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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]

Douglas Marrack Southwood

Born 1894

Died 1971

Royal Navy M4537 Provisional 2nd Class Cook's Mate HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy M4537 2nd Class Cook's Mate HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy M4537 2nd Class Cook's Mate HMS Theseus

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Rudolf Ellis David Bedford

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army Cadet Officers' Training Corps, Royal Military Academy (Woolwich)

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R Ahern

British Army Temporary Labourer Army Ordnance Depot

British Army Temporary Labourer Woolwich Arsenal

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Charles Edward Wells

British Army 8304 4118 Labour Inspection Department Arsenal Woolwich

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William Henry Balkham

Born 1894

Died 1975

Royal Navy K17201 Stoker 1c Diligence - Noble - 14 days cells

Royal Navy K17201 Stoker 1c Diligence - Noble

Royal Navy K17201 Stoker 1c Woolwich - Noble

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Marjorie Olive Cooper Later Wilkinson

British Army Superintendent of Hostels Woolwich Arsenal

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Robert James Rogerson

Born 1895

Royal Navy J16417

Royal Navy 16417 Able Seaman Ganges II, Victory I, Minerva, Dido, Excellent, Woolwich, Nimrod, Leander

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John Pawson

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Riding Master Mobilization Horse Depot Woolwich

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Riding Master Royal Horse Artillery

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Albert Oswald Ruscoe

British Army Foreman Woolwich Arsenal Imperial Ministry of Munitions

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John Henry Matthews

Born 1892

Royal Navy J41781 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

Royal Navy J41781 Ordinary Seaman HMS Woolwich (Jackal)

Royal Navy J41781 Ordinary Seaman HMS Woolwich (Onslow)

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William Luxton Kelley

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy L547 Officers Steward 2nd Class HMSs Assistance, Hecla

Royal Navy L547 Officers Steward 3rd Class HMS Dominion

Royal Navy L547 Officers Cook 3rd class HMS Britannia

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Sidney Frederick Brooks

Born 1892

Died 1960

Royal Navy SS111490 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy SS111490 Stoker 2nd class HMS Renown

Royal Navy SS111490 Stoker 2nd class HMS Victory II

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George Sumpter

Born 1892

Died 1920

British Army Acting Major Liaison Group Royal Field Artillery

British Army Gentleman Cadet Royal Military Academy Woolwich

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery royal field artillery, 7th Battalion

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George Douglas Hewett

Born 1898

Died 1982

Royal Navy J29570

Royal Navy Boy Second Class HMS Impregnable (Training ship)

Royal Navy Boy First Class HMS Victory (ie based at Portsmouth)

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Frederick Harris

Born 1894

Royal Navy K/19799 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Bulwark

Royal Navy K/19799 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory I

Royal Navy K/19799 Stoker 1st Class HMS Bulwark

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William Mark Drake

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Inspection Department Woolwich

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Gavin Charteris Towers Speirs

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Temporary Major Percussion and Explosives Department Woolwich Arsenal

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Grahams Bott

British Army Royal Military Hospital Woolwich

British Army Anglo-Russian Military Hospital

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Charles Peart

British Army 92005 Battery Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Inspection Department Royal Arsenal Woolwich

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Wakefield Leslie Moore

British Army Major Remount Department Conducting Duties on Horse

British Army Captain Remount Depot Woolwich

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