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Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Looe, Cornwall [1]

Plympton, Devon, England [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Rank

Stoker [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Acting Chief Stoker [1]

Boatswain [1]

Boy 1 [1]

Boy Servant [1]

Canteen Assistant [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Ldg. Stoker [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Leading Stoker 1st Class [1]

Leading Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Mechanician [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Unit

HMS Challenger [6]

HMS Ajax [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

Admiralty Civilian - HMS Challenger [1]

Andromeda [1]

Challenger (Monmouth) [1]

Defiance [1]

Europa [1]

Euryalus [1]

Gibraltar [1]

HMS Curaçao [1]

HMS Illustrious [1]

HMS Indus [1]

HMS Lion [1]

HMS Mauritius [1]

HMS Minerva [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS Natal [1]

HMS Niobe [1]

HMS Northampton [1]

HMS Sans Pareil [1]

HMS Vengeance [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

Harrier [1]

Hermione [1]

In Cells [1]

Melampus [1]

Monmouth [1]

Prometheus [1]

Royal Naval Barracks. Keyham, Devon [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Sans Pareil [1]

St George [1]

Vivid [1]

Vivid I [1]

Vivid II [1]

Service

Royal Navy [7]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [4]

D [1]

G [1]

H [1]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [8] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Looe, Cornwall [1] Plympton, Devon, England [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Rank

Stoker [3] Able Seaman [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Acting Chief Stoker [1] Boatswain [1] Boy 1 [1] Boy Servant [1] Canteen Assistant [1] Chief Stoker [1] Ldg. Stoker [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Leading Stoker 1st Class [1] Leading Stoker 2nd Class [1] Mechanician [1] Petty Officer [1]

Unit

HMS Challenger [6] HMS Ajax [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Vivid I [2] Admiralty Civilian - HMS Challenger [1] Andromeda [1] Challenger (Monmouth) [1] Defiance [1] Europa [1] Euryalus [1] Gibraltar [1] HMS Curaçao [1] HMS Illustrious [1] HMS Indus [1] HMS Lion [1] HMS Mauritius [1] HMS Minerva [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS Natal [1] HMS Niobe [1] HMS Northampton [1] HMS Sans Pareil [1] HMS Vengeance [1] HMS Victory I [1] HMS Vivid [1] Harrier [1] Hermione [1] In Cells [1] Melampus [1] Monmouth [1] Prometheus [1] Royal Naval Barracks. Keyham, Devon [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Sans Pareil [1] St George [1] Vivid [1] Vivid I [1] Vivid II [1]

Service

Royal Navy [7] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [4] D [1] G [1] H [1] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Reginald John Kerslake

Born 1901

Died 1918

Royal Navy J55253

Royal Navy J55253 Boy 1 HMS Challenger

Royal Navy Boy 1 HMS Impregnable

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Thomas Daunt

Born 1877

Died 1915

Royal Navy Boatswain

Royal Navy Boatswain HMS Challenger

Royal Navy Boatswain HMS Natal

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Herbert Henry Springhall

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Canteen Assistant Admiralty Civilian - HMS Challenger

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James Newman Sudds

Born 1892

Died 1966

Royal Navy K10827 Stoker Royal Naval Barracks. Keyham, Devon

Royal Navy L.651 Boy Servant HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy K10827 Ldg. Stoker HMS Mauritius

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George Saunders

Born 1885

Royal Navy 305270 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid

Royal Navy 305270 Stoker HMS Minerva

Royal Navy 305270 Stoker 1st Class HMS Indus

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Ernest Samuel Giles

Born 1883

Royal Navy 209713 Boy 2nd Class HMS Northampton

Royal Navy 209713 Boy 1st Class HMS Curaçao

Royal Navy 209713 Ordinary Seaman HMS Niobe

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Edward John Sully

Born 1898

Royal Navy J35073 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J35073 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J35073 Boy 1st Class HMS Illustrious

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Thomas Hemphill

Born 1874

Died 1914

Royal Navy 276909 Chief Stoker HMS Monmouth

Royal Navy 276909 Stoker 2nd Class Vivid II

Royal Navy 276909 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Sans Pareil

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