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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [17]

Maidstone, Kent [12]

Ramsgate, Kent [12]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [8]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire [7]

Newcastle, Northumberland [7]

Sunderland, Durham [7]

Plymouth, Devon [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5]

Derby [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

West Ham, Essex [4]

Bath, Somerset [3]

Bedminster, Somerset [3]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Colchester, Essex [3]

Deal, Kent [3]

Dover, Kent [3]

Gateshead, Durham [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Islington, London [3]

Aberdeen [2]

Barking, Essex [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Bromley, Kent [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Carlisle, Cumberland [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Edmonton, London [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire [2]

Hartlepool, Durham [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Leicester [2]

Lewisham, London [2]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [2]

Mile End, London [2]

North Shields, Northumberland [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Nottingham [2]

Rank

Boy 2nd Class [404]

Boy 1st Class [347]

Ordinary Seaman [289]

Able Seaman [261]

Leading Seaman [73]

Signal Boy [35]

Ordinary Signalman [31]

Signalman [29]

Petty Officer [28]

Boy Telegraphist [17]

Telegraphist [13]

Leading Signalman [12]

Boy 2nd class [11]

Ordinary Telegraphist [11]

Ordinary Signaller [10]

Signaller [9]

Boy Signaller [7]

Private [6]

Boy 2c [5]

Chief Petty Officer [5]

Leading Telegraphist [5]

Boy 1st class [4]

Leading Stoker [4]

Ordinary Telegrapher [4]

Seaman [4]

Acting Leading Stoker [3]

Boy [3]

Boy I [3]

Boy II [3]

Boy Telegrapher [3]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Engineman [3]

Leading Signaller [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Telegrapher [3]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [2]

Boy - 2nd Class [2]

Boy 2 [2]

Boy Class II [2]

Cooks Mate [2]

Leading Telegrapher [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Master At Arms [2]

Ord. Seaman [2]

Sapper [2]

Signal boy [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Trimmer [2]

Yeoman of Signals [2]

Unit

HMS Ganges [345]

HMS Ganges II [122]

HMS Ajax [99]

HMS Agincourt [71]

HMS Impregnable [70]

HMS Erin [45]

HMS Fearless [35]

HMS Natal [24]

HMS Vivid I [19]

HMS Pembroke I [17]

HMS Victory I [17]

HMS Victorious [15]

Royal Naval Reserve [14]

HMS "Ganges" [12]

HMS Bulwark [12]

HMS "Pembroke I" [10]

HMS Powerful [10]

HMS Excellent [9]

HMS Antrim [8]

HMS Essex [8]

HMS Prince George [8]

HMS Queen [8]

HMS Argyll [7]

HMS Caesar [7]

HMS Cornwallis [7]

HMS Hannibal [7]

HMS Superb [7]

HMS "Ganges II" [6]

HMS Berwick [6]

HMS Centurion [6]

HMS Dolphin [6]

HMS Dominion [6]

HMS Drake [6]

HMS Indomitable [6]

HMS Kent [6]

HMS Mischief [6]

L55 [6]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Ganges [6]

HM Submarine G8 [5]

HMS Conqueror [5]

HMS Leviathan [5]

HMS Magnificent [5]

HMS Minotaur [5]

HMS Morning Star [5]

HMS Victory [5]

HM Submarine E36 [4]

HMS "Pembroke II" [4]

HMS Achilles [4]

HMS Cyclops [4]

HMS Devonshire [4]

Service

Royal Navy [496]

British Army [6]

Other Empire Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [82]

C [54]

H [46]

M [42]

S [37]

G [26]

W [24]

P [23]

D [22]

A [21]

F [21]

R [16]

T [16]

L [15]

K [13]

J [11]

E [10]

N [9]

O [2]

V [2]

Y [2]

I [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [463]

Country

United Kingdom [184]

Australia [4]

Gibraltar [2]

Ireland [2]

Malta [2]

Argentina [1]

Egypt [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

Turkey [1]

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People [496] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [17] Maidstone, Kent [12] Ramsgate, Kent [12] Sheffield, Yorkshire [8] Bristol, Gloucestershire [7] Liverpool, Lancashire [7] Newcastle, Northumberland [7] Sunderland, Durham [7] Plymouth, Devon [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5] Derby [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] West Ham, Essex [4] Bath, Somerset [3] Bedminster, Somerset [3] Brighton, Sussex [3] Colchester, Essex [3] Deal, Kent [3] Dover, Kent [3] Gateshead, Durham [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Islington, London [3] Aberdeen [2] Barking, Essex [2] Battersea, London [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Bromley, Kent [2] Camberwell, London [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Carlisle, Cumberland [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Chelsea, London [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Deptford, London [2] Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Edmonton, London [2] Hackney, London [2] Hamilton, Lanarkshire [2] Hartlepool, Durham [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Hoxton, London [2] Leicester [2] Lewisham, London [2] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [2] Mile End, London [2] North Shields, Northumberland [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Nottingham [2]

Rank

Boy 2nd Class [404] Boy 1st Class [347] Ordinary Seaman [289] Able Seaman [261] Leading Seaman [73] Signal Boy [35] Ordinary Signalman [31] Signalman [29] Petty Officer [28] Boy Telegraphist [17] Telegraphist [13] Leading Signalman [12] Boy 2nd class [11] Ordinary Telegraphist [11] Ordinary Signaller [10] Signaller [9] Boy Signaller [7] Private [6] Boy 2c [5] Chief Petty Officer [5] Leading Telegraphist [5] Boy 1st class [4] Leading Stoker [4] Ordinary Telegrapher [4] Seaman [4] Acting Leading Stoker [3] Boy [3] Boy I [3] Boy II [3] Boy Telegrapher [3] Chief Yeoman of Signals [3] Deck Hand [3] Engineman [3] Leading Signaller [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Telegrapher [3] Acting Stoker 1st Class [2] Boy - 2nd Class [2] Boy 2 [2] Boy Class II [2] Cooks Mate [2] Leading Telegrapher [2] Lieutenant [2] Master At Arms [2] Ord. Seaman [2] Sapper [2] Signal boy [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Trimmer [2] Yeoman of Signals [2]

Unit

HMS Ganges [345] HMS Ganges II [122] HMS Ajax [99] HMS Agincourt [71] HMS Impregnable [70] HMS Erin [45] HMS Fearless [35] HMS Natal [24] HMS Vivid I [19] HMS Pembroke I [17] HMS Victory I [17] HMS Victorious [15] Royal Naval Reserve [14] HMS "Ganges" [12] HMS Bulwark [12] HMS "Pembroke I" [10] HMS Powerful [10] HMS Excellent [9] HMS Antrim [8] HMS Essex [8] HMS Prince George [8] HMS Queen [8] HMS Argyll [7] HMS Caesar [7] HMS Cornwallis [7] HMS Hannibal [7] HMS Superb [7] HMS "Ganges II" [6] HMS Berwick [6] HMS Centurion [6] HMS Dolphin [6] HMS Dominion [6] HMS Drake [6] HMS Indomitable [6] HMS Kent [6] HMS Mischief [6] L55 [6] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Ganges [6] HM Submarine G8 [5] HMS Conqueror [5] HMS Leviathan [5] HMS Magnificent [5] HMS Minotaur [5] HMS Morning Star [5] HMS Victory [5] HM Submarine E36 [4] HMS "Pembroke II" [4] HMS Achilles [4] HMS Cyclops [4] HMS Devonshire [4]

Service

Royal Navy [496] British Army [6] Other Empire Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [82] C [54] H [46] M [42] S [37] G [26] W [24] P [23] D [22] A [21] F [21] R [16] T [16] L [15] K [13] J [11] E [10] N [9] O [2] V [2] Y [2] I [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [463]

Country

United Kingdom [184] Australia [4] Gibraltar [2] Ireland [2] Malta [2] Argentina [1] Egypt [1] Sri Lanka [1] Turkey [1]

Charles Hunt

Born 1892

Royal Navy J2856 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J2856 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J2856 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hogue

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Walter Evelyn Lake

Born 1891

Died 1977

Royal Navy Lieutenant RNVR

Royal Navy Temporary Sub Lieutenant R.N.V.R

Royal Navy Temporary Lieutenant R.N.V.R

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George Deacon

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy 342784 Band Boy HMS GANGES

Royal Navy 342784 Bandsman HMS AGINCOURT

Royal Navy 342784 Bandsman HMS Empress of India

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William Ticehurst

Born 1893

Died 1969

Royal Navy J9632

Royal Navy M. 35793 Regulating Petty Officer

Royal Navy M. 35793 Regulating Petty Officer HMS Iron Duke

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George Richard Tanner

Born 1894

Australian Imperial Force 254 Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

Australian Imperial Force 254N Private 5th Division - 8th Infantry Brigade 32nd Battalion

Australian Imperial Force S212809 Private 4th Garrison Battalion

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Major Henry Booth

Born 1898

Died 1921

Royal Navy J/26633 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Wanderer."

Royal Navy J26633 Boy 1st Class HMS Edgar

Royal Navy J26633 Boy 1st Class HMS Pembroke I

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Hubert Claud Jones

Born 1893

Royal Navy J8053 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J8053 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J8053 Boy 1st Class HMS Vivid I

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Edmund Loftus Crane

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

British Army L29784 Private Royal Field Artillery 178th (Howitzer) Brigade

Other Empire Force SS Curaca

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Frederick Arthur Trendell

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy J3319

Royal Navy J3319 Boy 2nd Class HMSs Ganges, Impregnable

Royal Navy J3319 Boy 1st Class HMSs Impregnable, Berwick, Bulwark, Dominion

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Daniel John Hussey

Born 1891

Died 1973

Royal Navy Z/9229 Petty Officer Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve London Division

Royal Navy 240177 Able Seaman Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

Royal Navy 240177 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges Training Vessel

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William Armit Anderson

Born 1898

Royal Navy J37027 Boy 2nd Class HMS Victory I

Royal Navy J37027 Boy 1st Class HMS Victory I

Royal Navy J37027 Ordinary Seaman HMS Conqueror

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Frederick White

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy J3791 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J3791 Ordinary Seaman HMS St George

Royal Navy J3791 Leading Seaman HM Submarine "E.18." RN Sub Flotilla, attached Russian Baltic Fleet Reval (now Tallinn, Estonia)

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John Mcgee

Born 1886

Died 1916

Royal Navy 1780/S Stoker Royal Naval Division Vivid II

Royal Navy 3/1780 S Stoker Royal Naval Division Anson Battalion

Royal Navy S 1780 Stoker Royal Naval Reserve

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Alfred Armitage

Born 1899

Royal Navy J34783 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J34783 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J34783 Boy Telegraphist HMS Impregnable

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Edward Scarlett

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy 271096 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMSs Pembroke II, Wildfire

Royal Navy 271096 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Wildfire

Royal Navy 271096 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMSs Wildfire, Leander, Pembroke II, Irresistible, Pembroke I, Blake, Tyne, St George

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David Muir Anderson

Born 1894

Royal Navy J11142

Royal Navy J11142 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J11142 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

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