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Maidstone, Kent [5]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Bedminster, Somerset [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Ramsgate, Kent [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Deal, Kent [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hornsey, London [2]

Islington, London [2]

Leicester [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Aberdare, Glamorgan [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Allbrighton, Shropshire [1]

Ayr [1]

Balham, London [1]

Ballymote, Sligo [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Brecon [1]

Brighton [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Bromley by Bow, London [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Burnmouth, Berwickshire [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chilbolton Down, Hampshire [1]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [1]

Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Corgerrick, Kuggar, Cornwall [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Derby [1]

Detling, Kent [1]

Drimsleague, Cork [1]

Droitwich, Worcestershire [1]

Droxford, Hampshire [1]

Dullingham, Cambridgeshire [1]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1]

East Farleigh, Kent [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [126]

Boy 1st Class [121]

Boy 2nd Class [121]

Able Seaman [119]

Leading Seaman [26]

Petty Officer [11]

Boy 2nd class [4]

Ordinary Telegraphist [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Telegraphist [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [2]

Boy [2]

Boy 1st class [2]

Boy 2c [2]

Boy I [2]

Boy II [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Cooks Mate [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Ordinary Signaller [2]

Ordinary Telegrapher [2]

Seaman [2]

Signaller [2]

Able Seaman R.A.N. [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Boy 1st Class Bugler [1]

Boy Domestic [1]

Boy I Class [1]

Boy II Class [1]

Boy Servant [1]

Boy Telegrapher [1]

Cook [1]

Corporal [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Signaller [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Master At Arms [1]

Master At Arms (Pensioner) [1]

Ord. Seaman [1]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [1]

Petty Officer I Class [1]

Petty Officer II Class [1]

Private [1]

Unit

HMS Ganges II [122]

HMS Ganges [36]

HMS Ajax [22]

HMS Agincourt [21]

HMS Erin [18]

HMS Fearless [15]

HMS Victorious [12]

HMS Vivid I [9]

HMS "Ganges II" [7]

HMS Bulwark [7]

HMS Natal [7]

HMS Prince George [7]

HMS Antrim [6]

HMS Argyll [6]

HMS Pembroke I [6]

HMS Morning Star [5]

HMS Victory I [5]

HM Submarine G8 [4]

HMS "Pembroke I" [4]

HMS "Pembroke II" [4]

HMS Caesar [4]

HMS Hogue [4]

HMS Kent [4]

HMS Queen [4]

HM Submarine E36 [3]

HMS Achilles [3]

HMS Berwick [3]

HMS Carnarvon [3]

HMS Commonwealth [3]

HMS Cornwallis [3]

HMS Cyclops [3]

HMS Essex [3]

HMS Magnificent [3]

HMS Mischief [3]

HMS Monmouth [3]

Europa II - M 33 [2]

HMS "Ganges" [2]

HMS Africa [2]

HMS Bacchante [2]

HMS Barham [2]

HMS Boscawen III [2]

HMS Centurion [2]

HMS Cressy [2]

HMS Defence [2]

HMS Dolphin [2]

HMS Drake [2]

HMS Dreadnought [2]

HMS Europa [2]

HMS Euryalus [2]

HMS Hannibal [2]

Service

Royal Navy [148]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

British Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [27]

C [19]

H [15]

M [14]

W [9]

D [8]

G [8]

A [7]

P [7]

S [7]

F [6]

L [6]

T [5]

R [3]

E [1]

I [1]

J [1]

K [1]

N [1]

U [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [140]

Country

United Kingdom [54]

Australia [1]

Egypt [1]

Ireland [1]

Malta [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

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People [148] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [5] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Bedminster, Somerset [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Ramsgate, Kent [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Bath, Somerset [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Deal, Kent [2] Dover, Kent [2] Hackney, London [2] Hornsey, London [2] Islington, London [2] Leicester [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Aberdare, Glamorgan [1] Aberdeen [1] Allbrighton, Shropshire [1] Ayr [1] Balham, London [1] Ballymote, Sligo [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Barking, Essex [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Brecon [1] Brighton [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Burnmouth, Berwickshire [1] Canning Town, London [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chilbolton Down, Hampshire [1] Chippenham, Wiltshire [1] Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Corgerrick, Kuggar, Cornwall [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Derby [1] Detling, Kent [1] Drimsleague, Cork [1] Droitwich, Worcestershire [1] Droxford, Hampshire [1] Dullingham, Cambridgeshire [1] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1] East Farleigh, Kent [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [126] Boy 1st Class [121] Boy 2nd Class [121] Able Seaman [119] Leading Seaman [26] Petty Officer [11] Boy 2nd class [4] Ordinary Telegraphist [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Telegraphist [3] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Acting Stoker 1st Class [2] Boy [2] Boy 1st class [2] Boy 2c [2] Boy I [2] Boy II [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Cooks Mate [2] Leading Stoker [2] Ordinary Signaller [2] Ordinary Telegrapher [2] Seaman [2] Signaller [2] Able Seaman R.A.N. [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Boy 1st Class Bugler [1] Boy Domestic [1] Boy I Class [1] Boy II Class [1] Boy Servant [1] Boy Telegrapher [1] Cook [1] Corporal [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Signaller [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant [1] Master At Arms [1] Master At Arms (Pensioner) [1] Ord. Seaman [1] Petty Officer 2nd Class [1] Petty Officer I Class [1] Petty Officer II Class [1] Private [1]

Unit

HMS Ganges II [122] HMS Ganges [36] HMS Ajax [22] HMS Agincourt [21] HMS Erin [18] HMS Fearless [15] HMS Victorious [12] HMS Vivid I [9] HMS "Ganges II" [7] HMS Bulwark [7] HMS Natal [7] HMS Prince George [7] HMS Antrim [6] HMS Argyll [6] HMS Pembroke I [6] HMS Morning Star [5] HMS Victory I [5] HM Submarine G8 [4] HMS "Pembroke I" [4] HMS "Pembroke II" [4] HMS Caesar [4] HMS Hogue [4] HMS Kent [4] HMS Queen [4] HM Submarine E36 [3] HMS Achilles [3] HMS Berwick [3] HMS Carnarvon [3] HMS Commonwealth [3] HMS Cornwallis [3] HMS Cyclops [3] HMS Essex [3] HMS Magnificent [3] HMS Mischief [3] HMS Monmouth [3] Europa II - M 33 [2] HMS "Ganges" [2] HMS Africa [2] HMS Bacchante [2] HMS Barham [2] HMS Boscawen III [2] HMS Centurion [2] HMS Cressy [2] HMS Defence [2] HMS Dolphin [2] HMS Drake [2] HMS Dreadnought [2] HMS Europa [2] HMS Euryalus [2] HMS Hannibal [2]

Service

Royal Navy [148] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] British Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [27] C [19] H [15] M [14] W [9] D [8] G [8] A [7] P [7] S [7] F [6] L [6] T [5] R [3] E [1] I [1] J [1] K [1] N [1] U [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [140]

Country

United Kingdom [54] Australia [1] Egypt [1] Ireland [1] Malta [1] Sri Lanka [1]

Cecil Romer

Born 1896

Royal Navy J21229 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges.

Royal Navy J21229 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J21229 Ordinary Seaman HMS Ajax

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Thomas William Fletcher

Born 1897

Royal Navy J21809 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J21809 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J21809 Ordinary Seaman HMS Agincourt

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John Fox

Born 1896

Royal Navy J21243 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J21243 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J21243 Ordinary Seaman HMS Fearless

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Cyril Frederick Walker

Born 1897

Royal Navy J22300 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J22300 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J22300 Ordinary Seaman HMS Agicourt

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Herbert Arthur Frampton

Born 1897

Royal Navy J21239 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J21239 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J21239 Ordinary Telegraphist HMS Cyclops

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Frederick Charles William Bax

Born 1901

Died 1975

Royal Navy J58612 Able Seaman HMS Excellent

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314105 Royal Air Force

Royal Navy J58612 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

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Raymond Wilfred Thomas Browning

Born 1893

Died 1972

Royal Navy J8994 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J8994 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J8994 Ordinary Seaman HMS Argyll

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George Richard Goddard

Born 1890

Died 1976

Royal Navy 239441 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy 239441 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy 239441 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vengeance

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Alfred Cornelius Clement Butcher

Born 1893

Died 1964

Royal Navy J8911 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J8911 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J8911 Ordinary Seaman HMS Prince George

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Hubert Lewis Blewett

Born 1894

Died 1980

Royal Navy J16335 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J16335 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J16335 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

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Albert Edward Povey

Born 1892

Died 1976

Royal Navy J5354 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J5354 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J5354 Ordinary Seaman HMS Essex

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Bertram Cecil Pote

Born 1890

Died 1917

Royal Navy 238217 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy 238217 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy 238217 Ordinary Seaman HMS Niobe

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Clifford Marrack Hollis

Born 1901

Died 1982

Royal Navy J82854 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J82854 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J82854 Boy 1st Class HMS Pembroke I

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Charles Cecil

Born 1889

Royal Navy 236985 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy 236985 Boy 1st Class

Royal Navy 236985 Ordinary Seaman

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Arthur Frederick Parsons Gibson

Born 1893

Died 1964

Royal Navy J9406 Boy II HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J9406 Boy I HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J9406 Boy I HMS Victorious

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Allan George Baldwin

Born 1891

Died 1974

Royal Navy M18975 Cooks Mate HMS "Pembroke I"

Royal Navy M18975 Cooks Mate HMS "Ganges II"

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Herbert Kerrison Bambridge

Born 1892

Died 1919

Royal Navy J3947 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J3947 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J3947 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victorious

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William Dillin

Born 1892

Died 1917

Royal Navy J6989 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J6989 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J6989 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victorious

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Arthur James Percy Dadd

Born 1889

Died 1915

Royal Navy 237464 Boy 2nd class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy 237464 Boy 1st class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy 237464 Ordinary Signaller

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Clifford Isaac

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy 237286 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy 237286 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy 237286 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victorious

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