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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [5]

South Shields, Durham [2]

Torquay, Devon [2]

1 Court House, 2 Lawrence St, Birmingham, Warwick [1]

1 Keppel St, Devonport, Devon [1]

19 Pasley St, Devonport, Devon [1]

24 St Johns Rd, Plymouth, Devon [1]

25 Swanscombe Street, Canning town, West Ham, Essex [1]

60 Grenville Rd, Plymouth, Devon [1]

7 Lambhay St, Plymouth, Devon [1]

7 Moon St, Parish of Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Chiswick, London [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

East Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Godstone, Surrey [1]

Islington, London [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Marsh Mill Cottages, Aveton Gifford, Devon [1]

Mile End, London [1]

Portlemouth, Devon [1]

Salcombe, Devon [1]

St Austell, Cornwall [1]

St Giles, Reading, Berkshire [1]

Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Stroud, Gloucestershire [1]

Towcester, Northamptonshire [1]

Ugborough, Devon [1]

Wrexham, Denbighshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [5]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

AB [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

4th Class Cooper [1]

AB (2) [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

B 2 Cl (Boy 2 Class) [1]

Boatswain [1]

Boy Artificer [1]

Boy Cooper [1]

C ERA 2 [1]

CH Plumber [1]

Carpenter [1]

Ch Shipwright [1]

Ch Shpt [1]

Chief Electrical Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Electrical Artificer, 1st Class [1]

Chief Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Cooper 1st [1]

Cooper 4th Class [1]

Cooper Crew [1]

Cooper II [1]

Leading Steward [1]

Mechanician [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

PO - Shipwright 1 [1]

Private [1]

S PO [1]

SGT [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Ship's Steward's Assistant [1]

Shipwright [1]

Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Sick Berth Steward [1]

Signaller [1]

Signalman [1]

Steward 1 [1]

Steward Assistant [1]

Sto 1 [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1 [1]

Unit

Various HM Ships and Establishments [21]

Various [9]

Various HM Ships and Naval Establishments [3]

HMS DEFENCE [2]

HMS Monmouth [2]

29th Pack Battery [1]

Archangel Forces- Various Units [1]

Ch Shipwright 1 [1]

HM Submarine E15 [1]

HMS Alcantara [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS Chellenger [1]

HMS Fox [1]

HMS Ganges - shore establishment [1]

HMS Genista [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

HMS Impregnable (School Ship) [1]

HMS King George V [1]

HMS Marlborough [1]

HMS Monmouth (China Station) [1]

HMS Orion [1]

HMS Seagull [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

Indian Army [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Plymouth Yard [1]

RN Barracks and HMS Carnarvon [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

SS Alnwick Castle and others [1]

Ships various [1]

Various HM Ships and naval Establishments [1]

Various RN Ships and Establishments [1]

Various ships, Regular Service (24 years) [1]

Various, including HMS Marlborough 1914-1920 [1]

Various: HMS Agincourt, Monarch and Sandhurst [1]

WW2 service various ships [1]

Woolwich [1]

various [1]

various ships [1]

Service

Royal Navy [39]

British Army [2]

Last name first letter

P [6]

B [5]

G [4]

S [4]

W [4]

C [3]

F [3]

H [3]

T [3]

L [2]

D [1]

M [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [39]

Country

United Kingdom [34]

Malta [2]

Australia [1]

China [1]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [5] South Shields, Durham [2] Torquay, Devon [2] 1 Court House, 2 Lawrence St, Birmingham, Warwick [1] 1 Keppel St, Devonport, Devon [1] 19 Pasley St, Devonport, Devon [1] 24 St Johns Rd, Plymouth, Devon [1] 25 Swanscombe Street, Canning town, West Ham, Essex [1] 60 Grenville Rd, Plymouth, Devon [1] 7 Lambhay St, Plymouth, Devon [1] 7 Moon St, Parish of Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Chiswick, London [1] Deptford, London [1] Devonport, Devon [1] East Stonehouse, Devon [1] Godstone, Surrey [1] Islington, London [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Marsh Mill Cottages, Aveton Gifford, Devon [1] Mile End, London [1] Portlemouth, Devon [1] Salcombe, Devon [1] St Austell, Cornwall [1] St Giles, Reading, Berkshire [1] Stonehouse, Devon [1] Stroud, Gloucestershire [1] Towcester, Northamptonshire [1] Ugborough, Devon [1] Wrexham, Denbighshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [5] Ordinary Seaman [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] AB [3] Leading Seaman [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Petty Officer [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] 4th Class Cooper [1] AB (2) [1] Artificer Engineer [1] B 2 Cl (Boy 2 Class) [1] Boatswain [1] Boy Artificer [1] Boy Cooper [1] C ERA 2 [1] CH Plumber [1] Carpenter [1] Ch Shipwright [1] Ch Shpt [1] Chief Electrical Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Electrical Artificer, 1st Class [1] Chief Sick Berth Attendant [1] Cooper 1st [1] Cooper 4th Class [1] Cooper Crew [1] Cooper II [1] Leading Steward [1] Mechanician [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] PO - Shipwright 1 [1] Private [1] S PO [1] SGT [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Ship's Steward's Assistant [1] Shipwright [1] Shipwright 1st Class [1] Sick Berth Steward [1] Signaller [1] Signalman [1] Steward 1 [1] Steward Assistant [1] Sto 1 [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1 [1]

Unit

Various HM Ships and Establishments [21] Various [9] Various HM Ships and Naval Establishments [3] HMS DEFENCE [2] HMS Monmouth [2] 29th Pack Battery [1] Archangel Forces- Various Units [1] Ch Shipwright 1 [1] HM Submarine E15 [1] HMS Alcantara [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS Chellenger [1] HMS Fox [1] HMS Ganges - shore establishment [1] HMS Genista [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1] HMS Impregnable (School Ship) [1] HMS King George V [1] HMS Marlborough [1] HMS Monmouth (China Station) [1] HMS Orion [1] HMS Seagull [1] HMS VALIANT [1] Indian Army [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Plymouth Yard [1] RN Barracks and HMS Carnarvon [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] SS Alnwick Castle and others [1] Ships various [1] Various HM Ships and naval Establishments [1] Various RN Ships and Establishments [1] Various ships, Regular Service (24 years) [1] Various, including HMS Marlborough 1914-1920 [1] Various: HMS Agincourt, Monarch and Sandhurst [1] WW2 service various ships [1] Woolwich [1] various [1] various ships [1]

Service

Royal Navy [39] British Army [2]

Last name first letter

P [6] B [5] G [4] S [4] W [4] C [3] F [3] H [3] T [3] L [2] D [1] M [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [39]

Country

United Kingdom [34] Malta [2] Australia [1] China [1]

John Key Williams

Born 1896

Died 1956

Royal Navy J34989 Able Seaman Various

Royal Navy J34989 Ordinary Seaman

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George Percy Wigens

Born 1889

Died 1937

Royal Navy 346481

Royal Navy Boy Cooper Plymouth Yard

Royal Navy Cooper Crew various

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John Henry Rudland

Born 1893

Died 1975

Royal Navy 239663 Boy 1st Class Various

Royal Navy 239663 Ordinary Seaman Various

Royal Navy 239663 Able Seaman Various

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Frank Gatward

Born 1902

Died 1989

Royal Navy J. 90599 Various

Royal Navy J90599 Various

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Frederick Albert William Bennett

Born 1878

Died 1918

Royal Navy 344302 Shipwright 1st Class HMS Seagull

Royal Navy 344302 Various

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Andrew Lodin Beale

Born 1885

Died 1950

Royal Navy 351561 Chief Sick Berth Attendant Various HM Ships and Establishments

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Anthony Harkus Prowse

Born 1886

Died 1963

Royal Navy SS418

Royal Navy SS 418 AB Various HM Ships and Establishments

Royal Navy SS 418 AB (2) Various HM Ships and Establishments

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Richard James Gatward

Born 1888

Died 1943

Royal Navy M13392 Various

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Samuel Edward Spurr

Born 1900

Died 1976

Royal Navy K48281 Stoker Various HM Ships and naval Establishments

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Horace Stanley Lay

Born 1895

Died 1951

Royal Navy J11352

Royal Navy J11352 Signalman various ships

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Albert William Samuel Ball

Born 1894

Died 1962

Royal Navy M2181 Boy Artificer Various HM Ships and Naval Establishments

Royal Navy M2181 C ERA 2 Various HM Ships and Naval Establishments

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Reginald Frederick Prowse

Born 1880

Died 1955

Royal Navy 205337 Able Seaman Various HM Ships and Establishments

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Benjamin James Welsby

Born 1898

Royal Navy J36513

Royal Navy Signaller Various

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Rodney George Foot

Born 1882

Died 1947

Royal Navy 193536 Various HM Ships and Establishments

Royal Navy 193536 Boatswain HMS VALIANT

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John George Prowse

Born 1898

Died 1981

Royal Navy J39469 AB Various HM Ships and Establishments

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Alfred John Darke

Born 1881

Died 1926

Royal Navy 345008 CH Plumber Various HM Ships and Establishments

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William George Harvey

Born 1887

Died 1961

Royal Navy M18816

Royal Navy M18816 4th Class Cooper Ships various

Royal Navy M18816 Cooper 4th Class SS Alnwick Castle and others

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Sidney Victor Goodman

Born 1902

Died 1970

Royal Navy L11861 Leading Steward Various HM Ships and Naval Establishments

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Leonard Tambling

Born 1886

Died 1914

Royal Navy 305790 Mechanician HMS Monmouth

Royal Navy 305790 Various HM Ships and Establishments

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Joseph Alfred Hannaford

Born 1889

Died 1914

Royal Navy 365834 Officer's Steward 2nd Class HMS Monmouth

Royal Navy 365834 Various HM Ships and Establishments

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