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Maidstone, Kent [8]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Cromer, Norfolk [1]

Crowlista, Uig [1]

Dunboe, Londonderry [1]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1]

Evington, Leicestershire [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Harrietsham, Kent [1]

Kingsbury, Edgware, Middlesex [1]

Lee, Lewisham, London [1]

Lehinch, Clare [1]

Limerick, County Limerick [1]

Londonderry [1]

Loose, Kent [1]

Lower Largo, Fifeshire [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Matfield, Kent [1]

Melbourne [1]

Melbourne, Australia [1]

Moorlands Alberta, Canada [1]

Near Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Newport, Tipperary [1]

Otham, Kent [1]

Pimlico, London [1]

Plympton, Devon [1]

Queenstown, County Cork [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Saint Aubyn, Cornwall [1]

Saint Ishmell, Carmarthenshire [1]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

South Hamlet, Gloucestershire [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Stoke Demeral (Devonport), Devon [1]

Trimulgherry, Madras [1]

Upper Parkstone, Dorset [1]

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Wormshill, Faversham, Kent [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [20]

Private [19]

Ordinary Seaman [18]

Boy 2nd Class [15]

Boy 1st Class [13]

Stoker 1st Class [10]

Leading Seaman [9]

Stoker 2nd Class [9]

Petty Officer [5]

Leading Stoker [4]

Acting Leading Stoker [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Stoker [3]

Commander [2]

Dom 3cl [2]

Engineer (Temporary) [2]

Petty Officer Mechanic [2]

Seaman [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Signal Boy [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

AM I (E) [1]

Acting A M E [1]

Acting AME [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Signal Boatswain [1]

Acting Yeoman of Signals [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Boatman [1]

Boy 2nd class [1]

Boy I [1]

Boy II [1]

Captain [1]

Carp. Crew [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commissioned Boatman [1]

Commissioned Gunner [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal [1]

Cyclist [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Dom3Cl [1]

Domestic 3rd Class [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Gunner [1]

Joiner [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

HMS Kent [33]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [9]

HMS Erin [7]

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

HMS Ajax [5]

HMS Impregnable [5]

HMS Ganges II [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [4]

East Kent Regiment [3]

HMS "Impregnable" [3]

HMS "Kent" [3]

HMS "Pembroke II" [3]

HMS Ganges [3]

Royal Naval Air Service [3]

Essex Regiment [2]

HMS "Pembroke I" [2]

HMS Caledonia [2]

HMS Euryalus [2]

HMS Hogue [2]

HMS KENT [2]

HMS Natal [2]

HMS President [2]

HMS President II [2]

HMS Royal Arthur [2]

HMS Temeraire [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

HMS Vivid II [2]

Labour Corps [2]

RNAS HMS "President II" [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Kent [2]

(On retired list) [1]

7 Days Cells [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Felpham Coastguard Station - W. Sussex [1]

Fishbourne Coastguard Station - IOW [1]

H.M.S. "Cricket." [1]

H.M.S. "Erin." [1]

HMS "Actaeon" TB23 [1]

HMS "Adventure" [1]

HMS "Daedalus" [1]

HMS "Dominion" [1]

HMS "Duke of Wellington" [1]

HMS "Halcyon" [1]

HMS "Hecla" [1]

HMS "Impregnable" & HMS "Lion" [1]

HMS "Jupiter" [1]

HMS "Leander" [1]

Service

Royal Navy [63]

British Army [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Last name first letter

H [6]

M [6]

S [6]

B [5]

F [5]

W [5]

D [4]

G [4]

A [3]

J [3]

R [3]

T [3]

C [2]

K [2]

L [2]

E [1]

I [1]

N [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [56]

Country

United Kingdom [27]

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People [63] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [8] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brixton, London [1] Cromer, Norfolk [1] Crowlista, Uig [1] Dunboe, Londonderry [1] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1] Evington, Leicestershire [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Grays, Essex [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Harrietsham, Kent [1] Kingsbury, Edgware, Middlesex [1] Lee, Lewisham, London [1] Lehinch, Clare [1] Limerick, County Limerick [1] Londonderry [1] Loose, Kent [1] Lower Largo, Fifeshire [1] Marylebone, London [1] Matfield, Kent [1] Melbourne [1] Melbourne, Australia [1] Moorlands Alberta, Canada [1] Near Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Newport, Tipperary [1] Otham, Kent [1] Pimlico, London [1] Plympton, Devon [1] Queenstown, County Cork [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Saint Aubyn, Cornwall [1] Saint Ishmell, Carmarthenshire [1] Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] Sevenoaks, Kent [1] South Hamlet, Gloucestershire [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Stoke Demeral (Devonport), Devon [1] Trimulgherry, Madras [1] Upper Parkstone, Dorset [1] Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [1] Wormshill, Faversham, Kent [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [20] Private [19] Ordinary Seaman [18] Boy 2nd Class [15] Boy 1st Class [13] Stoker 1st Class [10] Leading Seaman [9] Stoker 2nd Class [9] Petty Officer [5] Leading Stoker [4] Acting Leading Stoker [3] Lieutenant [3] Stoker [3] Commander [2] Dom 3cl [2] Engineer (Temporary) [2] Petty Officer Mechanic [2] Seaman [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Signal Boy [2] 2nd Corporal [1] AM I (E) [1] Acting A M E [1] Acting AME [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Signal Boatswain [1] Acting Yeoman of Signals [1] Air Mechanic [1] Boatman [1] Boy 2nd class [1] Boy I [1] Boy II [1] Captain [1] Carp. Crew [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commissioned Boatman [1] Commissioned Gunner [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal [1] Cyclist [1] Deck Hand [1] Dom3Cl [1] Domestic 3rd Class [1] Driver [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Gunner [1] Joiner [1] Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

HMS Kent [33] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [9] HMS Erin [7] Royal Naval Reserve [6] HMS Ajax [5] HMS Impregnable [5] HMS Ganges II [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [4] East Kent Regiment [3] HMS "Impregnable" [3] HMS "Kent" [3] HMS "Pembroke II" [3] HMS Ganges [3] Royal Naval Air Service [3] Essex Regiment [2] HMS "Pembroke I" [2] HMS Caledonia [2] HMS Euryalus [2] HMS Hogue [2] HMS KENT [2] HMS Natal [2] HMS President [2] HMS President II [2] HMS Royal Arthur [2] HMS Temeraire [2] HMS Victory I [2] HMS Vivid I [2] HMS Vivid II [2] Labour Corps [2] RNAS HMS "President II" [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Kent [2] (On retired list) [1] 7 Days Cells [1] Army Service Corps [1] Felpham Coastguard Station - W. Sussex [1] Fishbourne Coastguard Station - IOW [1] H.M.S. "Cricket." [1] H.M.S. "Erin." [1] HMS "Actaeon" TB23 [1] HMS "Adventure" [1] HMS "Daedalus" [1] HMS "Dominion" [1] HMS "Duke of Wellington" [1] HMS "Halcyon" [1] HMS "Hecla" [1] HMS "Impregnable" & HMS "Lion" [1] HMS "Jupiter" [1] HMS "Leander" [1]

Service

Royal Navy [63] British Army [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Last name first letter

H [6] M [6] S [6] B [5] F [5] W [5] D [4] G [4] A [3] J [3] R [3] T [3] C [2] K [2] L [2] E [1] I [1] N [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [56]

Country

United Kingdom [27]

John Derwent Allen

Born 1875

Died 1958

Royal Navy Vice-Admiral

Royal Navy Vice Admiral (On retired list)

Royal Navy Lieutenant

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James Goodfield

Born 1893

Died 1920

Royal Navy J8320 Boy 1st Class HMS Euryalus

Royal Navy J8320 Ordinary Seaman HMS Euryalus

Royal Navy J8320 Ordinary Seaman HMS Royal Arthur

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Charles Davie Millar

Born 1886

Royal Navy 218811 Boy 2nd Class HMS Caledonia

Royal Navy 218811 Boy 1st Class HMS Caledonia

Royal Navy 218811 Ordinary Seaman HMS Kent

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Harry Ince

Born 1890

Died 1978

Royal Navy J47553 Able Seaman HMS Valerian (an Arabis Class Sloop)

Royal Navy J47553 Able Seaman HMS Hannibal (a Majestic Class Battleship)

Royal Navy J47553 Able Seaman HMS Duke (presumed to be Iron Duke - a Dreadnought Battleship)

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James Edwin Hurven

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy Able Seaman HMS "Warspite"

Royal Navy 198845 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Northampton"

Royal Navy 198845 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Roxburgh"

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John Murray

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS2716 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy SS2716 Able Seaman HMS Kent

Royal Navy SS2716 Leading Seaman HMS Erin

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Harry Greenslade

Born 1889

Royal Navy 233468 Ordinary Seaman

Royal Navy 233468 Boy 1st Class HMS President

Royal Navy 233468 Able Seaman HMS Kent

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William Howman

Born 1883

Died 1918

Royal Navy B/6512 Royal Fleet Reserve

Royal Navy 204544 Able Seaman HMS Kent

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Penrose Taylor Betts

Born 1887

Died 1973

Royal Navy 228720 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Impregnable"

Royal Navy 228720 Boy 1st Class HMS "Impregnable"

Royal Navy 228720 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Impregnable"

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Richard James Savage

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 8111 Sergeant The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 3rd Battalion

British Army 6111 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 2nd Battalion

British Army 6111 Serjeant The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Ted Brown

Born 1887

Died 1961

Royal Navy 224822 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Impregnable"

Royal Navy 224822 Boy 1st Class HMS "Impregnable"

Royal Navy 224822 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Leander"

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William James Webb

Born 1898

Royal Navy J27049 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J27049 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J27049 Signal Boy HMS Ganges

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Walter James Kind

Born 1886

Died 1914

Royal Navy Private HMS Kent

Royal Navy 15049 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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George Snow

Born 1895

Died 1914

Royal Navy PO/16958 Private HMS Kent

Royal Navy 16958 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Walter Wood

Born 1894

Died 1914

Royal Navy Private HMS Kent

Royal Navy 16920 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Benjamin Walter Johnson

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy 359722 Under 18 HMS Duke of Wellington

British Army G/4258 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 8th Battalion

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John Spencer Tyndall

Born 1882

Royal Navy Naval Cadet HMS Britannia

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Repulse

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant HMS Warspite

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Leonard Charles Croucher

Born 1887

Died 1927

Royal Navy 225004 Signal Boy HMS President

Royal Navy 225004 Signalman HMS Formidable

Royal Navy 225004 Leading Signalman HMS Hecla

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Eugene Harold Oscar Hinton

Born 1880

Died 1959

British Army 225 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 4th Battalion

British Army 22581 Private Imperial Yeomanry 36th Coy

British Army 5225 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 4th Battalion

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Victor Drage

Born 1894

Royal Navy J8478 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J8478 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J8478 Ordinary Seaman HMS Kent

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