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Place of birth

Cork [2]

Islington, London [2]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Axminster, Devon [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Cape Town, South Africa [1]

Cranbrook, Kent [1]

Demerara, British Guiana [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Downpatrick, Co Down [1]

FULHAM, MIDDLE SEX (NOW GREATER LONDON) [1]

Gibraltar, Spain [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire [1]

Hereford, Herefordshire [1]

Highworth, Wiltshire [1]

Hindley, Lancashire [1]

Inniscrone, Mayo [1]

Killingholme, Lincolnshire [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

Llangolman, Pembrokeshire [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

New Brompton, Kent [1]

Oxford [1]

Perth, Scotland [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Skull, Cork [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Torquay, Devon [1]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1]

Twickenham, Middlesex [1]

Valetta [1]

Walmer, Kent [1]

Walthamstow, Essex [1]

Watford, Hertfordshire [1]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1]

Windsor, Berkshire [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [19]

Ordinary Seaman [15]

Boy 1st Class [14]

Boy 2nd Class [13]

Leading Seaman [7]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Petty Officer [4]

Midshipman [3]

Artificer Engineer [2]

Assistant Paymaster [2]

Chaplain [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Stoker [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman RNVR [1]

Acting Artificer Engineer [1]

Acting Assistant Engineer [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Admiral [1]

Admiral of the Fleet [1]

Assistant Engineer [1]

BOY 1ST CLASS [1]

Boy [1]

CHIEF GUNNER [1]

Chaplain and Instructor Commander [1]

Chaplain and Naval Instructor [1]

Chief [1]

Chief Engineer [1]

Commander [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engineer [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Engineer Rear Admiral [1]

Engineman [1]

Instructor Commander [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Major [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Naval Instructor [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Unit

HMS Russell [41]

HMS Ajax [7]

HMS RUSSELL [4]

HMS 'Russell' [3]

HMS Agincourt [3]

HMS Ganges [3]

HMS Impregnable [3]

HMS Vivid I [3]

HMS Vivid II [3]

HMS Black Prince [2]

HMS Emerald [2]

HMS Excellent [2]

HMS Pembroke I [2]

HMS Pembroke II [2]

HMS Queen [2]

HMS Royal Arthur [2]

HMS Vivid [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

'HMS Russell' [1]

ACHERON [1]

Armée française [1]

French Foreign Legion [1]

Gibraltar (MYOSOTIS) [1]

HM Submarine H3 [1]

HM Submarine J6 [1]

HMS "Bacchante" [1]

HMS "Dominion" [1]

HMS "Ganges" [1]

HMS "Pembroke I" [1]

HMS "Russell" [1]

HMS "Vernon" [1]

HMS ALBION [1]

HMS Adamant [1]

HMS Arrogant [1]

HMS Asia [1]

HMS Asia for HMS Pandora [1]

HMS Bacchante [1]

HMS Barham [1]

HMS Blake [1]

HMS Blenheim [1]

HMS Bonaventure [1]

HMS Boscowan [1]

HMS Boscowan I [1]

HMS Caledonia [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS Charybdis [1]

HMS Chester [1]

HMS Cornwall [1]

HMS DAFFODIL [1]

HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [53]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [10]

A [6]

C [5]

H [5]

P [4]

T [4]

G [3]

S [3]

W [3]

K [2]

L [2]

M [2]

E [1]

N [1]

O [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [46]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Ireland [3]

France [2]

Denmark [1]

Germany [1]

Malta [1]

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People [53] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Cork [2] Islington, London [2] Alton, Hampshire [1] Axminster, Devon [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Cape Town, South Africa [1] Cranbrook, Kent [1] Demerara, British Guiana [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Downpatrick, Co Down [1] FULHAM, MIDDLE SEX (NOW GREATER LONDON) [1] Gibraltar, Spain [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire [1] Hereford, Herefordshire [1] Highworth, Wiltshire [1] Hindley, Lancashire [1] Inniscrone, Mayo [1] Killingholme, Lincolnshire [1] Lewisham, London [1] Llangolman, Pembrokeshire [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] New Brompton, Kent [1] Oxford [1] Perth, Scotland [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Poplar, London [1] Skull, Cork [1] Stepney, London [1] Torquay, Devon [1] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1] Twickenham, Middlesex [1] Valetta [1] Walmer, Kent [1] Walthamstow, Essex [1] Watford, Hertfordshire [1] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1] Windsor, Berkshire [1] Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [19] Ordinary Seaman [15] Boy 1st Class [14] Boy 2nd Class [13] Leading Seaman [7] Stoker 1st Class [6] Lieutenant [5] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Petty Officer [4] Midshipman [3] Artificer Engineer [2] Assistant Paymaster [2] Chaplain [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Stoker [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman RNVR [1] Acting Artificer Engineer [1] Acting Assistant Engineer [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Admiral [1] Admiral of the Fleet [1] Assistant Engineer [1] BOY 1ST CLASS [1] Boy [1] CHIEF GUNNER [1] Chaplain and Instructor Commander [1] Chaplain and Naval Instructor [1] Chief [1] Chief Engineer [1] Commander [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engineer [1] Engineer Captain [1] Engineer Commander [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Engineer Rear Admiral [1] Engineman [1] Instructor Commander [1] Leading Stoker [1] Major [1] Naval Cadet [1] Naval Instructor [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Unit

HMS Russell [41] HMS Ajax [7] HMS RUSSELL [4] HMS 'Russell' [3] HMS Agincourt [3] HMS Ganges [3] HMS Impregnable [3] HMS Vivid I [3] HMS Vivid II [3] HMS Black Prince [2] HMS Emerald [2] HMS Excellent [2] HMS Pembroke I [2] HMS Pembroke II [2] HMS Queen [2] HMS Royal Arthur [2] HMS Vivid [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] 'HMS Russell' [1] ACHERON [1] Armée française [1] French Foreign Legion [1] Gibraltar (MYOSOTIS) [1] HM Submarine H3 [1] HM Submarine J6 [1] HMS "Bacchante" [1] HMS "Dominion" [1] HMS "Ganges" [1] HMS "Pembroke I" [1] HMS "Russell" [1] HMS "Vernon" [1] HMS ALBION [1] HMS Adamant [1] HMS Arrogant [1] HMS Asia [1] HMS Asia for HMS Pandora [1] HMS Bacchante [1] HMS Barham [1] HMS Blake [1] HMS Blenheim [1] HMS Bonaventure [1] HMS Boscowan [1] HMS Boscowan I [1] HMS Caledonia [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS Charybdis [1] HMS Chester [1] HMS Cornwall [1] HMS DAFFODIL [1] HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [53] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [10] A [6] C [5] H [5] P [4] T [4] G [3] S [3] W [3] K [2] L [2] M [2] E [1] N [1] O [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [46]

Country

United Kingdom [18] Ireland [3] France [2] Denmark [1] Germany [1] Malta [1]

Bert Batchelor

Born 1894

Died 1983

Royal Navy J6231 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Ganges"

Royal Navy J6231 Boy 1st Class HMS "Ganges"

Royal Navy J6231 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Russell"

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Harry Baker

Born 1882

Royal Navy 271447 Acting Engine Room Artificer HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy 271447 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Hood

Royal Navy 271447 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS Russell

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Edgar John Wyatt

Born 1916

Died 1916

Royal Navy 2/262 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Sussex Division

Royal Navy 2/262 Able Seaman RNVR HMS Russell

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Charles Pye

Born 1885

Died 1969

Royal Navy 221548 Boy 2nd Class HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy 221548 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 221548 Ordinary Seaman HMS Impregnable

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Samuel James Moulding

Born 1887

Died 1972

Royal Navy 228796 Boy 2nd Class HMS Boscowan

Royal Navy 228796 Boy 1st Class HMS Boscowan I

Royal Navy 228796 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid

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Cornelius Aherne

Born 1888

Royal Navy 229671 Boy 2nd Class HMS Emerald

Royal Navy 229671 Boy 1st Class HMS Emerald

Royal Navy 229671 Ordinary Seaman HMS Emerald

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William Pyburn

Born 1885

Royal Navy 210210 Boy 2nd Class HMS Black Prince

Royal Navy 210210 Boy 1st Class HMS Black Prince

Royal Navy 210210 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hermione

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William Esson

Born 1873

Died 1916

Royal Navy Major Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy Major Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS 'Russell'

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Sidney Ernest Knibbs

Born 1892

Royal Navy K13381 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy K13381 Stoker 1st Class HMS Russell

Royal Navy K13381 Stoker 1st Class HM Submarine J6

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William Arthur Self

Born 1885

Royal Navy 216143 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 216143 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 216143 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

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Jacob Behr

Born 1887

Royal Navy 231372 Ordinary Seaman HMS Royal Arthur

Royal Navy 231372 Able Seaman HMS Russell

Royal Navy 231372 Leading Seaman HMS Excellent

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Kenneth Macaulay Boyd

Born 1886

Died 1921

Royal Navy 217767 Boy 1st Class HMS Caledonia

Royal Navy 217767 Boy 1st Class HMS Minotaur

Royal Navy 217767 Boy 1st Class HMS Agincourt

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Edwin Thores

Born 1893

Royal Navy Z/1475 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy K27803 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Russell

Royal Navy K27803 Stoker 1st Class HMS Russell

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