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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Ballineen, Bandon [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Callington, Cornwall [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Clonakilty, Cork [1]

Cornworthy, Devon [1]

Crown Hill, Devon [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dorset [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Lostwithiel, Cornwall [1]

Mortlake, Surrey [1]

Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Pontypool, Monmouthshire [1]

Portmouth, Hampshire [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Queenstown, Cork [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Sudbury, Suffolk [1]

Sunderland, County Durham [1]

Temple Brady, Cork [1]

Truro, Cornwall [1]

Ulverstoke, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Chief Stoker [5]

Leading Stoker [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Captain [2]

Gunner [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting leading Stoker [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Canteen Manager [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Driver [1]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Electrical Artificer 4c [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Mate [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Officers Steward 1st Class [1]

Ordinary Signaller [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Plumber [1]

Private [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Ship's Steward [1]

Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker I [1]

Stoker II [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

acting Leading Stoker [1]

Unit

HMS Gloucester [28]

HMS GLOUCESTER [3]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Victory II [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Gloucester [2]

Admiralty Civilian, HMS Gloucester [1]

Admiralty Civilian, HMS Pegasus [1]

HMS Capetown [1]

HMS Centurion [1]

HMS Cornwall [1]

HMS Cumberland [1]

HMS Danae [1]

HMS Devonshire [1]

HMS Dido [1]

HMS Dryad [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Fisgard [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Hercules [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Iron Duke [1]

HMS Lanka [1]

HMS Neptune [1]

HMS Rob Roy [1]

HMS Sprightly [1]

HMS Suffolk [1]

HMS Tiger [1]

HMS Truculent [1]

HMS Warspite [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery: HMS Resolution [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Service

Royal Navy [33]

British Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [6]

G [4]

S [4]

C [3]

H [3]

R [3]

W [3]

M [2]

A [1]

D [1]

E [1]

K [1]

L [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [22]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Ballineen, Bandon [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Callington, Cornwall [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Clonakilty, Cork [1] Cornworthy, Devon [1] Crown Hill, Devon [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dorset [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Lostwithiel, Cornwall [1] Mortlake, Surrey [1] Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Pontypool, Monmouthshire [1] Portmouth, Hampshire [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Queenstown, Cork [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Sudbury, Suffolk [1] Sunderland, County Durham [1] Temple Brady, Cork [1] Truro, Cornwall [1] Ulverstoke, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Chief Stoker [5] Leading Stoker [4] Able Seaman [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Boy 2nd Class [2] Captain [2] Gunner [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Stoker 1st Class [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting leading Stoker [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Blacksmith [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Cadet [1] Canteen Manager [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Driver [1] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1] Electrical Artificer 4c [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Leading Signalman [1] Mate [1] Naval Cadet [1] Officers Steward 1st Class [1] Ordinary Signaller [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Plumber [1] Private [1] Rear Admiral [1] Ship's Steward [1] Shipwright 1st Class [1] Sick Berth Attendant [1] Signal Boy [1] Signalman [1] Stoker [1] Stoker I [1] Stoker II [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] acting Leading Stoker [1]

Unit

HMS Gloucester [28] HMS GLOUCESTER [3] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Victory II [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Gloucester [2] Admiralty Civilian, HMS Gloucester [1] Admiralty Civilian, HMS Pegasus [1] HMS Capetown [1] HMS Centurion [1] HMS Cornwall [1] HMS Cumberland [1] HMS Danae [1] HMS Devonshire [1] HMS Dido [1] HMS Dryad [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Fisgard [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Hercules [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Iron Duke [1] HMS Lanka [1] HMS Neptune [1] HMS Rob Roy [1] HMS Sprightly [1] HMS Suffolk [1] HMS Tiger [1] HMS Truculent [1] HMS Warspite [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery: HMS Resolution [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Service

Royal Navy [33] British Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [6] G [4] S [4] C [3] H [3] R [3] W [3] M [2] A [1] D [1] E [1] K [1] L [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [22]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Edward George Rashbrook

Born 1893

Died 1970

Royal Navy K14391

Royal Navy Acting leading Stoker HMS Gloucester

Royal Navy Leading Stoker HMS Gloucester

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Philip Long

Born 1875

Royal Navy 277178 Chief Stoker HMS GLOUCESTER

Royal Navy 277178 Chief Stoker HMS GLOUCESTER

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Alfred Ernest Greenaway

Born 1896

Royal Navy J24368 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy K23013 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Gloucester

Royal Navy K23013 Stoker 1st Class HMS Gloucester

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Arthur Henry Thomas Hawkins

Born 1898

Died 1941

Royal Navy SS7630 Ordinary Seaman

Royal Navy D/SS7630 Able Seaman HMS Gloucester

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Patrick O'mahony

Born 1886

Died 1916

Royal Navy 346795 Ship's Steward HMS Gloucester

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Henry Aubrey Rowley

Born 1896

Died 1941

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant HMS IRON DUKE

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

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Joseph Hockey

Born 1900

Royal Navy J52773 Ordinary Seaman HMS Devonshire

Royal Navy D/J52773 Able Seaman HMS Gloucester

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Edward Glossop

Born 1894

Died 1931

Royal Navy K22978 Stoker 1st Class HMS Gloucester

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Charles Oak Barham

Born 1896

Royal Navy M7757 Sick Berth Attendant HMS Gloucester

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Henry Dobson Hodgson

Born 1898

Died 1941

Royal Navy SS118217 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Danae

Royal Navy K61984 Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy D/K 61984 Chief Stoker HMS Gloucester

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Edmund Charles Crangle

Born 1872

Died 1929

Royal Navy Artificer Engineer HMS Gloucester

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Frederick Joseph Moses

Born 1873

Royal Navy 268232 Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS Gloucester

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William Frederick Blunt

Born 1870

Royal Navy Rear Admiral

Royal Navy Cadet

Royal Navy Captain HMS Gloucester

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John Cotterell

Born 1895

Royal Navy SS112542 HMS Gloucester

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Charles Wyatt

Born 1876

Royal Navy 342271 Shipwright 1st Class HMS Gloucester

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Victor Thomas Bethell

Born 1897

Royal Navy K29922 Stoker 2nd Class HMS GLOUCESTER

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Patrick Conway

Born 1899

Royal Navy J32853 Signal Boy HMS Gloucester

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George Marshall Gray

Born 1883

Royal Navy 364381 Officers Steward 1st Class HMS Gloucester

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George Arthur Warren

Born 1877

Royal Navy 341899 Plumber HMS Gloucester

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William Henry Edwards

Born 1895

Royal Navy K23004 Stoker 1st Class HMS GLOUCESTER

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