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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]

Reginald Joseph Gill

Born 1888

Royal Navy 365578 Domestic 3rd Class HMS Prince George

Royal Navy 365578 Officer's Steward 3rd Class HMS Illustrious

Royal Navy 365578 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

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Arthur Reginald Doughty

Born 1891

Royal Navy J1826 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J1826 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J1826 Ordinary Seaman HMS Cochrane

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Florence Mccarthy

Born 1893

Royal Navy J11214 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J11214 Boy 1st Class HMS Victorious

Royal Navy J11214 Ordinary Seaman HMS Prince George

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Frederick Lindop Evans

Born 1884

Royal Navy 208388 Ordinary Seaman HMS Prince George

Royal Navy 208388 Able Seaman HMS Firequeen

Royal Navy 208388 Boy 2nd Class HMS St Vincent (Haslar) Training Vessel

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Arthur Moody

Born 1879

Royal Navy 344308 Cooper's Crew HMS Duke of Wellington II

Royal Navy 344308 2nd Cooper HMS Prince George

Royal Navy 344308 Cooper's Crew HMS King Alfred

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Henry John Emm

Born 1882

Died 1977

Royal Navy 203438 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 203438 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 203348 Ordinary Seaman HMS Howe

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Eli Barnes

Born 1888

Died 1971

Royal Navy 228810 Ordinary Seaman HMS St George

Royal Navy 228810 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

Royal Navy 228810 Ordinary Seaman HMS Royal Arthur

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Charles Coombes

Born 1878

Royal Navy 292838 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Duke of Wellington II

Royal Navy 292838 Stoker HMS Prince George

Royal Navy 292838 Stoker 1st Class HMS Dryad

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Charles Abraham

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy 10681 Private Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 10681 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 10681 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Barfleur

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William Aitken

Born 1885

Royal Navy SS24

Royal Navy SS24 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy SS24 Ordinary Seaman HMS Arrogant

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David Muir Anderson

Born 1894

Royal Navy J11142

Royal Navy J11142 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J11142 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

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