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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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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]

Samuel Edmund Butcher

Born 1884

Died 1915

Royal Navy 208273 Boy 1st class HMS Lion

Royal Navy 208273 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hermione

Royal Navy 208273 Able Seaman HMS Hermione

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James Shackleton Illingworth

Born 1899

Royal Navy J34128

Royal Navy J34128 Boy 2 HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J34128 Boy 1 HMS Impregnable

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Leonard James Williams

Born 1893

Royal Navy J2721 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J2721 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J2721 Boy 1st Class HMS Essex

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James Dawe

Born 1871

Died 1915

Royal Navy PLY/5215 Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth

Royal Navy PLY/5215 Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Impregnable

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Edward John Brimilcombe

Born 1885

Royal Navy 214395 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 214395 Boy 1st Class HMS Lion

Royal Navy 214395 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

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William Bryan

Born 1886

Royal Navy 222522 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 222522 Boy 1st Class HMS Lion

Royal Navy 222522 Ordinary Seaman HMS Boscawen III

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James George Maund

Born 1897

Royal Navy J32078 Boy 2nd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J32078 Boy 1st Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J32078 Boy Telegraphist HMS Impregnable

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Sidney Walter Smith

Born 1899

Died 1973

Royal Navy J49961

Royal Navy J49961 Boy II Impregnable

Royal Navy J49961 Boy II Ganges

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George Henry Burr

Born 1886

Royal Navy 218443 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Impregnable"

Royal Navy 218443 Boy 1st Class HMS "Lion"

Royal Navy 218443 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Good Hope"

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William Frederick Richards

Born 1897

Royal Navy J27170 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J27170 Boy 1st Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J27170 Boy 1st Class HMS Royal Arthur

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Arthur William Holton

Born 1890

Royal Navy M16005 S.S.A. HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy M16005 Writer 3rd Class

Royal Navy M16005 Writer 3rd Class HMS Impregnable

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James Barry

Born 1887

Royal Navy 228042 Boy 2nd Class HMS Black Prince

Royal Navy 228042 Boy 1st Class HMS Emerald

Royal Navy 228042 Ordinary Seaman HMS Impregnable

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Charles Hunt

Born 1892

Royal Navy J2856 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J2856 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J2856 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hogue

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William George Ambrose Humberstone

Born 1901

Died 1960

Royal Navy J80632 Boy II then Boy I HMS Impregnable [Training Ship]

Royal Navy J80632 Boy I HMS New Zealand [Indefatigable Class battle cruiser]

Royal Navy J80632 Boy I HMS Vivid I [Navy barracks at Devonport Plymouth]

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William Harry Maeers

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy 236964 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy 236964 Boy 1st Class HMSs Ganges II, Victorious

Royal Navy 236964 Ordinary Seaman HMSs Victorious, Vivid I, Crescent, Flora

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George Richard Tanner

Born 1894

Australian Imperial Force 254 Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

Australian Imperial Force 254N Private 5th Division - 8th Infantry Brigade 32nd Battalion

Australian Imperial Force S212809 Private 4th Garrison Battalion

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Alfred Armitage

Born 1899

Royal Navy J34783 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J34783 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J34783 Boy Telegraphist HMS Impregnable

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Thomas William Orpe

Born 1897

Royal Navy J24932 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J24932 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J24932 Boy 1st Class HMS Powerful

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George Ranscombe

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy 14474 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 179 Musician Royal Marine Band: HMS Impregnable

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George Frederick Day

Born 1890

Died 1914

Royal Navy 14456 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/14456 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Impregnable

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