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Brighton, Sussex [1]

Canning Town, Essex [1]

Clifton, South Island, New Zealand [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Crushington [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Great Barr, Staffordshire [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Leven, Fifeshire [1]

Liverpool [1]

London [1]

Malvern Link, Worcestershire [1]

Myton, East Yorkshire [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Runcorn, Cheshire [1]

Ryde, Isle of Wight [1]

SWANWICK, FAREHAM, HAMPSHIRE [1]

Saint George In The East, London [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Wellington [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [11]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Boy 2nd Class [4]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Leading Signalman [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Admiral [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain [1]

Commander-in-chief [1]

Seaman [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

HMS Philomel [19]

New Zealand Naval Forces - HMS Philomel [17]

HMS Psyche [3]

Australian Squadron Naval Force - HMS Pioneer [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

New Zealand Naval Forces [2]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [2]

(New Zealand Naval Forces) HMS Philomel [1]

HM Submarine "D1" [1]

HM Submarine "E.18." [1]

HM Submarine "E.19." [1]

HM Submarine "J6." [1]

HM Submarine "J7." [1]

HMS Attentive (Nugent) [1]

HMS Boscawen [1]

HMS CRESCENT [1]

HMS Chatham, New Zealand Station [1]

HMS DUNCAN [1]

HMS Doris [1]

HMS ENDYMION [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS King Edward VII [1]

HMS Latona [1]

HMS Majestic [1]

HMS Nelson (training ship) [1]

HMS PHILOMEL [1]

HMS Philomel (on loan to New Zealand Navy) [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

HMS RENOWN [1]

HMS TRIUMPH [1]

HMS Thetis [1]

HMS VENERABLE [1]

HMS VICTORY [1]

HMS VICTORY II [1]

HMS Vernon [1]

HMS Victory [1]

HMS Victory II [1]

Navy Minesweeping [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Naval Reserve (New Zealand) [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Philomel [1]

Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Philomel [1]

Service

Royal Navy [32]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [6]

G [4]

A [3]

B [3]

M [3]

P [3]

T [3]

F [2]

W [2]

C [1]

D [1]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [30]

Country

New Zealand [16]

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Brighton, Sussex [1] Canning Town, Essex [1] Clifton, South Island, New Zealand [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Crushington [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Great Barr, Staffordshire [1] Greenwich, London [1] Leven, Fifeshire [1] Liverpool [1] London [1] Malvern Link, Worcestershire [1] Myton, East Yorkshire [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Portsmouth [1] Runcorn, Cheshire [1] Ryde, Isle of Wight [1] SWANWICK, FAREHAM, HAMPSHIRE [1] Saint George In The East, London [1] Southwark, London [1] Wellington [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [11] Stoker 1st Class [5] Boy 2nd Class [4] Ordinary Seaman [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Chief Petty Officer [2] Leading Seaman [2] Leading Signalman [2] Leading Stoker [2] Admiral [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain [1] Commander-in-chief [1] Seaman [1] Stoker [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Telegraphist [1] Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

HMS Philomel [19] New Zealand Naval Forces - HMS Philomel [17] HMS Psyche [3] Australian Squadron Naval Force - HMS Pioneer [2] HMS Impregnable [2] New Zealand Naval Forces [2] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [2] (New Zealand Naval Forces) HMS Philomel [1] HM Submarine "D1" [1] HM Submarine "E.18." [1] HM Submarine "E.19." [1] HM Submarine "J6." [1] HM Submarine "J7." [1] HMS Attentive (Nugent) [1] HMS Boscawen [1] HMS CRESCENT [1] HMS Chatham, New Zealand Station [1] HMS DUNCAN [1] HMS Doris [1] HMS ENDYMION [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS King Edward VII [1] HMS Latona [1] HMS Majestic [1] HMS Nelson (training ship) [1] HMS PHILOMEL [1] HMS Philomel (on loan to New Zealand Navy) [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] HMS RENOWN [1] HMS TRIUMPH [1] HMS Thetis [1] HMS VENERABLE [1] HMS VICTORY [1] HMS VICTORY II [1] HMS Vernon [1] HMS Victory [1] HMS Victory II [1] Navy Minesweeping [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Naval Reserve (New Zealand) [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Philomel [1] Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Philomel [1]

Service

Royal Navy [32] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [6] G [4] A [3] B [3] M [3] P [3] T [3] F [2] W [2] C [1] D [1] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [30]

Country

New Zealand [16] United Kingdom [6]

Victor Adlam

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy J45382

Royal Navy MLF/25 Able Seaman New Zealand Naval Forces - HMS Philomel

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Victor Adlam

Died 1916

Royal Navy MLF/25 (New Zealand Naval Forces) HMS Philomel

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William Edward Knowles

Born 1877

Died 1915

Royal Navy NZ663 HMS Philomel

Royal Navy NZ663 Royal Naval Reserve (New Zealand)

Royal Navy NZ663 Able Seaman New Zealand Naval Forces

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Charles Theodore Winfield

Born 1886

Died 1947

Royal Navy 223785 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 223785 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 223785 Ordinary Seaman HMS Boscawen

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George Richard Talmay

Born 1884

Royal Navy 204734 Able Seaman HMS Psyche

Royal Navy 214734 Leading Seaman New Zealand Naval Forces - HMS Philomel On loan for 3 years

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Harry Mansell

Born 1877

Royal Navy 170315 Yeoman of Signals HMS Philomel

Royal Navy 170315 Leading Signalman HMS Majestic

Royal Navy 170315 Yeoman of Signals Royal Naval Air Service No.3 Squadron RNAS

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Michael Cronin

Born 1893

Died 1921

Royal Navy K18115 HMS Chatham, New Zealand Station

Royal Navy K18115 Stoker 1st Class HMS Princess Royal

Royal Navy K18115 Stoker 1st Class New Zealand Naval Forces - HMS Philomel

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Percival Henry Hall Thompson

Born 1874

Died 1950

Royal Navy Admiral

New Zealand Expeditionary Force Commander-in-chief New Zealand Naval Forces

Royal Navy Admiral

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Charles Henry Petersen

Born 1894

Royal Navy ANF1342 Able Seaman HMS Doris

Royal Navy ANF1342 Able Seaman New Zealand Naval Forces - HMS Philomel

Royal Navy ANF1342 Boy 2nd Class Australian Squadron Naval Force - HMS Pioneer

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John Baird

Born 1877

Royal Navy 286223 Stoker

Royal Navy 286223 Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy 286223 Leading Stoker

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Thomas Watson Patton

Born 1896

Royal Navy ANF1668 Leading Signalman Navy Minesweeping

Royal Navy ANF1668 Leading Signalman New Zealand Naval Forces - HMS Philomel

Royal Navy ANF1668 Boy 2nd Class Australian Squadron Naval Force - HMS Pioneer

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Percival James Stevenson

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy K/1628 Stoker 1st Class HM Submarine "D1"

Royal Navy K/1628 Stoker 1st Class HM Submarine "E.19."

Royal Navy K/1628 Stoker 1st Class HM Submarine "J7."

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