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Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [6]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Bexley, Kent [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Dublin [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Hampstead, London [2]

Kingsbridge, Devon [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Stoke Damerel, Devon [2]

Willesden, London [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Ashburton, Devon [1]

Axmouth, Devon [1]

Baldock, Hertfordshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bloomsbury, London [1]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cannock, Ross [1]

Carluke, Lanarkshire [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Clapton Park, London [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Clifton,Bristol. [1]

Cloyne, Cork [1]

Darfield, Yorkshire [1]

Deptford [1]

Derby [1]

Diamond End, Hertfordshire [1]

Dundee Forfar [1]

Dysart, Fifeshire [1]

Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland [1]

Eltham, Kent [1]

Eton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Boy 2nd Class [113]

Boy 1st Class [66]

Ordinary Seaman [40]

Able Seaman [24]

Stoker 1st Class [14]

Leading Seaman [9]

Boy Telegraphist [8]

Private [8]

Petty Officer [7]

Stoker 2nd Class [7]

Telegraphist [7]

Ordinary Telegraphist [6]

Signal Boy [6]

Boy II [5]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [4]

Boy I [4]

Chief Petty Officer [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Boy 1st class [3]

Stoker [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Acting Petty Officer [2]

Boy 1 [2]

Boy 2 [2]

Boy 2nd class [2]

Boy Telegrapher [2]

Captain [2]

Corporal [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Ordinary Signalman [2]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [2]

Stoker First Class [2]

Able Seaman (Rigger) [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Conductor [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Stoker [1]

Acting Stoker I [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy [1]

Boy (2nd class, then 1st class from 29 Sep 1918) [1]

Boy 2nd CLass [1]

Boy Class 2 [1]

Boy Sailor [1]

Boy Tel [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chief Boatswain [1]

Unit

HMS Powerful [145]

HMS Ajax [23]

HMS Vivid I [13]

HMS Agincourt [12]

HMS Impregnable [12]

HMS Ganges [10]

HMS "Powerful" [9]

HMS Erin [9]

HMS Victory I [8]

HMS Fearless [4]

HMS Nelson [4]

HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

HMS "Pembroke I" [3]

HMS Pembroke [3]

HMS Pembroke I [3]

HMS Royal Oak [3]

HMS Vernon [3]

HMS Victory II [3]

HMS Vivid II [3]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [3]

HM Submarine J6 [2]

HMS "Defiance" [2]

HMS Benbow [2]

HMS Cochrane [2]

HMS Collingwood [2]

HMS Fisgard [2]

HMS Majestic [2]

HMS Malaya [2]

HMS Royal Arthur [2]

HMS Terrible [2]

HMS Titania [2]

HMS Victory [2]

Naval And Military Expeditionary Force (Tropical Unit) [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

5th Lancers [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

H.M.S. Barham [1]

H.M.S. Powerful [1]

H.M.S. Victory I [1]

HM Submarine G8 [1]

HM Submarine H5 [1]

HM Yacht Victoria and Albert [1]

HMS "Apollo" [1]

HMS "Beaver" [1]

HMS "Blenheim" [1]

HMS "Capetown" [1]

Service

Royal Navy [161]

British Army [6]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [29]

S [20]

C [19]

M [12]

A [11]

F [9]

P [9]

D [7]

H [6]

T [6]

W [6]

E [4]

G [4]

R [4]

J [3]

L [3]

I [2]

K [2]

O [2]

V [2]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [149]

Country

United Kingdom [46]

Australia [1]

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People [162] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [6] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Bexley, Kent [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Dublin [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Hampstead, London [2] Kingsbridge, Devon [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Stoke Damerel, Devon [2] Willesden, London [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Ashburton, Devon [1] Axmouth, Devon [1] Baldock, Hertfordshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bloomsbury, London [1] Brighouse, Yorkshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brixton, London [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cannock, Ross [1] Carluke, Lanarkshire [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Chiswick, Middlesex [1] Clapham, London [1] Clapton Park, London [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Clifton,Bristol. [1] Cloyne, Cork [1] Darfield, Yorkshire [1] Deptford [1] Derby [1] Diamond End, Hertfordshire [1] Dundee Forfar [1] Dysart, Fifeshire [1] Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland [1] Eltham, Kent [1] Eton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Boy 2nd Class [113] Boy 1st Class [66] Ordinary Seaman [40] Able Seaman [24] Stoker 1st Class [14] Leading Seaman [9] Boy Telegraphist [8] Private [8] Petty Officer [7] Stoker 2nd Class [7] Telegraphist [7] Ordinary Telegraphist [6] Signal Boy [6] Boy II [5] Acting Stoker 1st Class [4] Boy I [4] Chief Petty Officer [4] Deck Hand [4] Boy 1st class [3] Stoker [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Acting Petty Officer [2] Boy 1 [2] Boy 2 [2] Boy 2nd class [2] Boy Telegrapher [2] Captain [2] Corporal [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant [2] Ordinary Signalman [2] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [2] Stoker First Class [2] Able Seaman (Rigger) [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Conductor [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Stoker [1] Acting Stoker I [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy [1] Boy (2nd class, then 1st class from 29 Sep 1918) [1] Boy 2nd CLass [1] Boy Class 2 [1] Boy Sailor [1] Boy Tel [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chief Boatswain [1]

Unit

HMS Powerful [145] HMS Ajax [23] HMS Vivid I [13] HMS Agincourt [12] HMS Impregnable [12] HMS Ganges [10] HMS "Powerful" [9] HMS Erin [9] HMS Victory I [8] HMS Fearless [4] HMS Nelson [4] HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] HMS "Pembroke I" [3] HMS Pembroke [3] HMS Pembroke I [3] HMS Royal Oak [3] HMS Vernon [3] HMS Victory II [3] HMS Vivid II [3] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [3] HM Submarine J6 [2] HMS "Defiance" [2] HMS Benbow [2] HMS Cochrane [2] HMS Collingwood [2] HMS Fisgard [2] HMS Majestic [2] HMS Malaya [2] HMS Royal Arthur [2] HMS Terrible [2] HMS Titania [2] HMS Victory [2] Naval And Military Expeditionary Force (Tropical Unit) [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] 5th Lancers [1] Army Service Corps [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] H.M.S. Barham [1] H.M.S. Powerful [1] H.M.S. Victory I [1] HM Submarine G8 [1] HM Submarine H5 [1] HM Yacht Victoria and Albert [1] HMS "Apollo" [1] HMS "Beaver" [1] HMS "Blenheim" [1] HMS "Capetown" [1]

Service

Royal Navy [161] British Army [6] Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [29] S [20] C [19] M [12] A [11] F [9] P [9] D [7] H [6] T [6] W [6] E [4] G [4] R [4] J [3] L [3] I [2] K [2] O [2] V [2] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [149]

Country

United Kingdom [46] Australia [1]

Charles Henry Hart

Born 1901

Died 1918

Royal Navy J92429 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

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Berthold James Cutmore

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy J80300 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

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Sydney John Maxted

Born 1901

Died 1987

Royal Navy J91010 Boy 1st Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J91010 Boy 1st Class HMS Royal Oak

Royal Navy J91010 Ordinary Seaman HMS Royal Oak

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George Henry Fuller

Born 1899

Died 1979

Royal Navy J37886 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J37886 Boy 1st Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J37886 Boy 1st Class HMS Agincourt

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Llewellyn Fred Scillitoe

Born 1898

Died 1971

Royal Navy J30738 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J30738 Boy 1st Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J30738 Boy 1st Class HMS Ajax

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Victor Edwin Slight

Born 1899

Died 1958

Royal Navy J36223 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J36223 Boy 1st Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J36223 Boy 1st Class HMS Fearless

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Samuel Thomas Harper

Born 1898

Died 1984

Royal Navy J29847 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J29847 Boy 1st Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J29847 Ordinary Seaman HMS Ajax

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William Samuel Davies

Born 1899

Died 1978

Royal Navy J32186 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J32186 Boy 1st Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J32186 Boy 1st Class HMS Ajax

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Harry Barber

Born 1901

Royal Navy J90417 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Powerful"

Royal Navy J90417 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Powerful"

Royal Navy J90417 Able Seaman HMS "Moth"

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Percy Walter Beaver

Born 1897

Died 1970

Royal Navy J28295 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J28295 Boy 1st Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J28295 Ordinary Seaman HMS Erin

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Daniel Brown

Born 1898

Died 1974

Royal Navy J32239 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J32239 Boy 1st Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J32239 Boy 1st Class HMS Erin

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Edwin William Gillott

Born 1899

Died 1983

Royal Navy J30748 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J30748 Boy 1st Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J30748 Boy 1st Class HMS Ajax

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Louis Frederick Henry Smith

Born 1898

Died 1967

Royal Navy J29657 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J29657 Boy 1st Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J29657 Ordinary Seaman HMS Ajax

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George Betsworth Fuller

Born 1899

Died 1928

Royal Navy J48642 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Powerful"

Royal Navy J48642 Leading Telegraphist (1) HMS "Cornflower"

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Henry Mafeking Parker

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy J89566 Boy Class 2 HMS Powerful

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Thomas Reed Midlane

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy J86665

Royal Navy J86665 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

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Leslie Frederick Tanner

Born 1887

Died 1934

Royal Navy 310040 Stoker 1st Class HMS Powerful

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George Frederick Crick

Born 1900

Died 1970

Royal Navy J45439 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Powerful"

Royal Navy J45439 Boy 1st Class HMS "Powerful"

Royal Navy J45439 Boy 1st Class HMS "Erin"

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John Henry Jolly

Born 1898

Royal Navy J29664 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J29664 Boy 1st Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J29664 Boy 1st Class HMS Ajax

More about John Henry Jolly
Albert Victor D'loyde

Born 1900

Royal Navy J48860 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J48860 Boy 1st Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J48860 Boy 1st Class HMS Ajax

More about Albert Victor D'loyde

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