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Place of birth

West Ham, Essex [4]

Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Shoreditch, London [3]

Battersea, London [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Deal, Kent [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Islington, London [2]

London [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Whitstable, Kent [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Bambridge, Down [1]

Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Bedford Park,Chiswick,Middlesex. [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Belvedere, Kent [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bracknell, Berkshire [1]

Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Bromley, London [1]

Burham, Kent [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cambridge [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Charlton, London [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Colwyn, Wales [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dublin [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire [1]

Failand, Somerset [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Ferryden, Forfarshire [1]

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1]

Gaywood, Norfolk [1]

Glasgow [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Gosport, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [36]

Ordinary Seaman [36]

Boy 2nd Class [33]

Boy 1st Class [32]

Stoker 1st Class [16]

Lieutenant [15]

Gunner [12]

Private [12]

Midshipman [11]

Naval Cadet [11]

Leading Seaman [10]

Stoker 2nd Class [10]

Sub Lieutenant [10]

Commander [9]

Leading Stoker [9]

Boy 1st class [7]

Gunner 2nd Class [7]

Petty Officer [7]

Captain [6]

Boy 2nd class [5]

Acting Leading Stoker [4]

Musician [4]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Stoker [3]

Telegraphist [3]

Acting Artificer Engineer [2]

Acting Gunner [2]

Admiral [2]

Artificer Engineer [2]

Officers Steward 3rd Class [2]

Ordinary Signalman [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Rear Admiral [2]

Ship's Steward Assistant [2]

Signal Boy [2]

Signaller [2]

Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Vice Admiral [2]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Band Boy [1]

Band boy [1]

Boatswain [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy Artificer [1]

Boy Servant [1]

Boy Signaller [1]

Capenter's Crew [1]

Unit

HMS Natal [134]

HMS Ganges [19]

Royal Marine Artillery [14]

HMS Impregnable [11]

HMS Pembroke I [8]

HMS Ganges II [7]

HMS Britannia [6]

HMS Pembroke [6]

Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Natal [6]

HMS Ajax [4]

Royal Marines Band [4]

H.M.S. "Natal." [3]

HMS Agincourt [3]

HMS Caledonia [3]

HMS Pembroke II [3]

HMS Vivid [3]

HMS Acheron [2]

HMS Achilles [2]

HMS Agamemnon [2]

HMS Antrim [2]

HMS Black Prince [2]

HMS Cyclops [2]

HMS Dominion [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS Forward [2]

HMS Hecla [2]

HMS Kent [2]

HMS Lion [2]

HMS New Zealand [2]

HMS St George [2]

HMS Triumph [2]

HMS Venerable [2]

HMS Vivid II [2]

HMS Warspite [2]

Royal Marine Artillery; HMS Natal [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Natal [2]

Britannia [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Chatham Naval Hospital [1]

H [1]

HM Natal [1]

HM Submarine E36 [1]

HM Submarine H3 [1]

HMS "Calliope" [1]

HMS "Natal" [1]

HMS "Pembroke II" [1]

HMS "Sutlej" [1]

HMS "Topaz" [1]

HMS 'Natal' [1]

HMS Aboukir [1]

Service

Royal Navy [150]

British Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [17]

S [16]

A [14]

M [12]

W [12]

G [11]

R [11]

D [10]

C [9]

H [8]

P [8]

T [7]

L [5]

N [3]

F [2]

O [2]

Y [2]

J [1]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [144]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

Ireland [1]

Jersey [1]

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People [151] Stories Communities

Place of birth

West Ham, Essex [4] Norwich, Norfolk [3] Shoreditch, London [3] Battersea, London [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Deal, Kent [2] Hackney, London [2] Islington, London [2] London [2] Marylebone, London [2] Whitstable, Kent [2] Aberdeen [1] Bambridge, Down [1] Beccles, Suffolk [1] Bedford Park,Chiswick,Middlesex. [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Belvedere, Kent [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bracknell, Berkshire [1] Bridlington, Yorkshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Bromley, London [1] Burham, Kent [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cambridge [1] Canning Town, London [1] Charlton, London [1] Clapham, London [1] Colwyn, Wales [1] Deptford, London [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dublin [1] Dundee, Forfarshire [1] Failand, Somerset [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Ferryden, Forfarshire [1] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1] Gaywood, Norfolk [1] Glasgow [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Gosport, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire [1] Greenwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [36] Ordinary Seaman [36] Boy 2nd Class [33] Boy 1st Class [32] Stoker 1st Class [16] Lieutenant [15] Gunner [12] Private [12] Midshipman [11] Naval Cadet [11] Leading Seaman [10] Stoker 2nd Class [10] Sub Lieutenant [10] Commander [9] Leading Stoker [9] Boy 1st class [7] Gunner 2nd Class [7] Petty Officer [7] Captain [6] Boy 2nd class [5] Acting Leading Stoker [4] Musician [4] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Stoker [3] Telegraphist [3] Acting Artificer Engineer [2] Acting Gunner [2] Admiral [2] Artificer Engineer [2] Officers Steward 3rd Class [2] Ordinary Signalman [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Rear Admiral [2] Ship's Steward Assistant [2] Signal Boy [2] Signaller [2] Sub-Lieutenant [2] Vice Admiral [2] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Band Boy [1] Band boy [1] Boatswain [1] Bombardier [1] Boy Artificer [1] Boy Servant [1] Boy Signaller [1] Capenter's Crew [1]

Unit

HMS Natal [134] HMS Ganges [19] Royal Marine Artillery [14] HMS Impregnable [11] HMS Pembroke I [8] HMS Ganges II [7] HMS Britannia [6] HMS Pembroke [6] Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Natal [6] HMS Ajax [4] Royal Marines Band [4] H.M.S. "Natal." [3] HMS Agincourt [3] HMS Caledonia [3] HMS Pembroke II [3] HMS Vivid [3] HMS Acheron [2] HMS Achilles [2] HMS Agamemnon [2] HMS Antrim [2] HMS Black Prince [2] HMS Cyclops [2] HMS Dominion [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS Forward [2] HMS Hecla [2] HMS Kent [2] HMS Lion [2] HMS New Zealand [2] HMS St George [2] HMS Triumph [2] HMS Venerable [2] HMS Vivid II [2] HMS Warspite [2] Royal Marine Artillery; HMS Natal [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Natal [2] Britannia [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Chatham Naval Hospital [1] H [1] HM Natal [1] HM Submarine E36 [1] HM Submarine H3 [1] HMS "Calliope" [1] HMS "Natal" [1] HMS "Pembroke II" [1] HMS "Sutlej" [1] HMS "Topaz" [1] HMS 'Natal' [1] HMS Aboukir [1]

Service

Royal Navy [150] British Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [17] S [16] A [14] M [12] W [12] G [11] R [11] D [10] C [9] H [8] P [8] T [7] L [5] N [3] F [2] O [2] Y [2] J [1] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [144]

Country

United Kingdom [40] Ireland [1] Jersey [1]

Alfred Cheesman

Born 1889

Died 1915

Royal Navy 14464 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 14464 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Natal

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William James Parsons

Born 1885

Died 1915

Royal Navy 10871 Private Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 10871 Gunner 2nd Class Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 10871 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

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Herbert Frederick Denton

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy 12673 Private Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 12673 Gunner 2nd Class Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 12673 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery,

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William Bates

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy 12694 Private Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 12694 Gunner 2nd Class Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 12694 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

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Cyril Stafford Hazeon

Born 1883

Died 1916

Royal Navy Captain Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Natal

Royal Navy Second Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry

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William Willoughby Richardson

Born 1888

Died 1915

Royal Navy 14384 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 278 Band Boy Royal Marines Band

Royal Navy Musician HMS Natal Royal Marines Band

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Wallace Paulson

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy 12713 Private Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 12713 Gunner 2nd Class Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 12713 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

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Thomas Gordon Wilson

Born 1890

Died 1915

Royal Navy 11460 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 900 Royal Marines Band

Royal Navy RMB 900 Musician Royal Marine Band, HMS Natal

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Arthur Alleway

Born 1893

Royal Navy 12800 Private Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 12800 Gunner 2nd Class Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 12800 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

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Adam Schneider

Born 1881

Died 1958

Royal Navy 8377 Private Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 8377 Gunner Second Class Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 8377 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

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William Stuart

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy 9529 Private Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 9529 Gunner 2nd Class Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 9529 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

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