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Place of birth

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Ayleston, Leicestershire [1]

Barnsbury, London [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Calcutta [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Charlton, Kent [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chesterton, Cambridgeshire [1]

Chislehurst, Kent [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Coldingham, Berwickshire [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Gateshead on Tyne, Durham [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Homerton, London [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Islington, London [1]

Islington, Middlesex [1]

Kildare, Cork [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Newcastle, New South Wales [1]

Old Ford, London [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Rawalpindi, Punjab [1]

Redbridge, Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Sherfield, Hampshire [1]

Southsea, Hampshire [1]

Strood, Kent [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Tavistock, Devon [1]

Theberton, Suffolk [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Trichinopoly, India [1]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1]

Walmer, Kent [1]

Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Windsor, Buckinghamshire [1]

Woolwich, London [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [10]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Boy 2nd Class [5]

Captain [4]

Commander [4]

Leading Seaman [4]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Private [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Assistant Clerk [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Chief Ship's Cook [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

3rd Writer [1]

Acting CERA 2c [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Band Corporal [1]

Bandmaster 1st Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Armourer [1]

Chief Artificer Engineer [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Clerk [1]

Cooper [1]

ERA 1c [1]

ERA 2c [1]

ERA 3c [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3c [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4c [1]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

Fleet Surgeon [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Marine [1]

Midshipman [1]

Musician [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Unit

HMS Shannon [52]

HMS SHANNON [8]

HMS Impregnable [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [3]

HMS Pembroke II [3]

HMS Vindictive [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Natal [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Shannon [2]

4th Hussars attached Tank Corps [1]

Blake [1]

HM Submarine H10 [1]

HMS "Pembroke II" [1]

HMS "Shannon" [1]

HMS Actaeon [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Black Prince [1]

HMS Britannia [1]

HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [1]

HMS Drake [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Hebe [1]

HMS Maidstone [1]

HMS Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [1]

HMS Marlborough [1]

HMS Pembroke I [1]

HMS Pembroke II [a shore base at Chatham, Kent] [1]

HMS Shannon [a Minotaur-class armoured cruiser] [1]

HMS Strongbow [1]

HMS Superb [1]

HMS Surprise [1]

L55 [1]

Orion [1]

Orontes [1]

Pelorus [1]

Pembroke [1]

Pembroke II [1]

Pyramus [1]

RNVR Tyneside - HMS Shannon [1]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS SHANNON [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Shannon [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Marines Band [1]

Royal Marines Band - HMS SHANNON [1]

Royal Marines Band - HMS Shannon [1]

Service

Royal Navy [69]

British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [11]

C [6]

S [6]

H [5]

L [5]

M [5]

R [5]

W [5]

T [4]

A [3]

G [3]

D [2]

F [2]

K [2]

P [2]

J [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [51]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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People [69] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Croydon, Surrey [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Peckham, London [2] Ayleston, Leicestershire [1] Barnsbury, London [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bow, London [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Calcutta [1] Camberwell, London [1] Charlton, Kent [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chesterton, Cambridgeshire [1] Chislehurst, Kent [1] Clapham, London [1] Coldingham, Berwickshire [1] Dover, Kent [1] Gateshead on Tyne, Durham [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hackney, London [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Homerton, London [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Islington, London [1] Islington, Middlesex [1] Kildare, Cork [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Newcastle, New South Wales [1] Old Ford, London [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Rawalpindi, Punjab [1] Redbridge, Southampton, Hampshire [1] Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Sherfield, Hampshire [1] Southsea, Hampshire [1] Strood, Kent [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Tavistock, Devon [1] Theberton, Suffolk [1] Tottenham, London [1] Trichinopoly, India [1] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1] Walmer, Kent [1] Weymouth, Dorset [1] Windsor, Buckinghamshire [1] Woolwich, London [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [10] Ordinary Seaman [7] Stoker 1st Class [6] Boy 1st Class [5] Boy 2nd Class [5] Captain [4] Commander [4] Leading Seaman [4] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3] Leading Stoker [3] Petty Officer [3] Private [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Assistant Clerk [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Chief Ship's Cook [2] Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] 3rd Writer [1] Acting CERA 2c [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Band Corporal [1] Bandmaster 1st Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Armourer [1] Chief Artificer Engineer [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Stoker [1] Clerk [1] Cooper [1] ERA 1c [1] ERA 2c [1] ERA 3c [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3c [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4c [1] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1] Fleet Surgeon [1] Gunner [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Marine [1] Midshipman [1] Musician [1] Naval Cadet [1]

Unit

HMS Shannon [52] HMS SHANNON [8] HMS Impregnable [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [3] HMS Pembroke II [3] HMS Vindictive [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Natal [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Shannon [2] 4th Hussars attached Tank Corps [1] Blake [1] HM Submarine H10 [1] HMS "Pembroke II" [1] HMS "Shannon" [1] HMS Actaeon [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Black Prince [1] HMS Britannia [1] HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [1] HMS Drake [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Hebe [1] HMS Maidstone [1] HMS Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [1] HMS Marlborough [1] HMS Pembroke I [1] HMS Pembroke II [a shore base at Chatham, Kent] [1] HMS Shannon [a Minotaur-class armoured cruiser] [1] HMS Strongbow [1] HMS Superb [1] HMS Surprise [1] L55 [1] Orion [1] Orontes [1] Pelorus [1] Pembroke [1] Pembroke II [1] Pyramus [1] RNVR Tyneside - HMS Shannon [1] Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS SHANNON [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Shannon [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Marines Band [1] Royal Marines Band - HMS SHANNON [1] Royal Marines Band - HMS Shannon [1]

Service

Royal Navy [69] British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [11] C [6] S [6] H [5] L [5] M [5] R [5] W [5] T [4] A [3] G [3] D [2] F [2] K [2] P [2] J [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [51] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

James Byrne

Born 1888

Royal Navy 351658 2nd Sick Berth Steward HMS Shannon

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Arthur Ernest Stacey

Born 1883

Royal Navy 342071 Ship's Steward HMS Shannon

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Frederick Walter Bird

Born 1875

Royal Navy 161259 Chief Petty Officer HMS Shannon

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Henry Cameron Booth

Born 1889

Royal Navy 271921 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS SHANNON

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Henry Childs Barron

Born 1870

Royal Navy 340317 Chief Armourer HMS Shannon

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William Albert Tuffield

Born 1892

Royal Navy SS112714 Stoker 1st Class HMS Shannon

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Frederick George Sharpe

Born 1895

Royal Navy L4103 HMS Shannon

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Henry John Proctor

Born 1885

Royal Navy M14197 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Shannon

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Norman Hugh Rankin

Born 1878

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Commander HMS Shannon

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Samuel Lauson Telford

Born 1874

Royal Navy 268520 Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS Shannon

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John Morling

Born 1875

Royal Navy 268762 Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS Shannon

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Hugh Ryan

Born 1878

Royal Navy 178129 Petty Officer HMS Shannon

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Albert Edwin Thurston

Born 1872

Royal Navy 276442 Chief Stoker HMS Shannon

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Thomas Richard Griffin

Born 1875

Royal Navy 340269 Chief Ship's Cook HMS Shannon

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William Edward Waters

Born 1875

Royal Navy 277913 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Shannon

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Thomas Abraham Bacon

Born 1871

Royal Navy 268208 Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS Shannon

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Frederic Walter Bennett

Born 1887

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

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Thomas Martin John Tredrea

Born 1887

Royal Navy 223191 Able Seaman HMS SHANNON

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George Lee

Born 1880

Royal Navy 342198 Shipwright 1st Class HMS Shannon

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Robert Abnett

Born 1895

Died 1963

Royal Navy K38407 Stoker 2 HMS "Pembroke II"

Royal Navy K38407 Stoker 1 HMS "Shannon"

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