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Maidstone, Kent [6]

Ramsgate, Kent [3]

Hoxton, London [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Barony, Lanark [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Boxley, Kent [1]

Bradfield, Essex [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Carlshalton, Surrey [1]

Carnarvon [1]

Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex [1]

Corgerrick, Kuggar, Cornwall [1]

Detling, Kent [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dublin [1]

Dullingham, Cambridgeshire [1]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1]

Dysart, Fifeshire [1]

Eccles, Kent [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Eltham, Kent [1]

Emsworth, Hampshire [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Gourock, Renfrewshire [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Halifax, Nova Scotia [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Honiton, Devon [1]

Hulland, Derbyshire [1]

Kingsbury, Edgware, Middlesex [1]

Kirkaldy, Fifeshire [1]

Laira,Plymouth, Devon [1]

Market Rasen, Lincolnshire [1]

Near Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

New Cross, London [1]

Nottingham [1]

Padstow, Cornwall [1]

Plumpton, Sussex [1]

Rank

Boy 2nd Class [64]

Boy 1st Class [56]

Ordinary Seaman [50]

Able Seaman [45]

Leading Seaman [16]

Ordinary Signalman [9]

Signalman [8]

Petty Officer [7]

Signal Boy [6]

Leading Signalman [3]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [2]

Boy I [2]

Boy II [2]

Boy Telegraphist [2]

Cooks Mate [2]

Master At Arms [2]

Ord. Seaman [2]

Ordinary Signaller [2]

Ordinary Telegrapher [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Signaller [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Telegraphist [2]

Able Seaman R.A.N. [1]

Actig Leading Signalman [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Leading Signalman [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Boy 1st Class Bugler [1]

Boy 2 then Boy 1 [1]

Boy 2nd class [1]

Boy I Class [1]

Boy II Class [1]

Boy Telegrapher [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Cook [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Leading Signaller [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Leading Telegrapher [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Master At Arms (Pensioner) [1]

Petty Officer I Class [1]

Petty Officer II Class [1]

Unit

HMS Ganges [39]

HMS Vivid I [19]

HMS Pembroke I [17]

HMS Victory I [17]

HMS Ganges II [15]

HMS Impregnable [14]

HMS "Pembroke I" [10]

HMS Erin [9]

HMS Ajax [7]

HMS "Ganges II" [5]

HMS "Ganges" [5]

HMS Dreadnought [4]

HMS Ganges I [4]

HMS Victory [4]

HMS Antrim [3]

HMS Excellent [3]

HMS Hannibal [3]

HMS Kent [3]

HMS Magnificent [3]

Ganges [2]

HMS "Impregnable" [2]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS Barham [2]

HMS Caesar [2]

HMS Centurion [2]

HMS Conqueror [2]

HMS Dido [2]

HMS Dublin [2]

HMS Euryalus [2]

HMS Hampshire [2]

HMS Hogue [2]

HMS Leviathan [2]

HMS Lowestoft [2]

HMS Natal [2]

HMS Pembroke [2]

HMS Roxburgh [2]

HMS Royal Arthur [2]

HMS Thunderer [2]

HMS Vernon [2]

HMS Victorious [2]

HMS Vindictive [2]

HMS Yarmouth [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

7 Days Cells [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Collingwood [1]

Columbine [1]

Defiance [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

Dolphin [1]

Service

Royal Navy [76]

Other Empire Force [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [20]

H [8]

W [7]

G [5]

P [5]

A [4]

C [4]

T [4]

J [3]

S [3]

F [2]

M [2]

N [2]

R [2]

D [1]

E [1]

K [1]

L [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [74]

Country

United Kingdom [39]

Australia [2]

Gibraltar [2]

Ireland [2]

Egypt [1]

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People [76] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [6] Ramsgate, Kent [3] Hoxton, London [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Barony, Lanark [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Boxley, Kent [1] Bradfield, Essex [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Camberwell, London [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Carlshalton, Surrey [1] Carnarvon [1] Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary [1] Chiswick, Middlesex [1] Corgerrick, Kuggar, Cornwall [1] Detling, Kent [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dublin [1] Dullingham, Cambridgeshire [1] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1] Dysart, Fifeshire [1] Eccles, Kent [1] Edmonton, London [1] Eltham, Kent [1] Emsworth, Hampshire [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Gourock, Renfrewshire [1] Greenwich, London [1] Halifax, Nova Scotia [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Honiton, Devon [1] Hulland, Derbyshire [1] Kingsbury, Edgware, Middlesex [1] Kirkaldy, Fifeshire [1] Laira,Plymouth, Devon [1] Market Rasen, Lincolnshire [1] Near Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] New Cross, London [1] Nottingham [1] Padstow, Cornwall [1] Plumpton, Sussex [1]

Rank

Boy 2nd Class [64] Boy 1st Class [56] Ordinary Seaman [50] Able Seaman [45] Leading Seaman [16] Ordinary Signalman [9] Signalman [8] Petty Officer [7] Signal Boy [6] Leading Signalman [3] Acting Stoker 1st Class [2] Boy I [2] Boy II [2] Boy Telegraphist [2] Cooks Mate [2] Master At Arms [2] Ord. Seaman [2] Ordinary Signaller [2] Ordinary Telegrapher [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Signaller [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Telegraphist [2] Able Seaman R.A.N. [1] Actig Leading Signalman [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Leading Signalman [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Boy 1st Class Bugler [1] Boy 2 then Boy 1 [1] Boy 2nd class [1] Boy I Class [1] Boy II Class [1] Boy Telegrapher [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Cook [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Leading Signaller [1] Leading Stoker [1] Leading Telegrapher [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Master At Arms (Pensioner) [1] Petty Officer I Class [1] Petty Officer II Class [1]

Unit

HMS Ganges [39] HMS Vivid I [19] HMS Pembroke I [17] HMS Victory I [17] HMS Ganges II [15] HMS Impregnable [14] HMS "Pembroke I" [10] HMS Erin [9] HMS Ajax [7] HMS "Ganges II" [5] HMS "Ganges" [5] HMS Dreadnought [4] HMS Ganges I [4] HMS Victory [4] HMS Antrim [3] HMS Excellent [3] HMS Hannibal [3] HMS Kent [3] HMS Magnificent [3] Ganges [2] HMS "Impregnable" [2] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS Barham [2] HMS Caesar [2] HMS Centurion [2] HMS Conqueror [2] HMS Dido [2] HMS Dublin [2] HMS Euryalus [2] HMS Hampshire [2] HMS Hogue [2] HMS Leviathan [2] HMS Lowestoft [2] HMS Natal [2] HMS Pembroke [2] HMS Roxburgh [2] HMS Royal Arthur [2] HMS Thunderer [2] HMS Vernon [2] HMS Victorious [2] HMS Vindictive [2] HMS Yarmouth [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] 7 Days Cells [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Collingwood [1] Columbine [1] Defiance [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] Dolphin [1]

Service

Royal Navy [76] Other Empire Force [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [20] H [8] W [7] G [5] P [5] A [4] C [4] T [4] J [3] S [3] F [2] M [2] N [2] R [2] D [1] E [1] K [1] L [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [74]

Country

United Kingdom [39] Australia [2] Gibraltar [2] Ireland [2] Egypt [1]

William Jesse Harlow

Born 1898

Royal Navy SS7434 Ord. Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy SS7434 Ord. Seaman HMS Ganges

Royal Navy SS7434 Able Seaman HMS Ganges

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Frederick William Pennells

Born 1894

Died 1981

Royal Navy J68705 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy J68705 Ord. Seaman HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J68705 Able Seaman HMS Ganges II

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Alexander Stead

Born 1862

Royal Navy 104683 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 104683 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy 104683 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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Frederick Charles Vinten

Born 1897

Died 1963

Royal Navy J18793 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Ganges"

Royal Navy J18793 Boy 1st Class HMS "Pembroke I"

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Leonard Cecil Rhodes Parsons

Born 1902

Died 1918

Royal Navy J84403 Boy 1st Class HMS Victory I

Royal Navy J84403 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J84403 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

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William Kenneth Edge

Born 1901

Died 1964

Royal Navy J53950 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J53950 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J53950 Boy 1st Class HMS Dreadnought

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Frederick Charles William Bax

Born 1901

Died 1975

Royal Navy J58612 Able Seaman HMS Excellent

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314105 Royal Air Force

Royal Navy J58612 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

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George Henry Ringwood

Born 1892

Died 1978

Royal Navy J1143 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Ganges I"

Royal Navy J1143 Able Seaman HMS "Pembroke I"

Royal Navy J1143 Able Seaman HMS "Pembroke I"

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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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Harry Edward Cruttenden

Born 1901

Died 1968

Royal Navy J56225

Royal Navy J56225 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J56225 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

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Albert Edward Humberstone

Born 1898

Died 1924

Royal Navy J30497 Boy 2 then Boy 1 HMS Ganges HMS Pembroke I and HMS Warrior

Royal Navy J30497 Ordinary Seaman HMS Glorious HMS Pembroke I HMS Attentive

Royal Navy J30497 Able Seaman HMS Blake HMS Diligence HMS Pembroke I

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Herbert Auty

Born 1890

Died 1915

Royal Navy 238602 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges I

Royal Navy 238602 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges I

Royal Navy 238602 Ordinary Seaman HMS Terrible

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Bertie Bickford

Born 1898

Died 1982

Royal Navy J27473 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J27473 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J27473 Signal Boy HMS Vivid I

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George William Palmer Brown

Born 1897

Died 1972

Royal Navy J24647 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J24647 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J24647 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

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Andrew Black

Born 1898

Died 1960

Royal Navy J40740 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J40740 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J40740 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

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Gregory Ernest Wootton

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy J62069 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy J62069 Able Seaman HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J62069 Able Seaman HMS Pembroke I

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Horace Honey Burr

Born 1900

Died 1976

Royal Navy J78957 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Powerful"

Royal Navy J78957 Boy 1st Class HMS "Powerful"

Royal Navy J78957 Boy Telegrapher HMS "Ganges II"

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Leonard Charles Bacon

Born 1894

Died 1980

Royal Navy J7032 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J7032 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J7032 Ordinary Signalman HMS Victory I

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Edward Godfrey

Born 1898

Royal Navy J36699 Boy 2nd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J36699 Boy 1st Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J36699 Ordinary Seaman HMS Ganges

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Charles Arthur Reed

Born 1892

Royal Navy J1359 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges I

Royal Navy J1539 Boy 1st Class

Royal Navy J1539 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

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