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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]

George Herbert Devall

Born 1899

Died 1977

Royal Navy J31863 Boy I Impregnable

Royal Navy J31863 Boy I Pembroke

Royal Navy J31863 Boy I Duke of Edinburgh

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Henry Thomas Hill

Born 1899

Died 1921

Royal Navy J58022 (Dev) Boy (Second Class) H.M.S. "Impregnable"

Royal Navy J58022 (Dev) Leading Seaman H.M.S. "Defiance."

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Arthur Reginald Batchelor

Born 1900

Died 1941

Royal Navy J54353 Boy II H.M.S. Impregnable

Royal Navy P/J 54353 Yeoman of Signals H.M.S. Hood

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Harold George Hayter

Born 1900

Died 1941

Royal Navy J51560 Boy II H.M.S. Impregnable

Royal Navy P/J 51560 Petty Officer Telegraphist H.M.S. Barham

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Tom Cheetham

Born 1901

Died 1919

Royal Navy J80425 Boy 2nd Class Boy 2nd CLass

Royal Navy J80425 Boy 1st Class H.M.S. "Impregnable"

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George Ledson

Born 1869

Royal Navy 128993 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 128993 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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Charles Frederick George Fisher

Born 1892

Royal Navy 240029 Boy Class II HMS Impregnable

British Army 14856 Private/Acting Corporal Hampshire Regiment Depot

British Army 14856 Private/Acting Corporal Hampshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Alec Carpenter

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy J9416 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J9416 Boy Telegraphist HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J9416 Ordinary Telegraphist HMS Shannon

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John Haughton Arundale

Born 1864

Died 1944

British Army 8235 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army 6143 Colour Sergeant Lancashire Fusiliers 12th Battalion (s)

British Army 6143 Quartermaster Sergeant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Lincoln William Boxall

Born 1899

Died 1917

Royal Navy J48316 Boy 2nd Class H.M.S. Impregnable

Royal Navy J48316 Boy 1st Class H.M.S. Impregnable

Royal Navy J48316 Boy 1st Class H.M.S. Hercules

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Reginald John Wood

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy J10565 Able Seaman HMS Indefatigable

Royal Navy J10565 Boy2class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J10565 Boy1class HMS Impregnable

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Edwin Wallace Gange

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy J6270

Royal Navy J6270 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J6270 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

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Walter Percy Gibson

Born 1904

Died 1921

Royal Navy J101348 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

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Thomas Ambrose Ward

Born 1865

Died 1915

Royal Navy 129374 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Impregnable

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Charles Henry Richard Lander

Born 1906

Died 1921

Royal Navy J102255 Boy 2nd Class H.M.S. "Impregnable"

Royal Navy J/102255 Boy 2nd Class

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Albert Thomas Bamsey

Born 1898

Died 1915

Royal Navy J31882 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

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Christopher James England

Born 1898

Died 1915

Royal Navy J34350 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

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Peter Luderman

Born 1899

Died 1915

Royal Navy J34436 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

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Sidney Ernest Hall

Born 1898

Died 1915

Royal Navy J35307 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

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Michael John O'brien

Born 1899

Died 1915

Royal Navy J36017 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

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