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Bermondsey, London [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Herne Bay, Kent [1]

Northam, Hampshire [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Romford, Essex [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Southwark, London [1]

St Leonards, Middlesex [1]

Whitechapel, London [1]

Wombridge, Shropshire [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Able Seaman [3]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Stoker [2]

2nd Class Cook's Mate [1]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Air Mechanic, 1st Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 1st class [1]

Chief Petty Officer Cook [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Cook [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Officer's Cook, 3rd Class [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer Cook [1]

Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Private [1]

Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Provisional 2nd Class Cook's Mate [1]

Sergeant Mechanic [1]

Stoker, 1st Class [1]

Stoker, 2nd Class [1]

Unit

HMS Hermes [11]

HMS Fearless [4]

HMS Natal [2]

HMS Victory II [2]

Calshot [1]

Felixstowe [1]

HM Submarine E36 [1]

HMS Acheron [1]

HMS Actaeon [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Albion [1]

HMS Bonaventure [1]

HMS Britannia [1]

HMS Charylais [1]

HMS Cleopatra [1]

HMS Curlew [1]

HMS Dauntless [1]

HMS Defiance [1]

HMS Definace [1]

HMS Drake [1]

HMS Drake 2 [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington II [1]

HMS Egmont I (Crysanthemum) [1]

HMS Endymion [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Glendower [1]

HMS Glory [1]

HMS Grafton [1]

HMS Greenwich (Scout) [1]

HMS Hermione [1]

HMS Hyacinth [1]

HMS Implacable [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Lion [1]

HMS Lucia [1]

HMS Majestic [1]

HMS Manica [1]

HMS Nelson [1]

HMS Northumberland [1]

HMS Pembroke I [1]

HMS Pembroke II [1]

HMS Penelope [1]

HMS President II [1]

HMS Royal Arthur [1]

HMS Thames [1]

HMS Theseus [1]

HMS Venerable [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

HMS Vivid 2.5 [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

Service

Royal Navy [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

British Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [3]

B [2]

G [2]

C [1]

H [1]

J [1]

L [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [11]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [12] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bermondsey, London [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Herne Bay, Kent [1] Northam, Hampshire [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Romford, Essex [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Southwark, London [1] St Leonards, Middlesex [1] Whitechapel, London [1] Wombridge, Shropshire [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [6] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Able Seaman [3] Boy 2nd Class [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Stoker [2] 2nd Class Cook's Mate [1] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting Gunner [1] Air Mechanic, 1st Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 1st class [1] Chief Petty Officer Cook [1] Cook's Mate [1] Gunner [1] Leading Cook [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Leading Mechanic [1] Leading Seaman [1] Officer's Cook, 3rd Class [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer Cook [1] Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Private [1] Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Provisional 2nd Class Cook's Mate [1] Sergeant Mechanic [1] Stoker, 1st Class [1] Stoker, 2nd Class [1]

Unit

HMS Hermes [11] HMS Fearless [4] HMS Natal [2] HMS Victory II [2] Calshot [1] Felixstowe [1] HM Submarine E36 [1] HMS Acheron [1] HMS Actaeon [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Albion [1] HMS Bonaventure [1] HMS Britannia [1] HMS Charylais [1] HMS Cleopatra [1] HMS Curlew [1] HMS Dauntless [1] HMS Defiance [1] HMS Definace [1] HMS Drake [1] HMS Drake 2 [1] HMS Duke of Wellington II [1] HMS Egmont I (Crysanthemum) [1] HMS Endymion [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Glendower [1] HMS Glory [1] HMS Grafton [1] HMS Greenwich (Scout) [1] HMS Hermione [1] HMS Hyacinth [1] HMS Implacable [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Lion [1] HMS Lucia [1] HMS Majestic [1] HMS Manica [1] HMS Nelson [1] HMS Northumberland [1] HMS Pembroke I [1] HMS Pembroke II [1] HMS Penelope [1] HMS President II [1] HMS Royal Arthur [1] HMS Thames [1] HMS Theseus [1] HMS Venerable [1] HMS Vivid [1] HMS Vivid 2.5 [1] HMS Vivid I [1]

Service

Royal Navy [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] British Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [3] B [2] G [2] C [1] H [1] J [1] L [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [11]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Albert Cordier

Born 1894

Royal Navy L4443 Officer's Cook, 3rd Class HMS Hermes

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George Edward Greenland

Born 1862

Died 1914

Royal Navy 101643 Able Seaman HMS Hermes

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Victor Lloyd Johnson

Born 1891

Royal Navy 238014 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy 238014 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy 238014 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hermes

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Victor George Hurn

Born 1889

Died 1915

Royal Navy K.240 Stoker 1st Class HMS Natal

Royal Navy K240 Stoker 1st Class HMS Penelope

Royal Navy K240 Stoker 1st Class Hermes

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Alfred Ernest Bail

Born 1885

Died 1955

Royal Navy 304620 Stoker, 2nd Class HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy 304620 Stoker, 2nd Class HMS Northumberland

Royal Navy 304620 Stoker, 2nd Class HMS Acheron

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Arthur Cecil Sadler

Born 1888

Royal Navy K5866 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K5866 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hermes

Royal Navy K5866 Stoker 1st Class HMS Agincourt

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Edwin Frederick Goodwin

Born 1889

Royal Navy SS105764 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy SS105764 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hermes

Royal Navy SS105764 Stoker 1st Class HMS Fearless

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John Alfred Levi

Born 1886

Royal Navy K11088 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K11088 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hermes

Royal Navy K11088 Stoker 1st Class HMS Fearless

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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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Arthur Matthew Mclaren

Born 1893

Died 1917

Royal Navy M4058 Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy M4058 2nd Cook's Mate HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy K19059 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Glory

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Samuel Edmund Butcher

Born 1884

Died 1915

Royal Navy 208273 Boy 1st class HMS Lion

Royal Navy 208273 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hermione

Royal Navy 208273 Able Seaman HMS Hermione

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Charles Henry Spanner

Born 1879

Royal Navy 292636 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Duke of Wellington II

Royal Navy 292636 Stoker HMS Hermes

Royal Navy 292636 Stoker 1st Class HMS Grafton

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