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Place of birth

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Nottingham [2]

Aislaby, Yorkshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire [1]

Beckton, North Greenwich, Essex [1]

Belvedere, Kent [1]

Bensham, Gateshead, County Durham [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Borden Sittingbourne Kent [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bromley-by-Bow, Poplar, London [1]

Camberwell [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Chalfont, Buckinghamshire [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Croydon [1]

Dalston, Hackney, London [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

East Peckham, Kent [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Friern Barnet, Middlesex [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Hoxton, Shoreditch, London [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kennington, Surrey [1]

Kingswood, Gloucestershire [1]

Liverpool [1]

Longton, Stoke on Trent [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Norwood, Surrey [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Rotherhithe, London [1]

Rotherhithe, Surrey [1]

Saffron Walden, Essex [1]

Saint George in the East, London [1]

Saint Georges in the East, London [1]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [1]

Saltburn, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [39]

Leading Seaman [8]

Able Seaman [6]

Private [6]

Acting Petty Officer [5]

Petty Officer [4]

Private RMLI [4]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [3]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Leading Signalman [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Petty Officer 1st Class [2]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Corporal (10898B) [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Petty Officer Class 1 [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

RFR/B/6113 [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker RAN [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [78]

Royal Naval Division - Hood Battalion [22]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [13]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Royal Naval Division - Collingwood Battalion [8]

Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion [8]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5]

Royal Naval Division - Howe Battalion [4]

Royal Naval Division - Benbow Battalion [3]

British Naval Siege Guns [2]

HMS Chester [2]

HMS Vindictive [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Fleet Reserve [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Chatham Yard (HMS Pembroke) [1]

D.N..T. Calais [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

General Depot Sheerness (HMS Wildfire) [1]

H.M.S. "Edinburgh Castle" [1]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

HMAS Australia [1]

HMAS Cerberus [1]

HMS Acheron [1]

HMS Aurora [1]

HMS Blenheim [1]

HMS Boadicea [1]

HMS Broke [1]

HMS Ceto [1]

HMS Cornwallis [1]

HMS Courageous [1]

HMS Crescent [1]

HMS Cressy [1]

HMS Curlew [1]

HMS Diamond [1]

HMS Europa [1]

HMS Euryalus [1]

HMS Forte [1]

HMS Hearty [1]

HMS Hecla [1]

HMS Hero [1]

HMS Hibernia [1]

HMS Lord Clive [1]

HMS Lord Nelson [1]

HMS New Zealand [1]

HMS Northumberland [1]

HMS Orlando [1]

HMS Pactolus [1]

HMS Partridge [1]

HMS Pathfinder [1]

Service

Royal Navy [83]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

British Army [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [14]

B [9]

D [8]

R [7]

A [6]

H [5]

M [5]

S [5]

W [5]

F [4]

J [4]

E [2]

O [2]

Y [2]

G [1]

L [1]

P [1]

T [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [77]

Country

United Kingdom [56]

Turkey [2]

Australia [1]

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People [83] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hull, Yorkshire [3] Lambeth, London [3] Bethnal Green, London [2] Nottingham [2] Aislaby, Yorkshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire [1] Beckton, North Greenwich, Essex [1] Belvedere, Kent [1] Bensham, Gateshead, County Durham [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Borden Sittingbourne Kent [1] Bow, London [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bromley-by-Bow, Poplar, London [1] Camberwell [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Chalfont, Buckinghamshire [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Croydon [1] Dalston, Hackney, London [1] Deptford, Kent [1] East Peckham, Kent [1] Edinburgh [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Friern Barnet, Middlesex [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Holborn, London [1] Hoxton, Shoreditch, London [1] Islington, London [1] Kennington, Surrey [1] Kingswood, Gloucestershire [1] Liverpool [1] Longton, Stoke on Trent [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Marylebone, London [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Norwood, Surrey [1] Poplar, London [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Rotherhithe, London [1] Rotherhithe, Surrey [1] Saffron Walden, Essex [1] Saint George in the East, London [1] Saint Georges in the East, London [1] Saint Helens, Lancashire [1] Saltburn, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [39] Leading Seaman [8] Able Seaman [6] Private [6] Acting Petty Officer [5] Petty Officer [4] Private RMLI [4] Petty Officer 2nd Class [3] Boy 2nd Class [2] Leading Signalman [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Petty Officer 1st Class [2] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Stoker [1] Corporal (10898B) [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Petty Officer Class 1 [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] RFR/B/6113 [1] Signalman [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker RAN [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [78] Royal Naval Division - Hood Battalion [22] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [13] Royal Naval Division [8] Royal Naval Division - Collingwood Battalion [8] Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion [8] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5] Royal Naval Division - Howe Battalion [4] Royal Naval Division - Benbow Battalion [3] British Naval Siege Guns [2] HMS Chester [2] HMS Vindictive [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Fleet Reserve [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Chatham Yard (HMS Pembroke) [1] D.N..T. Calais [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] General Depot Sheerness (HMS Wildfire) [1] H.M.S. "Edinburgh Castle" [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] HMAS Australia [1] HMAS Cerberus [1] HMS Acheron [1] HMS Aurora [1] HMS Blenheim [1] HMS Boadicea [1] HMS Broke [1] HMS Ceto [1] HMS Cornwallis [1] HMS Courageous [1] HMS Crescent [1] HMS Cressy [1] HMS Curlew [1] HMS Diamond [1] HMS Europa [1] HMS Euryalus [1] HMS Forte [1] HMS Hearty [1] HMS Hecla [1] HMS Hero [1] HMS Hibernia [1] HMS Lord Clive [1] HMS Lord Nelson [1] HMS New Zealand [1] HMS Northumberland [1] HMS Orlando [1] HMS Pactolus [1] HMS Partridge [1] HMS Pathfinder [1]

Service

Royal Navy [83] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] British Army [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [14] B [9] D [8] R [7] A [6] H [5] M [5] S [5] W [5] F [4] J [4] E [2] O [2] Y [2] G [1] L [1] P [1] T [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [77]

Country

United Kingdom [56] Turkey [2] Australia [1]

William Connor

Born 1890

Royal Navy SS108723

Royal Navy RFR/B/10756 Stoker 1st Class Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

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Thomas Baxter

Born 1878

Royal Navy RFR/B/1699 Petty Officer 2nd Class Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

Royal Navy 180779

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John Thomas Crone

Born 1874

Died 1950

Royal Navy RFR/B/3414 Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

Royal Navy 176621

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Henry Edward Dunkley

Born 1871

Died 1933

Royal Navy RFR/B/3682 Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

Royal Navy 276022 Boy 2nd Class

Royal Navy 276022 Stoker 1st Class

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George Myer Walters

Born 1874

Royal Navy RFR/B/2939 Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

Royal Navy 172259

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John Evans

Born 1874

Royal Navy RFR/B/2655 Stoker 1st Class Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

Royal Navy 170252

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John Charles Fitch

Born 1887

Royal Navy 228163

Royal Navy Z.P/1248 Leading Signalman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy B7392 Royal Fleet Reserve Chatham, Kent

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Charles Edward Watkins

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy 291436

Royal Navy RFR/B/7405 Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

Royal Navy 291436 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Formidable."

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Robert Henry Willis

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy RFR/B/9461 Able Seaman Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

Royal Navy SS2307 Able Seaman HMS Queen Mary

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Charles Russell

Born 1872

Royal Navy 170236 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy RFR/B/4167 Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

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Andrew Russell

Born 1873

Royal Navy 170165 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy RFR/B/2350 Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

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Charles Philip Sime

Born 1880

Died 1961

Royal Navy Ch/188998 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy RFR/B/3166 Petty Officer Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

Royal Navy 188998

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John Thomas Dungey

Born 1873

Died 1914

Royal Navy RFR/B/350 Stoker 1st Class Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham Collingwood Battalion

Royal Navy 278012 Stoker 1st Class Royal Naval Division - Collingwood Battalion

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Matthew Lawson

Born 1883

Royal Navy RFR/B/5783 Leading Stoker Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

Royal Navy 303088 Leading Stoker HMS Broke

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William Thomas Brown

Born 1879

Died 1951

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 329135 Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 329135 Corporal (10898B)

Royal Navy RFR/B/3334 Signalman Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

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Alfred Allen

Born 1879

Royal Navy 186740 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy RFR/B/2030 Petty Officer Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

Royal Navy 186740

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Fred West

Born 1879

Royal Navy RFR/B/4031 Leading Seaman Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

Royal Navy 180348 Royal Naval Division

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Charles William Forder

Born 1876

Royal Navy Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy 279673

Royal Navy RFR/B/4534 Stoker 1st Class Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

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John William James Rogers

Born 1866

Royal Navy RFR/A/375 Private RMLI Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

Royal Navy 3421 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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William Young

Born 1881

Royal Navy RFR/B/1781 Private RMLI Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

Royal Navy 11429 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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