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Balham, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bradwell, Suffolk [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bromley, London [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Derby [1]

East Walton, Norfolk [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Newington, London [1]

Portland, Dorset [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Stratford, Essex [1]

Walton on Naze, Essex [1]

West Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Winton, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Boy 2nd Class [10]

Able Seaman [9]

Boy 1st Class [8]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Leading Seaman [5]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Petty Officer [4]

Leading Stoker [3]

Boy Artificer [2]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

Leading Signaller [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Ordinary Signaller [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Signaller [1]

Stoker II [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Unit

L55 [17]

HM Submarine L55 [6]

HMS Ganges [4]

HMS Impregnable [4]

HMS Bonaventure [2]

HMS Ganges II [2]

HMS Vernon [2]

HMS Victory II [2]

HMS Acheron [1]

HMS Africa [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Antrim [1]

HMS Blanche [1]

HMS Bulwark [1]

HMS Cochrane [1]

HMS Dolphin [1]

HMS Dominion [1]

HMS Drake [1]

HMS Dreadnought [1]

HMS Egmont [1]

HMS Europa [1]

HMS Forte [1]

HMS Halcyon [1]

HMS Hannibal [1]

HMS Hebe [1]

HMS Hercules [1]

HMS Indus [1]

HMS Iron Duke [1]

HMS King Edward VII [1]

HMS Lion [1]

HMS Lucia [1]

HMS Maidstone [1]

HMS Mars [1]

HMS Minotaur [1]

HMS NICATOR [1]

HMS Pembroke II [1]

HMS Shannon [1]

HMS Superb [1]

HMS Thunderer [1]

HMS Titania [1]

HMS Venerable [1]

HMS Victory Ii [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

HMS Vivid II [1]

Hm Submarine L55 [1]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [24]

Last name first letter

G [3]

P [3]

W [3]

A [2]

D [2]

L [2]

T [2]

B [1]

C [1]

E [1]

F [1]

H [1]

O [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [24]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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People [24] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Balham, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bradwell, Suffolk [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bromley, London [1] Chiswick, Middlesex [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Derby [1] East Walton, Norfolk [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Lewisham, London [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Newington, London [1] Portland, Dorset [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Stratford, Essex [1] Walton on Naze, Essex [1] West Hartlepool, Durham [1] Winton, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Boy 2nd Class [10] Able Seaman [9] Boy 1st Class [8] Ordinary Seaman [7] Stoker 1st Class [6] Leading Seaman [5] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Petty Officer [4] Leading Stoker [3] Boy Artificer [2] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1] Leading Signaller [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Ordinary Signaller [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Signaller [1] Stoker II [1] Telegraphist [1]

Unit

L55 [17] HM Submarine L55 [6] HMS Ganges [4] HMS Impregnable [4] HMS Bonaventure [2] HMS Ganges II [2] HMS Vernon [2] HMS Victory II [2] HMS Acheron [1] HMS Africa [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Antrim [1] HMS Blanche [1] HMS Bulwark [1] HMS Cochrane [1] HMS Dolphin [1] HMS Dominion [1] HMS Drake [1] HMS Dreadnought [1] HMS Egmont [1] HMS Europa [1] HMS Forte [1] HMS Halcyon [1] HMS Hannibal [1] HMS Hebe [1] HMS Hercules [1] HMS Indus [1] HMS Iron Duke [1] HMS King Edward VII [1] HMS Lion [1] HMS Lucia [1] HMS Maidstone [1] HMS Mars [1] HMS Minotaur [1] HMS NICATOR [1] HMS Pembroke II [1] HMS Shannon [1] HMS Superb [1] HMS Thunderer [1] HMS Titania [1] HMS Venerable [1] HMS Victory Ii [1] HMS Vivid I [1] HMS Vivid II [1] Hm Submarine L55 [1] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [24]

Last name first letter

G [3] P [3] W [3] A [2] D [2] L [2] T [2] B [1] C [1] E [1] F [1] H [1] O [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [24]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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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Joseph Gissing

Born 1894

Died 1919

Royal Navy J8374 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J8374 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J8374 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hercules

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Leonard Frank Davies

Born 1894

Died 1919

Royal Navy J7627 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J7627 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J7627 Ordinary Signaller HMS Drake

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Frank Wilks

Born 1893

Died 1919

Royal Navy J7669 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J7669 Boy 1st Class HMS Antrim

Royal Navy J7669 Ordinary Seaman HMS Bulwark

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