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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Annalong, Down [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bayswater, London [1]

Belfast, County Antrim [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birchington, Thanet, Kent [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Bradfield,Tilehurst,Berkshire. [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Burwash, Sussex [1]

Calne,Wilts. [1]

Calstock, Cornwall [1]

Catania, Sicily [1]

Celbridge, Kildare [1]

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Enfield, London [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Grangemouth, Stirlingshire [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Horsham, Sussex [1]

Horton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Lewes, Sussex [1]

London [1]

Mathern Chepstow [1]

Minster, Kent [1]

Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia [1]

Offham, Kent [1]

Old Ford, London [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Pancras,Islington, London. [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Portslade, Sussex [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Saint Peters Thanet, Kent [1]

Seacombe, Cheshire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Sheppey,Kent. [1]

Shetland [1]

Shillington, Bedfordshire [1]

Sliema [1]

Somerset, Sandys Parish [1]

South Charlton, Embleton, Northumberland [1]

St Pancras, London [1]

Stoke Newington, London [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Taree, New South Wales [1]

Thornton Heath, London [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [12]

Stoker 1st Class [8]

Midshipman [6]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Lieutenant [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Private [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Bandsman [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Master at Arms [2]

Naval Cadet [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Seaman [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

1st Class Stoker [1]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Armourer's Mate [1]

Boatswain [1]

Chief Sick Berth Steward [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Carpenter's Crew [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Officers' Cook 1st Class [1]

Petty Officer Second Class [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Plumber [1]

Serjeant [1]

Ship's Steward Assistant [1]

Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Sick Berth Steward [1]

Stoker 1st class [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Surgeon [1]

Yeoman Signals [1]

Unit

HMS Aboukir [51]

HMS Aboukir [a Cressy-class armoured cruiser] [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division - HMS Aboukir [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Aboukir [2]

Britannia [1]

HM Submarine E14 [1]

HMS ? [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Blenheim [1]

HMS Caledonia [1]

HMS Canada [1]

HMS Defence [1]

HMS Dominion [1]

HMS Drake [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington [1]

HMS Egmont [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Exmouth [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS Hood [1]

HMS Implacable [a Formidable-class battleship] [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Invincible [1]

HMS Leviathan [1]

HMS Mischief [1]

HMS Monarch [1]

HMS Natal [1]

HMS Pembroke II [1]

HMS Prince of Wales [1]

HMS Racehorse [1]

HMS Ramilles [1]

HMS Ramillies [1]

HMS Revenge [1]

HMS Roxburgh [1]

HMS St George [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

HMS Vernon [1]

HMS Victorious [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

HMS Vindictive [1]

HMS Vivid II [1]

Hms Aboukir [1]

R.F.R.Chatham [1]

RMLI HMS Aboukir [1]

Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Sydney [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery. HMS Aboukir [1]

Service

Royal Navy [62]

Last name first letter

A [9]

B [9]

H [5]

D [4]

F [4]

M [4]

R [4]

W [4]

C [3]

E [3]

T [3]

J [2]

P [2]

S [2]

G [1]

K [1]

N [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [40]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

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People [62] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Annalong, Down [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bayswater, London [1] Belfast, County Antrim [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birchington, Thanet, Kent [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Bradfield,Tilehurst,Berkshire. [1] Brixton, London [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Burwash, Sussex [1] Calne,Wilts. [1] Calstock, Cornwall [1] Catania, Sicily [1] Celbridge, Kildare [1] Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [1] Dover, Kent [1] Enfield, London [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Grangemouth, Stirlingshire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Horsham, Sussex [1] Horton, Buckinghamshire [1] Lewes, Sussex [1] London [1] Mathern Chepstow [1] Minster, Kent [1] Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia [1] Offham, Kent [1] Old Ford, London [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Pancras,Islington, London. [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Portslade, Sussex [1] Portsmouth [1] Saint Peters Thanet, Kent [1] Seacombe, Cheshire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Sheppey,Kent. [1] Shetland [1] Shillington, Bedfordshire [1] Sliema [1] Somerset, Sandys Parish [1] South Charlton, Embleton, Northumberland [1] St Pancras, London [1] Stoke Newington, London [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Taree, New South Wales [1] Thornton Heath, London [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [12] Stoker 1st Class [8] Midshipman [6] Ordinary Seaman [6] Lieutenant [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Boy 2nd Class [3] Leading Seaman [3] Leading Stoker [3] Private [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Bandsman [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Master at Arms [2] Naval Cadet [2] Petty Officer [2] Seaman [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] 1st Class Stoker [1] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Armourer's Mate [1] Boatswain [1] Chief Sick Berth Steward [1] Chief Stoker [1] Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Gunner [1] Leading Carpenter's Crew [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Officers' Cook 1st Class [1] Petty Officer Second Class [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Plumber [1] Serjeant [1] Ship's Steward Assistant [1] Sick Berth Attendant [1] Sick Berth Steward [1] Stoker 1st class [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Surgeon [1] Yeoman Signals [1]

Unit

HMS Aboukir [51] HMS Aboukir [a Cressy-class armoured cruiser] [2] HMS Ganges [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division - HMS Aboukir [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Aboukir [2] Britannia [1] HM Submarine E14 [1] HMS ? [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Blenheim [1] HMS Caledonia [1] HMS Canada [1] HMS Defence [1] HMS Dominion [1] HMS Drake [1] HMS Duke of Wellington [1] HMS Egmont [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Exmouth [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS Hood [1] HMS Implacable [a Formidable-class battleship] [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Invincible [1] HMS Leviathan [1] HMS Mischief [1] HMS Monarch [1] HMS Natal [1] HMS Pembroke II [1] HMS Prince of Wales [1] HMS Racehorse [1] HMS Ramilles [1] HMS Ramillies [1] HMS Revenge [1] HMS Roxburgh [1] HMS St George [1] HMS Vanguard [1] HMS Vernon [1] HMS Victorious [1] HMS Victory I [1] HMS Vindictive [1] HMS Vivid II [1] Hms Aboukir [1] R.F.R.Chatham [1] RMLI HMS Aboukir [1] Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Sydney [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery. HMS Aboukir [1]

Service

Royal Navy [62]

Last name first letter

A [9] B [9] H [5] D [4] F [4] M [4] R [4] W [4] C [3] E [3] T [3] J [2] P [2] S [2] G [1] K [1] N [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [40]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Herbert Lawson Riley

Born 1899

Died 1914

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Aboukir

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Aboukir

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Thomas Edward Funnell

Born 1881

Died 1914

Royal Navy 299136 Leading Stoker HMS Aboukir

Royal Navy 1st Class Stoker HMS Aboukir

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George Charles Brenchley

Born 1885

Died 1914

Royal Navy 223932 Able Seaman HMS Aboukir

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Geoffrey Bruce Barchard

Born 1899

Died 1914

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Aboukir

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Thomas Henry Goodhew

Born 1876

Died 1914

Royal Navy 353191 Stoker 1st Class HMS Aboukir

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William Henry Hester

Born 1878

Died 1914

Royal Navy 350550 Chief Sick Berth Steward HMS Aboukir

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George Plume

Born 1871

Died 1914

Royal Navy 350101 Master at Arms HMS Aboukir

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Thomas Henry Adams

Died 1914

Royal Navy 188155 Able Seaman Hms Aboukir

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George Willis Ellis

Born 1891

Died 1914

Royal Navy J1773 Able Seaman HMS Aboukir

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William Edmund Smith

Born 1892

Died 1914

Royal Navy L1874 Officers' Cook 1st Class HMS Aboukir

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Charles Mackinnon

Born 1883

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS102965 Stoker 1st Class HMS Aboukir

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Hugh James Hopps

Born 1887

Died 1914

Royal Navy Surgeon HMS Aboukir

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Ernest Herbert

Born 1881

Died 1914

Royal Navy 189862 (RFR CH B2093) Able Seaman HMS Aboukir

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Richard Metcalfe

Born 1875

Died 1914

Royal Navy 159487 Master at Arms HMS Aboukir

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Reuben John Johnston

Born 1875

Died 1914

Royal Navy 350469 Sick Berth Steward HMS Aboukir

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Benjamin Franklin

Born 1876

Died 1914

Royal Navy 164423 Able Seaman HMS Aboukir

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Edward Henry Everall

Born 1888

Died 1914

Royal Navy 233891 Able Seaman HMS Aboukir

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Richard Clinton

Born 1880

Died 1914

Royal Navy 296947

Royal Navy Petty Officer Stoker HMS Aboukir

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Albert Edward Amos

Born 1882

Died 1914

Royal Navy 365970 Officer's Steward 2nd Class HMS Aboukir

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Tom William Robert Abbs

Born 1893

Died 1914

Royal Navy M4398 Sick Berth Attendant HMS Aboukir

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