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Place of birth

Marylebone, London [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bridport, Dorset [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Dublin [1]

East Ruston, Norfolk [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glastonbury, Somerset [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Hambledon, Hampshire [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Ibstone, Buckinghamshire [1]

Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Kempley, Newent, Gloucestershire [1]

Kempston, Bedfordshire [1]

Kenmare, County Kerry [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leicester [1]

Llechylched, Llangetrie, Anglesey [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Mile End London [1]

Milford, Pembrokeshire [1]

Mountfield, Sussex [1]

Northwich, Cheshire [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Pokesdown, Dorset [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Potten End, Hertfordshire [1]

Richmond, Yorkshire [1]

Rye, Sussex [1]

Saint Andrews the Less, Cambridgeshire [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

The Borough, London [1]

Valetta [1]

Warsash, Hampshire [1]

Whaplode, Lincolnshire [1]

Whitwell, Welwyn, Hertfordshire [1]

Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [21]

Ordinary Seaman [14]

Boy 1st Class [9]

Boy 2nd Class [7]

Leading Seaman [7]

Petty Officer [4]

Stoker [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Midshipman [2]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

Able Seaman (Rigger) [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting ERA 4 [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Sublieutenant [1]

Admiral [1]

Boy 1st Class (B1C) [1]

Boy 2nd Class (B2C) [1]

Boy I [1]

Boy II [1]

Boy Shipwright [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain [1]

Captain (Retd) [1]

Chief ERA 2nd Class [1]

Commander [1]

Domestic 1st Class [1]

EA2 [1]

EA3 [1]

EA4 [1]

EA5 [1]

ERA 2nd Class [1]

ERA 3rd Class [1]

ERA 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

Gunner (T) [1]

Leading Boatswain [1]

Leading Seaman (Leading Boatswain) [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Private [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Unit

HMS Royal Sovereign [42]

HMS Agincourt [7]

HMS Hindustan [6]

Seaman Storming Party - "C" Company (Demolition) [6]

HMS Good Hope [4]

HMS Impregnable [4]

HMS Blenheim [3]

HMS Excellent [3]

HMS Fisgard [3]

HMS Lion [3]

HMS Vernon [3]

HMS Victory [3]

HMS Victory I [3]

HMS Australia [2]

HMS Boscawen [2]

HMS Britannia [2]

HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [2]

HMS Duke of Wellington [2]

HMS Duke of Wellington II [2]

HMS Fearless [2]

HMS Formidable [2]

HMS New Zealand [2]

HMS Northampton [2]

HMS Pembroke [2]

HMS Sandhurst [2]

HMS Victory II [2]

HMS Vindictive [2]

HMS Vivid II [2]

HMS Volage [2]

Argus [1]

Cornflower [1]

Dolphin [1]

Fisgard [1]

Ganges [1]

HMS "Marshal Soult" [1]

HMS "Royal Sovereign" [1]

HMS "Titania" [1]

HMS "Undaunted" [1]

HMS "Vernon" [1]

HMS Acheron [1]

HMS Achilles & Victoria [1]

HMS Active [1]

HMS Agamemnon [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Alexandra [1]

HMS Amethyst [1]

HMS Appollo [1]

HMS Argus (Fleet Air Arm) [1]

HMS Argus (RAF Gosport) [1]

HMS Asia [1]

Service

Royal Navy [45]

Last name first letter

B [10]

H [8]

C [5]

A [4]

D [3]

L [3]

J [2]

M [2]

P [2]

S [2]

W [2]

E [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [36]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

South Africa [1]

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People [45] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Marylebone, London [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bridport, Dorset [1] Camberwell, London [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Dublin [1] East Ruston, Norfolk [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glastonbury, Somerset [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Hambledon, Hampshire [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Ibstone, Buckinghamshire [1] Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire [1] Kempley, Newent, Gloucestershire [1] Kempston, Bedfordshire [1] Kenmare, County Kerry [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leicester [1] Llechylched, Llangetrie, Anglesey [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Mile End London [1] Milford, Pembrokeshire [1] Mountfield, Sussex [1] Northwich, Cheshire [1] Peckham, London [1] Pokesdown, Dorset [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Potten End, Hertfordshire [1] Richmond, Yorkshire [1] Rye, Sussex [1] Saint Andrews the Less, Cambridgeshire [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Swindon, Wiltshire [1] The Borough, London [1] Valetta [1] Warsash, Hampshire [1] Whaplode, Lincolnshire [1] Whitwell, Welwyn, Hertfordshire [1] Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [21] Ordinary Seaman [14] Boy 1st Class [9] Boy 2nd Class [7] Leading Seaman [7] Petty Officer [4] Stoker [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Chief Petty Officer [2] Chief Stoker [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Midshipman [2] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] Able Seaman (Rigger) [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting ERA 4 [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Sublieutenant [1] Admiral [1] Boy 1st Class (B1C) [1] Boy 2nd Class (B2C) [1] Boy I [1] Boy II [1] Boy Shipwright [1] Cadet [1] Captain [1] Captain (Retd) [1] Chief ERA 2nd Class [1] Commander [1] Domestic 1st Class [1] EA2 [1] EA3 [1] EA4 [1] EA5 [1] ERA 2nd Class [1] ERA 3rd Class [1] ERA 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1] Gunner (T) [1] Leading Boatswain [1] Leading Seaman (Leading Boatswain) [1] Lieutenant [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Private [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Unit

HMS Royal Sovereign [42] HMS Agincourt [7] HMS Hindustan [6] Seaman Storming Party - "C" Company (Demolition) [6] HMS Good Hope [4] HMS Impregnable [4] HMS Blenheim [3] HMS Excellent [3] HMS Fisgard [3] HMS Lion [3] HMS Vernon [3] HMS Victory [3] HMS Victory I [3] HMS Australia [2] HMS Boscawen [2] HMS Britannia [2] HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [2] HMS Duke of Wellington [2] HMS Duke of Wellington II [2] HMS Fearless [2] HMS Formidable [2] HMS New Zealand [2] HMS Northampton [2] HMS Pembroke [2] HMS Sandhurst [2] HMS Victory II [2] HMS Vindictive [2] HMS Vivid II [2] HMS Volage [2] Argus [1] Cornflower [1] Dolphin [1] Fisgard [1] Ganges [1] HMS "Marshal Soult" [1] HMS "Royal Sovereign" [1] HMS "Titania" [1] HMS "Undaunted" [1] HMS "Vernon" [1] HMS Acheron [1] HMS Achilles & Victoria [1] HMS Active [1] HMS Agamemnon [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Alexandra [1] HMS Amethyst [1] HMS Appollo [1] HMS Argus (Fleet Air Arm) [1] HMS Argus (RAF Gosport) [1] HMS Asia [1]

Service

Royal Navy [45]

Last name first letter

B [10] H [8] C [5] A [4] D [3] L [3] J [2] M [2] P [2] S [2] W [2] E [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [36]

Country

United Kingdom [21] South Africa [1]

John Adde

Born 1884

Royal Navy 219374 Boy 2nd Class HMS Northampton

Royal Navy 219374 Boy 1st Class HMS Calliope

Royal Navy 219374 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory

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Joseph William Deverill

Born 1898

Died 1967

Royal Navy J36814 Ordinary Seaman Ganges

Royal Navy J36814 Ordinary Seaman Victory I

Royal Navy J36814 Ordinary Seaman Royal Sovereign

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Stanley Walter Harris

Born 1895

Royal Navy J23652 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J23652 Able Seaman HMS Royal Sovereign

Royal Navy J23652 Able Seaman Seaman Storming Party - "C" Company (Demolition)

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Henry Hargraves

Born 1899

Royal Navy J39031 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J39031 Able Seaman HMS Royal Sovereign

Royal Navy J39031 Able Seaman Seaman Storming Party - "C" Company (Demolition)

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Harry George Howard

Born 1898

Royal Navy J29241 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J29241 Able Seaman HMS Royal Sovereign

Royal Navy J29241 Able Seaman Seaman Storming Party - "C" Company (Demolition)

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