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Place of birth

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Ayleston, Leicestershire [1]

Barnsbury, London [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Calcutta [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Charlton, Kent [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chesterton, Cambridgeshire [1]

Chislehurst, Kent [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Coldingham, Berwickshire [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Gateshead on Tyne, Durham [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Homerton, London [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Islington, London [1]

Islington, Middlesex [1]

Kildare, Cork [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Newcastle, New South Wales [1]

Old Ford, London [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Rawalpindi, Punjab [1]

Redbridge, Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Sherfield, Hampshire [1]

Southsea, Hampshire [1]

Strood, Kent [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Tavistock, Devon [1]

Theberton, Suffolk [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Trichinopoly, India [1]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1]

Walmer, Kent [1]

Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Windsor, Buckinghamshire [1]

Woolwich, London [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [10]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Boy 2nd Class [5]

Captain [4]

Commander [4]

Leading Seaman [4]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Private [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Assistant Clerk [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Chief Ship's Cook [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

3rd Writer [1]

Acting CERA 2c [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Band Corporal [1]

Bandmaster 1st Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Armourer [1]

Chief Artificer Engineer [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Clerk [1]

Cooper [1]

ERA 1c [1]

ERA 2c [1]

ERA 3c [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3c [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4c [1]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

Fleet Surgeon [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Marine [1]

Midshipman [1]

Musician [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Unit

HMS Shannon [52]

HMS SHANNON [8]

HMS Impregnable [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [3]

HMS Pembroke II [3]

HMS Vindictive [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Natal [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Shannon [2]

4th Hussars attached Tank Corps [1]

Blake [1]

HM Submarine H10 [1]

HMS "Pembroke II" [1]

HMS "Shannon" [1]

HMS Actaeon [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Black Prince [1]

HMS Britannia [1]

HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [1]

HMS Drake [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Hebe [1]

HMS Maidstone [1]

HMS Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [1]

HMS Marlborough [1]

HMS Pembroke I [1]

HMS Pembroke II [a shore base at Chatham, Kent] [1]

HMS Shannon [a Minotaur-class armoured cruiser] [1]

HMS Strongbow [1]

HMS Superb [1]

HMS Surprise [1]

L55 [1]

Orion [1]

Orontes [1]

Pelorus [1]

Pembroke [1]

Pembroke II [1]

Pyramus [1]

RNVR Tyneside - HMS Shannon [1]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS SHANNON [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Shannon [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Marines Band [1]

Royal Marines Band - HMS SHANNON [1]

Royal Marines Band - HMS Shannon [1]

Service

Royal Navy [69]

British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [11]

C [6]

S [6]

H [5]

L [5]

M [5]

R [5]

W [5]

T [4]

A [3]

G [3]

D [2]

F [2]

K [2]

P [2]

J [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [51]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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People [69] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Croydon, Surrey [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Peckham, London [2] Ayleston, Leicestershire [1] Barnsbury, London [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bow, London [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Calcutta [1] Camberwell, London [1] Charlton, Kent [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chesterton, Cambridgeshire [1] Chislehurst, Kent [1] Clapham, London [1] Coldingham, Berwickshire [1] Dover, Kent [1] Gateshead on Tyne, Durham [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hackney, London [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Homerton, London [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Islington, London [1] Islington, Middlesex [1] Kildare, Cork [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Newcastle, New South Wales [1] Old Ford, London [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Rawalpindi, Punjab [1] Redbridge, Southampton, Hampshire [1] Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Sherfield, Hampshire [1] Southsea, Hampshire [1] Strood, Kent [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Tavistock, Devon [1] Theberton, Suffolk [1] Tottenham, London [1] Trichinopoly, India [1] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1] Walmer, Kent [1] Weymouth, Dorset [1] Windsor, Buckinghamshire [1] Woolwich, London [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [10] Ordinary Seaman [7] Stoker 1st Class [6] Boy 1st Class [5] Boy 2nd Class [5] Captain [4] Commander [4] Leading Seaman [4] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3] Leading Stoker [3] Petty Officer [3] Private [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Assistant Clerk [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Chief Ship's Cook [2] Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] 3rd Writer [1] Acting CERA 2c [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Band Corporal [1] Bandmaster 1st Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Armourer [1] Chief Artificer Engineer [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Stoker [1] Clerk [1] Cooper [1] ERA 1c [1] ERA 2c [1] ERA 3c [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3c [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4c [1] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1] Fleet Surgeon [1] Gunner [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Marine [1] Midshipman [1] Musician [1] Naval Cadet [1]

Unit

HMS Shannon [52] HMS SHANNON [8] HMS Impregnable [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [3] HMS Pembroke II [3] HMS Vindictive [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Natal [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Shannon [2] 4th Hussars attached Tank Corps [1] Blake [1] HM Submarine H10 [1] HMS "Pembroke II" [1] HMS "Shannon" [1] HMS Actaeon [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Black Prince [1] HMS Britannia [1] HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [1] HMS Drake [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Hebe [1] HMS Maidstone [1] HMS Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [1] HMS Marlborough [1] HMS Pembroke I [1] HMS Pembroke II [a shore base at Chatham, Kent] [1] HMS Shannon [a Minotaur-class armoured cruiser] [1] HMS Strongbow [1] HMS Superb [1] HMS Surprise [1] L55 [1] Orion [1] Orontes [1] Pelorus [1] Pembroke [1] Pembroke II [1] Pyramus [1] RNVR Tyneside - HMS Shannon [1] Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS SHANNON [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Shannon [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Marines Band [1] Royal Marines Band - HMS SHANNON [1] Royal Marines Band - HMS Shannon [1]

Service

Royal Navy [69] British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [11] C [6] S [6] H [5] L [5] M [5] R [5] W [5] T [4] A [3] G [3] D [2] F [2] K [2] P [2] J [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [51] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

John Gatiss

Born 1877

Died 1951

Royal Navy 270322

Royal Navy 270322 ERA 3c HMS Shannon

Royal Navy 270322 ERA 2c HMS Shannon

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George Kendrick

Born 1892

Royal Navy M7975 Engine Room Artificer 3c HMS Shannon

Royal Navy M7975 Engine Room Artificer 4c HMS Shannon

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William Henry Shoebridge

Born 1894

Royal Navy J14267 Petty Officer HMS Shannon

Royal Navy J14267 Leading Seaman HMS SHANNON

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Joseph Wood

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy J32357

Royal Navy J32357 Ordinary Seaman HMS Shannon

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Herbert Thomas Ridge

Born 1892

Royal Navy K12904 Stoker

Royal Navy K12904 Leading Stoker HMS SHANNON

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Albert Edward Smith

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy J25472 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J25472 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J25472 Ordinary Seaman HMS Shannon

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Sidney Arthur Maynard

Born 1899

Royal Navy J38184 Boy 1st Class HMS Shannon

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John Redpath

Born 1893

Died 1946

Royal Navy J7416 Able Seaman HMS SHANNON

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Harold Cavendish Wiskar

Born 1896

Royal Navy M8406 3rd Writer HMS Shannon

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George Henry Allen

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy K16956 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Shannon

Royal Navy K16956 Leading Stoker HMS Shannon

Royal Navy K16956 Stoker 1st Class HM Submarine H10

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William James Veryard

Born 1877

Died 1948

Royal Navy Signal Lieutenant

Royal Navy Signal Boatswain HMS Shannon

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Charles Marsh Beadnell

Born 1872

Died 1947

Royal Navy Fleet Surgeon HMS SHANNON

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Frederick Kimber

Born 1895

Royal Navy J13730 Leading Seaman HMS Shannon

Royal Navy J13730 Leading Seaman

Royal Navy J13730 Leading Seaman HMS Vindictive

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Rupert Lawrence Hammersley

Born 1893

Died 1919

Royal Navy J5015 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J5015 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J5015 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

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Ernest Henry Field

Born 1892

Royal Navy M8690 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS SHANNON

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James Broadley Hood

Born 1886

Royal Navy 231038 Petty Officer HMS Shannon

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Percival Henry Cutt

Born 1873

Royal Navy 340874 Chief Ship's Cook HMS Shannon

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Charles Sanders Boardman

Born 1896

Royal Navy J15828 Able Seaman HMS Shannon

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Laurence Lovatt

Born 1897

Royal Navy L7877 Officer's Steward 2nd Class HMS Shannon

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William Lavis

Born 1874

Royal Navy 340793 Cooper HMS Shannon

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