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Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Melksham, Wiltshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Saint Georges in the East, London [1]

Saint Mary Magdalen, Surrey [1]

Sidlesham, Sussex [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Thorpe, Norwich [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Boy - 1st Class [1]

Boy - 2nd Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Midshipman [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Petty Officer (2nd Class) [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1st class [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS Amethyst [10]

HMS Furious [2]

HMS Vernon [2]

HMS Victory [2]

HM Submarine E37 [1]

HM Submarine E49 [1]

HMS Achilles & Victoria [1]

HMS Active [1]

HMS Agamemnon [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Alexandra [1]

HMS Amphitrite [1]

HMS Argonaut [1]

HMS Ariadne [1]

HMS Asia [1]

HMS Australia [1]

HMS Berwick [1]

HMS Blenheim [1]

HMS Bonaventure [1]

HMS Boomerang [1]

HMS Boscawen [1]

HMS Brilliant [1]

HMS Bulwark [1]

HMS Calcutta [1]

HMS Colombo [1]

HMS Cormorant [1]

HMS Crescent [1]

HMS Cruizer [1]

HMS Despatch [1]

HMS Dolphin [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington I [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington II [1]

HMS Eclipse [1]

HMS Essex [1]

HMS Euryalus [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Fire Queen [1]

HMS Firequeen [1]

HMS Firequeen II [1]

HMS Fisgard [1]

HMS Formidable [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Ganges II [1]

HMS Glory [1]

HMS Hebe [1]

HMS Hermione [1]

HMS Illustrious [1]

HMS Jupiter [1]

HMS King Edward VI [1]

Service

Royal Navy [11]

Last name first letter

B [2]

W [2]

C [1]

D [1]

H [1]

K [1]

L [1]

P [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [9]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Argentina [1]

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People [11] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Edinburgh [1] Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Melksham, Wiltshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Saint Georges in the East, London [1] Saint Mary Magdalen, Surrey [1] Sidlesham, Sussex [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Thorpe, Norwich [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Leading Seaman [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Boy - 1st Class [1] Boy - 2nd Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Cook's Mate [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Midshipman [1] Naval Cadet [1] Petty Officer (2nd Class) [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Signalman [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1st class [1] Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

HMS Amethyst [10] HMS Furious [2] HMS Vernon [2] HMS Victory [2] HM Submarine E37 [1] HM Submarine E49 [1] HMS Achilles & Victoria [1] HMS Active [1] HMS Agamemnon [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Alexandra [1] HMS Amphitrite [1] HMS Argonaut [1] HMS Ariadne [1] HMS Asia [1] HMS Australia [1] HMS Berwick [1] HMS Blenheim [1] HMS Bonaventure [1] HMS Boomerang [1] HMS Boscawen [1] HMS Brilliant [1] HMS Bulwark [1] HMS Calcutta [1] HMS Colombo [1] HMS Cormorant [1] HMS Crescent [1] HMS Cruizer [1] HMS Despatch [1] HMS Dolphin [1] HMS Duke of Wellington I [1] HMS Duke of Wellington II [1] HMS Eclipse [1] HMS Essex [1] HMS Euryalus [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Fire Queen [1] HMS Firequeen [1] HMS Firequeen II [1] HMS Fisgard [1] HMS Formidable [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Ganges II [1] HMS Glory [1] HMS Hebe [1] HMS Hermione [1] HMS Illustrious [1] HMS Jupiter [1] HMS King Edward VI [1]

Service

Royal Navy [11]

Last name first letter

B [2] W [2] C [1] D [1] H [1] K [1] L [1] P [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [9]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Argentina [1]

Alfred Randell

Born 1886

Died 1915

Royal Navy M10230

Royal Navy Cook's Mate HMS Amethyst

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Hugh Daniel Davis

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy K12253 Stoker 1st Class HMS Amethyst

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George David Boxall

Born 1890

Died 1915

Royal Navy K10439 Stoker

Royal Navy K10439 Stoker 1st class HMS Amethyst

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Reay Parkinson

Born 1893

Died 1917

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant HMS Amethyst

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George Thomas Lumb

Born 1874

Royal Navy 159139

Royal Navy 159139 Petty Officer (2nd Class) HMS Amethyst

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William Arthur Bolingbroke

Born 1895

Royal Navy Z/2343 Signalman RNVR, HMS Amethyst

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William Henry James Wagstaff

Born 1889

Royal Navy K33 Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy K33 Stoker 1st Class HMS Amethyst

Royal Navy K33 Leading Stoker HMS Agincourt

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Charles Hucklesby, Medaille Militaire

Born 1876

Died 1937

Royal Navy 160142 Boy 2nd Class HMS Boscawen

Royal Navy 160142 Boy 1st Class HMS Boscawen

Royal Navy 160142 Boy 1st Class HMS Alexandra

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Albert Henry Woolven

Born 1881

Died 1915

Royal Navy 302856 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy 302856 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Duke of Wellington II

Royal Navy 302856 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Firequeen

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Frederick George Knight

Born 1892

Died 1962

Royal Navy J3515

Royal Navy J3515 Boy - 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J3515 Boy - 1st Class HMS Ganges

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Frank Thomas Cowlard

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy J1491 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J1491 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J1491 Ordinary Seaman HMS Furious

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