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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [21]

Southampton, Hampshire [14]

Maidstone, Kent [13]

Plymouth, Devon [13]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [11]

Exeter, Devon [10]

Liverpool, Lancashire [10]

West Ham, Essex [10]

Devonport, Devon [8]

Hackney, London [7]

Bethnal Green, London [6]

Camberwell, London [6]

Poplar, London [6]

Belfast, Antrim [5]

Islington, London [5]

Ramsgate, Kent [5]

Barnstaple, Devon [4]

Battersea, London [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [4]

Marylebone, London [4]

Peckham, London [4]

Rotherhithe, London [4]

Stonehouse, Devon [4]

Torquay, Devon [4]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Bristol, Somerset [3]

Edmonton, London [3]

Holborn, London [3]

Ludlow, Shropshire [3]

Reading, Berkshire [3]

Stroud, Gloucestershire [3]

Westminster, London [3]

Alderney, Channel Islands [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bodmin, Cornwall [2]

Bridport, Dorset [2]

Canning Town, London [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Dartmouth, Devon [2]

Gloucester [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

King's Norton, Worcestershire [2]

Kingsbridge, Devon [2]

Lewisham, London [2]

Limehouse, London [2]

Midhurst, Sussex [2]

Mile End, London [2]

Rank

Boy 2nd Class [530]

Boy 1st Class [399]

Ordinary Seaman [350]

Able Seaman [301]

Leading Seaman [83]

Petty Officer [38]

Boy Telegraphist [27]

Signalman [26]

Telegraphist [26]

Ordinary Telegraphist [25]

Ordinary Signalman [23]

Signal Boy [20]

Boy II [16]

Leading Signalman [16]

Leading Telegraphist [14]

Boy 2nd class [11]

Private [10]

Boy I [9]

Chief Petty Officer [9]

Boy 1st class [7]

Ordinary Signaller [7]

Stoker 1st Class [7]

Boy [6]

Boy 2c [6]

Master At Arms [6]

Gunner [5]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [5]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Boy (2nd Class) [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Leading Stoker [4]

Signaller [4]

Able Seaman (Rigger) [3]

B1C [3]

B2C [3]

Boy (Second Class) [3]

Boy 1 [3]

Boy Sailor [3]

Corporal [3]

Musician [3]

Yeoman of Signals [3]

AB [2]

Able Bodied Seaman [2]

Able seaman [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Acting Petty Officer [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Boy - 2nd Class [2]

Boy First Class [2]

Boy1class [2]

Unit

HMS Impregnable [563]

HMS Ajax [141]

HMS Ganges [68]

HMS Agincourt [67]

HMS Erin [62]

HMS Vivid I [40]

HMS Fearless [38]

HMS Lion [28]

HMS Victory I [27]

HMS "Impregnable" [20]

H.M.S. Impregnable [17]

Impregnable [15]

HMS Vivid [14]

HMS Hindustan [12]

HMS Powerful [12]

HMS Natal [11]

HMS Collingwood [10]

HMS Vernon [10]

HMS Excellent [9]

HMS Pembroke I [9]

H.M.S. "Impregnable" [8]

HMS Commonwealth [8]

HMS Pembroke [8]

Royal Naval Reserve [8]

HMS Dolphin [7]

HMS Monmouth [7]

HMS Bellerophon [6]

HMS Colossus [6]

HMS Diana [6]

HMS Minotaur [6]

HMS New Zealand [6]

HMS "Pembroke I" [5]

HMS Black Prince [5]

HMS Blake [5]

HMS Cornwallis [5]

HMS Donegal [5]

HMS Hibernia [5]

HMS Morning Star [5]

HMS Orion [5]

H.M.S. Pembroke I [4]

HM Submarine H3 [4]

HM Submarine H5 [4]

HMS Cyclops [4]

HMS Defiance [4]

HMS Edgar [4]

HMS Essex [4]

HMS Hermione [4]

HMS Majestic [4]

HMS Victory [4]

H.M.S. Ganges [3]

Service

Royal Navy [649]

British Army [9]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [100]

C [65]

S [53]

H [45]

W [45]

M [43]

G [40]

D [39]

P [32]

A [30]

F [29]

L [24]

R [24]

T [21]

E [16]

K [16]

J [9]

O [7]

I [4]

N [2]

Y [2]

Q [1]

U [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [615]

Country

United Kingdom [211]

Ireland [4]

Australia [2]

Guernsey [2]

Malta [2]

Gibraltar [1]

Iran, Islamic Republic of [1]

New Zealand [1]

Turkey [1]

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People [649] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [21] Southampton, Hampshire [14] Maidstone, Kent [13] Plymouth, Devon [13] Portsmouth, Hampshire [11] Exeter, Devon [10] Liverpool, Lancashire [10] West Ham, Essex [10] Devonport, Devon [8] Hackney, London [7] Bethnal Green, London [6] Camberwell, London [6] Poplar, London [6] Belfast, Antrim [5] Islington, London [5] Ramsgate, Kent [5] Barnstaple, Devon [4] Battersea, London [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Cardiff, Glamorgan [4] Marylebone, London [4] Peckham, London [4] Rotherhithe, London [4] Stonehouse, Devon [4] Torquay, Devon [4] Bermondsey, London [3] Bristol, Somerset [3] Edmonton, London [3] Holborn, London [3] Ludlow, Shropshire [3] Reading, Berkshire [3] Stroud, Gloucestershire [3] Westminster, London [3] Alderney, Channel Islands [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Bodmin, Cornwall [2] Bridport, Dorset [2] Canning Town, London [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Dartmouth, Devon [2] Gloucester [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] King's Norton, Worcestershire [2] Kingsbridge, Devon [2] Lewisham, London [2] Limehouse, London [2] Midhurst, Sussex [2] Mile End, London [2]

Rank

Boy 2nd Class [530] Boy 1st Class [399] Ordinary Seaman [350] Able Seaman [301] Leading Seaman [83] Petty Officer [38] Boy Telegraphist [27] Signalman [26] Telegraphist [26] Ordinary Telegraphist [25] Ordinary Signalman [23] Signal Boy [20] Boy II [16] Leading Signalman [16] Leading Telegraphist [14] Boy 2nd class [11] Private [10] Boy I [9] Chief Petty Officer [9] Boy 1st class [7] Ordinary Signaller [7] Stoker 1st Class [7] Boy [6] Boy 2c [6] Master At Arms [6] Gunner [5] Petty Officer Telegraphist [5] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Boy (2nd Class) [4] Deck Hand [4] Leading Stoker [4] Signaller [4] Able Seaman (Rigger) [3] B1C [3] B2C [3] Boy (Second Class) [3] Boy 1 [3] Boy Sailor [3] Corporal [3] Musician [3] Yeoman of Signals [3] AB [2] Able Bodied Seaman [2] Able seaman [2] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Acting Petty Officer [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Boy - 2nd Class [2] Boy First Class [2] Boy1class [2]

Unit

HMS Impregnable [563] HMS Ajax [141] HMS Ganges [68] HMS Agincourt [67] HMS Erin [62] HMS Vivid I [40] HMS Fearless [38] HMS Lion [28] HMS Victory I [27] HMS "Impregnable" [20] H.M.S. Impregnable [17] Impregnable [15] HMS Vivid [14] HMS Hindustan [12] HMS Powerful [12] HMS Natal [11] HMS Collingwood [10] HMS Vernon [10] HMS Excellent [9] HMS Pembroke I [9] H.M.S. "Impregnable" [8] HMS Commonwealth [8] HMS Pembroke [8] Royal Naval Reserve [8] HMS Dolphin [7] HMS Monmouth [7] HMS Bellerophon [6] HMS Colossus [6] HMS Diana [6] HMS Minotaur [6] HMS New Zealand [6] HMS "Pembroke I" [5] HMS Black Prince [5] HMS Blake [5] HMS Cornwallis [5] HMS Donegal [5] HMS Hibernia [5] HMS Morning Star [5] HMS Orion [5] H.M.S. Pembroke I [4] HM Submarine H3 [4] HM Submarine H5 [4] HMS Cyclops [4] HMS Defiance [4] HMS Edgar [4] HMS Essex [4] HMS Hermione [4] HMS Majestic [4] HMS Victory [4] H.M.S. Ganges [3]

Service

Royal Navy [649] British Army [9] Australian Imperial Force [6] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [100] C [65] S [53] H [45] W [45] M [43] G [40] D [39] P [32] A [30] F [29] L [24] R [24] T [21] E [16] K [16] J [9] O [7] I [4] N [2] Y [2] Q [1] U [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [615]

Country

United Kingdom [211] Ireland [4] Australia [2] Guernsey [2] Malta [2] Gibraltar [1] Iran, Islamic Republic of [1] New Zealand [1] Turkey [1]

Percy Charlton

Born 1902

Died 1976

Royal Navy J77964 Lieutenant Commander Impregnable

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Stephen Alfred John Kiddle

Born 1902

Died 1918

Royal Navy J87410

Royal Navy J/S87410 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J/87410 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

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Ivor William John Mears

Born 1902

Died 1919

Royal Navy J94269 Boy II class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J/94269 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

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Reginald John Kerslake

Born 1901

Died 1918

Royal Navy J55253

Royal Navy J55253 Boy 1 HMS Challenger

Royal Navy Boy 1 HMS Impregnable

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James Mitchell

Born 1871

Died 1916

Royal Navy Chief Boatswain HMS Tiger

Royal Navy 138508 Boy 2c HMS Impregnable

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Alfred George Dunk

Born 1901

Died 1983

Royal Navy J90102 Boy 2nd Class H.M.S. Impregnable

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James Style Wigens

Born 1876

Died 1906

Royal Navy 270316

Royal Navy B2C Impregnable

Royal Navy B1C Lion

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Arthur Thomas Wilsdon

Born 1892

Died 1920

Royal Navy J134 Boy 2nd class HMS Impregnable

British Army 8989 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 56th Oxf. Heavy Bty.

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Thomas Thompson Whincup

Born 1899

Died 1980

Royal Navy J37475 Boy (1st Class) HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J37475 Boy (1st Class) HMS Defiance

Royal Navy J37475 Boy (1st Class) HMS Vivid

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Frederick Whiddon Stear

Born 1877

Died 1939

Royal Navy 173071 Boy (Second Class) HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 173071 Boy (First Class) HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 173071 Boy (First Class) HMS

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William Henry Blake

Born 1893

Died 1921

Royal Navy Schoolmaster HMS Impregnable

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Gerald Fortescue Ibbs

Born 1897

Died 1960

Royal Navy J29218 HMS Impregnable

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James Henry Glanville Lamerton

Born 1866

Died 1919

Royal Navy 117580

Royal Navy 117580 Master at Arms H.M.S. "Impregnable."

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Cecil Joseph Powell

Born 1904

Died 1921

Royal Navy J98973 Boy 2nd Class H.M.S. "Impregnable"

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James Davis Allen

Born 1891

Died 1942

Royal Navy 239826 Boy II H.M.S. Impregnable

Royal Navy Gunner

Royal Navy Chief Gunner

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William Minchin Pearce

Born 1900

Died 1941

Royal Navy J54653 Boy II H.M.S. Impregnable

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Herbert James Poynter

Born 1899

Died 1941

Royal Navy J51754 Boy II H.M.S. Impregnable

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Arthur William Luckman

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy J29925 Boy 2nd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J/29921 H.M.S. "Impregnable." *mistake in CWGC records

Royal Navy J29925 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

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Richard William Gedge

Born 1880

Died 1957

Royal Navy L10233

Royal Navy Ordinary Seaman 3 Impregnable

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Charles Walter Rogerson

Born 1890

Died 1923

Royal Navy 236059

Royal Navy 236059 Able Seaman HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 236059 Leading Seaman HMS Hampshire

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