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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Bagheria, Sicily [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Chapley, Dorset [1]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [1]

Chudleigh, Devon [1]

Corgerrick, Kuggar, Cornwall [1]

Denham Eye, Suffolk [1]

Deptford [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Dublin [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Fethard, Wexford [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Huby, Yorkshire. [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Pimlico, London [1]

Portadown, Armagh [1]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Shanklin, Isle of Wight [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Steyning District, Sussex [1]

Tallow, Waterford [1]

Thirsk, Yorkshire [1]

Vittoriosa [1]

Whitegate, Cork [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [9]

Ordinary Seaman [9]

Stoker 1st Class [8]

Boy 1st Class [6]

Boy 2nd Class [6]

Stoker 2nd Class [6]

Leading Seaman [4]

Midshipman [4]

Leading Stoker [3]

Naval Cadet [3]

Stoker [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Bandsman [1]

Boatman [1]

Boy - 1st Class [1]

Boy - 2nd Class [1]

Boy I Class [1]

Boy II Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal RMA [1]

Domestic 2nd Class [1]

Domestic 3rd Class [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Boatman [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Master At Arms [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Petty Officer I Class [1]

Petty Officer II Class [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

SS101958 [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Ships Corporal 1st Class [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker - 2nd Class [1]

Stoker- 2nd Class [1]

Unit

HMS Illustrious [30]

HMS Nelson [5]

HMS Fearless [4]

HMS Goliath [4]

HMS Talbot [4]

HMS Erin [3]

HMS Ganges [3]

HMS Prince George [3]

HMS Victory I [3]

HMS Ariadne [2]

HMS Fisgard [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Sapphire II [2]

HMS Vengeance [2]

HMS Victory 1 [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Britannia [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

East Africa Expeditionary Force [1]

HM Submarine C9 [1]

HM Submarine E36 [1]

HM submarine E36 [1]

HMS "Illustrious" [1]

HMS "Impregnable" [1]

HMS "London" [1]

HMS "Pembroke VII" [1]

HMS Agamemnon [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Albemarle [1]

HMS Alexander [1]

HMS Amethyst [1]

HMS Amphitrite [1]

HMS Andromeda [1]

HMS Argonaut [1]

HMS Berwick [1]

HMS Blenheim [1]

HMS Bonaventure [1]

HMS Boscawen [1]

HMS Boscowen [1]

HMS Bristol [1]

HMS Bulwark [1]

HMS Caesar [1]

HMS Calcutta [1]

HMS Cambridge [1]

HMS Challenger [1]

HMS Colombo [1]

HMS Defiance [1]

HMS Despatch [1]

Service

Royal Navy [32]

Last name first letter

R [5]

B [4]

C [3]

D [3]

M [3]

G [2]

H [2]

S [2]

W [2]

A [1]

F [1]

J [1]

K [1]

N [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [24]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Malta [2]

Argentina [1]

Egypt [1]

Ireland [1]

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People [32] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Bagheria, Sicily [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Camberwell, London [1] Chapley, Dorset [1] Chippenham, Wiltshire [1] Chudleigh, Devon [1] Corgerrick, Kuggar, Cornwall [1] Denham Eye, Suffolk [1] Deptford [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Dublin [1] Edinburgh [1] Fethard, Wexford [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Huby, Yorkshire. [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Pimlico, London [1] Portadown, Armagh [1] Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] Shanklin, Isle of Wight [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Steyning District, Sussex [1] Tallow, Waterford [1] Thirsk, Yorkshire [1] Vittoriosa [1] Whitegate, Cork [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [9] Ordinary Seaman [9] Stoker 1st Class [8] Boy 1st Class [6] Boy 2nd Class [6] Stoker 2nd Class [6] Leading Seaman [4] Midshipman [4] Leading Stoker [3] Naval Cadet [3] Stoker [3] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Petty Officer [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Armourer's Crew [1] Bandsman [1] Boatman [1] Boy - 1st Class [1] Boy - 2nd Class [1] Boy I Class [1] Boy II Class [1] Cadet [1] Commander [1] Corporal RMA [1] Domestic 2nd Class [1] Domestic 3rd Class [1] Gunner [1] Leading Boatman [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Master At Arms [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Petty Officer I Class [1] Petty Officer II Class [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] SS101958 [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Ships Corporal 1st Class [1] Signal Boy [1] Signalman [1] Stoker - 2nd Class [1] Stoker- 2nd Class [1]

Unit

HMS Illustrious [30] HMS Nelson [5] HMS Fearless [4] HMS Goliath [4] HMS Talbot [4] HMS Erin [3] HMS Ganges [3] HMS Prince George [3] HMS Victory I [3] HMS Ariadne [2] HMS Fisgard [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Sapphire II [2] HMS Vengeance [2] HMS Victory 1 [2] HMS Vivid I [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Britannia [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] East Africa Expeditionary Force [1] HM Submarine C9 [1] HM Submarine E36 [1] HM submarine E36 [1] HMS "Illustrious" [1] HMS "Impregnable" [1] HMS "London" [1] HMS "Pembroke VII" [1] HMS Agamemnon [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Albemarle [1] HMS Alexander [1] HMS Amethyst [1] HMS Amphitrite [1] HMS Andromeda [1] HMS Argonaut [1] HMS Berwick [1] HMS Blenheim [1] HMS Bonaventure [1] HMS Boscawen [1] HMS Boscowen [1] HMS Bristol [1] HMS Bulwark [1] HMS Caesar [1] HMS Calcutta [1] HMS Cambridge [1] HMS Challenger [1] HMS Colombo [1] HMS Defiance [1] HMS Despatch [1]

Service

Royal Navy [32]

Last name first letter

R [5] B [4] C [3] D [3] M [3] G [2] H [2] S [2] W [2] A [1] F [1] J [1] K [1] N [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [24]

Country

United Kingdom [12] Malta [2] Argentina [1] Egypt [1] Ireland [1]

Robert John Collins

Born 1877

Died 1958

Royal Navy 179651

Royal Navy Devonport A.4671 Boy II Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy Boy I Class HMS Ganges

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Harry Ernest Mills

Born 1891

Died 1917

Royal Navy 236743 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy 236743 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy 236743 Ordinary Seaman HMS Goliath

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Richard James Nicholson

Born 1887

Died 1971

Royal Navy 225008 Signal Boy HMS President

Royal Navy 225008 Signalman HMS Illustrious

Royal Navy 225008 Ordinary Signalman HMS Victory I

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Frederick George Knight

Born 1892

Died 1962

Royal Navy J3515

Royal Navy J3515 Boy - 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J3515 Boy - 1st Class HMS Ganges

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Reginald Joseph Gill

Born 1888

Royal Navy 365578 Domestic 3rd Class HMS Prince George

Royal Navy 365578 Officer's Steward 3rd Class HMS Illustrious

Royal Navy 365578 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

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Charles Henry Watson

Born 1880

Royal Navy 291316 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy 291316 Stoker 1st Class HMS Andromeda

Royal Navy 291316 Leading Stoker HMS Sapphire II

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Frederick Blackman

Born 1890

Royal Navy 235329 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Impregnable"

Royal Navy 235329 Boy 1st Class HMS "Impregnable"

Royal Navy 235329 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Illustrious"

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John Barlow

Born 1886

Royal Navy 224452 Boy 2nd Class HMS Boscowen

Royal Navy 224452 Boy 1st Class HMS Boscowen

Royal Navy 224452 Ordinary Seaman HMS Illustrious

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Arthur Charles Humphry

Born 1884

Royal Navy 9255 Corporal RMA East Africa Expeditionary Force

Royal Navy 9255 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy RMA/9255 Gunner HMS Illustrious

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Douglas James Morris

Born 1892

Royal Navy J6973 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J6973 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J6973 Ordinary Seaman HMS King Alfred

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Russell Ernest Birch

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy Cadet Training Establishments

Royal Navy Midshipman HMSs Hibernia, Dido, Ness, Dreadnought, Formidable, Illustrious

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant HMSs Lancaster, King George V, Blake for Fury, Dolphin

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Edward John Sully

Born 1898

Royal Navy J35073 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J35073 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J35073 Boy 1st Class HMS Illustrious

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