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Maidstone, Kent [6]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Bexley, Kent [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Dublin [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Hampstead, London [2]

Kingsbridge, Devon [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Stoke Damerel, Devon [2]

Willesden, London [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Ashburton, Devon [1]

Axmouth, Devon [1]

Baldock, Hertfordshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bloomsbury, London [1]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cannock, Ross [1]

Carluke, Lanarkshire [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Clapton Park, London [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Clifton,Bristol. [1]

Cloyne, Cork [1]

Darfield, Yorkshire [1]

Deptford [1]

Derby [1]

Diamond End, Hertfordshire [1]

Dundee Forfar [1]

Dysart, Fifeshire [1]

Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland [1]

Eltham, Kent [1]

Eton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Boy 2nd Class [113]

Boy 1st Class [66]

Ordinary Seaman [40]

Able Seaman [24]

Stoker 1st Class [14]

Leading Seaman [9]

Boy Telegraphist [8]

Private [8]

Petty Officer [7]

Stoker 2nd Class [7]

Telegraphist [7]

Ordinary Telegraphist [6]

Signal Boy [6]

Boy II [5]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [4]

Boy I [4]

Chief Petty Officer [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Boy 1st class [3]

Stoker [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Acting Petty Officer [2]

Boy 1 [2]

Boy 2 [2]

Boy 2nd class [2]

Boy Telegrapher [2]

Captain [2]

Corporal [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Ordinary Signalman [2]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [2]

Stoker First Class [2]

Able Seaman (Rigger) [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Conductor [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Stoker [1]

Acting Stoker I [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy [1]

Boy (2nd class, then 1st class from 29 Sep 1918) [1]

Boy 2nd CLass [1]

Boy Class 2 [1]

Boy Sailor [1]

Boy Tel [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chief Boatswain [1]

Unit

HMS Powerful [145]

HMS Ajax [23]

HMS Vivid I [13]

HMS Agincourt [12]

HMS Impregnable [12]

HMS Ganges [10]

HMS "Powerful" [9]

HMS Erin [9]

HMS Victory I [8]

HMS Fearless [4]

HMS Nelson [4]

HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

HMS "Pembroke I" [3]

HMS Pembroke [3]

HMS Pembroke I [3]

HMS Royal Oak [3]

HMS Vernon [3]

HMS Victory II [3]

HMS Vivid II [3]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [3]

HM Submarine J6 [2]

HMS "Defiance" [2]

HMS Benbow [2]

HMS Cochrane [2]

HMS Collingwood [2]

HMS Fisgard [2]

HMS Majestic [2]

HMS Malaya [2]

HMS Royal Arthur [2]

HMS Terrible [2]

HMS Titania [2]

HMS Victory [2]

Naval And Military Expeditionary Force (Tropical Unit) [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

5th Lancers [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

H.M.S. Barham [1]

H.M.S. Powerful [1]

H.M.S. Victory I [1]

HM Submarine G8 [1]

HM Submarine H5 [1]

HM Yacht Victoria and Albert [1]

HMS "Apollo" [1]

HMS "Beaver" [1]

HMS "Blenheim" [1]

HMS "Capetown" [1]

Service

Royal Navy [161]

British Army [6]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [29]

S [20]

C [19]

M [12]

A [11]

F [9]

P [9]

D [7]

H [6]

T [6]

W [6]

E [4]

G [4]

R [4]

J [3]

L [3]

I [2]

K [2]

O [2]

V [2]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [149]

Country

United Kingdom [46]

Australia [1]

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People [162] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [6] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Bexley, Kent [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Dublin [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Hampstead, London [2] Kingsbridge, Devon [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Stoke Damerel, Devon [2] Willesden, London [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Ashburton, Devon [1] Axmouth, Devon [1] Baldock, Hertfordshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bloomsbury, London [1] Brighouse, Yorkshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brixton, London [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cannock, Ross [1] Carluke, Lanarkshire [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Chiswick, Middlesex [1] Clapham, London [1] Clapton Park, London [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Clifton,Bristol. [1] Cloyne, Cork [1] Darfield, Yorkshire [1] Deptford [1] Derby [1] Diamond End, Hertfordshire [1] Dundee Forfar [1] Dysart, Fifeshire [1] Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland [1] Eltham, Kent [1] Eton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Boy 2nd Class [113] Boy 1st Class [66] Ordinary Seaman [40] Able Seaman [24] Stoker 1st Class [14] Leading Seaman [9] Boy Telegraphist [8] Private [8] Petty Officer [7] Stoker 2nd Class [7] Telegraphist [7] Ordinary Telegraphist [6] Signal Boy [6] Boy II [5] Acting Stoker 1st Class [4] Boy I [4] Chief Petty Officer [4] Deck Hand [4] Boy 1st class [3] Stoker [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Acting Petty Officer [2] Boy 1 [2] Boy 2 [2] Boy 2nd class [2] Boy Telegrapher [2] Captain [2] Corporal [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant [2] Ordinary Signalman [2] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [2] Stoker First Class [2] Able Seaman (Rigger) [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Conductor [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Stoker [1] Acting Stoker I [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy [1] Boy (2nd class, then 1st class from 29 Sep 1918) [1] Boy 2nd CLass [1] Boy Class 2 [1] Boy Sailor [1] Boy Tel [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chief Boatswain [1]

Unit

HMS Powerful [145] HMS Ajax [23] HMS Vivid I [13] HMS Agincourt [12] HMS Impregnable [12] HMS Ganges [10] HMS "Powerful" [9] HMS Erin [9] HMS Victory I [8] HMS Fearless [4] HMS Nelson [4] HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] HMS "Pembroke I" [3] HMS Pembroke [3] HMS Pembroke I [3] HMS Royal Oak [3] HMS Vernon [3] HMS Victory II [3] HMS Vivid II [3] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [3] HM Submarine J6 [2] HMS "Defiance" [2] HMS Benbow [2] HMS Cochrane [2] HMS Collingwood [2] HMS Fisgard [2] HMS Majestic [2] HMS Malaya [2] HMS Royal Arthur [2] HMS Terrible [2] HMS Titania [2] HMS Victory [2] Naval And Military Expeditionary Force (Tropical Unit) [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] 5th Lancers [1] Army Service Corps [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] H.M.S. Barham [1] H.M.S. Powerful [1] H.M.S. Victory I [1] HM Submarine G8 [1] HM Submarine H5 [1] HM Yacht Victoria and Albert [1] HMS "Apollo" [1] HMS "Beaver" [1] HMS "Blenheim" [1] HMS "Capetown" [1]

Service

Royal Navy [161] British Army [6] Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [29] S [20] C [19] M [12] A [11] F [9] P [9] D [7] H [6] T [6] W [6] E [4] G [4] R [4] J [3] L [3] I [2] K [2] O [2] V [2] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [149]

Country

United Kingdom [46] Australia [1]

William John Flake

Born 1879

Died 1967

Royal Navy 184721 Boy 2nd Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy 184721 Boy 1st Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy 184721 Ordinary Seaman HMS Majestic

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Francis Joseph Byrne

Born 1882

Royal Navy 208178 Acting Chief Petty Officer Royal Naval Division - Hood Battalion

Royal Navy 208178 Petty Officer (New Scheme) Royal Naval Division - Hood Battalion

Royal Navy 208178 Petty Officer (New Scheme) HMS Powerful

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