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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]

James Singer

Born 1899

Died 1939

Royal Navy Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable Boy Training Est. Devonport

Royal Navy Boy Telegraphist HMS Vernon Torpedo School, Devonport

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William Harry Maeers

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy 236964 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy 236964 Boy 1st Class HMSs Ganges II, Victorious

Royal Navy 236964 Ordinary Seaman HMSs Victorious, Vivid I, Crescent, Flora

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George William Hatton

Born 1895

Died 1979

Royal Navy J17453 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J17453 Boy 1st Class HMS Roxburgh

Royal Navy J17453 Ordinary Seaman HMS Neptune

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William John Chaplin

Born 1893

Died 1970

Royal Navy J6854 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J6854 Boy 1st Class HMS Caesar

Royal Navy J6854 Ordinary Seaman HMS Bristol

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Henry George Pullen

Born 1893

Died 1972

Royal Navy J11199 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J11199 Boy 1st Class HMS Victorious

Royal Navy J11199 Ordinary Seaman HMS Prince George

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Arthur Sidney Hepburn

Born 1891

Died 1976

Royal Navy J2497 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J2497 Boy 1st Class HMS Minotaur

Royal Navy J2497 Ordinary Seaman HMS Achilles

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Herbert Daniel Bishop Allen

Born 1890

Died 1968

Royal Navy 235420 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy 235420 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy 235420 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

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Reginald Trees

Born 1894

Died 1963

Royal Navy Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J9202 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J9202 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

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Thomas James Heath

Born 1892

Died 1974

Royal Navy J7673 Boy 2nd class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J7673 Boy 1st Class HMS Antrim

Royal Navy J7673 Ordinary Seaman HMS Antrim

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Frederick Henry Burr

Born 1895

Died 1969

Royal Navy J14688 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Ganges"

Royal Navy J14688 Boy 1st Class HMS "Impregnable"

Royal Navy J14688 Ordinary Seaman HMS "London"

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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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Henry Hayman Bowerman

Born 1893

Royal Navy J4369 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J4369 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J4369 Ordinary Signaller HMS Gloucester

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John William Mccarthy

Born 1892

Royal Navy J5629 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J5629 Boy 1st Class HMS Essex

Royal Navy J5629 Boy 1st Class HMS Essex

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Edward Lambe

Born 1892

Royal Navy J1299 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges I

Royal Navy J1299 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J1299 Ordinary Signaller HMS Superb

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James Fitzgerald

Born 1898

Royal Navy J38101

Royal Navy J38101 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J38101 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

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William Anscombe

Born 1892

Royal Navy J7076 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Ganges II"

Royal Navy J7076 Boy 1st Class HMS "Ganges II"

Royal Navy J7076 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Hogue"

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Harry Vincent Hacking

Born 1883

Died 1918

Royal Navy Mersey Z/1786 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve HMS Ganges

Royal Navy Mersey Z/1786 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Ganges

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John Wilson Lauder

Born 1899

Died 1919

Royal Navy DA 17911 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 17911/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Ganges II

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Alexander Coghill

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy A 8933 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 8933/A(PO) Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Ganges

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Neil Donald Buchanan

Born 1890

Died 1917

Royal Navy A 4442 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 4442/A Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Ganges

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