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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Blackheath, London [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Dalston, London [1]

Dumfries [1]

Ford, Devon [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Harelow, Durham [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Middleton, Yorkshire [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Pangbourne, Berkshire [1]

Pauls, Cornwall [1]

Port Royal [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Seacombe, Cheshire [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Southsea, Hampshire [1]

Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Boy 1st Class [11]

Ordinary Seaman [11]

Able Seaman [9]

Boy 2nd Class [9]

Leading Seaman [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Deck Hand [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Midshipman [2]

Naval Cadet [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Acting Assistant Paymaster [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Assistant Clerk [1]

Boy 2nd class [1]

Clerk [1]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Senior Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1st class [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Trimmer [1]

Unit

HMS Leviathan [22]

HMS Impregnable [5]

HMS Ajax [4]

HMS Ganges [4]

HMS Victory I [4]

HMS Erin [3]

HMS Vivid I [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

HMS Ganges II [2]

HMS Hindustan [2]

HMS Indus [2]

HMS Vivid II [2]

Britannia (Royal Naval College) [1]

Dover Patrol [1]

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

HM Submarine E18 [1]

HM Submarine G9 [1]

HMS Aboukir [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Birmingham [1]

HMS Bristol [1]

HMS Cambrian [1]

HMS Commonwealth [1]

HMS Doris [1]

HMS Drake [1]

HMS Dryad [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington II [1]

HMS Duncan [1]

HMS Dwarf [1]

HMS Eclipse [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS Hibernia [1]

HMS Invincible [1]

HMS LEVIATHAN [1]

HMS Leander [1]

HMS Leda [1]

HMS Leviathan [a Drake-class armoured cruiser] [1]

HMS Lion [1]

HMS Magnificent [1]

HMS Monarch [1]

HMS Morning Star [1]

HMS Natal [1]

HMS Northampton [1]

HMS Ocean [1]

HMS Prince of Wales [1]

HMS ST VINCENT [1]

HMS Southampton [1]

HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [24]

Last name first letter

F [3]

N [3]

P [3]

B [2]

G [2]

L [2]

M [2]

W [2]

C [1]

D [1]

H [1]

I [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [24]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Ireland [1]

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People [24] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [2] Blackheath, London [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Dalston, London [1] Dumfries [1] Ford, Devon [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Harelow, Durham [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Middleton, Yorkshire [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Paddington, London [1] Pangbourne, Berkshire [1] Pauls, Cornwall [1] Port Royal [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Seacombe, Cheshire [1] South Shields, Durham [1] Southsea, Hampshire [1] Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Boy 1st Class [11] Ordinary Seaman [11] Able Seaman [9] Boy 2nd Class [9] Leading Seaman [3] Leading Stoker [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Deck Hand [2] Lieutenant [2] Midshipman [2] Naval Cadet [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Acting Assistant Paymaster [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Assistant Clerk [1] Boy 2nd class [1] Clerk [1] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Petty Officer [1] Senior Sick Berth Attendant [1] Sick Berth Attendant [1] Signal Boy [1] Signalman [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1st class [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

HMS Leviathan [22] HMS Impregnable [5] HMS Ajax [4] HMS Ganges [4] HMS Victory I [4] HMS Erin [3] HMS Vivid I [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] HMS Ganges II [2] HMS Hindustan [2] HMS Indus [2] HMS Vivid II [2] Britannia (Royal Naval College) [1] Dover Patrol [1] H.M.S. "Natal." [1] HM Submarine E18 [1] HM Submarine G9 [1] HMS Aboukir [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Birmingham [1] HMS Bristol [1] HMS Cambrian [1] HMS Commonwealth [1] HMS Doris [1] HMS Drake [1] HMS Dryad [1] HMS Duke of Wellington II [1] HMS Duncan [1] HMS Dwarf [1] HMS Eclipse [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS Hibernia [1] HMS Invincible [1] HMS LEVIATHAN [1] HMS Leander [1] HMS Leda [1] HMS Leviathan [a Drake-class armoured cruiser] [1] HMS Lion [1] HMS Magnificent [1] HMS Monarch [1] HMS Morning Star [1] HMS Natal [1] HMS Northampton [1] HMS Ocean [1] HMS Prince of Wales [1] HMS ST VINCENT [1] HMS Southampton [1] HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [24]

Last name first letter

F [3] N [3] P [3] B [2] G [2] L [2] M [2] W [2] C [1] D [1] H [1] I [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [24]

Country

United Kingdom [7] Ireland [1]

Thomas Ford

Born 1890

Royal Navy J702 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J702 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J702 Ordinary Seaman HMS Leviathan

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George Robert Fletcher

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy J2335 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J2335 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J2335 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

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John Thomas Gardener Lynn

Born 1897

Royal Navy J66939 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

Royal Navy J66939 Ordinary Seaman HMS Leviathan

Royal Navy J66939 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

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John William Robson

Born 1898

Royal Navy J66823 Ordinary Seaman HMS Leviathan

Royal Navy J66823 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

Royal Navy J66823 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

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