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Kentish Town, London [3]

Hackney, London [2]

Islington, London [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

St Pancras, London [2]

Aston, Birmingham [1]

Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Belfast, County Antrim [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blundell Sands, Lancashire [1]

Borden, Kent [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Brockley, London [1]

Bromley by Bow, Poplar, London [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cambridge [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Croydon [1]

Didsbury, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Douglas [1]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1]

East Farleigh, Kent [1]

East Preston, Sussex [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Girvan, Ayrshire [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Henham, Bishop's Stortford, Essex [1]

Hewood near Thorncombe, Dorset [1]

Hornsey, London [1]

Hounslow, Middlesex [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Kingston [1]

Lambeth [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leicester [1]

Martham, Norfolk [1]

Mortlake, Surrey [1]

Newton Stratford, Middlesex [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Parkside, Southern Australia [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Shoreditch, London [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [145]

Ordinary Seaman [35]

Signalman [15]

Leading Seaman [10]

Boy 1st Class [8]

Boy 2nd Class [8]

Petty Officer [7]

Leading Stoker [4]

Private [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Acting Leading Stoker [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Recruit [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Able Seaman R.A.N. [1]

Acting ERA 4th Class [1]

Acting Stoker [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy [1]

Boy - 2nd Class [1]

Boy I [1]

Boy II [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Donkeyman [1]

ERA 3rd Class [1]

ERA 4th Class [1]

Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Electrician [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant Assistant Paymaster [1]

Master [1]

Master (Lieutenant RNR) [1]

Master (Lieutenant) [1]

Motor Mechanic [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [84]

Royal Naval Division [34]

HMS London [17]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: London Division: HMS CANADA [9]

RNVR London - HMS Collingwood [8]

RNVR London - HMS New Zealand [8]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS BLACK PRINCE [8]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS MALAYA [8]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS BELLEROPHON [7]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS NEPTUNE [7]

RNVR London - HMS BELLEROPHON [6]

RNVR London - HMS Royal Oak [6]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS VALIANT [6]

RNVR London - HMS THUNDERER [5]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS INVINCIBLE [5]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS IRON DUKE [5]

Royal Naval Reserve [5]

Chatham Naval Base (RAN London Depot) [4]

HMAS Australia [4]

HMS Erin [4]

RNVR London - HMS LION [4]

RNVR London - HMS Princess Royal [4]

RNVR London - HMS Superb [4]

RNVR London - HMS Warrior [4]

HMS Dolphin [3]

RNVR London - HMS Agincourt [3]

RNVR London - HMS Hindustan [3]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2]

HMS "Impregnable" [2]

HMS "London" [2]

HMS Cerberus [2]

HMS Commonwealth [2]

HMS Fearless [2]

HMS Fisgard [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Ganges II [2]

HMS Hecla [2]

HMS Pembroke II [2]

HMS Prince George [2]

HMS Revenge [2]

HMS Vindictive [2]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2]

RNVR London - HMS Benbow [2]

RNVR London - HMS Conqueror [2]

RNVR London - HMS Laurel [2]

RNVR London - HMS Narborough [2]

RNVR London - HMS Queen Mary [2]

RNVR London - HMS Southampton [2]

Service

Royal Navy [204]

British Army [3]

Other Empire Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [34]

C [24]

H [21]

W [17]

S [15]

M [12]

F [10]

G [10]

P [10]

T [10]

A [8]

R [6]

D [5]

L [5]

N [5]

E [4]

K [4]

J [2]

O [2]

Contribution

Military Service [157]

Country

United Kingdom [149]

Australia [1]

Greece [1]

Malta [1]

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People [204] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Kentish Town, London [3] Hackney, London [2] Islington, London [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] St Pancras, London [2] Aston, Birmingham [1] Beccles, Suffolk [1] Belfast, County Antrim [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blundell Sands, Lancashire [1] Borden, Kent [1] Brixton, London [1] Brockley, London [1] Bromley by Bow, Poplar, London [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cambridge [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Croydon [1] Didsbury, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Douglas [1] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1] East Farleigh, Kent [1] East Preston, Sussex [1] Edinburgh [1] Girvan, Ayrshire [1] Greenwich, London [1] Henham, Bishop's Stortford, Essex [1] Hewood near Thorncombe, Dorset [1] Hornsey, London [1] Hounslow, Middlesex [1] Hoxton, London [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Kingston [1] Lambeth [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leicester [1] Martham, Norfolk [1] Mortlake, Surrey [1] Newton Stratford, Middlesex [1] Paddington, London [1] Parkside, Southern Australia [1] Peckham, London [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Shoreditch, London [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [145] Ordinary Seaman [35] Signalman [15] Leading Seaman [10] Boy 1st Class [8] Boy 2nd Class [8] Petty Officer [7] Leading Stoker [4] Private [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Acting Leading Stoker [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [2] Lieutenant [2] Recruit [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Able Seaman Driver [1] Able Seaman R.A.N. [1] Acting ERA 4th Class [1] Acting Stoker [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Bombardier [1] Boy [1] Boy - 2nd Class [1] Boy I [1] Boy II [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Stoker [1] Deck Hand [1] Donkeyman [1] ERA 3rd Class [1] ERA 4th Class [1] Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1] Electrician [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant Assistant Paymaster [1] Master [1] Master (Lieutenant RNR) [1] Master (Lieutenant) [1] Motor Mechanic [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [84] Royal Naval Division [34] HMS London [17] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: London Division: HMS CANADA [9] RNVR London - HMS Collingwood [8] RNVR London - HMS New Zealand [8] Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS BLACK PRINCE [8] Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS MALAYA [8] Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS BELLEROPHON [7] Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS NEPTUNE [7] RNVR London - HMS BELLEROPHON [6] RNVR London - HMS Royal Oak [6] Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS VALIANT [6] RNVR London - HMS THUNDERER [5] Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS INVINCIBLE [5] Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS IRON DUKE [5] Royal Naval Reserve [5] Chatham Naval Base (RAN London Depot) [4] HMAS Australia [4] HMS Erin [4] RNVR London - HMS LION [4] RNVR London - HMS Princess Royal [4] RNVR London - HMS Superb [4] RNVR London - HMS Warrior [4] HMS Dolphin [3] RNVR London - HMS Agincourt [3] RNVR London - HMS Hindustan [3] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2] HMS "Impregnable" [2] HMS "London" [2] HMS Cerberus [2] HMS Commonwealth [2] HMS Fearless [2] HMS Fisgard [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Ganges II [2] HMS Hecla [2] HMS Pembroke II [2] HMS Prince George [2] HMS Revenge [2] HMS Vindictive [2] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [2] HMS Vivid I [2] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2] RNVR London - HMS Benbow [2] RNVR London - HMS Conqueror [2] RNVR London - HMS Laurel [2] RNVR London - HMS Narborough [2] RNVR London - HMS Queen Mary [2] RNVR London - HMS Southampton [2]

Service

Royal Navy [204] British Army [3] Other Empire Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [34] C [24] H [21] W [17] S [15] M [12] F [10] G [10] P [10] T [10] A [8] R [6] D [5] L [5] N [5] E [4] K [4] J [2] O [2]

Contribution

Military Service [157]

Country

United Kingdom [149] Australia [1] Greece [1] Malta [1]

Leonard George Worters

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy Z/1942 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS INVINCIBLE

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Harold Slingsby

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy Z/2153 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS INVINCIBLE

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Frederick William Solly

Born 1880

Died 1916

Royal Navy Z/4503 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS INVINCIBLE

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Frank Vincent Wise

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy Z/2954 Signalman Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS INVINCIBLE

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Albert Walter

Born 1894

Died 1956

Royal Navy K17561 Stoker 2 HMS "Pembroke II"

Royal Navy K17561 Stoker 1 HMS "St George"

Royal Navy K17561 Leading Stoker HMS "St George"

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Alfred Bunn

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy London Z/2334 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/2334 Able Seaman RNVR London - HMS Minotaur

Royal Navy Z/2334 Able Seaman RNVR London - HMS Narborough paid via HMS Diligence, depot ship to the 13th Destroyer Flotilla

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Andrew Crawford Fisher

Born 1892

Royal Navy London Z/4812 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/4812 Signalman RNVR London - HMS Galatea

Royal Navy Z/4812 Signalman RNVR London - HMS Repulse

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Henry Yorke Ganderton

Born 1893

Died 1975

Royal Navy Z/1496 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy London Z/1496 Signalman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Engadine

Royal Navy Z/1496 Leading Signalman RNVR London - HMS ENGADINE

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William John Kimber

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy London Z/4346 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/4346 Signalman RNVR London - HMS Hampshire

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Benjamin West Berry

Born 1877

Died 1917

Royal Navy London Z/3190 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/3190 Able Seaman RNVR London - HMS Vanguard

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George John Elliott

Born 1891

Died 1982

Royal Navy 6/2582 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 6/2582 Able Seaman RNVR London - HMS THUNDERER

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Frederick Adam Dressler

Born 1888

Died 1967

Royal Navy 6/2705 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 6/2705 Able Seaman RNVR London - HMS THUNDERER

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Frank Lionel Pudney

Born 1890

Died 1922

Royal Navy 2/2560 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 2/2560 Able Seaman RNVR London - HMS THUNDERER

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William Edwin Ching

Born 1899

Died 1975

Royal Navy London Z/2350 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/2350 Able Seaman RNVR London - HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy Z/2350 Able Seaman Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)

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Ira Towner

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy Z/8730 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: London Division

Royal Navy Z/8730 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: HMS Vivid

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Charles Cattell

Born 1881

Died 1915

Royal Navy 10241 Sergeant Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division HMS London

Royal Navy PLY/10241 Sergeant Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS London

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Arthur Frederick Brunson

Born 1892

Died 1919

Royal Navy SA 1519 Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 519 SA Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve *mistake in CWGC records

Royal Navy 1519 SA Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve - HMS City of London

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Walter Briggs

Born 1878

Died 1915

Royal Navy 7891 Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy 7891 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/7891 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS London

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David Mccrindle

Born 1882

Died 1918

Royal Navy A 1610 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy B 5009 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 5009/B Leading Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS City of London

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Edward H Cole

Royal Navy 4/3286 Engine Room Artificer 1st Class RNVR Division: London - HMS Boadicea

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