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Maidstone, Kent [78]

Ramsgate, Kent [61]

Dover, Kent [12]

Islington, London [12]

Bermondsey, London [11]

Poplar, London [10]

Deptford, London [9]

Battersea, London [8]

Maidstone [8]

Bethnal Green, London [7]

Camberwell, London [7]

Hoxton, London [7]

Kensington, London [7]

Lambeth, London [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire [7]

West Ham, Essex [7]

Aberdeen [6]

Brixton, London [6]

Chatham, Kent [6]

Gravesend, Kent [6]

Sunderland, Durham [6]

Tottenham, London [6]

Walworth, London [6]

Croydon, Surrey [5]

Hackney, London [5]

Sittingbourne, Kent [5]

Stockton [5]

Westminster, London [5]

Clapham, London [4]

Colchester, Essex [4]

East Malling, Kent [4]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [4]

Ipswich, Suffolk [4]

Norwich, Norfolk [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Sheerness, Kent [4]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [4]

Boughton Monchelsea, Kent [3]

Bow, London [3]

Boxley, Kent [3]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [3]

East Ham, Essex [3]

Hammersmith, London [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Nottingham [3]

Old Ford, London [3]

Otham, Kent [3]

Plumstead, Kent [3]

Saint Pancras, London [3]

Salford, Lancashire [3]

Rank

Private [693]

Ordinary Seaman [351]

Able Seaman [216]

Deck Hand [210]

Stoker 1st Class [147]

Stoker 2nd Class [127]

Corporal [82]

Serjeant [79]

Boy 2nd Class [66]

Boy 1st Class [61]

Stoker 2 [61]

Leading Stoker [55]

Stoker 1 [52]

Seaman [51]

Second Lieutenant [51]

Leading Seaman [46]

Petty Officer [42]

Stoker [37]

Lieutenant [34]

Gunner [31]

Captain [30]

Sapper [30]

Petty Officer Stoker [25]

Trimmer [24]

Chief Petty Officer [23]

Stoker Petty Officer [22]

Acting Serjeant [20]

Acting Corporal [19]

Acting Leading Stoker [18]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [17]

Signalman [17]

Major [16]

Engineman [14]

Boy II [13]

Lance Corporal [13]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [12]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [11]

Chief Stoker [11]

Leading Signalman [10]

Petty Officer 1st Class [10]

Boy I [9]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [9]

Able Bodied Seaman [8]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [8]

Ord. Seaman [8]

Cooks Mate [7]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [6]

Armourer's Crew [5]

Unit

Pembroke Yeomanry [954]

Welsh Regiment [529]

Royal Naval Reserve [328]

HMS Pembroke I [264]

HMS Pembroke [183]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [159]

HMS Pembroke II [113]

HMS "Pembroke II" [100]

HMS Vindictive [86]

HMS Victory I [66]

Royal Engineers [61]

Corps of Hussars [52]

Machine Gun Corps [48]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Pembroke [47]

HMS "Pembroke I" [43]

Labour Corps [39]

H.M.S. Pembroke I [35]

Royal Air Force [28]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [28]

H.M.S. Pembroke [25]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Pembroke [25]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Pembroke." [24]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [24]

H.M.S. Pembroke II [21]

Pembroke II [21]

HMS Ganges [19]

HMS Impregnable [18]

HMS Natal [18]

HMS "Pembroke" [17]

Pembroke [17]

South Wales Borderers [17]

HMS Erin [16]

Army Service Corps [15]

HMS Indomitable [15]

Imperial Camel Corps [15]

2/1st Pembroke Yeomanry [14]

HMS Ajax [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery Pembroke [14]

Royal Naval Division [14]

H.M.S. "Pembroke" [12]

H.M.S. "Pembroke." [12]

HMS Hindustan [12]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [12]

H.M.S. Ganges [11]

HMS Yarmouth [11]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

HMS "Impregnable" [9]

HMS Actaeon [9]

HMS Vivid I [9]

Service

Royal Navy [1229]

British Army [1046]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29]

Other Empire Force [14]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Canadian Navy [3]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [212]

M [206]

J [182]

H [179]

W [153]

C [149]

S [145]

R [131]

P [130]

D [126]

T [104]

E [97]

L [97]

G [87]

A [80]

F [47]

K [37]

N [36]

O [26]

V [11]

I [9]

Y [7]

Q [2]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [2001]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [454]

Malta [6]

Gibraltar [4]

Australia [2]

Ireland [2]

Canada [1]

Greece [1]

India [1]

Iran, Islamic Republic of [1]

New Zealand [1]

Tonga [1]

Turkey [1]

United States [1]

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People [2255] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [78] Ramsgate, Kent [61] Dover, Kent [12] Islington, London [12] Bermondsey, London [11] Poplar, London [10] Deptford, London [9] Battersea, London [8] Maidstone [8] Bethnal Green, London [7] Camberwell, London [7] Hoxton, London [7] Kensington, London [7] Lambeth, London [7] Liverpool, Lancashire [7] West Ham, Essex [7] Aberdeen [6] Brixton, London [6] Chatham, Kent [6] Gravesend, Kent [6] Sunderland, Durham [6] Tottenham, London [6] Walworth, London [6] Croydon, Surrey [5] Hackney, London [5] Sittingbourne, Kent [5] Stockton [5] Westminster, London [5] Clapham, London [4] Colchester, Essex [4] East Malling, Kent [4] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [4] Ipswich, Suffolk [4] Norwich, Norfolk [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Sheerness, Kent [4] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [4] Boughton Monchelsea, Kent [3] Bow, London [3] Boxley, Kent [3] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [3] East Ham, Essex [3] Hammersmith, London [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Nottingham [3] Old Ford, London [3] Otham, Kent [3] Plumstead, Kent [3] Saint Pancras, London [3] Salford, Lancashire [3]

Rank

Private [693] Ordinary Seaman [351] Able Seaman [216] Deck Hand [210] Stoker 1st Class [147] Stoker 2nd Class [127] Corporal [82] Serjeant [79] Boy 2nd Class [66] Boy 1st Class [61] Stoker 2 [61] Leading Stoker [55] Stoker 1 [52] Seaman [51] Second Lieutenant [51] Leading Seaman [46] Petty Officer [42] Stoker [37] Lieutenant [34] Gunner [31] Captain [30] Sapper [30] Petty Officer Stoker [25] Trimmer [24] Chief Petty Officer [23] Stoker Petty Officer [22] Acting Serjeant [20] Acting Corporal [19] Acting Leading Stoker [18] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [17] Signalman [17] Major [16] Engineman [14] Boy II [13] Lance Corporal [13] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [12] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [11] Chief Stoker [11] Leading Signalman [10] Petty Officer 1st Class [10] Boy I [9] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [9] Able Bodied Seaman [8] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [8] Ord. Seaman [8] Cooks Mate [7] Acting Stoker 1st Class [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [6] Armourer's Crew [5]

Unit

Pembroke Yeomanry [954] Welsh Regiment [529] Royal Naval Reserve [328] HMS Pembroke I [264] HMS Pembroke [183] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [159] HMS Pembroke II [113] HMS "Pembroke II" [100] HMS Vindictive [86] HMS Victory I [66] Royal Engineers [61] Corps of Hussars [52] Machine Gun Corps [48] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Pembroke [47] HMS "Pembroke I" [43] Labour Corps [39] H.M.S. Pembroke I [35] Royal Air Force [28] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [28] H.M.S. Pembroke [25] Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Pembroke [25] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Pembroke." [24] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [24] H.M.S. Pembroke II [21] Pembroke II [21] HMS Ganges [19] HMS Impregnable [18] HMS Natal [18] HMS "Pembroke" [17] Pembroke [17] South Wales Borderers [17] HMS Erin [16] Army Service Corps [15] HMS Indomitable [15] Imperial Camel Corps [15] 2/1st Pembroke Yeomanry [14] HMS Ajax [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Royal Garrison Artillery Pembroke [14] Royal Naval Division [14] H.M.S. "Pembroke" [12] H.M.S. "Pembroke." [12] HMS Hindustan [12] Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [12] H.M.S. Ganges [11] HMS Yarmouth [11] Royal Field Artillery [10] HMS "Impregnable" [9] HMS Actaeon [9] HMS Vivid I [9]

Service

Royal Navy [1229] British Army [1046] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29] Other Empire Force [14] Australian Imperial Force [4] Canadian Navy [3] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [212] M [206] J [182] H [179] W [153] C [149] S [145] R [131] P [130] D [126] T [104] E [97] L [97] G [87] A [80] F [47] K [37] N [36] O [26] V [11] I [9] Y [7] Q [2] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [2001] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [454] Malta [6] Gibraltar [4] Australia [2] Ireland [2] Canada [1] Greece [1] India [1] Iran, Islamic Republic of [1] New Zealand [1] Tonga [1] Turkey [1] United States [1]

James Donovan

Born 1890

Royal Navy 236462 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 236462 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 236462 Ordinary Signalman HMS Magnificent

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Henry Paton Jackson

Born 1879

Australian Imperial Force 216 Able Seaman Driver Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

Australian Imperial Force 216N Private ANZAC Provost Corps

Australian Imperial Force 216N Private 3rd Brigade - 1st Australian Division 9th Battalion

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Harry Robinson

Born 1877

British Army 306250 Sapper Royal Engineers

Royal Navy Fireman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Stoker Royal Naval Reserve

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Archibald Simpson Ballingall

Born 1899

Royal Navy J84839

Royal Navy J84839 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy J84839 Ordinary Seaman HMS Attentive III

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Herbert James Kirby

Born 1892

Royal Navy Paymaster Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Z/99 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy London Z/99 Writer 2nd Class Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Ernest Gilbert

Born 1881

Royal Navy 296275 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy 296275 Stoker 1st Class HMS Flora

Royal Navy 296275 Leading Stoker HMS Vivid II

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Ernest Arthur Perry

Born 1899

Royal Navy J69595 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy A 11554 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy B 7249 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

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James Adam

Born 1898

Royal Navy F50973 Air Mechanic 2nd Class HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy F50973 Air Mechanic 2nd Class HMS Tregantle

Royal Navy F50973 Air Mechanic 2nd Class HMS Blandford

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Jack Butcher

Born 1891

Royal Navy K7482

Royal Navy CH/16466 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/16466 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Norman Read

Born 1893

Royal Navy M9679 Junior Reserve Attendant HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy M9679 Junior Reserve Attendant Hospital Ship Magic

Royal Navy M9679 Senior Reserve Attendant Hospital Ship Magic

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Charles Hunt

Born 1892

Royal Navy J2856 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J2856 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J2856 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hogue

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David Muir Anderson

Born 1894

Royal Navy J11142

Royal Navy J11142 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J11142 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

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Thomas D Evans

British Army (T) 2161 Acting Serjeant Pembroke Yeomanry

British Army T/328210 Acting Serjeant Army Service Corps

British Army T/328211 Company Serjeant Major Advanced Horse Transport Depot Army Service Corps

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Charles H Anstey

British Army 4272 Corporal Pembroke Yeomanry

British Army 315227 Corporal Welsh Regiment

British Army 280339 Corporal Army Service Corps

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Michael Estrey

British Army 20767 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 28380 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 86049 Private Liverpool Regiment

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William James

British Army 320458 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 5096 Private Pembroke Yeomanry

British Army 315467 Private Welsh Regiment

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George Alfred Sheridan Shedden

British Army Private Inns of Court Officer Training Corps

British Army Lieutenant Pembroke Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

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Ernest W Roker

British Army 148006 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 4385 Gunner Pembroke Yeomanry

British Army 371474 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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David Brigstocke

British Army T46631 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 4378 Private Pembroke Yeomanry

British Army 33162 Private Hampshire Regiment

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William Evans

British Army 315415 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 4896 Private Pembroke Yeomanry

British Army 320404 Private Welsh Regiment

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