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Place of birth

Ramsgate, Kent [27]

Maidstone, Kent [22]

Islington, London [8]

Bermondsey, London [7]

Camberwell, London [5]

Deptford, London [5]

Hoxton, London [5]

Chatham, Kent [4]

Gravesend, Kent [4]

Poplar, London [4]

Battersea, London [3]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Brixton, London [3]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Kensington, London [3]

Twickenham, Middlesex [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Beccles, Suffolk [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Blackheath, London [2]

Boughton Monchelsea, Kent [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Ditton, Kent [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [2]

East Ham, Essex [2]

Finsbury, London [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Holborn, London [2]

Hornsey, London [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [2]

Maidstone [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Old Ford, London [2]

Plaistow, London [2]

Ramsgate, Kent. [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Shadwell, London [2]

Sittingbourne, Kent [2]

Southwark, London [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

Tovil, Kent [2]

Westminster, London [2]

Willesden, London [2]

Abbey Wood, Kent [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Ballymena, Antrim [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [272]

Deck Hand [174]

Able Seaman [88]

Boy 2nd Class [50]

Boy 1st Class [43]

Leading Seaman [23]

Boy II [11]

Petty Officer [10]

Ord. Seaman [8]

Boy I [7]

Chief Petty Officer [7]

Cooks Mate [7]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Stoker 2nd Class [6]

Signalman [5]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [4]

Leading Signalman [4]

2nd Cooks Mate [3]

Able Bodied Seaman [3]

Acting Petty Officer [3]

Boy [3]

Boy Servant [3]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [3]

Cook's Mate [3]

Officers Steward III [3]

Ordinary Signaller [3]

Ordinary Signalman [3]

Private [3]

Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [3]

Seaman [3]

Telegraphist [3]

2nd Cook's Mate [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [2]

Boy Serv [2]

Junior Reserve Attendant [2]

Leading Cooks Mate [2]

Leading Telegraphist [2]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2]

Officers Steward 3rd Class [2]

Ordinary Telegrapher [2]

Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [2]

Senior Reserve Attendant [2]

Signal Boy [2]

Trimmer [2]

Writer 3rd Class [2]

AB (Coder) [1]

AM II [1]

Able Seamen [1]

Unit

HMS Pembroke I [264]

Royal Naval Reserve [185]

HMS Victory I [66]

HMS "Pembroke I" [43]

H.M.S. Pembroke I [35]

HMS Ganges [14]

HMS Pembroke [12]

HMS Erin [9]

HMS Impregnable [9]

HMS Vivid I [9]

Pembroke I [9]

H.M.S. Ganges [8]

HMS Natal [8]

HMS Ajax [7]

HMS Agincourt [6]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6]

HMS "Ganges" [5]

HMS "Impregnable" [5]

HMS Indomitable [5]

HMS Northampton [5]

Ganges [4]

H.M.S. Impregnable [4]

HMS "Ganges II" [4]

HMS Pembroke II [4]

H.M.S. Victory I [3]

HMS Cyclops [3]

HMS Ganges II [3]

HMS Hawke [3]

HMS Lord Nelson [3]

HMS Powerful [3]

HMS Ramillies [3]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2]

H.M.S. "Pembroke I." [2]

H.M.S. Forward [2]

H.M.S. Indomitable [2]

H.M.S. Pembroke [2]

HMS "Lancaster" [2]

HMS "Pembroke II" [2]

HMS "Powerful" [2]

HMS "Royal Oak" [2]

HMS "Wildfire" [2]

HMS Agamemnon [2]

HMS Alecto [2]

HMS Antrim [2]

HMS Blanche [2]

HMS Caledonia [2]

HMS Calliope [2]

HMS Columbine (Wanderer) [2]

HMS Dolphin [2]

HMS Dominion [2]

Service

Royal Navy [376]

Other Empire Force [6]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

British Army [3]

Last name first letter

H [50]

B [40]

P [32]

S [30]

M [28]

R [27]

W [25]

C [24]

K [22]

J [15]

L [13]

A [12]

N [12]

F [10]

G [9]

T [8]

D [6]

E [5]

I [2]

O [2]

Y [2]

U [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [363]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [125]

Gibraltar [2]

Malta [2]

Australia [1]

Iran, Islamic Republic of [1]

Ireland [1]

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People [376] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ramsgate, Kent [27] Maidstone, Kent [22] Islington, London [8] Bermondsey, London [7] Camberwell, London [5] Deptford, London [5] Hoxton, London [5] Chatham, Kent [4] Gravesend, Kent [4] Poplar, London [4] Battersea, London [3] Bethnal Green, London [3] Brixton, London [3] Croydon, Surrey [3] Hackney, London [3] Kensington, London [3] Twickenham, Middlesex [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Beccles, Suffolk [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Blackheath, London [2] Boughton Monchelsea, Kent [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Ditton, Kent [2] Dover, Kent [2] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [2] East Ham, Essex [2] Finsbury, London [2] Fulham, London [2] Holborn, London [2] Hornsey, London [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Lambeth, London [2] Lowestoft, Suffolk [2] Maidstone [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Old Ford, London [2] Plaistow, London [2] Ramsgate, Kent. [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Shadwell, London [2] Sittingbourne, Kent [2] Southwark, London [2] Tottenham, London [2] Tovil, Kent [2] Westminster, London [2] Willesden, London [2] Abbey Wood, Kent [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Ballymena, Antrim [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [272] Deck Hand [174] Able Seaman [88] Boy 2nd Class [50] Boy 1st Class [43] Leading Seaman [23] Boy II [11] Petty Officer [10] Ord. Seaman [8] Boy I [7] Chief Petty Officer [7] Cooks Mate [7] Stoker 1st Class [6] Stoker 2nd Class [6] Signalman [5] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [4] Leading Signalman [4] 2nd Cooks Mate [3] Able Bodied Seaman [3] Acting Petty Officer [3] Boy [3] Boy Servant [3] Chief Yeoman of Signals [3] Cook's Mate [3] Officers Steward III [3] Ordinary Signaller [3] Ordinary Signalman [3] Private [3] Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [3] Seaman [3] Telegraphist [3] 2nd Cook's Mate [2] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Acting Stoker 1st Class [2] Boy Serv [2] Junior Reserve Attendant [2] Leading Cooks Mate [2] Leading Telegraphist [2] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2] Officers Steward 3rd Class [2] Ordinary Telegrapher [2] Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [2] Senior Reserve Attendant [2] Signal Boy [2] Trimmer [2] Writer 3rd Class [2] AB (Coder) [1] AM II [1] Able Seamen [1]

Unit

HMS Pembroke I [264] Royal Naval Reserve [185] HMS Victory I [66] HMS "Pembroke I" [43] H.M.S. Pembroke I [35] HMS Ganges [14] HMS Pembroke [12] HMS Erin [9] HMS Impregnable [9] HMS Vivid I [9] Pembroke I [9] H.M.S. Ganges [8] HMS Natal [8] HMS Ajax [7] HMS Agincourt [6] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6] HMS "Ganges" [5] HMS "Impregnable" [5] HMS Indomitable [5] HMS Northampton [5] Ganges [4] H.M.S. Impregnable [4] HMS "Ganges II" [4] HMS Pembroke II [4] H.M.S. Victory I [3] HMS Cyclops [3] HMS Ganges II [3] HMS Hawke [3] HMS Lord Nelson [3] HMS Powerful [3] HMS Ramillies [3] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [2] H.M.S. "Pembroke I." [2] H.M.S. Forward [2] H.M.S. Indomitable [2] H.M.S. Pembroke [2] HMS "Lancaster" [2] HMS "Pembroke II" [2] HMS "Powerful" [2] HMS "Royal Oak" [2] HMS "Wildfire" [2] HMS Agamemnon [2] HMS Alecto [2] HMS Antrim [2] HMS Blanche [2] HMS Caledonia [2] HMS Calliope [2] HMS Columbine (Wanderer) [2] HMS Dolphin [2] HMS Dominion [2]

Service

Royal Navy [376] Other Empire Force [6] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] British Army [3]

Last name first letter

H [50] B [40] P [32] S [30] M [28] R [27] W [25] C [24] K [22] J [15] L [13] A [12] N [12] F [10] G [9] T [8] D [6] E [5] I [2] O [2] Y [2] U [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [363] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [125] Gibraltar [2] Malta [2] Australia [1] Iran, Islamic Republic of [1] Ireland [1]

Arthur William Storer

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS8555

Royal Navy SS8555 Ordinary Seaman Pembroke I

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Harold Cecil Wills

Born 1891

Died 1980

Royal Navy M18597 Pembroke I

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Frances Amelia Hannah Cordier

Born 1891

Died 1961

Royal Navy G976 Steward HMS Pembroke I

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Charles Edward Benjamin Bance

Born 1896

Died 1972

Royal Navy L4958

Royal Navy L4958 O.S. III Bonaventure

Royal Navy L4958 O.S. III Cyclops

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William Henry Underdown

Born 1866

Died 1947

Royal Navy M9860 H.M.S. Pembroke I

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Edward Charles Bunn

Born 1900

Died 1961

Royal Navy J43542 Boy II HMS Vivid BTE

Royal Navy J43542 Boy I HMS Vivid BTE

Royal Navy J43542 Boy I HMS Cornwallis

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Harold Bertram Humberstone

Born 1896

Died 1956

Royal Navy M10862

Royal Navy L6046 Ordinary Seaman II HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy L6046 Ordinary Seaman II HMS Dido then HMS Laverock

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Edgar Thomas Spratling

Born 1900

Died 1982

Royal Navy SS9046 Ord. Seaman H.M.S. Pembroke I

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William Richard Rouse

Born 1899

Died 1941

Royal Navy J78165 H.M.S. Pembroke I

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Harry Fred Cox

Born 1885

Died 1971

Royal Navy J64508 HMS Blanche

Royal Navy J64508 HMS Pembroke I

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Percy Bourne

Born 1895

Died 1975

Royal Navy J71735 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Pembroke I"

Royal Navy J71735 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Pembroke I"

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George Amos Brooker

Born 1895

Died 1966

Royal Navy J46958 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Pembroke I"

Royal Navy J46958 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Pembroke I"

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William Thomas Gibson

Born 1899

Died 1981

Royal Navy J80820 Ord. Seaman H.M.S. Pembroke I

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Albert Septimus Smith

Born 1881

Died 1921

Royal Navy 188904 Petty Officer H.M.S. Pembroke I

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John Laitt

Born 1882

Died 1940

Royal Navy 194347 Ship's Corporal HMS Pembroke I

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Leonard Walter Terry

Born 1900

Died 1947

Royal Navy M33691 Cooks Mate HMS Pembroke I

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Frederick John Richman Elliss

Born 1900

Died 1971

Royal Navy SS9635 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke I

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James Edwin Warne

Born 1884

Died 1917

Royal Navy 343139 Chief Writer HMS Pembroke I

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Robert Leonard Fagg

Born 1896

Died 1974

Royal Navy J.16781 Pembroke I

Royal Navy J16781 Ganges

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Alfred Fox

Born 1868

Died 1916

Royal Navy 126318 Able Seaman Pembroke I

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