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Place of birth

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Burford, Oxfordshire [1]

Burraton, St Germans, Cornwall [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Conisbrough, Yorkshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Droitwich, Worcestershire [1]

Friern Barnet, Middlesex [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Hayling, Hampshire [1]

Huby, Yorkshire. [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Hunston, Chichester, Sussex [1]

Llanfair, Anglesey [1]

Maidenhead, Berkshire [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Milton, Cumberland [1]

New Brighton, Cheshire [1]

Newhaven, Sussex [1]

Norfolk [1]

Northamptonshire [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Port Elizabeth [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

Seacombe, Cheshire [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

St Andrews, Fife [1]

Stratford, Essex [1]

Tirphil, Monmouthshire [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Watchett, Somerset [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [13]

Able Seaman [10]

Ordinary Seaman [10]

Boy 1st Class [8]

Boy 2nd Class [8]

Stoker 2nd Class [7]

Leading Stoker [6]

Stoker [6]

Acting Leading Stoker [5]

Leading Seaman [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Assistant Clerk [2]

Assistant Paymaster [2]

Clerk [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Midshipman [2]

Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [2]

Stoker - 2nd Class [2]

2nd Class Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Chief Stoker [1]

Acting Commander [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Paymaster [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Boatman [1]

Boy Artificer [1]

Boy Domestic [1]

Chief Boatswain [1]

Chief Petty Officer Cook [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

Leading Boatman [1]

Leading Cook [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Leading Signaller [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Ordinary Signaller [1]

Paymaster [1]

Paymaster Captain [1]

Paymaster Commander [1]

Petty Officer Cook [1]

Private [1]

Probationary Armourer's Crew [1]

Unit

HMS Drake [31]

Royal Naval Division - Drake Battalion [7]

HMS Agincourt [4]

HMS Fearless [4]

HMS Fisgard [4]

HMS Ganges [4]

HMS Nelson [3]

HMS Victory II [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

HMS Ajax [2]

HMS Arrogant [2]

HMS Black Prince [2]

HMS Bulwark [2]

HMS Cochrane [2]

HMS Defiance [2]

HMS Duke of Wellington II [2]

HMS Excellent [2]

HMS Ganges II [2]

HMS Lucia [2]

HMS Pembroke II [2]

HMS Victory 2 [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

HMS Vivid [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

HMS Vivid II [2]

HMS Wildfire [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Armed Merchant Cruiser Andes [1]

Britannia [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Drake) [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

Dover Patrol [1]

E45 [1]

H.M. Submarine A1 [1]

HM Submarine E18 [1]

HM Submarine G9 [1]

HM Submarine K17 [1]

HMAS Australia [1]

HMS Abermarle [1]

HMS Aboukir [1]

HMS Adamant [1]

HMS Agamemnon [1]

HMS Albemarle [1]

HMS Ariadne [1]

HMS Assistance [1]

HMS Bacchante [1]

HMS Barfleur [1]

HMS Blenheim [1]

HMS Boscawen [1]

Service

Royal Navy [42]

British Army [2]

Last name first letter

C [6]

G [5]

L [5]

T [4]

B [3]

D [3]

M [3]

A [2]

F [2]

P [2]

S [2]

H [1]

N [1]

O [1]

R [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [39]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Greece [1]

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Place of birth

Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Burford, Oxfordshire [1] Burraton, St Germans, Cornwall [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Conisbrough, Yorkshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Droitwich, Worcestershire [1] Friern Barnet, Middlesex [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Hayling, Hampshire [1] Huby, Yorkshire. [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hunston, Chichester, Sussex [1] Llanfair, Anglesey [1] Maidenhead, Berkshire [1] Marylebone, London [1] Milton, Cumberland [1] New Brighton, Cheshire [1] Newhaven, Sussex [1] Norfolk [1] Northamptonshire [1] Paddington, London [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Port Elizabeth [1] Portsmouth [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Ramsgate, Kent. [1] Seacombe, Cheshire [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] St Andrews, Fife [1] Stratford, Essex [1] Tirphil, Monmouthshire [1] Tottenham, London [1] Watchett, Somerset [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [13] Able Seaman [10] Ordinary Seaman [10] Boy 1st Class [8] Boy 2nd Class [8] Stoker 2nd Class [7] Leading Stoker [6] Stoker [6] Acting Leading Stoker [5] Leading Seaman [3] Petty Officer [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Assistant Clerk [2] Assistant Paymaster [2] Clerk [2] Lieutenant [2] Midshipman [2] Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [2] Stoker - 2nd Class [2] 2nd Class Cook's Mate [1] Acting Chief Stoker [1] Acting Commander [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Paymaster [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Boatman [1] Boy Artificer [1] Boy Domestic [1] Chief Boatswain [1] Chief Petty Officer Cook [1] Chief Stoker [1] Cook's Mate [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1] Leading Boatman [1] Leading Cook [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Leading Signaller [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Naval Cadet [1] Ordinary Signaller [1] Paymaster [1] Paymaster Captain [1] Paymaster Commander [1] Petty Officer Cook [1] Private [1] Probationary Armourer's Crew [1]

Unit

HMS Drake [31] Royal Naval Division - Drake Battalion [7] HMS Agincourt [4] HMS Fearless [4] HMS Fisgard [4] HMS Ganges [4] HMS Nelson [3] HMS Victory II [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] HMS Ajax [2] HMS Arrogant [2] HMS Black Prince [2] HMS Bulwark [2] HMS Cochrane [2] HMS Defiance [2] HMS Duke of Wellington II [2] HMS Excellent [2] HMS Ganges II [2] HMS Lucia [2] HMS Pembroke II [2] HMS Victory 2 [2] HMS Victory I [2] HMS Vivid [2] HMS Vivid I [2] HMS Vivid II [2] HMS Wildfire [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Armed Merchant Cruiser Andes [1] Britannia [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Drake) [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] Dover Patrol [1] E45 [1] H.M. Submarine A1 [1] HM Submarine E18 [1] HM Submarine G9 [1] HM Submarine K17 [1] HMAS Australia [1] HMS Abermarle [1] HMS Aboukir [1] HMS Adamant [1] HMS Agamemnon [1] HMS Albemarle [1] HMS Ariadne [1] HMS Assistance [1] HMS Bacchante [1] HMS Barfleur [1] HMS Blenheim [1] HMS Boscawen [1]

Service

Royal Navy [42] British Army [2]

Last name first letter

C [6] G [5] L [5] T [4] B [3] D [3] M [3] A [2] F [2] P [2] S [2] H [1] N [1] O [1] R [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [39]

Country

United Kingdom [22] Greece [1]

Charles John Crowther

Born 1887

Died 1914

Royal Navy 271317 Boy Artificer

Royal Navy 271317 Engine Room Artificer 5th Class

Royal Navy 271317 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Drake

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Samuel Stanley Hackworthy

Born 1895

Died 1956

Royal Navy K14421 Stoker 1st Class HMS Pegasus

Royal Navy K14421 Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy K14421 Leading Stoker HMS Drake

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Godfrey Park

Born 1887

Died 1917

Royal Navy K27621 Stoker 1st Class HMS Drake

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Harry George Treagus

Born 1892

Died 1961

Royal Navy K5572 Stoker - 2nd Class HMS Victory 2

Royal Navy K5572 Stoker - 2nd Class HMS Renown

Royal Navy K5572 Stoker - 2nd Class HMS Victory 2

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Charles Constantine Brown

Born 1896

Died 1917

Royal Navy K29064 Stoker 1st Class HMS Drake

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George Ford

Born 1869

Died 1917

Royal Navy Chief Boatswain HMS Drake

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Herbert Frederick Larkins

Born 1899

Royal Navy J42755 Ordinary Seaman HMS Drake

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Frederick Lever

Born 1894

Died 1971

Royal Navy J7980 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J7980 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J7980 Ordinary Seaman HMS Drake

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Benjamin Robert Andrews

Born 1884

Died 1953

Royal Navy K1285

Royal Navy 300400 Stoker - 2nd Class Pembroke 2 - Stone Frigate

Royal Navy SS103413 Stoker - 2nd Class HMS Nelson

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Leonard Frank Davies

Born 1894

Died 1919

Royal Navy J7627 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J7627 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J7627 Ordinary Signaller HMS Drake

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Douglas Marrack Southwood

Born 1894

Died 1971

Royal Navy M4537 Provisional 2nd Class Cook's Mate HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy M4537 2nd Class Cook's Mate HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy M4537 2nd Class Cook's Mate HMS Theseus

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Philip Marrack

Born 1885

Died 1955

Royal Navy Assistant Clerk HMS Boscawen

Royal Navy Assistant Clerk HMS Jupiter

Royal Navy Clerk HMS Doris

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Richard Thomas Chivers

Born 1895

Died 1979

Royal Navy SS114699 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy SS114699 Stoker 1st Class HMS Drake

Royal Navy SS114699 Stoker 1st Class HMS Fearless

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Walter Luke Landale

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy Naval Cadet Britannia

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Drake

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant HMS Queen

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Robert Niven Ritchie

Born 1867

Died 1934

Royal Navy 118025

Royal Navy 118025 Petty Officer HMS Victory I

Royal Navy 118025 Petty Officer HMS Drake

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Frederick William Aylmore

Born 1890

Died 1913

Royal Navy K1617 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy K1617 Stoker 1st Class HMS Assistance

Royal Navy K1617 Stoker 1st Class HMS Victory II

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Frank Chadd

Born 1889

Royal Navy 236176 Boy 2nd Class HMS Boscawen III

Royal Navy 236176 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy 236176 Ordinary Seaman HMS Drake

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Sidney Harold Drake

Born 1884

Royal Navy 303405 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Duke of Wellington II

Royal Navy 303405 Stoker HMS Drake

Royal Navy 303405 Stoker 1st Class HMS Drake

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William Leslie Trim

Born 1893

Royal Navy J6370 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J6370 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J6370 Ordinary Seaman

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Alfred Roland Goddard

Born 1884

Royal Navy 305443 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy 305443 Stoker HMS Drake

Royal Navy 305443 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vulcan

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