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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]

Joseph Cadwallader

Born 1887

Royal Navy 232640 Boy 2nd Class HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy 232640 Boy 1st Class HMS Hawke

Royal Navy 232640 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

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Herbert George Barrow

Born 1887

Royal Navy 233122 Boy 2nd Class HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy 233122 Boy 1st Class HMS Boscawen III

Royal Navy 233122 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hawke

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Alfred John Humphrey

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy K15001 Stoker 1st Class HMS QUEEN MARY

Royal Navy K/15001 Stoker 1st Class Royal Naval Division - Hawke Battalion

Royal Navy Stoker 1st Class Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

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Kenneth Macaulay Boyd

Born 1886

Died 1921

Royal Navy 217767 Boy 1st Class HMS Caledonia

Royal Navy 217767 Boy 1st Class HMS Minotaur

Royal Navy 217767 Boy 1st Class HMS Agincourt

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Victor Harold Campbell Lovell

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy 221135

Royal Navy 270685 Act. Eng. Rm. Artificer 4th Class HMSs Duke of Wellington, Mars, Duke of Wellington, Vernon

Royal Navy 270685 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMSs Vernon, Victory II

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John Hull

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy 6/198 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division - Hawke Battalion

Royal Navy Tyneside 6/198 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 6/198 Able Seaman RNVR Tyneside - HMS Queen Mary

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Alexander Stewart

Born 1893

Royal Navy Clyde Z/1158 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy K32773 Stoker 2nd Class Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

Royal Navy K32773 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Calliope

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George Godding

Born 1864

Died 1920

Royal Navy RFR/A/1520 Petty Officer 2nd Class Royal Fleet Reserve - Portsmouth

Royal Navy 115924 Petty Officer 2nd Class Maintenance Unit, R.N. Depot (Reserves), Crystal Palace (HMS Victory VI)

Royal Navy 115924 Petty Officer 2nd Class Royal Naval Division - Hawke Battalion

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