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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [17]

Maidstone, Kent [12]

Ramsgate, Kent [12]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [8]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire [7]

Newcastle, Northumberland [7]

Sunderland, Durham [7]

Plymouth, Devon [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5]

Derby [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

West Ham, Essex [4]

Bath, Somerset [3]

Bedminster, Somerset [3]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Colchester, Essex [3]

Deal, Kent [3]

Dover, Kent [3]

Gateshead, Durham [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Islington, London [3]

Aberdeen [2]

Barking, Essex [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Bromley, Kent [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Carlisle, Cumberland [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Edmonton, London [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire [2]

Hartlepool, Durham [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Leicester [2]

Lewisham, London [2]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [2]

Mile End, London [2]

North Shields, Northumberland [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Nottingham [2]

Rank

Boy 2nd Class [404]

Boy 1st Class [347]

Ordinary Seaman [289]

Able Seaman [261]

Leading Seaman [73]

Signal Boy [35]

Ordinary Signalman [31]

Signalman [29]

Petty Officer [28]

Boy Telegraphist [17]

Telegraphist [13]

Leading Signalman [12]

Boy 2nd class [11]

Ordinary Telegraphist [11]

Ordinary Signaller [10]

Signaller [9]

Boy Signaller [7]

Private [6]

Boy 2c [5]

Chief Petty Officer [5]

Leading Telegraphist [5]

Boy 1st class [4]

Leading Stoker [4]

Ordinary Telegrapher [4]

Seaman [4]

Acting Leading Stoker [3]

Boy [3]

Boy I [3]

Boy II [3]

Boy Telegrapher [3]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Engineman [3]

Leading Signaller [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Telegrapher [3]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [2]

Boy - 2nd Class [2]

Boy 2 [2]

Boy Class II [2]

Cooks Mate [2]

Leading Telegrapher [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Master At Arms [2]

Ord. Seaman [2]

Sapper [2]

Signal boy [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Trimmer [2]

Yeoman of Signals [2]

Unit

HMS Ganges [345]

HMS Ganges II [122]

HMS Ajax [99]

HMS Agincourt [71]

HMS Impregnable [70]

HMS Erin [45]

HMS Fearless [35]

HMS Natal [24]

HMS Vivid I [19]

HMS Pembroke I [17]

HMS Victory I [17]

HMS Victorious [15]

Royal Naval Reserve [14]

HMS "Ganges" [12]

HMS Bulwark [12]

HMS "Pembroke I" [10]

HMS Powerful [10]

HMS Excellent [9]

HMS Antrim [8]

HMS Essex [8]

HMS Prince George [8]

HMS Queen [8]

HMS Argyll [7]

HMS Caesar [7]

HMS Cornwallis [7]

HMS Hannibal [7]

HMS Superb [7]

HMS "Ganges II" [6]

HMS Berwick [6]

HMS Centurion [6]

HMS Dolphin [6]

HMS Dominion [6]

HMS Drake [6]

HMS Indomitable [6]

HMS Kent [6]

HMS Mischief [6]

L55 [6]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Ganges [6]

HM Submarine G8 [5]

HMS Conqueror [5]

HMS Leviathan [5]

HMS Magnificent [5]

HMS Minotaur [5]

HMS Morning Star [5]

HMS Victory [5]

HM Submarine E36 [4]

HMS "Pembroke II" [4]

HMS Achilles [4]

HMS Cyclops [4]

HMS Devonshire [4]

Service

Royal Navy [496]

British Army [6]

Other Empire Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [82]

C [54]

H [46]

M [42]

S [37]

G [26]

W [24]

P [23]

D [22]

A [21]

F [21]

R [16]

T [16]

L [15]

K [13]

J [11]

E [10]

N [9]

O [2]

V [2]

Y [2]

I [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [463]

Country

United Kingdom [184]

Australia [4]

Gibraltar [2]

Ireland [2]

Malta [2]

Argentina [1]

Egypt [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

Turkey [1]

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People [496] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [17] Maidstone, Kent [12] Ramsgate, Kent [12] Sheffield, Yorkshire [8] Bristol, Gloucestershire [7] Liverpool, Lancashire [7] Newcastle, Northumberland [7] Sunderland, Durham [7] Plymouth, Devon [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5] Derby [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] West Ham, Essex [4] Bath, Somerset [3] Bedminster, Somerset [3] Brighton, Sussex [3] Colchester, Essex [3] Deal, Kent [3] Dover, Kent [3] Gateshead, Durham [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Islington, London [3] Aberdeen [2] Barking, Essex [2] Battersea, London [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Bromley, Kent [2] Camberwell, London [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Carlisle, Cumberland [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Chelsea, London [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Deptford, London [2] Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Edmonton, London [2] Hackney, London [2] Hamilton, Lanarkshire [2] Hartlepool, Durham [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Hoxton, London [2] Leicester [2] Lewisham, London [2] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [2] Mile End, London [2] North Shields, Northumberland [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Nottingham [2]

Rank

Boy 2nd Class [404] Boy 1st Class [347] Ordinary Seaman [289] Able Seaman [261] Leading Seaman [73] Signal Boy [35] Ordinary Signalman [31] Signalman [29] Petty Officer [28] Boy Telegraphist [17] Telegraphist [13] Leading Signalman [12] Boy 2nd class [11] Ordinary Telegraphist [11] Ordinary Signaller [10] Signaller [9] Boy Signaller [7] Private [6] Boy 2c [5] Chief Petty Officer [5] Leading Telegraphist [5] Boy 1st class [4] Leading Stoker [4] Ordinary Telegrapher [4] Seaman [4] Acting Leading Stoker [3] Boy [3] Boy I [3] Boy II [3] Boy Telegrapher [3] Chief Yeoman of Signals [3] Deck Hand [3] Engineman [3] Leading Signaller [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Telegrapher [3] Acting Stoker 1st Class [2] Boy - 2nd Class [2] Boy 2 [2] Boy Class II [2] Cooks Mate [2] Leading Telegrapher [2] Lieutenant [2] Master At Arms [2] Ord. Seaman [2] Sapper [2] Signal boy [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Trimmer [2] Yeoman of Signals [2]

Unit

HMS Ganges [345] HMS Ganges II [122] HMS Ajax [99] HMS Agincourt [71] HMS Impregnable [70] HMS Erin [45] HMS Fearless [35] HMS Natal [24] HMS Vivid I [19] HMS Pembroke I [17] HMS Victory I [17] HMS Victorious [15] Royal Naval Reserve [14] HMS "Ganges" [12] HMS Bulwark [12] HMS "Pembroke I" [10] HMS Powerful [10] HMS Excellent [9] HMS Antrim [8] HMS Essex [8] HMS Prince George [8] HMS Queen [8] HMS Argyll [7] HMS Caesar [7] HMS Cornwallis [7] HMS Hannibal [7] HMS Superb [7] HMS "Ganges II" [6] HMS Berwick [6] HMS Centurion [6] HMS Dolphin [6] HMS Dominion [6] HMS Drake [6] HMS Indomitable [6] HMS Kent [6] HMS Mischief [6] L55 [6] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Ganges [6] HM Submarine G8 [5] HMS Conqueror [5] HMS Leviathan [5] HMS Magnificent [5] HMS Minotaur [5] HMS Morning Star [5] HMS Victory [5] HM Submarine E36 [4] HMS "Pembroke II" [4] HMS Achilles [4] HMS Cyclops [4] HMS Devonshire [4]

Service

Royal Navy [496] British Army [6] Other Empire Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [82] C [54] H [46] M [42] S [37] G [26] W [24] P [23] D [22] A [21] F [21] R [16] T [16] L [15] K [13] J [11] E [10] N [9] O [2] V [2] Y [2] I [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [463]

Country

United Kingdom [184] Australia [4] Gibraltar [2] Ireland [2] Malta [2] Argentina [1] Egypt [1] Sri Lanka [1] Turkey [1]

Frank Roberts

Born 1901

Died 1917

Royal Navy J69849 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

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William James

Born 1864

Died 1916

Royal Navy 112114 Petty Officer 1st Class HMS Ganges

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Herbert John Mahoney

Born 1896

Died 1940

Royal Navy K. 8540 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Taurus

Royal Navy K8540

Royal Navy K.8540 Stoker 1st class HMS Carnarvon

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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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Leslie Edward Abell

Born 1894

Royal Navy J11061

Royal Navy J11061 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J11061 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

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Robert Edward Hodges

Born 1895

Died 1966

Royal Navy J12937 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J 12937 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J 12937 Ordinary Seaman HMS Lord Nelson

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George Leslie Boyden

Born 1899

Died 1969

Royal Navy J41190 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J41190 Signal Boy HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J41190 Signal Boy HMS Ajax

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Charles Bly

Born 1897

Died 1971

Royal Navy J32257 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J32257 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J32257 Ordinary Seaman HMS Agincourt

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William Langridge

Born 1901

Died 1918

Royal Navy J93003

Royal Navy J93003 Boy HMS Ganges II

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Henry James Hills

Born 1891

Died 1915

Royal Navy 239488 Boy 2 HMS Ganges

Royal Navy 239488 Leading Seaman HMS Europa

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Herbert William Garton

Born 1899

Died 1916

Royal Navy J33451

Royal Navy J33451 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J33451 Signal Boy HMS Defence

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James Gerald Matthias Thompson

Born 1901

Died 1918

Royal Navy J54924 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J54924 Boy Telegraphist HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J54924 Boy Telegraphist HM Submarine H5

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Frederick Thomas Wilkins

Born 1898

Died 1915

Royal Navy J38940 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J38940 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J38940 Boy 1st Class HMS Natal

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William John May

Born 1899

Died 1915

Royal Navy J39018 Boy 2nd class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J39018 Boy 1st class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J39018 Boy 1st class HMS Natal

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Edward Albert Cushing

Born 1900

Died 1975

Royal Navy J46072 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J46072 Ordinary Seaman HMS Repulse

Royal Navy J46072 Able Seaman HMS Attentive II

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Albert Banford

Born 1897

Died 1981

Royal Navy J27964 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J27964 Ordinary Seaman HMS Erin

Royal Navy J27964 Able Seaman HMS Erin

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Herbert Martin Cant

Born 1901

Died 1978

Royal Navy J80945

Royal Navy J80945 Boy Class II HMS Ganges

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Frank Thomas Wilson

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy J10611 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

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William Ernest Vorstius

Born 1896

Died 1988

Royal Navy J16656 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

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Herbert Crook

Born 1892

Died 1919

Royal Navy J4894 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J4894 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J4894 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hannibal

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