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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]

Harry Jones

British Army 46670 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 401 Private Pembroke Yeomanry

British Army 20322 Private Connaught Rangers

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Eric Ryder

British Army Second Lieutenant Pembroke Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant King's Shropshire Light Infantry attached Royal Army Service Corps

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Joseph A Randall

British Army 4921 Private Pembroke Yeomanry

British Army 315424 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 320413 Private Welsh Regiment

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William E Rowe

British Army 5007 Private Pembroke Yeomanry

British Army 39587 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 100435 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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James Bevan Bowen

British Army Lieutenant Pembroke Yeomanry

British Army Captain Brigade Signals Troop

British Army Brigade Signal Officer South Wales Mounted Brigade

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Arthur W Back

British Army Lieutenant Pembroke Yeomanry Territorial Force Attached Somaliland Camel Corps

British Army Lieutenant Somaliland Camel Corps

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Ernest Sherlock

British Army 4608 Private Pembroke Yeomanry

British Army 290071 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 206736 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Jeffrey Leslie Bain

Born 1879

Royal Navy 270647 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class

Royal Navy 270647 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class

Royal Navy 270647 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class

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Andrew Robertson Corstorphine

Born 1899

Royal Navy J78416

Royal Navy J78416 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J78416 Boy 1st Class HMS Powerful

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Charles James Wild

Born 1886

Royal Navy London 8/2988 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy London 8/2988 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Conqueror

Royal Navy London 8/2988 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Pembroke I

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Walter Thomas James

Born 1894

Royal Navy J56879 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy J56879 Ordinary Seaman HMS Dido (Beaver)

Royal Navy J56879 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory II (Beaver)

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William Anscombe

Born 1892

Royal Navy J7076 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Ganges II"

Royal Navy J7076 Boy 1st Class HMS "Ganges II"

Royal Navy J7076 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Hogue"

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Andrew Barker

Born 1896

Royal Navy SS117398

Royal Navy SS117398 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy SS117398 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Blenheim (Grass hopper)

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Thomas James

British Army 147999 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 736160 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 371471 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Rutherford Jacques

Born 1890

Royal Navy K33409 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Blake (Marne)

Royal Navy K33409 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy K33409 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

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