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Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Athlone, Ireland [1]

Belfast [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Coventry [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Floriana [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Hartlepool [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Lincoln [1]

Liskeard, Cornwall [1]

Malvern Link, Worcestershire [1]

Margate, Kent [1]

Nottingham [1]

Perth, Western Australia [1]

Plumstead, London [1]

Poole, Dorset [1]

Reigate, Surrey [1]

Sydney [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Wyong, New South Wales [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [6]

Leading Stoker [6]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Stoker 2nd Class [4]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Commander [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Midshipman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting ERA 4th Class [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Boatswain [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy Artificer [1]

Captain [1]

Captain (Temporary) [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer, 1st Class [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Domestic 3rd Class [1]

ERA 3rd Class [1]

ERA 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer, 3rd Class [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Engineer Rear Admiral [1]

Engineer Student [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Rear Admiral (Retired) [1]

Rear Admiral (Retired) Temporary Captain [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker RAN [1]

Unit

HMS Thetis [29]

HMAS Australia [5]

HMS Fearless [4]

HMS Victory II [4]

HMS Impregnable [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

2nd Division - 6th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

Chatham Naval Base (RAN London Depot) [1]

HM Submarine E18 [1]

HM Submarine G9 [1]

HM Torpedo Boat 11 [1]

HM Yacht Sapphire II [1]

HMAS Protector [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Albion [1]

HMS Boscawen [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS Caroline [1]

HMS Cumberland [1]

HMS Firequeen II [1]

HMS Fisgard [1]

HMS Flora [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Hercules [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS Invincible [1]

HMS King Edward VII [1]

HMS Minotaur [1]

HMS Philomel [1]

HMS Thetis (Convallania?) [1]

HMS Vigorous (Convallania?) [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [1]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1]

Royal Australian Navy [1]

Service

Royal Navy [30]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [5]

B [3]

L [3]

M [3]

P [3]

R [3]

C [2]

F [2]

H [2]

W [2]

D [1]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [19]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Athlone, Ireland [1] Belfast [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Camberwell, London [1] Coventry [1] Edmonton, London [1] Floriana [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Hartlepool [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Lincoln [1] Liskeard, Cornwall [1] Malvern Link, Worcestershire [1] Margate, Kent [1] Nottingham [1] Perth, Western Australia [1] Plumstead, London [1] Poole, Dorset [1] Reigate, Surrey [1] Sydney [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Wyong, New South Wales [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [6] Leading Stoker [6] Ordinary Seaman [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Stoker 2nd Class [4] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Commander [2] Lieutenant [2] Midshipman [2] Petty Officer [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting ERA 4th Class [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Boatswain [1] Bombardier [1] Boy Artificer [1] Captain [1] Captain (Temporary) [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer, 1st Class [1] Deck Hand [1] Domestic 3rd Class [1] ERA 3rd Class [1] ERA 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer, 3rd Class [1] Engineer Captain [1] Engineer Commander [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Engineer Rear Admiral [1] Engineer Student [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Naval Cadet [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Rear Admiral (Retired) [1] Rear Admiral (Retired) Temporary Captain [1] Stoker [1] Stoker RAN [1]

Unit

HMS Thetis [29] HMAS Australia [5] HMS Fearless [4] HMS Victory II [4] HMS Impregnable [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] 2nd Division - 6th Field Artillery Brigade [1] Chatham Naval Base (RAN London Depot) [1] HM Submarine E18 [1] HM Submarine G9 [1] HM Torpedo Boat 11 [1] HM Yacht Sapphire II [1] HMAS Protector [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Albion [1] HMS Boscawen [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS Caroline [1] HMS Cumberland [1] HMS Firequeen II [1] HMS Fisgard [1] HMS Flora [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Hercules [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS Invincible [1] HMS King Edward VII [1] HMS Minotaur [1] HMS Philomel [1] HMS Thetis (Convallania?) [1] HMS Vigorous (Convallania?) [1] HMS Vivid I [1] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [1] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1] Royal Australian Navy [1]

Service

Royal Navy [30] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [5] B [3] L [3] M [3] P [3] R [3] C [2] F [2] H [2] W [2] D [1] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [19]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

George Stanley Dowsett

Born 1891

Died 1917

Royal Navy M5481 Acting ERA 4th Class

Royal Navy M5481 ERA 4th Class HMS Thetis

Royal Navy M5481 ERA 3rd Class HMS Caroline

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Edward Wallace Smith

Born 1894

Royal Navy SS112522 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy SS112522 Stoker 1st Class HMS Thetis

Royal Navy SS112522 Stoker 1st Class HMS Fearless

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George William Poucher

Born 1893

Royal Navy SS112524 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy SS112524 Stoker 1st Class HMS Thetis

Royal Navy SS112524 Stoker 1st Class HMS Fearless

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James Hugh Mccormack

Born 1893

Royal Navy K15774 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K15774 Stoker 1st Class HMS Thetis

Royal Navy K15774 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Fearless

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William John Grogan

Born 1858

Died 1915

Royal Navy Rear Admiral (Retired)

Royal Navy Captain (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant HMS Thetis

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William John White

Born 1894

Royal Navy J9831 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J9831 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J9831 Ordinary Seaman HMS Thetis

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Maurice Harold Fuller

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy 271261 Boy Artificer HMS Firequeen II

Royal Navy 271261 Engine Room Artificer 5th Class HMS Fisgard

Royal Navy 271261 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Albion

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Charles Theodore Winfield

Born 1886

Died 1947

Royal Navy 223785 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 223785 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 223785 Ordinary Seaman HMS Boscawen

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John Robinson

Born 1899

Royal Navy J78695 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J78695 Ordinary Seaman HMS Thetis (Convallania?)

Royal Navy J78695 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vigorous (Convallania?)

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Norbert Joseph Mccrory

Born 1892

Died 1945

Royal Navy 1183 Leading Stoker HMAS Australia

Royal Navy 1183 Leading Stoker HMS Thetis

Royal Navy 1183 Ordinary Seaman Royal Australian Navy

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