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Maidstone, Kent [5]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Bedminster, Somerset [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Ramsgate, Kent [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Deal, Kent [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hornsey, London [2]

Islington, London [2]

Leicester [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Aberdare, Glamorgan [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Allbrighton, Shropshire [1]

Ayr [1]

Balham, London [1]

Ballymote, Sligo [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Brecon [1]

Brighton [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Bromley by Bow, London [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Burnmouth, Berwickshire [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chilbolton Down, Hampshire [1]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [1]

Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Corgerrick, Kuggar, Cornwall [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Derby [1]

Detling, Kent [1]

Drimsleague, Cork [1]

Droitwich, Worcestershire [1]

Droxford, Hampshire [1]

Dullingham, Cambridgeshire [1]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1]

East Farleigh, Kent [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [126]

Boy 1st Class [121]

Boy 2nd Class [121]

Able Seaman [119]

Leading Seaman [26]

Petty Officer [11]

Boy 2nd class [4]

Ordinary Telegraphist [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Telegraphist [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [2]

Boy [2]

Boy 1st class [2]

Boy 2c [2]

Boy I [2]

Boy II [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Cooks Mate [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Ordinary Signaller [2]

Ordinary Telegrapher [2]

Seaman [2]

Signaller [2]

Able Seaman R.A.N. [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Boy 1st Class Bugler [1]

Boy Domestic [1]

Boy I Class [1]

Boy II Class [1]

Boy Servant [1]

Boy Telegrapher [1]

Cook [1]

Corporal [1]

Deck Hand [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]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Signaller [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Master At Arms [1]

Master At Arms (Pensioner) [1]

Ord. Seaman [1]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [1]

Petty Officer I Class [1]

Petty Officer II Class [1]

Private [1]

Unit

HMS Ganges II [122]

HMS Ganges [36]

HMS Ajax [22]

HMS Agincourt [21]

HMS Erin [18]

HMS Fearless [15]

HMS Victorious [12]

HMS Vivid I [9]

HMS "Ganges II" [7]

HMS Bulwark [7]

HMS Natal [7]

HMS Prince George [7]

HMS Antrim [6]

HMS Argyll [6]

HMS Pembroke I [6]

HMS Morning Star [5]

HMS Victory I [5]

HM Submarine G8 [4]

HMS "Pembroke I" [4]

HMS "Pembroke II" [4]

HMS Caesar [4]

HMS Hogue [4]

HMS Kent [4]

HMS Queen [4]

HM Submarine E36 [3]

HMS Achilles [3]

HMS Berwick [3]

HMS Carnarvon [3]

HMS Commonwealth [3]

HMS Cornwallis [3]

HMS Cyclops [3]

HMS Essex [3]

HMS Magnificent [3]

HMS Mischief [3]

HMS Monmouth [3]

Europa II - M 33 [2]

HMS "Ganges" [2]

HMS Africa [2]

HMS Bacchante [2]

HMS Barham [2]

HMS Boscawen III [2]

HMS Centurion [2]

HMS Cressy [2]

HMS Defence [2]

HMS Dolphin [2]

HMS Drake [2]

HMS Dreadnought [2]

HMS Europa [2]

HMS Euryalus [2]

HMS Hannibal [2]

Service

Royal Navy [148]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

British Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [27]

C [19]

H [15]

M [14]

W [9]

D [8]

G [8]

A [7]

P [7]

S [7]

F [6]

L [6]

T [5]

R [3]

E [1]

I [1]

J [1]

K [1]

N [1]

U [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [140]

Country

United Kingdom [54]

Australia [1]

Egypt [1]

Ireland [1]

Malta [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

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People [148] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [5] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Bedminster, Somerset [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Ramsgate, Kent [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Bath, Somerset [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Deal, Kent [2] Dover, Kent [2] Hackney, London [2] Hornsey, London [2] Islington, London [2] Leicester [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Aberdare, Glamorgan [1] Aberdeen [1] Allbrighton, Shropshire [1] Ayr [1] Balham, London [1] Ballymote, Sligo [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Barking, Essex [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Brecon [1] Brighton [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Burnmouth, Berwickshire [1] Canning Town, London [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chilbolton Down, Hampshire [1] Chippenham, Wiltshire [1] Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Corgerrick, Kuggar, Cornwall [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Derby [1] Detling, Kent [1] Drimsleague, Cork [1] Droitwich, Worcestershire [1] Droxford, Hampshire [1] Dullingham, Cambridgeshire [1] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1] East Farleigh, Kent [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [126] Boy 1st Class [121] Boy 2nd Class [121] Able Seaman [119] Leading Seaman [26] Petty Officer [11] Boy 2nd class [4] Ordinary Telegraphist [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Telegraphist [3] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Acting Stoker 1st Class [2] Boy [2] Boy 1st class [2] Boy 2c [2] Boy I [2] Boy II [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Cooks Mate [2] Leading Stoker [2] Ordinary Signaller [2] Ordinary Telegrapher [2] Seaman [2] Signaller [2] Able Seaman R.A.N. [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Boy 1st Class Bugler [1] Boy Domestic [1] Boy I Class [1] Boy II Class [1] Boy Servant [1] Boy Telegrapher [1] Cook [1] Corporal [1] Deck Hand [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] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Signaller [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant [1] Master At Arms [1] Master At Arms (Pensioner) [1] Ord. Seaman [1] Petty Officer 2nd Class [1] Petty Officer I Class [1] Petty Officer II Class [1] Private [1]

Unit

HMS Ganges II [122] HMS Ganges [36] HMS Ajax [22] HMS Agincourt [21] HMS Erin [18] HMS Fearless [15] HMS Victorious [12] HMS Vivid I [9] HMS "Ganges II" [7] HMS Bulwark [7] HMS Natal [7] HMS Prince George [7] HMS Antrim [6] HMS Argyll [6] HMS Pembroke I [6] HMS Morning Star [5] HMS Victory I [5] HM Submarine G8 [4] HMS "Pembroke I" [4] HMS "Pembroke II" [4] HMS Caesar [4] HMS Hogue [4] HMS Kent [4] HMS Queen [4] HM Submarine E36 [3] HMS Achilles [3] HMS Berwick [3] HMS Carnarvon [3] HMS Commonwealth [3] HMS Cornwallis [3] HMS Cyclops [3] HMS Essex [3] HMS Magnificent [3] HMS Mischief [3] HMS Monmouth [3] Europa II - M 33 [2] HMS "Ganges" [2] HMS Africa [2] HMS Bacchante [2] HMS Barham [2] HMS Boscawen III [2] HMS Centurion [2] HMS Cressy [2] HMS Defence [2] HMS Dolphin [2] HMS Drake [2] HMS Dreadnought [2] HMS Europa [2] HMS Euryalus [2] HMS Hannibal [2]

Service

Royal Navy [148] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] British Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [27] C [19] H [15] M [14] W [9] D [8] G [8] A [7] P [7] S [7] F [6] L [6] T [5] R [3] E [1] I [1] J [1] K [1] N [1] U [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [140]

Country

United Kingdom [54] Australia [1] Egypt [1] Ireland [1] Malta [1] Sri Lanka [1]

Frank Oliver Read

Born 1892

Royal Navy J4553 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J4553 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J4553 Ordinary Seaman HMS Minotaur

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David Dowsett Marsh

Born 1892

Royal Navy J6435 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J6435 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victorious

Royal Navy J6435 Able Seaman HMS Highflyer

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Douglas Charles Suter

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J20108 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J20108 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J20108 Ordinary Seaman HMS Queen Mary

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Sydney Charles Baker

Born 1896

Died 1919

Royal Navy J21831 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J21831 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J21831 Ordinary Seaman HMS Formidable

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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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Samuel Poultney Robertson

Born 1896

Died 1915

Royal Navy J16703 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J16703 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J16703 Boy 1st Class HMS Natal

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John Trevanion Boyce

Born 1897

Died 1985

Royal Navy J24843 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Ganges"

Royal Navy J24843 Boy 1st Class HMS "Ganges"

Royal Navy J24843 Ordinary Telegrapher HMS "Actaeon"

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William Henry Wills

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy J5206

Royal Navy J.5206 (Dev.) Leading Seaman HMS Defence

Royal Navy J5206 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

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Douglas James Morris

Born 1892

Royal Navy J6973 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J6973 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J6973 Ordinary Seaman HMS King Alfred

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Albert Henry Bennett

Born 1892

Royal Navy J7903 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J7903 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J7903 Ordinary Seaman HMSMars

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Edward John Barrett

Born 1898

Died 1973

Royal Navy J61476 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Pembroke I"

Royal Navy J61476 Able Seaman HMS "Ganges II"

Royal Navy J61476 Able Seaman HMS "Lavatera"

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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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Ernest Croker

Born 1892

Royal Navy J6890 Able Seaman Vivid II - M 33

Royal Navy J6890 Able Seaman Europa II - M 33

Royal Navy J6890 Boy 2c HMS Ganges

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William Charles Pound

Born 1895

Died 1955

Royal Navy J16766 Boy 1st Class HMS "Vivid I"

Royal Navy J16766 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Andromede"

Royal Navy J16766 Able Seaman HMS "Formidable"

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Herbert Alfred Delemare

Born 1895

Died 1925

Royal Navy J16376 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J16376 Boy 1st Class HMS London

Royal Navy J16376 Ordinary Seaman HMS Bulwark

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John Wilfred Taylor

Born 1892

Died 1973

Royal Navy J5981 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J5981 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J5981 Ordinary Seaman HMS Swiftsure

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Charles William Sheppard

Born 1892

Died 1969

Royal Navy J3997 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J3997 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J3997 Ordinary Seaman HMS Argyll

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Edward William Webb

Born 1897

Died 1922

Royal Navy J21648 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J21648 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J21648 Ordinary Seaman

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Angus Crichton

Born 1875

Died 1919

Royal Navy B 3687 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2687 B (CH) Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Ganges II

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Albert Clear

Born 1890

Royal Navy 237993 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy 237993 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 237993 Ordinary Seaman HMS Venus

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