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Barnsley, Yorkshire [3]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Christchurch, New Zealand [1]

Cork [1]

Dromore, Down [1]

Edinburgh, [1]

Epsom, Surrey [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Pembroke Dock [1]

Pimlico, London [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Saint Georges in the East, London [1]

Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Westminster or Piccadilly, London [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Able Seaman [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Captain [2]

Commander [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Signalman [2]

Stoker [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Armourer's Mate [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Admiral [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy Class 1 [1]

Boy Class 2 [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Shipwright [1]

Commissioned Gunner [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Gunner (T) [1]

Junior Reserve Attendant [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Midshipman [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Plumber's Mate [1]

Private [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Ship's Steward [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

HMS Phaeton [23]

HMS PHAETON [3]

HMS Pembroke [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

H.M.S. "Phaeton." [1]

HMS Antrim [1]

HMS Ariel [1]

HMS Broke [1]

HMS Chester [1]

HMS Dolphin [1]

HMS Edgar [1]

HMS Formidable [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Glory [1]

HMS Illustrious [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Indomitable [1]

HMS Jupiter [1]

HMS Kestrel [1]

HMS Minesweeper Kinross [1]

HMS Royal Oak [1]

HMS Tirade [1]

HMS Voyager [1]

HMS Wallace [1]

HMS Wallington [1]

HMS Wolfhound [1]

HMS Yarmouth [1]

RN Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve - HMS PHAETON [1]

RNVR Bristol - HMS Phaeton [1]

RNVR London - HMS Phaeton [1]

RNVR Sussex - HMS Phaeton [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Service

Royal Navy [29]

Last name first letter

C [5]

M [3]

W [3]

D [2]

H [2]

L [2]

P [2]

S [2]

B [1]

E [1]

F [1]

J [1]

N [1]

R [1]

T [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [23]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Australia [1]

Malta [1]

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People [29] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Barnsley, Yorkshire [3] Brisbane Queensland [1] Christchurch, New Zealand [1] Cork [1] Dromore, Down [1] Edinburgh, [1] Epsom, Surrey [1] Lewisham, London [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Pembroke Dock [1] Pimlico, London [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Saint Georges in the East, London [1] Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Westminster or Piccadilly, London [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [6] Able Seaman [4] Lieutenant [4] Captain [2] Commander [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Signalman [2] Stoker [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Armourer's Mate [1] Acting Captain [1] Admiral [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy Class 1 [1] Boy Class 2 [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Shipwright [1] Commissioned Gunner [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Gunner (T) [1] Junior Reserve Attendant [1] Leading Signalman [1] Midshipman [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Plumber's Mate [1] Private [1] Rear Admiral [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Ship's Steward [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

HMS Phaeton [23] HMS PHAETON [3] HMS Pembroke [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] H.M.S. "Phaeton." [1] HMS Antrim [1] HMS Ariel [1] HMS Broke [1] HMS Chester [1] HMS Dolphin [1] HMS Edgar [1] HMS Formidable [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Glory [1] HMS Illustrious [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Indomitable [1] HMS Jupiter [1] HMS Kestrel [1] HMS Minesweeper Kinross [1] HMS Royal Oak [1] HMS Tirade [1] HMS Voyager [1] HMS Wallace [1] HMS Wallington [1] HMS Wolfhound [1] HMS Yarmouth [1] RN Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve - HMS PHAETON [1] RNVR Bristol - HMS Phaeton [1] RNVR London - HMS Phaeton [1] RNVR Sussex - HMS Phaeton [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Naval Division [1]

Service

Royal Navy [29]

Last name first letter

C [5] M [3] W [3] D [2] H [2] L [2] P [2] S [2] B [1] E [1] F [1] J [1] N [1] R [1] T [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [23]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Australia [1] Malta [1]

John Ewen Cameron

Born 1874

Died 1939

Royal Navy Admiral

Royal Navy Rear Admiral

Royal Navy Captain HMS Glory

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Arthur Flood

Born 1881

Died 1919

Royal Navy 292870 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Minesweeper Kinross

Royal Navy Stoker HMS Illustrious

Royal Navy Stoker Petty Officer HMS Formidable

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Laurence Allen Lawford De Lacy Evans

Born 1893

Died 1970

Royal Navy 2nd Lieutenant HMS Kestrel

Royal Navy 2nd Lieutenant HMS Ariel

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Phaeton

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Arthur Reddick

Born 1896

Died 1988

Royal Navy J18016

Royal Navy J18016 Boy Class 2

Royal Navy HMS Impregnable

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Henry Francis Wickson

Born 1897

Royal Navy Z/179 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Z/179 Signalman RNVR Sussex - HMS Phaeton

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Fred Beaver

Born 1887

Royal Navy M9779 Junior Reserve Attendant RN Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve - HMS PHAETON

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Thomas Ward

Born 1896

Died 1920

Royal Navy 18454 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/18454 Private HMS Phaeton

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Albert Edward Cook

Born 1895

Died 1919

Royal Navy London Z/4590 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/4590 Able Seaman RNVR London - HMS Phaeton

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John Walter Lee

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy Bristol Z/4129 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/4129 Able Seaman RNVR Bristol - HMS Phaeton

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