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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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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]

Seth John Harries

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 251 Private Pembroke Yeomanry

British Army 320015 Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment 24th Battalion

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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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William Richard Rouse

Born 1899

Died 1941

Royal Navy J78165 H.M.S. Pembroke I

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Thomas Walter John Catt

Born 1901

Died 1982

Royal Navy K62284 H.M.S. Pembroke II

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Stanley Harold Burton

Born 1893

Royal Navy J5600

Royal Navy J 5600 Boy11 Impregnable

Royal Navy J 5600 Boy 1 Donegal

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Philip Marrack

Born 1885

Died 1955

Royal Navy Assistant Clerk HMS Boscawen

Royal Navy Assistant Clerk HMS Jupiter

Royal Navy Clerk HMS Doris

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George Henry Stevens Wren

Born 1880

Died 1951

Royal Navy 298494 H.M.S. Pembroke II

Royal Navy 298494 H.M.S. Pembroke II

Royal Navy 298494 Mechanician H.M.S. Shannon

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Percy Jack Clayson

Born 1896

Died 1970

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68983 3rd A/M

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant

Royal Navy F2216 Mech II HMS Pembroke III

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Frederick James Norris

Born 1882

Died 1965

Royal Navy 345279

Royal Navy H.M.S. Encounter

Royal Navy 345279 H.M.S. Pembroke II

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Alec Frederick Cheasley

Born 1896

Died 1975

Royal Navy J51643 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hecla

Royal Navy J51643 Ordinary Seaman HMS Attentive

Royal Navy J51643 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hecla

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Albert Edward Humberstone

Born 1898

Died 1924

Royal Navy J30497 Boy 2 then Boy 1 HMS Ganges HMS Pembroke I and HMS Warrior

Royal Navy J30497 Ordinary Seaman HMS Glorious HMS Pembroke I HMS Attentive

Royal Navy J30497 Able Seaman HMS Blake HMS Diligence HMS Pembroke I

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Edwin Thomas Noble

Born 1886

Died 1946

Royal Navy Petty Offic Pembroke

Royal Navy 221927 Petty Officer

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Stanley Austin

Born 1903

Died 1983

Royal Navy J91175 Boy II HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J91175 Boy I HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J91175 Boy I HMS Royal Sovereign

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Harold Jordan

Born 1887

Died 1917

Royal Navy Pembroke II

Royal Navy Triumph

Royal Navy Pembroke

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Frederick Wouldhave

Born 1882

Died 1918

Royal Navy 303106 Leading Stoker HMS Pembroke

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Ernest Arthur Wright

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy J65174 Able Seaman HMS Pembroke

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Alfred Henry Parry

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy J85028

Royal Navy J/83028 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke

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