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Gloucester, Gloucestershire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Attercliffe Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Birchwood, Derbyshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [1]

Haggerston, London [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Harlow, Essex [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hornsey, London [1]

Ludlow, Shropshire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Minehead, Somerset [1]

Nottingham [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Romsey, Hampshire [1]

Salisbury, Hampshire [1]

Saltash, Cornwall [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Southsea, Hampshire [1]

Staveley, Great Ouseburn, Yorkshire [1]

Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Teignmouth, Devon [1]

Walmer, Kent [1]

Warrington, Lancashire [1]

Wimbledon, Surrey [1]

Woodbridge, Suffolk [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [17]

Ordinary Seaman [13]

Boy 2nd Class [11]

Boy 1st Class [10]

Stoker 1st Class [8]

Stoker 2nd Class [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Commander [2]

Gunner [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Midshipman [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Assistant Engineer [1]

Boy 1st class [1]

Boy 2nd class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Chief Enginer Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Engineer Student [1]

Gunner (T) [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Ordinary Signaller [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Probationary Assistant Engineer [1]

Signaller [1]

Stoker 1st class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Unit

HMS Mischief [38]

HMS Ganges [5]

HMS Ganges II [4]

HMS Impregnable [4]

HMS Victory II [4]

HMS Blake [3]

HMS Vanguard [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

HMS Vivid II [2]

HMS Aboukir [1]

HMS Astraea [1]

HMS Bellerophon [1]

HMS Blonde [1]

HMS Bulwark [1]

HMS Cleopatra [1]

HMS Cochrane [1]

HMS Conqueror [1]

HMS Diana [1]

HMS Duke of Edinburgh [1]

HMS Gabriel [1]

HMS Glasgow [1]

HMS Jupiter [1]

HMS Magnificent [1]

HMS Natal [1]

HMS Nelson [1]

HMS New Zealand [1]

HMS PORPOISE [1]

HMS Powerful [1]

HMS Queen [1]

HMS St Vincent [1]

HMS Tiger [1]

HMS Warrior [1]

HMS Zulu [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Service

Royal Navy [38]

Last name first letter

W [8]

S [7]

B [4]

G [4]

J [3]

M [3]

C [2]

D [1]

H [1]

I [1]

K [1]

O [1]

P [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [37]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Guernsey [1]

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People [38] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Attercliffe Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Birchwood, Derbyshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1] Greenwich, London [1] Guernsey, Channel Islands [1] Haggerston, London [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Harlow, Essex [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hornsey, London [1] Ludlow, Shropshire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Minehead, Somerset [1] Nottingham [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Paddington, London [1] Romsey, Hampshire [1] Salisbury, Hampshire [1] Saltash, Cornwall [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Southsea, Hampshire [1] Staveley, Great Ouseburn, Yorkshire [1] Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Teignmouth, Devon [1] Walmer, Kent [1] Warrington, Lancashire [1] Wimbledon, Surrey [1] Woodbridge, Suffolk [1] Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [17] Ordinary Seaman [13] Boy 2nd Class [11] Boy 1st Class [10] Stoker 1st Class [8] Stoker 2nd Class [4] Lieutenant [3] Commander [2] Gunner [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Midshipman [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Assistant Engineer [1] Boy 1st class [1] Boy 2nd class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Chief Enginer Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Engineer Student [1] Gunner (T) [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Naval Cadet [1] Ordinary Signaller [1] Petty Officer [1] Probationary Assistant Engineer [1] Signaller [1] Stoker 1st class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Telegraphist [1]

Unit

HMS Mischief [38] HMS Ganges [5] HMS Ganges II [4] HMS Impregnable [4] HMS Victory II [4] HMS Blake [3] HMS Vanguard [2] HMS Vivid I [2] HMS Vivid II [2] HMS Aboukir [1] HMS Astraea [1] HMS Bellerophon [1] HMS Blonde [1] HMS Bulwark [1] HMS Cleopatra [1] HMS Cochrane [1] HMS Conqueror [1] HMS Diana [1] HMS Duke of Edinburgh [1] HMS Gabriel [1] HMS Glasgow [1] HMS Jupiter [1] HMS Magnificent [1] HMS Natal [1] HMS Nelson [1] HMS New Zealand [1] HMS PORPOISE [1] HMS Powerful [1] HMS Queen [1] HMS St Vincent [1] HMS Tiger [1] HMS Warrior [1] HMS Zulu [1] Lieutenant [1]

Service

Royal Navy [38]

Last name first letter

W [8] S [7] B [4] G [4] J [3] M [3] C [2] D [1] H [1] I [1] K [1] O [1] P [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [37]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Guernsey [1]

Alwyne Gervase Olliver

Born 1893

Died 1974

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman

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Arthur Wilson

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K33606 Stoker 1st Class HMS Mischief

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George William Middleton

Born 1896

Died 1972

Royal Navy J43916 Able Seaman HMS Mischief

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William Charles Garland

Born 1898

Died 1976

Royal Navy J28209 Ordinary Seaman HMS Mischief

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Henry James Bowden

Born 1886

Royal Navy 221660 Able Seaman HMS Mischief

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Charles John Willis

Born 1886

Died 1970

Royal Navy 225887 Able Seaman HMS Mischief

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Thomas Wigley

Born 1898

Died 1983

Royal Navy J32308 Ordinary Telegraphist HMS Mischief

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Victor Ross Buckley

Born 1891

Royal Navy 239509 Able Seaman HMS Mischief

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John James Irvine

Born 1891

Royal Navy SS110601 Stoker 1st Class HMS Mischief

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Ernest William Charnock

Born 1877

Royal Navy 269510 Chief Enginer Room Artificer 2nd Class HMS Mischief

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George Jarvis

Born 1874

Died 1949

Royal Navy Acting Gunner HMS Diana

Royal Navy Gunner HMS Mischief

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Thomas John Jefferies

Born 1897

Royal Navy J23312 Able Seaman HMS Mischief

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Albert Samuel Gaunt

Born 1886

Royal Navy 217326 Able Seaman HMS Mischief

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Richard Whitham

Born 1895

Royal Navy J41520 Ordinary Seaman HMS Mischief

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Arthur Henry Daniels

Born 1893

Royal Navy K20532 Stoker 1st Class HMS Mischief

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William Henry Williams

Born 1889

Royal Navy 234914 Able Seaman HMS Mischief

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Fred George Whiting

Born 1892

Royal Navy K25727 Stoker 1st Class HMS Mischief

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William Thomas Sanders

Born 1887

Died 1918

Royal Navy 224991 Petty Officer HMS Tiger

Royal Navy Gunner HMS Mischief

Royal Navy Gunner (T) HMS PORPOISE

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Alban Knubley

Born 1891

Died 1955

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant Weymouth

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Albert Shergold

Born 1892

Royal Navy M11425 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy M11425 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Mischief

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