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Poplar, London [8]

Bethnal Green, London [6]

Fulham, London [5]

Bermondsey, London [4]

Bow, London [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Clerkenwell, London [3]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Dover, Kent [3]

Gravesend, Kent [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Paddington, London [3]

Saint Pancras, London [3]

Sittingbourne, Kent [3]

Battersea, London [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Dartford, Kent [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Sevenoaks, Kent [2]

Stepney, London [2]

Woodford, Essex [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Aldershot, Surrey [1]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Manchester [1]

Banff, Banffshire [1]

Banteer, Cork [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Barnby, Nottinghamshire [1]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Bedminster [1]

Belmullett, Mayo [1]

Belvedere, Kent [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire [1]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

Boldre, Hampshire [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Bridge, Kent [1]

Bridgend, Glamorgan [1]

Bridgetown [1]

Brixton, Lambeth district, Surrey - [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [43]

Stoker 1st Class [35]

Boy 1st Class [28]

Ordinary Seaman [26]

Private [24]

Stoker 2nd Class [22]

Stoker Petty Officer [13]

Leading Seaman [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Commander [7]

Petty Officer [7]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4]

Boy 2nd Class [4]

Leading Stoker [4]

Acting Leading Stoker [3]

Captain [3]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3]

Leading Signalman [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Mechanician [3]

Private RMLI [3]

Wireman 2nd Class [3]

2nd Cook's Mate [2]

Acting Artificer Engineer [2]

Boy Telegraphist [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

Corporal [2]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Engineer Lieutenant [2]

Officer's Cook 1st Class [2]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [2]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2]

Shipwright 2nd Class [2]

Signal Boy [2]

Signalman [2]

Warrant Engineer [2]

Yeoman of Signals [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd Writer [1]

Acting Carpenter [1]

Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Acting Chief Stoker [1]

Acting Paymaster [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Armourer [1]

Unit

HMS Chester [218]

HMS CHESTER [63]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [28]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester [24]

HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [2]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Chester [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Chester [2]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

H.M. Submarine B6 [1]

H.M.S. Orlando [1]

HM Submarine E30 [1]

HMS "Bacchante" [1]

HMS "Chester" [1]

HMS "Dominion" [1]

HMS "Ganges" [1]

HMS "Inflexible" (Chester) [1]

HMS "Pembroke I" [1]

HMS "Pembroke II" [1]

HMS "Russell" [1]

HMS "Vernon" [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Antrim [1]

HMS Ariel [1]

HMS Barralong [1]

HMS Broke [1]

HMS Chester - RMLI Detachment [1]

HMS Chester - in command [1]

HMS Kestrel [1]

HMS Lord Nelson [1]

HMS Pactolus [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

HMS Pembroke II [1]

HMS Phaeton [1]

HMS Retribution [1]

HMS Tirade [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

HMS Voyager [1]

HMS Wallace [1]

HMS Wolfhound [1]

HMS Yarmouth [1]

Mercantile Marine - SS Alyn [1]

Mercantile Marine - SS Eastcheap [1]

Mercantile Marine - SS Mayflower [1]

Mercantile Marine - SS Wild Rose [1]

Mercantile Marine - SS Zillah [1]

RN Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve - HMS CHESTER [1]

Service

Royal Navy [313]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [39]

C [37]

G [26]

B [24]

F [22]

M [20]

W [20]

P [17]

D [16]

S [16]

L [13]

A [12]

T [12]

R [10]

K [9]

E [6]

O [5]

J [4]

N [3]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [285]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

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People [313] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Poplar, London [8] Bethnal Green, London [6] Fulham, London [5] Bermondsey, London [4] Bow, London [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Clerkenwell, London [3] Croydon, Surrey [3] Dover, Kent [3] Gravesend, Kent [3] Hackney, London [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Paddington, London [3] Saint Pancras, London [3] Sittingbourne, Kent [3] Battersea, London [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Camberwell, London [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] Dartford, Kent [2] Dundee, Forfarshire [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Lambeth, London [2] Marylebone, London [2] Sevenoaks, Kent [2] Stepney, London [2] Woodford, Essex [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Aldershot, Surrey [1] Ashton-under-Lyne, Manchester [1] Banff, Banffshire [1] Banteer, Cork [1] Barking, Essex [1] Barnby, Nottinghamshire [1] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1] Bedminster [1] Belmullett, Mayo [1] Belvedere, Kent [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Boldre, Hampshire [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Bridge, Kent [1] Bridgend, Glamorgan [1] Bridgetown [1] Brixton, Lambeth district, Surrey - [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [43] Stoker 1st Class [35] Boy 1st Class [28] Ordinary Seaman [26] Private [24] Stoker 2nd Class [22] Stoker Petty Officer [13] Leading Seaman [9] Lieutenant [8] Commander [7] Petty Officer [7] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4] Boy 2nd Class [4] Leading Stoker [4] Acting Leading Stoker [3] Captain [3] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3] Leading Signalman [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Mechanician [3] Private RMLI [3] Wireman 2nd Class [3] 2nd Cook's Mate [2] Acting Artificer Engineer [2] Boy Telegraphist [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Chief Stoker [2] Corporal [2] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Engineer Lieutenant [2] Officer's Cook 1st Class [2] Officer's Steward 1st Class [2] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2] Shipwright 2nd Class [2] Signal Boy [2] Signalman [2] Warrant Engineer [2] Yeoman of Signals [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd Writer [1] Acting Carpenter [1] Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Acting Chief Stoker [1] Acting Paymaster [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Armourer [1]

Unit

HMS Chester [218] HMS CHESTER [63] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [28] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester [24] HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [2] Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Chester [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Chester [2] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] H.M. Submarine B6 [1] H.M.S. Orlando [1] HM Submarine E30 [1] HMS "Bacchante" [1] HMS "Chester" [1] HMS "Dominion" [1] HMS "Ganges" [1] HMS "Inflexible" (Chester) [1] HMS "Pembroke I" [1] HMS "Pembroke II" [1] HMS "Russell" [1] HMS "Vernon" [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Antrim [1] HMS Ariel [1] HMS Barralong [1] HMS Broke [1] HMS Chester - RMLI Detachment [1] HMS Chester - in command [1] HMS Kestrel [1] HMS Lord Nelson [1] HMS Pactolus [1] HMS Pembroke [1] HMS Pembroke II [1] HMS Phaeton [1] HMS Retribution [1] HMS Tirade [1] HMS Vivid I [1] HMS Voyager [1] HMS Wallace [1] HMS Wolfhound [1] HMS Yarmouth [1] Mercantile Marine - SS Alyn [1] Mercantile Marine - SS Eastcheap [1] Mercantile Marine - SS Mayflower [1] Mercantile Marine - SS Wild Rose [1] Mercantile Marine - SS Zillah [1] RN Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve - HMS CHESTER [1]

Service

Royal Navy [313] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [39] C [37] G [26] B [24] F [22] M [20] W [20] P [17] D [16] S [16] L [13] A [12] T [12] R [10] K [9] E [6] O [5] J [4] N [3] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [285]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

Alfred Edward Mcmillan

Born 1879

Died 1936

Royal Navy 15786 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/15786 Corporal HMS Lord Nelson

Royal Navy CH/15786 Corporal HMS Barralong

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Edwin Dennis Picton Pinks

Born 1888

Died 1949

Royal Navy Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Chester

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Bertie Rixon

Born 1884

Died 1956

Royal Navy 206356 Able Seaman Royal Fleet Reserve

Royal Navy 206356 Boy 2nd Class HMS St Vincent (Haslar) Training Vessel

Royal Navy 206356 Able Seaman Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

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Marcus Thomas Bailey

Born 1883

Died 1927

Royal Navy 361310 HMS Retribution

Royal Navy 361310 Able Seaman HMS Chester

Other Empire Force 11241 Able Seaman Mercantile Marine - SS Eastcheap

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William Walter Kirby

Born 1898

Royal Navy 20050 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/20050 Private RMLI HMS Chester

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William John Barnard Richardson

Born 1898

Royal Navy 20053 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/20053 Private RMLI HMS Chester

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Charles Henry Page

Born 1895

Royal Navy 18589 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/18589 Private RMLI HMS Chester

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Albert Edward Page

Born 1883

Royal Navy 12123 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division: HMS CHESTER

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William Smith

Born 1882

Died 1916

Royal Navy 14230 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/14230 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester

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Edward Bamford

Born 1887

Died 1928

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marines Light Infantry

Royal Navy Second Lieutenant Royal Marines Light Infantry

Royal Navy Brevet Major Royal Marine Light Infantry

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Thomas Preston

Born 1898

Died 1916

Royal Navy 20048 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/20048 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester

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Raymond William Thorp

Born 1898

Died 1916

Royal Navy 18245 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/18245 Bugler Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester

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William John Patterson

Born 1880

Died 1916

Royal Navy 10319 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy PO/10319 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester

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Albert Henry Tucker

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy 17433 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/17433 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester

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William Edward Cockings

Born 1880

Royal Navy 195367 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pactolus

Royal Navy RFR/B/3271 Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

Royal Navy 195367 Leading Seaman Royal Naval Division - Drake Battalion

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William Alfred Goulding

Born 1885

Royal Navy 14314 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 14314 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester

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Percy John Desbois

Born 1897

Royal Navy 20042 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 20042 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester

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William Arthur Hamilton

Born 1894

Royal Navy 17164 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 17164 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester

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James Bill

Born 1880

Royal Navy 10203 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 10203 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester

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William Thomas Attwood

Born 1893

Royal Navy 16822 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 16822 Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester

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