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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]

Mark Sings

Born 1875

Royal Navy 277126 Chief Stoker HMS Gloucester

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Clive George Ahern

Born 1884

Royal Navy 272488

Royal Navy Mate HMS Gloucester

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Alfred Duff

Born 1874

Royal Navy 276976 Chief Stoker HMS Gloucester

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Frederick King

Born 1877

Royal Navy 341894 Blacksmith HMS Gloucester

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Frank Gorden

Born 1875

Royal Navy 276515 Leading Stoker HMS Gloucester

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Sidney Durand Stoneman

Born 1876

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Gunner HMS Gloucester

Royal Navy Gunner HMS Sprightly

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Frederick Charles Smith

Born 1889

Royal Navy M8035 Electrical Artificer 4c HMS Tiger

Royal Navy M8035 Electrical Artificer 4th Class HMS Gloucester

Royal Navy M8035 Electrical Artificer 3rd Class HMS Tiger

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Reginald James Woodmore

Born 1899

Died 1948

Royal Navy K26460 Stoker II HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K26460 Stoker II HMS Neptune

Royal Navy K26460 Stoker I HMS Neptune

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Joseph Lattin Moore

Born 1891

Royal Navy Assistant Paymaster Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Gloucester

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Alfred Seal

Born 1891

Royal Navy S 2563 Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Gloucester

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Gilford George Roberts

Born 1899

Died 1941

British Army 2355 Driver Royal Engineers 1st South Midland Home Service Field Company

Royal Navy 15246 Private Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 15246 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery: HMS Resolution

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John Butler

Other Empire Force Canteen Manager Admiralty Civilian, HMS Gloucester

Other Empire Force Canteen Manager Admiralty Civilian, HMS Pegasus

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Robert Stewart Balfour

Born 1893

Died 1919

Royal Navy 4/2046 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Clyde 4/2046 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy M16479 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS Gloucester

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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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