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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [20]

Maidstone, Kent [13]

Plymouth, Devon [13]

Southampton, Hampshire [13]

Exeter, Devon [10]

Liverpool, Lancashire [10]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [10]

West Ham, Essex [9]

Devonport, Devon [8]

Hackney, London [7]

Camberwell, London [6]

Poplar, London [6]

Belfast, Antrim [5]

Bethnal Green, London [5]

Islington, London [5]

Barnstaple, Devon [4]

Battersea, London [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [4]

Marylebone, London [4]

Peckham, London [4]

Rotherhithe, London [4]

Stonehouse, Devon [4]

Torquay, Devon [4]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Bristol, Somerset [3]

Edmonton, London [3]

Holborn, London [3]

Reading, Berkshire [3]

Westminster, London [3]

Alderney, Channel Islands [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bodmin, Cornwall [2]

Bridport, Dorset [2]

Canning Town, London [2]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2]

Dartmouth, Devon [2]

Gloucester [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

King's Norton, Worcestershire [2]

Kingsbridge, Devon [2]

Lewisham, London [2]

Limehouse, London [2]

Ludlow, Shropshire [2]

Mile End, London [2]

Newbury, Berkshire [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Rank

Boy 2nd Class [521]

Boy 1st Class [393]

Ordinary Seaman [346]

Able Seaman [296]

Leading Seaman [80]

Petty Officer [38]

Boy Telegraphist [27]

Ordinary Telegraphist [25]

Signalman [25]

Telegraphist [25]

Ordinary Signalman [22]

Signal Boy [20]

Leading Signalman [15]

Leading Telegraphist [14]

Boy 2nd class [11]

Chief Petty Officer [8]

Private [8]

Boy 1st class [7]

Stoker 1st Class [7]

Boy 2c [6]

Boy I [6]

Master At Arms [6]

Ordinary Signaller [6]

Boy [5]

Boy II [5]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Deck Hand [4]

Gunner [4]

Leading Stoker [4]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [4]

Able Seaman (Rigger) [3]

Boy Sailor [3]

Musician [3]

AB [2]

Able seaman [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Acting Petty Officer [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

B1C [2]

B2C [2]

Boy 1 [2]

Boy First Class [2]

Boy1class [2]

Boy1st Class [2]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [2]

Commissioned Gunner [2]

Corporal [2]

Driver [2]

Ordinary seaman [2]

Signaller [2]

Unit

HMS Impregnable [563]

HMS Ajax [141]

HMS Ganges [68]

HMS Agincourt [67]

HMS Erin [62]

HMS Vivid I [40]

HMS Fearless [38]

HMS Lion [28]

HMS Victory I [27]

HMS "Impregnable" [20]

HMS Vivid [14]

HMS Hindustan [12]

HMS Powerful [12]

HMS Natal [11]

HMS Collingwood [10]

HMS Vernon [10]

HMS Excellent [9]

HMS Pembroke I [9]

HMS Commonwealth [8]

HMS Pembroke [8]

Royal Naval Reserve [8]

HMS Dolphin [7]

HMS Monmouth [7]

HMS Bellerophon [6]

HMS Colossus [6]

HMS Diana [6]

HMS Minotaur [6]

HMS New Zealand [6]

HMS Victory [6]

HMS "Pembroke I" [5]

HMS Black Prince [5]

HMS Blake [5]

HMS Cornwallis [5]

HMS Donegal [5]

HMS Hannibal [5]

HMS Hibernia [5]

HMS Morning Star [5]

HMS Orion [5]

HM Submarine H3 [4]

HM Submarine H5 [4]

HMS Cyclops [4]

HMS Defiance [4]

HMS Edgar [4]

HMS Essex [4]

HMS Good Hope [4]

HMS Hercules [4]

HMS Hermione [4]

HMS Majestic [4]

HMS Argyll [3]

HMS Arrogant [3]

Service

Royal Navy [612]

British Army [7]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [96]

C [59]

S [51]

H [42]

M [42]

W [42]

G [39]

D [35]

P [28]

A [27]

F [27]

R [23]

L [21]

T [21]

E [16]

K [16]

J [9]

O [7]

I [4]

N [2]

Y [2]

Q [1]

U [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [582]

Country

United Kingdom [194]

Ireland [4]

Australia [2]

Guernsey [2]

Malta [2]

Gibraltar [1]

Iran, Islamic Republic of [1]

New Zealand [1]

Turkey [1]

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People [612] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [20] Maidstone, Kent [13] Plymouth, Devon [13] Southampton, Hampshire [13] Exeter, Devon [10] Liverpool, Lancashire [10] Portsmouth, Hampshire [10] West Ham, Essex [9] Devonport, Devon [8] Hackney, London [7] Camberwell, London [6] Poplar, London [6] Belfast, Antrim [5] Bethnal Green, London [5] Islington, London [5] Barnstaple, Devon [4] Battersea, London [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Cardiff, Glamorgan [4] Marylebone, London [4] Peckham, London [4] Rotherhithe, London [4] Stonehouse, Devon [4] Torquay, Devon [4] Bermondsey, London [3] Bristol, Somerset [3] Edmonton, London [3] Holborn, London [3] Reading, Berkshire [3] Westminster, London [3] Alderney, Channel Islands [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Bodmin, Cornwall [2] Bridport, Dorset [2] Canning Town, London [2] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2] Dartmouth, Devon [2] Gloucester [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] King's Norton, Worcestershire [2] Kingsbridge, Devon [2] Lewisham, London [2] Limehouse, London [2] Ludlow, Shropshire [2] Mile End, London [2] Newbury, Berkshire [2] Paddington, London [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Rank

Boy 2nd Class [521] Boy 1st Class [393] Ordinary Seaman [346] Able Seaman [296] Leading Seaman [80] Petty Officer [38] Boy Telegraphist [27] Ordinary Telegraphist [25] Signalman [25] Telegraphist [25] Ordinary Signalman [22] Signal Boy [20] Leading Signalman [15] Leading Telegraphist [14] Boy 2nd class [11] Chief Petty Officer [8] Private [8] Boy 1st class [7] Stoker 1st Class [7] Boy 2c [6] Boy I [6] Master At Arms [6] Ordinary Signaller [6] Boy [5] Boy II [5] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Deck Hand [4] Gunner [4] Leading Stoker [4] Petty Officer Telegraphist [4] Able Seaman (Rigger) [3] Boy Sailor [3] Musician [3] AB [2] Able seaman [2] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Acting Petty Officer [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] B1C [2] B2C [2] Boy 1 [2] Boy First Class [2] Boy1class [2] Boy1st Class [2] Chief Yeoman of Signals [2] Commissioned Gunner [2] Corporal [2] Driver [2] Ordinary seaman [2] Signaller [2]

Unit

HMS Impregnable [563] HMS Ajax [141] HMS Ganges [68] HMS Agincourt [67] HMS Erin [62] HMS Vivid I [40] HMS Fearless [38] HMS Lion [28] HMS Victory I [27] HMS "Impregnable" [20] HMS Vivid [14] HMS Hindustan [12] HMS Powerful [12] HMS Natal [11] HMS Collingwood [10] HMS Vernon [10] HMS Excellent [9] HMS Pembroke I [9] HMS Commonwealth [8] HMS Pembroke [8] Royal Naval Reserve [8] HMS Dolphin [7] HMS Monmouth [7] HMS Bellerophon [6] HMS Colossus [6] HMS Diana [6] HMS Minotaur [6] HMS New Zealand [6] HMS Victory [6] HMS "Pembroke I" [5] HMS Black Prince [5] HMS Blake [5] HMS Cornwallis [5] HMS Donegal [5] HMS Hannibal [5] HMS Hibernia [5] HMS Morning Star [5] HMS Orion [5] HM Submarine H3 [4] HM Submarine H5 [4] HMS Cyclops [4] HMS Defiance [4] HMS Edgar [4] HMS Essex [4] HMS Good Hope [4] HMS Hercules [4] HMS Hermione [4] HMS Majestic [4] HMS Argyll [3] HMS Arrogant [3]

Service

Royal Navy [612] British Army [7] Australian Imperial Force [6] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [96] C [59] S [51] H [42] M [42] W [42] G [39] D [35] P [28] A [27] F [27] R [23] L [21] T [21] E [16] K [16] J [9] O [7] I [4] N [2] Y [2] Q [1] U [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [582]

Country

United Kingdom [194] Ireland [4] Australia [2] Guernsey [2] Malta [2] Gibraltar [1] Iran, Islamic Republic of [1] New Zealand [1] Turkey [1]

James Berry

Born 1886

Died 1916

Royal Navy 221713 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 221713 Boy 1st Class HMS Lion

Royal Navy 221713 Ordinary Seaman HMS Firequeen

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Charles Percy Lincoln Capon

Born 1885

Died 1953

Royal Navy 209219 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 209219 Boy 1st Class HMS Lion

Royal Navy 209219 Ordinary Seaman HMS Royal Sovereign

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Reginald Trees

Born 1894

Died 1963

Royal Navy Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J9202 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J9202 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

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Frederick Henry Burr

Born 1895

Died 1969

Royal Navy J14688 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Ganges"

Royal Navy J14688 Boy 1st Class HMS "Impregnable"

Royal Navy J14688 Ordinary Seaman HMS "London"

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Herbert Charles Hawkins

Born 1902

Royal Navy J/92912 Boy 1st Class 1919

Royal Navy J/92912 Boy 1st Class HMS Victory I

Royal Navy J/92912 Boy 1st Class HMS Vindictve

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Albert Clear

Born 1890

Royal Navy 237993 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy 237993 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 237993 Ordinary Seaman HMS Venus

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Thomas Goode

Born 1884

Royal Navy 208212 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 208212 Boy 1st Class HMS Lion

Royal Navy 208212 Ordinary Seaman HMS Minerva

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Ernest Walter Hawkins

Born 1899

Royal Navy J/46600 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J/46600 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J/46600 Signal Boy HMS Ganges

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Frederick Arthur Trendell

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy J3319

Royal Navy J3319 Boy 2nd Class HMSs Ganges, Impregnable

Royal Navy J3319 Boy 1st Class HMSs Impregnable, Berwick, Bulwark, Dominion

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George Henry Martin

Born 1888

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 176 Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

Royal Navy 219193 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable Training Vessel

Royal Navy 219193 Able Seaman HMS Jupiter

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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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David Barry

Born 1880

Royal Navy 194171 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 194171 Boy 1st Class HMS Lion

Royal Navy 194171 Ordinary Seaman HMS Australia

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Edward Lambe

Born 1892

Royal Navy J1299 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges I

Royal Navy J1299 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J1299 Ordinary Signaller HMS Superb

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Walter George Adams

Born 1900

Royal Navy J72275 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Powerful"

Royal Navy J72275 Boy 1st Class HMS "Impregnable"

Royal Navy J72275 Able Seaman HMS "Apollo"

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Frank Quarington

Born 1887

Royal Navy 222316 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 222316 Boy 1st Class HMS Lion

Royal Navy 222316 Ordinary Seaman HMS Lancaster

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Henry Charles Davis

Born 1884

Royal Navy 209262 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 209262 Boy 1st Class HMS Lion

Royal Navy 209262 Ordinary Seaman HMS Ariadne

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Cyril Ernest Knowles

Born 1896

Royal Navy J29581 Boy 1st Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J29581 Boy 2nd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J29581 Boy Telegraphist HMS Impregnable

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James Fitzgerald

Born 1898

Royal Navy J38101

Royal Navy J38101 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J38101 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

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Albert Charles Edwards

Born 1883

Royal Navy 205205 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 205205 Boy 1st Class HMS Lion

Royal Navy 205205 Ordinary Seaman HMS Royal Sovereign

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Miles Clement Schofield

Born 1898

Royal Navy J36977 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J36977 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J36977 Boy 1st Class HMS Digby, Armed Merchant Cruiser

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