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Place of birth

Devonport, Devon [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Rochester, Kent [2]

Valetta [2]

Walmer, Deal, Kent [2]

Aghada, Cork [1]

Alsager Cheshire [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bawtry, Yorkshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Billericay, Essex [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bracknell, Berkshire [1]

Bridlington Quay, Yorkshire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cape Town, South Africa [1]

Caversham [1]

Chatteris, Cambridgeshire [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Chivelstone, Devon [1]

Cogan, Glamorgan, Wales [1]

Cork, Ireland [1]

Cornwall [1]

Deal, Kent [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Drogheda, Louth [1]

East Greenwich, London [1]

East Greenwich, Surrey [1]

East Malling, Kent [1]

East Ruston, Norfolk [1]

Epsom, Surrey [1]

Fleetwood, Lancashire [1]

Floriana [1]

Godalming, Surrey [1]

Godstone, Surrey [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Hornsey, London [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Kentiah Town, London [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [48]

Ordinary Seaman [18]

Leading Seaman [12]

Boy 1st Class [10]

Stoker 1st Class [9]

Boy 2nd Class [8]

Lieutenant Commander [7]

Midshipman [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Commander [5]

Petty Officer [5]

Sub Lieutenant [4]

Naval Cadet [3]

Signalman [3]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Domestic 3rd Class [2]

Gunner [2]

Private RMLI [2]

Stoker [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

AM2 (Aviation Metalsmith Petty Officer 2nd Class) [1]

Able seaman [1]

Acting Chaplain [1]

Acting Chief Armourer [1]

Acting Chief Stoker [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Acting Stoker [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Bandsman [1]

Boy 1st class [1]

Boy 2class [1]

Boy 2nd class [1]

Boy Class 1 [1]

Boy Class 2 [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Boy1class [1]

Captain [1]

Carpenter's Mate [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Chief Petty Officer (NS) [1]

Chief Ship's Cook [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Chief Writer [1]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Electrical Artificer 5th Class [1]

Unit

HMS Royal Oak [108]

Royal Naval Division [8]

RNVR London - HMS Royal Oak [7]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6]

Seaman Storming Party - "C" Company (Demolition) [5]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [4]

HMS Hindustan [4]

HMS Impregnable [4]

HMS ROYAL OAK [4]

HMS "Royal Oak" [3]

HMS Pembroke [3]

HMS Powerful [3]

HMS "Pembroke I" [2]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Indomitable [2]

RNVR Bristol - HMS Royal Oak [2]

RNVR London - HMS Hindustan [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Oak [2]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [1]

Britannia [1]

Colossus [1]

HMS "Cornflower" [1]

HMS "Impregnable" [1]

HMS "Pembroke II" [1]

HMS *Impregnable" [1]

HMS Africa [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Alert [1]

HMS Astrea [1]

HMS Blenheim [1]

HMS Boadicea [1]

HMS Bulwark [1]

HMS Caesar [1]

HMS Caledonia [1]

HMS Colossus [1]

HMS Colussus [1]

HMS Dido [1]

HMS Dolphin [1]

HMS Dragon [1]

HMS Edgar [1]

HMS Egmont [1]

HMS Encounter [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Flora [1]

HMS Garland [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Hawke [1]

HMS Hercules (St Vincent) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [135]

Last name first letter

S [17]

B [16]

M [11]

W [11]

T [10]

C [8]

A [7]

G [7]

H [7]

R [7]

D [5]

E [5]

L [5]

P [5]

F [4]

K [3]

N [3]

J [1]

U [1]

Y [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [104]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

Greece [1]

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People [135] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Devonport, Devon [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Rochester, Kent [2] Valetta [2] Walmer, Deal, Kent [2] Aghada, Cork [1] Alsager Cheshire [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Barking, Essex [1] Battersea, London [1] Bawtry, Yorkshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Billericay, Essex [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bracknell, Berkshire [1] Bridlington Quay, Yorkshire [1] Brixton, London [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cape Town, South Africa [1] Caversham [1] Chatteris, Cambridgeshire [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Chivelstone, Devon [1] Cogan, Glamorgan, Wales [1] Cork, Ireland [1] Cornwall [1] Deal, Kent [1] Dover, Kent [1] Drogheda, Louth [1] East Greenwich, London [1] East Greenwich, Surrey [1] East Malling, Kent [1] East Ruston, Norfolk [1] Epsom, Surrey [1] Fleetwood, Lancashire [1] Floriana [1] Godalming, Surrey [1] Godstone, Surrey [1] Hackney, London [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hendon, Middlesex [1] Holloway, London [1] Hornsey, London [1] Hoxton, London [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Kentiah Town, London [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [48] Ordinary Seaman [18] Leading Seaman [12] Boy 1st Class [10] Stoker 1st Class [9] Boy 2nd Class [8] Lieutenant Commander [7] Midshipman [7] Lieutenant [6] Commander [5] Petty Officer [5] Sub Lieutenant [4] Naval Cadet [3] Signalman [3] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Domestic 3rd Class [2] Gunner [2] Private RMLI [2] Stoker [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] AM2 (Aviation Metalsmith Petty Officer 2nd Class) [1] Able seaman [1] Acting Chaplain [1] Acting Chief Armourer [1] Acting Chief Stoker [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Acting Stoker [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Bandsman [1] Boy 1st class [1] Boy 2class [1] Boy 2nd class [1] Boy Class 1 [1] Boy Class 2 [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Boy1class [1] Captain [1] Carpenter's Mate [1] Chief Gunner [1] Chief Petty Officer (NS) [1] Chief Ship's Cook [1] Chief Stoker [1] Chief Writer [1] Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Deck Hand [1] Electrical Artificer 5th Class [1]

Unit

HMS Royal Oak [108] Royal Naval Division [8] RNVR London - HMS Royal Oak [7] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6] Seaman Storming Party - "C" Company (Demolition) [5] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [4] HMS Hindustan [4] HMS Impregnable [4] HMS ROYAL OAK [4] HMS "Royal Oak" [3] HMS Pembroke [3] HMS Powerful [3] HMS "Pembroke I" [2] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Indomitable [2] RNVR Bristol - HMS Royal Oak [2] RNVR London - HMS Hindustan [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Oak [2] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [1] Britannia [1] Colossus [1] HMS "Cornflower" [1] HMS "Impregnable" [1] HMS "Pembroke II" [1] HMS *Impregnable" [1] HMS Africa [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Alert [1] HMS Astrea [1] HMS Blenheim [1] HMS Boadicea [1] HMS Bulwark [1] HMS Caesar [1] HMS Caledonia [1] HMS Colossus [1] HMS Colussus [1] HMS Dido [1] HMS Dolphin [1] HMS Dragon [1] HMS Edgar [1] HMS Egmont [1] HMS Encounter [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Flora [1] HMS Garland [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Hawke [1] HMS Hercules (St Vincent) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [135]

Last name first letter

S [17] B [16] M [11] W [11] T [10] C [8] A [7] G [7] H [7] R [7] D [5] E [5] L [5] P [5] F [4] K [3] N [3] J [1] U [1] Y [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [104]

Country

United Kingdom [30] Greece [1]

William Sharp

Born 1878

Died 1920

Royal Navy 291284 Acting Chief Stoker HMS Royal Oak

Royal Navy 291284 Chief Stoker HMS Royal Oak

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Reginald Walter Newstead

Born 1895

Died 1972

Royal Navy J14474 Signalman HMS Royal Oak

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Frank John Bolton

Born 1894

Died 1978

Royal Navy J14313 Able Seaman HMS Royal Oak

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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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Albert William Wainwright Parker

Born 1896

Royal Navy J24642 Able Seaman HMS Royal Oak

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Thomas William Bertie Lubbock

Born 1894

Died 1960

Royal Navy K15145 Stoker HMS Pembroke

Royal Navy K15145 Stoker HMS Pembroke, HMS Cadmus, HMS Conquest, HMS St George

Royal Navy K15145 Stoker HMS Pembroke, HMS Actaeon, HMS Colmbo, HMS Hecla, HMS Kinsha

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Harold Victor Allen

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy K17882 Stoker 1st Class HMS Strongbow

Royal Navy K17882 Stoker 1st class HMS Royal Oak

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John William Tatman

Born 1886

Died 1969

Royal Navy 228918

Royal Navy 228918 Able Seaman HMS Royal Oak

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Oliver Thake

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS3381 Able Seaman HMS Royal Oak

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Percy Wicks

Born 1877

Died 1948

Royal Navy 178367 Chief Yeoman of Signals HMS Royal Oak

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Claud Herbert Godwin

Born 1887

Died 1960

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Astrea

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Midshipman

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Hilary Simon Lewis Ewart

Born 1898

Died 1982

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Royal Oak

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Harold John Houldsworth

Born 1898

Died 1919

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Royal Oak

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Harold Farrar

Born 1900

Royal Navy J50243 Able Seaman HMS Royal Oak

Royal Navy J50243 Ordinary Seaman HMS Royal Oak

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Charles Edward Coles

Born 1880

Royal Navy Gunner (T) HMS Royal Oak

Royal Navy Gunner (T) HMS Dragon

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Denis Granville Thynne

Born 1875

Died 1955

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant

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Arthur James Ellix

Born 1894

Died 1977

Royal Navy L8133 Officer's Steward 3rd Class HMS Royal Oak

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Ernest Broad

Born 1891

Royal Navy J967 Leading Seaman HMS Royal Oak

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Leslie Pickersgill

Born 1892

Royal Navy J49997 Ordinary Seaman HMS Royal Oak

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Harry Cummings

Born 1899

Died 1939

Royal Navy M30403 Electrical Artificer 5th Class HMS Vernon

Royal Navy P/M30403 Ordnance Artificer HMS Royal Oak

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