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Portsmouth, Hampshire [7]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Farnham, Surrey [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Swansea, Glamorgan [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Barton, Lincolnshire [1]

Bedminster, Dorset [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Borden, Kent [1]

Botley, Hampshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Burslem, Staffordshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Chertsey, Surrey [1]

Chewton-Mendip, Somerset [1]

Chobham, Surrey [1]

Cookstown, Tyrone [1]

Derby [1]

Dundalk, County Louth [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Foots Cray, Kent [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Halling, Surrey [1]

Helmsley, Yorkshire [1]

Hertford [1]

Kilgwriog, Monmouthshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Lichfield, Staffordshire [1]

Lymington, Hampshire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Newton Ferrers, Devon [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Oxshott, Surrey [1]

Oxted, Surrey [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Potten End, Hertfordshire [1]

Rayne, Aberdeenshire [1]

Ripley, Surrey [1]

Rotterdam [1]

Saint Heliers Jersey [1]

Saint Heliers, Channel Islands [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [21]

Stoker 1st Class [17]

Stoker Petty Officer [7]

Leading Seaman [6]

Lieutenant Commander [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Petty Officer [5]

Leading Stoker [4]

Commander [3]

Acting Gunner [2]

Captain [2]

Gunner [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Boy I [1]

Boy II [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Chief Acting Mate [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Commander (Retd) [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Gunner (T) [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant (Rtd) [1]

Mate [1]

Midshipman [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Signalman [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Surgeon Probationer [1]

Temporary Senior Commissioned Gunner (T) [1]

Unit

HMS GARLAND [67]

HMS Garland [7]

H.M.S. "Princess Royal." [1]

HMS 'Vanguard' [1]

HMS Africa [1]

HMS Assegai [1]

HMS Cleopatra (Vindictive) [1]

HMS Columbine (Velox) [1]

HMS Columbine (Verdun) [1]

HMS Cyclops [1]

HMS Foyle [1]

HMS Hecla (Sportive) [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS London [1]

HMS Pembroke 1 - 2 [1]

HMS Pembroke 1 . 2 [1]

HMS Pembroke 2 [1]

HMS Pembroke 2 (Firedrake) [1]

HMS Pembroke 2 (Mt. Reserve) [1]

HMS Pembroke 2 (Walpole) [1]

HMS Pembroke I [1]

HMS Peyton [1]

HMS RAPID [1]

HMS Royal Oak [1]

HMS Royal Sovereign [1]

HMS Sandhurst [1]

HMS St Angelo 2 (Garland) [1]

HMS Stour [1]

HMS TEMERAIRE [1]

HMS Titania [1]

HMS Vernon [1]

HMS Vernon torpedo school [1]

New Zealand Division, HMS Dunedin [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS GARLAND [1]

Service

Royal Navy [76]

Last name first letter

C [9]

H [9]

B [7]

S [7]

W [7]

A [5]

F [5]

R [4]

T [4]

D [3]

G [3]

L [3]

M [2]

N [2]

O [2]

P [2]

E [1]

J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [73]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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People [76] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [7] Brighton, Sussex [2] Farnham, Surrey [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Paddington, London [2] Swansea, Glamorgan [2] Tottenham, London [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Barton, Lincolnshire [1] Bedminster, Dorset [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Borden, Kent [1] Botley, Hampshire [1] Bow, London [1] Burslem, Staffordshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Chertsey, Surrey [1] Chewton-Mendip, Somerset [1] Chobham, Surrey [1] Cookstown, Tyrone [1] Derby [1] Dundalk, County Louth [1] Edinburgh [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Foots Cray, Kent [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Halling, Surrey [1] Helmsley, Yorkshire [1] Hertford [1] Kilgwriog, Monmouthshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Lichfield, Staffordshire [1] Lymington, Hampshire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Newton Ferrers, Devon [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Oxshott, Surrey [1] Oxted, Surrey [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Potten End, Hertfordshire [1] Rayne, Aberdeenshire [1] Ripley, Surrey [1] Rotterdam [1] Saint Heliers Jersey [1] Saint Heliers, Channel Islands [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [21] Stoker 1st Class [17] Stoker Petty Officer [7] Leading Seaman [6] Lieutenant Commander [6] Lieutenant [5] Petty Officer [5] Leading Stoker [4] Commander [3] Acting Gunner [2] Captain [2] Gunner [2] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Boy I [1] Boy II [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Chief Acting Mate [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Stoker [1] Commander (Retd) [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engineer Commander [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Gunner (T) [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant (Rtd) [1] Mate [1] Midshipman [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Signalman [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Surgeon Probationer [1] Temporary Senior Commissioned Gunner (T) [1]

Unit

HMS GARLAND [67] HMS Garland [7] H.M.S. "Princess Royal." [1] HMS 'Vanguard' [1] HMS Africa [1] HMS Assegai [1] HMS Cleopatra (Vindictive) [1] HMS Columbine (Velox) [1] HMS Columbine (Verdun) [1] HMS Cyclops [1] HMS Foyle [1] HMS Hecla (Sportive) [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS London [1] HMS Pembroke 1 - 2 [1] HMS Pembroke 1 . 2 [1] HMS Pembroke 2 [1] HMS Pembroke 2 (Firedrake) [1] HMS Pembroke 2 (Mt. Reserve) [1] HMS Pembroke 2 (Walpole) [1] HMS Pembroke I [1] HMS Peyton [1] HMS RAPID [1] HMS Royal Oak [1] HMS Royal Sovereign [1] HMS Sandhurst [1] HMS St Angelo 2 (Garland) [1] HMS Stour [1] HMS TEMERAIRE [1] HMS Titania [1] HMS Vernon [1] HMS Vernon torpedo school [1] New Zealand Division, HMS Dunedin [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS GARLAND [1]

Service

Royal Navy [76]

Last name first letter

C [9] H [9] B [7] S [7] W [7] A [5] F [5] R [4] T [4] D [3] G [3] L [3] M [2] N [2] O [2] P [2] E [1] J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [73]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

Walter Hopper

Born 1889

Royal Navy K5863 Stoker 1st Class HMS GARLAND

Royal Navy Acting Leading Stoker HMS GARLAND

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Reginald Stannus Goff

Born 1882

Died 1965

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

…

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Maurice Howard Cox

Born 1894

Died 1982

Royal Navy J9747 Able Seaman

Royal Navy J9747 Petty Officer

Royal Navy Mate

…

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Thomas William Carne

Born 1889

Died 1920

Royal Navy 312380 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Garland

Royal Navy Stoker Petty Officer HMS TEMERAIRE

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Richard Morgan

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy J49935 HMS Garland

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Cornelius Johannes Davis

Born 1895

Royal Navy J18347 Able Seaman HMS GARLAND

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William Edmund Carter

Born 1880

Died 1928

Royal Navy Engineer Commander

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant Commander HMS GARLAND

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Alfred Ayton

Born 1892

Died 1922

Royal Navy J4029 Able Seaman HMS GARLAND

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Frederick Charles Herbert Gutridge

Born 1877

Died 1928

Royal Navy 269656 Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class HMS GARLAND

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Fitz Hugh Conway Lyon

Born 1895

Died 1929

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant HMS GARLAND

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David Bruce Nicol

Born 1888

Died 1973

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Captain

…

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Charles Tong

Born 1884

Royal Navy 304555 Stoker Petty Officer HMS GARLAND

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Charles Steele Fraser

Born 1891

Royal Navy SS117200 Stoker 1st Class HMS GARLAND

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William Edward Wheeler

Born 1890

Royal Navy M2277 Leading Cook's Mate HMS GARLAND

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Alfred William Clear

Born 1886

Royal Navy 227402 Stoker 1st Class HMS GARLAND

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Percy Edwin Powell

Born 1880

Royal Navy K9702 Stoker 1st Class HMS GARLAND

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William Charles Boyd

Born 1892

Royal Navy J5232 Able Seaman HMS GARLAND

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Christopher Pragnell

Born 1890

Royal Navy J1760 Leading Seaman HMS GARLAND

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Henry Freer

Born 1888

Royal Navy 227022 Leading Seaman HMS GARLAND

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John Wallace Crone

Born 1893

Royal Navy J4020 Able Seaman HMS GARLAND

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