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Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [49]

Ramsgate, Kent [31]

Maidstone [6]

Otham, Kent [4]

Chart Sutton, Kent [3]

Cowdenbeath, Fifeshire [3]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [3]

East Farleigh, Kent [3]

East Malling, Kent [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Barming, Kent [2]

Boxley, Kent [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Greenwich, London [2]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Larkfield, Kent [2]

Leeds, Kent [2]

Lochgelly, Fifeshire [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Mereworth, Kent [2]

Oxford [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Stratford, Essex [2]

Wrotham, Kent [2]

Ashmansworth, Berkshire [1]

Aylesford, Kent [1]

Ayleston, Leicestershire [1]

Aylsham, Norfolk [1]

Ballymena, Antrim [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Barnes, Surrey [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birchington, Kent [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birkenshaw, near Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Birling, Kent [1]

Boughton Monchelsea, Kent [1]

Bradenham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Bradwell, Suffolk [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Buckie, Banffshire [1]

Bury Saint Edmund, Suffolk [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Rank

Stoker 2nd Class [93]

Stoker 1st Class [88]

Stoker 2 [57]

Stoker 1 [48]

Leading Stoker [37]

Ordinary Seaman [35]

Able Seaman [22]

Acting Leading Stoker [14]

Boy 1st Class [14]

Boy 2nd Class [14]

Petty Officer Stoker [14]

Stoker [13]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [11]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [11]

Private [11]

Stoker Petty Officer [11]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [10]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [8]

Chief Stoker [7]

Leading Seaman [7]

Deck Hand [6]

Trimmer [6]

Chief Petty Officer [5]

Petty Officer [5]

Acting ERA 4th Class [4]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [4]

Armourer's Crew [4]

Carpenter's Crew [4]

Cooks Mate [4]

Mechanician [4]

Stoker II [4]

Boy II [3]

ERA 4th Class [3]

Engine Room Artificer [3]

P O Stoker [3]

2nd Cooks Mate [2]

AM1 [2]

Acting Stoker 1 [2]

Air Mechanic [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Artificer Engineer [2]

Boy [2]

Boy Artificer [2]

Boy I [2]

Captain [2]

Car Crew [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

ERA 3c [2]

ERA 3rd Class [2]

ERA 4 [2]

Unit

HMS Pembroke II [113]

HMS "Pembroke II" [100]

H.M.S. Pembroke II [21]

Pembroke II [21]

Royal Air Force [16]

Royal Naval Reserve [14]

HMS Pembroke I [13]

HMS Pembroke [10]

HMS Ajax [8]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [7]

HMS "Acheron" [6]

HMS Actaeon [6]

HMS Erin [6]

HMS Victory II [6]

HMS Vivid II [6]

RNAS HMS "President II" [6]

HMS "Ganges II" [5]

HMS "Pembroke I" [5]

HMS Hogue [5]

HMS Natal [5]

HMS President II [5]

H.M.S. President II [4]

HMS "Blenheim" [4]

HMS Vindictive [4]

HMS Vivid I [4]

HMS Yarmouth [4]

HMSs Dolphin, Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4]

Greenwich [3]

HMS "Pembroke" [3]

HMS Acheron [3]

HMS Berwick [3]

HMS Blenheim [3]

HMS Ganges II [3]

HMS Hindustan [3]

HMS Implacable [3]

HMS Indomitable [3]

HMS Marlborough [3]

HMS Pembroke III [3]

HMS Vanguard [3]

HMS Wildfire [3]

Royal Naval Air Service [3]

H.M.S. "Pathfinder" [2]

H.M.S. Pembroke [2]

HM Submarine E36 [2]

HMS "Actaeon" [2]

HMS "Blanche" [2]

HMS "Diamond" [2]

HMS "Dragon" [2]

Service

Royal Navy [314]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

British Army [15]

Other Empire Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [59]

W [29]

A [28]

S [27]

C [26]

M [23]

P [18]

H [13]

R [12]

G [11]

F [10]

D [9]

T [9]

E [8]

L [6]

N [6]

J [5]

K [5]

O [5]

Q [2]

I [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [304]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [198]

Malta [4]

Gibraltar [2]

Canada [1]

Ireland [1]

Tonga [1]

United States [1]

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People [314] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [49] Ramsgate, Kent [31] Maidstone [6] Otham, Kent [4] Chart Sutton, Kent [3] Cowdenbeath, Fifeshire [3] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [3] East Farleigh, Kent [3] East Malling, Kent [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Barming, Kent [2] Boxley, Kent [2] Deptford, London [2] Dover, Kent [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Greenwich, London [2] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [2] Lambeth, London [2] Larkfield, Kent [2] Leeds, Kent [2] Lochgelly, Fifeshire [2] Marylebone, London [2] Mereworth, Kent [2] Oxford [2] Poplar, London [2] Stratford, Essex [2] Wrotham, Kent [2] Ashmansworth, Berkshire [1] Aylesford, Kent [1] Ayleston, Leicestershire [1] Aylsham, Norfolk [1] Ballymena, Antrim [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Barnes, Surrey [1] Battersea, London [1] Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birchington, Kent [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birkenshaw, near Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Birling, Kent [1] Boughton Monchelsea, Kent [1] Bradenham, Buckinghamshire [1] Bradwell, Suffolk [1] Brixton, London [1] Buckie, Banffshire [1] Bury Saint Edmund, Suffolk [1] Camberwell, London [1] Canning Town, London [1] Chelsea, London [1]

Rank

Stoker 2nd Class [93] Stoker 1st Class [88] Stoker 2 [57] Stoker 1 [48] Leading Stoker [37] Ordinary Seaman [35] Able Seaman [22] Acting Leading Stoker [14] Boy 1st Class [14] Boy 2nd Class [14] Petty Officer Stoker [14] Stoker [13] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [11] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [11] Private [11] Stoker Petty Officer [11] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [10] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [8] Chief Stoker [7] Leading Seaman [7] Deck Hand [6] Trimmer [6] Chief Petty Officer [5] Petty Officer [5] Acting ERA 4th Class [4] Acting Stoker 1st Class [4] Armourer's Crew [4] Carpenter's Crew [4] Cooks Mate [4] Mechanician [4] Stoker II [4] Boy II [3] ERA 4th Class [3] Engine Room Artificer [3] P O Stoker [3] 2nd Cooks Mate [2] AM1 [2] Acting Stoker 1 [2] Air Mechanic [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Artificer Engineer [2] Boy [2] Boy Artificer [2] Boy I [2] Captain [2] Car Crew [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] ERA 3c [2] ERA 3rd Class [2] ERA 4 [2]

Unit

HMS Pembroke II [113] HMS "Pembroke II" [100] H.M.S. Pembroke II [21] Pembroke II [21] Royal Air Force [16] Royal Naval Reserve [14] HMS Pembroke I [13] HMS Pembroke [10] HMS Ajax [8] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [7] HMS "Acheron" [6] HMS Actaeon [6] HMS Erin [6] HMS Victory II [6] HMS Vivid II [6] RNAS HMS "President II" [6] HMS "Ganges II" [5] HMS "Pembroke I" [5] HMS Hogue [5] HMS Natal [5] HMS President II [5] H.M.S. President II [4] HMS "Blenheim" [4] HMS Vindictive [4] HMS Vivid I [4] HMS Yarmouth [4] HMSs Dolphin, Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [4] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4] Greenwich [3] HMS "Pembroke" [3] HMS Acheron [3] HMS Berwick [3] HMS Blenheim [3] HMS Ganges II [3] HMS Hindustan [3] HMS Implacable [3] HMS Indomitable [3] HMS Marlborough [3] HMS Pembroke III [3] HMS Vanguard [3] HMS Wildfire [3] Royal Naval Air Service [3] H.M.S. "Pathfinder" [2] H.M.S. Pembroke [2] HM Submarine E36 [2] HMS "Actaeon" [2] HMS "Blanche" [2] HMS "Diamond" [2] HMS "Dragon" [2]

Service

Royal Navy [314] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] British Army [15] Other Empire Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [59] W [29] A [28] S [27] C [26] M [23] P [18] H [13] R [12] G [11] F [10] D [9] T [9] E [8] L [6] N [6] J [5] K [5] O [5] Q [2] I [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [304] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [198] Malta [4] Gibraltar [2] Canada [1] Ireland [1] Tonga [1] United States [1]

William Elliott

Born 1880

Died 1945

Royal Navy 299896 Stoker 1 (SM) Laertes

Royal Navy 299896 Stoker 1 (SM) Pembroke II

Royal Navy 299896 Stoker 2 Pembroke II

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Gerald William Green

Born 1899

Died 1989

Royal Navy M29998 Armourer's Crew HMS Pembroke II

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Bertie Robert Freestone

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army L/14476 Private Middlesex Regiment 3rd Battalion

Royal Navy Stoker Class II Pembroke II

Royal Navy Stoker II Magnificent

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William Charles Blyth Tancock

Born 1882

Died 1928

Royal Navy K26974

Royal Navy Pembroke II

Royal Navy K62974

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William James Abrahams

Born 1889

Died 1945

Royal Navy K10550

Royal Navy K.10550 Stoker II Pembroke II

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Joseph Gregory Dabney

Born 1891

Died 1956

Royal Navy K8180

Royal Navy K8180 Lord Nelson

Royal Navy K8180 Leading Stoker Aeolus

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Edward George Crittenden

Born 1876

Royal Navy 281505 Chief Stoker

Royal Navy 281505 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy 281505 Chief Stoker HMS Pembroke II

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Harry Herbert Mercer

Born 1881

Died 1936

Royal Navy 342649 Car Crew H.M.S. Pembroke II

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Frederick George Doughty

Born 1883

Died 1938

Royal Navy Warrant Engineer

Royal Navy 272110 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class Pembroke II

Royal Navy 272110 Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class H.M.S. Queen

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Henry Gilbert Hogbin

Born 1896

Died 1967

Royal Navy K51704 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Pembroke II

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Bertram Henry Morris

Born 1881

Died 1963

Royal Navy F844 Petty Officer Mechanic HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy F844 Petty Officer Mechanic HMS President

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Howard George Crittenden

Born 1891

Died 1917

Royal Navy K39087

Royal Navy K39087 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy K39087 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II (Foyle)

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Charles Augustus Batho

Born 1892

Died 1949

Royal Navy M6328 Plumber's Mate HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy M6328 Plumber's Mate HMS Pembroke II

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Edwin Tyerman

Born 1887

Died 1964

Royal Navy M26228

Royal Navy 323753 Act. BRA4 Pembroke II

Royal Navy 323753 Victory

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Malcolm Alexander Francis Fraser

Born 1899

Died 1972

Royal Navy M30908 Aircrewman H.M.S. Pembroke II

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Sidney Herbert Redman

Born 1899

Died 1969

Royal Navy K55350 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Pembroke II

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Thomas Richard Aplin

Born 1892

Died 1945

Royal Navy K31629 Rating H.M.S, Pembroke II

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Leonard Sydney Spinner

Born 1895

Died 1975

Royal Navy K16926 Pembroke II

Royal Navy K.16926 Dolphin

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Leslie Hubert Rowell

Born 1900

Died 1982

Royal Navy K50719 Stoker H.M.S. Pembroke II

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Thomas Walter John Catt

Born 1901

Died 1982

Royal Navy K62284 H.M.S. Pembroke II

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