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Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Ballymote, Sligo [1]

Ballyrobin, Antrim [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Burraton Saint Stephens, Cornwall [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Ebley, Gloucestershire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Ibstone, Buckinghamshire [1]

Kilmacabea, Cork [1]

Kingston [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Merton, London [1]

Morice Town, Devon [1]

Queenstown, Cork [1]

Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

West Ham, London [1]

Yelverton, Devon [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [16]

Ordinary Seaman [16]

Boy 2nd Class [15]

Boy 1st Class [14]

Leading Seaman [4]

Private [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting Sublieutenant [1]

Boy - 1st Class [1]

Boy - 2nd Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain [1]

Captain (Retd) [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Stoker (Pensioner) [1]

Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Commander [1]

Donkeyman [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Midshipman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Stoker 1st class [1]

Unit

HMS Essex [18]

HMS Ajax [5]

HMS Ganges [4]

HMS Ganges II [4]

HMS Impregnable [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

HMS Dolphin [3]

HMS "Impregnable" [2]

HMS Agamemnon [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS Jupiter [2]

HMS Superb [2]

HMS Vivid [2]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

HM Submarine E36 [1]

HM Submarine J6 [1]

HMS "Actaeon" TB23 [1]

HMS "Victory I" [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Amethyst [1]

HMS Amphitrite [1]

HMS Appollo [1]

HMS Argonaut [1]

HMS Argyll [1]

HMS Bendish [1]

HMS Berwick [1]

HMS Black Prince [1]

HMS Blake [1]

HMS Blenheim [1]

HMS Bonaventure [1]

HMS Boscawen III [1]

HMS Britannia [1]

HMS Bulwark [1]

HMS Caesar [1]

HMS Calcutta [1]

HMS Carnarvon [1]

HMS Cleopatra [1]

HMS Colombo [1]

HMS Cordelia [1]

HMS Crescent (HM Submarine K14) [1]

HMS Curacoa [1]

HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [1]

HMS Despatch [1]

HMS Diana [1]

HMS Dreadnought [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington [1]

HMS Edgar [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

Service

Royal Navy [24]

British Army [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [3]

C [3]

P [3]

S [3]

D [2]

G [2]

K [2]

M [2]

W [2]

H [1]

J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [22]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Argentina [1]

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People [24] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Ballymote, Sligo [1] Ballyrobin, Antrim [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Burraton Saint Stephens, Cornwall [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Ebley, Gloucestershire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Ibstone, Buckinghamshire [1] Kilmacabea, Cork [1] Kingston [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Merton, London [1] Morice Town, Devon [1] Queenstown, Cork [1] Sevenoaks, Kent [1] West Ham, London [1] Yelverton, Devon [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [16] Ordinary Seaman [16] Boy 2nd Class [15] Boy 1st Class [14] Leading Seaman [4] Private [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting Sublieutenant [1] Boy - 1st Class [1] Boy - 2nd Class [1] Cadet [1] Captain [1] Captain (Retd) [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Stoker (Pensioner) [1] Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1] Commander [1] Donkeyman [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Midshipman [1] Petty Officer [1] Stoker 1st class [1]

Unit

HMS Essex [18] HMS Ajax [5] HMS Ganges [4] HMS Ganges II [4] HMS Impregnable [4] Essex Regiment [3] HMS Dolphin [3] HMS "Impregnable" [2] HMS Agamemnon [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS Jupiter [2] HMS Superb [2] HMS Vivid [2] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] HM Submarine E36 [1] HM Submarine J6 [1] HMS "Actaeon" TB23 [1] HMS "Victory I" [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Amethyst [1] HMS Amphitrite [1] HMS Appollo [1] HMS Argonaut [1] HMS Argyll [1] HMS Bendish [1] HMS Berwick [1] HMS Black Prince [1] HMS Blake [1] HMS Blenheim [1] HMS Bonaventure [1] HMS Boscawen III [1] HMS Britannia [1] HMS Bulwark [1] HMS Caesar [1] HMS Calcutta [1] HMS Carnarvon [1] HMS Cleopatra [1] HMS Colombo [1] HMS Cordelia [1] HMS Crescent (HM Submarine K14) [1] HMS Curacoa [1] HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [1] HMS Despatch [1] HMS Diana [1] HMS Dreadnought [1] HMS Duke of Wellington [1] HMS Edgar [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Fearless [1]

Service

Royal Navy [24] British Army [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [3] C [3] P [3] S [3] D [2] G [2] K [2] M [2] W [2] H [1] J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [22]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Argentina [1]

Leonard James Williams

Born 1893

Royal Navy J2721 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J2721 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J2721 Boy 1st Class HMS Essex

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George Cousins

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy L5195 HMS Essex

Other Empire Force Donkeyman Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Donkeyman Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Borg" (London)

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George Frederick Goodfellow

Born 1899

Royal Navy K41899 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Daffodil (Victory X)

Royal Navy K41899 Stoker 1st Class HMS Daffodil (Victory X)

British Army 2763 Private Essex Regiment 7th Battalion

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Arthur Donaldson

Born 1882

Died 1925

British Army 691191 Private Labour Corps Eastern Command Labour Centre

British Army 22764 Private Essex Regiment 1st Garrison Battalion

British Army 4945 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 2/4 Battalion

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