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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]

Royal Marine Artillery; HMS Natal [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Natal [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 Vivid II [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]

HMS Actaeon [1]

HMS Albemarle [1]

HMS Alexandria [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] Royal Marine Artillery; HMS Natal [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Natal [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 Vivid II [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] HMS Actaeon [1] HMS Albemarle [1] HMS Alexandria [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]

George Albert Camp

Born 1891

Royal Navy J806 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J806 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J806 Ordinary Seaman HMS Natal

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Henry Northan

Born 1892

Royal Navy J2876 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J2876 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J2876 Ordinary Seaman HMS Dominion

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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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John William Titus Salt

Born 1884

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Naval Cadet Britannia

Royal Navy Midshipman

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George Arthur Randell

Born 1890

Royal Navy 236573 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy 236573 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy 236573 Boy 1st Class HMS Natal

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Ernest Carter

Born 1891

Royal Navy J852 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J852 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J852 Boy 1st Class HMS Natal

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Charles Henry Port

Born 1885

Royal Navy 215491 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy 215491 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy 215491 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pactolus

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Ernest Pavitt

Born 1892

Royal Navy J390 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J390 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J390 Boy 1st Class HMS Natal

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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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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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