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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Dartmouth, Devon [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Calcutta [1]

Camberwell South East London [1]

Cheam, Surrey [1]

Cork [1]

Cupar, Fifeshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Devonport, Devonshire [1]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1]

Greenwich [1]

Hertford [1]

Holloway Islington London [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1]

London [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Merstham, Surrey [1]

Newcastle under Lyne, Staffordshire [1]

Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Portlemouth, Devon [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Reigate, Surrey [1]

Selsey, Sussex [1]

St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channels Islands [1]

Stockton on Tees, Durham [1]

Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Warrington, Cheshire [1]

Wood Green, London [1]

Worcester Park, Surrey [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [11]

Ordinary Seaman [9]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Munitions Worker [4]

Leading Seaman [3]

Major [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Cadet [2]

Captain [2]

Civilian [2]

Cleaner [2]

Colonel [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Stoker 1c [2]

2nd Class Cook's Mate [1]

Able Bodied Seaman [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Major [1]

Armourers Crew [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy [1]

Boy First Class [1]

Boy Second Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

CERA 2c [1]

Carpenter [1]

Ch Shipwright [1]

Ch Shpt [1]

Chief Lady Superintendent [1]

Chief Petty Officer Cook [1]

Civilian Employee [1]

Commandant Major General [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Deck Hand [1]

ERA 1 [1]

Explosive Worker [1]

Foreman [1]

Forewoman [1]

Gentleman Cadet [1]

Inspector of Gun Carriage [1]

Leading Cook [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel Riding Master [1]

Major General [1]

Military Probationer [1]

Officers Cook 3rd class [1]

Unit

Woolwich Arsenal [7]

HMS Woolwich [6]

Woolwich [4]

HMS Victory I [3]

HMS Vivid I [3]

Royal Arsenal Woolwich [3]

Royal Military Academy Woolwich [3]

HMS Britannia [2]

HMS Imperieuse (Friend) [2]

HMS Imperieuse (Harmonie) [2]

HMS Victory II [2]

HMS Vivid II [2]

HMS Woolwich (Videlte) [2]

R Herbert Hospital Woolwich [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Woolwich Dockyard [2]

Anglo-Russian Military Hospital [1]

Apollo - Noble [1]

Army Ordnance Depot [1]

Brook War Hospital Woolwich [1]

Collingwood [1]

Columbine [1]

Defiance [1]

Diligence - Noble [1]

Diligence - Noble - 14 days cells [1]

Dolphin [1]

Ganges [1]

Ganges II, Victory I, Minerva, Dido, Excellent, Woolwich, Nimrod, Leander [1]

Ganges, St Vincent, Vivid I & Colllingwood [1]

General Staff [1]

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

H.M.S. Apollo (Lawford) [1]

H.M.S. Good Hope [1]

H.M.S. London [1]

H.M.S. Pembroke II [1]

H.M.S. Woolwich [1]

HMS "Diligence" [1]

HMS "Pembroke I" [1]

HMS Albermarle [1]

HMS Amphitrite [1]

HMS Antrim [1]

HMS Ardent [1]

HMS Attentive [1]

HMS Attentive II (HMS Swift) [1]

HMS Attentive II (M25) [1]

HMS Bulwark [1]

HMS Chellenger [1]

HMS Cleopatra [1]

HMS Collumbine [1]

HMS Collumbine (Vidette) [1]

Service

British Army [30]

Royal Navy [28]

Other Empire Force [7]

Last name first letter

B [11]

C [6]

S [6]

W [6]

H [5]

A [4]

G [4]

P [4]

R [4]

T [4]

D [2]

L [2]

M [2]

E [1]

J [1]

K [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [55]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Australia [1]

Malta [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Dartmouth, Devon [2] Aberdeen [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Calcutta [1] Camberwell South East London [1] Cheam, Surrey [1] Cork [1] Cupar, Fifeshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Devonport, Devonshire [1] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1] Greenwich [1] Hertford [1] Holloway Islington London [1] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1] London [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Merstham, Surrey [1] Newcastle under Lyne, Staffordshire [1] Penzance, Cornwall [1] Portlemouth, Devon [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Reigate, Surrey [1] Selsey, Sussex [1] St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channels Islands [1] Stockton on Tees, Durham [1] Stonehouse, Devon [1] Warrington, Cheshire [1] Wood Green, London [1] Worcester Park, Surrey [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [11] Ordinary Seaman [9] Stoker 1st Class [5] Lieutenant [4] Munitions Worker [4] Leading Seaman [3] Major [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Cadet [2] Captain [2] Civilian [2] Cleaner [2] Colonel [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Stoker 1c [2] 2nd Class Cook's Mate [1] Able Bodied Seaman [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Major [1] Armourers Crew [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy [1] Boy First Class [1] Boy Second Class [1] Brigadier General [1] CERA 2c [1] Carpenter [1] Ch Shipwright [1] Ch Shpt [1] Chief Lady Superintendent [1] Chief Petty Officer Cook [1] Civilian Employee [1] Commandant Major General [1] Cook's Mate [1] Deck Hand [1] ERA 1 [1] Explosive Worker [1] Foreman [1] Forewoman [1] Gentleman Cadet [1] Inspector of Gun Carriage [1] Leading Cook [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel Riding Master [1] Major General [1] Military Probationer [1] Officers Cook 3rd class [1]

Unit

Woolwich Arsenal [7] HMS Woolwich [6] Woolwich [4] HMS Victory I [3] HMS Vivid I [3] Royal Arsenal Woolwich [3] Royal Military Academy Woolwich [3] HMS Britannia [2] HMS Imperieuse (Friend) [2] HMS Imperieuse (Harmonie) [2] HMS Victory II [2] HMS Vivid II [2] HMS Woolwich (Videlte) [2] R Herbert Hospital Woolwich [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Woolwich Dockyard [2] Anglo-Russian Military Hospital [1] Apollo - Noble [1] Army Ordnance Depot [1] Brook War Hospital Woolwich [1] Collingwood [1] Columbine [1] Defiance [1] Diligence - Noble [1] Diligence - Noble - 14 days cells [1] Dolphin [1] Ganges [1] Ganges II, Victory I, Minerva, Dido, Excellent, Woolwich, Nimrod, Leander [1] Ganges, St Vincent, Vivid I & Colllingwood [1] General Staff [1] H.M.S. "Woolwich." [1] H.M.S. Apollo (Lawford) [1] H.M.S. Good Hope [1] H.M.S. London [1] H.M.S. Pembroke II [1] H.M.S. Woolwich [1] HMS "Diligence" [1] HMS "Pembroke I" [1] HMS Albermarle [1] HMS Amphitrite [1] HMS Antrim [1] HMS Ardent [1] HMS Attentive [1] HMS Attentive II (HMS Swift) [1] HMS Attentive II (M25) [1] HMS Bulwark [1] HMS Chellenger [1] HMS Cleopatra [1] HMS Collumbine [1] HMS Collumbine (Vidette) [1]

Service

British Army [30] Royal Navy [28] Other Empire Force [7]

Last name first letter

B [11] C [6] S [6] W [6] H [5] A [4] G [4] P [4] R [4] T [4] D [2] L [2] M [2] E [1] J [1] K [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [55]

Country

United Kingdom [20] Australia [1] Malta [1]

Lilian Charlotte Barker

Born 1874

Died 1955

Other Empire Force Chief Lady Superintendent Woolwich Arsenal

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Cyril John Woodhouse

Born 1896

Died 1975

Royal Navy J14446 Able Seaman Woolwich - HMS Onslow

Royal Navy J14446 Leading Seaman Woolwich - HMS Onslow

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Lily Maud Truphet

Born 1899

Died 1991

Other Empire Force Munitions Worker Woolwich Arsenal

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John Collins

Born 1870

Died 1917

Royal Navy 280238

Royal Navy 280238 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Woolwich."

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William John James Thew

Born 1881

Died 1958

British Army Explosive Worker The Royal Woolwich Arsenal Laboratory

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Samuel Robert Graham

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy K20381 Stoker 1st Class HMS Woolwich

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William John Hocking

Born 1879

Royal Navy 270301

Royal Navy 270301 CERA 2c Woolwich (Nerissa) paid via HMS Woolwich, depot ship to the 13th Destroyer Flotilla

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Agnes Mary Peters Now Clewlow

Other Empire Force Munitions Worker Woolwich Arsenal

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Caroline Rennles

Born 1899

Died 1985

Other Empire Force Munitions Worker Slade Green munitions factory

Other Empire Force Munitions Worker Woolwich Arsenal

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Henry Baker

Born 1893

Died 1921

Royal Navy K14458 Stoker 1st Class HMS LION

Royal Navy K14458 Stoker 1st Class HMS Woolwich

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Beatrice Sarah Philbrick

Born 1888

Other Empire Force Telephones Supervisor Royal Arsenal, Woolwich

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Cyril Mosley Wagstaff, Cie

Born 1878

Died 1934

British Army Brigadier General Royal Engineers

British Army Major General Royal Military Academy, Woolwich

British Army Colonel Royal Engineers

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Edward Henry Yellop

Born 1884

Died 1977

Royal Navy 299599 Leading Stoker H.M.S. London

Royal Navy 299599 Stoker Petty Officer Woolwich

Royal Navy 299599 Stoker Petty Officer H.M.S. Pembroke II

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James Richard Lamble

Born 1878

Died 1954

Royal Navy 343487 Ch Shipwright Woolwich

Royal Navy 343487 Carpenter Various HM Ships and Establishments

Royal Navy 343487 Shipwright HMS Chellenger

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Arthur William Gutteridge

Born 1896

Royal Navy J20894 Signalman HMS Onslow paid via HMS Woolwich, depot ship to the 13th Destroyer Flotilla

Royal Navy J20894 Signalman HMS Woolwich paid via HMS Woolwich, depot ship to the 1st Destroyer Flotilla

Royal Navy J20894 Signalman HMS Woolwich paid via HMS Woolwich, depot ship to the 13th Destroyer Flotilla

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Hilaro William Wellesley Barlow

British Army Colonel Royal Labour Corps Woolwich

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A C Shippam

British Army Woolwich Arsenal

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S White

British Army Civilian Employee Woolwich Dockyard

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Oliver J Williams

British Army Inspector of Gun Carriage Woolwich Arsenal

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Charles Henry Tomlinson

British Army Woolwich Dockyard

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