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Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Ayr [1]

Birdham, Sussex [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bishop's Waltham, Eastleigh, Hampshire [1]

Bishopstow, Wiltshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Canterbury [1]

Clontarf, Dublin [1]

Corfe Mullen, Dorset [1]

Crewkerne, Somerset [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Down Town, Belfast, Northern Ireland [1]

Drimsleague, Cork [1]

Droxford, Hampshire [1]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Eltham, Kent [1]

Fethard, Wexford [1]

Fordingbridge, Hampshire [1]

Hanworth, Middlesex [1]

Havant, Hampshire [1]

Highworth, Wiltshire [1]

Ilminster, Somerset [1]

Isleworth, London [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Kingston, Hampshire [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Marney, Middlesex [1]

Newport [1]

Nibley, Gloucestershire [1]

Perth [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Queenstown, Cork [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Southsea, Hampshire [1]

Stuston, Suffolk [1]

Tallow, Waterford [1]

Teddington, Middlesex [1]

Wapping, London [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [20]

Able Seaman [17]

Boy 2nd Class [15]

Boy 1st Class [14]

Stoker 1st Class [10]

Stoker 2nd Class [9]

Leading Seaman [6]

Stoker [5]

Commander [4]

Midshipman [4]

Petty Officer [4]

Captain [3]

Domestic 3rd Class [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Naval Cadet [3]

Private [3]

Sub Lieutenant [3]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2]

2nd Cooper [1]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

2nd Yeoman Signals [1]

Able Seaman (Rigger) [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Boy 1st class [1]

Boy 2nd class [1]

Boy Domestic 3rd Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chaplain and Instructor Commander [1]

Chaplain and Naval Instructor [1]

Chief Armourer [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Cooper [1]

Cooper's Crew [1]

Domestic 1st Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Gunner [1]

Instructor Commander [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Carpenter's Crew [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Naval Instructor [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Unit

HMS Prince George [44]

HMS Fearless [9]

HMS Ganges II [6]

HMS Goliath [6]

HMS Agincourt [4]

HMS Talbot [4]

HMS Victorious [4]

HMS Black Prince [3]

HMS Duke of Wellington II [3]

HMS Excellent [3]

HMS Good Hope [3]

HMS Illustrious [3]

HMS Impregnable [3]

HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [3]

HMS Victory II [3]

HMS "Prince George" [2]

HMS Albion [2]

HMS Bacchante [2]

HMS Dolphin [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS Firequeen [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS St Vincent [2]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

HM Submarine E37 [1]

HMAS Marguerite [1]

HMCS Naden [1]

HMCS Naden (Vancouver) [1]

HMCS Stadacona [1]

HMS Victorious [1]

HMS "Black Prince" [1]

HMS "Ganges II" [1]

HMS "Pembroke II" [1]

HMS "Victorious" [1]

HMS 'Bulwark' [1]

HMS 'Prince George' [1]

HMS Acteon I (TB 113) [1]

HMS Active [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Alecto [1]

HMS Amphitrite [1]

HMS Anson [1]

HMS Antrim [1]

HMS Argonaut [1]

HMS Arrogant [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS Berwick [1]

HMS Bonaventure [1]

HMS Britannia [1]

HMS Canada [1]

Service

Royal Navy [51]

British Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [11]

M [6]

A [4]

C [4]

D [4]

H [4]

E [3]

G [3]

L [2]

P [2]

S [2]

T [2]

F [1]

O [1]

R [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [40]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

China [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

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Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Ayr [1] Birdham, Sussex [1] Birmingham [1] Bishop's Waltham, Eastleigh, Hampshire [1] Bishopstow, Wiltshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camden Town, London [1] Canterbury [1] Clontarf, Dublin [1] Corfe Mullen, Dorset [1] Crewkerne, Somerset [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Down Town, Belfast, Northern Ireland [1] Drimsleague, Cork [1] Droxford, Hampshire [1] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1] Edinburgh [1] Eltham, Kent [1] Fethard, Wexford [1] Fordingbridge, Hampshire [1] Hanworth, Middlesex [1] Havant, Hampshire [1] Highworth, Wiltshire [1] Ilminster, Somerset [1] Isleworth, London [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Kingston, Hampshire [1] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Marney, Middlesex [1] Newport [1] Nibley, Gloucestershire [1] Perth [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Queenstown, Cork [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] Southsea, Hampshire [1] Stuston, Suffolk [1] Tallow, Waterford [1] Teddington, Middlesex [1] Wapping, London [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [20] Able Seaman [17] Boy 2nd Class [15] Boy 1st Class [14] Stoker 1st Class [10] Stoker 2nd Class [9] Leading Seaman [6] Stoker [5] Commander [4] Midshipman [4] Petty Officer [4] Captain [3] Domestic 3rd Class [3] Lieutenant [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Naval Cadet [3] Private [3] Sub Lieutenant [3] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2] 2nd Cooper [1] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] 2nd Yeoman Signals [1] Able Seaman (Rigger) [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Boy 1st class [1] Boy 2nd class [1] Boy Domestic 3rd Class [1] Cadet [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chaplain [1] Chaplain and Instructor Commander [1] Chaplain and Naval Instructor [1] Chief Armourer [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Cooper [1] Cooper's Crew [1] Domestic 1st Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Gunner [1] Instructor Commander [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Carpenter's Crew [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Naval Instructor [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Unit

HMS Prince George [44] HMS Fearless [9] HMS Ganges II [6] HMS Goliath [6] HMS Agincourt [4] HMS Talbot [4] HMS Victorious [4] HMS Black Prince [3] HMS Duke of Wellington II [3] HMS Excellent [3] HMS Good Hope [3] HMS Illustrious [3] HMS Impregnable [3] HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [3] HMS Victory II [3] HMS "Prince George" [2] HMS Albion [2] HMS Bacchante [2] HMS Dolphin [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS Firequeen [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS St Vincent [2] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] HM Submarine E37 [1] HMAS Marguerite [1] HMCS Naden [1] HMCS Naden (Vancouver) [1] HMCS Stadacona [1] HMS Victorious [1] HMS "Black Prince" [1] HMS "Ganges II" [1] HMS "Pembroke II" [1] HMS "Victorious" [1] HMS 'Bulwark' [1] HMS 'Prince George' [1] HMS Acteon I (TB 113) [1] HMS Active [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Alecto [1] HMS Amphitrite [1] HMS Anson [1] HMS Antrim [1] HMS Argonaut [1] HMS Arrogant [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS Berwick [1] HMS Bonaventure [1] HMS Britannia [1] HMS Canada [1]

Service

Royal Navy [51] British Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [11] M [6] A [4] C [4] D [4] H [4] E [3] G [3] L [2] P [2] S [2] T [2] F [1] O [1] R [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [40]

Country

United Kingdom [18] China [1] Sri Lanka [1]

William Henry Cornelius Balls

Born 1867

Died 1918

Royal Navy 168556 Chief Armourer HMS Prince George

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Charles Nicolas Tindal-Carill-Worsley

Born 1876

Died 1921

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Commander HMS Prince George

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Peter Carroll

Born 1882

Died 1915

Royal Navy 298828 Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy 298828 Stoker

Royal Navy 298828 Stoker 1st Class

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Peter Beegan

Born 1884

Died 1915

Royal Navy 301673 Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy 301673 Stoker

Royal Navy 301673 Stoker 1st Class

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Frank George Bramble

Born 1886

Died 1976

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Prince George

Royal Navy Acting Sub-Lieutenant

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Gordon Campbell

Born 1886

Died 1953

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Prince George

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Arthur Taylor

Born 1887

Died 1919

Royal Navy SS101436 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Cornwallis

Royal Navy SS101436 Stoker 1st Class HMS Prince George

Royal Navy SS101436 Stoker 1st Class HMS Albion

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Albert Richard Cathery

Born 1876

Died 1914

Royal Navy Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS 'Prince George'

Royal Navy 269862 Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS 'Bulwark'

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John George Albert Haig

Born 1900

Died 1944

Royal Navy J76071 Ordinary Seaman HMS Prince George

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George Ballard

Born 1878

Royal Navy 354677

Royal Navy 354677 Stoker HMS Prince George

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John Wallace Ellis

Born 1880

Royal Navy 356209

Royal Navy 356209 Domestic 3rd Class HMS Prince George

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William James Sibley

Born 1877

Royal Navy 355444

Royal Navy 355444 Domestic 1st Class HMS Prince George

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Harry Hodgkins

Born 1873

Royal Navy 350282

Royal Navy 350282 2nd Sick Berth Steward HMS Prince George

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Joseph Webb

Born 1883

Died 1914

Royal Navy Ordinary Seaman HMS Prince George

Royal Navy 199206 Able Seaman HMS Good Hope

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Frank Henry Dumper

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 7887 Private South Wales Borderers

Royal Navy 359578 Boy Domestic 3rd Class HMS Duke of Wellington

Royal Navy 359578 Boy Domestic 3rd Class HMS Prince George

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John Thomas Foot

Born 1892

Royal Navy L5573 Officer's Steward 3rd Class HMS Prince George

Royal Navy L5573 Officer's Steward 3rd Class HMS Erin

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William Edward Buckingham

Born 1874

Died 1914

Royal Navy Stoker HMS Prince George

Royal Navy 280012 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Good Hope

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Thomas Lampit Lea

Born 1882

Died 1914

Royal Navy Ordinary Seaman HMS Prince George

Royal Navy 201762 Able Seaman HMS Good Hope

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Peregrine Robert Dearden

Born 1897

Died 1952

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Prince George

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Frederick John Osborn

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy J8934 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J8934 Ordinary Seaman HMS Prince George

Royal Navy J8934 Leading Seaman HMS BLACK PRINCE

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