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Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [22]

Ramsgate, Kent [11]

Islington, London [8]

Bermondsey, London [7]

Camberwell, London [5]

Deptford, London [5]

Hoxton, London [5]

Gravesend, Kent [4]

Poplar, London [4]

Battersea, London [3]

Chatham, Kent [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Ipswich, Suffolk [3]

Kensington, London [3]

Twickenham, Middlesex [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Beccles, Suffolk [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Blackheath, London [2]

Boughton Monchelsea, Kent [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Ditton, Kent [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [2]

East Ham, Essex [2]

Holborn, London [2]

Kilburn, London [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [2]

Maidstone [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Old Ford, London [2]

Plaistow, London [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Shadwell, London [2]

Sittingbourne, Kent [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

Tovil, Kent [2]

Westminster, London [2]

Willesden, London [2]

Abbey Wood, Kent [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Ballymena, Antrim [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Barnet, London [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Bedford [1]

Bedford, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [263]

Deck Hand [173]

Able Seaman [73]

Boy 2nd Class [49]

Boy 1st Class [42]

Leading Seaman [20]

Petty Officer [9]

Chief Petty Officer [6]

Boy II [5]

Cooks Mate [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [4]

Boy I [4]

Signalman [4]

Acting Petty Officer [3]

Boy Servant [3]

Cook's Mate [3]

Leading Signalman [3]

Officers Steward III [3]

Ord. Seaman [3]

Ordinary Signalman [3]

Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [3]

Telegraphist [3]

Trimmer [3]

2nd Cook's Mate [2]

2nd Cooks Mate [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [2]

Boy Serv [2]

Leading Cooks Mate [2]

Leading Telegraphist [2]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2]

Ordinary Signaller [2]

Ordinary Telegrapher [2]

Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [2]

Private [2]

Signal Boy [2]

Writer 3rd Class [2]

AB (Coder) [1]

AM II [1]

Act. Stoker 1st Class [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting ERA 4th Class [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Mechanician [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Unit

HMS Pembroke I [264]

Royal Naval Reserve [182]

HMS Victory I [66]

HMS "Pembroke I" [43]

HMS Ganges [14]

HMS Pembroke [12]

HMS Erin [9]

HMS Impregnable [9]

HMS Vivid I [9]

HMS Natal [8]

HMS Ajax [7]

HMS "Impregnable" [6]

HMS Agincourt [6]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6]

HMS "Ganges II" [5]

HMS "Ganges" [5]

HMS Indomitable [5]

HMS Northampton [5]

HMS Pembroke II [4]

HMS "Lancaster" [3]

HMS "Powerful" [3]

HMS Cyclops [3]

HMS Ganges II [3]

HMS Hawke [3]

HMS Lord Nelson [3]

HMS Powerful [3]

HMS Ramillies [3]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2]

H.M.S. Pembroke I [2]

HMS "Hecla" [2]

HMS "Pembroke II" [2]

HMS "Royal Oak" [2]

HMS "Victory I" [2]

HMS "Wildfire" [2]

HMS Agamemnon [2]

HMS Alecto [2]

HMS Antrim [2]

HMS Blanche [2]

HMS Caledonia [2]

HMS Calliope [2]

HMS Columbine (Wanderer) [2]

HMS Dolphin [2]

HMS Dominion [2]

HMS Duke of Edinburgh [2]

HMS Gibraltar [2]

HMS Hogue [2]

HMS Inflexible [2]

HMS Magnificent [2]

HMS Minotaur [2]

HMS Royal Arthur [2]

Service

Royal Navy [331]

Other Empire Force [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

British Army [2]

Last name first letter

H [48]

B [37]

P [30]

M [26]

S [24]

R [23]

K [22]

W [20]

C [19]

J [15]

A [11]

L [11]

N [11]

T [8]

D [6]

E [5]

G [5]

F [4]

I [2]

O [2]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [323]

Country

United Kingdom [94]

Gibraltar [2]

Malta [2]

Australia [1]

Iran, Islamic Republic of [1]

Ireland [1]

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People [331] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [22] Ramsgate, Kent [11] Islington, London [8] Bermondsey, London [7] Camberwell, London [5] Deptford, London [5] Hoxton, London [5] Gravesend, Kent [4] Poplar, London [4] Battersea, London [3] Chatham, Kent [3] Hackney, London [3] Ipswich, Suffolk [3] Kensington, London [3] Twickenham, Middlesex [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Beccles, Suffolk [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Blackheath, London [2] Boughton Monchelsea, Kent [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Ditton, Kent [2] Dover, Kent [2] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [2] East Ham, Essex [2] Holborn, London [2] Kilburn, London [2] Lambeth, London [2] Lowestoft, Suffolk [2] Maidstone [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Old Ford, London [2] Plaistow, London [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Shadwell, London [2] Sittingbourne, Kent [2] Tottenham, London [2] Tovil, Kent [2] Westminster, London [2] Willesden, London [2] Abbey Wood, Kent [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Ballymena, Antrim [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Barnet, London [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Bedford [1] Bedford, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [263] Deck Hand [173] Able Seaman [73] Boy 2nd Class [49] Boy 1st Class [42] Leading Seaman [20] Petty Officer [9] Chief Petty Officer [6] Boy II [5] Cooks Mate [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [4] Boy I [4] Signalman [4] Acting Petty Officer [3] Boy Servant [3] Cook's Mate [3] Leading Signalman [3] Officers Steward III [3] Ord. Seaman [3] Ordinary Signalman [3] Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [3] Telegraphist [3] Trimmer [3] 2nd Cook's Mate [2] 2nd Cooks Mate [2] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Acting Stoker 1st Class [2] Boy Serv [2] Leading Cooks Mate [2] Leading Telegraphist [2] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2] Ordinary Signaller [2] Ordinary Telegrapher [2] Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [2] Private [2] Signal Boy [2] Writer 3rd Class [2] AB (Coder) [1] AM II [1] Act. Stoker 1st Class [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting ERA 4th Class [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Mechanician [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Unit

HMS Pembroke I [264] Royal Naval Reserve [182] HMS Victory I [66] HMS "Pembroke I" [43] HMS Ganges [14] HMS Pembroke [12] HMS Erin [9] HMS Impregnable [9] HMS Vivid I [9] HMS Natal [8] HMS Ajax [7] HMS "Impregnable" [6] HMS Agincourt [6] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6] HMS "Ganges II" [5] HMS "Ganges" [5] HMS Indomitable [5] HMS Northampton [5] HMS Pembroke II [4] HMS "Lancaster" [3] HMS "Powerful" [3] HMS Cyclops [3] HMS Ganges II [3] HMS Hawke [3] HMS Lord Nelson [3] HMS Powerful [3] HMS Ramillies [3] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2] H.M.S. Pembroke I [2] HMS "Hecla" [2] HMS "Pembroke II" [2] HMS "Royal Oak" [2] HMS "Victory I" [2] HMS "Wildfire" [2] HMS Agamemnon [2] HMS Alecto [2] HMS Antrim [2] HMS Blanche [2] HMS Caledonia [2] HMS Calliope [2] HMS Columbine (Wanderer) [2] HMS Dolphin [2] HMS Dominion [2] HMS Duke of Edinburgh [2] HMS Gibraltar [2] HMS Hogue [2] HMS Inflexible [2] HMS Magnificent [2] HMS Minotaur [2] HMS Royal Arthur [2]

Service

Royal Navy [331] Other Empire Force [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] British Army [2]

Last name first letter

H [48] B [37] P [30] M [26] S [24] R [23] K [22] W [20] C [19] J [15] A [11] L [11] N [11] T [8] D [6] E [5] G [5] F [4] I [2] O [2] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [323]

Country

United Kingdom [94] Gibraltar [2] Malta [2] Australia [1] Iran, Islamic Republic of [1] Ireland [1]

George Gordon

Born 1894

Died 1915

Royal Navy SS4342 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy SS4342 Able Seaman HMS Natal

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Vivian Lenoise

Born 1890

Died 1955

Royal Navy M7283

Royal Navy M7283 Carp. Crew HMS "Pembroke I"

Royal Navy Joiner HMS "Kent"

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Leslie Charles Crick

Born 1901

Died 1979

Royal Navy J86946 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Impregnable"

Royal Navy J86946 Ordinary Signaller HMS "Pembroke I"

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Oscar Arthur Smith

Born 1896

Died 1960

Royal Navy J25395 Ordinary Seaman HMS Lion

Royal Navy J25395 Able Seaman HMS Lion

Royal Navy J25395 Leading Seaman HMS Ramillies

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Richard William Allen

Born 1899

Died 1970

Royal Navy J76543 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Pembroke I"

Royal Navy J76543 Able Seaman HMS " Inflexible"

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George Robert Clement

Born 1896

Died 1915

Royal Navy M11195 Probationary 2nd cook's Mate HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy M11195 Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate HMS Natal

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Claude Leslie Burdell

Born 1896

Died 1983

Royal Navy L3667 Boy Servant HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy L3667 Officer's Steward 3rd Class HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy L3667 Officer's Steward 2nd Class HMS Fearless

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Thomas Roberts Allan

Born 1899

Royal Navy J74992 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy J74992 Ordinary Seaman HMS Malaya

Royal Navy J74992 Able Seaman HMS Malaya

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William Henry Chaney

Born 1901

Died 1973

Royal Navy L11317 Boy Serv HMS "Pembroke I"

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Clifford Marrack Hollis

Born 1901

Died 1982

Royal Navy J82854 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J82854 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J82854 Boy 1st Class HMS Pembroke I

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Albert William Court

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy J72535 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Pembroke"

Royal Navy J72535 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Victory I"

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Edward Frank Naylor

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy J37490 Able Seaman HMS CANADA

Royal Navy J37490 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Pembroke I"

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Thomas Button

Born 1882

Royal Navy J73502 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Pembroke I"

Royal Navy J73502 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Calliope"

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William Thomas Goddard

Born 1894

Royal Navy SS4934 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy SS4934 Ordinary Seaman HMS Erin

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Frederick George Boozer

Born 1899

Died 1970

Royal Navy J76548 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Pembroke I"

Royal Navy J76548 Able Seaman HMS "inflexible"

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Frederick Charles Vinten

Born 1897

Died 1963

Royal Navy J18793 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Ganges"

Royal Navy J18793 Boy 1st Class HMS "Pembroke I"

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John James Souper

Born 1895

Died 1915

Royal Navy J43867 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy J43867 Ordinary Seaman HMS Natal

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Stanley Austin

Born 1903

Died 1983

Royal Navy J91175 Boy II HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J91175 Boy I HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J91175 Boy I HMS Royal Sovereign

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James William Allan

Born 1887

Royal Navy M23043 Cook's Mate 2nd Class HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy M23043 Cook's Mate HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy M23043 Cook's Mate HMS Gibraltar

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James William Bain

Born 1894

Royal Navy J71859 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy J71859 Ordinary Seaman HMS Attentive I (Minor)

Royal Navy J71859 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

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