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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]

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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 Richard Cousins

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy J92426 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

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Henry Cyril Shirley

Born 1901

Died 1918

Royal Navy J93559 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

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Donald Alfred Cheesman

Born 1901

Died 1918

Royal Navy J93372 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

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Henry Philip Fickling

Born 1901

Died 1918

Royal Navy J93373 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

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Frederick Walter Youngs

Born 1901

Died 1919

Royal Navy J94152 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

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Frank Harry Bowstead

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy J91735 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Powerful"

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P Creamer

Born 1868

Died 1918

Royal Navy 127215 Able Seaman HMS Powerful

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Charles Webber

Born 1872

Died 1920

Royal Navy 145131 Chief Petty Officer HMS Powerful

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Edmond Daniel Perry

Born 1865

Died 1919

Royal Navy 131679 Chief Stoker HMS Powerful

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William Henry Short

Born 1861

Died 1915

Royal Navy 95758 Petty Officer HMS Powerful

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John Bennett

Born 1899

Died 1915

Royal Navy J37881 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

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Harry Ford

Born 1898

Died 1915

Royal Navy J37963 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

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Joseph Alfred Bryans

Born 1900

Died 1916

Royal Navy J49598 Boy 2nd CLass HMS Powerful

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Sydney Norman Legg

Born 1899

Died 1917

Royal Navy J55673 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

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John Benjamin Welch

Born 1899

Died 1916

Royal Navy J55636 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

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Robert Percy Shoebridge

Born 1900

Died 1917

Royal Navy J60925 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

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Robert Redvers Verrall

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy J84863 Boy HMS Powerful

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Sidney George Towills

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy J87647 Ordinary Seaman HMS Powerful

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Henry Mcalpine

Born 1901

Died 1918

Royal Navy J89695

Royal Navy J/89695 Boy 2nd Class H.M.S. "Powerful."

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John Percy Wood

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy J90469 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

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