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Aylesford, Kent [1]

Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Burton on Trent, Derbyshire [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Dublin, Ireland [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Garlinge, Margate, Kent [1]

Halstead, Essex [1]

Hoylake, Cheshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Middlesex, London [1]

Minster-in-Thanet, Kent [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Prestwood, Hughenden, Buckinghamshire [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Rockferry, Cheshire [1]

Stratton, Cornwall [1]

Westminster, London [1]

Whitechapel [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [11]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Boy 2nd Class [4]

Corporal [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Captain [2]

Commander [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Midshipman [2]

Naval Cadet [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Vice Admiral [2]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Admiral of the Fleet [1]

Bomadier [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bugler [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

P O Stoker [1]

RFR/B/6113 [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Reverend [1]

Sergeant [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker 1 [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2 [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Surgeon [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

HMS Lord Nelson [22]

HMS Ganges [3]

HMS Pembroke I [3]

HMS Ajax [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

28 Days Imprisonment [1]

42 Days Imprisonment then Discharged [1]

Cells [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

H.M.S. "Lord Nelson" [1]

HM Tug Fanny [1]

HMS "Acheron" [1]

HMS "Lord Nelson" [1]

HMS "Pathfinder" [1]

HMS "Pembroke II" [1]

HMS Agamemnon [1]

HMS Antrim [1]

HMS Argonaut [1]

HMS Barralong [1]

HMS Black Prince [1]

HMS Chester [1]

HMS Dominion [1]

HMS Emerald [1]

HMS Formidable [1]

HMS Hawke [1]

HMS Hawkins [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Morning Star [1]

HMS New Zealand [1]

HMS Ossory [1]

HMS Pembroke II [1]

HMS Repulse [1]

HMS Stork [1]

HMS Suffolk [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

HMS Wildfire [1]

In Cells [1]

Lord Nelson [1]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Service

Royal Navy [25]

British Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [4]

S [4]

C [3]

B [2]

G [2]

H [2]

L [2]

W [2]

D [1]

J [1]

T [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [24]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Gibraltar [1]

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People [25] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Aylesford, Kent [1] Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Burton on Trent, Derbyshire [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Dublin, Ireland [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Garlinge, Margate, Kent [1] Halstead, Essex [1] Hoylake, Cheshire [1] Islington, London [1] Lambeth, London [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Middlesex, London [1] Minster-in-Thanet, Kent [1] Portsmouth [1] Prestwood, Hughenden, Buckinghamshire [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Rockferry, Cheshire [1] Stratton, Cornwall [1] Westminster, London [1] Whitechapel [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [11] Ordinary Seaman [5] Boy 1st Class [4] Boy 2nd Class [4] Corporal [3] Leading Seaman [3] Captain [2] Commander [2] Lieutenant [2] Midshipman [2] Naval Cadet [2] Petty Officer [2] Vice Admiral [2] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Admiral of the Fleet [1] Bomadier [1] Bombardier [1] Bugler [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Deck Hand [1] Gunner [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] P O Stoker [1] RFR/B/6113 [1] Rear Admiral [1] Reverend [1] Sergeant [1] Signal Boy [1] Signalman [1] Stoker 1 [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2 [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Surgeon [1] Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

HMS Lord Nelson [22] HMS Ganges [3] HMS Pembroke I [3] HMS Ajax [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] 28 Days Imprisonment [1] 42 Days Imprisonment then Discharged [1] Cells [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] H.M.S. "Lord Nelson" [1] HM Tug Fanny [1] HMS "Acheron" [1] HMS "Lord Nelson" [1] HMS "Pathfinder" [1] HMS "Pembroke II" [1] HMS Agamemnon [1] HMS Antrim [1] HMS Argonaut [1] HMS Barralong [1] HMS Black Prince [1] HMS Chester [1] HMS Dominion [1] HMS Emerald [1] HMS Formidable [1] HMS Hawke [1] HMS Hawkins [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Morning Star [1] HMS New Zealand [1] HMS Ossory [1] HMS Pembroke II [1] HMS Repulse [1] HMS Stork [1] HMS Suffolk [1] HMS Victory I [1] HMS Wildfire [1] In Cells [1] Lord Nelson [1] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1] Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Service

Royal Navy [25] British Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [4] S [4] C [3] B [2] G [2] H [2] L [2] W [2] D [1] J [1] T [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [24]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Gibraltar [1]

Albert James Gamby

Born 1895

Royal Navy J11326 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J11326 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J11326 Signal Boy HMS Pembroke I

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Alfred Edward Mcmillan

Born 1879

Died 1936

Royal Navy 15786 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/15786 Corporal HMS Lord Nelson

Royal Navy CH/15786 Corporal HMS Barralong

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Alexander John Blakeman

Born 1891

Died 1919

Royal Navy 11551 Bugler Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 11551 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 11551 Bomadier Royal Marine Artillery

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Walter Sumner

Born 1886

Royal Navy RFR/B/6113 Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

Royal Navy 219621 Able Seaman Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

Royal Navy 219621 Able Seaman HMS Lord Nelson

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Charles James Liston

Born 1895

Royal Navy J61912 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

Royal Navy SS4731 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy SS4731 Ordinary Seaman Cells

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