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Maidstone, Kent [2]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Carnarvon [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Cheltenham Gloucestershire [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Gateshead, County Durham [1]

Hailsham, Sussex [1]

Kettering, Northamptonshire [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Looe, Cornwall [1]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire [1]

Timoleague, County Cork [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [10]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Stoker 2nd Class [7]

Able Seaman [5]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Boy 2nd Class [4]

Stoker [4]

Leading Seaman [3]

Petty Officer [2]

Private [2]

Boy [1]

Boy Sailor [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Fleet Surgeon [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Mechanician [1]

Staff Surgeon [1]

Stoker 1st class [1]

Stoker 2nd class [1]

Stoker First Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

HMS Minerva [9]

HMS Minerva II [5]

HMS Fearless [4]

HMS Victory II [4]

HMS "Minerva" [2]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Ganges II [2]

HMS Lion [2]

HMS Natal [2]

H.M.S. "Pembroke II" [1]

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

HMS "Blanche" [1]

HMS "Cornflower" [1]

HMS "Ganges II" [1]

HMS "Hogue" [1]

HMS "Pembroke II" [1]

HMS "Sir Thomas Picton" [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Alexandra [1]

HMS Blake [1]

HMS Challenger [1]

HMS Endymion [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Indus [1]

HMS MINERVA [1]

HMS MInerva [1]

HMS Maori [1]

HMS Minerva - M 33 [1]

HMS Pembroke II (Last Service) [1]

HMS Penelope [1]

HMS Powerful [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS Renown [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

HMS Vivid II [1]

HMS victory II [1]

Hermes [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Minerva [1]

RFA Maine [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Minerva II [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Service

Royal Navy [21]

British Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [4]

S [4]

A [3]

W [3]

G [2]

C [1]

F [1]

I [1]

M [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [18]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Malta [1]

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People [21] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [2] Bermondsey, London [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Camberwell, London [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Carnarvon [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Cheltenham Gloucestershire [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Gateshead, County Durham [1] Hailsham, Sussex [1] Kettering, Northamptonshire [1] Lambeth, London [1] Looe, Cornwall [1] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire [1] Timoleague, County Cork [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [10] Ordinary Seaman [7] Stoker 2nd Class [7] Able Seaman [5] Boy 1st Class [4] Boy 2nd Class [4] Stoker [4] Leading Seaman [3] Petty Officer [2] Private [2] Boy [1] Boy Sailor [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Fleet Surgeon [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Mechanician [1] Staff Surgeon [1] Stoker 1st class [1] Stoker 2nd class [1] Stoker First Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

HMS Minerva [9] HMS Minerva II [5] HMS Fearless [4] HMS Victory II [4] HMS "Minerva" [2] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Ganges II [2] HMS Lion [2] HMS Natal [2] H.M.S. "Pembroke II" [1] H.M.S. "Torrent" [1] HMS "Blanche" [1] HMS "Cornflower" [1] HMS "Ganges II" [1] HMS "Hogue" [1] HMS "Pembroke II" [1] HMS "Sir Thomas Picton" [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Alexandra [1] HMS Blake [1] HMS Challenger [1] HMS Endymion [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Indus [1] HMS MINERVA [1] HMS MInerva [1] HMS Maori [1] HMS Minerva - M 33 [1] HMS Pembroke II (Last Service) [1] HMS Penelope [1] HMS Powerful [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS Renown [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] HMS Vivid [1] HMS Vivid I [1] HMS Vivid II [1] HMS victory II [1] Hermes [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Minerva [1] RFA Maine [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Minerva II [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Service

Royal Navy [21] British Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [4] S [4] A [3] W [3] G [2] C [1] F [1] I [1] M [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [18]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Malta [1]

William Anscombe

Born 1892

Royal Navy J7076 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Ganges II"

Royal Navy J7076 Boy 1st Class HMS "Ganges II"

Royal Navy J7076 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Hogue"

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