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Place of birth

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Wouldham, Kent [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Aghada, Cork [1]

Ashbonunderlyne [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Ballinacurra, Cork [1]

Barnsbury, London [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Bermondsey [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bitterne, Hampshire [1]

Blean,Canterbury, Kent [1]

Boughton, Kent [1]

Brechin Forfar [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Bromley [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cape Town, South Africa [1]

Chiswick, London [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1]

Corfe Mullen, Dorset [1]

Cowley Saint Johns, Oxfordshire [1]

Drumragh, Tyrone [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Enniskillen, Fermanagh [1]

Exeter [1]

Fernhurst, Surrey [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Godmersham, Kent [1]

Halesworth, Suffolk [1]

Hanworth, Middlesex [1]

Hornsey, London [1]

Huntingdon [1]

Islington [1]

Kilnsea, Yorkshire [1]

Kingstown, Dublin [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leicester [1]

Leyton, Essex [1]

Limehouse, London [1]

London [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [20]

Boy 1st Class [16]

Stoker 1st Class [14]

Boy 2nd Class [7]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Leading Seaman [5]

Boy 1st class [4]

Petty Officer 1st Class [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Boy First Class [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Private [2]

Act. Eng. Rm. Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Boy 1st Class (Signals) [1]

Boy 1st. Class [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Ship's Cook [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

D 2nd Class [1]

Dom 3rd Class (under 18) [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Carpenter's Crew [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Master at Arms [1]

Midshipman [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Officers Steward 1st class [1]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [1]

Recruit [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Shipwright 2nd Class [1]

Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Sick Berth Steward [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker 1st class [1]

Stoker Class I [1]

Stoker Class II [1]

Unit

HMS Hawke [71]

Royal Naval Division - Hawke Battalion [6]

HMS Boscawen III [4]

HMS HAWKE [3]

HMS Pembroke I [3]

HMS Vindictive [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Hawke [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

HMS "Hawke" [2]

HMS Acheron [2]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS Encounter [2]

HMS Good Hope [2]

HMS Pembroke II [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

HMS Wildfire [2]

1st Field Artillery [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

H.M.S Hawke [1]

HM Submarine E22 [1]

HMS 'Hawke' [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Assistance [1]

HMS Bedford [1]

HMS Blenheim [1]

HMS Caledonia [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS Cambrian [1]

HMS Can't read the name [1]

HMS Cerberus [1]

HMS Coventry [1]

HMS Dido [1]

HMS Duke of Edinburgh [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Hercules (St Vincent) [1]

HMS Implacable [1]

HMS Indomitable [1]

HMS Juno [1]

HMS King Alfred [1]

HMS London [1]

HMS Lord Nelson [1]

HMS Maidstone [1]

HMS Mildura [1]

HMS Minotaur [1]

HMS Pasley [1]

HMS Pekin (Badminton) [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

HMS Pembroke VII [1]

HMS Pioneer [1]

Service

Royal Navy [88]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [15]

A [13]

C [11]

M [8]

S [8]

P [7]

F [5]

W [5]

H [4]

L [3]

E [1]

G [1]

I [1]

J [1]

N [1]

O [1]

R [1]

T [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [66]

Country

United Kingdom [34]

Australia [1]

Malta [1]

Netherlands [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [88] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Belfast, Antrim [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Wouldham, Kent [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Aghada, Cork [1] Ashbonunderlyne [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Ballinacurra, Cork [1] Barnsbury, London [1] Belfast, Down [1] Bermondsey [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bitterne, Hampshire [1] Blean,Canterbury, Kent [1] Boughton, Kent [1] Brechin Forfar [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brixton, London [1] Bromley [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cape Town, South Africa [1] Chiswick, London [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1] Corfe Mullen, Dorset [1] Cowley Saint Johns, Oxfordshire [1] Drumragh, Tyrone [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Enniskillen, Fermanagh [1] Exeter [1] Fernhurst, Surrey [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Godmersham, Kent [1] Halesworth, Suffolk [1] Hanworth, Middlesex [1] Hornsey, London [1] Huntingdon [1] Islington [1] Kilnsea, Yorkshire [1] Kingstown, Dublin [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leicester [1] Leyton, Essex [1] Limehouse, London [1] London [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [20] Boy 1st Class [16] Stoker 1st Class [14] Boy 2nd Class [7] Ordinary Seaman [7] Leading Seaman [5] Boy 1st class [4] Petty Officer 1st Class [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Boy First Class [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2] Petty Officer [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Private [2] Act. Eng. Rm. Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Boy 1st Class (Signals) [1] Boy 1st. Class [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Ship's Cook [1] Chief Stoker [1] D 2nd Class [1] Dom 3rd Class (under 18) [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Gunner [1] Leading Carpenter's Crew [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Master at Arms [1] Midshipman [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Officers Steward 1st class [1] Petty Officer 2nd Class [1] Recruit [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Shipwright 2nd Class [1] Sick Berth Attendant [1] Sick Berth Steward [1] Signalman [1] Stoker 1st class [1] Stoker Class I [1] Stoker Class II [1]

Unit

HMS Hawke [71] Royal Naval Division - Hawke Battalion [6] HMS Boscawen III [4] HMS HAWKE [3] HMS Pembroke I [3] HMS Vindictive [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Hawke [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] HMS "Hawke" [2] HMS Acheron [2] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS Encounter [2] HMS Good Hope [2] HMS Pembroke II [2] HMS Vivid I [2] HMS Wildfire [2] 1st Field Artillery [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] H.M.S Hawke [1] HM Submarine E22 [1] HMS 'Hawke' [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Assistance [1] HMS Bedford [1] HMS Blenheim [1] HMS Caledonia [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS Cambrian [1] HMS Can't read the name [1] HMS Cerberus [1] HMS Coventry [1] HMS Dido [1] HMS Duke of Edinburgh [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Hercules (St Vincent) [1] HMS Implacable [1] HMS Indomitable [1] HMS Juno [1] HMS King Alfred [1] HMS London [1] HMS Lord Nelson [1] HMS Maidstone [1] HMS Mildura [1] HMS Minotaur [1] HMS Pasley [1] HMS Pekin (Badminton) [1] HMS Pembroke [1] HMS Pembroke VII [1] HMS Pioneer [1]

Service

Royal Navy [88] Australian Imperial Force [2] British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [15] A [13] C [11] M [8] S [8] P [7] F [5] W [5] H [4] L [3] E [1] G [1] I [1] J [1] N [1] O [1] R [1] T [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [66]

Country

United Kingdom [34] Australia [1] Malta [1] Netherlands [1] South Africa [1]

Robert Albert Waterman

Born 1897

Died 1914

Royal Navy J/26355 Boy 1st Class HMS Hawke

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Harry Stanley Barter

Born 1898

Died 1914

Royal Navy J26050

Royal Navy Boy 1st Class HMS Hawke

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Peter Ferguson

Born 1883

Died 1914

Royal Navy 298040 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hawke

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Frederick William Pope

Born 1891

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS111165 Stoker 1st class HMS Hawke

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Herbert Edwin Woodland

Born 1898

Died 1914

Royal Navy J26779 Boy 1st class HMS Hawke

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Harold Alfred Spiers

Born 1897

Died 1914

Royal Navy J23568 Boy 1st. Class HMS Hawke

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Robert Ronald Moody

Born 1898

Died 1914

Royal Navy J24634 Boy 1st class HMS Hawke

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Charles William Whitehead

Born 1880

Died 1914

Royal Navy CH/9373 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Hawke

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William Robert Gilley Cowling

Born 1880

Died 1914

Royal Navy Warrant Engineer Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Hawke

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Thomas Maxted

Born 1888

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS1474 Able Seaman HMS Repulse

Royal Navy SS1474 Able Seaman HMS Lord Nelson

Royal Navy SS1474 Able Seaman HMS Wildfire

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Edwin Walter Austin

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy K61 Stoker Class II HMS London Channel Fleet

Royal Navy K61 Stoker Class I HMS London Channel Fleet

Royal Navy K61 Stoker Class I HMS Pembroke II Chatham, Kent

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Ernest Bentley

Born 1882

Royal Navy 301580 Stoker 1st Class Royal Naval Division - Hawke Battalion

Royal Navy 301580 Stoker 1st Class HMS Assistance

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Joseph Lewis

Born 1871

Died 1914

Royal Navy CH/7208 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy CH/7208 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Hawke

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Harry Bertram Old

Born 1887

Died 1971

Royal Navy 235002 Boy 2nd Class HMS Boscawen III

Royal Navy 235002 Boy 1st Class HMS Boscawen III

Royal Navy 235002 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hawke

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Herbert Albert Victor Puckhaber

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy 233222 Boy 2nd Class HMS Boscawen III

Royal Navy 233222 Boy 1st Class HMS Boscawen III

Royal Navy 233222 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hawke

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George Murray

Born 1891

Died 1914

Royal Navy Clyde 1/42 Recruit Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 1/42 Leading Carpenter's Crew HMS Hawke

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Stanley Stephen Crawte Pearson

Born 1887

Died 1915

Royal Navy 235132 Able Seaman HMS Prince of Wales

Royal Navy 235132 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hawke

Royal Navy 235132 Able Seaman HMS Good Hope

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William James Banks

Born 1885

Royal Navy 305993 Stoker 1st Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy 305993 Stoker 1st Class Royal Naval Division - Hawke Battalion

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James Ball

Born 1884

Died 1914

Royal Navy 11659 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/11659 Sergeant Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Hawke

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Thomas Flavin

Born 1888

Royal Navy 235148 Boy 2nd Class HMS Boscawen III

Royal Navy 235148 Boy 1st Class HMS Boscawen III

Royal Navy 235148 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hawke

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