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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]

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]

Herbert Cecil Everett

Born 1898

Royal Navy J28256 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J28256 Signal boy HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J28256 Ordinary Signalman HMS Erin

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Walter Mcfarlane

Born 1898

Royal Navy J44579 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J44579 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J44579 Boy 1st Class HMS Ajax B

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George William Catt

Born 1899

Royal Navy J35503 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J35503 Boy 1st Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J35503 Boy 1st Class HMS Agincourt

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Albert Edward Baker

Born 1899

Royal Navy J39346 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J39346 Boy 1st Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J39346 Boy 1st Class HMS Erin

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Charles William Thorpe

Born 1899

Royal Navy J75338 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J75338 Boy 1st Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J75338 Ordinary Seaman HMS Dreadnaught

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William Frederick Richards

Born 1897

Royal Navy J27170 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J27170 Boy 1st Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J27170 Boy 1st Class HMS Royal Arthur

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William Joseph Chandler

Born 1888

Royal Navy 229919 Ordinary Seaman HMS Powerful

Royal Navy 229919 Able Seaman HMS Powerful

Royal Navy 229919 Boy 2nd Class HMS St Vincent (Haslar) Training Vessel

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Charles Frederick Evans

Born 1888

Royal Navy 229476 Ordinary Seaman HMS Powerful

Royal Navy 229476 Able Seaman HMS Powerful

Royal Navy 229476 Boy 2nd Class HMS St Vincent (Haslar) Training Vessel

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Alfred Ernest Baish

Born 1885

Royal Navy 10838 Private Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 308237 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy 308237 Stoker HMS Powerful

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Alfred John Sowden

Born 1888

Royal Navy 227713 Ordinary Seaman HMS Powerful

Royal Navy 227713 Able Seaman HMS Powerful

Royal Navy 227713 Boy 2nd Class HMS St Vincent (Haslar) Training Vessel

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Frederick William Everitt

Born 1898

Royal Navy J31797 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J31797 Boy 1st Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J31797 Ordinary Seaman HMS Ajax

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David Or Daniel Auchterlonie

Born 1900

Royal Navy J81080

Royal Navy J81080 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J81080 Boy 1st Class HMS Powerful

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Cecil Irby Prowse

Born 1866

Died 1916

Royal Navy

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Commander

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Arthur Edwards Jeffery

Born 1899

Died 1957

Royal Navy J42275

Royal Navy J42275 Boy 2nd Class HMS POWERFUL

Royal Navy J42275 Boy 2nd Class HMS VIVID I

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Walter Adshead

Born 1897

Died 1971

Royal Navy J35692 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J35692 Boy 1st Class HMS Victory I

Royal Navy J35692 Ordinary Seaman HMS Fearless

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William Henry Colley

Born 1901

Royal Navy SS122324 Boy 2nd Class H.M.S. Powerful

Royal Navy SS122324 Boy 1st Class H.M.S. Victory I

Royal Navy SS122324 H.M.S. Barham

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H L Lee

British Army His Majesty's Service (HMS) 'Powerful' Royal Navy

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Laurie John Smee

Born 1890

Died 1955

Australian Imperial Force 181 Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

Royal Navy SS3201 Ordinary Seaman Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

Royal Navy SS3201 Able Seaman HMS Cambrian

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George Herbert Wickstead

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy J31563 Boy 2nd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J31563 Boy 1st Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J31563 Boy Telegraphist HMS Impregnable

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Thomas Gordon Pearson

Born 1898

Royal Navy J45330 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J45330 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

British Army 31737 Private King's (Liverpool) Regiment

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