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Maidstone, Kent [7]

Ramsgate, Kent [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Bexley, Kent [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Dublin [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Hampstead, London [2]

Kingsbridge, Devon [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Stoke Damerel, Devon [2]

Willesden, London [2]

Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Ashburton, Devon [1]

Axmouth, Devon [1]

Baldock, Hertfordshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bloomsbury, London [1]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cannock, Ross [1]

Carluke, Lanarkshire [1]

Castle Combe, Wiltshire [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Clapton Park, London [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Clifton,Bristol. [1]

Cloyne, Cork [1]

Collingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Darfield, Yorkshire [1]

Deptford [1]

Derby [1]

Diamond End, Hertfordshire [1]

Dufftown, Banffshire [1]

Dundee Forfar [1]

Rank

Boy 2nd Class [120]

Boy 1st Class [68]

Ordinary Seaman [41]

Able Seaman [25]

Stoker 1st Class [15]

Boy II [11]

Leading Seaman [10]

Boy Telegraphist [8]

Petty Officer [8]

Private [8]

Stoker 2nd Class [8]

Telegraphist [8]

Ordinary Telegraphist [6]

Signal Boy [6]

Boy I [5]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [4]

Chief Petty Officer [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Boy 1st class [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Stoker [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Acting Petty Officer [2]

Boy 1 [2]

Boy 2 [2]

Boy 2nd class [2]

Boy Telegrapher [2]

Captain [2]

Corporal [2]

Leading Telegraphist [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Ordinary Signalman [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [2]

Stoker First Class [2]

Able Seaman (Rigger) [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Act ERA 3 cl [1]

Acting Ch ERA 2 cl [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Conductor [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Acting Stoker [1]

Acting Stoker I [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy [1]

Boy (2nd Class) [1]

Boy (2nd class, then 1st class from 29 Sep 1918) [1]

Unit

HMS Powerful [145]

HMS Ajax [23]

HMS Vivid I [13]

HMS Agincourt [12]

HMS Impregnable [12]

H.M.S. Powerful [11]

HMS Ganges [10]

HMS "Powerful" [9]

HMS Erin [9]

HMS Victory I [8]

H.M.S. "Powerful" [4]

HMS Fearless [4]

HMS Nelson [4]

HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

HMS "Pembroke I" [3]

HMS Pembroke [3]

HMS Victory II [3]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [3]

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

H.M.S. Barham [2]

H.M.S. Victory I [2]

HM Submarine J6 [2]

HMS "Defiance" [2]

HMS Benbow [2]

HMS Cochrane [2]

HMS Collingwood [2]

HMS Fisgard [2]

HMS Majestic [2]

HMS Malaya [2]

HMS Pembroke I [2]

HMS Royal Oak [2]

HMS Vernon [2]

HMS Victory [2]

HMS Vivid II [2]

Naval And Military Expeditionary Force (Tropical Unit) [2]

Powerful [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Thunderer [2]

5th Lancers [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Attentive II (Ghurka) [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Caesar [1]

Challenger [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

D of Welln II [1]

Defiance [1]

Europa II [1]

Service

Royal Navy [180]

British Army [6]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [32]

C [20]

S [20]

M [18]

A [11]

P [10]

F [9]

D [8]

H [8]

W [7]

T [6]

R [5]

E [4]

G [4]

K [4]

L [4]

J [3]

I [2]

O [2]

V [2]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [168]

Country

United Kingdom [53]

Australia [1]

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People [181] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [7] Ramsgate, Kent [4] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Bexley, Kent [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Dublin [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Hampstead, London [2] Kingsbridge, Devon [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Stoke Damerel, Devon [2] Willesden, London [2] Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Ashburton, Devon [1] Axmouth, Devon [1] Baldock, Hertfordshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bloomsbury, London [1] Brighouse, Yorkshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brixton, London [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cannock, Ross [1] Carluke, Lanarkshire [1] Castle Combe, Wiltshire [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Chiswick, Middlesex [1] Clapham, London [1] Clapton Park, London [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Clifton,Bristol. [1] Cloyne, Cork [1] Collingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Darfield, Yorkshire [1] Deptford [1] Derby [1] Diamond End, Hertfordshire [1] Dufftown, Banffshire [1] Dundee Forfar [1]

Rank

Boy 2nd Class [120] Boy 1st Class [68] Ordinary Seaman [41] Able Seaman [25] Stoker 1st Class [15] Boy II [11] Leading Seaman [10] Boy Telegraphist [8] Petty Officer [8] Private [8] Stoker 2nd Class [8] Telegraphist [8] Ordinary Telegraphist [6] Signal Boy [6] Boy I [5] Acting Stoker 1st Class [4] Chief Petty Officer [4] Deck Hand [4] Boy 1st class [3] Leading Stoker [3] Stoker [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Acting Petty Officer [2] Boy 1 [2] Boy 2 [2] Boy 2nd class [2] Boy Telegrapher [2] Captain [2] Corporal [2] Leading Telegraphist [2] Lieutenant [2] Ordinary Signalman [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [2] Stoker First Class [2] Able Seaman (Rigger) [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Act ERA 3 cl [1] Acting Ch ERA 2 cl [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Conductor [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Petty Officer Stoker [1] Acting Stoker [1] Acting Stoker I [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy [1] Boy (2nd Class) [1] Boy (2nd class, then 1st class from 29 Sep 1918) [1]

Unit

HMS Powerful [145] HMS Ajax [23] HMS Vivid I [13] HMS Agincourt [12] HMS Impregnable [12] H.M.S. Powerful [11] HMS Ganges [10] HMS "Powerful" [9] HMS Erin [9] HMS Victory I [8] H.M.S. "Powerful" [4] HMS Fearless [4] HMS Nelson [4] HMS St Vincent (Haslar) [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] HMS "Pembroke I" [3] HMS Pembroke [3] HMS Victory II [3] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [3] H.M.S. "Powerful." [2] H.M.S. Barham [2] H.M.S. Victory I [2] HM Submarine J6 [2] HMS "Defiance" [2] HMS Benbow [2] HMS Cochrane [2] HMS Collingwood [2] HMS Fisgard [2] HMS Majestic [2] HMS Malaya [2] HMS Pembroke I [2] HMS Royal Oak [2] HMS Vernon [2] HMS Victory [2] HMS Vivid II [2] Naval And Military Expeditionary Force (Tropical Unit) [2] Powerful [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Thunderer [2] 5th Lancers [1] Army Service Corps [1] Attentive II (Ghurka) [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Caesar [1] Challenger [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] D of Welln II [1] Defiance [1] Europa II [1]

Service

Royal Navy [180] British Army [6] Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [32] C [20] S [20] M [18] A [11] P [10] F [9] D [8] H [8] W [7] T [6] R [5] E [4] G [4] K [4] L [4] J [3] I [2] O [2] V [2] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [168]

Country

United Kingdom [53] Australia [1]

William John Flake

Born 1879

Died 1967

Royal Navy 184721 Boy 2nd Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy 184721 Boy 1st Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy 184721 Ordinary Seaman HMS Majestic

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