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Place of birth

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Armidale, New South Wales [1]

Basford, Nottinghamshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Crosshaven, Cork [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dublin, Ireland [1]

Ealing, London [1]

Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Hacheston, Suffolk [1]

Hankow [1]

Hounslow, London [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Lamport, Northamptonshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool [1]

Longton, Staffordshire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Minster, Kent [1]

Nordton, Sussex [1]

Oswestry, Shropshire [1]

Pokesdown, Dorset [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Shoreditch, London [1]

Somers Town, London [1]

St Edmunds, Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

St Pancras, London [1]

Steyning District, Sussex [1]

Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire [1]

Thurnham, Kent [1]

Wednesbury, Staffordshire [1]

West Hoathly, Haywards Heath, Sussex [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [15]

Boy 1st Class [13]

Boy 2nd Class [13]

Able Seaman [12]

Stoker 1st Class [12]

Stoker 2nd Class [8]

Leading Seaman [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Midshipman [3]

Stoker [3]

Sub Lieutenant [3]

Naval Cadet [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Signal Boatswain [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Yeoman of Signals [1]

Acting sub-Lieutenant [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 1st Class (B1C) [1]

Boy 1st class [1]

Boy 2nd Class (B2C) [1]

Boy Servant [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

Leading Boatswain [1]

Leading Seaman (Leading Boatswain) [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Master At Arms [1]

Master at Arms [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [1]

Plumber [1]

Plumbers Mate [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class (Pensioner) [1]

Ships Corporal 1st Class [1]

Ships Corporal 2nd Class [1]

Signal Boatswain [1]

Unit

HMS Formidable [37]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [9]

HMS Fearless [6]

HMS Erin [5]

HMS Nelson [5]

HMS Victory I [4]

HMS Excellent [3]

HMS Impregnable [3]

HMS Vivid I [3]

HMS "Pembroke II" [2]

HMS Ariadne [2]

HMS Asia [2]

HMS Australia [2]

HMS Boscawen [2]

HMS Dolphin [2]

HMS Duke of Wellington [2]

HMS Firequeen [2]

HMS Fisgard [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Ganges II [2]

HMS Hecla [2]

HMS Minotaur [2]

HMS Pembroke I [2]

HMS Royal Sovereign [2]

HMS Vernon [2]

HMS Victory [2]

'HMS Formidable', Channel Fleet [1]

(RFR/CH/B/3437). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

28 Days Imprisonment [1]

42 Days Imprisonment then Discharged [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Cells [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

H.M. Submarine K.10. [1]

H.M.S. "Formidable" [1]

H.M.S. Formidable [1]

HM Submarine E22 [1]

HM Submarine H3 [1]

HM Submarine J6 [1]

HMS Ocean [1]

HMS "Acheron" [1]

HMS "Andromede" [1]

HMS "Caesar" [1]

HMS "Formidable" [1]

HMS "Ganges II" [1]

HMS "Ganges" [1]

HMS "Hearty" [1]

HMS "Lancaster" [1]

HMS "Vivid I" [1]

HMS Aboukir [a Cressy-class armoured cruiser] [1]

Service

Royal Navy [45]

Last name first letter

B [7]

C [6]

P [5]

A [4]

D [3]

L [3]

W [3]

F [2]

G [2]

H [2]

K [2]

S [2]

T [2]

M [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [38]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

Malta [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [45] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bethnal Green, London [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Armidale, New South Wales [1] Basford, Nottinghamshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Crosshaven, Cork [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dublin, Ireland [1] Ealing, London [1] Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Hacheston, Suffolk [1] Hankow [1] Hounslow, London [1] Hoxton, London [1] Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire [1] Lamport, Northamptonshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool [1] Longton, Staffordshire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Minster, Kent [1] Nordton, Sussex [1] Oswestry, Shropshire [1] Pokesdown, Dorset [1] Poplar, London [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Shoreditch, London [1] Somers Town, London [1] St Edmunds, Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] St Pancras, London [1] Steyning District, Sussex [1] Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire [1] Thurnham, Kent [1] Wednesbury, Staffordshire [1] West Hoathly, Haywards Heath, Sussex [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [15] Boy 1st Class [13] Boy 2nd Class [13] Able Seaman [12] Stoker 1st Class [12] Stoker 2nd Class [8] Leading Seaman [3] Leading Stoker [3] Lieutenant [3] Midshipman [3] Stoker [3] Sub Lieutenant [3] Naval Cadet [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Signal Boatswain [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Yeoman of Signals [1] Acting sub-Lieutenant [1] Boy [1] Boy 1st Class (B1C) [1] Boy 1st class [1] Boy 2nd Class (B2C) [1] Boy Servant [1] Cadet [1] Captain [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Cook's Mate [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant [1] HMS Vivid I [1] Leading Boatswain [1] Leading Seaman (Leading Boatswain) [1] Leading Signalman [1] Master At Arms [1] Master at Arms [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Petty Officer 2nd Class [1] Plumber [1] Plumbers Mate [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class (Pensioner) [1] Ships Corporal 1st Class [1] Ships Corporal 2nd Class [1] Signal Boatswain [1]

Unit

HMS Formidable [37] H.M.S. "Formidable." [9] HMS Fearless [6] HMS Erin [5] HMS Nelson [5] HMS Victory I [4] HMS Excellent [3] HMS Impregnable [3] HMS Vivid I [3] HMS "Pembroke II" [2] HMS Ariadne [2] HMS Asia [2] HMS Australia [2] HMS Boscawen [2] HMS Dolphin [2] HMS Duke of Wellington [2] HMS Firequeen [2] HMS Fisgard [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Ganges II [2] HMS Hecla [2] HMS Minotaur [2] HMS Pembroke I [2] HMS Royal Sovereign [2] HMS Vernon [2] HMS Victory [2] 'HMS Formidable', Channel Fleet [1] (RFR/CH/B/3437). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] 28 Days Imprisonment [1] 42 Days Imprisonment then Discharged [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Cells [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] H.M. Submarine K.10. [1] H.M.S. "Formidable" [1] H.M.S. Formidable [1] HM Submarine E22 [1] HM Submarine H3 [1] HM Submarine J6 [1] HMS Ocean [1] HMS "Acheron" [1] HMS "Andromede" [1] HMS "Caesar" [1] HMS "Formidable" [1] HMS "Ganges II" [1] HMS "Ganges" [1] HMS "Hearty" [1] HMS "Lancaster" [1] HMS "Vivid I" [1] HMS Aboukir [a Cressy-class armoured cruiser] [1]

Service

Royal Navy [45]

Last name first letter

B [7] C [6] P [5] A [4] D [3] L [3] W [3] F [2] G [2] H [2] K [2] S [2] T [2] M [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [38]

Country

United Kingdom [21] Malta [1] South Africa [1]

Alan James Carles

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Formidable

Royal Navy Acting Sub Lieutenant HMS Commonwealth

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John Donald Baillie

Born 1895

Royal Navy J26962 HMS Vivid I Boy 1st Class

Royal Navy J26962 Ordinary Seaman HMS Formidable

Royal Navy J26962 Boy 2nd Class HMS Vivid I

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Thomas Arthur Kirby

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy 233418 Boy 2nd Class HMSs Boscawen I, Ganges

Royal Navy 233418 Boy 1st Class HMSs Ganges, Euryalus, Royal Oak, Victorious

Royal Navy 233418 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victorious

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Russell Ernest Birch

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy Cadet Training Establishments

Royal Navy Midshipman HMSs Hibernia, Dido, Ness, Dreadnought, Formidable, Illustrious

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant HMSs Lancaster, King George V, Blake for Fury, Dolphin

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Charles James Liston

Born 1895

Royal Navy J61912 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

Royal Navy SS4731 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy SS4731 Ordinary Seaman Cells

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