Vernon [1]

HMS Victory [1]

HMS Victory Eastbourne [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

HMS Vindictive [1]

HMS Volage [1]

St Vincent Chatham [1]

St Vincent- Chatham [1]

Service

Royal Navy [4]

Last name first letter

G [2]

D [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

South Africa [1]

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People [4] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Pokesdown, Dorset [1] Southmore, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Leading Seaman [3] Able Seaman [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] AB [1] B1c [1] B2c [1] Boy 1st Class (B1C) [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy 2nd Class (B2C) [1] Commander [1] Leading Boatswain [1] Leading Seaman (Leading Boatswain) [1] Leading seaman [1] Lieutenant [1] Midshipman [1] Naval Cadet [1] Ord seaman [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS Diadem [3] HMS Agincourt [2] Apollo [1] Argonaut [1] Diadem [1] HMS Australia [1] HMS Blenheim [1] HMS Boscawen [1] HMS Colleen (Buncrana) [1] HMS Cormorant [1] HMS Duke of Wellington [1] HMS Europa [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Firequeen [1] HMS Formidable [1] HMS Forte [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS Juno [1] HMS Minotaur [1] HMS Pheasant [1] HMS President IV Londonderry [1] HMS President IV Newtown [1] HMS Repulse [1] HMS Royal Sovereign [1] HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [1] HMS Temeraire [1] HMS Trafalgar [1] HMS Vernon [1] HMS Victory [1] HMS Victory Eastbourne [1] HMS Victory I [1] HMS Vindictive [1] HMS Volage [1] St Vincent Chatham [1] St Vincent- Chatham [1]

Service

Royal Navy [4]

Last name first letter

G [2] D [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4] South Africa [1]

Godfrey Francis William Grayson

Born 1879

Died 1925

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Temeraire

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Midshipman Hawke Battalion

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Edgar Ricketts

Born 1887

Royal Navy 227141 Ordinary Seaman HMS Diadem

Royal Navy 227141 Able Seaman HMS Diadem

Royal Navy 227141 Leading Seaman HMS Hampshire

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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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Gustavus Adolphus Gyllenship

Born 1881

Died 1917

Royal Navy 194276 Leading Seaman HMS Pheasant

Royal Navy 194276 B2c St Vincent- Chatham

Royal Navy 194276 B1c St Vincent Chatham

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