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Place of birth

Islington, London [9]

Bermondsey, London [5]

Camberwell, London [4]

Deptford, London [4]

Gravesend, Kent [4]

Hackney, London [4]

Hoxton, London [4]

Tottenham, London [4]

Battersea, London [3]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Chatham, Kent [3]

Kensington, London [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

Sheshader, Rossshire [3]

Beccles, Suffolk [2]

Blackheath, London [2]

Bow, London [2]

Buckie, Banffshire [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Crowlester, Rossshire [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

East Ham, Essex [2]

Hartlepool, Durham [2]

Holborn, London [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Kilburn, London [2]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Old Ford, London [2]

Plaistow, London [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

South Shields [2]

Twickenham, Middlesex [2]

Walworth, London [2]

Willesden, London [2]

Abbey Wood, Kent [1]

Aberdare, South Wales [1]

Arnol, Barvas [1]

Arnol, Rossshire [1]

Balallan, Lochs, Stornoway [1]

Ballymena, Antrim [1]

Barnet, London [1]

Barnet, Middesex [1]

Bealings. Woodbridge, Suffolk [1]

Bedford, Middlesex [1]

Belfast [1]

Belfast, Down, Ireland [1]

Belgrave, London [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [199]

Deck Hand [197]

Seaman [38]

Able Seaman [23]

Trimmer [19]

Stoker 1st Class [17]

Stoker [12]

Stoker 2nd Class [10]

Engineman [9]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [4]

Boy 2nd Class [4]

Telegraphist [4]

Junior Reserve Attendant [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Senior Reserve Attendant [2]

Signalman [2]

Writer 3rd Class [2]

2nd Hand [1]

Acting Air Marshall [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Squadron Leader [1]

Air Commodore [1]

Air Marshall [1]

Air Vice Marshal [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 1st Class (Telegraphist) [1]

Captain [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Cooper [1]

Cooper 4th Class [1]

Corporal (10898B) [1]

Deck hand [1]

Fireman [1]

Flight Commander [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Flight Sub Lieutenant [1]

Group Captain [1]

Joiner 4th Class [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Mechanic (Engineer) [1]

Naval Schoolmaster [1]

Ordinary Seaman RNVR [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [281]

HMS Pembroke I [182]

HMS Victory I [63]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Pembroke [47]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Pembroke [25]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [25]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [20]

HMS Pembroke [15]

HMS Pembroke II [15]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [12]

Royal Naval Division [7]

HMS Vindictive [5]

R.N.R. HMS Pembroke [5]

Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Royal Naval Division - Hood Battalion [4]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Pembroke [4]

British Naval Siege Guns [3]

HMS Cyclops [3]

HMS Vivid I [3]

In Cells [3]

Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Pembroke [3]

HMS Boadicea [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Lord Nelson [2]

HMS Shannon [2]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2]

R.N.V.R. HMS Pembroke [2]

RNVR London - HMS Hindustan [2]

RNVR London - HMS Royal Oak [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Portsmouth [2]

Royal Naval Division - Collingwood Battalion [2]

Royal Naval Reserve (Shetland Section) [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Pembroke." [2]

28 Days Imprisonment [1]

42 Days Imprisonment then Discharged [1]

Cells [1]

Chatham Hospital [1]

Continuous Service [1]

Crystal Palace Reserves Depot (HMS Victory VI) [1]

General Depot Sheerness (HMS Wildfire) [1]

HMS "Pembroke I" [1]

HMS "Victory I" [1]

HMS Acheron [1]

HMS Acteon [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Alecto [1]

HMS Apollo (Beaver) [1]

HMS Attentive III [1]

Service

Royal Navy [322]

Other Empire Force [4]

Canadian Navy [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

British Army [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [44]

M [44]

S [36]

R [26]

P [23]

K [21]

J [19]

W [19]

C [16]

B [12]

L [12]

T [12]

N [10]

A [8]

D [6]

G [5]

F [3]

I [3]

O [3]

E [1]

U [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [226]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

Greece [1]

Turkey [1]

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People [326] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Islington, London [9] Bermondsey, London [5] Camberwell, London [4] Deptford, London [4] Gravesend, Kent [4] Hackney, London [4] Hoxton, London [4] Tottenham, London [4] Battersea, London [3] Bethnal Green, London [3] Chatham, Kent [3] Kensington, London [3] Lambeth, London [3] Sheshader, Rossshire [3] Beccles, Suffolk [2] Blackheath, London [2] Bow, London [2] Buckie, Banffshire [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Crowlester, Rossshire [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] East Ham, Essex [2] Hartlepool, Durham [2] Holborn, London [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Kilburn, London [2] Lowestoft, Suffolk [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Old Ford, London [2] Plaistow, London [2] Poplar, London [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] South Shields [2] Twickenham, Middlesex [2] Walworth, London [2] Willesden, London [2] Abbey Wood, Kent [1] Aberdare, South Wales [1] Arnol, Barvas [1] Arnol, Rossshire [1] Balallan, Lochs, Stornoway [1] Ballymena, Antrim [1] Barnet, London [1] Barnet, Middesex [1] Bealings. Woodbridge, Suffolk [1] Bedford, Middlesex [1] Belfast [1] Belfast, Down, Ireland [1] Belgrave, London [1]

Rank

Ordinary Seaman [199] Deck Hand [197] Seaman [38] Able Seaman [23] Trimmer [19] Stoker 1st Class [17] Stoker [12] Stoker 2nd Class [10] Engineman [9] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [4] Boy 2nd Class [4] Telegraphist [4] Junior Reserve Attendant [2] Leading Stoker [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [2] Petty Officer [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Senior Reserve Attendant [2] Signalman [2] Writer 3rd Class [2] 2nd Hand [1] Acting Air Marshall [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Squadron Leader [1] Air Commodore [1] Air Marshall [1] Air Vice Marshal [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 1st Class (Telegraphist) [1] Captain [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Cooper [1] Cooper 4th Class [1] Corporal (10898B) [1] Deck hand [1] Fireman [1] Flight Commander [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Flight Sub Lieutenant [1] Group Captain [1] Joiner 4th Class [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Mechanic (Engineer) [1] Naval Schoolmaster [1] Ordinary Seaman RNVR [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [281] HMS Pembroke I [182] HMS Victory I [63] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Pembroke [47] Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Pembroke [25] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [25] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [20] HMS Pembroke [15] HMS Pembroke II [15] Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [12] Royal Naval Division [7] HMS Vindictive [5] R.N.R. HMS Pembroke [5] Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve [4] Royal Naval Division - Hood Battalion [4] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Pembroke [4] British Naval Siege Guns [3] HMS Cyclops [3] HMS Vivid I [3] In Cells [3] Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Pembroke [3] HMS Boadicea [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Lord Nelson [2] HMS Shannon [2] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2] R.N.V.R. HMS Pembroke [2] RNVR London - HMS Hindustan [2] RNVR London - HMS Royal Oak [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Fleet Reserve - Portsmouth [2] Royal Naval Division - Collingwood Battalion [2] Royal Naval Reserve (Shetland Section) [2] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Pembroke." [2] 28 Days Imprisonment [1] 42 Days Imprisonment then Discharged [1] Cells [1] Chatham Hospital [1] Continuous Service [1] Crystal Palace Reserves Depot (HMS Victory VI) [1] General Depot Sheerness (HMS Wildfire) [1] HMS "Pembroke I" [1] HMS "Victory I" [1] HMS Acheron [1] HMS Acteon [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Alecto [1] HMS Apollo (Beaver) [1] HMS Attentive III [1]

Service

Royal Navy [322] Other Empire Force [4] Canadian Navy [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] British Army [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [44] M [44] S [36] R [26] P [23] K [21] J [19] W [19] C [16] B [12] L [12] T [12] N [10] A [8] D [6] G [5] F [3] I [3] O [3] E [1] U [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [226]

Country

United Kingdom [37] Greece [1] Turkey [1]

James Kelly

Born 1889

Royal Navy J43072 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke

Royal Navy J43072 Ordinary Seaman HMS Dido (Lawford)

Royal Navy J43072 Ordinary Seaman HMS Blenheim (Lawford)

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Charles James Liston

Born 1895

Royal Navy J61912 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

Royal Navy SS4731 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy SS4731 Ordinary Seaman Cells

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Andrew Reid

Born 1897

Royal Navy Z/8190 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Clyde Division

Royal Navy Z/8/190 Able Seaman HMS City of Belfast

Royal Navy Z/8/190 Able Seaman HMS Pembroke I (believed to be a shore base at Chatham)

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Walter Thomas James

Born 1894

Royal Navy J56879 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy J56879 Ordinary Seaman HMS Dido (Beaver)

Royal Navy J56879 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory II (Beaver)

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John Rutherford Jacques

Born 1890

Royal Navy K33409 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Blake (Marne)

Royal Navy K33409 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy K33409 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

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Norman Read

Born 1893

Royal Navy M9679 Junior Reserve Attendant HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy M9679 Junior Reserve Attendant Hospital Ship Magic

Royal Navy M9679 Senior Reserve Attendant Hospital Ship Magic

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