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Alderney, Channel Islands [1]

Beer Ferrers, Devon [1]

Belfast [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Llanfair, Anglesey [1]

Northhampton England [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Plympton, Devon, England [1]

St Marys, Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Swindon, Highworth, Wiltshire [1]

Tavistock, Devon [1]

Teignmouth, Devon [1]

Torquay, Devon [1]

Rank

Boy 1st Class [7]

Boy 2nd Class [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Stoker 2nd Class [4]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [2]

Ship's Corporal 2nd Class [2]

Signalman [2]

Stoker [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Acting Chief Stoker [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Stoker 1st Class [1]

Leading Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer (Stoker) [1]

Private [1]

Sapper [1]

Unit

HMS Prometheus [10]

HMS Ajax [4]

HMS Impregnable [3]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS Northampton [2]

HMS Vivid II [2]

Prometheus [2]

Vivid [2]

Vivid I [2]

Vivid II [2]

1st Signal Squadron [1]

Andromeda [1]

Challenger (Monmouth) [1]

Colossus [1]

Defiance [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

Diana [1]

Europa [1]

Euryalus [1]

Gibraltar [1]

HM Submarine K17 [1]

HMAS Cerberus [1]

HMS Benbow [1]

HMS Black Prince [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS Collingwood [1]

HMS Cullist [1]

HMS Diana [1]

HMS Drake [1]

HMS Iris II (Victory X) [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS Powerful [1]

HMS Prometheus - RMLI detachment [1]

HMS Ringdove [1]

HMS Sans Pareil [1]

HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [1]

Harrier [1]

Hermione [1]

Indus [1]

Melampus [1]

Monmouth [1]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Sans Pareil [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

St George [1]

Service

Royal Navy [13]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [5]

S [2]

A [1]

C [1]

D [1]

H [1]

M [1]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [12]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Australia [1]

Guernsey [1]

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People [13] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Alderney, Channel Islands [1] Beer Ferrers, Devon [1] Belfast [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Llanfair, Anglesey [1] Northhampton England [1] Peckham, London [1] Plympton, Devon, England [1] St Marys, Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Swindon, Highworth, Wiltshire [1] Tavistock, Devon [1] Teignmouth, Devon [1] Torquay, Devon [1]

Rank

Boy 1st Class [7] Boy 2nd Class [7] Able Seaman [6] Ordinary Seaman [5] Stoker 2nd Class [4] Stoker 1st Class [3] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Leading Stoker [2] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [2] Ship's Corporal 2nd Class [2] Signalman [2] Stoker [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Acting Chief Stoker [1] Chief Stoker [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Stoker 1st Class [1] Leading Stoker 2nd Class [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer (Stoker) [1] Private [1] Sapper [1]

Unit

HMS Prometheus [10] HMS Ajax [4] HMS Impregnable [3] HMS Erin [2] HMS Northampton [2] HMS Vivid II [2] Prometheus [2] Vivid [2] Vivid I [2] Vivid II [2] 1st Signal Squadron [1] Andromeda [1] Challenger (Monmouth) [1] Colossus [1] Defiance [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] Diana [1] Europa [1] Euryalus [1] Gibraltar [1] HM Submarine K17 [1] HMAS Cerberus [1] HMS Benbow [1] HMS Black Prince [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS Collingwood [1] HMS Cullist [1] HMS Diana [1] HMS Drake [1] HMS Iris II (Victory X) [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS Powerful [1] HMS Prometheus - RMLI detachment [1] HMS Ringdove [1] HMS Sans Pareil [1] HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [1] Harrier [1] Hermione [1] Indus [1] Melampus [1] Monmouth [1] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Sans Pareil [1] South Wales Borderers [1] St George [1]

Service

Royal Navy [13] Australian Imperial Force [2] British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [5] S [2] A [1] C [1] D [1] H [1] M [1] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [12]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Australia [1] Guernsey [1]

Thomas Bastard

Born 1893

Royal Navy J3713 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J3713 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J3713 Ordinary Seaman HMS Prometheus

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Albert Henry Newberry

Born 1883

Royal Navy 216469 Boy 2nd Class HMS Northampton

Royal Navy 216469 Boy 1st Class HMS Calliope

Royal Navy 216469 Ordinary Seaman HMS Prometheus

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Thomas Henry Berriman

Born 1884

Died 1918

Royal Navy 213863 Boy 2nd Class HMS Northampton

Royal Navy 213863 Boy 1st Class HMS Northampton

Royal Navy 213863 Ordinary Seaman HMS Prometheus

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William Victor Baron

Born 1890

Royal Navy 236247 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 236247 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 236247 Ordinary Seaman HMS Prometheus

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William Collom

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy 305526

Royal Navy 305526. (DEV) Ship's Corporal 1st Class HMS Diana

Royal Navy 305526 Stoker 2nd Class Vivid

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Patrick Shanahan

Born 1890

Died 1961

Royal Navy SS109565 Stoker 1st Class Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

Royal Navy SS109565 Stoker 1st Class HMS Benbow

Royal Navy SS109565 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Prometheus

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Frederick William Aiken

Born 1886

Royal Navy 221049 Signalman HMS Prometheus

Australian Imperial Force 4416 Signalman HMAS Cerberus

Australian Imperial Force 22981 Sapper 1st Signal Squadron

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William Rowlands Dibben

Born 1886

Died 1918

Royal Navy 214950 Boy 2nd Class HMS Black Prince

Royal Navy 214950 Boy 1st Class HMS Black Prince

Royal Navy 214950 Ordinary Seaman HMS Drake

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Reginald Edward Bilton

Born 1887

Died 1919

Royal Navy 224787 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 224787 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 224787 Signalman HMS Prometheus

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Edgar Mapstone

Born 1882

British Army 8444 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

Royal Navy PLY/10479 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/10479 Private HMS Prometheus - RMLI detachment

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Charles Back

Born 1892

Died 1920

Royal Navy K6263 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy K6263 Stoker 1st Class HMS Prometheus

Royal Navy K6263 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Ajax

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George Joseph Charles Smith

Born 1883

Australian Imperial Force 237 Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

Royal Navy 204769 Boy 1st Class HMS Collingwood

Royal Navy 204769 Able Seaman HMS Prometheus

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Thomas Hemphill

Born 1874

Died 1914

Royal Navy 276909 Chief Stoker HMS Monmouth

Royal Navy 276909 Stoker 2nd Class Vivid II

Royal Navy 276909 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Sans Pareil

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