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Place of birth

Ardighane, Cork [1]

Atromba, Corfu [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Barnton, Cheshire [1]

Birdham, Sussex [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Crank, Lancashire [1]

Deptford [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dysart, Fifeshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Killiney, County Dublin [1]

Kingsbury, Edgware, Middlesex [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1]

Newington, London [1]

Neyland, Pembrokeshire [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Plympton, Devon, England [1]

Pokesdown, Dorset [1]

Polruan, Cornwall [1]

Redruth, Cornwall [1]

Ryton, Durham [1]

Saint Peters Thanet, Kent [1]

St Andrews, Plymouth [1]

St Peter Port [1]

Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Torquay, Devon [1]

Yateley, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [9]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Boy 2nd Class [5]

Leading Seaman [5]

Boy 2c [3]

Stoker [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Chief Stoker [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Seaman [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Acting Chief Stoker [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Boy 1st Class (B1C) [1]

Boy 2 [1]

Boy 2nd Class (B2C) [1]

Boy I [1]

Boy II [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd class [1]

Leading Boatswain [1]

Leading Cook [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Leading Seaman (Leading Boatswain) [1]

Leading Stoker 1st Class [1]

Leading Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

O.C.II [1]

Officers Cook 1st Class [1]

Officers Steward 3rd Class [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Probationer Second Cook's Mate [1]

Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker 1st class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

HMS Europa [17]

HMS Ganges [4]

Europa II - HMS M33 [3]

Europa II - M 33 [3]

HMS Excellent [3]

HMS Victory I [3]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS Europa I [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Monmouth [2]

HMS Northampton [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Europa [2]

Vivid II - M 33 [2]

Andromeda [1]

Challenger (Monmouth) [1]

Defiance [1]

Europa [1]

Euryalus [1]

Gibraltar [1]

H.M. Submarine No 20 [1]

HMS Albermarle [1]

HMS Arab (base ship HMS Leander) [1]

HMS Argonaut [1]

HMS Australia [1]

HMS Basilisk [1]

HMS Black Prince [1]

HMS Blenheim [1]

HMS Bonaventure [1]

HMS Boscawen [1]

HMS Canada [1]

HMS Carnarvon [1]

HMS Carysfort [1]

HMS Century [1]

HMS Colleen (Buncrana) [1]

HMS Colossus [1]

HMS Columbine [1]

HMS Comus [1]

HMS Concord [1]

HMS Cormorant [1]

HMS Cornwallis [1]

HMS Diadem [1]

HMS Dreadnought [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington [1]

HMS Egmont [1]

HMS Endymion [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Europa II [1]

HMS Euryalus [1]

Service

Royal Navy [30]

British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [6]

C [4]

H [3]

M [3]

S [3]

D [2]

E [2]

L [2]

R [2]

A [1]

G [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [22]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Ardighane, Cork [1] Atromba, Corfu [1] Barking, Essex [1] Barnton, Cheshire [1] Birdham, Sussex [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Crank, Lancashire [1] Deptford [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dysart, Fifeshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Killiney, County Dublin [1] Kingsbury, Edgware, Middlesex [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] Newington, London [1] Neyland, Pembrokeshire [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Plympton, Devon, England [1] Pokesdown, Dorset [1] Polruan, Cornwall [1] Redruth, Cornwall [1] Ryton, Durham [1] Saint Peters Thanet, Kent [1] St Andrews, Plymouth [1] St Peter Port [1] Stonehouse, Devon [1] Torquay, Devon [1] Yateley, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [9] Ordinary Seaman [6] Boy 1st Class [5] Boy 2nd Class [5] Leading Seaman [5] Boy 2c [3] Stoker [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Chief Stoker [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Seaman [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Acting Chief Stoker [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Boy 1st Class (B1C) [1] Boy 2 [1] Boy 2nd Class (B2C) [1] Boy I [1] Boy II [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Cook's Mate [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd class [1] Leading Boatswain [1] Leading Cook [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Leading Seaman (Leading Boatswain) [1] Leading Stoker 1st Class [1] Leading Stoker 2nd Class [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] O.C.II [1] Officers Cook 1st Class [1] Officers Steward 3rd Class [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Probationer Second Cook's Mate [1] Sick Berth Attendant [1] Signalman [1] Stoker 1st class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Telegraphist [1] Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

HMS Europa [17] HMS Ganges [4] Europa II - HMS M33 [3] Europa II - M 33 [3] HMS Excellent [3] HMS Victory I [3] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS Europa I [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Monmouth [2] HMS Northampton [2] HMS Vivid I [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Europa [2] Vivid II - M 33 [2] Andromeda [1] Challenger (Monmouth) [1] Defiance [1] Europa [1] Euryalus [1] Gibraltar [1] H.M. Submarine No 20 [1] HMS Albermarle [1] HMS Arab (base ship HMS Leander) [1] HMS Argonaut [1] HMS Australia [1] HMS Basilisk [1] HMS Black Prince [1] HMS Blenheim [1] HMS Bonaventure [1] HMS Boscawen [1] HMS Canada [1] HMS Carnarvon [1] HMS Carysfort [1] HMS Century [1] HMS Colleen (Buncrana) [1] HMS Colossus [1] HMS Columbine [1] HMS Comus [1] HMS Concord [1] HMS Cormorant [1] HMS Cornwallis [1] HMS Diadem [1] HMS Dreadnought [1] HMS Duke of Wellington [1] HMS Egmont [1] HMS Endymion [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Europa II [1] HMS Euryalus [1]

Service

Royal Navy [30] British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [6] C [4] H [3] M [3] S [3] D [2] E [2] L [2] R [2] A [1] G [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [22]

Country

United Kingdom [13] South Africa [1]

James Mitchell

Born 1877

Died 1920

Royal Navy 288325 Chief Stoker HMS Europa

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George Henry Bond Stocks

Born 1862

Died 1915

Royal Navy 101729 Able Seaman HMS Europa

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Richard Joseph Cloke

Born 1879

Died 1915

Royal Navy 2781 C Seaman HMS Europa Royal Naval Reserve

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Walter Robbins

Born 1893

Died 1915

Royal Navy SS115704 Stoker 1st Class HMS Europa

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Robert William Chaplin

Born 1888

Died 1915

Royal Navy 236684 Leading Seaman HMS Europa

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Henry James Hills

Born 1891

Died 1915

Royal Navy 239488 Boy 2 HMS Ganges

Royal Navy 239488 Leading Seaman HMS Europa

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Albert John Bennett

Born 1883

Died 1916

Royal Navy 230793 Yeoman of Signals HMS Europa

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Charles Edwards

Born 1878

Died 1915

Royal Navy 293930 Stoker 1st Class HMS Europa

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Eugene Azzopardi

Born 1887

Died 1919

Royal Navy 365058 O.C.II HMS Europa British AEgean Squadron

Royal Navy 365058 Officers Cook 1st Class HMS INFLEXIBLE

Royal Navy 365058 Officers Steward 3rd Class HMS Inflexible

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Herbert John Mahoney

Born 1896

Died 1940

Royal Navy K. 8540 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Taurus

Royal Navy K8540

Royal Navy K.8540 Stoker 1st class HMS Carnarvon

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James Harris

Born 1884

Royal Navy SS103542 Stoker HMS Europa

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Francis John Thew

Born 1891

Died 1964

Royal Navy M1340 Cook's Mate HMS Cornwallis

Royal Navy M1340 Cook's Mate HMS Europa

Royal Navy M1340 Cook's Mate HMS Endymion

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Thomas Lowe

Born 1889

Royal Navy M8374 Sick Berth Attendant Europa II - HMS M33

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Arthur Frederick Parsons Gibson

Born 1893

Died 1964

Royal Navy J9406 Boy II HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J9406 Boy I HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J9406 Boy I HMS Victorious

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Wilfred Sidgmore Love

Born 1887

Royal Navy M972 Engine Room Artificer 3rd class Europa II - HMS M33

Royal Navy M972 Engine Room Artificer 2nd class Europa II - HMS M33

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Norman Milburn

Born 1899

Royal Navy J40043 Ordinary Telegraphist Europa II - HMS M33

Royal Navy J40043 Boy Telegraphist Europa II - HMS M33

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William Henry Shute

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy DA 6805 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Europa

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Charles Frederick Dagg

Born 1893

Died 1919

Royal Navy J3758 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J3758 Ordinary Telegraphist HMS Dreadnought

Royal Navy J3758 Telegraphist HMS Bonaventure

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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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Jesse William Clark

Born 1893

Royal Navy J5751 Signalman Europa II - M 33

Royal Navy J5751 Boy 2c HMS Ganges

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