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Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Bratton Clovelly, Devon [1]

Calstock, Tavistock,Cornwall. [1]

Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Crowborough, Sussex [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1]

Fulham Wandsworth, London. [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Haverhill, Suffolk [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1]

Nottingham [1]

Nutfield, Surrey [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Preston, Sussex [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Romsey, Hampshire [1]

Sandown, Isle of Wight [1]

Shoreham, Sussex [1]

Sliema [1]

South Kensington [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Twyford, Berkshire [1]

Wimbledon, Surrey [1]

Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [8]

Boy 1st Class [7]

Boy 2nd Class [7]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Lieutenant [5]

Captain [4]

Leading Seaman [4]

Midshipman [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Sub Lieutenant [4]

Commander [3]

Naval Cadet [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Gunner [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Rear Admiral [2]

Vice Admiral [2]

Acting Assistant Engineer [1]

Admiral [1]

Admiral of the Fleet [1]

Assistant Engineer [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 2 [1]

Bugler [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain RMLI [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chaplain and Naval Instructor [1]

Chief Engineer [1]

Chief Master At Arms [1]

Commissioned Gunner [1]

Corporal [1]

Engineer [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Engineer Rear Admiral [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant (Retd) [1]

Lieutenant General [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Major General [1]

Master At Arms [1]

OS [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Private [1]

Unit

HMS Exmouth [25]

HMS Agincourt [4]

HMS Impregnable [4]

HMS Victory [4]

HMS Fearless [3]

HMS Centurion [2]

HMS Egmont [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Good Hope [2]

HMS Majestic [2]

HMS Nelson [2]

HMS Queen [2]

HMS Venerable [2]

HMS Victorious [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

HMS Vivid II [2]

Royal Fleet Reserve [2]

Britannia [1]

H M S Exmouth [1]

H.M.S. Exmouth [1]

HM Submarine E18 [1]

HM submarine E18 [1]

HMS ? [1]

HMS Aboukir [1]

HMS Adamant [1]

HMS Albemarle [1]

HMS Amphion [1]

HMS Asia [1]

HMS Asia for HMS Pandora [1]

HMS Blake [1]

HMS Blenheim (Goshawk) [1]

HMS Boscawen [1]

HMS Britannia [1]

HMS Camperdown [1]

HMS Conqueror [1]

HMS Cossack [1]

HMS Defence [1]

HMS Drake [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington [1]

HMS EXMOUTH [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Exmouth. Royal Naval Reserve [1]

HMS Ganges II [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS Hawker [1]

HMS Himalaya [1]

HMS Hood [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

Service

Royal Navy [30]

Last name first letter

B [7]

L [4]

S [3]

D [2]

F [2]

G [2]

H [2]

T [2]

W [2]

J [1]

M [1]

O [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [25]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Turkey [1]

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People [30] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ramsgate, Kent [2] Bratton Clovelly, Devon [1] Calstock, Tavistock,Cornwall. [1] Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1] Crowborough, Sussex [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1] Fulham Wandsworth, London. [1] Hampstead, London [1] Haverhill, Suffolk [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1] Nottingham [1] Nutfield, Surrey [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Preston, Sussex [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Romsey, Hampshire [1] Sandown, Isle of Wight [1] Shoreham, Sussex [1] Sliema [1] South Kensington [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Twyford, Berkshire [1] Wimbledon, Surrey [1] Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [8] Boy 1st Class [7] Boy 2nd Class [7] Ordinary Seaman [7] Lieutenant [5] Captain [4] Leading Seaman [4] Midshipman [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Sub Lieutenant [4] Commander [3] Naval Cadet [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Gunner [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Petty Officer [2] Rear Admiral [2] Vice Admiral [2] Acting Assistant Engineer [1] Admiral [1] Admiral of the Fleet [1] Assistant Engineer [1] Bandsman [1] Bombardier [1] Boy [1] Boy 2 [1] Bugler [1] Cadet [1] Captain RMLI [1] Chaplain [1] Chaplain and Naval Instructor [1] Chief Engineer [1] Chief Master At Arms [1] Commissioned Gunner [1] Corporal [1] Engineer [1] Engineer Captain [1] Engineer Commander [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Engineer Rear Admiral [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant (Retd) [1] Lieutenant General [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Major General [1] Master At Arms [1] OS [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Private [1]

Unit

HMS Exmouth [25] HMS Agincourt [4] HMS Impregnable [4] HMS Victory [4] HMS Fearless [3] HMS Centurion [2] HMS Egmont [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Good Hope [2] HMS Majestic [2] HMS Nelson [2] HMS Queen [2] HMS Venerable [2] HMS Victorious [2] HMS Victory I [2] HMS Vivid I [2] HMS Vivid II [2] Royal Fleet Reserve [2] Britannia [1] H M S Exmouth [1] H.M.S. Exmouth [1] HM Submarine E18 [1] HM submarine E18 [1] HMS ? [1] HMS Aboukir [1] HMS Adamant [1] HMS Albemarle [1] HMS Amphion [1] HMS Asia [1] HMS Asia for HMS Pandora [1] HMS Blake [1] HMS Blenheim (Goshawk) [1] HMS Boscawen [1] HMS Britannia [1] HMS Camperdown [1] HMS Conqueror [1] HMS Cossack [1] HMS Defence [1] HMS Drake [1] HMS Duke of Wellington [1] HMS EXMOUTH [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Exmouth. Royal Naval Reserve [1] HMS Ganges II [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS Hawker [1] HMS Himalaya [1] HMS Hood [1] HMS Indefatigable [1]

Service

Royal Navy [30]

Last name first letter

B [7] L [4] S [3] D [2] F [2] G [2] H [2] T [2] W [2] J [1] M [1] O [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [25]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Turkey [1]

Percy James Lampard

Born 1892

Royal Navy M35712

Royal Navy J1412 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J1412 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

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Percy Duffield

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K18506 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy K18506 Stoker 1st Class HMS Exmouth

Royal Navy K/18506 Stoker 1st Class HM submarine E18

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Frederick Victor Boyd

Born 1886

Died 1943

Royal Navy 220356 Ordinary Seaman HMS Exmouth

Royal Navy 220356 Able Seaman HMS Goliath

Royal Navy 220356 Boy 2nd Class HMS St Vincent (Haslar) Training Vessel

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Carmelo Montesin

Born 1875

Died 1916

Royal Navy 175642 Bandsman HMS Hood

Royal Navy 175642 Bandsman HMS Ramillies

Royal Navy Shore Malta no longer required

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Thomas Holloway

Born 1892

Royal Navy J7962 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J7962 Boy 1st Class HMS Victorious

Royal Navy J7962 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victorious

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William Jackson

Born 1867

Died 1954

Royal Navy 3615 Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 350023 Ships Corporal 2nd Class HMS Porpoise

Royal Navy 350023 Ships Corporal 2nd Class HMS Centurion

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Robert Baillie

Born 1895

Royal Navy J19373 Boy 2nd Class

Royal Navy J19373 Boy 1st Class

Royal Navy J19373 Ordinary Seaman

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Robert Grice Sturges

Born 1891

Died 1970

Royal Navy Major General Special Service Group (Commandos)

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Queen

Royal Navy Cadet

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Henry Charles Weeden

Born 1884

Royal Navy D 3139 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy X 9178 HMS Exmouth. Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy B 3939 Leading Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

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James Dix

Born 1884

Died 1967

Royal Navy 8397 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 28397 Private Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 28397 Bugler Royal Marine Artillery

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