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Place of birth

Lambeth, London [2]

Saint Heliers Jersey [2]

Annan Dumfriesshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Chale, Hampshire [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Clogherhead [Clogherhead], County Louth [1]

Cuckfield, Sussex [1]

Dysart, Fifeshire [1]

Elgin [1]

Emsworth, Hampshire [1]

Garabost, Stornoway [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Hedley, Hampshire [1]

Howden, Yorkshire [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Kirkdale, Lancashire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Lincoln [1]

Lymington, Hampshire [1]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Pirton, Hertfordshire [1]

Poole, Dorset [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Rotherhithe, Kent [1]

Saint Andrews, Edinburgh [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Shanklin, Isle of Wight [1]

Slough, Buckinghamshire [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Southport, Lancashire [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Stoke Damerel, Plymouth, Devon [1]

Stoke Newington, London [1]

Stratford, Essex [1]

Sydney, New South Wales [1]

Templemichael, Longford [1]

Thimbleby, Lincolnshire [1]

Tolsta, Rossshire, Scotland [1]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1]

West Norwood Lambeth, London [1]

Wood Green, London [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [11]

Petty Officer [5]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Leading Seaman [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Seaman [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Leading Carpenter's Crew [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Cadet [1]

Carpenter [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Fleet Paymaster [1]

Joiner 3c [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Officer's Chief Steward [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Painter 2nd Class [1]

Paymaster Commander [1]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Sail Mate [1]

Sailmaker [1]

Shipwright 2c [1]

Signal Boatswain [1]

Signal Lieutenant [1]

Signalman [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Ward Room Steward [1]

Warrant Engineer [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

HMS Galatea [29]

HMS GALATEA [23]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Galatea [3]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Galatea [2]

2nd Division - 4th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

HMS Apollo (HMS Scourge) [1]

HMS Boscowan [1]

HMS Crescent [1]

HMS Cyclops [1]

HMS Diligence (HMS Trinidad) [1]

HMS Hecla (HMS Scourge) [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Natal [1]

HMS Pegasus [1]

HMS Renown [1]

HMS Sphinx [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

HMS Valiant [1]

RNVR London - HMS Galatea [1]

RNVR London - HMS Repulse [1]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HM Yacht Iolaire [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Galatea [1]

Victory I [1]

Service

Royal Navy [58]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [7]

C [7]

S [7]

W [5]

F [4]

M [4]

H [3]

K [3]

L [3]

T [3]

E [2]

J [2]

P [2]

B [1]

D [1]

G [1]

N [1]

O [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [47]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Lambeth, London [2] Saint Heliers Jersey [2] Annan Dumfriesshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Chale, Hampshire [1] Chelsea, London [1] Clapham, London [1] Clogherhead [Clogherhead], County Louth [1] Cuckfield, Sussex [1] Dysart, Fifeshire [1] Elgin [1] Emsworth, Hampshire [1] Garabost, Stornoway [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Hedley, Hampshire [1] Howden, Yorkshire [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Kirkdale, Lancashire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Lincoln [1] Lymington, Hampshire [1] Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Pirton, Hertfordshire [1] Poole, Dorset [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Rotherhithe, Kent [1] Saint Andrews, Edinburgh [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Shanklin, Isle of Wight [1] Slough, Buckinghamshire [1] South Shields, Durham [1] Southport, Lancashire [1] Southwark, London [1] Stoke Damerel, Plymouth, Devon [1] Stoke Newington, London [1] Stratford, Essex [1] Sydney, New South Wales [1] Templemichael, Longford [1] Thimbleby, Lincolnshire [1] Tolsta, Rossshire, Scotland [1] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1] West Norwood Lambeth, London [1] Wood Green, London [1] Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [11] Petty Officer [5] Stoker 1st Class [4] Leading Seaman [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Seaman [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Leading Carpenter's Crew [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Cadet [1] Carpenter [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer [1] Commander [1] Corporal [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Fleet Paymaster [1] Joiner 3c [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Officer's Chief Steward [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Painter 2nd Class [1] Paymaster Commander [1] Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Rear Admiral [1] Sail Mate [1] Sailmaker [1] Shipwright 2c [1] Signal Boatswain [1] Signal Lieutenant [1] Signalman [1] Telegraphist [1] Ward Room Steward [1] Warrant Engineer [1] Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

HMS Galatea [29] HMS GALATEA [23] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Galatea [3] Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Galatea [2] 2nd Division - 4th Field Artillery Brigade [1] HMS Apollo (HMS Scourge) [1] HMS Boscowan [1] HMS Crescent [1] HMS Cyclops [1] HMS Diligence (HMS Trinidad) [1] HMS Hecla (HMS Scourge) [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Natal [1] HMS Pegasus [1] HMS Renown [1] HMS Sphinx [1] HMS VALIANT [1] HMS Valiant [1] RNVR London - HMS Galatea [1] RNVR London - HMS Repulse [1] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HM Yacht Iolaire [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Galatea [1] Victory I [1]

Service

Royal Navy [58] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

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

Contribution

Military Service [47]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Charles Hallett Watts

Born 1895

Died 1984

Royal Navy M8053 Leading Carpenter's Crew HMS Galatea

Royal Navy M8053 Joiner 3c HMS Galatea

Royal Navy M8053 Carpenter's Crew HMS Galatea

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Francis William Newbery

Born 1892

Died 1964

Royal Navy M8245 Shipwright 2c HMS Galatea

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Piers Keane Kekewich

Born 1889

Died 1967

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Rear Admiral

Royal Navy Cadet

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Frederick James Elms

Born 1874

Died 1941

Royal Navy 156266 Petty Officer HMS Galatea

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John Clark Thompson

Born 1891

Royal Navy Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class HMS Galatea

Royal Navy M16893 Engine Room Artificer HMS Galatea

Royal Navy M16893 Chief Engine Room Artificer HMS Crescent

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Harry Denham Hicks

Born 1885

Died 1967

Royal Navy L7080 Officer's Steward 2nd Class HMS Galatea

Royal Navy L7080 Officer's Steward 3rd Class Victory I

Royal Navy L7080 Officer's Steward 3rd Class HMS Galatea

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Ernest Pilkington

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy M12624 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Galatea

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John Combs

Born 1875

Died 1939

Royal Navy Signal Lieutenant

Royal Navy Signal Boatswain HMS Galatea

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William Henry Rosevere

Born 1877

Died 1945

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant Commander HMS Galatea

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William Andrew Gregory

Born 1898

Royal Navy J27329 Ordinary Seaman HMS Galatea

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Frederick Alma James Oldaker Wiseman

Born 1887

Royal Navy 220525 Yeoman of Signals HMS GALATEA

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Edward George Knights

Born 1883

Royal Navy 212025 Leading Seaman HMS GALATEA

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Louis Godfrey Humphrey Allan

Born 1899

Royal Navy J38838 Boy Telegraphist HMS Galatea

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John William Smith

Born 1893

Royal Navy K20861 Stoker 1st Class HMS GALATEA

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Bertram King Pickering

Born 1884

Royal Navy 208450 Leading Signalman HMS GALATEA

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Gilbert Jones

Born 1884

Royal Navy 211025 Able Seaman HMS GALATEA

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Thomas Alexander Lipyeat

Born 1885

Royal Navy 214205 Petty Officer HMS GALATEA

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Thomas Ayling

Born 1884

Royal Navy 302904 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Galatea

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Albert Edward Coller

Born 1885

Royal Navy 211448 Petty Officer HMS GALATEA

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Robert Edward Walker

Born 1874

Royal Navy 353412 Ward Room Steward HMS Galatea

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