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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]

Miles Alfred Harris

Born 1894

Royal Navy 213312 Marine Royal Marines Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 13312 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS SHANNON

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Alfred William James Barrett

Born 1884

Royal Navy 16240 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 16240 Private HMS Shannon

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William Henry Buck

Born 1884

Died 1920

Royal Navy SS100450

Royal Navy RFR/B/6537 Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

Royal Navy 310198 Stoker 1st Class Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

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Christopher Rosser

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy K28186 Stoker 1st Class HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy K28186 Stoker 1st Class HMS Shannon

Royal Navy K28186 Stoker 1st Class HMS Pembroke II

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George William Webb

Born 1887

Royal Navy Warrant Engineer Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Warrant Engineer Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Shannon

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Albert Lockyer

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy Z/5945 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/5945 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/5945 Able Seaman RNVR Tyneside - HMS Shannon

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Harold Jordan

Born 1887

Died 1917

Royal Navy Pembroke II

Royal Navy Triumph

Royal Navy Pembroke

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Parowmas Harris

Born 1896

Royal Navy 18113 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 18113 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Shannon

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William Brooks

Born 1887

Died 1970

Royal Navy 15632 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 13571 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 671 Musician Royal Marines Band - HMS SHANNON

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