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Place of birth

Bromley, Kent [1]

Corgerrick, Kuggar, Cornwall [1]

Modbury, Devon [1]

Plympton St Mary, Devon [1]

Wimbledon, Surrey [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Boy I [2]

Able Seaman R.A.N. [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy I Class [1]

Boy I then Ordinary Seaman [1]

Boy II [1]

Boy II Class [1]

Boy II then Boy I [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Ordinary Seaman then Able Seaman [1]

Petty Officer I Class [1]

Petty Officer II Class [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [2]

HMS Cambridge [2]

HMS Defiance [2]

HMS Orion [2]

HMS Vivid [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

Edgar [1]

Forth [1]

HMAS Adelaide [1]

HMAS Brisbane [1]

HMAS Cerberus [1]

HMAS Sydney [1]

HMS Alacrity [an armed boarding vessel] [1]

HMS Albion [1]

HMS Barham [1]

HMS Boscawen [1]

HMS Caesar [1]

HMS Calypso [1]

HMS Calyspso [1]

HMS Cleopatra [1]

HMS Constance [Light cruiser] [1]

HMS Curacoa [1]

HMS Curlew [C-Class light cruiser] [1]

HMS Defence [1]

HMS Dreadnought [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Illustrious [1]

HMS Imperious [1]

HMS Implacable [1]

HMS Impregnable [Training Ship] [1]

HMS Indus [1]

HMS King George V [1]

HMS Leander [1]

HMS Lowestoft [1]

HMS Magnificent [1]

HMS Mandate [1]

HMS Medusa [1]

HMS New Zealand [Indefatigable Class battle cruiser] [1]

HMS Ocean [1]

HMS Ophir [1]

HMS Pelorus [1]

HMS Sandfly [1]

HMS Sapphire II [1]

HMS Sirius [1]

HMS Talbot [1]

HMS Victory II - Portsmouth [1]

HMS Vivid I Devonport [1]

HMS Vivid I [Navy barracks Devonport Plymouth] [1]

HMS Vivid I [Navy barracks at Devonport Plymouth] [1]

HMS Vivid II [1]

Service

Royal Navy [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1]

C [1]

G [1]

H [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Australia [1]

Egypt [1]

Ireland [1]

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Type

People [5] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bromley, Kent [1] Corgerrick, Kuggar, Cornwall [1] Modbury, Devon [1] Plympton St Mary, Devon [1] Wimbledon, Surrey [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [4] Able Seaman [3] Boy I [2] Able Seaman R.A.N. [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy I Class [1] Boy I then Ordinary Seaman [1] Boy II [1] Boy II Class [1] Boy II then Boy I [1] Leading Seaman [1] Ordinary Seaman then Able Seaman [1] Petty Officer I Class [1] Petty Officer II Class [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [2] HMS Cambridge [2] HMS Defiance [2] HMS Orion [2] HMS Vivid [2] HMS Vivid I [2] Edgar [1] Forth [1] HMAS Adelaide [1] HMAS Brisbane [1] HMAS Cerberus [1] HMAS Sydney [1] HMS Alacrity [an armed boarding vessel] [1] HMS Albion [1] HMS Barham [1] HMS Boscawen [1] HMS Caesar [1] HMS Calypso [1] HMS Calyspso [1] HMS Cleopatra [1] HMS Constance [Light cruiser] [1] HMS Curacoa [1] HMS Curlew [C-Class light cruiser] [1] HMS Defence [1] HMS Dreadnought [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Illustrious [1] HMS Imperious [1] HMS Implacable [1] HMS Impregnable [Training Ship] [1] HMS Indus [1] HMS King George V [1] HMS Leander [1] HMS Lowestoft [1] HMS Magnificent [1] HMS Mandate [1] HMS Medusa [1] HMS New Zealand [Indefatigable Class battle cruiser] [1] HMS Ocean [1] HMS Ophir [1] HMS Pelorus [1] HMS Sandfly [1] HMS Sapphire II [1] HMS Sirius [1] HMS Talbot [1] HMS Victory II - Portsmouth [1] HMS Vivid I Devonport [1] HMS Vivid I [Navy barracks Devonport Plymouth] [1] HMS Vivid I [Navy barracks at Devonport Plymouth] [1] HMS Vivid II [1]

Service

Royal Navy [5] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1] C [1] G [1] H [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3]

Country

United Kingdom [5] Australia [1] Egypt [1] Ireland [1]

Robert John Collins

Born 1877

Died 1958

Royal Navy 179651

Royal Navy Devonport A.4671 Boy II Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy Boy I Class HMS Ganges

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Ernest Wood

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy 193330 Able Seaman HMS Defence

Royal Navy 193330 Boy 2nd Class HMS Curacoa

Royal Navy 193330 Boy 1st Class HMS Curacoa

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Frederick Thomas Greep

Born 1878

Died 1915

Royal Navy Dev/281626(RFR/B/2055) Stoker 1st Class Nelson Battalion

Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy 281626 Stoker 2nd Class Vivid II

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William George Ambrose Humberstone

Born 1901

Died 1960

Royal Navy J80632 Boy II then Boy I HMS Impregnable [Training Ship]

Royal Navy J80632 Boy I HMS New Zealand [Indefatigable Class battle cruiser]

Royal Navy J80632 Boy I HMS Vivid I [Navy barracks at Devonport Plymouth]

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George Clive Brench

Born 1902

Died 1981

Royal Navy J91930 Boy II Royal Naval Training Establishment Ganges II

Royal Navy J91930 Boy I Royal Naval Training Establishment Ganges II

Royal Navy J91930 Boy I HMS Lowestoft

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