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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Weymouth, Dorset [2]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Ballymoney, Antrim [1]

Barming, Kent [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bishops Stortford, Hampshire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Crayford, Kent [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dyce, Aberdeenshire [1]

East Hoathley, Sussex [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hayling Island, Hampshire [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Laira,Plymouth, Devon [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Langley, Kent [1]

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire [1]

Londonderry [1]

Lydd, Kent [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Mappowder, Dorset [1]

Milton, Kent [1]

Milwall, London [1]

Monks Risborough, Bucks [1]

Near Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Portsmouth, Hants [1]

Rainford near Saint Helen's, Lancashire [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Romsey, Hampshire [1]

Sandgate, Kent [1]

St Saviours, Walmer, Kent [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Tetsworth, Oxfordshire [1]

Upper Mitton, Worcestershire [1]

Valetta, Malta [1]

Walthamstow, Essex [1]

Wingham, Kent [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [17]

Boy 2nd Class [11]

Ordinary Seaman [11]

Boy 1st Class [10]

Stoker 1st Class [10]

Leading Seaman [7]

Stoker 2nd Class [6]

Leading Stoker [5]

Petty Officer [4]

Private [4]

Chief Stoker [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Sergeant [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

3rd Writer [1]

Able Seaman. [1]

Acting Artificer Engineer [1]

Acting ERA 4th Class [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Mechanician [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Boy 1st Class Bugler [1]

Bugler [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Sick Berth Steward [1]

Chief Writer [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corporal [1]

ERA 2nd Class [1]

ERA 3rd Class [1]

ERA 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer, 1st Class [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Mechanician [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

P O Stoker [1]

Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker [1]

Unit

HMS Hogue [45]

HMS Pembroke II [5]

HMS Ajax [4]

HMS Erin [4]

HMS Ganges II [4]

HMS Vivid I [4]

HMS Vivid II [3]

HMS "Hogue" [2]

HMS "Pembroke II" [2]

HMS Black Prince [2]

HMS Cornwallis [2]

HMS Defence [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Indus [2]

HMS Kent [2]

HMS Pembroke I [2]

HMS Royal Arthur [2]

HMS Vivid [2]

Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Hogue [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

"HMS Hogue" [1]

H.M.S. "Cricket." [1]

H.M.S. "Hogue" [1]

HM Submarine E19 [1]

HM Submarine H5 [1]

HM Submarine K17 [1]

HMS "Blanche" [1]

HMS "Cornflower" [1]

HMS "Ganges II" [1]

HMS "Leander" [1]

HMS "Minerva" [1]

HMS "Orion" [1]

HMS "Pembroke" [1]

HMS "Proserpine" [1]

HMS "Sir Thomas Picton" [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Attentive II [1]

HMS Attentive II (HMS Afridi) [1]

HMS Bellerophon [1]

HMS Bellona [1]

HMS Blanche [1]

HMS Caledonia [1]

HMS Cleopatra [1]

HMS Colossus [1]

HMS Colussus [1]

HMS Cornwall [1]

HMS Cricket [1]

HMS Cumberland [1]

HMS Edgar [1]

HMS Encounter [1]

Service

Royal Navy [57]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [16]

A [9]

C [6]

D [3]

H [3]

R [3]

S [3]

W [3]

F [2]

G [2]

L [2]

M [2]

E [1]

I [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [44]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Ireland [1]

Malta [1]

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People [57] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Weymouth, Dorset [2] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Ballymoney, Antrim [1] Barming, Kent [1] Battersea, London [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bishops Stortford, Hampshire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Clapton, London [1] Crayford, Kent [1] Deptford, London [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dyce, Aberdeenshire [1] East Hoathley, Sussex [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hackney, London [1] Hayling Island, Hampshire [1] Hoxton, London [1] Laira,Plymouth, Devon [1] Lambeth, London [1] Langley, Kent [1] Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire [1] Londonderry [1] Lydd, Kent [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Mappowder, Dorset [1] Milton, Kent [1] Milwall, London [1] Monks Risborough, Bucks [1] Near Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Portsmouth [1] Portsmouth, Hants [1] Rainford near Saint Helen's, Lancashire [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Romsey, Hampshire [1] Sandgate, Kent [1] St Saviours, Walmer, Kent [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Tetsworth, Oxfordshire [1] Upper Mitton, Worcestershire [1] Valetta, Malta [1] Walthamstow, Essex [1] Wingham, Kent [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [17] Boy 2nd Class [11] Ordinary Seaman [11] Boy 1st Class [10] Stoker 1st Class [10] Leading Seaman [7] Stoker 2nd Class [6] Leading Stoker [5] Petty Officer [4] Private [4] Chief Stoker [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Sergeant [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] 3rd Writer [1] Able Seaman. [1] Acting Artificer Engineer [1] Acting ERA 4th Class [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Leading Cook's Mate [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Mechanician [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Boy 1st Class Bugler [1] Bugler [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Sick Berth Steward [1] Chief Writer [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corporal [1] ERA 2nd Class [1] ERA 3rd Class [1] ERA 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer, 1st Class [1] Gunner [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Leading Signalman [1] Mechanician [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] P O Stoker [1] Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Signalman [1] Stoker [1]

Unit

HMS Hogue [45] HMS Pembroke II [5] HMS Ajax [4] HMS Erin [4] HMS Ganges II [4] HMS Vivid I [4] HMS Vivid II [3] HMS "Hogue" [2] HMS "Pembroke II" [2] HMS Black Prince [2] HMS Cornwallis [2] HMS Defence [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Indus [2] HMS Kent [2] HMS Pembroke I [2] HMS Royal Arthur [2] HMS Vivid [2] Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Hogue [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] "HMS Hogue" [1] H.M.S. "Cricket." [1] H.M.S. "Hogue" [1] HM Submarine E19 [1] HM Submarine H5 [1] HM Submarine K17 [1] HMS "Blanche" [1] HMS "Cornflower" [1] HMS "Ganges II" [1] HMS "Leander" [1] HMS "Minerva" [1] HMS "Orion" [1] HMS "Pembroke" [1] HMS "Proserpine" [1] HMS "Sir Thomas Picton" [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Attentive II [1] HMS Attentive II (HMS Afridi) [1] HMS Bellerophon [1] HMS Bellona [1] HMS Blanche [1] HMS Caledonia [1] HMS Cleopatra [1] HMS Colossus [1] HMS Colussus [1] HMS Cornwall [1] HMS Cricket [1] HMS Cumberland [1] HMS Edgar [1] HMS Encounter [1]

Service

Royal Navy [57] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [16] A [9] C [6] D [3] H [3] R [3] S [3] W [3] F [2] G [2] L [2] M [2] E [1] I [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [44]

Country

United Kingdom [16] Ireland [1] Malta [1]

William John Batting

Born 1881

Died 1914

Royal Navy 270806 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy 270806 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy 270806 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS Perseus

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George Bean

Born 1892

Died 1914

Royal Navy Private HMS Hogue

Royal Navy 16855 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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William John Fee

Born 1891

Died 1914

Royal Navy 11537 Bugler Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 11537 Bugler Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Hogue

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Alfred Ashby

Born 1879

Died 1965

Royal Navy 293432 Stoker 2 HMS "Pembroke II"

Royal Navy 293432 Stoker 1 HMS "Leander"

Royal Navy 293432 Leading Stoker HMS "Orion"

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Edward Harry Mays

Born 1885

Royal Navy M444 Acting ERA 4th Class HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy M444 ERA 4th Class HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy M444 ERA 3rd Class HMS Hogue

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William Henry Wills

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy J5206

Royal Navy J.5206 (Dev.) Leading Seaman HMS Defence

Royal Navy J5206 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

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Harry Cecil Anstiss

Born 1887

Died 1914

Royal Navy 15448 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division - HMS Hogue

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Reginald Walter Cuff

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy 309680

Royal Navy 309680 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy 309680 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Hogue

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George Reynolds

Born 1889

Royal Navy 366195 Officer's Steward 3rd Class HMS Hogue

Royal Navy 366195 Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate HMS Bellona

Royal Navy 366195 2nd Cook's Mate HMS Vivid I

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James Goodfield

Born 1893

Died 1920

Royal Navy J8320 Boy 1st Class HMS Euryalus

Royal Navy J8320 Ordinary Seaman HMS Euryalus

Royal Navy J8320 Ordinary Seaman HMS Royal Arthur

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Harry Symons

Born 1892

Royal Navy J5208 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J5208 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J5208 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hogue

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William Chambers

Born 1888

Royal Navy 233445 Boy 2nd Class HMS Caledonia

Royal Navy 233445 Boy 1st Class HMS Caledonia

Royal Navy 233445 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hogue

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Thomas Dunne Lowther

Born 1892

Royal Navy J8780 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J8780 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J8780 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hogue

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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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William James Cook

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy K6363 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy K6363 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hogue

Royal Navy K6363 Leading Stoker HM Submarine E19

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William Anscombe

Born 1892

Royal Navy J7076 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Ganges II"

Royal Navy J7076 Boy 1st Class HMS "Ganges II"

Royal Navy J7076 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Hogue"

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Sidney Seguss

Born 1892

Died 1974

Royal Navy 16835 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division: HMS HOGUE

Royal Navy 16835 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division: HMS ROYAL ARTHUR

Royal Navy Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division: RM Brigade

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